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July 13, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Wendy Bacon Journalism is not a crime, which is why we must support Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in his battle against extradition to the United States, where he would be tried for offences under the Espionage Act. On Wednesday last week, it was Assange’s birthday. His last seven birthdays were spent in Ecuador’s ... <a title="Wendy Bacon: Journalism is not a crime – why I support Wikileaks and Julian Assange" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/13/wendy-bacon-journalism-is-not-a-crime-why-i-support-wikileaks-and-julian-assange/" aria-label="Read more about Wendy Bacon: Journalism is not a crime – why I support Wikileaks and Julian Assange">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] Michelle Grattan talks with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Deep Saini about the government’s proposal to put a referendum this term to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution. They discuss whether Indigenous leaders are likely to make the ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s plans for Indigenous recognition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-governments-plans-for-indigenous-recognition-120231/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s plans for Indigenous recognition">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. River red gums, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, are among the most iconic of Australia’s eucalypts. They are the most widely distributed of ... <a title="The river red gum is an icon of the driest continent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/the-river-red-gum-is-an-icon-of-the-driest-continent-118839/" aria-label="Read more about The river red gum is an icon of the driest continent">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra The proposed ban on some textured breast implants announced by the Australian pharmaceuticals and medical devices regulator earlier this week tells us something very disquieting about the effectiveness of consumer protection. It will not reassure women ... <a title="The TGA’s proposed breast implant ban exposes a litany of failures, and fails to protect women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/the-tgas-proposed-breast-implant-ban-exposes-a-litany-of-failures-and-fails-to-protect-women-120281/" aria-label="Read more about The TGA’s proposed breast implant ban exposes a litany of failures, and fails to protect women">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Christensen, Lecturer in Criminology & Justice | Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), University of the Sunshine Coast Jeffrey Epstein, a powerfully connected American financier, is facing charges of sex trafficking, bringing underage girls as young as 14 years old into homes ... <a title="Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest is the tip of the iceberg: human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/jeffrey-epsteins-arrest-is-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-human-trafficking-is-the-worlds-fastest-growing-crime-120225/" aria-label="Read more about Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest is the tip of the iceberg: human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing crime">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide in Karida, Papua New Guinea On Wednesday, some of the bodies of 18 women and children in Papua New Guinea were buried by the roadside in Karida Number One village. They were the latest innocent victims of a 20-year tribal war driven by local warlords in the Tagali Local level ... <a title="Women who died in PNG’s Karida massacre were community ‘anchors’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/women-who-died-in-pngs-karida-massacre-were-community-anchors/" aria-label="Read more about Women who died in PNG’s Karida massacre were community ‘anchors’">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Thomas, Lecturer in Behaviour Management, University of Tasmania Classroom management is consistently seen as a source of stress for beginning teachers. It’s also one of the main reasons cited for teachers leaving the profession. So, it’s no surprise teachers try to use classroom management strategies that ... <a title="Group punishment doesn’t fix behaviour – it just makes kids hate school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/group-punishment-doesnt-fix-behaviour-it-just-makes-kids-hate-school-120219/" aria-label="Read more about Group punishment doesn’t fix behaviour – it just makes kids hate school">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Police Minister Bryan Kramer announcing he would be in Tari to work with police to find a long term solution to tribal fights. Video report: EMTV News By EMTV News Papua New Guinea’s Defence Force has been deployed to Tari, Hela Province, to assess and investigate the situation where 23 people were hacked to death. ... <a title="PNG massacre aftermath – PNG Defence Force deployed to Tari" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/png-massacre-aftermath-png-defence-force-deployed-to-tari/" aria-label="Read more about PNG massacre aftermath – PNG Defence Force deployed to Tari">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
By Philip Cass Tonga’s tourist authorities will wipe the former Miss Heilala, Kalo Funganitao, from the records in retaliation for her speech at this year’s crowning ceremony. The committee’s decision comes a day after the Heilala Festival Committee and the Tonga Tourist Association issued a statement acknowledging Funganitao’s work in promoting Tonga during the past ... <a title="Tongan tourism officials to ‘wipe out’ Miss Heilala over her criticisms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/tongan-tourism-officials-to-wipe-out-miss-heilala-over-her-criticisms/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan tourism officials to ‘wipe out’ Miss Heilala over her criticisms">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Op-Ed by Republic of Turkey’s Ambassador to New Zealand, H.E. Mr Ahmet Ergin We are commemorating the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016, by FETÖ, the clandestine and terrorist organisation led by the criminal mastermind Fetullah Gülen. The heinous actions by FETÖ on that day remain the bloodiest terror attack ... <a title="Turkey’s Ambassador to New Zealand Reflects on the Third Anniversary of Failed Coup Attempt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/turkeys-ambassador-to-new-zealand-reflects-on-the-third-anniversary-of-failed-coup-attempt/" aria-label="Read more about Turkey’s Ambassador to New Zealand Reflects on the Third Anniversary of Failed Coup Attempt">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Is this part of the Labour-led Government’s long-promised “nuclear-free moment”, alluded to by Jacinda Ardern when she promised radical action on climate change? The announcement this week of a proposed “feebate” which will make more environmentally-friendly cars cheaper while making the gas-guzzlers more expensive is one of the long-awaited plans for how New Zealand will ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government’s nudge make our cars greener?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-the-governments-nudge-make-our-cars-greener/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Will the Government’s nudge make our cars greener?">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Defence Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Military land review: a PGF from Defence? Jonathan Mitchell (RNZ): Defence force: $2.1b to be spent on land, buildings to help keep staff Craig McCulloch (RNZ): ‘Reverse nimbyism’ jeopardising military ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 12 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-12-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 12 2019">Read more</a>
