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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colleen Murrell, Associate Professor, Journalism, Swinburne University of Technology In a rare show of unity, the heads of Australia’s biggest news organisations – the ABC, Nine and News Corp – have called for stronger legal protections for press freedom in the wake of this month’s police raids ... <a title="Media chiefs unite on press freedom, but will it result in any action?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/media-chiefs-unite-on-press-freedom-but-will-it-result-in-any-action-119405/" aria-label="Read more about Media chiefs unite on press freedom, but will it result in any action?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dowse, Director, Defence Research and Engagement, Edith Cowan University The New York Times reported earlier this month that the United States was increasing its cyber attacks on Russia’s power grid. The attacks are seen as a warning against Russian intrusions into US systems, but one that ... <a title="Is Australia’s electricity grid vulnerable to the kind of cyber attacks taking place between Russia and the US?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/is-australias-electricity-grid-vulnerable-to-the-kind-of-cyber-attacks-taking-place-between-russia-and-the-us-119157/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia’s electricity grid vulnerable to the kind of cyber attacks taking place between Russia and the US?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Late on Monday night, the City of Sydney became the first state capital in Australia to officially declare a climate emergency. With climate change considered a threat to ... <a title="Sydney declares a climate emergency – what does that mean in practice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/sydney-declares-a-climate-emergency-what-does-that-mean-in-practice-119387/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney declares a climate emergency – what does that mean in practice?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Adelaide, Associate Professor, Creative Practices Group, University of Technology Sydney Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Early in Tom Lee’s debut novel, Coach Fitz, the narrator declares ... <a title="Inside the story: Coach Fitz and the accidentally comic voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/inside-the-story-coach-fitz-and-the-accidentally-comic-voice-117976/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: Coach Fitz and the accidentally comic voice">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia This week, the Australian Christian Lobby set up an online fundraising campaign on behalf of Israel Folau to help defray the cost of his legal battle against Rugby Australia over the recent termination of his contract. The campaign ... <a title="Explainer: could the Australian Christian Lobby be investigated for its Israel Folau fundraiser?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/explainer-could-the-australian-christian-lobby-be-investigated-for-its-israel-folau-fundraiser-119457/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: could the Australian Christian Lobby be investigated for its Israel Folau fundraiser?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Selwyn, Distinguished Research Professor, Monash University Victorian education minister James Merlino’s announcement mobile phones will be banned for all students at state primary and secondary schools is certainly a bold move. The policy has been justified as a direct response to mounting levels of cyberbullying, concerns ... <a title="Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky? Here’s what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/banning-mobile-phones-in-schools-beneficial-or-risky-heres-what-the-evidence-says-119456/" aria-label="Read more about Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky? Here’s what the evidence says">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Will KiwiBuild minister Phil Twyford lose his portfolio in tomorrow’s Cabinet reshuffle? That’s the big question, given that the Government’s flagship housing programme has been so heavily discredited, and the accompanying debate about Twyford’s role in the debacle and whether he’s to blame. It seems unlikely that Twyford will get the sack. Although Prime Minister ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who’s accountable for the KiwiBuild debacle?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whos-accountable-for-the-kiwibuild-debacle/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who’s accountable for the KiwiBuild debacle?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland In the first week of June, the AFP raided the home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst and the ABC’s Sydney headquarters. The raids concerned stories published over a year earlier, based on documents ... <a title="Explainer: what are the media companies’ challenges to the AFP raids about?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/explainer-what-are-the-media-companies-challenges-to-the-afp-raids-about-119382/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what are the media companies’ challenges to the AFP raids about?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Pip Hinman in Sydney Long-time Australian climate campaigner David Spratt and former fossil fuel company executive Ian Dunlop have issued a bold call for unlikely partners to work together to avoid climate catastrophe. In particular, their policy paper, Existential climate-related security risk: A scenario approach appears to call on the national security sector ... <a title="Climate crisis: Bold call for security partners to prevent ‘catastrophe’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/climate-crisis-bold-call-for-security-partners-to-prevent-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about Climate crisis: Bold call for security partners to prevent ‘catastrophe’">Read more</a>
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June 26, 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 National Party Richard Harman (Politik): Bridges shores up his position Audrey Young (Herald): Not enough stimulation for Amy Adams in Opposition (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National Party resignations raise questions about Simon Bridges’ leadership Stacey ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 26 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-26-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 26 2019">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Astell-Burt, Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science, NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow, University of Wollongong People who live in regional or remote areas may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to our recent research. Using data from more 260,000 adults ... <a title="People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/people-living-in-rural-areas-may-be-at-lower-risk-of-alzheimers-disease-112417/" aria-label="Read more about People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Jarvis, Senior Lecturer in Education, Flinders University Less than half (38%) of Australian teachers feel prepared to teach students with special needs when they finish their formal training. This is despite 74% having trained to teach in mixed-ability settings as part of their studies. The latest ... <a title="Most Australian teachers feel unprepared to teach students with special needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/most-australian-teachers-feel-unprepared-to-teach-students-with-special-needs-119227/" aria-label="Read more about Most Australian teachers feel unprepared to teach students with special needs">Read more</a>
