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February 14, 2019
Panguna mine in operation … back in its heyday around 1971. Image: Robert Owen Winkler/Wikimedia Commons/PNG Mine Watch Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by president Dr John Momis, has been accused by a research and advocacy group of allowing a “reckless land grab” with its planned mining law changes. The proposed ... <a title="Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/14/jubilee-australia-accuses-bougainville-over-reckless-land-grab-law-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne History tells us that no matter which side of politics – Labor or Coalition – is in power, there is no respite for the ABC from incipient government hostility. What does change, however, ... <a title="Australian governments have a long history of trying to manipulate the ABC – and it’s unlikely to stop now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/australian-governments-have-a-long-history-of-trying-to-manipulate-the-abc-and-its-unlikely-to-stop-now-110712/" aria-label="Read more about Australian governments have a long history of trying to manipulate the ABC – and it’s unlikely to stop now">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Independent MP Kerryn Phelps, who set the ball rolling for the medical transfers legislation, says its passage is “a remarkable exercise in cooperation”. Phelps says that of the about 1000 people on Manus and Nauru “around 70 people require urgent ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kerryn Phelps on medical transfer numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-kerryn-phelps-on-medical-transfer-numbers-111751/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kerryn Phelps on medical transfer numbers">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have now passed amendments to the Migration Act 1958 that allow for the medical evacuation of asylum-seekers from Manus Island and Nauru. These amendments are also known ... <a title="Explainer: how will the ‘medevac’ bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/explainer-how-will-the-medevac-bill-actually-affect-ill-asylum-seekers-111645/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how will the ‘medevac’ bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Marie Rivers, PhD Candidate, Monash University Twenty-six of the forty-six fish species known to live in the Murray-Darling basin are listed as rare or threatened. Recent fish kills in the iconic river system are a grim reminder of how quickly things can take a turn for ... <a title="It’s fish on ice, as frozen zoos make a last-ditch attempt to prevent extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/its-fish-on-ice-as-frozen-zoos-make-a-last-ditch-attempt-to-prevent-extinction-111633/" aria-label="Read more about It’s fish on ice, as frozen zoos make a last-ditch attempt to prevent extinction">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Goetz Richter, Associate Professor, Violin – Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney Chinese technology company Huawei has not had a particularly good press recently. Countries including Australia have excluded it from construction of a 5G network, while the US Justice Department recently laid criminal charges against ... <a title="Composers are under no threat from AI, if Huawei’s finished Schubert symphony is a guide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/composers-are-under-no-threat-from-ai-if-huaweis-finished-schubert-symphony-is-a-guide-111630/" aria-label="Read more about Composers are under no threat from AI, if Huawei’s finished Schubert symphony is a guide">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have now passed amendments to the Migration Act 1958 that allow for the medical evacuation of asylum-seekers from Manus Island and Nauru. These amendments are also known ... <a title="Explainer: how will the ‘medivac’ bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/explainer-how-will-the-medivac-bill-actually-affect-ill-asylum-seekers-111645/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how will the ‘medivac’ bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Adjunct Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia When Kenneth Hayne handed down the banking royal commission’s final report, he urged the corporate watchdog to investigate several entities for criminal charges. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has since announced it ... <a title="Yes, we can put bank bosses in jail, but is that the best way to hold them to account?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/yes-we-can-put-bank-bosses-in-jail-but-is-that-the-best-way-to-hold-them-to-account-111507/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, we can put bank bosses in jail, but is that the best way to hold them to account?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine R. Smith, Professor of Eye & Vision Health, Flinders University Syphilis is a sexually transmissible infectious disease that has plagued humankind for centuries. Today, syphilis is diagnosed rapidly by a simple blood test, and easily treated with an inexpensive antibiotic. However, the disease may masquerade as ... <a title="Syphilis is making a come-back, and causing some unusual health problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/syphilis-is-making-a-come-back-and-causing-some-unusual-health-problems-109658/" aria-label="Read more about Syphilis is making a come-back, and causing some unusual health problems">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
University of Papua New Guinea … furore over fees. Image: UPNG Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The University of Papua New Guinea registrar Dr Peter Petsul has become the first victim of the new university council, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Dr Petsul was suspended on Monday on full pay for 14 days by new Chancellor Jeffery ... <a title="UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/upng-registrar-first-victim-of-drastic-campus-action-over-fees-hike/" aria-label="Read more about UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa A Williams, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW The pursuit of happiness and health is a popular endeavour, as the preponderance of self-help books would attest. Yet it is also fraught. Despite ample advice from experts, individuals regularly engage in activities that may only have short-term ... <a title="Having a sense of meaning in life is good for you — so how do you get one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/having-a-sense-of-meaning-in-life-is-good-for-you-so-how-do-you-get-one-110361/" aria-label="Read more about Having a sense of meaning in life is good for you — so how do you get one?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi … “a rare glimpse into his fears”. Image: Samoan government By Mata’afa Keni Lesa, editor of the Samoa Observer It’s all happening in Samoa today. For such a small country, there really is no dull moment. With the latest political maneuvering within the ruling Human Rights Protection Party ... <a title="Mata’afa Keni Lesa: Samoan politics and criminal libel – stay tuned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/mataafa-keni-lesa-samoan-politics-and-criminal-libel-stay-tuned/" aria-label="Read more about Mata’afa Keni Lesa: Samoan politics and criminal libel – stay tuned">Read more</a>
