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All eyes on Labor as alleged corruption envelops CFMEU. Here are the government’s options

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Forsyth, Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University The Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes exposé of alleged links between criminal elements and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) demands a strong response by the Victorian, NSW and federal Labor governments. The revelations raise, yet ... <a title="All eyes on Labor as alleged corruption envelops CFMEU. Here are the government’s options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/all-eyes-on-labor-as-alleged-corruption-envelops-cfmeu-here-are-the-governments-options-234666/" aria-label="Read more about All eyes on Labor as alleged corruption envelops CFMEU. Here are the government’s options">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: If it’s serious about CFMEU, Labor should decline its money

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Listening to the politicians and union leaders, one could be forgiven for thinking Nine’s Nick McKenzie and his journalist colleagues were the only ones aware of the nefarious activities in the CFMEU. Amid the revelations from Nine’s investigation, Workplace Relations ... <a title="View from The Hill: If it’s serious about CFMEU, Labor should decline its money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/view-from-the-hill-if-its-serious-about-cfmeu-labor-should-decline-its-money-234670/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: If it’s serious about CFMEU, Labor should decline its money">Read more</a>

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Cocaine is being contaminated with powerful opioids called nitazenes. Here’s why it’s a dangerous mix

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University Farion_O/Shutterstock Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes. These new synthetic drugs were also the suspected cause ... <a title="Cocaine is being contaminated with powerful opioids called nitazenes. Here’s why it’s a dangerous mix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/cocaine-is-being-contaminated-with-powerful-opioids-called-nitazenes-heres-why-its-a-dangerous-mix-234476/" aria-label="Read more about Cocaine is being contaminated with powerful opioids called nitazenes. Here’s why it’s a dangerous mix">Read more</a>

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Elevation, colour – and the American flag. Here’s what makes Evan Vucci’s Trump photograph so powerful

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Oscar, Senior Lecturer, Visual Communication, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania was captured by several photographers who were standing at the stage before the shooting commenced. The most widely circulated photograph of this event ... <a title="Elevation, colour – and the American flag. Here’s what makes Evan Vucci’s Trump photograph so powerful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/elevation-colour-and-the-american-flag-heres-what-makes-evan-vuccis-trump-photograph-so-powerful-234662/" aria-label="Read more about Elevation, colour – and the American flag. Here’s what makes Evan Vucci’s Trump photograph so powerful">Read more</a>

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Buchanan and Manning – The Trump Assassination Attempt, Security, The Politics, What Happens Next

July 15, 2024

The Trump Assassination Attempt, Security Failures, The Politics and What Happens Next? - Firstly, in this episode of A View from Afar, political scientist and former Pentagon analyst, Dr Paul Buchanan, provides us a preliminary assessment of the assassination attempt on former United States president Donald Trump. And then Paul and Selwyn assess what impact this crime will have on the US Presidential election campaign.

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Can you change your mind after you buy a house?

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Gibson, Lecturer in Contract Law, The University of Queensland boregos/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. In the Bluey episode “The Sign”, the Heeler family enters a contract to ... <a title="Can you change your mind after you buy a house?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/can-you-change-your-mind-after-you-buy-a-house-234659/" aria-label="Read more about Can you change your mind after you buy a house?">Read more</a>

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The Blair Witch Project at 25: how one film changed the horror genre as we know it

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Daniel, Associate Lecturer in Communications, Western Sydney University IMDB This year marks the 25th anniversary of The Blair Witch Project, a film that popularised the found-footage horror sub-genre and captivated a generation of horror fans. Made on a shoestring budget of less than US$60,000 by writer/director ... <a title="The Blair Witch Project at 25: how one film changed the horror genre as we know it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/the-blair-witch-project-at-25-how-one-film-changed-the-horror-genre-as-we-know-it-233104/" aria-label="Read more about The Blair Witch Project at 25: how one film changed the horror genre as we know it">Read more</a>

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Fiji, anchor of Indonesian diplomacy in the Pacific – a view from Jakarta

July 15, 2024

Indonesia’s commitment to the Pacific continues to be strengthened. One of the strategies is through a commitment to resolving human rights cases in Papua, reports a Kompas correspondent who attended the Pacific International Media Conference in Suva earlier this month.   By Laraswati Ariadne Anwar in Suva The Pacific Island countries are Indonesia’s neighbours. However, ... <a title="Fiji, anchor of Indonesian diplomacy in the Pacific – a view from Jakarta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/fiji-anchor-of-indonesian-diplomacy-in-the-pacific-a-view-from-jakarta/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji, anchor of Indonesian diplomacy in the Pacific – a view from Jakarta">Read more</a>

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An overdose of orange cones? What the review of NZ’s workplace safety rules must get right

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Crawford, Worksafe New Zealand Chair in Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The government’s recently announced review of New Zealand’s health and safety system puts the spotlight back on the 2015 Health and Safety at Work Act – and why it ... <a title="An overdose of orange cones? What the review of NZ’s workplace safety rules must get right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/an-overdose-of-orange-cones-what-the-review-of-nzs-workplace-safety-rules-must-get-right-234151/" aria-label="Read more about An overdose of orange cones? What the review of NZ’s workplace safety rules must get right">Read more</a>

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Groundbreaking book Waves of Change launched at Pacific Media Conference in Fiji

July 15, 2024

By Jai Bharadwaj of The Australia Today A pivotal book, Waves of Change: Media, Peace, and Development in the Pacific, has been released at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference hosted by the University of the South Pacific earlier this month in Suva, Fiji. This conference, the first of its kind in 20 years, served ... <a title="Groundbreaking book Waves of Change launched at Pacific Media Conference in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/groundbreaking-book-waves-of-change-launched-at-pacific-media-conference-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Groundbreaking book Waves of Change launched at Pacific Media Conference in Fiji">Read more</a>

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The Trump assassination attempt has upended the US election race. How will both parties react now?

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney It is tempting to draw grand conclusions from the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump this weekend. The coarse rhetoric currently in vogue in American politics, not to mention the Capitol riot on January 6, ... <a title="The Trump assassination attempt has upended the US election race. How will both parties react now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/the-trump-assassination-attempt-has-upended-the-us-election-race-how-will-both-parties-react-now-234658/" aria-label="Read more about The Trump assassination attempt has upended the US election race. How will both parties react now?">Read more</a>

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Climate in the courtroom: all sides are using ‘green lawfare’, and it’s good for democracy

July 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Claire Konkes, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Tasmania In recent weeks, the Menzies Research Centre, the Liberal party-aligned think tank, has criticised the rise in “environmental lawfare”. National media outlets duly took up the mantle. With an introduction by BHP Chief Executive David ... <a title="Climate in the courtroom: all sides are using ‘green lawfare’, and it’s good for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/climate-in-the-courtroom-all-sides-are-using-green-lawfare-and-its-good-for-democracy-234269/" aria-label="Read more about Climate in the courtroom: all sides are using ‘green lawfare’, and it’s good for democracy">Read more</a>