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Column: Barbara Sumner – The Adoption Game Show

May 23, 2019

Column: Barbara Sumner – If adoption secrecy were a game show, they’d call it, ‘how much do you really want this?’ Because I am adopted, I have no birth story. However, the state holds a large number of files on me. Legal documents, doctors notes, feeding recipes and home visit comments. Through these documents, I ... <a title="Column: Barbara Sumner – The Adoption Game Show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/barbara-sumner-column-the-adoption-game-show/" aria-label="Read more about Column: Barbara Sumner – The Adoption Game Show">Read more</a>

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Pacific media freedom and news ‘black holes’ worsen for World Press Freedom Day

May 5, 2019

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – World Press Freedom Day coverage on the Pacific Media Centre’s Asia Pacific Report. Image: PMC screenshot  By David Robie  While Pacific countries have got off rather lightly in a major global media freedom report last month with most named countries apparently “improving”, the reality on World ... <a title="Pacific media freedom and news ‘black holes’ worsen for World Press Freedom Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/05/pacific-media-freedom-and-news-black-holes-worsen-for-world-press-freedom-day/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media freedom and news ‘black holes’ worsen for World Press Freedom Day">Read more</a>

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How a US-backed coup attempt failed in Venezuela

May 4, 2019

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – [embedded content]How A US-Backed Coup Attempt Failed In Venezuela from Rising Up With Sonali on Vimeo.The Rising Up video on Venezuela. By Rising Up with Sonali A US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela has failed. On Tuesday April 30th, opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has simply declared ... <a title="How a US-backed coup attempt failed in Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/04/how-a-us-backed-coup-attempt-failed-in-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about How a US-backed coup attempt failed in Venezuela">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the messaging and tactics of the leaders on the campaign trail, the resurrection of the issue of water buybacks, and the impact of ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/video-michelle-grattan-on-week-two-of-the-campaign-ausvotes-116068/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes">Read more</a>

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State of the states: Palmer’s preference deal and watergate woes

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Aulich, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra Our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. We’ll check in with our expert political analysts around the country every ... <a title="State of the states: Palmer’s preference deal and watergate woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/state-of-the-states-palmers-preference-deal-and-watergate-woes-115910/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: Palmer’s preference deal and watergate woes">Read more</a>

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Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanlie Booysen, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington During his two-day royal visit this week, Prince William has met with survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings and has praised New Zealand’s response to the attacks. To the people of New Zealand and the people of Christchurch, to our ... <a title="Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/why-new-zealand-needs-to-translate-its-response-to-christchurch-attacks-into-foreign-policy-115556/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy">Read more</a>

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Labor’s crackdown on temporary visa requirements won’t much help Australian workers

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University Bill Shorten is holding out the prospect of protecting Australian workers from foreign ones. He has pledged to tighten the visa system for short-term skilled migrants, ensuring they have to be paid more so that ... <a title="Labor’s crackdown on temporary visa requirements won’t much help Australian workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/labors-crackdown-on-temporary-visa-requirements-wont-much-help-australian-workers-115844/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s crackdown on temporary visa requirements won’t much help Australian workers">Read more</a>

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New Zealand’s dismal record on child poverty and the government’s challenge to turn it around

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington The latest statistics on childhood poverty in New Zealand suggest that, on some key measures, things are worse than previously estimated. About one in six children (16% or ... <a title="New Zealand’s dismal record on child poverty and the government’s challenge to turn it around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/new-zealands-dismal-record-on-child-poverty-and-the-governments-challenge-to-turn-it-around-115366/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s dismal record on child poverty and the government’s challenge to turn it around">Read more</a>

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Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of political unrest

April 26, 2019

A member of the Police Response Team in Solomon Islands on patrol during the election of the prime minister in Honiara. Image: Gino Oti/RNZ Pacific By Koroi Hawkins in Honiara Police in Solomon Islands remain on high alert after Wednesday’s riots which broke out across the capital Honiara shortly after Manasseh Sogavare was announced the ... <a title="Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of political unrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/solomon-islands-police-remain-on-high-alert-in-the-wake-of-political-unrest/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of political unrest">Read more</a>

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Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathal D. O’Connell, Researcher and Centre Manager, BioFab3D (St Vincent’s Hospital), University of Melbourne This article is an edited extract from an essay, The search for ET, in The New Disruptors, the 64th edition of Griffith Review. We’re publishing it as part of our occasional series Zoom ... <a title="Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/why-the-idea-of-alien-life-now-seems-inevitable-and-possibly-imminent-115643/" aria-label="Read more about Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent">Read more</a>

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Lies, obfuscation and fake news make for a dispiriting – and dangerous – election campaign

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne The integrity of Australia’s electoral processes is under unprecedented challenge in this federal election. The campaign has already been marred by fake news, political exploitation of social media falsehoods and amplification by mainstream ... <a title="Lies, obfuscation and fake news make for a dispiriting – and dangerous – election campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/lies-obfuscation-and-fake-news-make-for-a-dispiriting-and-dangerous-election-campaign-115845/" aria-label="Read more about Lies, obfuscation and fake news make for a dispiriting – and dangerous – election campaign">Read more</a>

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Think you’re allergic to penicillin? There’s a good chance you’re wrong

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Kyle, Professor of Pharmacy, Queensland University of Technology Are you allergic to penicillin? Perhaps you have a friend or relative who is? With about one in ten people reporting a penicillin allergy, that’s not altogether surprising. Penicillin is the most commonly reported drug allergy. But the ... <a title="Think you’re allergic to penicillin? There’s a good chance you’re wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/think-youre-allergic-to-penicillin-theres-a-good-chance-youre-wrong-112687/" aria-label="Read more about Think you’re allergic to penicillin? There’s a good chance you’re wrong">Read more</a>