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Podcasts and cities: ‘you’re always commenting on power’

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dallas Rogers, Program Director, Master of Urbanism, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney More and more podcasts about cities are being produced by journalists and academics. They’re being recorded in research labs, urban planning offices, on the streets and in the neighbourhoods of our ... <a title="Podcasts and cities: ‘you’re always commenting on power’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/podcasts-and-cities-youre-always-commenting-on-power-114176/" aria-label="Read more about Podcasts and cities: ‘you’re always commenting on power’">Read more</a>

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Vital signs. Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can, on Tuesday week

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW What do US pizza executive Herman Cain, US conservative commentator Stephen Moore, US Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Australia’s Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe have in common? More than you might think. The immediate issue for Lowe is Wednesday’s inflation figures ... <a title="Vital signs. Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can, on Tuesday week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/vital-signs-zero-inflation-means-the-reserve-bank-should-cut-rates-as-soon-as-it-can-on-tuesday-week-115931/" aria-label="Read more about Vital signs. Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can, on Tuesday week">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: how Western attitudes towards Islam have changed

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Less than a week after the attack on the Twin Towers in New York on 11 September 2001, US President George W. Bush gave a remarkable speech about America’s “Muslim Brothers and sisters”. ... <a title="Friday essay: how Western attitudes towards Islam have changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/friday-essay-how-western-attitudes-towards-islam-have-changed-111989/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: how Western attitudes towards Islam have changed">Read more</a>

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Message to the EU: you have the chance to stop fuelling devastation in the Amazon

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire F.R. Wordley, Research Associate in Conservation Evidence, University of Cambridge The effects of European consumption are being felt in Brazil, driving disastrous deforestation and violence. But the destruction can end if the European Union demands higher environmental standards on Brazilian goods. Hundreds of scientists and Indigenous ... <a title="Message to the EU: you have the chance to stop fuelling devastation in the Amazon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/message-to-the-eu-you-have-the-chance-to-stop-fuelling-devastation-in-the-amazon-115465/" aria-label="Read more about Message to the EU: you have the chance to stop fuelling devastation in the Amazon">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: All is forgiven in the Liberal embrace of Palmer

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This election is acquiring quite a few back-to-the-future touches. There’s John Howard, in robust campaign mode. One of those he’s spruiking for is the embattled Tony Abbott, with a letter to Warringah voters, a video and a planned street walk. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: All is forgiven in the Liberal embrace of Palmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/grattan-on-friday-all-is-forgiven-in-the-liberal-embrace-of-palmer-116011/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: All is forgiven in the Liberal embrace of Palmer">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: All is forgiven in Liberal-Palmer embrace

April 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This election is acquiring quite a few back-to-the-future touches. There’s John Howard, in robust campaign mode. One of those he’s spruiking for is the embattled Tony Abbott, with a letter to Warringah voters, a video and a planned street walk. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: All is forgiven in Liberal-Palmer embrace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/grattan-on-friday-all-is-forgiven-in-liberal-palmer-embrace-116011/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: All is forgiven in Liberal-Palmer embrace">Read more</a>

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Bat and bird poo can tell you a lot about ancient landscapes in Southeast Asia

April 25, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Wurster, Senior Research Associate of Stable Isotope Geochemistry, James Cook University The islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java were once part of a much larger landmass connected to Asia called Sundaland. But there are some species that are unique to each island today – such as ... <a title="Bat and bird poo can tell you a lot about ancient landscapes in Southeast Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/bat-and-bird-poo-can-tell-you-a-lot-about-ancient-landscapes-in-southeast-asia-115628/" aria-label="Read more about Bat and bird poo can tell you a lot about ancient landscapes in Southeast Asia">Read more</a>

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‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of Honiara riots

April 25, 2019

By Rosalie Nongebatu, editor of Wansolwara A Solomon Islands academic says the only body that can find a legitimate solution to his country’s current crisis is the National Parliament. Senior politics lecturer at the Suva-based University of the South Pacific, Dr Gordon Nanau, said this following the unrest and rioting in Honiara yesterday by a ... <a title="‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of Honiara riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/leave-it-up-to-parliament-says-usp-academic-in-wake-of-honiara-riots/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of Honiara riots">Read more</a>

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30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital

April 25, 2019

Police say some people decided to take the law into their own hands and marched through some streets of the capital, fighting, causing public disturbances and property damage, reports the Solomon Star. RNZ Pacific reports that an uneasy calm has returned to the capital while Sogavare rejected accusations his past governments have “failed” Malaita over ... <a title="30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/30-arrested-in-honiara-post-election-riots-as-calm-returns-to-capital/" aria-label="Read more about 30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital">Read more</a>

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Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka terror attack. Here’s what that means

April 25, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University In the wake of any tragedy, it should be enough to grieve and stand in solidarity with those who mourn. With a massive toll – at least 359 dead and around ... <a title="Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka terror attack. Here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/islamic-state-has-claimed-responsibility-for-the-sri-lanka-terror-attack-heres-what-that-means-115915/" aria-label="Read more about Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka terror attack. Here’s what that means">Read more</a>

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Poll wrap: Palmer’s party has good support in Newspoll seat polls, but is it realistic?

April 25, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 23 days to go until the May 18 election, Newspoll had seat polls of Herbert, Lindsay, Deakin and Pearce. All four polls were conducted April 20 from samples of 500-620. Clive Palmer’s United Australia ... <a title="Poll wrap: Palmer’s party has good support in Newspoll seat polls, but is it realistic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/poll-wrap-palmers-party-has-good-support-in-newspoll-seat-polls-but-is-it-realistic-115802/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Palmer’s party has good support in Newspoll seat polls, but is it realistic?">Read more</a>

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Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected

April 24, 2019

Rioting in Honiara today after the parliamentary election of Manasseh Sogavare as Prime Minister. Image: Screenshot from Dan Dãñzõ Kakadi video By RNZ Pacific Police in Solomon Islands called for calm today after rioting broke out in the capital of Honiara over the election of Manasseh Sogavare as the new prime minister. Sogavare’s win – ... <a title="Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/solomons-police-call-for-calm-to-counter-riots-after-pm-elected/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected">Read more</a>