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‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua snake investigation

February 23, 2019

The python used to interrogate a Papuan suspect “was a pet snake that was not poisonous and tame”, claim Indonesian police. Image: CNNIndonesia Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papua Regional Police public information head Assistant Superintendent Suryadi Diaz is asking all parties not to dramatise or make a big issue out of the use of a ... <a title="‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua snake investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/not-a-big-deal-claim-police-rejecting-un-call-for-papua-snake-investigation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua snake investigation">Read more</a>

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Economics needs to get real if we want more young Australians to study it

February 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney When it comes to studying economics, Australian high school students are voting with their feet. According to data gathered by the Reserve Bank of Australia, year 12 enrolments ... <a title="Economics needs to get real if we want more young Australians to study it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/economics-needs-to-get-real-if-we-want-more-young-australians-to-study-it-112060/" aria-label="Read more about Economics needs to get real if we want more young Australians to study it">Read more</a>

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Australia and Indonesia agree to step up military cooperation

February 23, 2019

Indonesian military … cooperation with Australia is one of the biggest that the TNI enjoys with armies of other countries. Image: TribuneNews By Gita Irawan in Jakarta Indonesia’s Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General Andika Perkasa and Australian Defence Force chief General Angus John Campbell have agreed to further increase military cooperation between the two ... <a title="Australia and Indonesia agree to step up military cooperation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/australia-and-indonesia-agree-to-step-up-military-cooperation/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and Indonesia agree to step up military cooperation">Read more</a>

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Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law

February 23, 2019

Australian mining entrepreneur accused of being “disrespectful” over a demand for wholesale and draconian changes to the mining law. Image: PNG Attitude/PC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Landowners throughout Bougainville were today calling on President John Momis for protection from a “callous opportunist.” The landowners said that the customary laws of Bougainville and the basic human ... <a title="Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/bougainville-landowners-call-on-momis-for-protection-from-offensive-draft-law/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law">Read more</a>

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Sex and sport: how to create a level playing field

February 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato The Court of Arbitration for Sport is due to rule on an application by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that athletes such as South Africa’s Caster Semenya, who have “differences of ... <a title="Sex and sport: how to create a level playing field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/sex-and-sport-how-to-create-a-level-playing-field-112219/" aria-label="Read more about Sex and sport: how to create a level playing field">Read more</a>

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Don’t bank on Dollarmites to teach financial literacy: here are our alternatives

February 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Attard, Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Western Sydney University The recent royal commission into banking has revealed rampant wrongdoing by the big banks. As a result, there is renewed public interest in school banking schemes. The Commonwealth Bank’s Dollarmites program has once again come into the spotlight. ... <a title="Don’t bank on Dollarmites to teach financial literacy: here are our alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/dont-bank-on-dollarmites-to-teach-financial-literacy-here-are-our-alternatives-112213/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t bank on Dollarmites to teach financial literacy: here are our alternatives">Read more</a>

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#MeToo catches up with spiritual healers: the case of Brazil’s John of God

February 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristina Rocha, Director of Religion and Society Research Cluster, Western Sydney University We’ve seen countless spiritual leaders and religious institutions embroiled in sexual abuse scandals around the globe. Most people are familiar with the scandals in the Catholic Church and other mainstream religious groups. But there have ... <a title="#MeToo catches up with spiritual healers: the case of Brazil’s John of God" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/metoo-catches-up-with-spiritual-healers-the-case-of-brazils-john-of-god-112215/" aria-label="Read more about #MeToo catches up with spiritual healers: the case of Brazil’s John of God">Read more</a>

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Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute is a contemporary spectacle, despite the opera’s outdated attitudes

February 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivienne Glance, Hon Research Fellow in Poetry and Theatre studies, University of Western Australia Review: The Magic Flute, Perth Festival 2019 As the overture ends, the red curtains at His Majesty’s Theatre rise to reveal a flat, white floor-to-ceiling wall. This suddenly transforms to show a young ... <a title="Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute is a contemporary spectacle, despite the opera’s outdated attitudes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/barrie-koskys-the-magic-flute-is-a-contemporary-spectacle-despite-the-operas-outdated-attitudes-112284/" aria-label="Read more about Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute is a contemporary spectacle, despite the opera’s outdated attitudes">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Julie Bishop’s retirement and misbehaving ministers

February 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan talk about the week in politics. They discuss Julie Bishop finally announcing her retirement and how damaging this might be for the Liberal party; the pressure on Mathias Corman ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Julie Bishop’s retirement and misbehaving ministers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/video-michelle-grattan-on-julie-bishops-retirement-and-misbehaving-ministers-112299/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Julie Bishop’s retirement and misbehaving ministers">Read more</a>

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2001 polls in review: September 11 influenced election outcome far more than Tampa incident

February 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Many commentators have compared Labor’s support for the Medevac legislation with the Tampa incident in late August 2001. The implication is that Labor lost the 2001 election due to Tampa, and could lose this year’s ... <a title="2001 polls in review: September 11 influenced election outcome far more than Tampa incident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/2001-polls-in-review-september-11-influenced-election-outcome-far-more-than-tampa-incident-112139/" aria-label="Read more about 2001 polls in review: September 11 influenced election outcome far more than Tampa incident">Read more</a>

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West Papuan campaigners welcome UN call to halt Indonesian torture

February 22, 2019

Indonesian police torture a pro-independence West Papuan suspect. Image: West Papua Campaign/AFP Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Free West Papua Campaign has welcomed the call by the United Nation’s human rights experts for “Prompt and impartial investigations … into numerous cases of alleged killings, unlawful arrests, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of indigenous Papuans ... <a title="West Papuan campaigners welcome UN call to halt Indonesian torture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/west-papuan-campaigners-welcome-un-call-to-halt-indonesian-torture/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan campaigners welcome UN call to halt Indonesian torture">Read more</a>

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‘I think we should be very concerned’: A cyber crime expert on this week’s hack and what needs to happen next

February 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling When Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced this week that a “sophisticated state actor” had targeted the big Australian political parties in a major cyber attack, the revelation threw up more questions than answers. Who did it and how? What data did ... <a title="‘I think we should be very concerned’: A cyber crime expert on this week’s hack and what needs to happen next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/i-think-we-should-be-very-concerned-a-cyber-crime-expert-on-this-weeks-hack-and-what-needs-to-happen-next-112070/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I think we should be very concerned’: A cyber crime expert on this week’s hack and what needs to happen next">Read more</a>