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February 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Dosseto, Associate Professor, University of Wollongong A new report has warned that even if global warming is held at 1.5℃, we will still lose a third of the glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) region. What does that mean for rivers that flow down these mountains, ... <a title="Melting Himalayan glaciers: a big drop in a bucket that’s already full" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/melting-himalayan-glaciers-a-big-drop-in-a-bucket-thats-already-full-111345/" aria-label="Read more about Melting Himalayan glaciers: a big drop in a bucket that’s already full">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University You’re forgiven for being confused. Newspapers need to economise on words. Television and radio reporters need to economise on seconds. So they use shorthand: words like “dividend imputation”, “franking credits”, and yes, “retiree tax” Which ... <a title="Words that matter. What’s a franking credit? What’s dividend imputation. And what’s “retiree tax”?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/words-that-matter-whats-a-franking-credit-whats-dividend-imputation-and-whats-retiree-tax-111423/" aria-label="Read more about Words that matter. What’s a franking credit? What’s dividend imputation. And what’s “retiree tax”?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James L Croft, Lecturer, Motor Control and Skill Acquisition, Edith Cowan University People climbing up walls and jumping off buildings in films such as Brick Mansions, Assassin’s Creed, and Casino Royal aren’t tricks of cinema. The athletes that perform these stunts are part of a global community ... <a title="The science of parkour, the sport that seems reckless but takes poise and skill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/the-science-of-parkour-the-sport-that-seems-reckless-but-takes-poise-and-skill-110881/" aria-label="Read more about The science of parkour, the sport that seems reckless but takes poise and skill">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Senior Fellow, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Strangely enough, there’s a link between “Kevin07” as an electoral phenomenon and the recent successes of independents such as Kerryn Phelps (Wentworth), Cathy McGowan (Indi), and Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo). All three now hold once safe Coalition seats. ... <a title="Could Tony Abbott lose to an independent? If the zeitgeist is any guide, he’s on thin ice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/could-tony-abbott-lose-to-an-independent-if-the-zeitgeist-is-any-guide-hes-on-thin-ice-111422/" aria-label="Read more about Could Tony Abbott lose to an independent? If the zeitgeist is any guide, he’s on thin ice">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University It’s an uncomfortable image to consider: an elderly person – perhaps somebody you know – physically restrained. Maybe an aged care resident deemed likely to fall has been bound to his chair ... <a title="Physical restraint doesn’t protect patients – there are better alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/physical-restraint-doesnt-protect-patients-there-are-better-alternatives-111060/" aria-label="Read more about Physical restraint doesn’t protect patients – there are better alternatives">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Henry, Associate Professor & Vice-Chancellor’s Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University Four years ago, the Hunting Ground documentary explored the failure of university administrations to adequately respond to sexual assault on college campuses in the United States. Universities in Australia and elsewhere also came under the spotlight. ... <a title="Universities have made progress on responding to sexual assault, but there’s more to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/universities-have-made-progress-on-responding-to-sexual-assault-but-theres-more-to-be-done-111343/" aria-label="Read more about Universities have made progress on responding to sexual assault, but there’s more to be done">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2019
A still from a video showing Indonesian police interrogating a man suspected of theft in Wamena, Papua. Image: Jakarta Post Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Indonesian police have apologised for wrapping a snake around an indigenous Papuan they suspected of theft, reports The Jakarta Post. A video of the incident, which took place while the police ... <a title="Police use snake to interrogate Papuan, apologise for ‘racist’ torture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/10/police-use-snake-to-interrogate-papuan-apologise-for-racist-torture/" aria-label="Read more about Police use snake to interrogate Papuan, apologise for ‘racist’ torture">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2019
By Dieqy Hasbi Widhana in Jakarta Indonesia’s National Press Day (HPN), which falls on February 9 – yesterday, is a reminder of the murder of Radar Bali journalist Anak Agung Gede Prabangsa in 2009. Based on the results of an investigation by the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), which was later published under the title ... <a title="No progress on press freedom, impunity under Jokowi’s watch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/10/no-progress-on-press-freedom-impunity-under-jokowis-watch/" aria-label="Read more about No progress on press freedom, impunity under Jokowi’s watch">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2019
Destruction in the Arawa Hospital during the 1980s Bougainville civil war, sparked by a mining and environment dispute. Image: PNG Mine Watch Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A highly controversial proposal by an unknown and newly registered company, Caballus Mining, is attempting to grab a monopoly over all large scale mines in Bougainville, reports PNG Mine ... <a title="Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/09/miriori-fires-broadside-at-rogue-bougainville-mining-rights-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University This week, New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which commemorates the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The treaty allowed Britain to establish government over its settlers (Article One), guaranteed ongoing Māori authority over their own affairs ... <a title="The Crown is Māori too – citizenship, sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/the-crown-is-maori-too-citizenship-sovereignty-and-the-treaty-of-waitangi-111168/" aria-label="Read more about The Crown is Māori too – citizenship, sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Crosby, Professor, Monash University Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has offered support to Donald Trump’s pick for the World Bank Presidency. David Malpass is currently Under Secretary of the United States Treasury with responsibility for International Affairs, and his previous experience includes being chief economist at Bear Stearns ... <a title="Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It’d be better to let it die" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/frydenberg-is-wrong-to-support-ivanka-and-donald-trump-on-the-world-bank-itd-be-better-to-let-it-die-111434/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It’d be better to let it die">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2019
Former Pacific Media Watch editor and now Tagata Pasifika journalist Alistar Kata (left) and AUT masters research student Pauline Mago-King from Papua New Guinea who attended this week’s gender-based violence media workshop. Image: Star Kata/Instagram By Pauline Mago-King Seventeen women journalists from the Asia-Pacific region gathered in the Victorian capital of Melbourne this week to ... <a title="Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/asia-pacific-journalists-plan-strategy-for-gender-based-violence-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting">Read more</a>
