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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ly Tran, Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Deakin University COVID-19 has left governments scrambling for balanced economic, social and ethical policy responses. The Australian government’s A$130 billion JobKeeper payment – a wage subsidy to keep Australians in work – is vital for our response to the pandemic ... <a title="90,000 foreign graduates are stuck in Australia without financial support: it’s a humanitarian and economic crisis in the making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/90-000-foreign-graduates-are-stuck-in-australia-without-financial-support-its-a-humanitarian-and-economic-crisis-in-the-making-136717/" aria-label="Read more about 90,000 foreign graduates are stuck in Australia without financial support: it’s a humanitarian and economic crisis in the making">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Sharman, Professor of Medical Research and Deputy Director, Menzies Institute for Medical Research., University of Tasmania Maintaining healthy blood pressure is important during (and after) the coronavirus pandemic. With about one in three Australian adults having high blood pressure, many people will be needing to monitor ... <a title="How to manage your blood pressure in isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/how-to-manage-your-blood-pressure-in-isolation-135958/" aria-label="Read more about How to manage your blood pressure in isolation">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced some elective surgery can start again in private hospitals, as it becomes clear the health system will cope with the additional coronavirus demand. He said this week “all Category 2 or equivalent procedures ... <a title="What elective surgery will be allowed now the coronavirus situation has improved? It’s up to your surgeon or hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/what-elective-surgery-will-be-allowed-now-the-coronavirus-situation-has-improved-its-up-to-your-surgeon-or-hospital-137077/" aria-label="Read more about What elective surgery will be allowed now the coronavirus situation has improved? It’s up to your surgeon or hospital">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The System – The Whole Good systemic behaviour is acting for the good of all, not by making altruistic sacrifices but by following the golden rule (“behave towards others as you would have them behave towards you”). Or put another way, by acting to strengthen the whole, in the process we ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Systemic Behaviour, and the Challenges of the 2020s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/keith-rankin-analysis-systemic-behaviour-and-the-challenges-of-the-2020s/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Systemic Behaviour, and the Challenges of the 2020s">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrcia Ranald, Honorary Research fellow, University of Sydney Global companies are positioning themselves to use little-known rules in trade agreements such as the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to claim millions of dollars in compensation for restrictions imposed during the pandemic. They and other companies have successfully ... <a title="Corporations prepare to sue over action to save lives as pandemic reveals trade flaws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/corporations-prepare-to-sue-over-action-to-save-lives-as-pandemic-reveals-trade-flaws-136604/" aria-label="Read more about Corporations prepare to sue over action to save lives as pandemic reveals trade flaws">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Kirkwood, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology If you’ve scrolled through Instagram, TikTok or Facebook lately, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a video of someone whipping together sugar, instant coffee and boiling water. This concoction is spooned over iced milk to create the foamy drink ... <a title="What is Dalgona coffee? The whipped coffee trend taking over the internet during isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/what-is-dalgona-coffee-the-whipped-coffee-trend-taking-over-the-internet-during-isolation-137068/" aria-label="Read more about What is Dalgona coffee? The whipped coffee trend taking over the internet during isolation">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne In critical times, we expect our public institutions to step up. Inevitably, we are going to judge them, as we should, because it is important that they get decisions right. But judgements about an institution have to be based ... <a title="The attacks are misguided: in a time of crisis the Bureau of Statistics is serving us well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/the-attacks-are-misguided-in-a-time-of-crisis-the-bureau-of-statistics-is-serving-us-well-136958/" aria-label="Read more about The attacks are misguided: in a time of crisis the Bureau of Statistics is serving us well">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ros Ben-Moshe, Adjunct lecturer School of Public Health and Psychology, La Trobe University Though families have retreated into their homes, it seems that dads the world over are taking centre stage on social media and video sharing platforms – providing an antidote to COVID-19 anxiety. Quarantined dads ... <a title="Dads’ time to shine online: how laughter can connect and heal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/dads-time-to-shine-online-how-laughter-can-connect-and-heal-136243/" aria-label="Read more about Dads’ time to shine online: how laughter can connect and heal">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bates Gill, Professor of Asia-Pacific Security Studies, Macquarie University The ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu once said, Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. Looking at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) today, it’s hard to say which of these tactics ... <a title="Is it time for a ‘new way of war?’ What China’s army reforms mean for the rest of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/is-it-time-for-a-new-way-of-war-what-chinas-army-reforms-mean-for-the-rest-of-the-world-134660/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time for a ‘new way of war?’ What China’s army reforms mean for the rest of the world">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content National Party, Simon Bridges’ leadership Ben Thomas (Spinoff): One giant misstep: Simon Bridges’ flailing attack was too far, too soon Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National MPs concerned about leader Simon Bridges’ ‘tone’ on COVID-19, ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 23 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-23-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 23 2020">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Vanessa Pirotta, Marine scientist and science communicator, Macquarie University It was 2 am on a humid summer’s night on Sydney’s coast. Something in the distance caught my eye – a pod of glowing dolphins darted towards the bow of the boat. I had never seen anything ... <a title="Sparkling dolphins swim off our coast, but humans are threatening these natural light shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/sparkling-dolphins-swim-off-our-coast-but-humans-are-threatening-these-natural-light-shows-131388/" aria-label="Read more about Sparkling dolphins swim off our coast, but humans are threatening these natural light shows">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David MacKenzie, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy, University of South Australia What would happen if we were able to redesign the homelessness services system so homelessness could be decreased and ultimately ended? Our newly released research report sets out an agenda of ... <a title="6 steps towards remaking the homelessness system so it works for young people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/6-steps-towards-remaking-the-homelessness-system-so-it-works-for-young-people-136385/" aria-label="Read more about 6 steps towards remaking the homelessness system so it works for young people">Read more</a>
