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May 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Once upon a very different time, British cabinet minister Michael Gove sneered that “people have had enough of experts from organisations with acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong.” But that was then and ... <a title="Experts are back in fashion – now more than ever we need to question them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/experts-are-back-in-fashion-now-more-than-ever-we-need-to-question-them-138113/" aria-label="Read more about Experts are back in fashion – now more than ever we need to question them">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Sacks, Associate Professor, Deakin University Supermarkets like to portray themselves as having the health of the community at heart. And in the middle of a pandemic, we’re all grateful supermarkets are still open and, for the most part, the shelves are well stocked. But our new ... <a title="Supermarkets claim to have our health at heart. But their marketing tactics push junk foods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/supermarkets-claim-to-have-our-health-at-heart-but-their-marketing-tactics-push-junk-foods-138292/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarkets claim to have our health at heart. But their marketing tactics push junk foods">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Hensher, Associate Professor of Health Systems Financing & Organisation, Deakin University Growing numbers of Australians are choosing to receive their hospital care at home, according to figures published today in the Medical Journal of Australia. In 2017-18, more than half a million days of publicly funded ... <a title="The ‘hospital in the home’ revolution has been stalled by COVID-19. But it’s still a good idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/the-hospital-in-the-home-revolution-has-been-stalled-by-covid-19-but-its-still-a-good-idea-130058/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘hospital in the home’ revolution has been stalled by COVID-19. But it’s still a good idea">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Grose, Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO Climate scientists use mathematical models to project the Earth’s future under a warming world, but a group of the latest models have included unexpectedly high values for a measure called “climate sensitivity”. Climate sensitivity refers to the relationship between changes in ... <a title="Just how hot will it get this century? Latest climate models suggest it could be worse than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/just-how-hot-will-it-get-this-century-latest-climate-models-suggest-it-could-be-worse-than-we-thought-137281/" aria-label="Read more about Just how hot will it get this century? Latest climate models suggest it could be worse than we thought">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kurt Iveson, Associate Professor of Urban Geography and Research Lead, Sydney Policy Lab, University of Sydney The Commonwealth government says if enough of us download its COVIDSafe app, restrictions on our movements and activities can be lifted more quickly and life can return to normal. As important ... <a title="The trade-offs ‘smart city’ apps like COVIDSafe ask us to make go well beyond privacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/the-trade-offs-smart-city-apps-like-covidsafe-ask-us-to-make-go-well-beyond-privacy-138296/" aria-label="Read more about The trade-offs ‘smart city’ apps like COVIDSafe ask us to make go well beyond privacy">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australian economists overwhelmingly back social distancing measures that slow the spread of coronavirus over the alternative of easing restrictions and allowing the spread of the disease to pick up. But a significant minority, 9 of ... <a title="Economists back social distancing 34-9 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/economists-back-social-distancing-34-9-in-new-economic-society-conversation-survey-138721/" aria-label="Read more about Economists back social distancing 34-9 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Gray, Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University Australia Bureau of Statistics data has confirmed the massive economic hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, with total hours worked across the economy officially falling 9% between early March and early April 2020. Read more: ... <a title="Self-employed Australians’ hours have fallen 32% since coronavirus hit – double the impact on all employees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/self-employed-australians-hours-have-fallen-32-since-coronavirus-hit-double-the-impact-on-all-employees-138718/" aria-label="Read more about Self-employed Australians’ hours have fallen 32% since coronavirus hit – double the impact on all employees">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
REVIEW: By David Robie The 4300-km Trans-Papuan Highway costing some US$1.4 billion was supposed to bring “wealth, development and prosperity” to the isolated regions of West Papua. At least, that’s how the planners and politicians envisaged the highway far away in their Jakarta offices. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is so enthusiastic about the project as ... <a title="West Papua’s highway of blood – a case of development or destruction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/west-papuas-highway-of-blood-a-case-of-development-or-destruction/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s highway of blood – a case of development or destruction?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2020
By RNZ News Many people have revelled in a return to a simpler life in recent weeks. While lockdown restrictions are eased in many places around the world, people will return to a faster-paced, more cluttered lifestyle. But does it have to be that way? Can we live a simpler life post-lockdown? With a dramatic ... <a title="Covid-19 pandemic ‘spells end of neoliberal era’, says author" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/18/covid-19-pandemic-spells-end-of-neoliberal-era-says-author/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 pandemic ‘spells end of neoliberal era’, says author">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2020
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer You might not know his face, but Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most valuable and memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings. He explains what it has been like covering a pandemic in a still Pākehā-dominated press gallery. The near-daily media briefings on Covid-19 often ... <a title="A lone Māori voice raising Te Ao issues at the covid-19 briefings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/17/a-lone-maori-voice-raising-te-ao-issues-at-the-covid-19-briefings/" aria-label="Read more about A lone Māori voice raising Te Ao issues at the covid-19 briefings">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, University of Melbourne Federal health minister Greg Hunt has unveiled a A$48.1 million COVID-19 mental health plan, featuring A$7.3 million for research and data collection, A$29.5 million for outreach to vulnerable people, and A$11.3 million for communication and other outreach programs. This is ... <a title="The government will spend $48 million to safeguard mental health. Extending JobKeeper would safeguard it even more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/16/the-government-will-spend-48-million-to-safeguard-mental-health-extending-jobkeeper-would-safeguard-it-even-more-138778/" aria-label="Read more about The government will spend $48 million to safeguard mental health. Extending JobKeeper would safeguard it even more">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. How radical or transformative is Grant Robertson’s 2020 Budget? Opinions are divided over this week’s landmark economic package. Some are viewing the big spend as a return to traditional Labour – or even socialist – politics, while others see it as “business as usual”, albeit on a grander scale. Seeing ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A homecoming or still adrift – how radical is Labour’s Budget?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-a-homecoming-or-still-adrift-how-radical-is-labours-budget/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A homecoming or still adrift – how radical is Labour’s Budget?">Read more</a>