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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including the fine line the government is walking between generating economic confidence and the sobering prospect of recession, Thursday’s unemployment figures, and the risk of a ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the climb down the mountain, unemployment and Jobkeeper, as well as Anthony Alabanese’s ‘vision statement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-climb-down-the-mountain-unemployment-and-jobkeeper-as-well-as-anthony-alabaneses-vision-statement-138728/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the climb down the mountain, unemployment and Jobkeeper, as well as Anthony Alabanese’s ‘vision statement’">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Harris, Associate Professor in Education, University of Newcastle The National Tertiary Education Union this week struck an agreement with universities that no ongoing university staff member would be stood down involuntarily without pay. This deal is contingent on staff above a certain pay grade taking a ... <a title="More than 70% of academics at some universities are casuals. They’re losing work and are cut out of JobKeeper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/more-than-70-of-academics-at-some-universities-are-casuals-theyre-losing-work-and-are-cut-out-of-jobkeeper-137778/" aria-label="Read more about More than 70% of academics at some universities are casuals. They’re losing work and are cut out of JobKeeper">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Breitbarth, Senior Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology The unprecedented halt of sporting competitions globally has been a painful experience for sport fans during the coronavirus shutdown. After all, in recent years, about every second Australian has regularly indulged in sport media content. Some relief for those ... <a title="‘Best of’ sport lists are filling the live sport vacuum, but women take the sidelines once again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/best-of-sport-lists-are-filling-the-live-sport-vacuum-but-women-take-the-sidelines-once-again-137993/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Best of’ sport lists are filling the live sport vacuum, but women take the sidelines once again">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Researcher in Politics, Auckland University of Technology Many had hoped the COVID-19 crisis would be a critical juncture for climate change policy in New Zealand. The budget was not this moment. It was about minimising the immediate crisis, with an eye to the forthcoming ... <a title="New Zealand’s COVID-19 budget delivers on one crisis, but largely leaves climate change for another day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/new-zealands-covid-19-budget-delivers-on-one-crisis-but-largely-leaves-climate-change-for-another-day-138524/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s COVID-19 budget delivers on one crisis, but largely leaves climate change for another day">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
By RNZ Pacific A High Court judge in Fiji has thrown out fines handed to 49 people who were caught breaching curfew or social gathering orders. Justice Salesi Temo overruled the decisions of Magistrates Courts in Suva, Nausori, Tailevu, Vunidawa and Savusavu. A night-time curfew and a ban on gatherings of more than a few ... <a title="Fiji High Court judge throws out ‘cruel’ fines for covid rule breaches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/fiji-high-court-judge-throws-out-cruel-fines-for-covid-rule-breaches/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji High Court judge throws out ‘cruel’ fines for covid rule breaches">Read more</a>
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May 15, 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 Budget – commentary and reactions Henry Cooke (Stuff):Grant Robertson isn’t using this crisis to transform the country Max Rashbrooke (RNZ): Robertson goes for repair, not rebuild Matthew Hooton (Herald): Grant Robertson conservative despite ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 15 2020">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camellia Webb-Gannon, Lecturer, University of Wollongong Indonesia has recently indicated it is considering investigating the killings of hundreds of thousands of people in the 1965 “anti-communist” purge under authoritarian leader Suharto. If the inquiry goes ahead, it would mark a shift in the government’s long-standing failure to ... <a title="Fight for freedom: new research to map violence in the forgotten conflict in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/fight-for-freedom-new-research-to-map-violence-in-the-forgotten-conflict-in-west-papua-128058/" aria-label="Read more about Fight for freedom: new research to map violence in the forgotten conflict in West Papua">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul De Barro, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO We are four months into a global virus outbreak, and public health awareness could well be at an all-time high. Which is why it is astonishing to discover that 92% of Australians don’t know the difference between ... <a title="‘Deeply worrying’: 92% of Australians don’t know the difference between viral and bacterial infections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/deeply-worrying-92-of-australians-dont-know-the-difference-between-viral-and-bacterial-infections-138619/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Deeply worrying’: 92% of Australians don’t know the difference between viral and bacterial infections">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University Much has been made of the COVID-19 lockdown cutting global carbon emissions. Energy use has fallen over recent months as the pandemic keeps millions of people confined to their homes, and businesses closed in many ... <a title="Yes, carbon emissions fell during COVID-19. But it’s the shift away from coal that really matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/yes-carbon-emissions-fell-during-covid-19-but-its-the-shift-away-from-coal-that-really-matters-138611/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, carbon emissions fell during COVID-19. But it’s the shift away from coal that really matters">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Stanwick, Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) More than 80% of young adults who did a short spell of post-school education or training (such as a certificate or diploma), or went directly into work, were in full-time work by the time they ... <a title="Most young people who do VET after school are in full-time work by the age of 25" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/most-young-people-who-do-vet-after-school-are-in-full-time-work-by-the-age-of-25-133060/" aria-label="Read more about Most young people who do VET after school are in full-time work by the age of 25">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Carrasco, Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne Disasters are typically followed by an influx of resources, including millions of dollars channelled through humanitarian agencies for rebuilding housing. Images of destruction and distressed victims create deep empathy and generosity, generating a “revolution of giving” ... <a title="Rebuilding from disaster: it doesn’t end when housing aid projects finish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/rebuilding-from-disaster-it-doesnt-end-when-housing-aid-projects-finish-134030/" aria-label="Read more about Rebuilding from disaster: it doesn’t end when housing aid projects finish">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia’s states and territories have begun relaxing the restrictions put in place to contain COVID-19. From today, for instance, the most populous state, New South Wales, is allowing outdoor gatherings of ten people, the use of public pools and playground equipment, ... <a title="Vital Signs: rules are also signals, which is why easing social distancing is such a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/vital-signs-rules-are-also-signals-which-is-why-easing-social-distancing-is-such-a-problem-138544/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: rules are also signals, which is why easing social distancing is such a problem">Read more</a>
