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May 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University What does self-isolation mean when you live in one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities? What does social distancing mean when the average household holds 12-15 people? How do you think through viral ... <a title="Friday essay: voices from the bush – how lockdown affects remote Indigenous communities differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/friday-essay-voices-from-the-bush-how-lockdown-affects-remote-indigenous-communities-differently-136953/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: voices from the bush – how lockdown affects remote Indigenous communities differently">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Just a year ago, Scott Morrison was on the cusp of achieving what most had believed impossible. His ability as a campaigner, aided by the failure of his opponent to connect with the Australian public and Labor’s over-heavy policy bag, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Descending the COVID mountain could be hazardous for Scott Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/grattan-on-friday-descending-the-covid-mountain-could-be-hazardous-for-scott-morrison-138615/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Descending the COVID mountain could be hazardous for Scott Morrison">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University In diplomacy, as in life, if you find yourself in a hole it is better to stop digging. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has excavated a diplomatic cavity for himself and his country as a consequence of an ... <a title="Australia has dug itself into a hole in its relationship with China. It’s time to find a way out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/australia-has-dug-itself-into-a-hole-in-its-relationship-with-china-its-time-to-find-a-way-out-138525/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has dug itself into a hole in its relationship with China. It’s time to find a way out">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
By Craig McCulloch, deputy political editor of RNZ News A $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020’s “once in a generation Budget” as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The plan lays out the first $15.9 billion of investment including an extension of the wage ... <a title="NZ’s new covid action: $50bn rescue fund in ‘once in a generation’ budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/nzs-new-covid-action-50bn-rescue-fund-in-once-in-a-generation-budget/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s new covid action: $50bn rescue fund in ‘once in a generation’ budget">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Gauld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean, University of Otago New Zealand’s budget brings a significant funding injection for health and disability services, amounting to around a 9% increase. It is the most substantial increase for the health sector in some time, and in this regard, aligns with the ... <a title="New Zealand’s ‘catch up, patch up’ health budget misses the chance for a national overhaul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/new-zealands-catch-up-patch-up-health-budget-misses-the-chance-for-a-national-overhaul-138509/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s ‘catch up, patch up’ health budget misses the chance for a national overhaul">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Boston, Professor of Public Policy , Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Budget 2020’s focus on “jobs, jobs and jobs” is understandable, commendable and vital. COVID-19 poses the largest threat to paid employment since the Great Depression almost 90 years ago. The number of ... <a title="New Zealand’s pandemic budget is all about saving and creating jobs. Now the hard work begins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/new-zealands-pandemic-budget-is-all-about-saving-and-creating-jobs-now-the-hard-work-begins-138523/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s pandemic budget is all about saving and creating jobs. Now the hard work begins">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larisa Labzin, Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland Nearly two million “rapid” antibody tests imported into Australia have been declared useless for determining whether someone has been exposed to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Testing by the Doherty Institute revealed many of the tests accurately ... <a title="Why can’t we use antibody tests for diagnosing COVID-19 yet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/why-cant-we-use-antibody-tests-for-diagnosing-covid-19-yet-138519/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t we use antibody tests for diagnosing COVID-19 yet?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University The closure of the Australian arm of the youth-focused news organisation, BuzzFeed, is more evidence the advertising-supported media landscape is broken. It’s a sad end for a news organisation that launched in 2014 with an ambition to shake up Australia’s ... <a title="9 reasons you should be worried about BuzzFeed Australia closing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/9-reasons-you-should-be-worried-about-buzzfeed-australia-closing-138610/" aria-label="Read more about 9 reasons you should be worried about BuzzFeed Australia closing">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Wilson, Associate Professor in Education, University of Sydney After weeks of remote learning due to COVID-19, many school students in New South Wales began a staggered return to classrooms this week. Students in other states, such as some in Queensland, were also back in the classroom ... <a title="‘We had no sanitiser, no soap and minimal toilet paper’: here’s how teachers feel about going back to the classroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/we-had-no-sanitiser-no-soap-and-minimal-toilet-paper-heres-how-teachers-feel-about-going-back-to-the-classroom-138600/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We had no sanitiser, no soap and minimal toilet paper’: here’s how teachers feel about going back to the classroom">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won global admiration for her personal style. But how will Kiwis judge her government’s performance at the ballot-box in September? A major factor in that decision ... <a title="Will New Zealand’s $50 billion budget boost Jacinda Ardern’s chance of being re-elected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/will-new-zealands-50-billion-budget-boost-jacinda-arderns-chance-of-being-re-elected-138419/" aria-label="Read more about Will New Zealand’s $50 billion budget boost Jacinda Ardern’s chance of being re-elected?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute At almost 10% of gross domestic product, and a much larger per cent of government spending, Australia’s fiscal response to the COVID-19 crisis has been one of the biggest in the world. The government is spending ... <a title="What’ll happen when the money’s snatched back? Our looming coronavirus support cliff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/whatll-happen-when-the-moneys-snatched-back-our-looming-coronavirus-support-cliff-138527/" aria-label="Read more about What’ll happen when the money’s snatched back? Our looming coronavirus support cliff">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne After all the forecasts and speculation, now we know the worst. Today’s numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics lay out the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market. Total hours worked fell 9.2% – in just ... <a title="Were it not for JobKeeper, unemployment would be 11.7%, up from 5.2% in one month. Here’s how today’s numbers panned out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/were-it-not-for-jobkeeper-unemployment-would-be-11-7-up-from-5-2-in-one-month-heres-how-todays-numbers-panned-out-138268/" aria-label="Read more about Were it not for JobKeeper, unemployment would be 11.7%, up from 5.2% in one month. Here’s how today’s numbers panned out">Read more</a>
