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May 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Melbourne The federal government has laid out a three-step guide for the states and territories for relaxing the physical distancing measures that have served Australia so well. We need to get back to school, work and play. Australia is one ... <a title="The stepped approach out of lockdown is the only way forward, but how much we’ll allow the curve to rise is still an unknown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/the-stepped-approach-out-of-lockdown-is-the-only-way-forward-but-how-much-well-allow-the-curve-to-rise-is-still-an-unknown-138260/" aria-label="Read more about The stepped approach out of lockdown is the only way forward, but how much we’ll allow the curve to rise is still an unknown">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Sheehan, Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender and Program Director of Gender Studies, Macquarie University Little Richard was washing dishes at a Greyhound bus station in Macon, Georgia when he wrote Tutti Frutti, Good Golly Miss Molly and Long Tall Sally. The singer, who died Saturday ... <a title="A-lop-bam-boom: Little Richard’s saucy style underpins today’s hits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/a-lop-bam-boom-little-richards-saucy-style-underpins-todays-hits-138263/" aria-label="Read more about A-lop-bam-boom: Little Richard’s saucy style underpins today’s hits">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Former Papua New Guinea Defence Force commander Jerry Singirok has condemned the killing of a senior police officer allegedly by off-duty soldiers. He used social media last night to distribute a message of condemnation of the killing of Senior Inspector Tovere with a photo of himself with two other former commanders, Peter ... <a title="Former PNG Defence Force chief calls for inquiry after policeman killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/10/former-png-defence-force-chief-calls-for-inquiry-after-policeman-killed/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG Defence Force chief calls for inquiry after policeman killed">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Rappler publisher and chief editor Maria Ressa was critical today of the Philippines administration under President Rodrigo Duterte for its focus on “security” rather than public health in the global covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on RNZ public radio’s Saturday Morning current affairs programme in a week in which the government closed the ... <a title="Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/rappler-publisher-maria-ressa-raps-duterte-for-security-violations/" aria-label="Read more about Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Analysis by Patricio ZamoranoFrom Washington DC New information divulged this week reveals that Juan Guaidó was designated as “commander and chief” of the mercenary operation that completely unraveled on the shores of Venezuela. The 41 page contract that formed the basis of the already known eight page General Services ... <a title="New information: Guaidó was the “commander in chief” of the failed mercenary operation against Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/new-information-guaido-was-the-commander-in-chief-of-the-failed-mercenary-operation-against-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about New information: Guaidó was the “commander in chief” of the failed mercenary operation against Venezuela">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Reserve Bank’s long-awaited two-year forecasts for jobs, wages and growth are frightening, but I fear they are not frightening enough. The bank looks two years ahead every three months. The last set of forecasts, ... <a title="The Reserve Bank thinks the recovery will look V-shaped. There are reasons to doubt it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/the-reserve-bank-thinks-the-recovery-will-look-v-shaped-there-are-reasons-to-doubt-it-138213/" aria-label="Read more about The Reserve Bank thinks the recovery will look V-shaped. There are reasons to doubt it">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
Rappler justice reporter Lian Buan talks to ABS-CBN’s Mike Navallo who broke the report about the shutdown. Video: Rappler Pacific Media Watch For the first time since dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in the Philippines in 1972, ABS-CBN Channel 2 was this week forced to go off the air, reports Rappler. The National Telecommunications ... <a title="Shut down Philippines TV network journalist tells of ‘the unthinkable’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/shut-down-philippines-tv-network-journalist-tells-of-the-unthinkable/" aria-label="Read more about Shut down Philippines TV network journalist tells of ‘the unthinkable’">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
By Ben Bilua of Wansolwara News Solomon Islands students studying at universities in Fiji have braved the rain to donate food, clothing and cash to 18 families who were badly affected by last month’s Tropical Cyclone Harold. Solomon Islands Students Association (SISA) president Peter Maclean and Solomon Islands Education Attaché to Fiji Francis Tavava led ... <a title="Solomon Islands students help out Fiji victims of TC Harold restore lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/solomon-islands-students-help-out-fiji-victims-of-tc-harold-restore-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands students help out Fiji victims of TC Harold restore lives">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
REVIEW: By Jeremy Rees After 81 years of publication, The NZ Listener, one of the Bauer Media stable of publications, closed last month when the Germany-based publisher shut down its New Zealand operation. In this article, Jeremy Rees reflects on the report of a Commission of Inquiry that investigated a decision by the Board of ... <a title="A Listener flashback: The sacking of an editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/a-listener-flashback-the-sacking-of-an-editor/" aria-label="Read more about A Listener flashback: The sacking of an editor">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has warned of a potentially rocky road as COVID restrictions are lifted to reopen the economy, saying the process must proceed even in the face of expected fresh outbreaks. “This is a complex and very uncertain environment. But ... <a title="Australia starts to re-open, but the premiers have the whip hand on timing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/australia-starts-to-re-open-but-the-premiers-have-the-whip-hand-on-timing-138218/" aria-label="Read more about Australia starts to re-open, but the premiers have the whip hand on timing">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This chart shows four recovering countries, including two of the first major outbreaks after China (South Korea and Italy), and the putative Australasian bubble. The chart shows daily average new cases, using seven-day rolling averages. Thus Italy is approaching 2000 new cases a day per 100 million people. Because Italy has ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Long Tail and Long Head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-covid19-long-tail-and-long-head/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Long Tail and Long Head">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2020
By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, Māori affairs correspondent of RNZ News There has been a surge in the rate of Māori being tested for the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, but several districts are still lagging behind. The latest data from the Ministry of Health to April 30, shows Māori are being tested at a slightly higher rate than ... <a title="Surge in Māori virus testing but some NZ district health boards lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/surge-in-maori-virus-testing-but-some-nz-district-health-boards-lagging/" aria-label="Read more about Surge in Māori virus testing but some NZ district health boards lagging">Read more</a>
