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June 22, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Papua New Guinea government has announced a ninth covid-19 case in the country, and this has since been confirmed by the Australian Defence Force as being an officer posted to Port Moresby. This news came on Friday as the country entered the fourth day of operating under the new Pandemic ... <a title="Australian Defence Force officer confirmed covid positive in PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/australian-defence-force-officer-confirmed-covid-positive-in-png/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Defence Force officer confirmed covid positive in PNG">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
By Litia Cava in Suva University of the South Pacific staff say they are happy with the USP Council’s decision to reinstate Professor Pal Ahluwalia as vice-chancellor and president, according to staff union general secretary Ilima Finiasi. However, he said, they expected council to follow through with how the BDO New Zealand report alleging irregular ... <a title="USP staff happy with Ahluwalia’s return but seek BDO report action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/usp-staff-happy-with-ahluwalias-return-but-seek-bdo-report-action/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff happy with Ahluwalia’s return but seek BDO report action">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to change the way we live. The lockdown altered fundamental aspects of our lives, not only to protect our own health but also the health and lives of others. Just as Australians have shown ... <a title="7 lessons for Australia’s health system from the coronavirus upheaval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/7-lessons-for-australias-health-system-from-the-coronavirus-upheaval-141122/" aria-label="Read more about 7 lessons for Australia’s health system from the coronavirus upheaval">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University Because we are rich in coal and gas, Australia has been plagued with two decades of wars over climate policy. The wars have claimed three prime ministers: Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Malcolm Turnbull. They have also, in ... <a title="Australia’s devotion to coal has come at a huge cost. We need the government to change course, urgently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/australias-devotion-to-coal-has-come-at-a-huge-cost-we-need-the-government-to-change-course-urgently-140841/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s devotion to coal has come at a huge cost. We need the government to change course, urgently">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Schneider, DECRA fellow, Australian National University This month, federal authorities finally announced an upcoming ban on mercury-containing pesticide in Australia. We are one of the last countries in the world to do so, despite overwhelming evidence over more than 60 years that mercury use as fungicide ... <a title="Ban on toxic mercury looms in sugar cane farming, but Australia still has a way to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/ban-on-toxic-mercury-looms-in-sugar-cane-farming-but-australia-still-has-a-way-to-go-140596/" aria-label="Read more about Ban on toxic mercury looms in sugar cane farming, but Australia still has a way to go">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Forde, Director, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University The federal government’s announcement they will more than double the cost of humanities and communications degrees for university students has taken the sector by surprise – not least because it goes against increasing evidence that ... <a title="If the government listened to business leaders, they would encourage humanities education, not pull funds from it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/if-the-government-listened-to-business-leaders-they-would-encourage-humanities-education-not-pull-funds-from-it-141121/" aria-label="Read more about If the government listened to business leaders, they would encourage humanities education, not pull funds from it">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iain Lawrie, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne As we re-open our economy and workers gradually return to workplaces, overall travel will increase. However, the need to maintain social distancing means public transport can’t operate at usual capacity. And fears of crowded public transport will lead to commuters ... <a title="How to avoid cars clogging our cities during coronavirus recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/how-to-avoid-cars-clogging-our-cities-during-coronavirus-recovery-140744/" aria-label="Read more about How to avoid cars clogging our cities during coronavirus recovery">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rahul Sen, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Auckland University of Technology The impact of COVID-19 on New Zealand’s international education sector can hardly be overstated. Almost overnight, the global travel ban thwarted the plans of thousands of international students. Lecture theatres, halls of residence and private accommodations ... <a title="Learning from experience: how our universities can turn the international student crisis into an opportunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/learning-from-experience-how-our-universities-can-turn-the-international-student-crisis-into-an-opportunity-139202/" aria-label="Read more about Learning from experience: how our universities can turn the international student crisis into an opportunity">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Weihuan Zhou, Senior Lecturer and member of Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney, UNSW China’s landmark investigations into Australian barley led to the imposition of “anti-dumping” and “anti-subsidy” tariffs of 80.5% in May, threatening an Australian export market worth $A600 million a year. ... <a title="Why China believed it had a case to hit Australian barley with tariffs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/why-china-believed-it-had-a-case-to-hit-australian-barley-with-tariffs-140633/" aria-label="Read more about Why China believed it had a case to hit Australian barley with tariffs">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Humphry, Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney Last year, nearly one third of Australian adults owned a smart speaker device allowing them to call on “Alexa” or “Siri”. Now, with more time spent indoors due to COVID-19, smart voice assistants may be playing even bigger ... <a title="From HAL 9000 to Westworld’s Dolores: the pop culture robots that influenced smart voice assistants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/from-hal-9000-to-westworlds-dolores-the-pop-culture-robots-that-influenced-smart-voice-assistants-140341/" aria-label="Read more about From HAL 9000 to Westworld’s Dolores: the pop culture robots that influenced smart voice assistants">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government’s higher education changes, announced last week, appear driven by three factors. How you judge the result will depend on where you sit. In sum, the shake up will reduce student fees for courses in areas the government identifies ... <a title="View from The Hill: Tehan’s student fees are not just about jobs, but about funding and a dash of ideology too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/21/view-from-the-hill-tehans-student-fees-are-not-just-about-jobs-but-about-funding-and-a-dash-of-ideology-too-141185/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Tehan’s student fees are not just about jobs, but about funding and a dash of ideology too">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says while Australia and New Zealand work out their Trans-Tasman bubble, Fiji’s equal greater success against the Pacific nation into a position to take the lead among island states, reports FBC News. The Prime Minister revealed that Fiji was working on its own bubble – a “Bula ... <a title="Fiji works on its own ‘Bula Bubble’ in spite of Australian, NZ covid cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/21/fiji-works-on-its-own-bula-bubble-in-spite-of-australian-nz-covid-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji works on its own ‘Bula Bubble’ in spite of Australian, NZ covid cases">Read more</a>
