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June 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government will fund an extra 39,000 university places by 2023 in a package that will restructure the amounts students have to pay for courses to encourage them to “make more job-relevant choices”. Under the plan to produce “job-ready ... <a title="Fee cuts for nursing and teaching but big hikes for law and humanities in package expanding university places" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/19/fee-cuts-for-nursing-and-teaching-but-big-hikes-for-law-and-humanities-in-package-expanding-university-places-141064/" aria-label="Read more about Fee cuts for nursing and teaching but big hikes for law and humanities in package expanding university places">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia has done well on the public health front during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to decisive action by the National Cabinet in March. Australia has done better than most countries on the economic front, too, thanks to the federal government’s large ... <a title="Vital Signs: COVID-19 recession is different – and we need more stimulus to deal with it." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/19/vital-signs-covid-19-recession-is-different-and-we-need-more-stimulus-to-deal-with-it-141037/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: COVID-19 recession is different – and we need more stimulus to deal with it.">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Shirley, Edith Cowan University In his surprisingly dark and often shocking account of life at a New York performing arts school, Alan Parker’s Fame (1980) exposes the way youthful exuberance and vulnerability are easy prey for those who manipulate and abuse their position. The fim depicts ... <a title="Friday essay: training a new generation of performers about intimacy, safety and creativity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/19/friday-essay-training-a-new-generation-of-performers-about-intimacy-safety-and-creativity-132516/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: training a new generation of performers about intimacy, safety and creativity">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Roger D. HarrisFrom Corte Madera, California The police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th was the spark that ignited the tinder of accrued injustice throughout the US and globally. This injustice has deep antecedents in the US and indeed in much of what is ... <a title="“Black Lives Matter” is International: Where there is oppression, there will be resistance " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/19/black-lives-matter-is-international-where-there-is-oppression-there-will-be-resistance/" aria-label="Read more about “Black Lives Matter” is International: Where there is oppression, there will be resistance ">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The notion that Nine’s 60 Minutes revelations about the appalling shenanigans of Victorian Labor power broker Adem Somyurek were a total surprise to ALP insiders deserves a horse laugh. As one federal source says, anyone with any knowledge of the ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Labor party’s dirty linen on display at bad time for Anthony Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/19/grattan-on-friday-labor-partys-dirty-linen-on-display-at-bad-time-for-anthony-albanese-141075/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Labor party’s dirty linen on display at bad time for Anthony Albanese">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. It all boils down to this: The timeline of latest revelations suggests National Party MPs placed their want to GET their opponents – the Ardern Government – ahead of concerns that Covid-19 was potentially un-contained and again infecting New Zealanders. Is this a step too far for the Todd Muller-led party? ... <a title="Editorial: Snakes and Mirrors – National Sat On Covid-19 Infection Information For Hours Before Dropping Political Bombshell In Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/editorial-snakes-and-mirrors-national-sat-on-covid-19-infection-information-for-hours-before-dropping-political-bombshell-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Editorial: Snakes and Mirrors – National Sat On Covid-19 Infection Information For Hours Before Dropping Political Bombshell In Parliament">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Johnston, Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Interest in Aboriginal fire knowledge has been high since last summer’s terrible bushfires. One initiative shows the huge potential benefits of this ancient practice – not just in Australia, but globally. The International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI) is taking ... <a title="Fighting fire with fire: Botswana adopts Indigenous Australians’ ancient burning tradition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/fighting-fire-with-fire-botswana-adopts-indigenous-australians-ancient-burning-tradition-135363/" aria-label="Read more about Fighting fire with fire: Botswana adopts Indigenous Australians’ ancient burning tradition">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute It’s wrong to expect a “snap-back” at shopping centres, food courts, cinemas and other places where people used to gather to spend money. We’ve identified three reasons why spending in physical stores on goods like clothes is likely to remain ... <a title="Retail won’t snap back. 3 reasons why COVID has changed the way we shop, perhaps forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/retail-wont-snap-back-3-reasons-why-covid-has-changed-the-way-we-shop-perhaps-forever-140628/" aria-label="Read more about Retail won’t snap back. 3 reasons why COVID has changed the way we shop, perhaps forever">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
COMMENT: By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor Public confidence in New Zealand’s border controls has been shattered. The obvious anger of the prime minister when talking about the latest border bungle shows that goes right to the top. The fate of Health Minister David Clark and potentially Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield hang ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 border botch-up: ‘Next few days will be crucial’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/nzs-covid-19-border-botch-up-next-few-days-will-be-crucial/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 border botch-up: ‘Next few days will be crucial’">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch In an innovative new development Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) will partner with the Pacific Media Centre on a “climate and covid” project to help improve and enhance the quality of environmental and reporting in the Pacific region. In a move that could signal future partnerships ... <a title="EJN teams up with PMC’s Pacific Media Watch on new climate project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/ejn-teams-up-with-pmcs-pacific-media-watch-on-new-climate-project/" aria-label="Read more about EJN teams up with PMC’s Pacific Media Watch on new climate project">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Silvia Griselda, PhD student, University of Melbourne Last month, the Australian Academy of Science published a report showing the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately affect women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) disciplines. The report noted before COVID-19, around 7,500 women were employed in STEM research ... <a title="Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/girls-score-the-same-in-maths-and-science-as-boys-but-higher-in-arts-this-may-be-why-they-are-less-likely-to-pick-stem-careers-131563/" aria-label="Read more about Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Flynn, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Monash University Earlier this month, horrific reports emerged of a baby girl dying in Katherine, while her mother was in police custody. Without commenting on this specific case, it raises important issues that should be of concern to all ... <a title="At least 100,000 children have a parent who is arrested each year. There are no proper systems to protect them." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/at-least-100-000-children-have-a-parent-who-is-arrested-each-year-there-are-no-proper-systems-to-protect-them-140872/" aria-label="Read more about At least 100,000 children have a parent who is arrested each year. There are no proper systems to protect them.">Read more</a>
