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June 4, 2020
Pacific Media Centre A Papua New Guinea provincial governor has defending his actions for speaking up in Parliament yesterday on the government’s mooted proposal to extend the state of emergency (SoE) for two more months. Writing on social media, Governor Allan Bird of East Sepik cited instances of police abuse under the SoE implementation and ... <a title="Governor Bird condemns PNG police brutality, calls for local covid data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/governor-bird-condemns-png-police-brutality-calls-for-local-covid-data/" aria-label="Read more about Governor Bird condemns PNG police brutality, calls for local covid data">Read more</a>
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June 4, 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 Police Cat MacLennan (Democracy Project): Aotearoa is no place for armed police Jean Balchin (ODT): NZ police should not have guns David Galler (Spinoff): The restraint technique that killed George Floyd has been used ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 4 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-4-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 4 2020">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Australia’s response to the coronavirus outbreak so far has been among the most successful in the world. From a peak of more than 400 cases a day, the rate has fallen to fewer than 20 new cases a day. Australia ... <a title="4 ways Australia’s coronavirus response was a triumph, and 4 ways it fell short" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/4-ways-australias-coronavirus-response-was-a-triumph-and-4-ways-it-fell-short-139845/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways Australia’s coronavirus response was a triumph, and 4 ways it fell short">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Carew, Lecturer, University of Melbourne During the coronavirus pandemic, have your kids been using headphones more than usual? Maybe for remote schooling, video chats with relatives, or for their favourite music and Netflix shows? We have to be careful about both the volume and duration of ... <a title="Are your kids using headphones more during the pandemic? Here’s how to protect their ears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/are-your-kids-using-headphones-more-during-the-pandemic-heres-how-to-protect-their-ears-139392/" aria-label="Read more about Are your kids using headphones more during the pandemic? Here’s how to protect their ears">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling When it comes to coronavirus cases, deaths and tests, Australia is performing better than many other countries with comparable populations and geographies, a new COVID-19 data visualisation reveals. Use the tool below, which uses data drawn from Our World in Data, ... <a title="Cases, deaths and coronavirus tests: how Australia compares to the rest of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/cases-deaths-and-coronavirus-tests-how-australia-compares-to-the-rest-of-the-world-139753/" aria-label="Read more about Cases, deaths and coronavirus tests: how Australia compares to the rest of the world">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University As we slowly emerge from lockdown, local adventures are high on people’s wish lists. You may be planning a trip to the ski fields, or even the nearby hills to revel in the white stuff that occasionally ... <a title="We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/we-dug-up-australian-weather-records-back-to-1838-and-found-snow-is-falling-less-often-139300/" aria-label="Read more about We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Rickards, Associate Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, School of Global Urban and Social Studies; Co-leader, Climate Change and Resilience Research Program, Centre for Urban Studies, RMIT University This essay is based on an episode of the UTS podcast series “The New Social Contract” that examines how ... <a title="Climate change is the most important mission for universities of the 21st century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/climate-change-is-the-most-important-mission-for-universities-of-the-21st-century-139214/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is the most important mission for universities of the 21st century">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Luigi Spiller, Associate Professor (Urban Planning) – honorary , University of Melbourne Melbourne’s global reputation for liveability does not resonate with many Melburnians. Its economy has slipped into per capita recession a couple of times over the past decade. Population growth has outpaced the provision of ... <a title="Why Melbourne needs its own version of the Greater Sydney Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/why-melbourne-needs-its-own-version-of-the-greater-sydney-commission-133629/" aria-label="Read more about Why Melbourne needs its own version of the Greater Sydney Commission">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University With the virus on the back foot, it’s tempting to declare victory. Provided we stay vigilant on the public health front, we do have a good chance of keeping the ... <a title="Economic snap-back? Not so fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/economic-snap-back-not-so-fast-139855/" aria-label="Read more about Economic snap-back? Not so fast">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne When it comes to the outlook for employment, there’s good news and bad news. To begin with the good news: with a bit of luck, the next few months will see the fastest expansion of employment in Australia’s history. ... <a title="Why even the best case for jobs isn’t good. We’ll need more JobKeeper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/why-even-the-best-case-for-jobs-isnt-good-well-need-more-jobkeeper-139648/" aria-label="Read more about Why even the best case for jobs isn’t good. We’ll need more JobKeeper">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, University of Melbourne There’s a long-running adage about working for free in the performing arts. “The problem with working for exposure,” it goes, “is you can die from exposure”. Only partly a joke, the saying is also a sober warning to ... <a title="Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/giving-it-away-for-free-why-the-performing-arts-risks-making-the-same-mistake-newspapers-did-139671/" aria-label="Read more about Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government will provide eligible owner-occupiers with a grant of $25,000 to build a new home or extensively renovate an existing one. The scheme – estimated to cost up to $688 million – will not be limited to first home ... <a title="Australian Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/government-to-give-25-000-grants-to-people-building-or-renovating-homes-139999/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homes">Read more</a>
