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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saniyat Islam, Lecturer, Fashion Entrepreneurship, RMIT University From midnight tomorrow, it will become mandatory for anyone in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire leaving their homes to wear a mask. Many people have already been wearing masks for some time in a bid to protect themselves and others from ... <a title="Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we don’t dispose of them properly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/single-use-masks-could-be-a-coronavirus-hazard-if-we-dont-dispose-of-them-properly-143007/" aria-label="Read more about Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we don’t dispose of them properly">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The unemployed will have their Coronavirus Supplement cut from $550 a fortnight to $250 after September, in an extension of the supplement that will run until December 31. Those on JobKeeper will get $1,200 a fortnight from September 28 to ... <a title="JobSeeker supplement cut from $550 to $250 a fortnight after September" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/jobseeker-supplement-cut-from-550-to-250-a-fortnight-after-september-143086/" aria-label="Read more about JobSeeker supplement cut from $550 to $250 a fortnight after September">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhbir Sandhu, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Ethics, University of South Australia People are more likely to use re-usable coffee cups if they see others doing it, or if cafe owners charge extra for throwaway coffee cups, our research has found. Our study also found people would ... <a title="What makes people switch to reusable cups? It’s not discounts, it’s what others do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/what-makes-people-switch-to-reusable-cups-its-not-discounts-its-what-others-do-142254/" aria-label="Read more about What makes people switch to reusable cups? It’s not discounts, it’s what others do">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McPhee, Emeritus professor, University of Melbourne In this time of pandemic, our authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective. I’m one of those fortunate people for whom the direct experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has thus far been felt only through isolation ... <a title="Art for trying times: reading Richard Ford on a world undone by calamity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/art-for-trying-times-reading-richard-ford-on-a-world-undone-by-calamity-142816/" aria-label="Read more about Art for trying times: reading Richard Ford on a world undone by calamity">Read more</a>
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July 21, 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 The government’s revised JobKeeper scheme, announced today, fixes many of the flaws of the original design, providing support for businesses continuing to struggle as the economy recovers and for those ... <a title="Bowing out gracefully: how they’ll wind down and better target JobKeeper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/bowing-out-gracefully-how-theyll-wind-down-and-better-target-jobkeeper-143011/" aria-label="Read more about Bowing out gracefully: how they’ll wind down and better target JobKeeper">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Welcome home – now here’s your invoice. The debate over whether New Zealand should charge arriving Kiwis for quarantine has divided opinion, but one thing is clear: citizens and permanent residents have the right to return home. However, like ... <a title="There is no legal right to free quarantine — but there is a fair way to set the price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/there-is-no-legal-right-to-free-quarantine-but-there-is-a-fair-way-to-set-the-price-143082/" aria-label="Read more about There is no legal right to free quarantine — but there is a fair way to set the price">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Evans, Professor, Linguistics, Australian National University This open letter is written in response to the Australian government’s proposed reforms to the university sector, announced by Education Minister Dan Tehan on June 19, 2020. The so-called “job-ready graduates” package seeks to make courses in areas such as ... <a title="An open letter to Australia’s Education Minister Dan Tehan — signed by 73 senior professors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/an-open-letter-to-australias-education-minister-dan-tehan-signed-by-73-senior-professors-142989/" aria-label="Read more about An open letter to Australia’s Education Minister Dan Tehan — signed by 73 senior professors">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne When COVID-19 hit, some commentators hailed it as an opportunity to revolutionise gender roles in heterosexual couples. But as public life froze overnight and homes became schools, daycare centres and offices, mothers ... <a title="COVID-19 is a disaster for mothers’ employment. And no, working from home is not the solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/covid-19-is-a-disaster-for-mothers-employment-and-no-working-from-home-is-not-the-solution-142650/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 is a disaster for mothers’ employment. And no, working from home is not the solution">Read more</a>
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July 21, 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 National Party Herald: Second sex-text allegation: Judith Collins wants National MP Andrew Falloon out of parliament now Henry Cooke (Stuff): Andrew Falloon sent sexually explicit photos to another young woman RNZ: Judith Collins: National ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 21 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-21-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 21 2020">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
More coronavirus cases in Papua New Guinea. Video: EMTV News By EMTV News Papua New Guinea’s National Command Center has announced two new covid-19 cases in Port Moresby. The 18th case is a 53-year-old man with no history of travel and who was experiencing fever, cough, shortness of breath and was tested via GeneXpert Testing. ... <a title="Two more covid-19 cases in Port Moresby with targeted testing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/two-more-covid-19-cases-in-port-moresby-with-targeted-testing/" aria-label="Read more about Two more covid-19 cases in Port Moresby with targeted testing">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Rockett, Virologist, University of Sydney If you had told me in January that “genomics” would become a buzzword in 2020, I’d have thought you were crazy. But the COVID-19 pandemic has brought medical science to the top of our nightly news bulletins. And now, it seems, ... <a title="‘Genomic fingerprinting’ helps us trace coronavirus outbreaks. What is it and how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/genomic-fingerprinting-helps-us-trace-coronavirus-outbreaks-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work-142917/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Genomic fingerprinting’ helps us trace coronavirus outbreaks. What is it and how does it work?">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Hare, Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne In his best-selling book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell describes a tipping point as “that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads ... <a title="Yes, women outnumber men at university. But they still earn less after they leave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/yes-women-outnumber-men-at-university-but-they-still-earn-less-after-they-leave-142714/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, women outnumber men at university. But they still earn less after they leave">Read more</a>
