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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland As with other parts of the global economy, COVID-19 has led to rapid changes in transport trends. The chart below shows overall trends for driving, walking and public transport for Australia as of July 17. Australia-wide ... <a title="Cars rule as coronavirus shakes up travel trends in our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/cars-rule-as-coronavirus-shakes-up-travel-trends-in-our-cities-142175/" aria-label="Read more about Cars rule as coronavirus shakes up travel trends in our cities">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University The government receives the long-awaited report of its retirement incomes review on Friday. Source: Australian Tax Office Key among the questions it has been asked to examine is whether to proceed with the legislated ... <a title="Here’s another reason not to boost compulsory super: it’ll ramp up debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/heres-another-reason-not-to-boost-compulsory-super-itll-ramp-up-debt-142571/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s another reason not to boost compulsory super: it’ll ramp up debt">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History Deputy Head of School, The University of Queensland In this time of pandemic, our authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective. Why do bad things happen to good people? It is a question ... <a title="Art for trying times: Titian’s The Death of Actaeon and the capriciousness of fate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/art-for-trying-times-titians-the-death-of-actaeon-and-the-capriciousness-of-fate-142815/" aria-label="Read more about Art for trying times: Titian’s The Death of Actaeon and the capriciousness of fate">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 government on Tuesday will unveil a scaled-down, two-tiered JobKeeper program to commence after September and run until the end of March. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will also outline their plan to lower the $550 coronavirus ... <a title="Next phase of a pared-down JobKeeper will last until end of March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/next-phase-of-a-pared-down-jobkeeper-will-last-until-end-of-march-143037/" aria-label="Read more about Next phase of a pared-down JobKeeper will last until end of March">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
“We are requesting, if you can, just do it online. Because these are not ordinary times,” Gamboa said in a mix of English and Filipino. In SONA protests, activist groups usually deliver a counterpoint to the president’s rendition of current events in his or her report to Congress. The protests usually consist of marches and ... <a title="Police chief to Manila democracy protesters – ‘Just do it online’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/police-chief-to-manila-democracy-protesters-just-do-it-online/" aria-label="Read more about Police chief to Manila democracy protesters – ‘Just do it online’">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison said on Monday that cancelling the fortnight parliamentary session that had been due to start August 4 was a “no brainer”, which is defined as something that “requires a minimum of thought”. Surely the wisdom isn’t so obvious. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Parliament not meeting, even remotely, sets a bad example" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/view-from-the-hill-parliament-not-meeting-even-remotely-sets-a-bad-example-143002/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Parliament not meeting, even remotely, sets a bad example">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The Morrison government on Monday released a long-awaited interim review into Australia’s federal environment law. The ten-year review found Australia’s natural environment is declining and under increasing threat. The current environmental trajectory is “unsustainable” and ... <a title="Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace nature law reform – and that’s a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/environment-minister-sussan-ley-is-in-a-tearing-hurry-to-embrace-nature-law-reform-and-thats-a-worry-141697/" aria-label="Read more about Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace nature law reform – and that’s a worry">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The Morrison government on Monday released a long-awaited interim review into Australia’s federal environment law. The ten-year review found Australia’s natural environment is declining and under increasing threat. The current environmental trajectory is “unsustainable” and ... <a title="Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace environment law reform – and that’s a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/environment-minister-sussan-ley-is-in-a-tearing-hurry-to-embrace-environment-law-reform-and-thats-a-worry-141697/" aria-label="Read more about Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace environment law reform – and that’s a worry">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne On July 17, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an additional A$400 million to attract film and television productions to Australia until 2027. In a press release, Morrison argued Australia is an ... <a title="$400 million in government funding for Hollywood, but only scraps for Australian film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/400-million-in-government-funding-for-hollywood-but-only-scraps-for-australian-film-142979/" aria-label="Read more about $400 million in government funding for Hollywood, but only scraps for Australian film">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Evans, Professor of Governance and Director of Democracy 2025 – bridging the trust divide at Old Parliament House, University of Canberra Democratic Fundamentals podcast on “Political Trust in Times of Covid-19” In this fourth episode of the Conversation-Democracy 2025 Podcast on “Political Trust in Times of ... <a title="After the crisis: what lessons can be drawn from the management of COVID-19 for the recovery process?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/after-the-crisis-what-lessons-can-be-drawn-from-the-management-of-covid-19-for-the-recovery-process-142987/" aria-label="Read more about After the crisis: what lessons can be drawn from the management of COVID-19 for the recovery process?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Evans, Professor of Governance and Director of Democracy 2025 – bridging the trust divide at Old Parliament House, University of Canberra Australians have exhibited high levels of trust in federal government during the coronavirus pandemic, a marked shift from most people’s views of government before the ... <a title="Australians highly confident of government’s handling of coronavirus and economic recovery: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/australians-highly-confident-of-governments-handling-of-coronavirus-and-economic-recovery-new-research-142904/" aria-label="Read more about Australians highly confident of government’s handling of coronavirus and economic recovery: new research">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted July 15-18 from a sample of 1,850, gave the Coalition a 53-47 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. This is the Coalition’s largest ... <a title="Coalition’s lead increases in Newspoll; Biden maintains clear lead over Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/coalitions-lead-increases-in-newspoll-biden-maintains-clear-lead-over-trump-142978/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition’s lead increases in Newspoll; Biden maintains clear lead over Trump">Read more</a>
