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July 3, 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 David Clark resigns as Health Minister Audrey Young (Herald): Ex-Health minister David Clark became a distraction to Govt focus on re-election (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): David Clark, the minister who took on an impossible ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 03 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-03-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 03 2020">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, PhD candidate in Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology What does the Sun’s core look like? Sophie, aged 8, Perth What does the Sun’s core look like? This is a fantastic question Sophie, and one we will need to go on an adventure to answer! We ... <a title="Curious Kids: what does the Sun’s core look like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/curious-kids-what-does-the-suns-core-look-like-141785/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what does the Sun’s core look like?">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Spencer Zifcak, Allan Myers Chair of Law/Professor of Law, Australian Catholic University After a lengthy delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the legal case that constitutes the most significant threat to freedom of expression in this country will soon play out in the ACT Supreme Court. This ... <a title="Why Bernard Collaery’s case is one of the gravest threats to freedom of expression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/why-bernard-collaerys-case-is-one-of-the-gravest-threats-to-freedom-of-expression-122463/" aria-label="Read more about Why Bernard Collaery’s case is one of the gravest threats to freedom of expression">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Williamson, Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity A cornerstone of containing the COVID-19 pandemic is widespread testing to identify cases and prevent new outbreaks emerging. This strategy is known as “test, trace and isolate”. The standard test so far has been ... <a title="Explainer: what’s the new coronavirus saliva test, and how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/explainer-whats-the-new-coronavirus-saliva-test-and-how-does-it-work-141877/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what’s the new coronavirus saliva test, and how does it work?">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Jones, Research Fellow (Food Policy and Law), George Institute for Global Health As you read this, health officials are busy finalising the government’s review of the health star rating system on packaged foods. One of the issues the review is looking at is whether the system, ... <a title="We looked at the health star rating of 20,000 foods and this is what we found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/we-looked-at-the-health-star-rating-of-20-000-foods-and-this-is-what-we-found-141453/" aria-label="Read more about We looked at the health star rating of 20,000 foods and this is what we found">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Briggs, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney As the global renewables transition accelerates, the future for coal regions has become a big worry. This raises an important question: can renewables create the right jobs in the right places to employ former coal ... <a title="45,000 renewables jobs are Australia’s for the taking – but how many will go to coal workers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/45-000-renewables-jobs-are-australias-for-the-taking-but-how-many-will-go-to-coal-workers-141531/" aria-label="Read more about 45,000 renewables jobs are Australia’s for the taking – but how many will go to coal workers?">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Barnes, Research Associate, Australian Centre for Public History, University of Technology Sydney The government’s recently proposed restructure of university fees would see students pay 113% more for many humanities subjects. The package is not a case of “humanities vs STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths)”, as ... <a title="Defunding arts degrees is the latest battle in a 40-year culture war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/defunding-arts-degrees-is-the-latest-battle-in-a-40-year-culture-war-141689/" aria-label="Read more about Defunding arts degrees is the latest battle in a 40-year culture war">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University The Australian government is planning to spend A$190 billion to support the economy in response to COVID-19, according to the latest Parliamentary Budget Office estimate. The total impact of COVID-19 on the government’s net debt, ... <a title="The spending splurge matters, regardless of what modern monetary theory says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/the-spending-splurge-matters-regardless-of-what-modern-monetary-theory-says-137241/" aria-label="Read more about The spending splurge matters, regardless of what modern monetary theory says">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW For all the things we don’t know about COVID-19 one thing is certain: our economic recovery will depend on boosting productivity. Everyone from the Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese ... <a title="Vital Signs: Stamp duty is an economic drag. Here’s how to move to a better system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/vital-signs-stamp-duty-is-an-economic-drag-heres-how-to-move-to-a-better-system-141777/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Stamp duty is an economic drag. Here’s how to move to a better system">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosslyn Almond, Literature Lecturer, Australian Catholic University The Baby-Sitters Club, the popular series by Ann M. Martin, defined my childhood. I collected the books until I was 11. I played it in the school yard (I was Dawn because I had long hair, not because I was ... <a title="Friday essay: need a sitter? Revisiting girlhood, feminism and diversity in The Baby-Sitters Club" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/friday-essay-need-a-sitter-revisiting-girlhood-feminism-and-diversity-in-the-baby-sitters-club-139767/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: need a sitter? Revisiting girlhood, feminism and diversity in The Baby-Sitters Club">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, University of Canterbury The family of pioneering New Zealand suffragist Kate Sheppard kept an important secret – one that possibly explains a lot about her life, her beliefs and her motivation. The secret involved her father, Andrew ... <a title="Did a tragic family secret influence Kate Sheppard’s mission to give New Zealand women the vote?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/did-a-tragic-family-secret-influence-kate-sheppards-mission-to-give-new-zealand-women-the-vote-141526/" aria-label="Read more about Did a tragic family secret influence Kate Sheppard’s mission to give New Zealand women the vote?">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John PerryFrom Masaya, Nicaragua A report issued at the end of May repeats allegations of government repression in Nicaragua during violent protests in 2018. It was commissioned by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a body of the Organization of American States (OAS), and revives arguments ... <a title="Revisiting 2018 Mother’s March in Nicaragua: New Report Repeats Old Bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/revisiting-2018-mothers-march-in-nicaragua-new-report-repeats-old-bias/" aria-label="Read more about Revisiting 2018 Mother’s March in Nicaragua: New Report Repeats Old Bias">Read more</a>
