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December 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University Canberra policymakers will be conducting a root-and-branch reassessment of Australia’s foreign policy following Donald Trump’s defeat in the US presidential election and ahead of an incoming Democrat administration. Top of the list of items for review will be a leaden-footed ... <a title="Joe Biden’s approach to the Middle East will be very different from Trump’s, especially on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/18/joe-bidens-approach-to-the-middle-east-will-be-very-different-from-trumps-especially-on-iran-151987/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden’s approach to the Middle East will be very different from Trump’s, especially on Iran">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Having a baby at Christmas can be both a joyous time and a cause for anxiety. This Christmas, with a pandemic sweeping the world, there may also be some unique considerations ... <a title="Christmas is a special time on the maternity ward. But it’s not all tinsel and mince pies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/18/christmas-is-a-special-time-on-the-maternity-ward-but-its-not-all-tinsel-and-mince-pies-150063/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas is a special time on the maternity ward. But it’s not all tinsel and mince pies">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Dart, Lecturer in Learning & Teaching Development, Impact and Recognition, Queensland University of Technology The use of educational videos in schools and universities was on the rise before COVID-19. Now, with continuing disruption by the pandemic, more educators are developing educational videos to support student learning. ... <a title="It’s not production quality that counts in educational videos – here’s what students value most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/18/its-not-production-quality-that-counts-in-educational-videos-heres-what-students-value-most-151573/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not production quality that counts in educational videos – here’s what students value most">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW 2020 began simply, if dramatically enough in some sense. We spent the first months preoccupied with bushfires that blackened both our natural environment and our international reputation for taking climate change seriously. Who would have thought that would have been the ... <a title="Vital Signs: 4 things Australia’s COVID response got right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/18/vital-signs-4-things-australias-covid-response-got-right-152172/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: 4 things Australia’s COVID response got right">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Spencer M. Ross, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Massachusetts Lowell Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade in Auckland, asking for gold coin donations. Onlookers shrugged them off: “Sorry, no cash on me!” To the rescue, a charity volunteer ... <a title="No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/18/no-spare-change-how-charities-buskers-and-beggars-arent-feeling-so-festive-in-our-cashless-society-151024/" aria-label="Read more about No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Karskens, Emeritus Professor of History, UNSW In 2017, I came across an extraordinary document in Sydney’s Mitchell Library: a handwritten list of 178 Aboriginal place names for Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River, compiled in 1829 by a Presbyterian minister, the Reverend John McGarvie. I was stunned. I ... <a title="Friday essay: how a long-lost list is helping us remap Darug place names and culture on Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/18/friday-essay-how-a-long-lost-list-is-helping-us-remap-darug-place-names-and-culture-on-dyarubbin-the-hawkesbury-river-148004/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: how a long-lost list is helping us remap Darug place names and culture on Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When he ended 2019 amid literal and political smoke, it would have seemed inconceivable Scott Morrison could finish 2020 on a high. Or that he’d have reached there on the back of Australia’s worst downturn since the Depression. Morrison learned ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Six issues on Scott Morrison’s mind over summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/grattan-on-friday-six-issues-on-scott-morrisons-mind-over-summer-152181/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Six issues on Scott Morrison’s mind over summer">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This week’s update shows an improvement on the numbers in the budget that was delivered only 10 weeks ago. The prospects for growth and employment have been revised upwards. While the forecast for the deficit remains massive, at nearly $200 ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on promising budget figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-treasurer-josh-frydenberg-on-promising-budget-figures-152243/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on promising budget figures">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Outside of Victoria the number of hours worked has almost returned to where it was – nowhere near where it would have been, but almost where it was. Employment figures released as Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ... <a title="So far so good: MYEFO budget update shows recovery gathering pace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/so-far-so-good-myefo-budget-update-shows-recovery-gathering-pace-152227/" aria-label="Read more about So far so good: MYEFO budget update shows recovery gathering pace">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Weihuan Zhou, Senior Lecturer and member of Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Australia is reportedly ready to initiate its first litigation against China at the World Trade Organisation. China has this year taken punitive action against imports of Australian coal, wine, ... <a title="Taking China to the World Trade Organisation plants a seed. It won’t be a quick or easy win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/taking-china-to-the-world-trade-organisation-plants-a-seed-it-wont-be-a-quick-or-easy-win-152173/" aria-label="Read more about Taking China to the World Trade Organisation plants a seed. It won’t be a quick or easy win">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne The arts sector has been through a trial by fire this year. Most activities planned from March had to be cancelled, or modified to such an extent they were no longer ... <a title="The year everything got cancelled: how the arts in Australia suffered (but survived) in 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/the-year-everything-got-cancelled-how-the-arts-in-australia-suffered-but-survived-in-2020-152180/" aria-label="Read more about The year everything got cancelled: how the arts in Australia suffered (but survived) in 2020">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar and in this episode they discuss: The US Electoral College Vote confirms Joe Biden as president-elect What does this mean for the South-Pacific? China + US are global powers operating in the SOPAC. But how does France fit into this mix?
