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Month: September 2021

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Early childhood educators are slaves to the demands of box-ticking regulations

September 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marg Rogers, Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, University of New England Shutterstock More than two-thirds of Australian early childhood educators reported working many extra hours to satisfy regulatory requirements in our 2021 survey. Half did unpaid work during accreditation — the process of demonstrating compliance with all the ... <a title="Early childhood educators are slaves to the demands of box-ticking regulations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/early-childhood-educators-are-slaves-to-the-demands-of-box-ticking-regulations-167283/" aria-label="Read more about Early childhood educators are slaves to the demands of box-ticking regulations">Read more</a>

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What are the protests against Victoria’s construction union all about? An expert explains

September 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giuseppe Carabetta, Senior Lecturer, Sydney University Business School, University of Sydney After violence on Monday outside the Melbourne offices of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy union, the Victorian government ordered a snap two-week shutdown of the construction industry. Yesterday these protests continued, with up to ... <a title="What are the protests against Victoria’s construction union all about? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/what-are-the-protests-against-victorias-construction-union-all-about-an-expert-explains-168367/" aria-label="Read more about What are the protests against Victoria’s construction union all about? An expert explains">Read more</a>

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What this collaboration between artists and health-care leaders teaches us about living through COVID-19

September 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Doran, Lecturer in Creativity and Innovation, Transdisciplinary School, UTS, University of Technology Sydney Topsy Turvy, Author provided A new project that spotlights the strain from COVID-19 on our health systems and the people who work in them has invited health-care leaders and artists to create artworks ... <a title="What this collaboration between artists and health-care leaders teaches us about living through COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/what-this-collaboration-between-artists-and-health-care-leaders-teaches-us-about-living-through-covid-19-167637/" aria-label="Read more about What this collaboration between artists and health-care leaders teaches us about living through COVID-19">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Morrison and Macron need to talk

September 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After mishandling its cancellation of the French submarines contract, the Morrison government is making things worse by suggesting the French really must have, or should have, known what was coming. As Labor keeps saying on the domestic front, Scott Morrison ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison and Macron need to talk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/view-from-the-hill-morrison-and-macron-need-to-talk-168390/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison and Macron need to talk">Read more</a>

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Podcast with Michelle Grattan: The Furious French and Porter’s fall

September 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this episode, politics + society editor Amanda Dunn ... <a title="Podcast with Michelle Grattan: The Furious French and Porter’s fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/podcast-with-michelle-grattan-the-furious-french-and-porters-fall-168391/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast with Michelle Grattan: The Furious French and Porter’s fall">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: The Furious French and Porter’s fall

September 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this episode, politics + society editor Amanda Dunn ... <a title="Word from The Hill: The Furious French and Porter’s fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/word-from-the-hill-the-furious-french-and-porters-fall-168391/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: The Furious French and Porter’s fall">Read more</a>

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Doherty modelling update provides the goalposts, but local insights will determine play

September 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Baker, Research Fellow in Statistics for Biosecurity Risk, The University of Melbourne The Doherty Report, released 10 August, underpins the vaccination targets in the federal government’s national reopening plan of 70% and 80% of the population aged over 16. However, since we began this modelling, we ... <a title="Doherty modelling update provides the goalposts, but local insights will determine play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/doherty-modelling-update-provides-the-goalposts-but-local-insights-will-determine-play-168364/" aria-label="Read more about Doherty modelling update provides the goalposts, but local insights will determine play">Read more</a>

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If NZ’s covid elimination strategy is abandoned now ‘more Māori and Pasifika people will die’

September 21, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Collin Tukuitonga, University of Auckland Auckland’s move to alert level 3 has also triggered speculation about whether the national covid-19 elimination strategy has failed or is even being abandoned. While the New Zealand government denies it, others clearly believe it is at least a possibility. The uncertainty is troubling. If elimination fails or ... <a title="If NZ’s covid elimination strategy is abandoned now ‘more Māori and Pasifika people will die’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/if-nzs-covid-elimination-strategy-is-abandoned-now-more-maori-and-pasifika-people-will-die/" aria-label="Read more about If NZ’s covid elimination strategy is abandoned now ‘more Māori and Pasifika people will die’">Read more</a>

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NZ covid-19 breaches: Infringement fines to increase dramatically

September 21, 2021

RNZ News Breaching covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand will now mean an increased infringement fee of up to $12,000 for individuals when imposed by a court, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. Speaking at the daily covid-19 briefing today, Ardern said fines for breaches of the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act were being increased because ... <a title="NZ covid-19 breaches: Infringement fines to increase dramatically" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/nz-covid-19-breaches-infringement-fines-to-increase-dramatically/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19 breaches: Infringement fines to increase dramatically">Read more</a>

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Samoa Observer: The fallacy of a nuclear submarine deal for peace

September 21, 2021

EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board It perhaps wasn’t a remarkable coincidence that last month Samoa’s former Ambassador to the United Nations called on the United States to ratify a treaty declaring the South Pacific a nuclear-free zone. Ali’ioaiga Feturi Elisaia, currently Samoa’s High Commissioner to Fiji, made the comments during a Blue Pacific ... <a title="Samoa Observer: The fallacy of a nuclear submarine deal for peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/samoa-observer-the-fallacy-of-a-nuclear-submarine-deal-for-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: The fallacy of a nuclear submarine deal for peace">Read more</a>

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NZ experts say Auckland move to alert level 3 ‘risky’ – but PM still confident

September 21, 2021

By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent Alert level 3 is being called a roll of the dice that could either eliminate delta or send the country back into level 4. From tomorrow, Auckland will make the move after five weeks at alert level 4. Covid-19 modeller – and Aucklander – professor Shaun Hendy said ... <a title="NZ experts say Auckland move to alert level 3 ‘risky’ – but PM still confident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/nz-experts-say-auckland-move-to-alert-level-3-risky-but-pm-still-confident/" aria-label="Read more about NZ experts say Auckland move to alert level 3 ‘risky’ – but PM still confident">Read more</a>

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Pacquiao says boxing career over in favour of his presidency quest

September 21, 2021

By Roy Luarca in Manila Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is leaving the sport that propelled him to stardom as he seeks the Philippine presidency in 2022 He is no longer fighting in the ring. “My boxing career? My boxing career is already over,” Senator Pacquiao told actress Toni Gonzaga in Filipino on her YouTube ... <a title="Pacquiao says boxing career over in favour of his presidency quest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/21/pacquiao-says-boxing-career-over-in-favour-of-his-presidency-quest/" aria-label="Read more about Pacquiao says boxing career over in favour of his presidency quest">Read more</a>