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May 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Hands, Lecturer – Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast The arts and culture sector has had its share of trouncing in recent years: funding dropped 4.9% in the decade 2007-2008 to 2017-2018, promised arts policy was short-lived, or not realised at all, then the erasure ... <a title="The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/25/the-problem-with-arts-funding-in-australia-goes-right-back-to-its-inception-138834/" aria-label="Read more about The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University Is it time to re-imagine our fundamental relationship with cities? People bring cities to life. They interact, work, socialise and travel. Without this, cities are just collections of buildings and infrastructure. This relationship is now on ... <a title="Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/25/coronavirus-has-changed-our-sense-of-place-so-together-we-must-re-imagine-our-cities-137789/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Campaigning in Eden-Monaro with just-selected Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs, Scott Morrison on Sunday turned folksy to present the upside of the $60 billion JobKeeper forecasting snafu. “If you’re building a house and the contractor comes to you and says it’s ... <a title="View from The Hill: JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/24/view-from-the-hill-jobkeeper-60-billion-snafu-like-your-house-builder-revising-quote-morrison-139282/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University In September 2005, before an audience of some of the most powerful business figures in the United States, then US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick unveiled his “responsible stakeholder” formula for China’s global engagement. China is ... <a title="Beware the ‘cauldron of paranoia’ as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/24/beware-the-cauldron-of-paranoia-as-china-and-the-us-slide-towards-a-new-kind-of-cold-war-139023/" aria-label="Read more about Beware the ‘cauldron of paranoia’ as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal treasury has revised down by a massive $60 billion the estimated cost of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program, from an original $130 billion to $70 billion. Treasury revealed its huge recalculation in a joint statement with the Australian ... <a title="Treasury revises JobKeeper’s cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/treasury-revises-jobkeepers-cost-down-by-massive-60-billion-sparking-calls-to-widen-eligibility-139231/" aria-label="Read more about Treasury revises JobKeeper’s cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Corcoran, Lecturer & Research Fellow, Monash Photonic Communications Lab & InPAC, Monash University Our internet connections have never been more important to us, nor have they been under such strain. As the COVID-19 pandemic has made remote working, remote socialisation, and online entertainment the norm, we ... <a title="Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/internet-traffic-is-growing-25-each-year-we-created-a-fingernail-sized-chip-that-can-help-the-nbn-keep-up-138620/" aria-label="Read more about Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Zwi, Professor of Global Health and Development, UNSW This week the World Health Assembly, the governing structure of the World Health Organization, endorsed a resolution that comprehensively addressed the global COVID-19 response. Buried almost at the end, in the penultimate clause of the seven-page document, was ... <a title="The WHO’s coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/the-whos-coronavirus-inquiry-will-be-more-diplomatic-than-decisive-but-australia-should-step-up-in-the-meantime-139030/" aria-label="Read more about The WHO’s coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Pallant, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology Wesfarmers’ decision to close or rebrand up to 167 of its 284 Target and Target Country stores should not come as too much of a surprise. The once popular store has been ailing for years, outmanoeuvred by its ... <a title="Don’t blame COVID-19: Target’s decline is part of a deeper trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/dont-blame-covid-19-targets-decline-is-part-of-a-deeper-trend-139205/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t blame COVID-19: Target’s decline is part of a deeper trend">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia This week, we’ve seen state governments in heated debate over the question of reopening borders between Australian states and territories. New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian is arguing for the reopening of interstate travel, which will be important ... <a title="Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it’s too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/is-it-time-to-reopen-our-borders-for-states-still-recording-new-cases-its-too-soon-139111/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it’s too soon">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Horne, University Historian and Principal Research Fellow, History, University of Sydney This essay is based on an episode of the University of Technology Sydney podcast series “The New Social Contract”. The audio series examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might be ... <a title="How universities came to rely on international students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/how-universities-came-to-rely-on-international-students-138796/" aria-label="Read more about How universities came to rely on international students">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University You can almost hear the collective sigh of relief as coronavirus restrictions are eased across Australia. But as we emerge from our bunkers and dust off our social skills, we must think about how to navigate this transition safely. Read ... <a title="7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/7-questions-answered-on-how-to-socialise-safely-as-coronavirus-restrictions-ease-139109/" aria-label="Read more about 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide A much-awaited ruling from the Federal Court has confirmed long-term casual workers can dispute their status and seek payments for entitlements such as annual leave. The decision has been attacked by employer groups for allowing casual workers ... <a title="What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/what-defines-casual-work-federal-court-ruling-highlights-a-fundamental-flaw-in-australian-labour-law-139113/" aria-label="Read more about What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law">Read more</a>
