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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniella J. Forster, Senior Lecturer, Educational ethics and philosophies, University of Newcastle As an educational ethicist, I research teachers’ ethical obligations. These can include their personal ethics such as protecting students from harm, respect for justice and truth, and professional norms like social conformity, collegial loyalty and ... <a title="Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/is-learning-more-important-than-well-being-teachers-told-us-how-covid-highlighted-ethical-dilemmas-at-school-144854/" aria-label="Read more about Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Moran, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute A Grattan Institute report released today finds Australian governments spent A$34 billion, or 21%, more on transport projects completed since 2001 than they first told taxpayers they would. And as we enter the era of megaprojects in Australia, costs continue to ... <a title="$34bn and counting – beware cost overruns in an era of megaprojects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/34bn-and-counting-beware-cost-overruns-in-an-era-of-megaprojects-149149/" aria-label="Read more about $34bn and counting – beware cost overruns in an era of megaprojects">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Tookey, Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology House prices are spiking again, with “affordable homes” showing most growth. That’s no surprise really, with multiple factors in play. Market instability due to COVID-19 is driving asset acquisition — property is the classic port in a ... <a title="With house prices soaring again the government must get ahead of the market and become a ‘customer of first resort’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/with-house-prices-soaring-again-the-government-must-get-ahead-of-the-market-and-become-a-customer-of-first-resort-149446/" aria-label="Read more about With house prices soaring again the government must get ahead of the market and become a ‘customer of first resort’">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Jones, Professor, Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University This is an edited version of author Gail Jones’ submission to the parliamentary inquiry into the creative industries. Literary culture carries profound social value. In general terms it is essential to employment, cultural literacy and understanding ... <a title="Gail Jones: Australian literature is chronically underfunded — here’s how to help it flourish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/gail-jones-australian-literature-is-chronically-underfunded-heres-how-to-help-it-flourish-148906/" aria-label="Read more about Gail Jones: Australian literature is chronically underfunded — here’s how to help it flourish">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has lost no time pivoting to the incoming US administration, declaring on Sunday he hopes Joe Biden and his wife Jill will visit Australia for next year’s 70th anniversary of ANZUS. “This is a profound time, not just ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison urges Biden to visit in 2021, as US result injects new force into Australia’s climate debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/view-from-the-hill-morrison-urges-biden-to-visit-in-2021-as-us-result-injects-new-force-into-australias-climate-debate-149715/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison urges Biden to visit in 2021, as US result injects new force into Australia’s climate debate">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania Last week, the fifth most senior minister in the Morrison Government, Agriculture Minister and Deputy National Party Leader David Littleproud, threatened the ANZ bank with “every lever at the federal government’s disposal – including the availability of deposit guarantees”. His ... <a title="From coal to criticism, this isn’t the first time the Coalition has tried to heavy the ANZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/from-coal-to-criticism-this-isnt-the-first-time-the-coalition-has-tried-to-heavy-the-anz-149315/" aria-label="Read more about From coal to criticism, this isn’t the first time the Coalition has tried to heavy the ANZ">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Pennsylvania and Nevada were today called for Joe Biden, taking him to 279 Electoral Votes, nine more than the 270 required to win. Biden is now the US president-elect, defeating an incumbent president for the ... <a title="Joe Biden wins US presidential election as mail-in votes turn key states around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/joe-biden-wins-us-presidential-election-as-mail-in-votes-turn-key-states-around-149700/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden wins US presidential election as mail-in votes turn key states around">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Advisor, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney A timeless tradition in political journalism is trying to find a narrative that explains an electoral outcome. A widely accepted narrative to explain Barack Obama’s win over John McCain in 2008 was that Americans wanted to embrace ... <a title="Joe Biden wins the election, and now has to fight the one thing Americans agree on: the nation’s deep division" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/joe-biden-wins-the-election-and-now-has-to-fight-the-one-thing-americans-agree-on-the-nations-deep-division-148106/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden wins the election, and now has to fight the one thing Americans agree on: the nation’s deep division">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gorana Grgic, Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Throughout the four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden spent significant time reassuring American allies around the world that Trump’s America is not “who we are” and pledging “we’ll be back”. ... <a title="‘America First’ is no more, but can president-elect Biden fix the US reputation abroad?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/america-first-is-no-more-but-can-president-elect-biden-fix-the-us-reputation-abroad-149524/" aria-label="Read more about ‘America First’ is no more, but can president-elect Biden fix the US reputation abroad?">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In the United States, democratic norms are breaking down. The president, Donald Trump, baselessly claimed at a White House press conference on Friday morning, Australian time, that the presidential election has been stolen from him ... <a title="To stay or cut away? As Trump makes baseless claims, TV networks are faced with a serious dilemma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/to-stay-or-cut-away-as-trump-makes-baseless-claims-tv-networks-are-faced-with-a-serious-dilemma-149628/" aria-label="Read more about To stay or cut away? As Trump makes baseless claims, TV networks are faced with a serious dilemma">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Rundle, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne The division of the findings of the Victorian COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry into two – the interim report published today, with a final report due December 21 – is aimed at making a timely contribution to the redesign of ... <a title="Hotel quarantine interim report recommends changes but accountability questions remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/hotel-quarantine-interim-report-recommends-changes-but-accountability-questions-remain-147094/" aria-label="Read more about Hotel quarantine interim report recommends changes but accountability questions remain">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost his challenge to the closure of the Western Australian border in response to COVID-19. Palmer has also been ordered to pay costs. While it is clear from the High Court’s order in ... <a title="Clive Palmer just lost his WA border challenge — but the legality of state closures is still uncertain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/clive-palmer-just-lost-his-wa-border-challenge-but-the-legality-of-state-closures-is-still-uncertain-149627/" aria-label="Read more about Clive Palmer just lost his WA border challenge — but the legality of state closures is still uncertain">Read more</a>
