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As coronavirus widens the renter-owner divide, housing policies will have to change

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University What began as a global health crisis in the form of COVID-19 is now also an economic crisis of historic proportions. Much of the housing policy focus during the pandemic has rightly centred ... <a title="As coronavirus widens the renter-owner divide, housing policies will have to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/as-coronavirus-widens-the-renter-owner-divide-housing-policies-will-have-to-change-135808/" aria-label="Read more about As coronavirus widens the renter-owner divide, housing policies will have to change">Read more</a>

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The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francis Markham, Research Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University On March 23 the government effectively doubled payments to the unemployed, single parents and students, introducing a new unconditional Coronavirus Supplement to go on top of existing allowances such as Newstart, Youth Allowance, Parenting ... <a title="The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/the-coronavirus-supplement-is-the-biggest-boost-to-indigenous-incomes-since-whitlam-it-should-be-made-permanent-135936/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent">Read more</a>

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Open letter from 118 Australian economists: don’t sacrifice health for ‘the economy’

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University In recent weeks a growing chorus of Australian commentators has called for social distancing measures to be eased or radically curtailed. Some have claimed the lives saved by the lockdowns ... <a title="Open letter from 118 Australian economists: don’t sacrifice health for ‘the economy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/open-letter-from-118-australian-economists-dont-sacrifice-health-for-the-economy-136686/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter from 118 Australian economists: don’t sacrifice health for ‘the economy’">Read more</a>

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Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lindsay Kelley, Lecturer, Art & Design, UNSW The plan was to land in Sydney from an overseas trip on a Friday morning and immediately bake Anzac biscuits to bring along to the Country Women’s Association Tea Room at the Royal Easter Show on Saturday. Then everything changed, ... <a title="Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/anzac-biscuits-battles-and-a-great-australian-isolation-bake-off-135948/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off">Read more</a>

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Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address bargaining power imbalances between media companies and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google – and the question of payment for ... <a title="Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/government-orders-mandatory-code-of-conduct-for-google-facebook-136694/" aria-label="Read more about Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With nice irony, Malcolm Turnbull’s publisher was in a stoush at the weekend with Scott Morrison’s office over its leaking of the former prime minister’s autobiography, A Bigger Picture. Hardie Grant Books revealed a Morrison staffer had distributed the Turnbull ... <a title="View from The Hill: Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/view-from-the-hill-malcolm-turnbull-gives-his-very-on-the-record-account-of-scott-morrison-136693/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Australia’s ‘new normal’, education, and coronavirus elimination

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s strong stance on the issue of schools, the government’s rejection of a course of elimination, and the prospects of community support ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Australia’s ‘new normal’, education, and coronavirus elimination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/video-michelle-grattan-on-australias-new-normal-education-and-coronavirus-elimination-136698/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Australia’s ‘new normal’, education, and coronavirus elimination">Read more</a>

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The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work

April 19, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute We knew it would be bad. But we’d hoped it wouldn’t be quite this bad. Over the past few weeks, we at Grattan Institute have been working on ways to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on jobs ... <a title="The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/19/the-charts-that-show-coronavirus-pushing-up-to-a-quarter-of-the-workforce-out-of-work-136603/" aria-label="Read more about The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work">Read more</a>

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Students won’t get through all school content while learning at home: here are 3 things to prioritise

April 19, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Willis, Lecturer and Researcher, School of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast As children learn from home, parents are effectively running two schedules – work and school. Some children may not be able to get through all the work their school assigns in the time they ... <a title="Students won’t get through all school content while learning at home: here are 3 things to prioritise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/19/students-wont-get-through-all-school-content-while-learning-at-home-here-are-3-things-to-prioritise-134539/" aria-label="Read more about Students won’t get through all school content while learning at home: here are 3 things to prioritise">Read more</a>

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Protecting lives and livelihoods: the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday

April 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Berka, Professor of Macroeconomics, Head of School of Economics and Finance, Massey University New Zealand has the most stringent COVID-19 policy restrictions in the world, matched only by Israel and India, according to Oxford University’s coronavirus government response tracker. The current level 4 restrictions have brought ... <a title="Protecting lives and livelihoods: the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/protecting-lives-and-livelihoods-the-data-on-why-new-zealand-should-relax-its-coronavirus-lockdown-from-thursday-136242/" aria-label="Read more about Protecting lives and livelihoods: the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday">Read more</a>

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So you’re going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it

April 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Brown, National Director, AVID Australia, Victoria University Effective learning is a two-way process between the teacher and students, meaning both need to engage. If a student simply sits and listens to new information without engaging or applying it, it’s called passive learning. Active learning is where ... <a title="So you’re going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/so-youre-going-to-school-online-here-are-6-ways-to-make-the-most-of-it-135215/" aria-label="Read more about So you’re going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it">Read more</a>

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What might trigger a return to ‘normal’? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is … TBC

April 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Gibney, NHMRC early career fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity The unprecedented restrictions Australians are living with are working, so far, to curb the rise in new COVID-19 cases. Nationally, on average around 50 new COVID-19 cases were reported each day in the ... <a title="What might trigger a return to ‘normal’? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is … TBC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/what-might-trigger-a-return-to-normal-why-our-coronavirus-exit-strategy-is-tbc-136047/" aria-label="Read more about What might trigger a return to ‘normal’? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is … TBC">Read more</a>