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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?
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December 17, 2020
Essay by Keith Rankin. I recently watched Season Four of ‘The Crown’. Yes, it’s a drama, not a documentary. The two dominant characters – outside of the Windsor bloodline – were Princess Diana and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Both characters were probably overplayed, but only slightly. Diana was a social but shallow ‘girl’ (“younger than ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Queen of Hearts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/keith-rankin-essay-queen-of-hearts/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Queen of Hearts">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury Recent announcements on travel bubbles and quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia from early next year will be welcome news for whānau and friends as well as businesses and the tourism industry. But as the prime minister made ... <a title="How to keep COVID-19 at bay during the summer holidays — and help make travel bubbles a reality in 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/how-to-keep-covid-19-at-bay-during-the-summer-holidays-and-help-make-travel-bubbles-a-reality-in-2021-152014/" aria-label="Read more about How to keep COVID-19 at bay during the summer holidays — and help make travel bubbles a reality in 2021">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Barton, Senior lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Why are tears salty? — Aarna, aged 6 Hi Aarna, thanks for your great question! I’m going to start off by telling you a little bit of a story about sea turtles. That might seem strange, ... <a title="Curious Kids: why are our tears salty?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/curious-kids-why-are-our-tears-salty-151369/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why are our tears salty?">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Leif, Senior Lecturer, Educational Psychology & Inclusive Education, Monash University New South Wales recently introduced a draft Student Behaviour Strategy. This was released on the heels of a report suggesting Indigenous students and students with disabilities are more likely to experience exclusionary practices, such as suspension ... <a title="5 evidence-based ways teachers can help struggling students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/5-evidence-based-ways-teachers-can-help-struggling-students-151478/" aria-label="Read more about 5 evidence-based ways teachers can help struggling students">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Speaker Trevor Mallard’s rape allegations Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Trevor Mallard has made things worse Barry Soper (Herald): Trevor Mallard raises more questions than he answers Claire Trevett (Herald): National’s attacks water off a Mallard’s back (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: Barry Soper ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 17 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-17-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 17 2020">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mather, Computational Geophysicist, University of Sydney The landscape of eastern Australia is dotted with hundreds of extinct volcanoes. They gave rise to an environment to which Aboriginal people have been connected for tens of thousands of years, and the rich soils upon which modern Australia has ... <a title="Eastern Australia has hundreds of enigmatic volcanoes. New research shows how they formed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/eastern-australia-has-hundreds-of-enigmatic-volcanoes-new-research-shows-how-they-formed-151578/" aria-label="Read more about Eastern Australia has hundreds of enigmatic volcanoes. New research shows how they formed">Read more</a>
