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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University For several weeks, Victorians have been required to wear a face covering when they leave home. And while we now have a clearer path out of lockdown, it’s likely masks will be around ... <a title="Does a face shield protect against COVID-19? We’re not sure — so a mask is probably a safer bet for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/does-a-face-shield-protect-against-covid-19-were-not-sure-so-a-mask-is-probably-a-safer-bet-for-now-145547/" aria-label="Read more about Does a face shield protect against COVID-19? We’re not sure — so a mask is probably a safer bet for now">Read more</a>
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September 11, 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 Election Audrey Young (Herald): Election battlegrounds – Political parties eye strategic seats (paywalled) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): An introduction to ‘The Outliers’: The political parties who aren’t in the daily headlines Tova O’Brien (Newshub): With two ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 11 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-11-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 11 2020">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Pomeroy, Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canterbury Academic streaming in New Zealand schools is still common, but according to recent reports it is also discriminatory and racist. Also known as tracking, setting and ability grouping, streaming has been called a systemic barrier to Māori educational ... <a title="Could academic streaming in New Zealand schools be on the way out? The evidence suggests it should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/could-academic-streaming-in-new-zealand-schools-be-on-the-way-out-the-evidence-suggests-it-should-be-145617/" aria-label="Read more about Could academic streaming in New Zealand schools be on the way out? The evidence suggests it should be">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raquel Peel, Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland As some of us return to the workplace, or are planning to do so in the future, we face the challenges of a changed environment of social distancing rules and restrictions. It might be your workplace will set limits on ... <a title="Dreading going back to the workplace? You might be feeling separation anxiety from your home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/dreading-going-back-to-the-workplace-you-might-be-feeling-separation-anxiety-from-your-home-145377/" aria-label="Read more about Dreading going back to the workplace? You might be feeling separation anxiety from your home">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Stevens, Research Fellow in Astrophysics, University of Western Australia Astronomers know all too well how precious and unique the environment of our planet is. Yet the size of our carbon footprint might surprise you. Our study, released today in Nature Astronomy, estimated the field produces 25,000 ... <a title="Astronomers create 40% more carbon emissions than the average Australian. Here’s how they can be more environmentally friendly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/astronomers-create-40-more-carbon-emissions-than-the-average-australian-heres-how-they-can-be-more-environmentally-friendly-145643/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers create 40% more carbon emissions than the average Australian. Here’s how they can be more environmentally friendly">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Mavoa, PhD candidate researching children’s play in digital games, University of Melbourne Play is a core part of a healthy childhood, through which children develop social, communication, cognitive and physical skills. Children’s play adapts to its circumstances. Recently children have been incorporating pandemic related themes into ... <a title="Child’s play in the time of COVID: screen games are still ‘real’ play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/childs-play-in-the-time-of-covid-screen-games-are-still-real-play-145382/" aria-label="Read more about Child’s play in the time of COVID: screen games are still ‘real’ play">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW A new report from the New South Wales Productivity Commission (NSWPC) announces that “[higher] housing costs […] impose broader economic costs”. That chimes with our own newly published research. The implication ... <a title="After COVID, we’ll need a rethink to repair Australia’s housing system and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/after-covid-well-need-a-rethink-to-repair-australias-housing-system-and-the-economy-145437/" aria-label="Read more about After COVID, we’ll need a rethink to repair Australia’s housing system and the economy">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University Australian National University calculations suggest JobKeeper and the boosted JobSeeker payment have saved about 2.2 million people from poverty. It’s a remarkable outcome without precedent in Australia. ... <a title="Winding back JobKeeper and JobSeeker will push 740,000 Australians into poverty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/winding-back-jobkeeper-and-jobseeker-will-push-740-000-australians-into-poverty-145308/" aria-label="Read more about Winding back JobKeeper and JobSeeker will push 740,000 Australians into poverty">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Back in March and April I (and many other economists) argued for lockdowns to get COVID-19 infections under control and to give health systems time to put in place testing and tracing regimes to contain the virus in the longer term. ... <a title="Vital Signs: batch testing and contact tracing are the two keys to stop the lockdown yo-yo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/vital-signs-batch-testing-and-contact-tracing-are-the-two-keys-to-stop-the-lockdown-yo-yo-145843/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: batch testing and contact tracing are the two keys to stop the lockdown yo-yo">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chari Larsson, Lecturer of art history, Griffith University Our memories are malleable, they change over time. Memories can, however, crystallise through repetition. One of the most interesting things about memory is it is distinctly visual. With time, dramatic events reduce to a series of still images, which ... <a title="Friday essay: COVID in ten photos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/friday-essay-covid-in-ten-photos-145318/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: COVID in ten photos">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s been welcome to see governments taking expert health advice during the pandemic. But on the issue of ultimate responsibility, situations can become tricky, as Annastacia Palaszczuk and Daniel Andrews found this week. When an agitated Palaszczuk said on Thursday ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: When grief meets politics, it is sad and ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/grattan-on-friday-when-grief-meets-politics-it-is-sad-and-ugly-145954/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: When grief meets politics, it is sad and ugly">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Will the rich get richer under Labour’s latest tax policy? Based on the analysis in reaction to yesterday’s announcement, the answer would seem to be yes. The consensus from commentators is that inequality and severe economic problems will remain unchanged or even be made worse by Labour’s new policy. Although ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour gives up on tax transformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-gives-up-on-tax-transformation/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour gives up on tax transformation">Read more</a>
