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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University The various restrictions put in place to combat the spread of coronavirus in recent months have disrupted life for everyone – including criminals. More than six months into the pandemic, it is clear the pandemic has had a major ... <a title="Some crimes have seen drastic decreases during coronavirus — but not homicides in the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/some-crimes-have-seen-drastic-decreases-during-coronavirus-but-not-homicides-in-the-us-142718/" aria-label="Read more about Some crimes have seen drastic decreases during coronavirus — but not homicides in the US">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne The two young women who got into Queensland from Victoria by allegedly breaking the laws on coronavirus border restrictions have been tried, convicted and sentenced to naming and shaming by the media. In the febrile ... <a title="Naming and shaming two young women show the only ‘enemies of the state’ are the media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/naming-and-shaming-two-young-women-show-the-only-enemies-of-the-state-are-the-media-143685/" aria-label="Read more about Naming and shaming two young women show the only ‘enemies of the state’ are the media">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Reid Boyd, Senior Lecturer School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University Of all the challenges of intimate relationships, finding the balance between separateness and togetherness can be most difficult. It is a balance the COVID-19 lockdown has put to the test. Loving Captivity is a ... <a title="Loving Captivity review: a delightful rom-com captures life under coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/loving-captivity-review-a-delightful-rom-com-captures-life-under-coronavirus-143454/" aria-label="Read more about Loving Captivity review: a delightful rom-com captures life under coronavirus">Read more</a>
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July 31, 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 1News Colmar Brunton poll, opinion polls 1News: 1 News Colmar Brunton poll: Collins up as preferred PM, but National still in deep trouble 1News: 1 News poll ‘great for Ardern, leaves Collins disappointed’ ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 31 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-31-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 31 2020">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Breen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Publishing, Griffith University I live in what was one of the noisiest city precincts, pre-pandemic, in the country — Surfers Paradise — golden lit, white noise jewel of the Gold Coast. The pandemonium vibe both natural and man-made, big waves ... <a title="Friday essay: make some noise — the (forbidden) joy of crowds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/friday-essay-make-some-noise-the-forbidden-joy-of-crowds-142643/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: make some noise — the (forbidden) joy of crowds">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Everyone’s pandemic experience is unfolding differently. There’s no denying COVID-19 has been devastating for millions of people around the world. At the worst end of the spectrum are the ... <a title="It’s OK to be OK: how to stop feeling ‘survivor guilt’ during COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/its-ok-to-be-ok-how-to-stop-feeling-survivor-guilt-during-covid-19-143457/" aria-label="Read more about It’s OK to be OK: how to stop feeling ‘survivor guilt’ during COVID-19">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ebru Kirezci, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne Over the past two weeks, storms pummelling the New South Wales coast have left beachfront homes at Wamberal on the verge of collapse. It’s stark proof of the risks climate change and sea level rise pose to coastal areas. Our ... <a title="Unwelcome sea change: new research finds coastal flooding may cost up to 20% of global economy by 2100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/unwelcome-sea-change-new-research-finds-coastal-flooding-may-cost-up-to-20-of-global-economy-by-2100-143599/" aria-label="Read more about Unwelcome sea change: new research finds coastal flooding may cost up to 20% of global economy by 2100">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Senior Lecturer in Statistics, Massey University A recent global assessment of shark populations at 371 coral reefs in 58 countries found no sharks at almost 20% of reefs and alarmingly low numbers at many others. The study, which involved over 100 scientists under the Global ... <a title="Sharks are thriving at the Kermadec Islands, but not the rest of New Zealand, amid global decline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/sharks-are-thriving-at-the-kermadec-islands-but-not-the-rest-of-new-zealand-amid-global-decline-143439/" aria-label="Read more about Sharks are thriving at the Kermadec Islands, but not the rest of New Zealand, amid global decline">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Geelan, Deputy Head of School, Griffith University A recent review of available pathways after secondary school into work, further education and training recommended all students leave school with a learner profile. Recommendation four of the report, commissioned by the Education Council, said: Students should leave school ... <a title="Students are more than a number: why a learner profile makes more sense than the ATAR" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/students-are-more-than-a-number-why-a-learner-profile-makes-more-sense-than-the-atar-143539/" aria-label="Read more about Students are more than a number: why a learner profile makes more sense than the ATAR">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janine Dixon, Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University They’re at it again, pushing lower company tax as a way to resuscitate the economy. The arguments were well ventilated at the time the government pushed for company tax cuts, failed to get support in the Senate, ... <a title="Post-COVID, there’ll be less of a reason to cut company tax than before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/post-covid-therell-be-less-of-a-reason-to-cut-company-tax-than-before-143622/" aria-label="Read more about Post-COVID, there’ll be less of a reason to cut company tax than before">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Barrett, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The world’s wealthiest people will transfer US$15.4 trillion in assets to their heirs in the next decade, according to a recent report. Published by specialist data analysts Wealth-X, the report focused on the richest 0.1% (those ... <a title="Forget a capital gains tax – what New Zealand needs is a tax on inherited wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/forget-a-capital-gains-tax-what-new-zealand-needs-is-a-tax-on-inherited-wealth-143604/" aria-label="Read more about Forget a capital gains tax – what New Zealand needs is a tax on inherited wealth">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Scheule, Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney In an apparent about face, the NSW government has halved land tax for developers of build-to-rent housing. It came weeks after the the Treasurer Dominic Perrottet launched a report that called for a greater reliance on ... <a title="Why NSW is skewing its tax system toward build-to-rent apartments and away from mum and pop landlords" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/why-nsw-is-skewing-its-tax-system-toward-build-to-rent-apartments-and-away-from-mum-and-pop-landlords-143594/" aria-label="Read more about Why NSW is skewing its tax system toward build-to-rent apartments and away from mum and pop landlords">Read more</a>
