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July 16, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Representative Democracy On 26 June, I attended a zoom webinar called ‘Modern politics – 20thC to MMP’, run by Auckland Libraries and Ancestry.com. The speakers were politics’ academics Grant Duncan and Toby Boraman, from Massey University. Duncan is a well-known political scientist, and Boraman is a specialist in Labour History. (An ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Universal Basic Income: Left, Right, and Centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/keith-rankin-analysis-universal-basic-income-left-right-and-centre/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Universal Basic Income: Left, Right, and Centre">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarryd Bartle, Sessional Lecturer, RMIT University A growing number of Australians support the legalisation of cannabis, while almost three in five back the idea of pill testing, according to a new national survey. The 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey also shows Australians are drinking and smoking ... <a title="More Australians back legalising cannabis and 57% support pill testing, national survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/more-australians-back-legalising-cannabis-and-57-support-pill-testing-national-survey-shows-142720/" aria-label="Read more about More Australians back legalising cannabis and 57% support pill testing, national survey shows">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury Stringent border controls and mandatory quarantine give New Zealand a good chance to remain free of COVID-19 for months to come, according to our latest modelling. It’s been 76 days since New Zealand’s last reported case of community transmission, ... <a title="How New Zealand could keep eliminating coronavirus at its border for months to come, even as the global pandemic worsens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/how-new-zealand-could-keep-eliminating-coronavirus-at-its-border-for-months-to-come-even-as-the-global-pandemic-worsens-142368/" aria-label="Read more about How New Zealand could keep eliminating coronavirus at its border for months to come, even as the global pandemic worsens">Read more</a>
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July 16, 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 Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams retire from politics Audrey Young (Herald): Live: Revolt – National Party MPs Nikki Kaye, Amy Adams quit politics RNZ: Nikki Kaye announces she is quitting politics Audrey Young ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 16 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-16-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 16 2020">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Adjunct Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Many Victorians are now being asked to wear a mask in public if they can’t socially distance. It is possible this practice may be encouraged more widely across Australia, amid a push from health ... <a title="Can Australian businesses force customers to wear a mask? Here’s what the law says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/can-australian-businesses-force-customers-to-wear-a-mask-heres-what-the-law-says-142641/" aria-label="Read more about Can Australian businesses force customers to wear a mask? Here’s what the law says">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Heywood, Associate Professor, UNSW The current surge in community transmission of COVID-19 in Victoria has brought renewed discussion of whether Australia should maintain its current “suppression” strategy, or pursue an “elimination” strategy instead. But what do these terms actually mean, and what are the differences between ... <a title="Eradication, elimination, suppression: let’s understand what they mean before debating Australia’s course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/eradication-elimination-suppression-lets-understand-what-they-mean-before-debating-australias-course-142495/" aria-label="Read more about Eradication, elimination, suppression: let’s understand what they mean before debating Australia’s course">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Leihy, PhD candidate, Monash University Since Western explorers discovered Antarctica 200 years ago, human activity has been increasing. Now, more than 30 countries operate scientific stations in Antarctica, more than 50,000 tourists visit each year, and new infrastructure continues to be developed to meet this rising ... <a title="Humans are encroaching on Antarctica’s last wild places, threatening its fragile biodiversity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/humans-are-encroaching-on-antarcticas-last-wild-places-threatening-its-fragile-biodiversity-142648/" aria-label="Read more about Humans are encroaching on Antarctica’s last wild places, threatening its fragile biodiversity">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerard Fitzgerald, Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology Victorian senior students returned to school this week, as did those in specialist schools. This follows substantial community transmission of COVID-19, and stage three restrictions, in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire. Although senior and ... <a title="School is important, and so is staying safe from coronavirus. Here are some tips for returning seniors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/school-is-important-and-so-is-staying-safe-from-coronavirus-here-are-some-tips-for-returning-seniors-142709/" aria-label="Read more about School is important, and so is staying safe from coronavirus. Here are some tips for returning seniors">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Kalms, Director, XYX Lab, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University Women’s safety in public space is very complex. Women’s perception of safety – as opposed to their risk of experiencing gendered violence or crime – very much determines how they interact ... <a title="What does the ‘new normal’ look like for women’s safety in cities?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/what-does-the-new-normal-look-like-for-womens-safety-in-cities-140169/" aria-label="Read more about What does the ‘new normal’ look like for women’s safety in cities?">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Khoo, Associate Professor, Film & Screen Studies, Monash University Eliza Scanlen’s film Mukbang (2020) has become a flashpoint in race relations in the Australian screen industry. Scanlen’s film is famous not for winning Best Director in the short film category at this year’s Sydney Film Festival, ... <a title="The Mukbang controversy is a chance to discuss race and Australian films. Let’s not squander it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/the-mukbang-controversy-is-a-chance-to-discuss-race-and-australian-films-lets-not-squander-it-142485/" aria-label="Read more about The Mukbang controversy is a chance to discuss race and Australian films. Let’s not squander it">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government has announced $2 billion – to be augmented by another $500 million from the states – for a skills package to boost training and job creation. A $1 billion JobTrainer program will provide training or re-skilling for ... <a title="Government announces $2.5 billion package to support training and apprenticeships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/16/government-announces-2-5-billion-package-to-support-training-and-apprenticeships-142763/" aria-label="Read more about Government announces $2.5 billion package to support training and apprenticeships">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison on Wednesday once again ruled out any consideration of moving to an “elimination” strategy for dealing with COVID-19. He told Triple M Melbourne: “You don’t just shut the whole country down because that is not sustainable. “There’d be ... <a title="View from The Hill: Why not have an inquiry to examine the pros and cons of suppression versus elimination?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/view-from-the-hill-why-not-have-an-inquiry-to-examine-the-pros-and-cons-of-suppression-versus-elimination-142730/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Why not have an inquiry to examine the pros and cons of suppression versus elimination?">Read more</a>
