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June 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University The future of jobs has been used to justify the major changes to university education announced last week. Fees for courses that, according to the government, lead to jobs with a great future ... <a title="Can government actually predict the jobs of the future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/26/can-government-actually-predict-the-jobs-of-the-future-141275/" aria-label="Read more about Can government actually predict the jobs of the future?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide For a short time Australia has an unrivalled opportunity to set itself apart from donors to the Pacific including China, Japan and the European Union. As Victoria’s current COVID-19 spike shows, it will take Australia some ... <a title="COVID-19 provides a rare chance for Australia to set itself apart from other regional powers. It can create a Pacific ‘bubble’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/26/covid-19-provides-a-rare-chance-for-australia-to-set-itself-apart-from-other-regional-powers-it-can-create-a-pacific-bubble-139276/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 provides a rare chance for Australia to set itself apart from other regional powers. It can create a Pacific ‘bubble’">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW In light of Victoria’s COVID-19 resurgence, and with school holidays imminent, it might seem likely premier Daniel Andrews would tighten social mobility restrictions and his New South Wales counterpart, Gladys Berejiklian, would close the border with Victoria. Read more: Victoria’s coronavirus ... <a title="Vital Signs: why even competent politicians refuse to change policy course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/26/vital-signs-why-even-competent-politicians-refuse-to-change-policy-course-141356/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: why even competent politicians refuse to change policy course">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Davies, Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Washington Post publisher, Philip L. Graham, famously declared that journalism is the “first rough draft of history”. It’s also the first rough draft of inspiration for movies and books “based on a true story”. Since four Victorian ... <a title="Friday essay: how a ‘gonzo’ press gang forged the Ned Kelly legend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/26/friday-essay-how-a-gonzo-press-gang-forged-the-ned-kelly-legend-136232/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: how a ‘gonzo’ press gang forged the Ned Kelly legend">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Excess buying of toilet paper has become a leading indicator of public alarm about COVID-19. This week in Victoria, people were heading for the shelves again. Just when Australians’ march out of our dark months was accelerating, Victorian numbers of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison undeterred on COVID re-opening despite rise in toilet paper index" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrison-undeterred-on-covid-re-opening-despite-rise-in-toilet-paper-index-141456/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison undeterred on COVID re-opening despite rise in toilet paper index">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. With the New Zealand General Election campaign looming, parties in the Labour-led coalition government are openly parading their differences (rather than common-ground) before the voting public. It’s a situation that can be interpreted as being typical of MMP politics. But it also causes voters to rethink its record-level support for its ... <a title="Election Campaign Looms: Is It Time For Labour To Abandon NZF?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/election-campaign-looms-is-it-time-for-labour-to-abandon-new-zealand-first/" aria-label="Read more about Election Campaign Looms: Is It Time For Labour To Abandon NZF?">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. We get a very biased picture of which countries have had the most experience of Covid19. It’s because the mainstream media almost never adjust their figures for population. So, in June, we keep hearing about United States and Brazil, but that’s mainly because they are very populous countries. It’s also because they ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Summary of Covid19 Incidence as of mid-June 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-covid19-summary-of-covid19-incidence-as-of-mid-june-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Summary of Covid19 Incidence as of mid-June 2020">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John O’Rourke, Senior lecturer, Edith Cowan University Research has found people who have clarity around what provides meaning in their lives tend to be happier, healthier, more satisfied with life and resilient in the face of adversity. Given the dramatic growth in mental health issues, particularly in ... <a title="What’s the meaning of life? These students have some answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/whats-the-meaning-of-life-these-students-have-some-answers-132003/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the meaning of life? These students have some answers">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Why are our top eyelashes longer than our bottom eyelashes? Lilia, aged 7 Thanks for this great question, Lilia. The upper eyelid is larger, longer and has deeper roots so it can support more luscious lashes. All ... <a title="Curious Kids: why are our top eyelashes longer than our bottom eyelashes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/curious-kids-why-are-our-top-eyelashes-longer-than-our-bottom-eyelashes-132585/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why are our top eyelashes longer than our bottom eyelashes?">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra On July 4, the voters of Eden-Monaro will give their judgment on the performances of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese. The seat is held by Labor on a margin of just under 1%. Labor is campaigning hard on JobKeeper ending ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: The Battle for Eden-Monaro – interviews with Kristy McBain and Fiona Kotvojs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-the-battle-for-eden-monaro-interviews-with-kristy-mcbain-and-fiona-kotvojs-141377/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: The Battle for Eden-Monaro – interviews with Kristy McBain and Fiona Kotvojs">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margarietha de Villiers Scheepers, Senior Lecturer Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of the Sunshine Coast Market commentators view Apple’s announcements at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 (WWDC) as one of the company’s most important strategic moves of the past decade. Among the key announcements were details of ... <a title="Latest updates: Apple is trying to reclaim its major innovator status (by making you wash your hands)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/latest-updates-apple-is-trying-to-reclaim-its-major-innovator-status-by-making-you-wash-your-hands-141293/" aria-label="Read more about Latest updates: Apple is trying to reclaim its major innovator status (by making you wash your hands)">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney Australia has weathered the coronavirus pandemic better than many other countries, recording just over 7,500 cases and 100 deaths so far. But various errors, such as the Ruby Princess debacle, show we can – and must – do better. The ... <a title="Coronavirus pandemic shows it’s time for an Australian Centre for Disease Control – in Darwin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/coronavirus-pandemic-shows-its-time-for-an-australian-centre-for-disease-control-in-darwin-138724/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus pandemic shows it’s time for an Australian Centre for Disease Control – in Darwin">Read more</a>
