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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Bradbury, Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW This week, support to unemployed Australians will be dramatically reduced. In April, the new Coronavirus Supplement roughly doubled the level of benefits for unemployed people on the JobSeeker payment and a range of other working-age payments. The supplement ... <a title="Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won’t help people find work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/unemployment-support-will-be-slashed-by-300-this-week-this-wont-help-people-find-work-146289/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won’t help people find work">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University From today, ABC local radio listeners will no longer hear the majestic fanfare theme on local radio at 7:45am, signalling the 15-minute morning news. Although it might seem a smart managerial decision to reduce reporting costs and respond to audience ... <a title="That was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC’s 7:45am bulletin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/that-was-the-news-a-sad-farewell-to-the-abcs-7-45am-bulletin-146478/" aria-label="Read more about That was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC’s 7:45am bulletin">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Cowie, Adjunct Professor, University of New England Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor is on Tuesday expected to outline the Morrison government’s first Low Emissions Technology Statement, plotting Australia’s way forward on climate action. It’s likely to include “negative emissions” technologies, which remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) from ... <a title="The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/the-morrison-government-wants-to-suck-co-out-of-the-atmosphere-here-are-7-ways-to-do-it-144941/" aria-label="Read more about The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alberto Posso, Professor of Economics, RMIT University Closing schools has been one response around the world to try to stop the spread of COVID-19. In Australia, states mandated an end to face-to-face learning for some time during the so-called first wave of the pandemic, and schools across ... <a title="From WW2 to Ebola: what we know about the long-term effects of school closures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/from-ww2-to-ebola-what-we-know-about-the-long-term-effects-of-school-closures-146396/" aria-label="Read more about From WW2 to Ebola: what we know about the long-term effects of school closures">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tebeje Molla, Research Fellow, Deakin University For disadvantaged people with disrupted educational trajectories, such as refugees, vocational qualifications can widen access to paid jobs and enhance economic independence. But many still consider vocational education and training (VET) qualifications not as prestigious as university degrees. This is a ... <a title="Young African migrants are pushed into uni, but more find success and happiness in vocational training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/young-african-migrants-are-pushed-into-uni-but-more-find-success-and-happiness-in-vocational-training-145026/" aria-label="Read more about Young African migrants are pushed into uni, but more find success and happiness in vocational training">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Vredenburg, Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Marketing, Auckland University of Technology So-called brand activism is evolving fast. When Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the US national anthem in 2016, professional football turned its back on him. Now, consumer and sports fan expectations are forcing brands to ... <a title="Athlete activism or corporate woke washing? Getting it right in the age of Black Lives Matter is a tough game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/athlete-activism-or-corporate-woke-washing-getting-it-right-in-the-age-of-black-lives-matter-is-a-tough-game-146301/" aria-label="Read more about Athlete activism or corporate woke washing? Getting it right in the age of Black Lives Matter is a tough game">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Makin, Professor of Economics, Griffith University The financial response of Western governments to the COVID-19 crisis has been gargantuan, with boosts to health expenditure, enhanced JobSeeker-like payments, and JobKeeper-like wage subsidies to keep workers attached to jobs. While a strong response has been necessary, it has ... <a title="Yes government debt is cheap, but that doesn’t mean it comes risk-free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/yes-government-debt-is-cheap-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-comes-risk-free-145848/" aria-label="Read more about Yes government debt is cheap, but that doesn’t mean it comes risk-free">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Richardson, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University Of all the words written about Rupert Murdoch, “boring” is not one of them. The media mogul has been the object of fascination for six decades, after he followed his father Sir Keith in to the newspaper business. ... <a title="Celebrity, money and power: TVs obsession with the Murdoch family dynasty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/celebrity-money-and-power-tvs-obsession-with-the-murdoch-family-dynasty-146113/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrity, money and power: TVs obsession with the Murdoch family dynasty">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
By Keith Jackson The trend is your friend, it is said, and the trend in counting votes for the next president of Bougainville remains firmly with former Bougaiville Revolutionary Army commander Ishmael Toroama, who continues to move ahead of the field. With the elimination of the 14th presidential candidate late afternoon it became clear that ... <a title="Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/former-bra-leader-toroama-increases-his-bougainville-poll-lead-over-rivals/" aria-label="Read more about Former BRA leader Toroama increases his Bougainville poll lead over rivals">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis Stung by successive Grubsheet articles revealing how the military wants changes to the Fiji government and also revealing the name of his designated successor, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has made an astonishing personal attack on me on the front page of the government-controlled Fiji Sun newspaper today and in the government-controlled ... <a title="Graham Davis: Why Bainimarama has slammed me in the Fiji ‘state’ media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/20/graham-davis-why-bainimarama-has-slammed-me-in-the-fiji-state-media/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: Why Bainimarama has slammed me in the Fiji ‘state’ media">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kcasey McLoughlin, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has generated an outpouring of grief around the globe. Part of this grief reflects her unparalleled status as a feminist icon and pioneer for women in the legal profession and beyond. There is ... <a title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg forged a new place for women in the law and society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/20/ruth-bader-ginsburg-forged-a-new-place-for-women-in-the-law-and-society-146540/" aria-label="Read more about Ruth Bader Ginsburg forged a new place for women in the law and society">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Fellow & Senior Advisor, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney As the two sides in US politics begin jockeying for position following the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the similarities to the 2016 presidential election are striking. That year, the fierce ... <a title="This is why the fight over the Supreme Court could make the US presidential election even nastier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/20/this-is-why-the-fight-over-the-supreme-court-could-make-the-us-presidential-election-even-nastier-146541/" aria-label="Read more about This is why the fight over the Supreme Court could make the US presidential election even nastier">Read more</a>
