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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lloyd Cox, Lecturer, Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University “We really are the only advanced democracy on Earth that systematically and purposely makes it really hard for people to vote,” President Barack Obama lamented in 2016. He was alluding to obstacles that, in ... <a title="No mail-in votes, proof of citizenship: the long history of preventing minorities from voting in the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/no-mail-in-votes-proof-of-citizenship-the-long-history-of-preventing-minorities-from-voting-in-the-us-146669/" aria-label="Read more about No mail-in votes, proof of citizenship: the long history of preventing minorities from voting in the US">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christie M. Gardiner, Associate Lecturer of Law, University of Newcastle You have a chronic health condition and visit your specialist for an annual check-up, but the referral’s expired. You’re told to get a new referral from the GP to claim the Medicare rebate. You take the next ... <a title="Specialist referral rules haven’t changed much since the 70s, but Australia’s health needs sure have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/specialist-referral-rules-havent-changed-much-since-the-70s-but-australias-health-needs-sure-have-144506/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist referral rules haven’t changed much since the 70s, but Australia’s health needs sure have">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damian R. Michael, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University As we settle into spring and temperatures rise, snakes are emerging from their winter hideouts to bask in the sun. But don’t be alarmed if you spot one, it’s hard to imagine a more misunderstood group of animals ... <a title="Does Australia really have the deadliest snakes? We debunk 6 common myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/does-australia-really-have-the-deadliest-snakes-we-debunk-6-common-myths-145765/" aria-label="Read more about Does Australia really have the deadliest snakes? We debunk 6 common myths">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne What used to be known as a requirement to lend responsibly is now regarded as red tape. The National Consumer Credit Protection Act introduced by the Rudd government after the global financial crisis introduced responsible lending obligations that ... <a title="It’s about to become easier to lend irresponsibly, to help the recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/its-about-to-become-easier-to-lend-irresponsibly-to-help-the-recovery-146916/" aria-label="Read more about It’s about to become easier to lend irresponsibly, to help the recovery">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Stollznow, Research fellow, Griffith University Last month, on the centennial of the 19th amendment granting American women the vote, US President Donald Trump announced he would issue a posthumous pardon for Susan B. Anthony. A suffragette, Anthony was convicted of voting illegally as a woman in ... <a title="‘Virtue signalling’, a slur meant to imply moral grandstanding that might not be all bad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/virtue-signalling-a-slur-meant-to-imply-moral-grandstanding-that-might-not-be-all-bad-145546/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Virtue signalling’, a slur meant to imply moral grandstanding that might not be all bad">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Heavily armed Indonesian security forces move in to break up student protest at Cenderawasih University, Jayapura. Video: TV WestPapua By RNZ Pacific Indonesian police have forcibly dispersed hundreds of West Papuan university students holding a demonstration in the provincial capital of Jayapura. The students were peacefully protesting against the extension of special autonomy status in ... <a title="Armed Indonesian police break up Papuan protest at university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/armed-indonesian-police-break-up-papuan-protest-at-university/" aria-label="Read more about Armed Indonesian police break up Papuan protest at university">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen Ryan, Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Health, Infection and Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute At the weekend, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announced all the state’s primary school kids would return to school for Term 4. This is an update from the previously planned staggered return to primary ... <a title="Behind Victoria’s decision to open primary schools to all students: report shows COVID transmission is rare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/behind-victorias-decision-to-open-primary-schools-to-all-students-report-shows-covid-transmission-is-rare-147006/" aria-label="Read more about Behind Victoria’s decision to open primary schools to all students: report shows COVID transmission is rare">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Marshman, Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne The COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden and very big decline in Australian universities’ revenue as a result of the loss of international student enrolments. Being excluded from the federal government’s JobKeeper ... <a title="As universities face losing 1 in 10 staff, COVID-driven cuts create 4 key risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/as-universities-face-losing-1-in-10-staff-covid-driven-cuts-create-4-key-risks-147007/" aria-label="Read more about As universities face losing 1 in 10 staff, COVID-driven cuts create 4 key risks">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marg Rogers, Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, University of New England Among the sacrifices made by firefighters, and those who support fire-affected communities, is precious time spent with family. In California, thousands of firefighters and community support workers or volunteers have missed important moments such as birthdays, school ... <a title="Birthdays, holidays, Christmas without mum or dad: how to support kids with a parent away fighting fires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/birthdays-holidays-christmas-without-mum-or-dad-how-to-support-kids-with-a-parent-away-fighting-fires-146317/" aria-label="Read more about Birthdays, holidays, Christmas without mum or dad: how to support kids with a parent away fighting fires">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University In the mid-1990s New Zealanders adopted electoral rules they hoped would end the tyranny of what Lord Hailsham once called the “elected dictatorship” of single-party majority government. And yet, a quarter century later, we are staring down the barrel of ... <a title="With polls showing Labour could govern alone, is New Zealand returning to the days of ‘elected dictatorship’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/with-polls-showing-labour-could-govern-alone-is-new-zealand-returning-to-the-days-of-elected-dictatorship-146918/" aria-label="Read more about With polls showing Labour could govern alone, is New Zealand returning to the days of ‘elected dictatorship’?">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anil Hargovan, Associate Professor, UNSW Ahead of the budget, the government has announced new rules that will allow small businesses at risk of collapse to continue to work out their problems instead of appointing an administrator. They are needed because of an avalanche of insolvencies awaiting the ... <a title="We’re facing an insolvency tsunami. With luck, these changes will avert the worst of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/were-facing-an-insolvency-tsunami-with-luck-these-changes-will-avert-the-worst-of-it-146833/" aria-label="Read more about We’re facing an insolvency tsunami. With luck, these changes will avert the worst of it">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Childcare will reopen to all Melbourne families this week, as the Australian government’s latest childcare support package comes into effect. Education Minister Dan Tehan has pledged: an additional A$305.6 million for families and childcare providers to deliver hip ... <a title="Not much relief for parents, but new childcare measures will rescue providers (again)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/not-much-relief-for-parents-but-new-childcare-measures-will-rescue-providers-again-146752/" aria-label="Read more about Not much relief for parents, but new childcare measures will rescue providers (again)">Read more</a>
