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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
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>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW As Victoria struggles to get its hotel-quarantine-debacle-driven COVID-19 outbreak under control, there has been renewed focus on the plight of those in aged-care facilities. The facts are these. Between March 26 and July 5, Victoria recorded 20 deaths. None of those ... <a title="Vital Signs: the COVID-19 crisis in aged care shows elimination is the only effective strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/vital-signs-the-covid-19-crisis-in-aged-care-shows-elimination-is-the-only-effective-strategy-143621/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: the COVID-19 crisis in aged care shows elimination is the only effective strategy">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Normann Witzleb, Associate Professor in Law, Monash University A big year for privacy just got bigger. On July 16, Europe’s top court ruled on the legality of two mechanisms for cross-border transfers of personal data. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down the ... <a title="Data privacy: stricter European rules will have repercussions in Australia as global divisions grow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/data-privacy-stricter-european-rules-will-have-repercussions-in-australia-as-global-divisions-grow-142980/" aria-label="Read more about Data privacy: stricter European rules will have repercussions in Australia as global divisions grow">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison says of the war against COVID-19: “On some days the virus wins. On other days we beat it”. This week, the virus was counting its victories most days. In these bleak times, it’s well to remind ourselves that ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Australia holds its breath as Victoria struggles with the virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/grattan-on-friday-australia-holds-its-breath-as-victoria-struggles-with-the-virus-143693/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Australia holds its breath as Victoria struggles with the virus">Read more</a>
