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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Welcome home – now here’s your invoice. The debate over whether New Zealand should charge arriving Kiwis for quarantine has divided opinion, but one thing is clear: citizens and permanent residents have the right to return home. However, like ... <a title="There is no legal right to free quarantine — but there is a fair way to set the price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/there-is-no-legal-right-to-free-quarantine-but-there-is-a-fair-way-to-set-the-price-143082/" aria-label="Read more about There is no legal right to free quarantine — but there is a fair way to set the price">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Evans, Professor, Linguistics, Australian National University This open letter is written in response to the Australian government’s proposed reforms to the university sector, announced by Education Minister Dan Tehan on June 19, 2020. The so-called “job-ready graduates” package seeks to make courses in areas such as ... <a title="An open letter to Australia’s Education Minister Dan Tehan — signed by 73 senior professors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/an-open-letter-to-australias-education-minister-dan-tehan-signed-by-73-senior-professors-142989/" aria-label="Read more about An open letter to Australia’s Education Minister Dan Tehan — signed by 73 senior professors">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne When COVID-19 hit, some commentators hailed it as an opportunity to revolutionise gender roles in heterosexual couples. But as public life froze overnight and homes became schools, daycare centres and offices, mothers ... <a title="COVID-19 is a disaster for mothers’ employment. And no, working from home is not the solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/covid-19-is-a-disaster-for-mothers-employment-and-no-working-from-home-is-not-the-solution-142650/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 is a disaster for mothers’ employment. And no, working from home is not the solution">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Rockett, Virologist, University of Sydney If you had told me in January that “genomics” would become a buzzword in 2020, I’d have thought you were crazy. But the COVID-19 pandemic has brought medical science to the top of our nightly news bulletins. And now, it seems, ... <a title="‘Genomic fingerprinting’ helps us trace coronavirus outbreaks. What is it and how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/genomic-fingerprinting-helps-us-trace-coronavirus-outbreaks-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work-142917/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Genomic fingerprinting’ helps us trace coronavirus outbreaks. What is it and how does it work?">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Hare, Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne In his best-selling book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell describes a tipping point as “that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads ... <a title="Yes, women outnumber men at university. But they still earn less after they leave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/yes-women-outnumber-men-at-university-but-they-still-earn-less-after-they-leave-142714/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, women outnumber men at university. But they still earn less after they leave">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland As with other parts of the global economy, COVID-19 has led to rapid changes in transport trends. The chart below shows overall trends for driving, walking and public transport for Australia as of July 17. Australia-wide ... <a title="Cars rule as coronavirus shakes up travel trends in our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/cars-rule-as-coronavirus-shakes-up-travel-trends-in-our-cities-142175/" aria-label="Read more about Cars rule as coronavirus shakes up travel trends in our cities">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University The government receives the long-awaited report of its retirement incomes review on Friday. Source: Australian Tax Office Key among the questions it has been asked to examine is whether to proceed with the legislated ... <a title="Here’s another reason not to boost compulsory super: it’ll ramp up debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/heres-another-reason-not-to-boost-compulsory-super-itll-ramp-up-debt-142571/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s another reason not to boost compulsory super: it’ll ramp up debt">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History Deputy Head of School, The University of Queensland In this time of pandemic, our authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective. Why do bad things happen to good people? It is a question ... <a title="Art for trying times: Titian’s The Death of Actaeon and the capriciousness of fate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/art-for-trying-times-titians-the-death-of-actaeon-and-the-capriciousness-of-fate-142815/" aria-label="Read more about Art for trying times: Titian’s The Death of Actaeon and the capriciousness of fate">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government on Tuesday will unveil a scaled-down, two-tiered JobKeeper program to commence after September and run until the end of March. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will also outline their plan to lower the $550 coronavirus ... <a title="Next phase of a pared-down JobKeeper will last until end of March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/next-phase-of-a-pared-down-jobkeeper-will-last-until-end-of-march-143037/" aria-label="Read more about Next phase of a pared-down JobKeeper will last until end of March">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison said on Monday that cancelling the fortnight parliamentary session that had been due to start August 4 was a “no brainer”, which is defined as something that “requires a minimum of thought”. Surely the wisdom isn’t so obvious. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Parliament not meeting, even remotely, sets a bad example" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/view-from-the-hill-parliament-not-meeting-even-remotely-sets-a-bad-example-143002/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Parliament not meeting, even remotely, sets a bad example">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The Morrison government on Monday released a long-awaited interim review into Australia’s federal environment law. The ten-year review found Australia’s natural environment is declining and under increasing threat. The current environmental trajectory is “unsustainable” and ... <a title="Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace nature law reform – and that’s a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/environment-minister-sussan-ley-is-in-a-tearing-hurry-to-embrace-nature-law-reform-and-thats-a-worry-141697/" aria-label="Read more about Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace nature law reform – and that’s a worry">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The Morrison government on Monday released a long-awaited interim review into Australia’s federal environment law. The ten-year review found Australia’s natural environment is declining and under increasing threat. The current environmental trajectory is “unsustainable” and ... <a title="Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace environment law reform – and that’s a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/environment-minister-sussan-ley-is-in-a-tearing-hurry-to-embrace-environment-law-reform-and-thats-a-worry-141697/" aria-label="Read more about Environment Minister Sussan Ley is in a tearing hurry to embrace environment law reform – and that’s a worry">Read more</a>
