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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>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne On July 17, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an additional A$400 million to attract film and television productions to Australia until 2027. In a press release, Morrison argued Australia is an ... <a title="$400 million in government funding for Hollywood, but only scraps for Australian film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/400-million-in-government-funding-for-hollywood-but-only-scraps-for-australian-film-142979/" aria-label="Read more about $400 million in government funding for Hollywood, but only scraps for Australian film">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Evans, Professor of Governance and Director of Democracy 2025 – bridging the trust divide at Old Parliament House, University of Canberra Democratic Fundamentals podcast on “Political Trust in Times of Covid-19” In this fourth episode of the Conversation-Democracy 2025 Podcast on “Political Trust in Times of ... <a title="After the crisis: what lessons can be drawn from the management of COVID-19 for the recovery process?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/after-the-crisis-what-lessons-can-be-drawn-from-the-management-of-covid-19-for-the-recovery-process-142987/" aria-label="Read more about After the crisis: what lessons can be drawn from the management of COVID-19 for the recovery process?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Evans, Professor of Governance and Director of Democracy 2025 – bridging the trust divide at Old Parliament House, University of Canberra Australians have exhibited high levels of trust in federal government during the coronavirus pandemic, a marked shift from most people’s views of government before the ... <a title="Australians highly confident of government’s handling of coronavirus and economic recovery: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/australians-highly-confident-of-governments-handling-of-coronavirus-and-economic-recovery-new-research-142904/" aria-label="Read more about Australians highly confident of government’s handling of coronavirus and economic recovery: new research">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted July 15-18 from a sample of 1,850, gave the Coalition a 53-47 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. This is the Coalition’s largest ... <a title="Coalition’s lead increases in Newspoll; Biden maintains clear lead over Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/coalitions-lead-increases-in-newspoll-biden-maintains-clear-lead-over-trump-142978/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition’s lead increases in Newspoll; Biden maintains clear lead over Trump">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland As COVID-19 cases surge in Victoria and NSW, authorities have again urged anyone with symptoms, including cough, fever, or sore throat, to get tested. Most results should be available within a few ... <a title="Do I need a referral for a COVID-19 test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/do-i-need-a-referral-for-a-covid-19-test-what-happens-if-you-test-positive-your-coronavirus-questions-answered-142982/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need a referral for a COVID-19 test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland As COVID-19 cases surge in Victoria and NSW, authorities have again urged anyone with symptoms, including cough, fever, or sore throat, to get tested. Most results should be available within a few ... <a title="Do I need a referral for a COVID test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/do-i-need-a-referral-for-a-covid-test-what-happens-if-you-test-positive-your-coronavirus-questions-answered-142982/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need a referral for a COVID test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Dempsey, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Science, University of Auckland Tourists visiting Whakaari/White Island on December 9 last year had no warning of its imminent violent eruption. The explosion of acidic steam and gases killed 21 people, and most survivors suffered critical injuries and severe burns. The ... <a title="New Zealand’s White Island is likely to erupt violently again, but a new alert system could give hours of warning and save lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/new-zealands-white-island-is-likely-to-erupt-violently-again-but-a-new-alert-system-could-give-hours-of-warning-and-save-lives-142656/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s White Island is likely to erupt violently again, but a new alert system could give hours of warning and save lives">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University The starting gates in New Zealand’s September 19 election race are finally full. Labour’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern is the bookies’ favourite and the opposition took a long time to settle. All the ... <a title="Two months from New Zealand’s election, National gambles on Judith Collins crushing Jacinda Ardern’s charisma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/two-months-from-new-zealands-election-national-gambles-on-judith-collins-crushing-jacinda-arderns-charisma-142895/" aria-label="Read more about Two months from New Zealand’s election, National gambles on Judith Collins crushing Jacinda Ardern’s charisma">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University COVID-19 lockdowns have led to suggestions there could be a “coronial” baby boom. But while a baby boom as a side effect of the devastating pandemic sounds kind of nice, it is probably too ... <a title="COVID-19 could see thousands of women miss out on having kids, creating a demographic disaster for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/covid-19-could-see-thousands-of-women-miss-out-on-having-kids-creating-a-demographic-disaster-for-australia-142174/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 could see thousands of women miss out on having kids, creating a demographic disaster for Australia">Read more</a>
