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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has won support for a major restructure of federal-state architecture which scraps the Council of Australian Governments, enshrines the “national cabinet” permanently, and pares down a plethora of ancillary ministerial bodies. The Prime Minister is shaping the ongoing ... <a title="Scott Morrison strengthens his policy power, enshrining national cabinet and giving it “laser-like” focus on jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/scott-morrison-strengthens-his-policy-power-enshrining-national-cabinet-and-giving-it-laser-like-focus-on-jobs-139678/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison strengthens his policy power, enshrining national cabinet and giving it “laser-like” focus on jobs">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia US President Donald Trump, who tweeted more than 11,000 times in the first two years of his presidency, is very upset with Twitter. Earlier this week Trump tweeted complaints about mail-in ballots, alleging voter fraud – a ... <a title="Trump’s Twitter tantrum may wreck the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/trumps-twitter-tantrum-may-wreck-the-internet-139660/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s Twitter tantrum may wreck the internet">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Carney, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sydney In a near-complete capitulation, the government will refund every alleged overpayment it has collected from welfare recipients under the discredited “robodebt” system of income averaging. Unveiling the automated system in mid-2016 then treasurer Scott Morrison and social services ... <a title="Government to repay 470,000 unlawful robodebts in what might be Australia’s biggest-ever financial backdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/government-to-repay-470-000-unlawful-robodebts-in-what-might-be-australias-biggest-ever-financial-backdown-139668/" aria-label="Read more about Government to repay 470,000 unlawful robodebts in what might be Australia’s biggest-ever financial backdown">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The High Court has ruled that Sir John Kerr’s correspondence with the queen comprises “Commonwealth records”. This means access to them is now in Australian hands and can no longer be vetoed by the private secretary to the ... <a title="High Court ruling on ‘Palace letters’ case paves way to learn more about The Dismissal – and Australia’s Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/high-court-ruling-on-palace-letters-case-paves-way-to-learn-more-about-the-dismissal-and-our-constitution-139391/" aria-label="Read more about High Court ruling on ‘Palace letters’ case paves way to learn more about The Dismissal – and Australia’s Constitution">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Stoianoff, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney With research laboratories around the world racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, a unique challenge has emerged: how to balance intellectual property rights with serving the public good. Questions of patent protection and access to those patents ... <a title="Whoever invents a coronavirus vaccine will control the patent – and, importantly, who gets to use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/whoever-invents-a-coronavirus-vaccine-will-control-the-patent-and-importantly-who-gets-to-use-it-138121/" aria-label="Read more about Whoever invents a coronavirus vaccine will control the patent – and, importantly, who gets to use it">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan talks with Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including the treasury’s miscalculation on JobKeeper, the prime minister’s promise to “make the boat go faster”, and the limitations of the coronavirus debate in Eden-Monaro. [embedded content] ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on JobKeeper, JobMaker, and Eden-Monaro" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/video-michelle-grattan-on-jobkeeper-jobmaker-and-eden-monaro-139664/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on JobKeeper, JobMaker, and Eden-Monaro">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Australia’s latest greenhouse gas figures released today show national emissions fell slightly last year. This was by no means an economy-wide effort – solar and wind energy did most of the heavy lifting. Emissions fell 0.9% last year compared ... <a title="Really Australia, it’s not that hard: 10 reasons why renewable energy is the future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/really-australia-its-not-that-hard-10-reasons-why-renewable-energy-is-the-future-130459/" aria-label="Read more about Really Australia, it’s not that hard: 10 reasons why renewable energy is the future">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Hitchcock, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Canberra Each year the ocean is inundated with 4.8 to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic washed in from land. A big proportion of this plastic is between 0.001 to 5 millimetres, and called “microplastic”. But what happens during a storm, ... <a title="After a storm, microplastics in Sydney’s Cooks River increased 40 fold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/after-a-storm-microplastics-in-sydneys-cooks-river-increased-40-fold-139043/" aria-label="Read more about After a storm, microplastics in Sydney’s Cooks River increased 40 fold">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As Australia slowly emerges from isolation, the nation’s economy is reopening, and even looking rather better than expected. But Australia still faces grim months ahead as unemployment numbers grow and the true extent of business survival rates emerge. Treasurer Josh ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on saving Australia’s tourism and construction industries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/politics-with-michelle-grattan-treasurer-josh-frydenberg-on-saving-australias-tourism-and-construction-industries-139656/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on saving Australia’s tourism and construction industries">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zac Rogers, Research Lead, Jeff Bleich Centre for the US Alliance in Digital Technology, Security, and Governance, Flinders University The coronavirus pandemic has sped up changes that were already happening across society, from remote learning and work to e-health, supply chains and logistics, policing, welfare and beyond. ... <a title="The coronavirus pandemic is boosting the big tech transformation to warp speed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-boosting-the-big-tech-transformation-to-warp-speed-138537/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus pandemic is boosting the big tech transformation to warp speed">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University Twenty-year-old Sydney woman Renae Marsden died by suicide after she was the victim of an elaborate catfishing scam. A recent coronial investigation into her 2013 death found no offence had been committed by the perpetrator, revealing the difficulties ... <a title="There is no specific crime of catfishing. But is it illegal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/there-is-no-specific-crime-of-catfishing-but-is-it-illegal-139217/" aria-label="Read more about There is no specific crime of catfishing. But is it illegal?">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew McLachlan, Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney A paper published in The Lancet has cast fresh controversy on the use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19. The study’s authors reported they were “unable to confirm a benefit” ... <a title="Could taking hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus be more harmful than helpful?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/could-taking-hydroxychloroquine-for-coronavirus-be-more-harmful-than-helpful-139309/" aria-label="Read more about Could taking hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus be more harmful than helpful?">Read more</a>
