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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cath Pearn, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research I’m sure most people can remember trying to master a certain maths rule or procedure in primary or secondary school. My elderly mother has a story about a time her father was helping her with arithmetic homework. ... <a title="Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/jump-split-or-make-to-the-next-10-strategies-to-teach-maths-have-changed-since-you-were-at-school-150262/" aria-label="Read more about Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Briefings to Incoming Ministers Luke Malpass (Stuff): Government briefings blame Covid and are a double edged sword No Right Turn: BIM day Henry Cooke (Stuff): Some cash, please: Many government departments want more funding after Covid-19 Herald: Briefings to ministers: ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 16 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-16-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 16 2020">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Lau, Research fellow, James Cook University In March 2020, Papua New Guinea went into a state of emergency to contain the spread of COVID-19. For Ahus Island — a small atoll community of around 600 people off the north coast of Manus Island — the state ... <a title="‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/we-didnt-have-money-or-enough-food-how-covid-19-affected-papua-new-guinean-fishing-families-152009/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney Many opinion polls on migration in Australia have limited sample sizes, such as the Essential poll, which often interviews around 1,000 people. This is small when you consider there are over 215 languages other ... <a title="What do people really think about immigration to Australia? We analysed their internet usage to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/what-do-people-really-think-about-immigration-to-australia-we-analysed-their-internet-usage-to-find-out-151026/" aria-label="Read more about What do people really think about immigration to Australia? We analysed their internet usage to find out">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ayesha Tulloch, DECRA Research Fellow, University of Sydney When it comes to threatened species, charismatic animals usually get the most attention. But many of Australia’s plants are also in grave danger of extinction, and in many cases, the problem is getting worse. New Australia-first research shows the ... <a title="Australia-first research reveals staggering loss of threatened plants over 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/australia-first-research-reveals-staggering-loss-of-threatened-plants-over-20-years-151408/" aria-label="Read more about Australia-first research reveals staggering loss of threatened plants over 20 years">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Field, Associate Professor, Institute of Agriculture, University of Sydney Agriculture will soon be worth A$100 billion a year to Australia. The industry employs more than 250,000 people, stewards 80% of our land area and drives world-class agribusiness and food sectors. In an uncertain employment market, every ... <a title="The future of agriculture: why unis must prepare students to secure both our food and our planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/the-future-of-agriculture-why-unis-must-prepare-students-to-secure-both-our-food-and-our-planet-150442/" aria-label="Read more about The future of agriculture: why unis must prepare students to secure both our food and our planet">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne It’s almost unimaginable: an Australian government proposes a law that would wipe out billions of dollars of employers’ entitlements. Even more unimaginable: it does so on the basis of mistakes made by employees. Yet right now a “Black ... <a title="Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/why-the-morrison-governments-double-dipping-gambit-fails-the-pub-test-152016/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Foster, D’harawal Knowledge Keeper PhD Candidate and Lecturer UTS, University of Technology Sydney Review: Loving Country by Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou (Hardie Grant Travel) Travelling through the Australian landscape is an often breathtaking experience raising many questions in the traveller’s mind — none of which ... <a title="Ancient stories and enduring spirit: Loving Country reminds us of the wonders right under our noses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/ancient-stories-and-enduring-spirit-loving-country-reminds-us-of-the-wonders-right-under-our-noses-151571/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient stories and enduring spirit: Loving Country reminds us of the wonders right under our noses">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Stace, Senior Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The last time you used a car parking building and paid for the service online, did you pause to read the terms and conditions? If not, you might be surprised to find the car park ... <a title="NZ businesses are still including potentially unfair terms in their general contracts — consumers deserve better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/nz-businesses-are-still-including-potentially-unfair-terms-in-their-general-contracts-consumers-deserve-better-152079/" aria-label="Read more about NZ businesses are still including potentially unfair terms in their general contracts — consumers deserve better">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government will inject a further $1 billion into aged care, most of it for home care packages, in Thursday’s budget update. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is also likely to elevate the troubled policy area to cabinet, in his imminent ... <a title="Morrison likely to elevate aged care to cabinet, as government boosts its funding by $1 billion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/morrison-likely-to-elevate-aged-care-to-cabinet-as-government-boosts-its-funding-by-1-billion-152090/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison likely to elevate aged care to cabinet, as government boosts its funding by $1 billion">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australians became more satisfied with federal public services, and more trusting of them, during the first months of COVID-19, according to survey results released by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Between February and June this year, satisfaction with ... <a title="Australians became more trusting of federal public services during pandemic: survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/15/australians-became-more-trusting-of-federal-public-services-during-pandemic-survey-152086/" aria-label="Read more about Australians became more trusting of federal public services during pandemic: survey">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2020
By RNZ News It is looking increasingly likely that the much discussed trans-Tasman bubble is finally on the way. Cabinet has agreed in principle to quarantine-free travel in the first quarter of 2021. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said officials were working on contingency plans in the event of an outbreak. The decision is dependent on ... <a title="Trans-Tasman bubble to help reunify families, business, says epidemiologist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/15/trans-tasman-bubble-to-help-reunify-families-business-says-epidemiologist/" aria-label="Read more about Trans-Tasman bubble to help reunify families, business, says epidemiologist">Read more</a>
