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November 12, 2020
By RNZ News A New Zealand covid-19 community case identified in Auckland today had called in sick to work after being tested but went to work wearing a mask after talking to their boss, officials say. All people who work in downtown Auckland are being asked to work from home where possible tomorrow because of ... <a title="Covid-19: NZ tells Auckland workers in downtown to work from home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/covid-19-nz-warns-auckland-workers-in-downtown-to-work-from-home/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: NZ tells Auckland workers in downtown to work from home">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne The introduction of ridesharing services has transformed the way many of us travel. Alongside traditional taxis, app-based ridesharing services have made it easier than ever to travel privately for those who can afford it. But how safe are ... <a title="From COVID anxiety to harassment, more needs to be done on safety in taxis and rideshare services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/from-covid-anxiety-to-harassment-more-needs-to-be-done-on-safety-in-taxis-and-rideshare-services-149911/" aria-label="Read more about From COVID anxiety to harassment, more needs to be done on safety in taxis and rideshare services">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University This week, Victoria has pledged a $169.9 boost for preschool (called kinder in Victoria) to reduce fees for all four year olds and eligible three year olds in 2021. The announcement came a day after New South Wales ... <a title="Victoria and NSW have funded preschool for 2021. It’s shaping up to be a federal election issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/victoria-and-nsw-have-funded-preschool-for-2021-its-shaping-up-to-be-a-federal-election-issue-149905/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria and NSW have funded preschool for 2021. It’s shaping up to be a federal election issue">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Kirkwood, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology After 35 years in Australia, the last plates of cheese toast will soon be served at Sizzler’s nine remaining outlets across Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia. The family-friendly restaurant, famous for the all-you-can-eat salad bar and cheesy ... <a title="Vale Sizzler: the cheese toast king couldn’t keep up with dining trends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/vale-sizzler-the-cheese-toast-king-couldnt-keep-up-with-dining-trends-148798/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Sizzler: the cheese toast king couldn’t keep up with dining trends">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate professor, Australian Catholic University In his acceptance speech at the weekend, US President-Elect Joe Biden signalled a return to science as a key policy shift for the United States. “Americans have called on us to […] marshal the forces of science and the forces ... <a title="Biden’s pivot to science is welcome — Trump only listened to experts when it suited him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/bidens-pivot-to-science-is-welcome-trump-only-listened-to-experts-when-it-suited-him-149734/" aria-label="Read more about Biden’s pivot to science is welcome — Trump only listened to experts when it suited him">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Moscova, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, UNSW Hi I’m Miranda. I am ten years old and I live in California. My question is: why do older adults get shorter? What an interesting question, Miranda! Luckily, you don’t have to worry about this for some time. Until you ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do older adults get shorter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/curious-kids-why-do-older-adults-get-shorter-146766/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do older adults get shorter?">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Minchin, Executive Editor How hopeful should Australians and New Zealanders be about COVID-19 vaccines becoming available in 2021? And what do we need to learn from 2020 and this pandemic as we speed towards the new year? On November 5 2020, The Conversation and Avid Reader ... <a title="VIDEO: Two experts on the race for a COVID-19 vaccine and preparing Australia and New Zealand for the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/video-two-experts-on-the-race-for-a-covid-19-vaccine-and-preparing-australia-and-new-zealand-for-the-next-pandemic-149726/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Two experts on the race for a COVID-19 vaccine and preparing Australia and New Zealand for the next pandemic">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Pressure is increasing on the global horse-racing industry to reconsider the use of whips in the sport. Our research, published in the journal Animals, shows horses’ skin is very similar to humans’ in both ... <a title="10 reasons to stop whipping racehorses, including new research revealing the likely pain it causes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/10-reasons-to-stop-whipping-racehorses-including-new-research-revealing-the-likely-pain-it-causes-149271/" aria-label="Read more about 10 reasons to stop whipping racehorses, including new research revealing the likely pain it causes">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Foerster, Senior Lecturer, Monash University The A$57 billion Rest super fund last week pledged to overhaul the way it manages climate risk, following a lawsuit by a 25-year-old member. The concession raises the bar for the way Australian superannuation funds respond to climate change. The fact ... <a title="An Australian man successfully sued his super fund over climate risk. Here’s what that means for your nest egg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/an-australian-man-successfully-sued-his-super-fund-over-climate-risk-heres-what-that-means-for-your-nest-egg-149918/" aria-label="Read more about An Australian man successfully sued his super fund over climate risk. Here’s what that means for your nest egg">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney China’s increasingly belligerent threats to close its markets to Australian exports have excited talk of a full-blown trade war. But let’s not panic. These threats are best understood as psychological warfare, not a statement ... <a title="There’s no need for panic over China’s trade threats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/theres-no-need-for-panic-over-chinas-trade-threats-149828/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no need for panic over China’s trade threats">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Klein, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Dystopic policy in Australia is often hidden in plain sight. As Curtin University Professor Suvendrini Perera has written, systematic failures are not necessarily “spectacular acts” but the “decisions and indecisions of bureaucratic oversights and misplaced assumptions”. And these amount to ... <a title="Why is the government trying to make the cashless debit card permanent? Research shows it does not work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/why-is-the-government-trying-to-make-the-cashless-debit-card-permanent-research-shows-it-does-not-work-149444/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the government trying to make the cashless debit card permanent? Research shows it does not work">Read more</a>
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November 12, 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 National Party Luke Malpass (Stuff): Judith Collins’ first shadow cabinet raises more questions than answers Richard Harman: National abandons tax cuts Henry Cooke (Stuff): Who is up and who is down in the latest National Party reshuffle Justin Giovannetti ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 12 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-12-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 12 2020">Read more</a>
