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October 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Wyatt-Smith, Professor of Educational Assessment and Literacy and Institute Director of the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University The recently released report of the NAPLAN review — commissioned by the New South Wales, Queensland, Victorian and Australian Capital Territory education ministers — found many young ... <a title="Writing needs to be taught and practised. Australian schools are dropping the focus too early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/19/writing-needs-to-be-taught-and-practised-australian-schools-are-dropping-the-focus-too-early-148104/" aria-label="Read more about Writing needs to be taught and practised. Australian schools are dropping the focus too early">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW COVID-19 triggered multimillion-dollar commitments by state governments to tackle homelessness. Our research for the Australian Homelessness Monitor 2020, released today, reveals at least 33,000 rough sleepers and other homeless people have ... <a title="COVID spurred action on rough sleepers but greater homelessness challenges lie ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/19/covid-spurred-action-on-rough-sleepers-but-greater-homelessness-challenges-lie-ahead-147102/" aria-label="Read more about COVID spurred action on rough sleepers but greater homelessness challenges lie ahead">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Josh Frydenberg has told us his 2020 Budget is “all about jobs”. What he hasn’t said is that it is actually aiming for a slower recovery from the recession, as far as unemployment goes, than from most recessions in ... <a title="No snapback: the budget sets us up for an unreasonably slow recovery. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/19/no-snapback-the-budget-sets-us-up-for-an-unreasonably-slow-recovery-heres-how-148098/" aria-label="Read more about No snapback: the budget sets us up for an unreasonably slow recovery. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Ford, Lecturer in Film, Media and Cultural Studies, University of Newcastle In a new series, our writers explore their best worst film. They’ll tell you what the critics got wrong – and why it’s time to give these movies another chance. The critical consensus on She’s ... <a title="My best worst film: She’s The Man – Amanda Bynes shines in a hilarious commentary on gender" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/19/my-best-worst-film-shes-the-man-amanda-bynes-shines-in-a-hilarious-commentary-on-gender-147570/" aria-label="Read more about My best worst film: She’s The Man – Amanda Bynes shines in a hilarious commentary on gender">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Daniel Andrews’ angst at the weekend about the multiple New Zealanders who arrived in Victoria via the travel bubble from New Zealand to New South Wales is, as much as anything, a pointer to the pressure the premier is under. ... <a title="View from The Hill: New Zealand arrivals inject new irritation into federal-Victorian tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/view-from-the-hill-new-zealand-arrivals-inject-new-irritation-into-federal-victorian-tensions-148318/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: New Zealand arrivals inject new irritation into federal-Victorian tensions">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Analysis by Selwyn Manning. There’s a mood circulating among some circles that it would end badly for the Green Party in 2023 should it negotiate a part within a now-powerful Labour-led government. The argument goes; that should the Greens negotiate roles within the new Government, that their voice and policies would be watered down, rendered ... <a title="Selwyn Manning Analysis – Of Negotiations, Opportunities and an Obligation to Voters to Govern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/selwyn-manning-analysis-of-negotiations-opportunities-and-an-obligation-to-voters-to-govern/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning Analysis – Of Negotiations, Opportunities and an Obligation to Voters to Govern">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political commentators and journalists are searching around for the right term to describe Saturday’s election result. “Seismic” or “tectonic” might be the winner – the shift really was of that magnitude. Labour increased their vote from 37% to 49%, which is likely to rise closer to 50% after special votes ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s tectonic election result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-tectonic-election-result/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s tectonic election result">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Warhurst, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Australian National University New Zealanders were not the only ones to go to the polls over the weekend. On Saturday, the Australian Capital Territory also voted, returning Labor for a sixth consecutive term after almost 20 years in office. Andrew ... <a title="Labor scores its sixth ACT election victory in a row. But the big winners are the Greens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/labor-scores-its-sixth-act-election-victory-in-a-row-but-the-big-winners-are-the-greens-148259/" aria-label="Read more about Labor scores its sixth ACT election victory in a row. But the big winners are the Greens">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University After days of speculation, today’s announcement by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was pretty much as we expected: a significant lifting of restrictions, albeit only a half-step out of lockdown. From 11.59pm tonight, Melburnians will be able to travel up to ... <a title="Melbourne is almost out of lockdown. It’s time to trust Melburnians to make their own COVID-safe decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/melbourne-is-almost-out-of-lockdown-its-time-to-trust-melburnians-to-make-their-own-covid-safe-decisions-148316/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne is almost out of lockdown. It’s time to trust Melburnians to make their own COVID-safe decisions">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University; Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury; Jack Vowles, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jennifer Curtin, and Lindsey Te Ata o Tu MacDonald, University of Canterbury The pre-election polls suggested it might happen. But the fact that Labour and Jacinda Ardern have provisionally won an outright majority and ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts analyse result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/jacinda-ardern-and-labour-returned-in-nz-landslide-5-experts-analyse-result/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts analyse result">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University After days of speculation, today’s announcement by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was pretty much as we expected: a significant lifting of restrictions, albeit only a half-step out of lockdown. From 11.59pm tonight, Melburnians will be able to travel up to ... <a title="Melbourne is almost out of lockdown. It’s time to trust Melburnians make their own COVID-safe decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/melbourne-is-almost-out-of-lockdown-its-time-to-trust-melburnians-make-their-own-covid-safe-decisions-148316/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne is almost out of lockdown. It’s time to trust Melburnians make their own COVID-safe decisions">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne At Saturday’s New Zealand election, Labour won 64 of the 120 seats (up 18 since the 2017 election). This means a Labour eight-seat majority. The opposition National won 35 seats (down 21), the right-wing ACT ... <a title="Labo(u)r easily wins in both New Zealand and the ACT, and leads in Queensland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/labo-u-r-easily-wins-in-both-new-zealand-and-the-act-and-leads-in-queensland-147985/" aria-label="Read more about Labo(u)r easily wins in both New Zealand and the ACT, and leads in Queensland">Read more</a>
