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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s approval ratings continue to soar thanks to his handling of the coronavirus crisis, reaching the highest level for any prime minister since the early years of the Rudd government in this ... <a title="Morrison approval ratings reach highest level for PM in 10 years; Trump falls further behind Biden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/morrison-approval-ratings-reach-highest-level-for-pm-in-10-years-trump-falls-further-behind-biden-141281/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison approval ratings reach highest level for PM in 10 years; Trump falls further behind Biden">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Host Sherry Zhang interviewed the director of the Pacific Media Centre, Professor David Robie, about the tragic life and death of Jenelyn Kennedy from gender violence in Papua New Guinea today on the Southern Cross segment of Radio 95bFM. Professor Robie discussed the rather horrific image of her lifeless body on the ... <a title="Tragic death of Jenelyn Kennedy and media ethics aired on Southern Cross" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/tragic-death-of-jenelyn-kennedy-and-media-ethics-aired-on-southern-cross/" aria-label="Read more about Tragic death of Jenelyn Kennedy and media ethics aired on Southern Cross">Read more</a>
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June 29, 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 Election Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Elections are meant to be a contest of ideas, but 2020 is in danger of being hijacked by the intolerant mob Bryce Edwards (Guardian): We are in a period ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 29 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-29-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 29 2020">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
By Liu Chen, RNZ News reporter The covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown has been tough on the mental wellbeing of Asian New Zealanders, according to new research. The New Zealand Asian Mental Health and Well-being report, commissioned by charity Asian Family Services, found high levels of anxiety and nervousness, as well as racism. The ... <a title="Covid survey shows high anxiety and depression among Asian Kiwis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/covid-survey-shows-high-anxiety-and-depression-among-asian-kiwis/" aria-label="Read more about Covid survey shows high anxiety and depression among Asian Kiwis">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Griffin, Senior Lecturer, Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University Maps have shown us how the events of this disastrous year have played out around the globe, from the Australian bushfires to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are good reasons to question the maps we see. ... <a title="Can I trust this map? 4 questions to ask when you see a map of the coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/can-i-trust-this-map-4-questions-to-ask-when-you-see-a-map-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-141131/" aria-label="Read more about Can I trust this map? 4 questions to ask when you see a map of the coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney The US presidential election is being shaped by the two crises that have defined 2020 so far: the coronavirus pandemic and the national reckoning over police brutality and racism. COVID-19 has ... <a title="Trump is struggling against two invisible enemies: the coronavirus and Joe Biden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/trump-is-struggling-against-two-invisible-enemies-the-coronavirus-and-joe-biden-139667/" aria-label="Read more about Trump is struggling against two invisible enemies: the coronavirus and Joe Biden">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Bricknell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health, CQUniversity Australia One of the most profound ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives has been in the way we work. For people lucky enough to keep their jobs, and for those of us in professions where it’s possible, ... <a title="Heading back to the office? Here’s how to protect yourself and your colleagues from coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/heading-back-to-the-office-heres-how-to-protect-yourself-and-your-colleagues-from-coronavirus-140436/" aria-label="Read more about Heading back to the office? Here’s how to protect yourself and your colleagues from coronavirus">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University A long-awaited draft review of federal environment laws is due this week. There’s a lot riding on it – particularly in light of recent events that suggest the laws are in crisis. Late last week, ... <a title="Let there be no doubt: blame for our failing environment laws lies squarely at the feet of government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/let-there-be-no-doubt-blame-for-our-failing-environment-laws-lies-squarely-at-the-feet-of-government-141482/" aria-label="Read more about Let there be no doubt: blame for our failing environment laws lies squarely at the feet of government">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University Education minister Dan Tehan will be meeting with university vice-chancellors to devise a new way of funding university research. They will have plenty to talk about. Australia’s universities have been remarkably successful in building ... <a title="Coronavirus and university reforms put at risk Australia’s research gains of the last 15 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/coronavirus-and-university-reforms-put-at-risk-australias-research-gains-of-the-last-15-years-141452/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus and university reforms put at risk Australia’s research gains of the last 15 years">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phillip O’Neill, Director, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University This is the first of three articles based on newly released research on the impacts of a lack of local jobs on the rapidly growing Western Sydney region. Western Sydney has a jobs problem. No other big ... <a title="Jobs deficit drives army of daily commuters out of Western Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/jobs-deficit-drives-army-of-daily-commuters-out-of-western-sydney-139384/" aria-label="Read more about Jobs deficit drives army of daily commuters out of Western Sydney">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute After managing the first stage of the COVID-19 crisis so effectively, the government now faces a bigger challenge: getting us back to work. The official employment figures indicate the scale of what’s needed. In the past two months number ... <a title="Cutting unemployment will require an extra $70 to $90 billion in stimulus. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/cutting-unemployment-will-require-an-extra-70-to-90-billion-in-stimulus-heres-why-141376/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting unemployment will require an extra $70 to $90 billion in stimulus. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Plimmer, Senior lecturer in Human Resource Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Having had to rapidly adjust to working from home due to COVID-19, many people are now having to readjust to life back in the office. Many will have enjoyed aspects of ... <a title="In praise of the office: let’s learn from COVID-19 and make the traditional workplace better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/in-praise-of-the-office-lets-learn-from-covid-19-and-make-the-traditional-workplace-better-138516/" aria-label="Read more about In praise of the office: let’s learn from COVID-19 and make the traditional workplace better">Read more</a>
