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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The problem now and going forward is making sure that sick workers stay home. That means not forcing employees to choose between penury and working while coughing. That’s the conclusion from an editorial in last week’s ... <a title="When it comes to sick leave, we’re not much better prepared for coronavirus than the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/when-it-comes-to-sick-leave-were-not-much-better-prepared-for-coronavirus-than-the-us-133231/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to sick leave, we’re not much better prepared for coronavirus than the US">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Imagine your employer asking you to work from home until further notice. As COVID-19 continues to spread, this seems an increasingly likely scenario. “Everyone who can work from home should work from home,” said Harvard ... <a title="Coronavirus could spark a revolution in working from home. Are we ready?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/coronavirus-could-spark-a-revolution-in-working-from-home-are-we-ready-133070/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus could spark a revolution in working from home. Are we ready?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Archer, Research Coordinator, ERCC Research Unit, University of Melbourne The recently released The Art Market 2020 report provides a timely insight into how COVID-19-related disruptions are likely to impact growth and sales in the global art market. The report estimates global art market sales in 2019 ... <a title="Travel bans and event cancellations: how the art market is suffering from COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/travel-bans-and-event-cancellations-how-the-art-market-is-suffering-from-covid-19-133161/" aria-label="Read more about Travel bans and event cancellations: how the art market is suffering from COVID-19">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara McPhedran, Director, Homicide Research Unit/Deputy Director, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University Immediately after the Christchurch massacre in 2019, the New Zealand government pledged dramatic gun law changes. A year later, amid an ongoing elevated terror level, the government has quietly dropped its promises the ... <a title="In an election year, gun reform has become political in New Zealand and Jacinda Ardern is losing her support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/in-an-election-year-gun-reform-has-become-political-in-new-zealand-and-jacinda-ardern-is-losing-her-support-132757/" aria-label="Read more about In an election year, gun reform has become political in New Zealand and Jacinda Ardern is losing her support">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Spoonley, Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University In the hours after the Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year, I wrote that I hoped New Zealand would finally stop believing it was immune to far-right extremist violence. A year on, I’m ... <a title="Far-right extremists still threaten New Zealand, a year on from the Christchurch attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/far-right-extremists-still-threaten-new-zealand-a-year-on-from-the-christchurch-attacks-133050/" aria-label="Read more about Far-right extremists still threaten New Zealand, a year on from the Christchurch attacks">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government will unveil on Wednesday a package of coronavirus health measures, including a network of respiratory clinics, a new Medicare item for tele-consultations, and a communications campaign. The package, which comes as the number of Australian cases reached 100, ... <a title="Morrison government funds ‘pop up’ testing clinics and tele-consultations in $2.4 billion COVID-19 health package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/morrison-government-funds-pop-up-testing-clinics-and-tele-consultations-in-2-4-billion-covid-19-health-package-133368/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government funds ‘pop up’ testing clinics and tele-consultations in $2.4 billion COVID-19 health package">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With 100 domestic cases as of March 10, federal and state governments and health authorities face daunting challenges posed by COVID-19 in coming weeks and months – securing a workforce of nurses and doctors to treat the sick, ensuring enough ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy on COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chief-medical-officer-brendan-murphy-on-covid-19-133362/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy on COVID-19">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University The tropical savannas of northern Australia are among the most fire-prone regions in the world. On average, they account for 70% of the area affected by fire each year in Australia. But effective fire management over the ... <a title="The world’s best fire management system is in northern Australia, and it’s led by Indigenous land managers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/the-worlds-best-fire-management-system-is-in-northern-australia-and-its-led-by-indigenous-land-managers-133071/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s best fire management system is in northern Australia, and it’s led by Indigenous land managers">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University Australia should work towards adopting a mandatory age-verification system for gambling and pornography websites, according to a recommendation from the federal parliamentary cross-party committee on social and legal issues. The recommendation follows the committee’s inquiry findings, released ... <a title="Restricting underage access to porn and gambling sites: a good idea, but technically tricky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/restricting-underage-access-to-porn-and-gambling-sites-a-good-idea-but-technically-tricky-133153/" aria-label="Read more about Restricting underage access to porn and gambling sites: a good idea, but technically tricky">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rae Kaspiew, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies As Family Court Chief Justice Will Alstergren said late last year, when people separate, it can be “a shocking time in their lives”. This is particularly so when parents face each other in court. Australia’s family law ... <a title="To fix the family law system, we need to ask parents what really works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/to-fix-the-family-law-system-we-need-to-ask-parents-what-really-works-126508/" aria-label="Read more about To fix the family law system, we need to ask parents what really works">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
By Philip Cass Former Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano will be sentenced at the end of next month after being found guilty in the Supreme Court yesterday of three charges, including making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining a passport and perjury. The offences in what was known as the Chinese passport scandal were ... <a title="Former Tongan PM guilty on false statement, perjury charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/former-tongan-pm-guilty-on-false-statement-perjury-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Former Tongan PM guilty on false statement, perjury charges">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
By Ayat S. Karokaro in Medan Indonesian activists have deplored the recent jailing of two indigenous community members in Sumatra in a land conflict involving an affiliate of pulp and paper giant Royal Golden Eagle. The Simalungun District Court, in North Sumatra province, handed down nine-month sentences to Jonny Ambarita and Thomson Ambarita, who ... <a title="Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/indonesian-indigenous-land-defenders-jailed-in-fight-with-pulpwood-giant/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant">Read more</a>
