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May 23, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Television New Zealand’s journalists have come out on top at the annual Voyager Media Awards last night, scooping a number of awards in key categories, reports TVNZ 1 News. 1 News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver was recognised for both the Best TV/Video News Item and Best Coverage of a Major News Event ... <a title="TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/tvnzs-pacific-correspondent-barbara-dreaver-wins-voyager-media-awards/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal treasury has revised down by a massive $60 billion the estimated cost of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program, from an original $130 billion to $70 billion. Treasury revealed its huge recalculation in a joint statement with the Australian ... <a title="Treasury revises JobKeeper’s cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/treasury-revises-jobkeepers-cost-down-by-massive-60-billion-sparking-calls-to-widen-eligibility-139231/" aria-label="Read more about Treasury revises JobKeeper’s cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s opposition National Party leader Simon Bridges was today dumped by a relative unknown, agriculture and biosecurity spokesperson Todd Muller. Commentators believe he has been a victim of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, as he often adopted a negative tone that caused a backlash among voters. He was also overshadowed by the ... <a title="Coronavirus casualty – NZ opposition leader dumped by unknown Muller" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/coronavirus-casualty-nz-opposition-leader-dumped-by-unknown-muller/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus casualty – NZ opposition leader dumped by unknown Muller">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Corcoran, Lecturer & Research Fellow, Monash Photonic Communications Lab & InPAC, Monash University Our internet connections have never been more important to us, nor have they been under such strain. As the COVID-19 pandemic has made remote working, remote socialisation, and online entertainment the norm, we ... <a title="Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/internet-traffic-is-growing-25-each-year-we-created-a-fingernail-sized-chip-that-can-help-the-nbn-keep-up-138620/" aria-label="Read more about Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Covid19 case incidence is a reflection of both the actual infection rate, and the extent to which infections have been reported. Thus, countries like Sweden and Brazil with low testing rates have actual infection rates substantially higher than reported. Qatar is so high in part because, like Iceland, testing rates have ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Cumulative Cases and Deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-cumulative-cases-and-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Cumulative Cases and Deaths">Read more</a>
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May 22, 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 leadership vote Tim Watkin (Pundit): Pharaoh Bridges Swamped By Pestilence And Poor Polls Richard Harman (Politik): D-day for Bridges Matthew Hooton (Herald): National’s only leadership choice is Muller (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): It’s a ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 22 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-22-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 22 2020">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Zwi, Professor of Global Health and Development, UNSW This week the World Health Assembly, the governing structure of the World Health Organization, endorsed a resolution that comprehensively addressed the global COVID-19 response. Buried almost at the end, in the penultimate clause of the seven-page document, was ... <a title="The WHO’s coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/the-whos-coronavirus-inquiry-will-be-more-diplomatic-than-decisive-but-australia-should-step-up-in-the-meantime-139030/" aria-label="Read more about The WHO’s coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Pallant, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology Wesfarmers’ decision to close or rebrand up to 167 of its 284 Target and Target Country stores should not come as too much of a surprise. The once popular store has been ailing for years, outmanoeuvred by its ... <a title="Don’t blame COVID-19: Target’s decline is part of a deeper trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/dont-blame-covid-19-targets-decline-is-part-of-a-deeper-trend-139205/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t blame COVID-19: Target’s decline is part of a deeper trend">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia This week, we’ve seen state governments in heated debate over the question of reopening borders between Australian states and territories. New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian is arguing for the reopening of interstate travel, which will be important ... <a title="Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it’s too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/is-it-time-to-reopen-our-borders-for-states-still-recording-new-cases-its-too-soon-139111/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it’s too soon">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Horne, University Historian and Principal Research Fellow, History, University of Sydney This essay is based on an episode of the University of Technology Sydney podcast series “The New Social Contract”. The audio series examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might be ... <a title="How universities came to rely on international students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/how-universities-came-to-rely-on-international-students-138796/" aria-label="Read more about How universities came to rely on international students">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University You can almost hear the collective sigh of relief as coronavirus restrictions are eased across Australia. But as we emerge from our bunkers and dust off our social skills, we must think about how to navigate this transition safely. Read ... <a title="7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/7-questions-answered-on-how-to-socialise-safely-as-coronavirus-restrictions-ease-139109/" aria-label="Read more about 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide A much-awaited ruling from the Federal Court has confirmed long-term casual workers can dispute their status and seek payments for entitlements such as annual leave. The decision has been attacked by employer groups for allowing casual workers ... <a title="What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/what-defines-casual-work-federal-court-ruling-highlights-a-fundamental-flaw-in-australian-labour-law-139113/" aria-label="Read more about What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law">Read more</a>
