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March 25, 2020
By Felipe F Salvosa II in Manila The Philippines Senate and the House of Representatives have passed identical bills granting extra powers to the president to deal with the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, such as the takeover of medical and transport facilities and flexibility in disbursing the national budget. Normally both chambers pass their own versions ... <a title="Philippine bill granting Duterte extra emergency powers passes easily" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/philippine-bill-granting-duterte-extra-emergency-powers-passes-easily/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine bill granting Duterte extra emergency powers passes easily">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pauline Taylor-Guy, Professor, Australian Council for Educational Research Most Australian universities are moving courses online to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19. This includes lectures and tutorials, which will likely be delivered via the university learning management systems such as Moodle or Blackboard. Some students believe universities ... <a title="Universities need to train lecturers in online delivery, or they risk students dropping out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/universities-need-to-train-lecturers-in-online-delivery-or-they-risk-students-dropping-out-133921/" aria-label="Read more about Universities need to train lecturers in online delivery, or they risk students dropping out">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia has recorded a further two Covid-19 cases, bringing its total to nine. Few details have been released but a government spokesperson said the last three cases related to either people who had arrived in the territory or had been in contact with people confirmed to have carried the virus. More ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Ninth case in New Caledonia, fourth in Fiji confirmed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/pacific-coronavirus-ninth-case-in-new-caledonia-fourth-in-fiji-confirmed/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Ninth case in New Caledonia, fourth in Fiji confirmed">Read more</a>
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March 25, 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 Public health strategy Henry Cooke and Luke Malpass (Stuff): Poll shows Kiwis back harsh measures but are extremely worried about virus Luke Malpass (Stuff): Poll shows Kiwis back the Leviathan of the state ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 25 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-25-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 25 2020">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Rising economic prosperity and poverty reduction may not tell the whole story of progress in Asia and the Pacific. Telling signs in the natural world recount a narrative that is far from complete. This year has been particularly affected by the COVID-19 global health pandemic, with devastating impacts on our ... <a title="GUEST POST: COVID-19 and Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/guest-post-covid-19-and-writing-a-greener-story-in-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about GUEST POST: COVID-19 and Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Colvin, Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia has the technology to move from fossil fuels to renewable energy, but the social dynamics remain challenging. The Stop Adani protest convoy during the 2019 federal election campaign brought this difficulty to the fore. A ... <a title="Our social identity shapes how we feel about the Adani mine – and it makes the energy wars worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/our-social-identity-shapes-how-we-feel-about-the-adani-mine-and-it-makes-the-energy-wars-worse-133686/" aria-label="Read more about Our social identity shapes how we feel about the Adani mine – and it makes the energy wars worse">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Colvin, Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia has the technology to move from fossil fuels to renewable energy, but the social dynamics remain challenging. The Stop Adani protest convoy during the 2019 federal election campaign brought this difficulty to the fore. A ... <a title="Our social identity shapes how we feel about the Adani mine – and it’s making the energy wars worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/our-social-identity-shapes-how-we-feel-about-the-adani-mine-and-its-making-the-energy-wars-worse-133686/" aria-label="Read more about Our social identity shapes how we feel about the Adani mine – and it’s making the energy wars worse">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Conor Wynn, PhD Candidate at BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Monash University To some people, fighting in the aisles over toilet paper makes sense. Driven by the social proof of empty shelves and in fear of losing out, they fight. To others, such behaviour would ... <a title="Coronavirus and you: how your personality affects how you cope and what you can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/coronavirus-and-you-how-your-personality-affects-how-you-cope-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-134037/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus and you: how your personality affects how you cope and what you can do about it">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodi McAlister, Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University Romance fiction has two defining features. First, it centres on a love story. Secondly, it always ends well. Our protagonists end up together (if not forever, then at least for the foreseeable future) and this makes the ... <a title="Love and a happy ending: romance fiction to help you through a coronavirus lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/love-and-a-happy-ending-romance-fiction-to-help-you-through-a-coronavirus-lockdown-133784/" aria-label="Read more about Love and a happy ending: romance fiction to help you through a coronavirus lockdown">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Only five people will be able to attend a wedding – the couple, the celebrant and two witnesses – and funerals will be restricted to 10 in the latest round of life-changing restrictions to be imposed on Australians to fight ... <a title="In the age of coronavirus, only tiny weddings are allowed and the extended family BBQ is out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/in-the-age-of-coronavirus-only-tiny-weddings-are-allowed-and-the-extended-family-bbq-is-out-134584/" aria-label="Read more about In the age of coronavirus, only tiny weddings are allowed and the extended family BBQ is out">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne At the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires in 2013, Tokyo won the right to host the Summer Olympics in 2020. The city was to join Athens, London, Paris and Los Angeles in the small ... <a title="Why the fall-out from postponing the Olympics may not be as bad as we think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/why-the-fall-out-from-postponing-the-olympics-may-not-be-as-bad-as-we-think-134531/" aria-label="Read more about Why the fall-out from postponing the Olympics may not be as bad as we think">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Valli, Director of ECU Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan University Apart from the obvious health and economic impacts, the coronavirus also presents a major opportunity for cybercriminals. As staff across sectors and university students shift to working and studying from home, large organisations are at increased ... <a title="‘Click for urgent coronavirus update’: how working from home may be exposing us to cybercrime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/click-for-urgent-coronavirus-update-how-working-from-home-may-be-exposing-us-to-cybercrime-133778/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Click for urgent coronavirus update’: how working from home may be exposing us to cybercrime">Read more</a>
