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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland Editor’s note: Here are some of the top coronavirus and COVID-19 claims our readers said they’d like to see tested against the research evidence. We asked these public health and infectious disease ... <a title="Can coronavirus spread through food? Can anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen make it worse? Coronavirus claims checked by experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/can-coronavirus-spread-through-food-can-anti-inflammatories-like-ibuprofen-make-it-worse-coronavirus-claims-checked-by-experts-133911/" aria-label="Read more about Can coronavirus spread through food? Can anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen make it worse? Coronavirus claims checked by experts">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has eight new cases of Covid-19, all related to overseas travel, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. It brings the total of confirmed cases in New Zealand to 20, after the announcement of a $12.1 billion economic and health sector rescue package. Speaking at the latest media conference, Director-General of ... <a title="Eight new cases of coronavirus in NZ – $12.1b rescue package welcomed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/eight-new-cases-of-coronavirus-in-nz-12-1b-rescue-package-welcomed/" aria-label="Read more about Eight new cases of coronavirus in NZ – $12.1b rescue package welcomed">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute As social distancing measures to restrain coronavirus become increasingly aggressive, one of the big points of contention is whether (and for how long) schools and childcare centres should be closed. The prime minister says his best ... <a title="Here’s a bright idea should schools have to close: enlist childcare workers as nannies for health workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/heres-a-bright-idea-should-schools-have-to-close-enlist-childcare-workers-as-nannies-for-health-workers-134016/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a bright idea should schools have to close: enlist childcare workers as nannies for health workers">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Casey, Research Associate, Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University Our analysis shows an economic downturn as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will dramatically increase rental stress for people with insecure or casual work. If the downturn persists this will place people in precarious jobs at ... <a title="Coronavirus puts casual workers at risk of homelessness unless they get more support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/coronavirus-puts-casual-workers-at-risk-of-homelessness-unless-they-get-more-support-133782/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus puts casual workers at risk of homelessness unless they get more support">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government’s new sweeping measures in the coronavirus crisis include a ban on non-essential indoor gatherings of 100 people or more, advice that no Australian should travel abroad, and strict restrictions on visitor access to aged care facilities. The ... <a title="Morrison government bans indoor gatherings of 100 people, and tells Australians ‘don’t go overseas’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/morrison-government-bans-indoor-gatherings-of-100-people-and-tells-australians-dont-go-overseas-134018/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government bans indoor gatherings of 100 people, and tells Australians ‘don’t go overseas’">Read more</a>
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March 18, 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 Coronavirus – govt rescue package & reaction, economy Brad Olsen (Guardian): New Zealand’s coronavirus stimulus leaves the working poor most exposed Hamish Rutherford (Herald): A massive, economy-wide wage subsidy shows how serious the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-18-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 2020">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney In a national emergency, governments typically pursue punitive law-enforcement agendas. They can also repurpose prisons and prisoners for forced labour, war efforts and so on. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have tended towards punitive controls and ... <a title="Why releasing some prisoners is essential to stop the spread of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/why-releasing-some-prisoners-is-essential-to-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-133516/" aria-label="Read more about Why releasing some prisoners is essential to stop the spread of coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Penney, PhD Candidate, Edith Cowan University I can vividly remember my first experience as a junior firefighter in 2006, tasked with completing a “backstop” defence. This meant standing directly between an advancing head fire (the most intense part of the bushfire) and vulnerable houses. It’s a ... <a title="I’ve spent 14 years on bushfire front lines and seen courage in the face of death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/ive-spent-14-years-on-bushfire-front-lines-and-seen-courage-in-the-face-of-death-133521/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve spent 14 years on bushfire front lines and seen courage in the face of death">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marisa McArthur, PhD Candidate, School of Technology Environments and Design, University of Tasmania Voluntary simplicity focuses on doing more with less. People who choose this way of life seek other riches, like personal fulfilment, free time, community and environmental benefits. They see limiting their consumption as a ... <a title="A simpler life begins at home – key tips from people who’ve done it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/a-simpler-life-begins-at-home-key-tips-from-people-whove-done-it-132081/" aria-label="Read more about A simpler life begins at home – key tips from people who’ve done it">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia Saturday, March 14 2020, is “The Day the World Stopped Travelling”, in the words of Rifat Ali, head of travel analytics company Skift. That’s a little dramatic, perhaps, but every day since has brought us closer ... <a title="The end of global travel as we know it: an opportunity for sustainable tourism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/the-end-of-global-travel-as-we-know-it-an-opportunity-for-sustainable-tourism-133783/" aria-label="Read more about The end of global travel as we know it: an opportunity for sustainable tourism">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Averyl Gaylor, PhD Candidate in History and Manager, Centre for Health, Law and Society at La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University Today’s latest medical advice is to wash our hands to the chorus of songs from the likes of Lizzo, Gloria Gaynor or Beyoncé. This is ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Sonia Revid created public health ballet at the height of ‘dance fever’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/hidden-women-of-history-sonia-revid-created-public-health-ballet-at-the-height-of-dance-fever-132978/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Sonia Revid created public health ballet at the height of ‘dance fever’">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
By Scott Waide in Lae The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has been put on alert as Health Minister Jelta Wong formally declared the Covid-19 coronavirus as a “quarantinable disease” under the country’s health laws. The National Security Council met on Monday to discuss additional control measures in light of the worsening crisis in Australia ... <a title="Military put on alert as PNG announces further restrictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/military-put-on-alert-as-png-announces-further-restrictions/" aria-label="Read more about Military put on alert as PNG announces further restrictions">Read more</a>
