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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, PhD Candidate, Flinders University Social media is currently filled with working from home content: from our friends, but also from celebrities. As late night hosts shift to broadcasting from home, I am filled with nostalgia for a recent past: YouTube in its infancy, soon ... <a title="Friday essay: when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/friday-essay-when-television-hosts-take-their-shows-home-they-fuel-nostalgia-136240/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Power, Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University The public health response to COVID-19 has placed unprecedented limits on social contact. Many people may go without physical sexual intimacy for an extended (and indefinite) period. Given human ... <a title="Online sex parties and virtual reality porn: can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/online-sex-parties-and-virtual-reality-porn-can-sex-in-isolation-be-as-fulfilling-as-real-life-134658/" aria-label="Read more about Online sex parties and virtual reality porn: can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Griffin, Infectious Diseases Fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity The course of human history has been shaped by infectious diseases, and the current crisis certainly won’t be the last time. However, we can capitalise on the knowledge gained from past experiences, and reflect ... <a title="This isn’t the first global pandemic, and it won’t be the last. Here’s what we’ve learned from 4 others throughout history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/this-isnt-the-first-global-pandemic-and-it-wont-be-the-last-heres-what-weve-learned-from-4-others-throughout-history-136231/" aria-label="Read more about This isn’t the first global pandemic, and it won’t be the last. Here’s what we’ve learned from 4 others throughout history">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University It’s hard to forget the thick smoke plumes blanketing Australia’s cities and towns during the black summer. But consecutive days of smoke haze can also come from planned burns to reduce fuel loads, and fires set after logging. Expanding ... <a title="The smoke from autumn burn-offs could make coronavirus symptoms worse. It’s not worth the risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/the-smoke-from-autumn-burn-offs-could-make-coronavirus-symptoms-worse-its-not-worth-the-risk-136230/" aria-label="Read more about The smoke from autumn burn-offs could make coronavirus symptoms worse. It’s not worth the risk">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The university sector faces cumulative losses of up to A$19 billion over the next three years due to lost international student revenue. Modelling from the Mitchell Institute shows the next big hit will come mid-year when $2 billion in ... <a title="Australian universities could lose $19 billion in the next 3 years. Our economy will suffer with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/australian-universities-could-lose-19-billion-in-the-next-3-years-our-economy-will-suffer-with-them-136251/" aria-label="Read more about Australian universities could lose $19 billion in the next 3 years. Our economy will suffer with them">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Executive Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) COVID-19 has taken Australia and the world by surprise. Coming after severe droughts in eastern Australia, concerns have been raised about Australian food security. The concerns are understandable, but they are misplaced. Despite ... <a title="Don’t panic: Australia has truly excellent food security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/dont-panic-australia-has-truly-excellent-food-security-136405/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t panic: Australia has truly excellent food security">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Last week the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) sent an extraordinary letter to Australia’s banks and insurers, essentially telling them to cut their dividend payments to shareholders in light of the coronavirus crisis. It said it expected banks and insurers to ... <a title="Vital Signs: APRA’s extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/vital-signs-apras-extraordinary-gift-to-banks-under-pressure-to-pay-dividends-136407/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: APRA’s extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra While Scott Morrison and most other politicians are trying to be their best selves during the coronavirus crisis, Malcolm Turnbull’s book is crashing in, chocker with reminders of how the Liberals behaved during their coups. The book’s not out until ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Intergenerational fairness puts COVID-19 obligation on older people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/grattan-on-friday-intergenerational-fairness-puts-covid-19-obligation-on-older-people-136552/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Intergenerational fairness puts COVID-19 obligation on older people">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has announced up to $165 million to enable Qantas and Virgin Australia to service crucial metropolitan and regional routes over the next two months, with a review after that on whether more support is needed. The network includes ... <a title="Government funding to Qantas and Virgin to ensure air services on key routes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/government-funding-to-qantas-and-virgin-to-ensure-air-services-on-key-routes-136554/" aria-label="Read more about Government funding to Qantas and Virgin to ensure air services on key routes">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has confirmed that there are now five new cases of coronavirus in the country, three in the province bordering Papua, reports EMTV News. This takes the total to seven people who have now been infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus. Briefly, the seven people who have ... <a title="Marape confirms five new cases of coronavirus – three near Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/marape-confirms-five-new-cases-of-coronavirus-three-near-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Marape confirms five new cases of coronavirus – three near Papua">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Serra Ivynian, Research Fellow, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney As we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals and health services are actually less busy than usual. Fewer patients are presenting to emergency departments and primary care services in Australia ... <a title="Even in a pandemic, continue with routine health care and don’t ignore a medical emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/even-in-a-pandemic-continue-with-routine-health-care-and-dont-ignore-a-medical-emergency-136246/" aria-label="Read more about Even in a pandemic, continue with routine health care and don’t ignore a medical emergency">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maja Husaric, Lecturer, Victoria University For centuries, doctors and care givers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease. Coughs are a valuable diagnostic tool, but how do you know if you’ve got a relatively harmless cough, a ... <a title="Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/dry-wet-barking-hacking-a-guide-to-coughs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-136048/" aria-label="Read more about Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus">Read more</a>
