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April 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Cornish, PhD student, University of Sydney A recent survey of more than 1,500 Australians found 95% were concerned about the welfare of farm animals and 91% wanted to see some reform to animal welfare regulations. But this concern doesn’t always mean consumers will make the right ... <a title="Animal welfare: our good intentions usually fall short. Here are 4 ways to shop responsibly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/13/animal-welfare-our-good-intentions-usually-fall-short-here-are-4-ways-to-shop-responsibly-122536/" aria-label="Read more about Animal welfare: our good intentions usually fall short. Here are 4 ways to shop responsibly">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Davies, PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University The COVID-19 pandemic is likened to a “war on two fronts” by senior government figures, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. On one front is the pandemic, which threatens to put unprecedented strain on ... <a title="Australia had rent control in wartime. War on coronavirus demands the same response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/13/australia-had-rent-control-in-wartime-war-on-coronavirus-demands-the-same-response-135694/" aria-label="Read more about Australia had rent control in wartime. War on coronavirus demands the same response">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emil Temnyalov, Senior Lecturer, Economics, University of Technology Sydney COVID-19’s impact on the Australian labour market has been dramatic and multifaceted. Some sectors of the economy have been almost completely shut down by government order. The demand in many industries has collapsed, while a few others have ... <a title="What should we do with 1 billion hours of time? Australia’s COVID-19 opportunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/13/what-should-we-do-with-1-billion-hours-of-time-australias-covid-19-opportunity-135677/" aria-label="Read more about What should we do with 1 billion hours of time? Australia’s COVID-19 opportunity">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Papua New Guinea’s Police Minister Bryan Kramer has published an extraordinary attack on two leading journalists over their reporting of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, accusing them of “misrepresenting” a financial update this week and suggesting they ought to be sacked. He claimed in an Easter weekend posting on his Kramer Report – ... <a title="Police Minister Kramer blasts two journalists in virus reporting row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/12/police-minister-kramer-blasts-two-journalists-in-virus-reporting-row/" aria-label="Read more about Police Minister Kramer blasts two journalists in virus reporting row">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2020
By Ritika Pratap in Suva Fiji police have arrested 193 people in the last 24 hours for violations of the country’s coronavirus lockdown and the Police Commissioner, Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho, says they are classic examples of the “selfish group”. Of the 193 arrests, 139 people were arrested for social gathering breaches, 53 arrested for curfew ... <a title="Fiji police make 193 virus lockdown violation arrests, blast ‘selfish group’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/12/fiji-police-make-193-virus-lockdown-violation-arrests-blast-selfish-group/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police make 193 virus lockdown violation arrests, blast ‘selfish group’">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has had two further deaths because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, doubling the death toll to four, says Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay. “New Zealand now has four deaths associated with Covid-19. As we have said previously, this can be a very serious disease, particularly for elderly people ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 17: Coronavirus death toll rises to four, 442 recover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/11/nz-lockdown-day-17-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-four-442-recover/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 17: Coronavirus death toll rises to four, 442 recover">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University You might have seen headlines in the last day or so suggesting Australia is on the “cusp” of defeating the coronavirus pandemic. I’m here to say: make sure you read beyond the headlines. The reality (as acknowledged by many of ... <a title="Headlines promise Australia’s on the ‘cusp’ of defeating coronavirus. We’re not and it’s too soon to relax restrictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/11/headlines-promise-australias-on-the-cusp-of-defeating-coronavirus-were-not-and-its-too-soon-to-relax-restrictions-136143/" aria-label="Read more about Headlines promise Australia’s on the ‘cusp’ of defeating coronavirus. We’re not and it’s too soon to relax restrictions">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2020
By Agung Sandy Lesmana and Ria Rizki Nirmala Sari in Jayapura The Free Papua Organisation (OPM) has offered a ceasefire in the independence struggle against Indonesian rule in the Melanesian region in an effort to contain the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The option of a ceasefire, however, must also be agreed to by the Indonesian ... <a title="OPM proposes West Papua ceasefire to help contain spread of Covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/11/opm-proposes-west-papua-ceasefire-to-help-contain-spread-of-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about OPM proposes West Papua ceasefire to help contain spread of Covid-19">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2020
By Antónia Gusmão in Dili Timor-Leste has registered its second case of Covid-19, the Integrated Crisis Management Centre (CIGC) has confirmed. The patient – a Timorese citizen, who crossed the border from Indonesia on April 1 – was isolated at their quarantine site when they developed symptoms of the virus, CIGC spokesman Sérgio Lobo said. ... <a title="Second coronavirus case in Timor-Leste – and first Timorese national" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/11/second-coronavirus-case-in-timor-leste-and-first-timorese-national/" aria-label="Read more about Second coronavirus case in Timor-Leste – and first Timorese national">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2020
By RNZ News A Christchurch woman in her 90s who was living in the Rosewood rest home is New Zealand’s second death from Covid-19, the Health Ministry has confirmed. Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay said today the “frail” woman could not have family around her in her last couple of days, because they were ... <a title="NZ lockdown – Day 16: Second death confirmed, cases rise on Good Friday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/10/nz-lockdown-day-16-second-death-confirmed-cases-rise-on-good-friday/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – Day 16: Second death confirmed, cases rise on Good Friday">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2020
By Made Anthony Iswara in Jakarta The Covid-19 pandemic, which is spreading like wildfire in Indonesia, has taken not just lives but also the earnings of millions of workers, one month after the government announced Indonesia’s first two confirmed cases of the virus. Jumari, a 61-year-old who works in a shoe factory and lives in ... <a title="1.2m Indonesian workers laid off as coronavirus crushes economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/10/1-2m-indonesian-workers-laid-off-as-coronavirus-crushes-economy/" aria-label="Read more about 1.2m Indonesian workers laid off as coronavirus crushes economy">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University COVID-19 has left parents grappling with the challenges of online learning, entertainment and work. It’s natural the amount of time children spend using screens will now increase. But that’s OK. Screen time recommendations we’ve enforced for so long ... <a title="Forget old screen ‘time’ rules during coronavirus. Here’s what you should focus on instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/10/forget-old-screen-time-rules-during-coronavirus-heres-what-you-should-focus-on-instead-135053/" aria-label="Read more about Forget old screen ‘time’ rules during coronavirus. Here’s what you should focus on instead">Read more</a>
