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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daiane Scaraboto, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Melbourne In eight years, US environmentalist and social media star Lauren Singer had never sent an item of rubbish to landfill. But last month, in an impassioned post to her 383,000 Instagram followers, she admitted the reality of COVID-19 ... <a title="Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/using-lots-of-plastic-packaging-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-youre-not-alone-135553/" aria-label="Read more about Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute Amidst a global pandemic, some people are starting to dream big about infrastructure projects to help get Australia moving again. The decades-old dream of an Australian fast train is back in the headlines. But, as alluring as it ... <a title="Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/look-beyond-a-silver-bullet-train-for-stimulus-136834/" aria-label="Read more about Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University Over the past few weeks, there has been increasing awareness of the heightened risk of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there has been a silence around perpetrators – in terms of the justice system’s ability to hold ... <a title="How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/how-do-we-keep-family-violence-perpetrators-in-view-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-135942/" aria-label="Read more about How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Collie, Professor, Monash University More than 31% of people who have lost work during COVID-19 are recording high levels of psychological distress — a rate four times more than employed Australian adults. Many lost work without notice and are facing high levels of financial stress. These ... <a title="90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/90-out-of-work-with-one-weeks-notice-these-8-charts-show-the-unemployment-impacts-of-coronavirus-in-australia-136946/" aria-label="Read more about 90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 28, 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 Eliminating Covid-19 Derek Cheng (Herald): Eliminating Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern’s trailblazing mission that we may have already won (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Stuff): Why the hero-worship of Jacinda Ardern is unhealthy Bryce Edwards (Democracy ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 28 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-28-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 28 2020">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Last week, the NRL announced league play would resume in late May, following the introduction of strict biosecurity rules. But even with new restrictions in place, the league should not resume until it can guarantee the ... <a title="The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it’s too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/the-nrl-should-reconsider-its-comeback-its-too-soon-137079/" aria-label="Read more about The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it’s too soon">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland As a dentist, my patients often ask whether they still need to floss even though they brush their teeth. The answer is – that depends. A review of the research on this topic found flossing, ... <a title="Do I need to floss my teeth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/do-i-need-to-floss-my-teeth-133245/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need to floss my teeth?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sky Croeser, Lecturer, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University After the horrors of the last bushfire season, climate action in Australia seemed to have new momentum. But then coronavirus struck. All of a sudden, the public was preoccupied by a different catastrophe. But ... <a title="Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/here-are-5-ways-to-flatten-the-climate-change-curve-while-stuck-at-home-134995/" aria-label="Read more about Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John L Hopkins, Innovation Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology We have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people working from home as directed by governments and employers around the world to help stop the spread of COVID-19. If, as some expect, people are likely to ... <a title="If more of us work from home after coronavirus we’ll need to rethink city planning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/if-more-of-us-work-from-home-after-coronavirus-well-need-to-rethink-city-planning-136261/" aria-label="Read more about If more of us work from home after coronavirus we’ll need to rethink city planning">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese could be set for a face-off at a by-election in the marginal NSW seat of Eden-Monaro. Labor MP Mike Kelly is expected to announce this week whether he will quit parliament. He has suffered continuing ... <a title="Possible byelection looms in marginal seat of Eden-Monaro" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/possible-byelection-looms-in-marginal-seat-of-eden-monaro-137300/" aria-label="Read more about Possible byelection looms in marginal seat of Eden-Monaro">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahmoud Elkhodr, Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia About 1.13 million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app by 6am today, just 12 hours after its release last night, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of the population ... <a title="COVIDSafe tracking app reviewed: Australian Government delivers on data security, but other issues remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/27/covidsafe-tracking-app-reviewed-the-government-delivers-on-data-security-but-other-issues-remain-137249/" aria-label="Read more about COVIDSafe tracking app reviewed: Australian Government delivers on data security, but other issues remain">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahmoud Elkhodr, Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia About 1.13 million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app by 6am today, just 12 hours after it’s release last night, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of the population ... <a title="COVIDSafe tracking app reviewed: the government delivers on data security, but other hitches remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/27/covidsafe-tracking-app-reviewed-the-government-delivers-on-data-security-but-other-hitches-remain-137249/" aria-label="Read more about COVIDSafe tracking app reviewed: the government delivers on data security, but other hitches remain">Read more</a>
