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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia Australia’s chief medical officer Brendan Murphy told a senate inquiry earlier this week our COVID-19 public health response had avoided about 14,000 deaths. This is in contrast to his deputy Paul Kelly, who estimated on March 16 that ... <a title="Has Australia really avoided 14,000 coronavirus deaths?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/has-australia-really-avoided-14-000-coronavirus-deaths-139465/" aria-label="Read more about Has Australia really avoided 14,000 coronavirus deaths?">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor Pacific Media Watch Homegrown Australian television shows to the tune of $17.1 million will be broadcast in the Pacific in a bid believed intended to stymie China’s diplomatic and media rise in the region. Shows such as The Voice, Border Security, Neighbours and are to be offered as the main ... <a title="Australian ‘soft power’ push in Pacific with $17m free TV deal misses mark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/australian-soft-power-push-in-pacific-with-17m-free-tv-deal-misses-mark/" aria-label="Read more about Australian ‘soft power’ push in Pacific with $17m free TV deal misses mark">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nik Thompson, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University Data is the new oil, and online platforms will siphon it off at any opportunity. Platforms increasingly demand our personal information in exchange for a service. Avoiding online services altogether can limit your participation in society, so the advice to just ... <a title="Don’t be phish food! Tips to avoid sharing your personal information online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/dont-be-phish-food-tips-to-avoid-sharing-your-personal-information-online-138613/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t be phish food! Tips to avoid sharing your personal information online">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has reported no new cases of covid-19 coronavirus today, but the death toll has risen to 22 to include a woman who died after recovering from the disease. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there were only eight active cases in the country and there was still nobody receiving ... <a title="No new NZ covid cases for six days – but one extra death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/no-new-nz-covid-cases-for-six-days-but-one-extra-death/" aria-label="Read more about No new NZ covid cases for six days – but one extra death">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarrod Haar, Professor of Human Resource Management, Auckland University of Technology When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said recently, “I’ve heard lots of people suggesting we should have a four-day week”, she inevitably ignited debate. Ardern was not, as some critics seemed to assume, just flying ... <a title="A four-day working week could be the shot in the arm post-coronavirus tourism needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/a-four-day-working-week-could-be-the-shot-in-the-arm-post-coronavirus-tourism-needs-139388/" aria-label="Read more about A four-day working week could be the shot in the arm post-coronavirus tourism needs">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Bricknell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health, CQUniversity Australia Now we have fewer cases of COVID-19, and restrictions are lifting, many of us are thinking of rejuvenating our social lives by heading to our local cafe or favourite restaurant. What can we do to reduce the risk ... <a title="How to stay safe in restaurants and cafes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/how-to-stay-safe-in-restaurants-and-cafes-139117/" aria-label="Read more about How to stay safe in restaurants and cafes">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW COVID-19 has had a significant impact on all Australians, but there are very good reasons why the impact might be more keenly felt by people with disability and their carers. Our new research on behalf of Children and Young People ... <a title="‘I’m scared’: parents of children with disability struggle to get the basics during coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/im-scared-parents-of-children-with-disability-struggle-to-get-the-basics-during-coronavirus-139467/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m scared’: parents of children with disability struggle to get the basics during coronavirus">Read more</a>
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May 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 National Party Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National sets up ‘intelligence unit’ to dig up info on political opponents during 2020 election campaign Claire Trevett (Herald): Todd Muller’s sink or swim introduction to Leader of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 28 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-28-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 28 2020">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Pacific Media Centre The dramatic daily increase of covid-19 coronavirus cases in West Papua poses a “great threat” to Papua New Guinea, says the country’s deputy emergency chief. State of Emergency Deputy Controller and Acting Secretary for Health Dr Paison Dakulala said the Indonesian-ruled Papua region had seen an increase of 65 new covid-19 cases ... <a title="PNG’s deputy emergency chief warns Papua covid cases pose ‘great threat’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/pngs-deputy-emergency-chief-warns-papua-covid-cases-pose-great-threat/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s deputy emergency chief warns Papua covid cases pose ‘great threat’">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Since last summer’s bushfire crisis, there’s been a quantum shift in public awareness of Aboriginal fire management. It’s now more widely understood that Aboriginal people used landscape burning to sustain biodiversity and suppress large bushfires. The ... <a title="Australia, you have unfinished business. It’s time to let our ‘fire people’ care for this land" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/australia-you-have-unfinished-business-its-time-to-let-our-fire-people-care-for-this-land-135196/" aria-label="Read more about Australia, you have unfinished business. It’s time to let our ‘fire people’ care for this land">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide A return to face to face teaching at universities and technical colleges “where possible” is one of the goals of the Morrison government’s three step framework for a COVIDsafe Australia. A look at the space available for teaching ... <a title="No big packed lectures allowed if we’re to safely bring uni students back to campus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/no-big-packed-lectures-allowed-if-were-to-safely-bring-uni-students-back-to-campus-138945/" aria-label="Read more about No big packed lectures allowed if we’re to safely bring uni students back to campus">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel Easthope, Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW We’re building a lot of apartments in Australia. High-density precincts are being developed across our major cities. But these buildings and neighbourhoods are often not designed and managed in ways that meet the needs of lower-income residents. ... <a title="Quality of life in high-density apartments varies. Here are 6 ways to improve it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/quality-of-life-in-high-density-apartments-varies-here-are-6-ways-to-improve-it-139220/" aria-label="Read more about Quality of life in high-density apartments varies. Here are 6 ways to improve it">Read more</a>
