CoveragePost
May 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Gans, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto Just out. MIT Press First Reads I just published a book, Economics in the Age of COVID-19. It was written over the last month or so, peer-reviewed, edited and released by MIT Press. This is the thoroughly-2020 story ... <a title="How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/02/how-i-wrote-and-published-a-book-about-the-economics-of-coronavirus-in-a-month-137489/" aria-label="Read more about How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After the COVID crisis, what will be the “new normal” in Australia’s relations with China? The short answer is, probably both worse and more complicated than pre-COVID. This week has seen a fresh low point, with the Chinese government threatening ... <a title="View from The Hill: Yes, we’re too dependent on China, but changing that is easier said than done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/02/view-from-the-hill-yes-were-too-dependent-on-china-but-changing-that-is-easier-said-than-done-137720/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Yes, we’re too dependent on China, but changing that is easier said than done">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra National cabinet has agreed to bring forward its review of COVID restrictions by a week to next Friday, but more downloads of the app are needed. “Australians have earned an early mark through the work that they have done,” Scott ... <a title="Review of COVID restrictions brought forward, as government urges COVIDSafe download" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/review-of-covid-restrictions-brought-forward-as-government-urges-covidsafe-download-137724/" aria-label="Read more about Review of COVID restrictions brought forward, as government urges COVIDSafe download">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, Te Manu Korihi reporter of RNZ News Community checkpoints have garnered support from New Zealand local councils, police and hundreds of volunteers determined to keep their communities safe – but they remain a polarising topic among some MPs. A social justice advocate says it is underpinned by racism – and an ... <a title="MPs’ questioning of NZ legal iwi checkpoints ‘really is racism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/mps-questioning-of-nz-legal-iwi-checkpoints-really-is-racism/" aria-label="Read more about MPs’ questioning of NZ legal iwi checkpoints ‘really is racism’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
By Radio Australia There have been very few new covid-19 cases confirmed in the Pacific this week. The total number of reported cases since March stands at 261, but because the number of people who have recovered continues to grow, the actual number of active cases is now less than 40. The coronavirus emergency has ... <a title="Pacific Beat: How Pacific governments use coronavirus crisis to curb media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/pacific-beat-how-pacific-governments-use-coronavirus-crisis-to-curb-media/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Beat: How Pacific governments use coronavirus crisis to curb media">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. At the end of this week, I have represented the latest summary charts with a log 10 scale, rather than the previous log 2 scale. This means that, as well as accurately showing the exponential growth pattern, the charts now emphasise ten-fold increases of Covid19 fatalities. At the top of the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: April Summary Charts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-april-summary-charts/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: April Summary Charts">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosie Gibson, Research Officer, Sleep/Wake Research Centre, College of Health, Massey University An interesting side effect of the coronavirus pandemic is the number of people who say they are having vivid dreams. Many are turning to blogs and social media to describe their experiences. While such dreams ... <a title="What dreams may come: why you’re having more vivid dreams during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/what-dreams-may-come-why-youre-having-more-vivid-dreams-during-the-pandemic-137387/" aria-label="Read more about What dreams may come: why you’re having more vivid dreams during the pandemic">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Harvey, Lecturer in Law, Victoria University The federal government this week offered independent schools across the country an advance of A$3 billion if they committed to having at least half their students back in the classroom by June 1. In the case of some states, particularly ... <a title="If COVID-19 is a national emergency, can the federal government take control of schools?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/if-covid-19-is-a-national-emergency-can-the-federal-government-take-control-of-schools-137593/" aria-label="Read more about If COVID-19 is a national emergency, can the federal government take control of schools?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW Anxiety, depression, loneliness and stress are affecting our sleep patterns and how tired we feel. But we may be getting tired for another reason. All those tiny decisions we make every day are multiplying and taking their toll. Is it ... <a title="No wonder isolation’s so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/no-wonder-isolations-so-tiring-all-those-extra-tiny-decisions-are-taxing-our-brains-136965/" aria-label="Read more about No wonder isolation’s so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Hine, Lecturer in Criminology, Australian National University The horrific deaths of four Victorian police officers during seemingly routine traffic duties have brought the dangers of policing into sharp relief. There are many threats to officers while they carry out their duties, some more extreme than others. ... <a title="Road crashes, assaults and being spat on: the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/road-crashes-assaults-and-being-spat-on-the-dangers-facing-australian-police-in-the-line-of-duty-137594/" aria-label="Read more about Road crashes, assaults and being spat on: the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia J Rucklidge, Professor of Psychology, University of Canterbury Social distancing may remain necessary during the 18 months or more we’ll have to wait for a coronavirus vaccine. This can feel like we have little control, but there are several evidence-based protective measures we can take in ... <a title="While we wait for a coronavirus vaccine, eating well, exercising and managing stress can boost your immune system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/while-we-wait-for-a-coronavirus-vaccine-eating-well-exercising-and-managing-stress-can-boost-your-immune-system-137255/" aria-label="Read more about While we wait for a coronavirus vaccine, eating well, exercising and managing stress can boost your immune system">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including the communications effort behind the government’s contact tracing app, Australia’s call for an independent inquiry into the source of the coronavirus (and China’s pushback), and ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Eden-Monaro by-election, the success of the coronavirus app, and Australia-China relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-eden-monaro-by-election-the-success-of-the-coronavirus-app-and-australia-china-relations-137707/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Eden-Monaro by-election, the success of the coronavirus app, and Australia-China relations">Read more</a>
