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Month: July 2020

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Will school temperature checks curb the spread of coronavirus?

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Russell, Principal research fellow, University of Melbourne This week, most students in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire returned to remote learning for term 3. Students whose parents can’t work from home are allowed to receive remote learning from school, as was the case during the first lockdown. ... <a title="Will school temperature checks curb the spread of coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/will-school-temperature-checks-curb-the-spread-of-coronavirus-142999/" aria-label="Read more about Will school temperature checks curb the spread of coronavirus?">Read more</a>

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Yes Ita, younger workers might actually be less resilient. But all workers should be thanked

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter O’Connor, Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology Young workers lack resilience and “need hugging”, according to eminent Australian Ita Buttrose. This week the 78-year old ABC chair told a forum of the Australia-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce: They’re very keen on being thanked and ... <a title="Yes Ita, younger workers might actually be less resilient. But all workers should be thanked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/yes-ita-younger-workers-might-actually-be-less-resilient-but-all-workers-should-be-thanked-143277/" aria-label="Read more about Yes Ita, younger workers might actually be less resilient. But all workers should be thanked">Read more</a>

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NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status

July 24, 2020

By RNZ News Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that Behrouz Boochani has been given refugee status in New Zealand. Boochani has been in New Zealand since November. He had travelled to Christchurch for a writers’ festival on a one-month visa and was supported by Amnesty International. He was detained in Manus Island and in Port ... <a title="NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/nz-grants-kurdish-iranian-author-behrouz-boochani-refugee-status/" aria-label="Read more about NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status">Read more</a>

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Chief Scientist: women in STEM are still far short of workplace equity. COVID-19 risks undoing even these modest gains

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women has been particularly significant. A recent report ... <a title="Chief Scientist: women in STEM are still far short of workplace equity. COVID-19 risks undoing even these modest gains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/chief-scientist-women-in-stem-are-still-far-short-of-workplace-equity-covid-19-risks-undoing-even-these-modest-gains-143092/" aria-label="Read more about Chief Scientist: women in STEM are still far short of workplace equity. COVID-19 risks undoing even these modest gains">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Optimising Work-Life Balance in the wake of Covid-19

July 24, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Changing Income-Relaxation Balance as a sequence of Pie Charts On June 30 (Chart Analysis on Evening Report) I promised to elaborate on the economic policies that would underpin the new optimisation of work-life balance. I argued that economic optimisation means a balance between income and leisure, and that the Covid19 pandemic ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Optimising Work-Life Balance in the wake of Covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/keith-rankin-analysis-optimising-work-life-balance-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Optimising Work-Life Balance in the wake of Covid-19">Read more</a>

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QAnon believers will likely outlast and outsmart Twitter’s bans

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Audrey Courty, PhD candidate, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University Twitter has announced it’s taking sweeping action to limit the reach of content associated with QAnon. Believers of this fringe far-right conspiracy theory claim there is a “deep state” plot against US President Donald ... <a title="QAnon believers will likely outlast and outsmart Twitter’s bans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/qanon-believers-will-likely-outlast-and-outsmart-twitters-bans-143192/" aria-label="Read more about QAnon believers will likely outlast and outsmart Twitter’s bans">Read more</a>

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Multiple sclerosis drug may help treat COVID-19 and lead to faster recovery

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney What do multiple sclerosis (MS) and the novel coronavirus have in common? Until this week, not much, but a recent clinical trial has shown a reformulation of a drug used to treat MS can potentially ... <a title="Multiple sclerosis drug may help treat COVID-19 and lead to faster recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/multiple-sclerosis-drug-may-help-treat-covid-19-and-lead-to-faster-recovery-143090/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple sclerosis drug may help treat COVID-19 and lead to faster recovery">Read more</a>

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Australia has an ugly legacy of denying water rights to Aboriginal people. Not much has changed

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lana D. Hartwig, Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Water management in the Murray-Darling Basin has radically changed over the past 30 years. But none of the changes have addressed a glaring injustice: Aboriginal people’s share of water rights is minute, and in New South Wales ... <a title="Australia has an ugly legacy of denying water rights to Aboriginal people. Not much has changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/australia-has-an-ugly-legacy-of-denying-water-rights-to-aboriginal-people-not-much-has-changed-141743/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has an ugly legacy of denying water rights to Aboriginal people. Not much has changed">Read more</a>

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Why is the Confederate flag so offensive?

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Deakin University Most Australians — aside from a few groups dedicated to reenacting American Civil War battles and history buffs including Bob Carr and Kim Beazley — were not familiar until recently with the charged history of the flag of the Confederate States ... <a title="Why is the Confederate flag so offensive?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/why-is-the-confederate-flag-so-offensive-143256/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Confederate flag so offensive?">Read more</a>

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Seeing red: the problematic history behind the Confederate flag

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Deakin University Most Australians — aside from a few groups dedicated to reenacting American Civil War battles and history buffs including Bob Carr and Kim Beazley — were not familiar until recently with the charged history of the flag of the Confederate States ... <a title="Seeing red: the problematic history behind the Confederate flag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/seeing-red-the-problematic-history-behind-the-confederate-flag-143256/" aria-label="Read more about Seeing red: the problematic history behind the Confederate flag">Read more</a>

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Which mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out

July 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW If you’re not sure whether wearing a face mask is worth it, or you need to wear a mask but are unsure which type, our new research should help you ... <a title="Which mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/which-mask-works-best-we-filmed-people-coughing-and-sneezing-to-find-out-143173/" aria-label="Read more about Which mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 24 2020

July 24, 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 Parliament Gordon Campbell: On who really deserves sympathy when stress makes people behave badly Peter Dunne: The 52nd Parliament is hurtling towards an inglorious end Peter Dunne (Newsroom): MPs: Pick them carefully, treat with ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 24 2020">Read more</a>