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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Partnerships, Victoria University Fourteen days after Melbourne was put back into lockdown, the latest daily tally of 484 new cases in Victoria makes for dispiriting reading. Why have the numbers stubbornly refused to go down, despite Melburnians being confined to their homes ... <a title="Two weeks into Melbourne’s lockdown, why aren’t COVID-19 case numbers going down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/two-weeks-into-melbournes-lockdown-why-arent-covid-19-case-numbers-going-down-142990/" aria-label="Read more about Two weeks into Melbourne’s lockdown, why aren’t COVID-19 case numbers going down?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Federal parliament’s Speaker Tony Smith and Senate President Scott Ryan have agreed to chair a proposed bipartisan working group on how parliament can meet safely during the pandemic. Labor put forward the working group plan after Scott Morrison cancelled the ... <a title="Speaker and Senate president agree to chair working group on pandemic-safe parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/speaker-and-senate-president-agree-to-chair-working-group-on-pandemic-safe-parliament-143098/" aria-label="Read more about Speaker and Senate president agree to chair working group on pandemic-safe parliament">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Stokes, Lecturer in Environmental Science, Southern Cross University A teenager in New South Wales recently died after a fatal shark bite, adding to four other unprovoked shark-related deaths this year. These tragic events send shockwaves through the community and re-ignite our fear of sharks. They also ... <a title="Lifeguards with drones keep us (and sharks) safe, and beach-goers agree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/lifeguards-with-drones-keep-us-and-sharks-safe-and-beach-goers-agree-142721/" aria-label="Read more about Lifeguards with drones keep us (and sharks) safe, and beach-goers agree">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Papalia, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare), Swinburne University of Technology As Australia’s landmark Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and other cases have shown, the impact of child sexual abuse is devastating. Adverse ... <a title="Child sex abuse survivors are five times more likely to be the victims of sexual assault later in life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/child-sex-abuse-survivors-are-five-times-more-likely-to-be-the-victims-of-sexual-assault-later-in-life-142384/" aria-label="Read more about Child sex abuse survivors are five times more likely to be the victims of sexual assault later in life">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitch Goodwin, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic. My ten-year marriage came to an end on the cusp of lockdown. It was amicable – we were ... <a title="Turning to the Code 46 soundtrack: bearing solitude in a time of sickness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/turning-to-the-code-46-soundtrack-bearing-solitude-in-a-time-of-sickness-142711/" aria-label="Read more about Turning to the Code 46 soundtrack: bearing solitude in a time of sickness">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Lockwood, Associate Professor Implementation Science, University of Adelaide After midnight tonight, wearing face masks will be mandatory for people in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire when they leave home. It’s also recommended in New South Wales when physical distancing isn’t possible. This means many Australians will be ... <a title="13 insider tips on how to wear a mask without your glasses fogging up, getting short of breath or your ears hurting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/13-insider-tips-on-how-to-wear-a-mask-without-your-glasses-fogging-up-getting-short-of-breath-or-your-ears-hurting-143001/" aria-label="Read more about 13 insider tips on how to wear a mask without your glasses fogging up, getting short of breath or your ears hurting">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute At A$1,500 a fortnight, JobKeeper has been nothing but a help to the people on it. The rules required those who had previously been paid more than JobKeeper to stay on their old wage, with the rest topped up ... <a title="How to get both JobKeeper and JobSeeker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/how-to-get-both-jobkeeper-and-jobseeker-143109/" aria-label="Read more about How to get both JobKeeper and JobSeeker">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Too many people are going out while experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or while awaiting test results, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said on Wednesday, after the state hit a bleak new record of 484 new cases. The state’s previous worst daily case ... <a title="Victoria hits bleak record of 484 new cases, NSW at a critical point — if you feel sick, get tested then stay home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/victoria-hits-bleak-record-of-484-new-cases-nsw-at-a-critical-point-if-you-feel-sick-get-tested-then-stay-home-143172/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria hits bleak record of 484 new cases, NSW at a critical point — if you feel sick, get tested then stay home">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Long, Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University Why can’t humans grow wings? Christina, age 9, Beijing, China. Hi Christina! Great question. Humans are animals that have backbones. This means we’re in a group called “vertebrates” – along with fish, amphibians (such as frogs), reptiles, birds and ... <a title="Curious Kids: why can’t humans grow wings?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/curious-kids-why-cant-humans-grow-wings-142654/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why can’t humans grow wings?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
An interview with filmmaker Anna Marbrook on the making of Loimata. Video: Tagata Pasifika/Sunpix DOCUMENTARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, who talks to Jim Marbrook about the making of Loimata – The Sweetest Tears. Loimata isn’t just a true story of one of the Pacific’s great waka builders and sailors that has been captured in a stirring ... <a title="Loimata – a poignant family-to-family story of the revival of waka voyaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/loimata-a-poignant-family-to-family-story-of-the-revival-of-waka-voyaging/" aria-label="Read more about Loimata – a poignant family-to-family story of the revival of waka voyaging">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato A new cold war with China is coming and it will be just as dangerous, expensive and pointless as the last one. The difference will be how much more New Zealand is involved. Steering an independent course in these ... <a title="The dangerous new cold war brewing with China will test New Zealand even more than the old one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/the-dangerous-new-cold-war-brewing-with-china-will-test-new-zealand-even-more-than-the-old-one-142893/" aria-label="Read more about The dangerous new cold war brewing with China will test New Zealand even more than the old one">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francesco Paolucci, Professor of Health Economics, University of Bologna, University of Newcastle As we reach the two-week mark since the reinstated restrictions for Melbourne, and are yet to see a decline in new daily cases, it is not surprising the Victorian government has now made face masks ... <a title="A $200 fine for not wearing a mask is fair, as long as free masks go to those in need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/a-200-fine-for-not-wearing-a-mask-is-fair-as-long-as-free-masks-go-to-those-in-need-142988/" aria-label="Read more about A $200 fine for not wearing a mask is fair, as long as free masks go to those in need">Read more</a>
