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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland As COVID-19 cases surge in Victoria and NSW, authorities have again urged anyone with symptoms, including cough, fever, or sore throat, to get tested. Most results should be available within a few ... <a title="Do I need a referral for a COVID-19 test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/do-i-need-a-referral-for-a-covid-19-test-what-happens-if-you-test-positive-your-coronavirus-questions-answered-142982/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need a referral for a COVID-19 test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland As COVID-19 cases surge in Victoria and NSW, authorities have again urged anyone with symptoms, including cough, fever, or sore throat, to get tested. Most results should be available within a few ... <a title="Do I need a referral for a COVID test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/do-i-need-a-referral-for-a-covid-test-what-happens-if-you-test-positive-your-coronavirus-questions-answered-142982/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need a referral for a COVID test? What happens if you test positive? Your coronavirus questions answered">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A 48-year-old woman from Papua New Guinea’s Central Province who has died after a battle with stage 4 breast cancer has been identified as the 17th covid-19 case in the country. This is the first covid-19 death recorded in PNG, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The National Control Centre said last night ... <a title="PNG suffers first reported covid death – woman with breast cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/png-suffers-first-reported-covid-death-woman-with-breast-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about PNG suffers first reported covid death – woman with breast cancer">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, of Massey University The starting gates in New Zealand’s September 19 election race are finally full. Labour’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the bookies’ favourite and the opposition took a long time to settle. All the same, punters may still want to hedge their bets. While the National Party’s internal disarray ... <a title="National gambles on Collins crushing Ardern’s charisma in NZ election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/national-gambles-on-collins-crushing-arderns-charisma-in-nz-election/" aria-label="Read more about National gambles on Collins crushing Ardern’s charisma in NZ election">Read more</a>
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July 20, 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 Matt McCarten (E-Tangata): Red meat is back on the table Nicky Hager (Spinoff): Five reasons why Judith Collins won’t be prime minister Andrea Vance (Stuff): Better the devil you know: the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 20 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-20-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 20 2020">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Dempsey, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Science, University of Auckland Tourists visiting Whakaari/White Island on December 9 last year had no warning of its imminent violent eruption. The explosion of acidic steam and gases killed 21 people, and most survivors suffered critical injuries and severe burns. The ... <a title="New Zealand’s White Island is likely to erupt violently again, but a new alert system could give hours of warning and save lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/new-zealands-white-island-is-likely-to-erupt-violently-again-but-a-new-alert-system-could-give-hours-of-warning-and-save-lives-142656/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s White Island is likely to erupt violently again, but a new alert system could give hours of warning and save lives">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University The starting gates in New Zealand’s September 19 election race are finally full. Labour’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern is the bookies’ favourite and the opposition took a long time to settle. All the ... <a title="Two months from New Zealand’s election, National gambles on Judith Collins crushing Jacinda Ardern’s charisma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/two-months-from-new-zealands-election-national-gambles-on-judith-collins-crushing-jacinda-arderns-charisma-142895/" aria-label="Read more about Two months from New Zealand’s election, National gambles on Judith Collins crushing Jacinda Ardern’s charisma">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University COVID-19 lockdowns have led to suggestions there could be a “coronial” baby boom. But while a baby boom as a side effect of the devastating pandemic sounds kind of nice, it is probably too ... <a title="COVID-19 could see thousands of women miss out on having kids, creating a demographic disaster for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/covid-19-could-see-thousands-of-women-miss-out-on-having-kids-creating-a-demographic-disaster-for-australia-142174/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 could see thousands of women miss out on having kids, creating a demographic disaster for Australia">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By La Toya Jamieson, Wildlife Detection Dog Specialist, La Trobe University Moss bounds happily through the bush showing the usual exuberance of a young labrador. Despite this looking like play, he is on a serious mission to help fight the extinction of some of our most critically endangered ... <a title="Meet Moss, the detection dog helping Tassie devils find love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/meet-moss-the-detection-dog-helping-tassie-devils-find-love-142909/" aria-label="Read more about Meet Moss, the detection dog helping Tassie devils find love">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Douglas, Professor, Flinders University We teach English at university. Our weekly engagements include navigating unnerving plot twists, falling in and out of love with iconic characters, and evaluating the complexities of language and genre. Reading challenges how we think. Each week, in English classes, we explore ... <a title="Reading during coronavirus: books can be triggering, but difficult texts teach us resilience, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/reading-during-coronavirus-books-can-be-triggering-but-difficult-texts-teach-us-resilience-too-141114/" aria-label="Read more about Reading during coronavirus: books can be triggering, but difficult texts teach us resilience, too">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian A. Nygaard, Associate Professor in Social Economics, Swinburne University of Technology What will be the normal way of urban living when the COVID-19 crisis passes? What aspects will remain with us and what will disappear? The coronavirus pandemic has thrust us into a moment of rapid ... <a title="Why COVID-19 might not change our cities as much as we expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/why-covid-19-might-not-change-our-cities-as-much-as-we-expect-142159/" aria-label="Read more about Why COVID-19 might not change our cities as much as we expect">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University We’re told Australia has a progressive tax system – the more you earn, the higher the rate. And that’s certainly the case for earnings from wages. An ... <a title="Progressive in theory, regressive in practice: that’s how we tax income from savings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/20/progressive-in-theory-regressive-in-practice-thats-how-we-tax-income-from-savings-142823/" aria-label="Read more about Progressive in theory, regressive in practice: that’s how we tax income from savings">Read more</a>