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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Louise McLaws, Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW New South Wales is on a knife edge after recording more than 150 COVID-19 cases over the last 14 days, a worrying sign the situation could spiral out of control. The wide geographic spread is ... <a title="New South Wales on a knife edge as cumulative coronavirus case numbers spiral into the ‘red zone’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/new-south-wales-on-a-knife-edge-as-cumulative-coronavirus-case-numbers-spiral-into-the-red-zone-143608/" aria-label="Read more about New South Wales on a knife edge as cumulative coronavirus case numbers spiral into the ‘red zone’">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessie Moritz, Lecturer in Middle East studies, Australian National University Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a Middle East expert from the University of Melbourne, has now been held by the Iranian government for almost two years. She was arrested in September 2018 and then convicted of spying and sentenced to ... <a title="I kept silent to protect my colleague and friend, Kylie Moore-Gilbert. But Australia’s quiet diplomatic approach is not working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/i-kept-silent-to-protect-my-colleague-and-friend-kylie-moore-gilbert-but-australias-quiet-diplomatic-approach-is-not-working-143597/" aria-label="Read more about I kept silent to protect my colleague and friend, Kylie Moore-Gilbert. But Australia’s quiet diplomatic approach is not working">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivano Bongiovanni, Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland Imagine how you’d feel if you discovered footage from your private home security camera had been broadcast over the internet. This is exactly what happened to several unsuspecting Australians last month, ... <a title="The privacy paradox: we claim we care about our data, so why don’t our actions match?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/the-privacy-paradox-we-claim-we-care-about-our-data-so-why-dont-our-actions-match-143354/" aria-label="Read more about The privacy paradox: we claim we care about our data, so why don’t our actions match?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, University of Western Australia From August 1, if the federal government has its way, Medicare will stop paying for GPs to interpret common heart tests called electrocardiograms, or ECGs. Health Minister Greg Hunt says the decision is based on safety ... <a title="Why is the government restricting Medicare funds for ECGs when expert advice says exactly the opposite?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/why-is-the-government-restricting-medicare-funds-for-ecgs-when-expert-advice-says-exactly-the-opposite-143593/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the government restricting Medicare funds for ECGs when expert advice says exactly the opposite?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Bricknell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health, CQUniversity Australia New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian has called for more businesses to register as COVID Safe, as the state recorded 19 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to 8pm Tuesday night. Berejiklian said: If I walk ... <a title="Dine in or walk away? How to tell if a venue is COVID safe in NSW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/dine-in-or-walk-away-how-to-tell-if-a-venue-is-covid-safe-in-nsw-143603/" aria-label="Read more about Dine in or walk away? How to tell if a venue is COVID safe in NSW">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Pelizzon, Senior lecturer, Southern Cross University More than 600 academics from 36 Australian universities and members of the academic community have signed an open letter to federal and state education ministers calling for a return to a more democratic, cost-effective and functional structure for Australia’s universities. ... <a title="‘Universities are not corporations’: 600 Australian academics call for change to uni governance structures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/universities-are-not-corporations-600-australian-academics-call-for-change-to-uni-governance-structures-143254/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Universities are not corporations’: 600 Australian academics call for change to uni governance structures">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorraine Finlay, Lecturer in Law, Murdoch University In recent days, both sides involved in Clive Palmer’s legal challenge against the Western Australia border closure have sought to highlight the importance of what is at stake. WA Premier Mark McGowan has warned if the challenge is successful and ... <a title="WA border challenge: why states, not courts, need to make the hard calls during health emergencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/wa-border-challenge-why-states-not-courts-need-to-make-the-hard-calls-during-health-emergencies-143541/" aria-label="Read more about WA border challenge: why states, not courts, need to make the hard calls during health emergencies">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siobhan McHugh, Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Wollongong “You kind of fail your way to success,” observed Matt Lieber, head of podcast operations at Spotify, at this year’s Audiocraft festival, an annual weekend of panels about podcasting. Normally held in Sydney, this year, thanks to COVID-19, the ... <a title="Michelle Obama, podcast host: how podcasting became a multi-billion dollar industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/michelle-obama-podcast-host-how-podcasting-became-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry-142920/" aria-label="Read more about Michelle Obama, podcast host: how podcasting became a multi-billion dollar industry">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland This month marks 60 years since Dame Jane Goodall first ventured into the wilds of Gombe, Tanzania, at the tender age of 26 to study the behaviour of chimpanzees. She has ... <a title="My talk with Jane Goodall: vegetarianism, animal welfare and the power of children’s advocacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/my-talk-with-jane-goodall-vegetarianism-animal-welfare-and-the-power-of-childrens-advocacy-140735/" aria-label="Read more about My talk with Jane Goodall: vegetarianism, animal welfare and the power of children’s advocacy">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Flashback: Tagata Pasifika’s John Pulu talks to Oscar Temaru. By David Robie One of the champions of the South Pacific’s nuclear-free and independence campaigners, Oscar Manutahi Temaru, is expected to make a guest appearance tomorrow in a retrospective webinar about the impact of the Rainbow Warrior bombing 35 years on. The webinar, titled “The Rainbow ... <a title="35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/35-years-on-tahitis-temaru-likely-guest-in-rainbow-warrior-rewind/" aria-label="Read more about 35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind">Read more</a>
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July 29, 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 Election Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in New Zealand politics Toby Morris (Spinoff): Font, tick, face, tick: The great 2020 election hoardings ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 29 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-29-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 29 2020">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University While it’s true anyone is at risk of catching and becoming ill with COVID-19, it’s becoming increasingly clear this virus discriminates. From early in the pandemic, we’ve seen how COVID-19 disproportionately affects older people and those with other health conditions, ... <a title="Social housing, aged care and Black Americans: how coronavirus affects already disadvantaged groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/29/social-housing-aged-care-and-black-americans-how-coronavirus-affects-already-disadvantaged-groups-142046/" aria-label="Read more about Social housing, aged care and Black Americans: how coronavirus affects already disadvantaged groups">Read more</a>
