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August 14, 2020
By RNZ News Auckland will remain in alert level three for a full two weeks, with the New Zealand government announcing that the country will remain at current covid-19 alert levels for 12 more days. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield have announced the decision today at a briefing at ... <a title="NZ’s Auckland lockdown to continue for 12 more days, says Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/nzs-auckland-lockdown-to-continue-for-12-more-days-says-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Auckland lockdown to continue for 12 more days, says Ardern">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The inquiry commissioned by the Berejiklian government into the Ruby Princess COVID-19 disaster has laid blame on NSW health officials, who made “inexcusable” and “inexplicable” mistakes. It also exonerated the Australian Border Force. In the report, the federal government was ... <a title="Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/ruby-princess-inquiry-blames-nsw-health-officials-for-debacle-144512/" aria-label="Read more about Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Today’s chart compares this week’s Covid-19 outbreak in New Zealand with the latest case-data from other comparable countries. Note that the data plots new daily cases, smoothed using seven-day averages. However, the ‘black square’ represents New Zealand’s most recent daily total of new cases, at 260 per 100 million people (which ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Comparing New Zealand’s Outbreak with Comparable Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-comparing-new-zealands-outbreak-with-comparable-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Comparing New Zealand’s Outbreak with Comparable Countries">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janak Rogers, Associate Lecturer, Broadcast Journalism, RMIT University A Johannes Leak cartoon published in The Australian today, in which US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is depicted calling his vice-presidential running mate Kamala Harris a “little brown girl”, has drawn widespread condemnation. Several Australian politicians, including former ... <a title="The Australian’s racist Kamala Harris cartoon shows why diversity in newsrooms matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/the-australians-racist-kamala-harris-cartoon-shows-why-diversity-in-newsrooms-matters-144503/" aria-label="Read more about The Australian’s racist Kamala Harris cartoon shows why diversity in newsrooms matters">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia Security guards at Melbourne’s quarantine hotels have been widely blamed for Victoria’s current outbreak of COVID-19. Reports have suggested they mixed inappropriately with people under quarantine, and did not properly follow instructions around infection control. But late yesterday ... <a title="Finding the source of an outbreak is important. But the term ‘patient zero’ is a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/finding-the-source-of-an-outbreak-is-important-but-the-term-patient-zero-is-a-problem-144493/" aria-label="Read more about Finding the source of an outbreak is important. But the term ‘patient zero’ is a problem">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University The normalisation of diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has variously been described as a “breakthrough” and an important staging moment towards a comprehensive Middle East peace. These conclusions are, at best, premature. Normalisation ... <a title="Marriage of convenience: what does the historic Israel-UAE agreement mean for Middle East peace?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/marriage-of-convenience-what-does-the-historic-israel-uae-agreement-mean-for-middle-east-peace-144495/" aria-label="Read more about Marriage of convenience: what does the historic Israel-UAE agreement mean for Middle East peace?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney It could be a brother or sister. It could be a neighbour. It could be a person you work with. We probably all know someone who doesn’t wear a mask in public even though ... <a title="How to talk to someone who doesn’t wear a mask, and actually change their mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/how-to-talk-to-someone-who-doesnt-wear-a-mask-and-actually-change-their-mind-143995/" aria-label="Read more about How to talk to someone who doesn’t wear a mask, and actually change their mind">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cecelia Cmielewski, Research Officer, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University This week the NSW government’s arts funding arm, Create NSW, removed or significantly reduced funding to arts service organisations including Writing NSW, Playwriting Australia, the National Association of Visual Artists (NAVA) and Ausdance NSW. This ... <a title="State arts service organisations: effective, engaged but endangered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/state-arts-service-organisations-effective-engaged-but-endangered-144419/" aria-label="Read more about State arts service organisations: effective, engaged but endangered">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Graham, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology At midday on August 12 2020, the hashtag #DanLiedPeopleDied started trending on Twitter. By evening it had attracted over 10,000 tweets. The hashtag appeared to reflect widespread public distrust in Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ handling of the coronavirus outbreak. ... <a title="The story of #DanLiedPeopleDied: how a hashtag reveals Australia’s ‘information disorder’ problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/the-story-of-danliedpeopledied-how-a-hashtag-reveals-australias-information-disorder-problem-144403/" aria-label="Read more about The story of #DanLiedPeopleDied: how a hashtag reveals Australia’s ‘information disorder’ problem">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne With massive fronds creating a luxuriously green canopy in the understory of Australian forests, tree ferns are a familiar sight on many long drives or bushwalks. But how much do you really know about them? First of all, tree ... <a title="Tree ferns are older than dinosaurs. And that’s not even the most interesting thing about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/tree-ferns-are-older-than-dinosaurs-and-thats-not-even-the-most-interesting-thing-about-them-138435/" aria-label="Read more about Tree ferns are older than dinosaurs. And that’s not even the most interesting thing about them">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the week of hearings before the Royal Commission into Aged Care, Victorian ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Melbourne’s ongoing quarantine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-royal-commission-into-aged-care-and-melbournes-ongoing-quarantine-144501/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Melbourne’s ongoing quarantine">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has announced there are 12 new cases and one probable case of covid-19 in Auckland and Waikato today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield revealed at today’s daily briefing there were now a total of 48 active cases, with 30 linked to the community outbreak. The total number of confirmed ... <a title="NZ covid-19 update: 12 new confirmed cases, one probable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/nz-covid-19-update-12-new-confirmed-cases-one-probable/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19 update: 12 new confirmed cases, one probable">Read more</a>
