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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Norberg, Associate Professor in Psychology, Macquarie University As COVID-19 quarantines and lockdowns drive up psychological distress, many people have increased their screen time, including online shopping, to cope. Like alcohol use — or overeating, watching TV or surfing the internet — online shopping doesn’t pose a ... <a title="How to know if your online shopping habit is a problem — and what to do if it is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/how-to-know-if-your-online-shopping-habit-is-a-problem-and-what-to-do-if-it-is-143969/" aria-label="Read more about How to know if your online shopping habit is a problem — and what to do if it is">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Bastin, Associate Professor of English, Flinders University Finding Freedom was published on August 11. HarperCollins Publishers A new book about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is generating sensational headlines about their private life, defiance of Queen Elizabeth and how Prince William “behaved like a snob” ... <a title="‘Finding Freedom’: the new Harry and Meghan book is the latest, risky move in a royal PR war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/finding-freedom-the-new-harry-and-meghan-book-is-the-latest-risky-move-in-a-royal-pr-war-144090/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Finding Freedom’: the new Harry and Meghan book is the latest, risky move in a royal PR war">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
By The Bougainvillean Bougainville is heading to the polls today amid its first case of the covid-19 in thefourth general election of Papua New Guinea’s autonomous region since 2001. While this election is critically important in the region’s push for independence from mainland PNG, it comes at a time when there is much distress brought ... <a title="Bougainvilleans go to polls today in spite of first covid-19 case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/bougainvilleans-go-to-polls-today-in-spite-of-first-covid-19-case/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainvilleans go to polls today in spite of first covid-19 case">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryan Cranston, Academic Teacher, Swinburne University of Technology Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket. On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the ... <a title="Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/who-is-kamala-harris-joe-bidens-pick-for-vice-president-144122/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
People calling New Zealand’s covid-19 healthline were facing long waits on hold today as the phone line struggles with high demand as the largest city of Auckland was poised for a three-day lockdown. This follows Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement last night of four positive cases of covid-19 outside of managed isolation or quarantine in ... <a title="Hundreds call busy NZ healthline over new lockdown, emergency text resent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/hundreds-call-busy-nz-healthline-over-new-lockdown-emergency-text-resent/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds call busy NZ healthline over new lockdown, emergency text resent">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury Auckland, and possibly other parts of New Zealand, almost certainly have more cases of COVID-19 in the community than the four new cases confirmed yesterday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern activated a resurgence plan late yesterday, placing all of Auckland ... <a title="New Zealand is on alert as COVID-19 returns. This is what we need to stamp it out again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/new-zealand-is-on-alert-as-covid-19-returns-this-is-what-we-need-to-stamp-it-out-again-144304/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand is on alert as COVID-19 returns. This is what we need to stamp it out again">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Weismueller, Doctoral Researcher, University of Western Australia In February, major social media platforms attended a meeting hosted by the World Health Organisation to address coronavirus misinformation. The aim was to catalyse the fight against what the United Nations has called an “infodemic”. Usually, misinformation is focused ... <a title="Coronavirus misinformation is a global issue, but which myth you fall for likely depends on where you live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/coronavirus-misinformation-is-a-global-issue-but-which-myth-you-fall-for-likely-depends-on-where-you-live-143352/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus misinformation is a global issue, but which myth you fall for likely depends on where you live">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland Government responses to COVID-19 in Australia have received, by and large, bipartisan support. An exception, it seems, is the imposition of restrictions on interstate movement. State borders have become a lightning rod ... <a title="Did someone say ‘election’?: how politics met pandemic to create ‘fortress Queensland’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/did-someone-say-election-how-politics-met-pandemic-to-create-fortress-queensland-144067/" aria-label="Read more about Did someone say ‘election’?: how politics met pandemic to create ‘fortress Queensland’">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics and Chair of Behavioural Business Lab, RMIT University Fingers have been pointing all over the place as the country searches for answers to the stubbornly high coronavirus cases and rising death rates in Victoria. While Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been fronting ... <a title="Playing the COVID-19 blame game may feel good, but it could come at a cost — the government’s credibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/playing-the-covid-19-blame-game-may-feel-good-but-it-could-come-at-a-cost-the-governments-credibility-144120/" aria-label="Read more about Playing the COVID-19 blame game may feel good, but it could come at a cost — the government’s credibility">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Lakhani, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, La Trobe University Under the stage 4 restrictions enforced throughout metropolitan Melbourne, residents can exercise for one hour each day, within five kilometres of their home. While such restrictions are necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19, they can potentially ... <a title="340,000 Melburnians have little or no parkland within 5km of their home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/340-000-melburnians-have-little-or-no-parkland-within-5km-of-their-home-144069/" aria-label="Read more about 340,000 Melburnians have little or no parkland within 5km of their home">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wilkins, Associate Professor of illegal drug research, Massey University The referendum on legalising recreational cannabis use is just over a month away. Campaigns for and against the change are well under way. We’ve had expert reports from the Helen Clark Foundation, the Office of the Prime ... <a title="It could take 10 years to measure the impact of legalising weed – should New Zealand’s proposed law be even stronger?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/it-could-take-10-years-to-measure-the-impact-of-legalising-weed-should-new-zealands-proposed-law-be-even-stronger-144271/" aria-label="Read more about It could take 10 years to measure the impact of legalising weed – should New Zealand’s proposed law be even stronger?">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fernanda Alves, PhD student, Australian National University Saving endangered species from extinction is a challenging job. It requires creative, affordable and effective interventions. In a rare good news story for conservation, we came up with one such method. We want to save the forty-spotted pardalote – an ... <a title="Scientists devised a cheap, ingenious trick to save this bird from a blood-sucking maggot – and it works brilliantly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/12/scientists-devised-a-cheap-ingenious-trick-to-save-this-bird-from-a-blood-sucking-maggot-and-it-works-brilliantly-143900/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists devised a cheap, ingenious trick to save this bird from a blood-sucking maggot – and it works brilliantly">Read more</a>
