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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoë Hyde, Senior Research Officer, University of Western Australia Over the weekend, the World Health Organisation made an announcement you might have missed. It recommended children aged 12 years and older should wear masks, and that masks should be considered for those aged 6-11 years. The German ... <a title="Children might play a bigger role in COVID transmission than first thought. Schools must prepare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/children-might-play-a-bigger-role-in-covid-transmission-than-first-thought-schools-must-prepare-144947/" aria-label="Read more about Children might play a bigger role in COVID transmission than first thought. Schools must prepare">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury As Auckland prepares to relax restrictions on Monday, contact-tracing data show the rapid decision to place New Zealand’s largest city under alert level 3 lockdown has undoubtedly prevented an explosive outbreak of COVID-19. Our model of COVID-19 spread in ... <a title="Auckland’s rapid lockdown has given New Zealand a better chance of eliminating coronavirus – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/aucklands-rapid-lockdown-has-given-new-zealand-a-better-chance-of-eliminating-coronavirus-again-145011/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s rapid lockdown has given New Zealand a better chance of eliminating coronavirus – again">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lubans, Professor, University of Newcastle Primary school teachers often provide students with short physical activity breaks to energise kids and minimise classroom disruptions. Our study, published in the journal Educational Psychology Review, found we should be doing this for senior students too. We found a short ... <a title="Short exercise breaks during class improve concentration for senior students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/short-exercise-breaks-during-class-improve-concentration-for-senior-students-140545/" aria-label="Read more about Short exercise breaks during class improve concentration for senior students">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pablo Guillen, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney Walking and cycling are in the spotlight given the need to keep fit, get about and keep a social distance from others during the pandemic. We have pop-up cycleways, enlarged footpaths and even whole streets closed to ... <a title="What Australia can learn from bicycle-friendly cities overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/what-australia-can-learn-from-bicycle-friendly-cities-overseas-144283/" aria-label="Read more about What Australia can learn from bicycle-friendly cities overseas">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Boe Pahari’s short reign as boss of AMP’s lucrative investment management division and the resignations this week of AMP chairman David Murray and board member John Fraser have shown the power of major shareholders in public companies. There was, you may ... <a title="Vital Signs: No, we won’t change the corporate world with divestment and boycotts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/vital-signs-no-we-wont-change-the-corporate-world-with-divestment-and-boycotts-145021/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: No, we won’t change the corporate world with divestment and boycotts">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn McCredden, Personal Chair, Literary Studies, Deakin University Nick Cave is a tough knot of wonders to his fans, and seemingly so to himself. At the close of a recent The Red Hand Files letter, Cave describes the angelic, feisty, Nina Simone singing My Sweet Lord/Today is ... <a title="Friday essay: transcendent rage — Nick Cave and the Red Hand Files" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/friday-essay-transcendent-rage-nick-cave-and-the-red-hand-files-144735/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: transcendent rage — Nick Cave and the Red Hand Files">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews don’t have a lot in common – but they are both as bold as brass when it comes to grabbing for power. As we saw this week. Morrison announced a plan to obtain the right ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Government’s plan for a veto over university agreements is a step too far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/grattan-on-friday-governments-plan-for-a-veto-over-university-agreements-is-a-step-too-far-145200/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Government’s plan for a veto over university agreements is a step too far">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
The attacker behind New Zealand’s worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison, without the chance of parole. Video: Wayne Hay, Al Jazeera English ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, of the University of Waikato Was Brenton Tarrant’s silence and acceptance of sentence in court a final act to expand his notoriety? Was his disavowal ... <a title="When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/when-life-means-life-why-the-nz-court-had-to-deliver-an-unprecedented-sentence-for-the-mosque-terrorist/" aria-label="Read more about When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Inequality and poverty look to be the forgotten issues of the election campaign, with not much more than lip-service being paid to them on the campaign trail. Yet decisions are currently being made that appear to be fuelling a greater gap between rich and poor. Newsroom’s Bernard Hickey has tweeted ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians making inequality worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-politicians-making-inequality-worse/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians making inequality worse">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Collin, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University The World Health Organisation recently warned that people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, who may be unaware they’re infected, are driving the spread of COVID-19. Australian data confirms coronavirus is very common in younger ... <a title="COVID-19 cases are highest in young adults. We need to partner with them for the health of the whole community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/covid-19-cases-are-highest-in-young-adults-we-need-to-partner-with-them-for-the-health-of-the-whole-community-144932/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 cases are highest in young adults. We need to partner with them for the health of the whole community">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian de Courten, Health Policy Lead and Professor in Global Public Health at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University This week, we heard how conditions at a Sydney quarantine hotel were so bad almost 400 returned travellers had to be moved to another one. Before that, we heard ... <a title="Another day, another hotel quarantine fail. So what can Australia learn from other countries?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/another-day-another-hotel-quarantine-fail-so-what-can-australia-learn-from-other-countries-144804/" aria-label="Read more about Another day, another hotel quarantine fail. So what can Australia learn from other countries?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Research Fellow at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne A new official report shows blackouts in eastern Australia’s grid this summer are unlikely. While that’s welcome news, it casts doubt on the wisdom of a recent government decision to tighten electricity ... <a title="Sure, no-one likes a blackout. But keeping the lights on is about to get expensive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/sure-no-one-likes-a-blackout-but-keeping-the-lights-on-is-about-to-get-expensive-145168/" aria-label="Read more about Sure, no-one likes a blackout. But keeping the lights on is about to get expensive">Read more</a>
