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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Carland, Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, Monash University Generally in Australia, we all get along pretty well and feel good about our society. Studies show we have a strong “social cohesion index,” which has remained relatively stable for the past seven years. But we cannot take ... <a title="We know racism and recessions go together. Australia must prepare to stop a racism spike here." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/we-know-racism-and-recessions-go-together-australia-must-prepare-to-stop-a-racism-spike-here-138215/" aria-label="Read more about We know racism and recessions go together. Australia must prepare to stop a racism spike here.">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Both China and the United States have suffered reputational damage with the Australian public as a result of their handling of the coronavirus crisis, according to a Lowy COVIDpoll. Most Australians (68%) say they feel “less favourable towards China’s system ... <a title="Pandemic dents Australians’ views of both China and the United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/pandemic-dents-australians-views-of-both-china-and-the-united-states-138529/" aria-label="Read more about Pandemic dents Australians’ views of both China and the United States">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Tait, Senior Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University In a single year, extra-medical opioid use caused more than 2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions and resulted in the loss of over 70,000 years of life in Australia. “Extra-medical” opioid use includes both the illegal use ... <a title="2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions, 15.7 billion dollars: what opioid misuse costs Australia in a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/2-200-deaths-32-000-hospital-admissions-15-7-billion-dollars-what-opioid-misuse-costs-australia-in-a-year-137712/" aria-label="Read more about 2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions, 15.7 billion dollars: what opioid misuse costs Australia in a year">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, Science Communication Manager, The University of Queensland We know feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per year. Cats have played a leading role in most of Australia’s 34 mammal extinctions since ... <a title="One cat, one year, 110 native animals: lock up your pet, it’s a killing machine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/one-cat-one-year-110-native-animals-lock-up-your-pet-its-a-killing-machine-138412/" aria-label="Read more about One cat, one year, 110 native animals: lock up your pet, it’s a killing machine">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland As an emergency response to the potential mass unemployment created by the sudden lockdown, the Morrison government’s JobKeeper program has been reasonably successful. An estimated 700 000 employers, accounting for 4.7 million workers have signed up. On ... <a title="We need to plan for life after JobKeeper now. We need to make it portable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/we-need-to-plan-for-life-after-jobkeeper-now-we-need-to-make-it-portable-138416/" aria-label="Read more about We need to plan for life after JobKeeper now. We need to make it portable">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carly Osborn, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide I am feeling isolated. Is this a state, or an emotion? Rather than getting into the semantics of language, I will ask another question: what does isolation feel like? Isolation feels like being stuck on the couch despite having ... <a title="Is isolation a feeling?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/is-isolation-a-feeling-138009/" aria-label="Read more about Is isolation a feeling?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Smillie, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Much has been written on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on negative emotions, such as rising anxiety and the loneliness of self-isolation. But while things may seem all doom and gloom, new data reveals it’s surprisingly rare for a ... <a title="Not all doom and gloom: even in a pandemic, mixed emotions are more common than negative ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/not-all-doom-and-gloom-even-in-a-pandemic-mixed-emotions-are-more-common-than-negative-ones-138014/" aria-label="Read more about Not all doom and gloom: even in a pandemic, mixed emotions are more common than negative ones">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Lycett, NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University As we start to think about rebuilding our lives in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, we need to be clearer than ever about what kind of ... <a title="Young people were already struggling before the pandemic. Here are 7 ways to help them navigate a changed world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/young-people-were-already-struggling-before-the-pandemic-here-are-7-ways-to-help-them-navigate-a-changed-world-138015/" aria-label="Read more about Young people were already struggling before the pandemic. Here are 7 ways to help them navigate a changed world">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Max Holleran, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne Stay-at-home orders have meant many people are happy to live in dispersed suburbs with free-standing, single-family homes. Quarantine feels less daunting with a backyard, plenty of storage space to stockpile supplies, and a big living room ... <a title="Why coronavirus must not stop Australia creating denser cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/why-coronavirus-must-not-stop-australia-creating-denser-cities-137487/" aria-label="Read more about Why coronavirus must not stop Australia creating denser cities">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michaela Pascoe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mental Health, Victoria University Don’t shake hands, don’t high-five, and definitely don’t hug. We’ve been bombarded with these messages during the pandemic as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19, meaning we may not have hugged our friends and family ... <a title="Miss hugs? Touch forms bonds and boosts immune systems. Here’s how to cope without it during coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/miss-hugs-touch-forms-bonds-and-boosts-immune-systems-heres-how-to-cope-without-it-during-coronavirus-137612/" aria-label="Read more about Miss hugs? Touch forms bonds and boosts immune systems. Here’s how to cope without it during coronavirus">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University JobKeeper was always quick and dirty. Its design was far from perfect, with shortcomings I and others cautioned against. These were forgiven in the face of an impending calamity, but ... <a title="How to tweak JobKeeper, if we must" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/how-to-tweak-jobkeeper-if-we-must-138321/" aria-label="Read more about How to tweak JobKeeper, if we must">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Plekhanova, Lecturer, Massey University The New Zealand government’s recently announced NZ$50 million subsidy package to support local media was necessary and urgent – even if it came too late to save the Bauer magazine titles from closing. But the injection of government cash did not address ... <a title="Google and Facebook pay way less tax in New Zealand than in Australia – and we’re paying the price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/google-and-facebook-pay-way-less-tax-in-new-zealand-than-in-australia-and-were-paying-the-price-137075/" aria-label="Read more about Google and Facebook pay way less tax in New Zealand than in Australia – and we’re paying the price">Read more</a>
