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Missing your friends? Rereading Harry Potter might be the next best thing

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elaine Reese, Professor of Psychology, University of Otago Humans are innately social creatures. But as we stay home to limit the spread of COVID-19, video calls only go so far to satisfy our need for connection. The good news is the relationships we have with fictional characters ... <a title="Missing your friends? Rereading Harry Potter might be the next best thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/missing-your-friends-rereading-harry-potter-might-be-the-next-best-thing-136236/" aria-label="Read more about Missing your friends? Rereading Harry Potter might be the next best thing">Read more</a>

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COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women’s work, and how little we pay for it

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn Craig, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Melbourne The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid bare how little we normally pay for “women’s work”. Australia has very low gender equality when it comes to remuneration, ranking ... <a title="COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women’s work, and how little we pay for it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/covid-19-has-laid-bare-how-much-we-value-womens-work-and-how-little-we-pay-for-it-136042/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women’s work, and how little we pay for it">Read more</a>

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It’s time to admit our COVID-19 ‘exit strategy’ might just look like a more flexible version of lockdown

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Phillips, Public policy researcher, University of Oxford As the COVID-19 curve starts to flatten in Australia and New Zealand, people are rightly wondering how we will roll back current lockdown policies. Australia’s federal health minister Greg Hunt says Australia is looking to South Korea, Japan and ... <a title="It’s time to admit our COVID-19 ‘exit strategy’ might just look like a more flexible version of lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/its-time-to-admit-our-covid-19-exit-strategy-might-just-look-like-a-more-flexible-version-of-lockdown-136491/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to admit our COVID-19 ‘exit strategy’ might just look like a more flexible version of lockdown">Read more</a>

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Is protesting during the pandemic an ‘essential’ right that should be protected?

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University Protests are increasingly breaking out around the world as people begin to chafe against lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the US, President Donald Trump is ... <a title="Is protesting during the pandemic an ‘essential’ right that should be protected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/is-protesting-during-the-pandemic-an-essential-right-that-should-be-protected-136512/" aria-label="Read more about Is protesting during the pandemic an ‘essential’ right that should be protected?">Read more</a>

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Australia’s inland rivers are the pulse of the outback. By 2070, they’ll be unrecognisable

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zacchary Larkin, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University Inland Australia’s complex system of winding rivers, extensive wetlands, ancient waterholes and seemingly endless parched floodplains are rarely given more than a passing thought by many Australians who live on the coastal fringes. Yet these waterways are lifelines ... <a title="Australia’s inland rivers are the pulse of the outback. By 2070, they’ll be unrecognisable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/australias-inland-rivers-are-the-pulse-of-the-outback-by-2070-theyll-be-unrecognisable-136492/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s inland rivers are the pulse of the outback. By 2070, they’ll be unrecognisable">Read more</a>

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3 ways nature in the city can do you good, even in self-isolation

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Taylor, Assistant Researcher, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne Spending time at the beach or taking a walk in the park can help us recover from the mental and physical impacts of life’s stresses. But physical distancing measures to contain COVID-19 have included ... <a title="3 ways nature in the city can do you good, even in self-isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/3-ways-nature-in-the-city-can-do-you-good-even-in-self-isolation-133150/" aria-label="Read more about 3 ways nature in the city can do you good, even in self-isolation">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: why might you wake up without a voice?

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Hersh, Associate Professor, Speech Pathology, Edith Cowan University Why do you lose your voice approximately 12 hours after you scream too much? If I scream a lot one day the next morning I can barely speak. However, I can speak right after I scream. Kheenav, age ... <a title="Curious Kids: why might you wake up without a voice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/curious-kids-why-might-you-wake-up-without-a-voice-132592/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why might you wake up without a voice?">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus weekly: as virus numbers peak, governments are charting the path out of lockdown

April 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fron Jackson-Webb, Deputy Editor/Senior Health + Medicine Editor As the world approaches 2.5 million coronavirus cases, some regions have reached the peak of the virus and the number of new cases and deaths is slowing. This includes New York, the epicentre of the pandemic in the United ... <a title="Coronavirus weekly: as virus numbers peak, governments are charting the path out of lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/21/coronavirus-weekly-as-virus-numbers-peak-governments-are-charting-the-path-out-of-lockdown-136712/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus weekly: as virus numbers peak, governments are charting the path out of lockdown">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on his autobiography, ‘A Bigger Picture’

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In this episode of Politics with Michelle Grattan, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull gives his frank assessment of Scott Morrison as a former colleague and as prime minister, warns about the right of the Liberal party, and tongue lashes News ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on his autobiography, ‘A Bigger Picture’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-former-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull-on-his-autobiography-a-bigger-picture-136746/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on his autobiography, ‘A Bigger Picture’">Read more</a>

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Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, but only after a five-day extension of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions. New Zealand will then remain at alert level 3 for ... <a title="Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/delight-relief-and-caution-six-experts-on-new-zealands-move-to-ease-its-coronavirus-lockdown-136715/" aria-label="Read more about Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown">Read more</a>

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Finlay Macdonald joins The Conversation in New Zealand

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Minchin, Executive Editor, New Zealand The Conversation is expanding our New Zealand coverage by appointing Finlay Macdonald as the new NZ Editor: Politics, Business + Arts. Finlay is an award-winning journalist, editor, publisher and broadcaster with 30 years’ experience in the New Zealand media. He has ... <a title="Finlay Macdonald joins The Conversation in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/finlay-macdonald-joins-the-conversation-in-new-zealand-136611/" aria-label="Read more about Finlay Macdonald joins The Conversation in New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Delight, relief and caution: five experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown

April 20, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, but only after a five-day extension of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions. New Zealand will then remain at alert level 3 for ... <a title="Delight, relief and caution: five experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/20/delight-relief-and-caution-five-experts-on-new-zealands-move-to-ease-its-coronavirus-lockdown-136715/" aria-label="Read more about Delight, relief and caution: five experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown">Read more</a>