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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Waters-Lynch, Lecturer Entrepreneurship and Innovation, RMIT University If you’re working from home for the first time, you might be asking yourself why you didn’t get to do this years ago. The benefits of remote work have been discussed for nearly half a century. Many thinkers predicted ... <a title="50 years of bold predictions about remote work: it isn’t all about technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/50-years-of-bold-predictions-about-remote-work-it-isnt-all-about-technology-135034/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years of bold predictions about remote work: it isn’t all about technology">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland When a literary luminary such as Thomas Kenneally declares so early in 2020 that he is certain a “more original” novel “will not be published this year”, the reviewer faces a challenge. The book in question is The Dictionary ... <a title="Book review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/book-review-the-dictionary-of-lost-words-by-pip-williams-132503/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has made clear his view that any attempt to eliminate COVID-19 entirely in Australia would carry too high an economic cost, while Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says such an aim would require “very aggressive” long-term border control. ... <a title="Scott Morrison indicates ‘eliminating’ COVID-19 would come at too high a cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/scott-morrison-indicates-eliminating-covid-19-would-come-at-too-high-a-cost-135857/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison indicates ‘eliminating’ COVID-19 would come at too high a cost">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stanley Shanapinda, Research Fellow, La Trobe University A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. The myth supposedly gained traction when a Belgian doctor linked the “dangers” of 5G technology to the virus during an interview in January. Closer ... <a title="No, 5G radiation doesn’t cause or spread the coronavirus. Saying it does is destructive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/no-5g-radiation-doesnt-cause-or-spread-the-coronavirus-saying-it-does-is-destructive-135695/" aria-label="Read more about No, 5G radiation doesn’t cause or spread the coronavirus. Saying it does is destructive">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Adjunct Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The High Court today quashed the conviction of Cardinal George Pell, who had originally been found guilty on a number of charges by a jury of 12 people. His defence counsel, Bret Walker SC, ... <a title="The jury may be out on the jury system after George Pell’s successful appeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/the-jury-may-be-out-on-the-jury-system-after-george-pells-successful-appeal-135814/" aria-label="Read more about The jury may be out on the jury system after George Pell’s successful appeal">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Climie, Exercise Physiologist and Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Fitbit recently released data showing a global decrease in physical activity levels among users of its activity trackers compared to the same time last year. As we navigate the coronavirus pandemic, this is not altogether ... <a title="For older people and those with chronic health conditions, staying active at home is extra important – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/for-older-people-and-those-with-chronic-health-conditions-staying-active-at-home-is-extra-important-heres-how-135322/" aria-label="Read more about For older people and those with chronic health conditions, staying active at home is extra important – here’s how">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Indigo Holcombe-James, Sessional academic, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University Museums, galleries and artist collectives around the world are shutting their doors and moving online in response to coronavirus. But engaging with audiences online requires access, skills and investment. My research with remote Aboriginal art centres ... <a title="Coronavirus: as culture moves online, regional organisations need help bridging the digital divide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/coronavirus-as-culture-moves-online-regional-organisations-need-help-bridging-the-digital-divide-135050/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: as culture moves online, regional organisations need help bridging the digital divide">Read more</a>
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April 7, 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 No Australian government has ever spent A$130 billion so quickly. Last Tuesday, when the Prime Minister announced the government would subsidise six million jobs for six months to the tune ... <a title="JobKeeper is quick, dirty and effective: there was no time to make it perfect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/jobkeeper-is-quick-dirty-and-effective-there-was-no-time-to-make-it-perfect-135195/" aria-label="Read more about JobKeeper is quick, dirty and effective: there was no time to make it perfect">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Perkiss, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong The coronavirus might make Easter celebrations a little subdued this year, but that doesn’t mean going without chocolate eggs. In fact, South Australia’s chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier reportedly said people should partake in the Easter treats “to cheer ... <a title="Turning to Easter eggs to get through these dark times? Here’s the bitter truth about chocolate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/turning-to-easter-eggs-to-get-through-these-dark-times-heres-the-bitter-truth-about-chocolate-130295/" aria-label="Read more about Turning to Easter eggs to get through these dark times? Here’s the bitter truth about chocolate">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne The centerpiece of the Commonwealth government’s COVID-19 economic stimulus program is JobKeeper. Priced at A$130 billion, it will pay eligible employers $1,500 per fortnight for each eligible employee for up to six months. The aim, according to the ... <a title="Why temporary migrants need JobKeeper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/why-temporary-migrants-need-jobkeeper-135688/" aria-label="Read more about Why temporary migrants need JobKeeper">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mathews, Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology The High Court today granted Cardinal George Pell special leave to appeal, and unanimously allowed the appeal. In other words, Pell won. His convictions were quashed and he will be released from prison. Pell’s prosecution has been ... <a title="How George Pell won in the High Court on a legal technicality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/how-george-pell-won-in-the-high-court-on-a-legal-technicality-133156/" aria-label="Read more about How George Pell won in the High Court on a legal technicality">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University The unfolding COVID-19 situation has brought many changes to school education. NAPLAN tests have been cancelled for 2020 and most children are learning online. Education minister Dan Tehan is meeting with the states on what to do with year ... <a title="US private schools often inflate student grades. This could happen in Australia if we cancel year 12 exams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/us-private-schools-often-inflate-student-grades-this-could-happen-in-australia-if-we-cancel-year-12-exams-135051/" aria-label="Read more about US private schools often inflate student grades. This could happen in Australia if we cancel year 12 exams">Read more</a>