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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government has signed a letter of intent with the United Kingdom-based drug company AstraZeneca to supply a University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to Australia, and entered a contract with the American company Becton Dickinson for the supply of ... <a title="Morrison government promises all Australians will get free COVID vaccine – if there is one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/morrison-government-promises-all-australians-will-get-free-covid-vaccine-if-there-is-one-144694/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government promises all Australians will get free COVID vaccine – if there is one">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew McLachlan, Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney The head lice drug ivermectin has yet again been touted in the media as a possible treatment for COVID-19. But despite the favourable headlines, huge uncertainty remains about whether this treatment can be safely and ... <a title="Ivermectin is still not a miracle cure for COVID-19, despite what you may have read" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/ivermectin-is-still-not-a-miracle-cure-for-covid-19-despite-what-you-may-have-read-144569/" aria-label="Read more about Ivermectin is still not a miracle cure for COVID-19, despite what you may have read">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Many New Zealanders will be feeling anxious, disappointed and even angry about the return of COVID-19 in the community. Many of us prefer to suppress these emotions because they are unpleasant or we may feel ... <a title="How setting aside some ‘worry time’ can help reduce anxiety over COVID-19 lockdowns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/how-setting-aside-some-worry-time-can-help-reduce-anxiety-over-covid-19-lockdowns-144561/" aria-label="Read more about How setting aside some ‘worry time’ can help reduce anxiety over COVID-19 lockdowns">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryan Cranston, Academic Teacher, Swinburne University of Technology Less than three months out from the presidential election, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has become the centre of a political storm. So much so that Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, has recalled the house ... <a title="Explainer: what is the controversy around the US postal service and how might it affect the election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/explainer-what-is-the-controversy-around-the-us-postal-service-and-how-might-it-affect-the-election-144663/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the controversy around the US postal service and how might it affect the election?">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Barnet, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology If you went to use Google yesterday, you may have been met with a pop-up warning that the tech giant’s functionality was “at risk” from new Australian government regulation. Google Australia’s managing director, Mel Silva, ... <a title="Google’s ‘open letter’ is trying to scare Australians. The company simply doesn’t want to pay for news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/googles-open-letter-is-trying-to-scare-australians-the-company-simply-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-news-144573/" aria-label="Read more about Google’s ‘open letter’ is trying to scare Australians. The company simply doesn’t want to pay for news">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aidan Coleman, Visiting Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Early Career Researcher at the JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, University of Adelaide His “poems are as urgent and accessible as headlines, though infinitely more beautiful”, the broadcaster Phillip Adams wrote of the Australian poet Philip Hodgins. ... <a title="Plainspoken virtuosity: the poetry of Philip Hodgins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/plainspoken-virtuosity-the-poetry-of-philip-hodgins-142666/" aria-label="Read more about Plainspoken virtuosity: the poetry of Philip Hodgins">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elspeth Tilley, Associate Professor of English (Expressive Arts), Massey University Feeling torn about wearing a mask? Me too. I don’t want to look like I’m virtue signalling or get funny looks. But I also want to be responsible about public health. I’ve ended up conflicted, wearing a ... <a title="Mask or no mask? This simple ethical approach can help with your pandemic etiquette" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/mask-or-no-mask-this-simple-ethical-approach-can-help-with-your-pandemic-etiquette-144552/" aria-label="Read more about Mask or no mask? This simple ethical approach can help with your pandemic etiquette">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Increasingly, people are turning to dating sites and apps to find love. And while the pool may seem larger, and access is at our fingertips, using them doesn’t necessarily improve our chances of finding a ... <a title="The downsides of dating apps, and how to overcome them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/the-downsides-of-dating-apps-and-how-to-overcome-them-131997/" aria-label="Read more about The downsides of dating apps, and how to overcome them">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Mindzak, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University The former NSW education minister and now head of the UNSW Gonski Institute, Adrian Piccoli, suggested in recent days Australian governments should fully fund all non-government primary schools. In an opinion piece published by the Sydney Morning Herald, ... <a title="Canada doesn’t fully fund its private primary schools, and Australia shouldn’t either" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/canada-doesnt-fully-fund-its-private-primary-schools-and-australia-shouldnt-either-144281/" aria-label="Read more about Canada doesn’t fully fund its private primary schools, and Australia shouldn’t either">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Patrick Rule, Palaeontology PhD Candidate, Monash University When most of us think of the prehistoric past, we envision a world of bizarre, often fearsome giants. From dinosaurs to mammoths and even penguins, life then seemed larger than life today. Millions of years ago in Australia, giant ... <a title="In a land of ancient giants, these small oddball seals once called Australia home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/in-a-land-of-ancient-giants-these-small-oddball-seals-once-called-australia-home-144574/" aria-label="Read more about In a land of ancient giants, these small oddball seals once called Australia home">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Associate Professor of Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Monash University Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means opportunities for victims of family violence to seek help ... <a title="More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/more-help-required-the-crisis-in-family-violence-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-144126/" aria-label="Read more about More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ward, Chair of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, University of Sydney We know some influenzas are seasonal, and the common cold is more common in winter. But what about COVID-19? Many people have been wondering whether the weather plays a role in its spread. At ... <a title="Research shows coronavirus thrives in dry air (and August is coastal Australia’s least humid month)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/research-shows-coronavirus-thrives-in-dry-air-and-august-is-coastal-australias-least-humid-month-144508/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows coronavirus thrives in dry air (and August is coastal Australia’s least humid month)">Read more</a>
