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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra COVID-19 has now made us two Australias. There’s Victoria – most specifically Melbourne – and then there’s the rest of the country. Melbourne’s extraordinary lockdown complete with curfew is an act of desperation by Daniel Andrews’ government, as it fights ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: COVID divides the nation and isolates MPs from Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/grattan-on-friday-covid-divides-the-nation-and-isolates-mps-from-victoria-144094/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: COVID divides the nation and isolates MPs from Victoria">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Lebanon did not need one of the world’s most horrific accidental detonations to remind people it is a state teetering on the edge of collapse. However, the destructive power of 2,750 metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate ignited ... <a title="Beirut explosion yet another heartbreak for a country already on the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/beirut-explosion-yet-another-heartbreak-for-a-country-already-on-the-brink-144055/" aria-label="Read more about Beirut explosion yet another heartbreak for a country already on the brink">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Odette Best, Professor, Nursing, University of Southern Queensland Recently announced Closing the Gap targets aim to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous people. But if that’s to happen, we need to provide health advice suitable for First Nations Australians. That includes providing culturally safe dietary advice, ... <a title="We need to Close the Gap on health. But even official dietary advice disadvantages Indigenous people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/we-need-to-close-the-gap-on-health-but-even-official-dietary-advice-disadvantages-indigenous-people-143680/" aria-label="Read more about We need to Close the Gap on health. But even official dietary advice disadvantages Indigenous people">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Review: Paul Kelly: The Man, the Music and Life in Between (Hatchette) Stuart Coupe’s new biography of Paul Kelly takes many known elements of Kelly’s story and rouses them again. Paul Kelly: The Man, the Music and ... <a title="Paul Kelly biography traces his journey but not his work with young artists today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/paul-kelly-biography-traces-his-journey-but-not-his-work-with-young-artists-today-143350/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Kelly biography traces his journey but not his work with young artists today">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Gibbons, Professor, Australian National University Most people probably associate the Australian Alps with skiing and snow. Others might think of the Man from Snowy River legend or the engineering feats of the Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme. But few people know the region’s history of exploitation and overuse, ... <a title="‘It is not easy’: how science and courage saved the stunning Australian Alps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/it-is-not-easy-how-science-and-courage-saved-the-stunning-australian-alps-141658/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It is not easy’: how science and courage saved the stunning Australian Alps">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing, University of Newcastle Face coverings, such as cloth masks, are mandatory for all Victorians and are being recommended for public use in some other parts of the country. Wearing a face covering helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 by providing a physical ... <a title="How should I clean my cloth mask?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/how-should-i-clean-my-cloth-mask-143974/" aria-label="Read more about How should I clean my cloth mask?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Gray, Associate professor, Jumbunna Insitute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, looking at the way they changed the nature of debate, its impact then, and it relevance to ... <a title="Charles Perkins forced Australia to confront its racist past. His fight for justice continues today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/charles-perkins-forced-australia-to-confront-its-racist-past-his-fight-for-justice-continues-today-139303/" aria-label="Read more about Charles Perkins forced Australia to confront its racist past. His fight for justice continues today">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Aroney, Professor of Constitutional Law, The University of Queensland There is a theory that despite all the commotion, religious freedom faces no significant threat in Western democracies like Australia. Therefore, the argument goes, we do not need a federal Religious Discrimination Act. Read more: New research ... <a title="New research shows religious discrimination is on the rise around the world, including in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/new-research-shows-religious-discrimination-is-on-the-rise-around-the-world-including-in-australia-141789/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows religious discrimination is on the rise around the world, including in Australia">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huaiyu Yuan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University Far beneath the city of Dongshen in northern China, we have discovered what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth’s first supercontinent. An ancient dipping structure in the planet’s crust appears to be ... <a title="In northern China, scientists have found what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth’s first supercontinent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/in-northern-china-scientists-have-found-what-may-be-the-2-billion-year-old-birthmarks-of-earths-first-supercontinent-143846/" aria-label="Read more about In northern China, scientists have found what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth’s first supercontinent">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University With new rules restricting Victorians’ activities and movements to try and stem the second wave of coronavirus cases comes the question of whether people will actually stick to them. There are at least two ways to answer ... <a title="Can Victorians stick to the stage 4 rules? Our perception of what others are doing might be the key" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/can-victorians-stick-to-the-stage-4-rules-our-perception-of-what-others-are-doing-might-be-the-key-143252/" aria-label="Read more about Can Victorians stick to the stage 4 rules? Our perception of what others are doing might be the key">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elin Charles-Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Population Geography, The University of Queensland In the early stages of COVID-19, much of the focus of demographers – who study populations – has understandably been on mortality and morbidity. But as the pandemic rolls on, attention is also now turning to ... <a title="1.4 million less than projected: how coronavirus could hit Australia’s population in the next 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/1-4-million-less-than-projected-how-coronavirus-could-hit-australias-population-in-the-next-20-years-143544/" aria-label="Read more about 1.4 million less than projected: how coronavirus could hit Australia’s population in the next 20 years">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato With COVID-19 vaccine developers reporting promising results, it is probable we will one day face a major public health question: can the government compel New Zealanders to be vaccinated? Just as inevitably, some people will refuse a vaccine. As ... <a title="Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory — and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/should-a-covid-19-vaccine-be-compulsory-and-what-would-this-mean-for-anti-vaxxers-143742/" aria-label="Read more about Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory — and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?">Read more</a>
