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Public housing ‘renewal’ likely to drive shift to private renters, not owners, in Sydney

July 8, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dallas Rogers, Associate Dean, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney A target of 70% private and 30% public dwellings is an accepted standard for public housing renewal projects in several Australian states. This level of private ownership is said to be necessary to counter ... <a title="Public housing ‘renewal’ likely to drive shift to private renters, not owners, in Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/public-housing-renewal-likely-to-drive-shift-to-private-renters-not-owners-in-sydney-133352/" aria-label="Read more about Public housing ‘renewal’ likely to drive shift to private renters, not owners, in Sydney">Read more</a>

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Huawei’s window of opportunity closes: how geopolitics triumphed over technology

July 8, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lacey, Senior Lecturer in International Trade, University of Adelaide When the United Kingdom completed its telecom supply chain review last year it gave a green light to Huawei by concluding that nationality-based bans did nothing to improve network security and could actually harm it by weakening ... <a title="Huawei’s window of opportunity closes: how geopolitics triumphed over technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/huaweis-window-of-opportunity-closes-how-geopolitics-triumphed-over-technology-142158/" aria-label="Read more about Huawei’s window of opportunity closes: how geopolitics triumphed over technology">Read more</a>

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Celebrities can be cancelled. Fandoms are forever

July 8, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison M Joubert, Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Queensland Cancel culture — withdrawing support for public figures when they do or say something offensive — has become so widespread it was Macquarie Dictionary’s 2019 word of the year. A practice where people come together to remove ... <a title="Celebrities can be cancelled. Fandoms are forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/celebrities-can-be-cancelled-fandoms-are-forever-141775/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrities can be cancelled. Fandoms are forever">Read more</a>

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Small budgets, big ideas — what a viral adult film awareness campaign tells us about New Zealand advertising

July 8, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Fastnedge, Lecturer in Advertising Creativity, Auckland University of Technology When the New Zealand government wanted a campaign to keep kids safe online, naturally it turned to a couple of naked porn actors to get the message across. Actually the government turned to video advertising agency Motion ... <a title="Small budgets, big ideas — what a viral adult film awareness campaign tells us about New Zealand advertising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/small-budgets-big-ideas-what-a-viral-adult-film-awareness-campaign-tells-us-about-new-zealand-advertising-141529/" aria-label="Read more about Small budgets, big ideas — what a viral adult film awareness campaign tells us about New Zealand advertising">Read more</a>

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Melbourne’s lockdown came too late. It’s time to consider moving infected people outside the home

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Louise McLaws, Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW From midnight Wednesday, all of Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will return to Stage 3 lockdown for six weeks. There are only four reasons for residents to leave their homes: shopping for essentials, care-giving, exercise, ... <a title="Melbourne’s lockdown came too late. It’s time to consider moving infected people outside the home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/melbournes-lockdown-came-too-late-its-time-to-consider-moving-infected-people-outside-the-home-142162/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne’s lockdown came too late. It’s time to consider moving infected people outside the home">Read more</a>

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Melbourne’s second lockdown spells death for small businesses. Here are 3 things government can do to save them

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Vaz, Senior Lecturer, Department of Banking and Finance, Monash University The reimposition of stage 3 restrictions on metropolitan Melbourne is, as Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says, a matter of life or death. That’s also true for small businesses. A further six weeks of stay-at-home orders for ... <a title="Melbourne’s second lockdown spells death for small businesses. Here are 3 things government can do to save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/melbournes-second-lockdown-spells-death-for-small-businesses-here-are-3-things-government-can-do-to-save-them-142173/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne’s second lockdown spells death for small businesses. Here are 3 things government can do to save them">Read more</a>

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Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW After early success in suppressing COVID-19, we are facing a resurgence in Victoria, which is threatening disease control for the whole country. Outbreaks in northwestern Melbourne, including in public housing ... <a title="Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/victorians-and-anyone-else-at-risk-should-now-be-wearing-face-masks-heres-how-to-make-one-141980/" aria-label="Read more about Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one">Read more</a>

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Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as record 191 new cases in latest tally

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Victorian government will lock down all metropolitan Melbourne for six weeks from Wednesday night, as a new wave of the coronavirus takes hold in the city. The lockdown will also cover the Mitchell Shire, north of Melbourne, which includes ... <a title="Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as record 191 new cases in latest tally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/six-week-lockdown-for-melbourne-as-record-191-new-cases-in-latest-tally-142171/" aria-label="Read more about Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as record 191 new cases in latest tally">Read more</a>

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Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission?

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question that keeps coming up is whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through the air. In fact, 239 scientists in 32 countries have written an open letter to the World ... <a title="Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/is-the-airborne-route-a-major-source-of-coronavirus-transmission-141198/" aria-label="Read more about Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission?">Read more</a>

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Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as 191 new cases in latest tally

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Victorian government will lock down all metropolitan Melbourne for six weeks from Wednesday night, as a new wave of the coronavirus takes hold in the city. The lockdown will also cover the Mitchell Shire, north of Melbourne, which includes ... <a title="Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as 191 new cases in latest tally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/six-week-lockdown-for-melbourne-as-191-new-cases-in-latest-tally-142171/" aria-label="Read more about Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as 191 new cases in latest tally">Read more</a>

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Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire return to lockdown: this is just how vigilant we have to be until a COVID-19 vaccine is found

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University Metropolitan Melbourne and the shire of Mitchell will returned to Stage 3 stay-at-home restrictions as of midnight Wednesday, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced, after 191 new cases were recorded in the state overnight ... <a title="Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire return to lockdown: this is just how vigilant we have to be until a COVID-19 vaccine is found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/metropolitan-melbourne-and-mitchell-shire-return-to-lockdown-this-is-just-how-vigilant-we-have-to-be-until-a-covid-19-vaccine-is-found-142165/" aria-label="Read more about Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire return to lockdown: this is just how vigilant we have to be until a COVID-19 vaccine is found">Read more</a>

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Low-paid, young women: the grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne When a recession hits, no group of workers is immune. But some are harder hit than others. The latest labour market figures are giving us a good idea of who is being hardest hit this time. So far, this ... <a title="Low-paid, young women: the grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/low-paid-young-women-the-grim-truth-about-who-this-recession-is-hitting-hardest-141892/" aria-label="Read more about Low-paid, young women: the grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest">Read more</a>