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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy, UNSW Teachers say most students have lost the ability to focus, are less empathetic and spend less time on physical activity. These are some of the results from our Growing Up Digital Australia study, in which we surveyed almost 2,000 teachers ... <a title="Students less focused, empathetic and active than before – technology may be to blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/students-less-focused-empathetic-and-active-than-before-technology-may-be-to-blame-136249/" aria-label="Read more about Students less focused, empathetic and active than before – technology may be to blame">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roba Abbas, Lecturer, School of Management, Operations and Marketing, University of Wollongong The federal government has announced plans to introduce a contact tracing mobile app to help curb COVID-19’s spread in Australia. Read more: Explainer: what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus ... <a title="The coronavirus contact tracing app won’t log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/the-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app-wont-log-your-location-but-it-will-reveal-who-you-hang-out-with-136387/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus contact tracing app won’t log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Choong, Lecturer in Creative Advertising, University of the Sunshine Coast Pete Evans came under fire again last week for fobbing off a A$15,000 machine touted to treat multiple ailments, including coronavirus. The BioCharger NG, according to Evans’s website, is a “hybrid subtle energy revitalisation platform that ... <a title="Pivot to pandemic: how advertisers are using (and abusing) the coronavirus to sell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/pivot-to-pandemic-how-advertisers-are-using-and-abusing-the-coronavirus-to-sell-135681/" aria-label="Read more about Pivot to pandemic: how advertisers are using (and abusing) the coronavirus to sell">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney In absolute numbers, the United States is suffering the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak. How did this happen in a country with such vast resources? There is plenty of blame to go ... <a title="Donald Trump blames everyone but himself for the coronavirus crisis. Will voters agree?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/donald-trump-blames-everyone-but-himself-for-the-coronavirus-crisis-will-voters-agree-135205/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump blames everyone but himself for the coronavirus crisis. Will voters agree?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University We’ve seen images of people “panic buying” alcohol since lockdown started in March. Now new data from the advocacy group Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) shows people are not just stocking up for ... <a title="Worried about your drinking during lockdown? These 8 signs might indicate a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/worried-about-your-drinking-during-lockdown-these-8-signs-might-indicate-a-problem-136289/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about your drinking during lockdown? These 8 signs might indicate a problem">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland In a controversial move, China recently reopened its wet markets, which sell fresh meat, produce and live animals. A wet market in Wuhan may have been the source of the COVID-19 ... <a title="Coronavirus: live animals are stressed in wet markets, and stressed animals are more likely to carry diseases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/coronavirus-live-animals-are-stressed-in-wet-markets-and-stressed-animals-are-more-likely-to-carry-diseases-135479/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: live animals are stressed in wet markets, and stressed animals are more likely to carry diseases">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy, UNSW Teachers say most students have lost the ability to focus, are less empathetic and spend less time on physical activity. These are some of the results from our Growing Up Digital Australia study, in which we surveyed almost 2,000 teachers ... <a title="Students less focused, empathic and active than before – technology may be to blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/students-less-focused-empathic-and-active-than-before-technology-may-be-to-blame-136249/" aria-label="Read more about Students less focused, empathic and active than before – technology may be to blame">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kurt Iveson, Associate Professor of Urban Geography and Research Lead, Sydney Policy Lab, University of Sydney Authorities have imposed significant restrictions on the size, purpose and location of gatherings in public space to slow the transmission of COVID-19. The massive impacts of these escalating restrictions over the ... <a title="We don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone – we must reclaim public space lost to the coronavirus crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/we-dont-know-what-weve-got-till-its-gone-we-must-reclaim-public-space-lost-to-the-coronavirus-crisis-135817/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone – we must reclaim public space lost to the coronavirus crisis">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University After weeks of devastating reports of local newspaper closures and regional broadcast stations turning off local news services, media supporters and observers were united in joy as the Australian government announced a coronavirus relief package for local journalism. The four-part ... <a title="Regional media get COVID lifeline but ABC, SBS remain in peril" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/regional-media-get-covid-lifeline-but-abc-sbs-remain-in-peril-136394/" aria-label="Read more about Regional media get COVID lifeline but ABC, SBS remain in peril">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney US President Donald Trump has announced the US is cutting its funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) – a decision that will have major implications for the global health response to the coronavirus pandemic. The US contributes more than ... <a title="Explainer: what Donald Trump’s funding cuts to WHO mean for the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/explainer-what-donald-trumps-funding-cuts-to-who-mean-for-the-world-136384/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what Donald Trump’s funding cuts to WHO mean for the world">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University People who use illicit drugs, whether they are dependent or use them occasionally, are potentially at increased risk of harm during the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus is too new to know the exact interaction with ... <a title="Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here’s how to reduce the harms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/drug-use-may-increase-the-risk-of-coronavirus-heres-how-to-reduce-the-harms-135556/" aria-label="Read more about Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here’s how to reduce the harms">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra In a normal year we would be weeks away from the May budget and the official forecasts for the financial year ahead. This year there will be no official forecasts until October 6, the ... <a title="How will the coronavirus recession compare with the worst in Australia’s history?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/how-will-the-coronavirus-recession-compare-with-the-worst-in-australias-history-136379/" aria-label="Read more about How will the coronavirus recession compare with the worst in Australia’s history?">Read more</a>
