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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>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Berto Pandolfo, Senior Lecturer Product Design, University of Technology Sydney Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator out of desperation. On March 26, ... <a title="ICU ventilators: what they are, how they work and why it’s hard to make more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/icu-ventilators-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-its-hard-to-make-more-135423/" aria-label="Read more about ICU ventilators: what they are, how they work and why it’s hard to make more">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Sanderson, Professor of Information Retrieval, RMIT University Wrapping your head around the scale of a global pandemic is not easy, and the volume of stats and data can be bewildering. What, for instance, are we to make of the fact Australia recorded just 109 new cases ... <a title="The bar necessities: 5 ways to understand coronavirus graphs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/the-bar-necessities-5-ways-to-understand-coronavirus-graphs-135537/" aria-label="Read more about The bar necessities: 5 ways to understand coronavirus graphs">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Saeri, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University More Australians are worried about the longer-lasting, societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – specifically that the health system could be overburdened and the country could enter a recession – than they are about the ... <a title="More Australians are worried about a recession and an increasingly selfish society than about coronavirus itself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/more-australians-are-worried-about-a-recession-and-an-increasingly-selfish-society-than-about-coronavirus-itself-135297/" aria-label="Read more about More Australians are worried about a recession and an increasingly selfish society than about coronavirus itself">Read more</a>
