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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato From midnight on Wednesday, New Zealand will go into lockdown for four weeks, with only essential services like supermarkets and pharmacies remaining open. Police and medical officials already have legal powers under existing laws to fine people who flout ... <a title="As NZ goes into lockdown, authorities have new powers to make sure people obey the rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/as-nz-goes-into-lockdown-authorities-have-new-powers-to-make-sure-people-obey-the-rules-134377/" aria-label="Read more about As NZ goes into lockdown, authorities have new powers to make sure people obey the rules">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine, Monash University Last week American biotech company Moderna commenced the first clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19. Similar studies are reportedly being planned in the US, China, Israel, Australia and elsewhere, with at least 20 potential vaccines under development. The usual ... <a title="The US is fast-tracking a coronavirus vaccine, but bypassing safety standards may not be worth the cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/the-us-is-fast-tracking-a-coronavirus-vaccine-but-bypassing-safety-standards-may-not-be-worth-the-cost-134041/" aria-label="Read more about The US is fast-tracking a coronavirus vaccine, but bypassing safety standards may not be worth the cost">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Within the space of weeks, Australia has been transformed into a command economy. Businesses are being told whether they can or cannot open and how they must operate, consumers are subject to formal and informal rationing, workers ... <a title="To get out of this well we are going to have to think like central planners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/to-get-out-of-this-well-we-are-going-to-have-to-think-like-central-planners-134356/" aria-label="Read more about To get out of this well we are going to have to think like central planners">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Overjoyed. That’s not a word epidemiologists normally use, but that’s how I felt after hearing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement about New Zealand’s COVID-19 shutdown of everything except essential services for at least four weeks from midnight on ... <a title="‘Overjoyed’: a leading health expert on New Zealand’s coronavirus shutdown, and the challenging weeks ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/overjoyed-a-leading-health-expert-on-new-zealands-coronavirus-shutdown-and-the-challenging-weeks-ahead-134395/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Overjoyed’: a leading health expert on New Zealand’s coronavirus shutdown, and the challenging weeks ahead">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics. Senior Research Fellow, Moral philosophy, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Law Futures Centre., Griffith University As the country moves into lockdown mode in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are increasingly faced with serious ethical questions ... <a title="Acting selfishly has consequences right now – why ethical decision making is imperative in the coronavirus crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/acting-selfishly-has-consequences-right-now-why-ethical-decision-making-is-imperative-in-the-coronavirus-crisis-134350/" aria-label="Read more about Acting selfishly has consequences right now – why ethical decision making is imperative in the coronavirus crisis">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Parker, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne Native to southeastern Australia, the powerful owl (Ninox strenua) is threatened and facing the prospect of homelessness. These birds don’t make nests – they use large hollows in old, tall trees. But humans have been removing such trees in the ... <a title="Urban owls are losing their homes. So we’re 3D printing them new ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/urban-owls-are-losing-their-homes-so-were-3d-printing-them-new-ones-133626/" aria-label="Read more about Urban owls are losing their homes. So we’re 3D printing them new ones">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University The massive Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project is soon expected to be granted environmental approval. I and others have criticised the project on several grounds, including its questionable financial viability and overstated benefits to the electricity system. But ... <a title="Snowy 2.0 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing – it will push carbon emissions up, not down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/snowy-2-0-is-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing-it-will-push-carbon-emissions-up-not-down-133006/" aria-label="Read more about Snowy 2.0 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing – it will push carbon emissions up, not down">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul J. Maginn, Associate Professor of Urban/Regional Planning, University of Western Australia Mention the phrase “sex tourism” in conversation and most people will cringe in disgust. Why? People often picture old Western men visiting Asia for easy cheap sex with young boys and girls. Stereotypes of sex ... <a title="What happens in Vegas … why consent matters in ‘Sin City’ and other sex tourism cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/what-happens-in-vegas-why-consent-matters-in-sin-city-and-other-sex-tourism-cities-133080/" aria-label="Read more about What happens in Vegas … why consent matters in ‘Sin City’ and other sex tourism cities">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute The New South Wales and Victorian governments showed foresight on Sunday by announcing a shut-down of all non-essential activity. On Saturday we described this strategy on Saturday as Endgame C – with the goal to drive new infections down to ... <a title="We’re running out of time to use Endgame C to drive coronavirus infections down to zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/were-running-out-of-time-to-use-endgame-c-to-drive-coronavirus-infections-down-to-zero-134393/" aria-label="Read more about We’re running out of time to use Endgame C to drive coronavirus infections down to zero">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland It’s not the end of the world. But with the Coronavirus running rampant, you could be forgiven for thinking so. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse symbolically portray the four events that ... <a title="Are you there God? Whether we pray harder or endure wrath depends on the religious doctrine of Providence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/24/are-you-there-god-whether-we-pray-harder-or-endure-wrath-depends-on-the-religious-doctrine-of-providence-134139/" aria-label="Read more about Are you there God? Whether we pray harder or endure wrath depends on the religious doctrine of Providence">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government would like the “national cabinet” to mean individual states, notably NSW and Victoria, just stay in line – the line being what the Feds want. Scott Morrison was clearly beyond irritated on Sunday when premiers Gladys Berejiklian ... <a title="View from The Hill: A contest of credible views should be seen as useful in a national crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/23/view-from-the-hill-a-contest-of-credible-views-should-be-seen-as-useful-in-a-national-crisis-134419/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: A contest of credible views should be seen as useful in a national crisis">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling A suite of new measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 have been announced by federal and state governments in the last 24 hours. We’ve collated the regulations in an infographic below – but it’s important to remember ... <a title="State-by-state: how Australia’s new coronavirus rules will affect you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/23/state-by-state-how-australias-new-coronavirus-rules-will-affect-you-134379/" aria-label="Read more about State-by-state: how Australia’s new coronavirus rules will affect you">Read more</a>
