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February 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Two issues are currently presenting the Morrison government with fast-moving targets. One is the fallout from the coronavirus, where the picture has been altering on a near-daily basis. The other is very different – the now rapidly changing politics of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Morrison looks to his messaging on coronavirus and climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/28/grattan-on-friday-morrison-looks-to-his-messaging-on-coronavirus-and-climate-132614/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Morrison looks to his messaging on coronavirus and climate">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government has activated its emergency response plan to deal with a spread of the coronavirus locally, in anticipation of it becoming a “pandemic”. It is also considering limited assistance for those hardest hit by the economic fallout. Prime ... <a title="Government triggers emergency plan for COVID-19 pandemic, and considers economic assistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/government-triggers-emergency-plan-for-covid-19-pandemic-and-considers-economic-assistance-132610/" aria-label="Read more about Government triggers emergency plan for COVID-19 pandemic, and considers economic assistance">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Muecke, Clinical senior lecturer in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for periods of fasting when food supplies were scarce. Like nicotine, alcohol ... <a title="Let’s ‘declare war on type 2 diabetes’ – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/lets-declare-war-on-type-2-diabetes-australian-of-the-year-james-muecke-on-why-we-need-to-cut-back-on-sugar-131024/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s ‘declare war on type 2 diabetes’ – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University The NSW government has just introduced a bill that will, among other significant reforms, make it easier for a jury to be informed about the prior convictions of a person on trial for a sex offence involving a ... <a title="Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/juries-will-soon-learn-more-about-people-accused-of-child-sex-crimes-will-it-lead-to-fairer-trials-132517/" aria-label="Read more about Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University The NSW government has just introduced a bill that will, among other significant reforms, make it easier for a jury to be informed about the prior convictions of a person on trial for a sex offence involving a ... <a title="Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to trials that are more fair?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/juries-will-soon-learn-more-about-people-accused-of-child-sex-crimes-will-it-lead-to-trials-that-are-more-fair-132517/" aria-label="Read more about Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to trials that are more fair?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year have prompted a significant rise in tip-offs about people expressing extremist views, according to a report by New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS). During the three months following the terrorist ... <a title="A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/a-year-from-the-christchurch-terror-attacks-nz-intelligence-records-a-surge-in-reports-131895/" aria-label="Read more about A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Taylor, Academic Fellow, University of Sydney This week’s decision by Norwegian company Equinor to abandon a A$200 million plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight surprised both its critics and backers. Equinor says it abandoned the project off the remote South Australian coast ... <a title="Equinor has abandoned oil-drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight – so what’s next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/equinor-has-abandoned-oil-drilling-plans-in-the-great-australian-bight-so-whats-next-132435/" aria-label="Read more about Equinor has abandoned oil-drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight – so what’s next?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David A. Savage, Associate Professor of Behavioural Economics , Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle Recent days have brought reports of shoppers clearing out supermarket shelves from Wuhan and Hong Kong to Singapore and Milan in response to the spread of coronavirus. This behaviour is often described ... <a title="Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn’t ‘panic buying’. It’s actually a pretty rational choice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/stocking-up-to-prepare-for-a-crisis-isnt-panic-buying-its-actually-a-pretty-rational-choice-132437/" aria-label="Read more about Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn’t ‘panic buying’. It’s actually a pretty rational choice">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Beirman, Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has now reached more than 80,000 recorded cases, largely concentrated in China, with a death toll over 2,700 and rising. There are few signs the epidemic is abating. In fact, new cases have emerged ... <a title="Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/is-cruising-still-safe-will-i-be-insured-what-you-need-to-know-about-travelling-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-131900/" aria-label="Read more about Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tessa Copp, PhD candidate, University of Sydney Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition. When using the definition supported by the international guidelines, it affects just under one in six young Australian women. To meet the diagnostic criteria of PCOS, women need to have two ... <a title="4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they’re wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/4-myths-about-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-and-why-theyre-wrong-131908/" aria-label="Read more about 4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they’re wrong">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGorrery, PhD Candidate in Criminal Law, Deakin University The recent killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children by her estranged husband has raised national attention to the types of behaviour that might lead to such a horrific crime, and how we might spot it early ... <a title="Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence. So why isn’t it a crime across Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/coercive-control-is-a-key-part-of-domestic-violence-so-why-isnt-it-a-crime-across-australia-132444/" aria-label="Read more about Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence. So why isn’t it a crime across Australia?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominique Hes, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture, University of Melbourne Despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary, some still propagate the myth that the world will need Australian coal for decades to come. Last weekend Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese joined in, saying thermal and metallurgical coal ... <a title="Albanese says we can’t replace steelmaking coal. But we already have green alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/albanese-says-we-cant-replace-steelmaking-coal-but-we-already-have-green-alternatives-126599/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese says we can’t replace steelmaking coal. But we already have green alternatives">Read more</a>
