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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Senior Lecturer, UNSW We tend to assume disseminating public health messages is solely the role of public servants such as Victorian chief medical officer Brett Sutton and his former federal counterpart Brendan Murphy, both of whom have become de facto celebrities during the pandemic. But ... <a title="Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/religious-concerns-over-vaccine-production-methods-neednt-be-an-obstacle-to-immunisation-145046/" aria-label="Read more about Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Partnerships, Victoria University A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID-19 more than four months ago has reportedly been reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This time he didn’t have any symptoms. This is not necessarily ... <a title="A man in Hong Kong caught COVID-19 a second time. Here’s why that’s not surprising (and there’s no need to panic)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/a-man-in-hong-kong-caught-covid-19-a-second-time-heres-why-thats-not-surprising-and-theres-no-need-to-panic-145015/" aria-label="Read more about A man in Hong Kong caught COVID-19 a second time. Here’s why that’s not surprising (and there’s no need to panic)">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Have you used Google lately and been greeted by a yellow warning saying that the way Australians search on Google is under threat? To understand why these messages are appearing, Media Files interviewed former ... <a title="‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/suck-it-and-see-or-face-a-digital-tax-former-accc-boss-allan-fels-warns-google-and-facebook-145041/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia Religious objections to vaccinations have been around almost as long as vaccinations themselves. This week, three leading Australian religious figures have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlining ethical concerns they have with the potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed ... <a title="Why freedom of religion will likely not trump public health interests with a future COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/why-freedom-of-religion-will-likely-not-trump-public-health-interests-with-a-future-covid-19-vaccine-145030/" aria-label="Read more about Why freedom of religion will likely not trump public health interests with a future COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Lander, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University Regular physical activity is linked to improvements in physical and mental health including anxiety and depression. It can also improve cognitive functioning such as attention and memory, and academic achievement in children. But only 14% of Australian children get the ... <a title="Kids spend nearly three-quarters of their school day sitting. Here’s how to get them moving — during lessons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/kids-spend-nearly-three-quarters-of-their-school-day-sitting-heres-how-to-get-them-moving-during-lessons-131897/" aria-label="Read more about Kids spend nearly three-quarters of their school day sitting. Here’s how to get them moving — during lessons">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Economic response to Covid Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): NZ’s ‘K’ shaped Covid-19 recovery Kate MacNamara (Herald): Government mulls use of $400m fund to buy stakes in firms hurt by Covid 19 (paywalled) Debrin Foxcroft ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 26 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-26-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 26 2020">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duane W. Hamacher, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne This year’s Mabo Day, June 3, was a special day for Indigenous astronomy. That was when the International Astronomical Union officially accepted five new asteroid names that honour a selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, elders and ... <a title="From 7809 Marcialangton to 7630 Yidumduma: 5 asteroids named after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/from-7809-marcialangton-to-7630-yidumduma-5-asteroids-named-after-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-144596/" aria-label="Read more about From 7809 Marcialangton to 7630 Yidumduma: 5 asteroids named after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marija Taflaga, Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University In recent months, twoinvestigations by The Age and the Nine Network have revealed allegations of branch stacking in the Victorian divisions of the Labor and Liberal parties. The scandals saw ministers and powerbrokers resign ... <a title="Branch stacking isn’t just about corruption — it’s a symptom of an outdated, withering party system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/branch-stacking-isnt-just-about-corruption-its-a-symptom-of-an-outdated-withering-party-system-144948/" aria-label="Read more about Branch stacking isn’t just about corruption — it’s a symptom of an outdated, withering party system">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Munn, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Waikato The recent decision to delay the 2020 general election has given thousands more New Zealand citizens the opportunity to vote for the first time. But while it’s wonderful for those who turn 18 between the original election date ... <a title="Lowering New Zealand’s voting age to 16 would be good for young people – and good for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/lowering-new-zealands-voting-age-to-16-would-be-good-for-young-people-and-good-for-democracy-145008/" aria-label="Read more about Lowering New Zealand’s voting age to 16 would be good for young people – and good for democracy">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Sinclair, Research Fellow, UNSW Older adults and those with chronic health conditions share an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19. But they’re not a homogeneous group. In the event they become very sick, one person may want all available treatment, even if ... <a title="Only 25% of older Australians have an advance care plan. Coronavirus makes it even more important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/only-25-of-older-australians-have-an-advance-care-plan-coronavirus-makes-it-even-more-important-144354/" aria-label="Read more about Only 25% of older Australians have an advance care plan. Coronavirus makes it even more important">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is campaigning on a platform that puts climate action front and centre. At the Democratic National Convention last week, he outlined a US$2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure plan, a ... <a title="Under Biden, the US would no longer be a climate pariah – and that leaves Scott Morrison exposed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/under-biden-the-us-would-no-longer-be-a-climate-pariah-and-that-leaves-scott-morrison-exposed-144870/" aria-label="Read more about Under Biden, the US would no longer be a climate pariah – and that leaves Scott Morrison exposed">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Forsyth, Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University Forceful suppression of political and scholarly views in universities has a long and shameful history. University of Cambridge Chancellor John Fisher was hanged, drawn and quartered for failing to support Henry VIII’s “great matter”. A few years later, ... <a title="How a fake ‘free speech crisis’ could imperil academic freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/how-a-fake-free-speech-crisis-could-imperil-academic-freedom-144272/" aria-label="Read more about How a fake ‘free speech crisis’ could imperil academic freedom">Read more</a>
