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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato With COVID-19 vaccine developers reporting promising results, it is probable we will one day face a major public health question: can the government compel New Zealanders to be vaccinated? Just as inevitably, some people will refuse a vaccine. As ... <a title="Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory — and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/should-a-covid-19-vaccine-be-compulsory-and-what-would-this-mean-for-anti-vaxxers-143742/" aria-label="Read more about Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory — and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Melburnians have now been wearing mandatory face coverings in public for two weeks. Yet Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday announced another grim milestone in Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19 infections: ... <a title="Two weeks of mandatory masks, but a record 725 new cases: why are Melbourne’s COVID-19 numbers so stubbornly high?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/two-weeks-of-mandatory-masks-but-a-record-725-new-cases-why-are-melbournes-covid-19-numbers-so-stubbornly-high-143898/" aria-label="Read more about Two weeks of mandatory masks, but a record 725 new cases: why are Melbourne’s COVID-19 numbers so stubbornly high?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell McGregor, Adjunct Professor of History, James Cook University Under the first coronavirus lockdowns, birdwatching increased tenfold in Australia, with much of it done in and near the watchers’ own backyards. And as Melbourne settles into stage 4 restrictions, we’ll likely see this rise again. The increase ... <a title="What ‘The Birdman of Wahroonga’ and other historic birdwatchers can teach us about cherishing wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/what-the-birdman-of-wahroonga-and-other-historic-birdwatchers-can-teach-us-about-cherishing-wildlife-143189/" aria-label="Read more about What ‘The Birdman of Wahroonga’ and other historic birdwatchers can teach us about cherishing wildlife">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Garcia, Lecturer in Student Learning and Communication Development, University of Sydney University life comes with its share of challenges. One of these is writing longer assignments that require higher information, communication and critical thinking skills than what you might have been used to in high school. ... <a title="5 tips on writing better university assignments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/5-tips-on-writing-better-university-assignments-130541/" aria-label="Read more about 5 tips on writing better university assignments">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theodore Connell-Variy, Lecturer, School of Property, RMIT University We’ve heard a lot about what the present crisis will do to home prices, less about what it will do to commercial property prices. Commercial properties include office buildings, shopping centres, hotels and warehouses. They account for 8% of ... <a title="Warning: what COVID is doing to commercial property it is about to do to super funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/warning-what-covid-is-doing-to-commercial-property-it-is-about-to-do-to-super-funds-143824/" aria-label="Read more about Warning: what COVID is doing to commercial property it is about to do to super funds">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dawn LaValle Norman, Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University Phil: What would you do if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? Stage 4 lockdown is upon Melbourne for the ... <a title="What Groundhog Day (and my time in a monastery) taught me about lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/what-groundhog-day-and-my-time-in-a-monastery-taught-me-about-lockdown-143452/" aria-label="Read more about What Groundhog Day (and my time in a monastery) taught me about lockdown">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will unveil on Thursday a cyber security package to give greater protection to critical Australian infrastructure and bolster the powers of the Australian Federal Police to pursue criminal networks on the dark web. The Australian Signals Directorate would ... <a title="Morrison pursues tougher powers in fight against cyber attacks and criminals’ activity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/morrison-pursues-tougher-powers-in-fight-against-cyber-attacks-and-criminals-activity-144027/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison pursues tougher powers in fight against cyber attacks and criminals’ activity">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A rumour that Victoria’s high profile chief health officer Brett Sutton was quitting caused a flurry in state government circles on Wednesday afternoon. Sutton has been one of the medical hardliners during the pandemic, at times an irritant in the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Rumour, contagion and yet more bad Victorian records" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/view-from-the-hill-rumour-contagion-and-yet-more-bad-victorian-records-144024/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Rumour, contagion and yet more bad Victorian records">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University From tomorrow (Thursday, August 6) only children of permitted workers will be able to attend childcare in Melbourne, which is under stage 4 restrictions. Parents and providers have been waiting to understand what this means for their children ... <a title="Victoria’s childcare announcements explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/victorias-childcare-announcements-explained-143991/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s childcare announcements explained">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Melatos, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney Virgin Australia’s plan to sack about 3,000 of its 9,000 staff, axe its budget brand Tigerair, streamline its fleet to only Boeing 737s and suspend long-haul international flying indefinitely should come as no surprise. Its main competitor, Qantas, ... <a title="Cutbacks may keep Virgin Australia alive for now, but its long-term prospects are bleak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/cutbacks-may-keep-virgin-australia-alive-for-now-but-its-long-term-prospects-are-bleak-141876/" aria-label="Read more about Cutbacks may keep Virgin Australia alive for now, but its long-term prospects are bleak">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Reilly, Professor, University of Western Australia In international affairs, words are bullets, according to an old diplomatic saying. If so, Australia in recent years has begun firing new ammunition. In his address to the Aspen Security Forum today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed the importance of ... <a title="Why is ‘values’ the new buzzword in Australian foreign policy? (Hint: it has something to do with China)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/why-is-values-the-new-buzzword-in-australian-foreign-policy-hint-it-has-something-to-do-with-china-143839/" aria-label="Read more about Why is ‘values’ the new buzzword in Australian foreign policy? (Hint: it has something to do with China)">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aisling Rayne, PhD candidate, University of Canterbury Whakapapa [genealogy] binds tākata whenua [people of the land] to the mountains, rivers, coasts and other landscapes, linking the health of the people with that of the environment. Like humans, species have whakapapa that connects them to their natural environment ... <a title="When rehoming wildlife, Indigenous leadership delivers the best results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/when-rehoming-wildlife-indigenous-leadership-delivers-the-best-results-143890/" aria-label="Read more about When rehoming wildlife, Indigenous leadership delivers the best results">Read more</a>
