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July 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University Marcus Aurelius was no stranger to pandemics. For 16 years of his reign as Roman Emperor (161-180 CE), the empire was ravaged by the Antonine plague, which took five million lives. It was during this period that the philosopher ... <a title="Guide to the Classics: how Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations can help us in a time of pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/23/guide-to-the-classics-how-marcus-aurelius-meditations-can-help-us-in-a-time-of-pandemic-142659/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the Classics: how Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations can help us in a time of pandemic">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The reintroduction of restrictions in Victoria in response to its COVID second wave will reduce national growth by $3.3 billion, or about 0.75% of GDP, in the September quarter, according to estimates in Thursday’s economic statement. Despite Scott Morrison’s determined ... <a title="Victorian COVID crisis to deliver $3.3 billion hit to nation’s growth in September quarter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/23/victorian-covid-crisis-to-deliver-3-3-billion-hit-to-nations-growth-in-september-quarter-143197/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian COVID crisis to deliver $3.3 billion hit to nation’s growth in September quarter">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A group of Nationals has won a fight to prevent the government appealing against a court judgment finding Labor’s 2011 suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia was unlawful. Attorney-General Christian Porter had favoured an appeal because of fears the ... <a title="Noisy Nationals score a win over Attorney-General Christian Porter on court appeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/noisy-nationals-score-a-win-over-attorney-general-christian-porter-on-court-appeal-143212/" aria-label="Read more about Noisy Nationals score a win over Attorney-General Christian Porter on court appeal">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Geoff Kitney fell into a career in journalism, and rose from reporting the local footy in Western Australia to covering many of federal politics’s biggest stories and serving as a foreign correspondent based in Berlin and London. Arriving at parliament ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Geoff Kitney on a life in journalism and the contemporary media landscape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/politics-with-michelle-grattan-geoff-kitney-on-a-life-in-journalism-and-the-contemporary-media-landscape-143202/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Geoff Kitney on a life in journalism and the contemporary media landscape">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Partnerships, Victoria University Fourteen days after Melbourne was put back into lockdown, the latest daily tally of 484 new cases in Victoria makes for dispiriting reading. Why have the numbers stubbornly refused to go down, despite Melburnians being confined to their homes ... <a title="Two weeks into Melbourne’s lockdown, why aren’t COVID-19 case numbers going down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/two-weeks-into-melbournes-lockdown-why-arent-covid-19-case-numbers-going-down-142990/" aria-label="Read more about Two weeks into Melbourne’s lockdown, why aren’t COVID-19 case numbers going down?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Federal parliament’s Speaker Tony Smith and Senate President Scott Ryan have agreed to chair a proposed bipartisan working group on how parliament can meet safely during the pandemic. Labor put forward the working group plan after Scott Morrison cancelled the ... <a title="Speaker and Senate president agree to chair working group on pandemic-safe parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/speaker-and-senate-president-agree-to-chair-working-group-on-pandemic-safe-parliament-143098/" aria-label="Read more about Speaker and Senate president agree to chair working group on pandemic-safe parliament">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Stokes, Lecturer in Environmental Science, Southern Cross University A teenager in New South Wales recently died after a fatal shark bite, adding to four other unprovoked shark-related deaths this year. These tragic events send shockwaves through the community and re-ignite our fear of sharks. They also ... <a title="Lifeguards with drones keep us (and sharks) safe, and beach-goers agree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/lifeguards-with-drones-keep-us-and-sharks-safe-and-beach-goers-agree-142721/" aria-label="Read more about Lifeguards with drones keep us (and sharks) safe, and beach-goers agree">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Papalia, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare), Swinburne University of Technology As Australia’s landmark Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and other cases have shown, the impact of child sexual abuse is devastating. Adverse ... <a title="Child sex abuse survivors are five times more likely to be the victims of sexual assault later in life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/child-sex-abuse-survivors-are-five-times-more-likely-to-be-the-victims-of-sexual-assault-later-in-life-142384/" aria-label="Read more about Child sex abuse survivors are five times more likely to be the victims of sexual assault later in life">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitch Goodwin, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic. My ten-year marriage came to an end on the cusp of lockdown. It was amicable – we were ... <a title="Turning to the Code 46 soundtrack: bearing solitude in a time of sickness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/turning-to-the-code-46-soundtrack-bearing-solitude-in-a-time-of-sickness-142711/" aria-label="Read more about Turning to the Code 46 soundtrack: bearing solitude in a time of sickness">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Lockwood, Associate Professor Implementation Science, University of Adelaide After midnight tonight, wearing face masks will be mandatory for people in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire when they leave home. It’s also recommended in New South Wales when physical distancing isn’t possible. This means many Australians will be ... <a title="13 insider tips on how to wear a mask without your glasses fogging up, getting short of breath or your ears hurting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/13-insider-tips-on-how-to-wear-a-mask-without-your-glasses-fogging-up-getting-short-of-breath-or-your-ears-hurting-143001/" aria-label="Read more about 13 insider tips on how to wear a mask without your glasses fogging up, getting short of breath or your ears hurting">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute At A$1,500 a fortnight, JobKeeper has been nothing but a help to the people on it. The rules required those who had previously been paid more than JobKeeper to stay on their old wage, with the rest topped up ... <a title="How to get both JobKeeper and JobSeeker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/how-to-get-both-jobkeeper-and-jobseeker-143109/" aria-label="Read more about How to get both JobKeeper and JobSeeker">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Too many people are going out while experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or while awaiting test results, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said on Wednesday, after the state hit a bleak new record of 484 new cases. The state’s previous worst daily case ... <a title="Victoria hits bleak record of 484 new cases, NSW at a critical point — if you feel sick, get tested then stay home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/victoria-hits-bleak-record-of-484-new-cases-nsw-at-a-critical-point-if-you-feel-sick-get-tested-then-stay-home-143172/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria hits bleak record of 484 new cases, NSW at a critical point — if you feel sick, get tested then stay home">Read more</a>
