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How safe is COVIDSafe? What you should know about the app’s issues, and Bluetooth-related risks

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computig and Security, Edith Cowan University The Australian government’s COVIDSafe app has been up and running for almost a fortnight, with more than five million downloads. Unfortunately, since its release many users – particularly those with iPhones – have been in the dark ... <a title="How safe is COVIDSafe? What you should know about the app’s issues, and Bluetooth-related risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/how-safe-is-covidsafe-what-you-should-know-about-the-apps-issues-and-bluetooth-related-risks-137894/" aria-label="Read more about How safe is COVIDSafe? What you should know about the app’s issues, and Bluetooth-related risks">Read more</a>

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How George Pell failed child sex abuse victims: the full findings of the royal commission report

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy W. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University Significant sections of the final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse were released today. When the report of the world-leading, five-year investigation was presented to the governor-general in December 2017, large ... <a title="How George Pell failed child sex abuse victims: the full findings of the royal commission report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/how-george-pell-failed-child-sex-abuse-victims-the-full-findings-of-the-royal-commission-report-138102/" aria-label="Read more about How George Pell failed child sex abuse victims: the full findings of the royal commission report">Read more</a>

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Why it doesn’t make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Skarbek, CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University It will be tempting for some to overlook the climate change challenge in the rush to restart the economy after the pandemic. Federal energy minister Angus Taylor has flagged he wants to develop Australia’s gas-fired power to help boost ... <a title="Why it doesn’t make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/why-it-doesnt-make-economic-sense-to-ignore-climate-change-in-our-recovery-from-the-pandemic-137282/" aria-label="Read more about Why it doesn’t make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic">Read more</a>

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Before coronavirus, China was falsely blamed for spreading smallpox. Racism played a role then, too

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Larissa Heinrich, Professor of Chinese Literature and Media, Australian National University Spitting. Name-calling. Physical assaults. The outbreak of COVID-19 has coincided with a dramatic escalation in racially motivated incidents towards people of Asian descent around the world. US President Donald Trump has fuelled these attacks with ... <a title="Before coronavirus, China was falsely blamed for spreading smallpox. Racism played a role then, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/before-coronavirus-china-was-falsely-blamed-for-spreading-smallpox-racism-played-a-role-then-too-137884/" aria-label="Read more about Before coronavirus, China was falsely blamed for spreading smallpox. Racism played a role then, too">Read more</a>

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Researchers use ‘pre-prints’ to share coronavirus results quickly. But that can backfire

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Kingsley, Visiting Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University As the world scrambles to understand COVID-19, multiple studies seem to offer a cure or new risk factor for the disease, only to be disproven a short time later. One sensational ... <a title="Researchers use ‘pre-prints’ to share coronavirus results quickly. But that can backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/researchers-use-pre-prints-to-share-coronavirus-results-quickly-but-that-can-backfire-137501/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers use ‘pre-prints’ to share coronavirus results quickly. But that can backfire">Read more</a>

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Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus – but this crisis could be an opportunity

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Wake, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, UNSW This week news broke that Carriageworks – Australia’s largest contemporary multi-arts centre – had gone into voluntary administration. It’s sad but not surprising, as the organisation was struggling even in regular trading conditions. COVID-19 is not so much ... <a title="Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus – but this crisis could be an opportunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/carriageworks-was-in-trouble-before-coronavirus-but-this-crisis-could-be-an-opportunity-137888/" aria-label="Read more about Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus – but this crisis could be an opportunity">Read more</a>

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Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims

May 7, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Ian Lowe of Griffith University Documentary maker Michael Moore’s latest offering, Planet of the Humans, rightly argues that infinite growth on a finite planet is “suicide”. But the film’s bogus claims threaten to overshadow that message. Planet of the Humans is directed and narrated by longtime Moore collaborator Jeff Gibbs. It makes particularly ... <a title="Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/moores-environmental-documentary-storm-the-truth-behind-the-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 07 2020

May 7, 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 Government, lockdown legality Branko Marcetic (Democracy Project): The prime minister should listen to her own mantra: “Be kind” RNZ: Was Covid-19 lockdown legal? Professor Claudia Geiringer explains Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Legal challenge over coronavirus ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 07 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-07-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 07 2020">Read more</a>

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Online plagues, protein folding and spotting fake news: what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heide Lukosch, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury Most of us don’t take games too seriously. They are a way to unwind, or these days to maybe escape from the world of COVID-19 for a little while. But games are also simulations in which real people play, make ... <a title="Online plagues, protein folding and spotting fake news: what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/online-plagues-protein-folding-and-spotting-fake-news-what-games-can-teach-us-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-137490/" aria-label="Read more about Online plagues, protein folding and spotting fake news: what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>

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The coronavirus risk Australia is not talking about: testing our unlawful migrant workers

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Segrave, Associate Professor, Criminology, Monash University As Australia starts to emerge from its coronavirus lockdown, authorities are on high alert for any fresh breakouts of the disease. One of the risks we need to keep an eye on is hard to see: the tens of thousands ... <a title="The coronavirus risk Australia is not talking about: testing our unlawful migrant workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/the-coronavirus-risk-australia-is-not-talking-about-testing-our-unlawful-migrant-workers-137268/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus risk Australia is not talking about: testing our unlawful migrant workers">Read more</a>

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1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Vagg, Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University Around 1.6 million Australians aged 45 or over have been living with persistent pain, according to newly released data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The figures, ... <a title="1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/1-in-5-aussies-over-45-live-with-chronic-pain-but-there-are-ways-to-ease-the-suffering-137891/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering">Read more</a>

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3 times Michael Moore’s film Planet of the Humans gets the facts wrong (and 3 times it gets them right)

May 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University Documentary maker Michael Moore’s latest offering, Planet of the Humans, rightly argues that infinite growth on a finite planet is “suicide”. But the film’s bogus claims threaten to overshadow that message. Planet of the Humans is directed and ... <a title="3 times Michael Moore’s film Planet of the Humans gets the facts wrong (and 3 times it gets them right)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/3-times-michael-moores-film-planet-of-the-humans-gets-the-facts-wrong-and-3-times-it-gets-them-right-137890/" aria-label="Read more about 3 times Michael Moore’s film Planet of the Humans gets the facts wrong (and 3 times it gets them right)">Read more</a>