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Captain Cook ‘discovered’ Australia, and other myths from old school text books

April 29, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Zarmati, Lecturer in Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. You can see ... <a title="Captain Cook ‘discovered’ Australia, and other myths from old school text books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/captain-cook-discovered-australia-and-other-myths-from-old-school-text-books-128926/" aria-label="Read more about Captain Cook ‘discovered’ Australia, and other myths from old school text books">Read more</a>

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Physical distancing is here for a while – over 100 experts call for more safe walking and cycling space

April 29, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Beck, Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically shifted our lives and the ways we move about our cities. Despite tight restrictions on non-essential work and outings, and on social gatherings in every state and territory, ... <a title="Physical distancing is here for a while – over 100 experts call for more safe walking and cycling space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/physical-distancing-is-here-for-a-while-over-100-experts-call-for-more-safe-walking-and-cycling-space-137374/" aria-label="Read more about Physical distancing is here for a while – over 100 experts call for more safe walking and cycling space">Read more</a>

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It’s just started: we’ll need war bonds, and stimulus on a scale not seen in our lifetimes

April 29, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Morley, Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Sydney Governments are being asked to do the near impossible: to deliver on both health and the economy. In many circumstances doing both at the same time would be completely impossible. But fortunately in Australia we have separate instruments we ... <a title="It’s just started: we’ll need war bonds, and stimulus on a scale not seen in our lifetimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/its-just-started-well-need-war-bonds-and-stimulus-on-a-scale-not-seen-in-our-lifetimes-137155/" aria-label="Read more about It’s just started: we’ll need war bonds, and stimulus on a scale not seen in our lifetimes">Read more</a>

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‘They are all dead’: for Indigenous people, Cook’s voyage of ‘discovery’ was a ghostly visitation

April 29, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Page, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. You can see other stories in the series ... <a title="‘They are all dead’: for Indigenous people, Cook’s voyage of ‘discovery’ was a ghostly visitation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/they-are-all-dead-for-indigenous-people-cooks-voyage-of-discovery-was-a-ghostly-visitation-126430/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They are all dead’: for Indigenous people, Cook’s voyage of ‘discovery’ was a ghostly visitation">Read more</a>

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Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss

April 29, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland In classical Western theism, God is said to be both good and all-powerful. So how do we square natural disasters – global pandemics, earthquakes, tsunamis, famines, bushfires, and so on – with ... <a title="Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/is-god-good-in-the-shadow-of-mass-disaster-great-minds-have-argued-the-toss-137078/" aria-label="Read more about Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss">Read more</a>

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Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you’re young

April 28, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Pattinson, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney Recent studies have found alongside older age and chronic health conditions, obesity is a risk factor for becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It’s true a number of the health conditions which we know ... <a title="Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you’re young" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/evidence-obesity-is-a-risk-factor-for-serious-illness-with-coronavirus-is-mounting-even-if-youre-young-137081/" aria-label="Read more about Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you’re young">Read more</a>

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How might coronavirus change Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’?

April 28, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Tess Newton Cain of Griffith University Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic has prompted countries and governments to become increasingly inward-looking. Australia is not immune to this. One of the effects of this situation has been that the “Pacific Step-up” appears to have dropped entirely off the political radar. The step-up is – ... <a title="How might coronavirus change Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/how-might-coronavirus-change-australias-pacific-step-up/" aria-label="Read more about How might coronavirus change Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’?">Read more</a>

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China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus

April 28, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Australia’s relationship with China is fractured. Arguably, this is the worst moment in Sino-Australian relations since Gough Whitlam normalised ties on his election in December 1972. The Chinese saying “kill the chicken to frighten the monkey” would ... <a title="China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/china-australia-relations-hit-new-low-in-spat-over-handling-of-coronavirus-137377/" aria-label="Read more about China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus">Read more</a>

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Together we rise: East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music

April 28, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Corn, Professor, Elder Conservatorium of Music · Director, Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) · Director, National Centre for Aboriginal Language and Music Studies (NCALMS), Faculty of Arts, University of Adelaide Recent weeks have been a blur of livestreams as politicians and chief medical officers ... <a title="Together we rise: East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/together-we-rise-east-arnhem-land-artists-respond-to-covid-19-with-the-gift-of-music-137247/" aria-label="Read more about Together we rise: East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music">Read more</a>

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Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure

April 28, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Debate about how Australia will emerge from the coronavirus pandemic is heating up. As part of the economic recovery, business groups have renewed calls to cut “green tape” – environmental regulation that new projects, such as new ... <a title="Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/cutting-green-tape-may-be-good-politicking-but-its-bad-policy-here-are-5-examples-of-regulation-failure-137164/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Will Covid-19 remain a First-World Disease?

April 28, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Predictions It is dangerous to predict how pandemics will pan out. In Covid19 by the Numbers, Anatole Kaletsky (writing for Project Syndicate on 10 March 2020) used what looked like advanced analysis to conclude that at most 750,000 outside of China would contract Covid19. (He admitted he was wide of the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Will Covid-19 remain a First-World Disease?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/keith-rankin-analysis-will-covid-19-remain-a-first-world-disease/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Will Covid-19 remain a First-World Disease?">Read more</a>

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Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone

April 28, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daiane Scaraboto, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Melbourne In eight years, US environmentalist and social media star Lauren Singer had never sent an item of rubbish to landfill. But last month, in an impassioned post to her 383,000 Instagram followers, she admitted the reality of COVID-19 ... <a title="Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/using-lots-of-plastic-packaging-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-youre-not-alone-135553/" aria-label="Read more about Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone">Read more</a>