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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Epidemiologist | Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University Recent headlines have suggested COVID-19 can spread up to four meters, drawing into question the current advice to maintain 1.5 metres between people to prevent the spread of the virus. The news was based on a study ... <a title="Can coronavirus spread 4 metres?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/can-coronavirus-spread-4-metres-136239/" aria-label="Read more about Can coronavirus spread 4 metres?">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The near-total shutdown of elective surgery across Australia will end soon, following National Cabinet consideration on Tuesday. The shutdown was imposed to ensure there would be enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and nurses to manage a projected tsunami ... <a title="Elective surgery’s due to restart next week so now’s the time to fix waiting lists once and for all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/elective-surgerys-due-to-restart-next-week-so-nows-the-time-to-fix-waiting-lists-once-and-for-all-136835/" aria-label="Read more about Elective surgery’s due to restart next week so now’s the time to fix waiting lists once and for all">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kay Nankervis, Lecturer in Theatre, Media and Creative Practice., Charles Sturt University Federal Communications Minister Paul Fletcher announced three measures last week to help commercial TV broadcasters deal with COVID-19 financial stress. First, the spectrum tax broadcasters pay the government for access to audiences will be waived ... <a title="Coronavirus TV ‘support’ package leaves screen writers and directors even less certain than before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/coronavirus-tv-support-package-leaves-screen-writers-and-directors-even-less-certain-than-before-136545/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus TV ‘support’ package leaves screen writers and directors even less certain than before">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arnagretta Hunter, ANU Human Futures Fellow 2020; Cardiologist and Physician., Australian National University Four months in, this year has already been a remarkable showcase for existential and catastrophic risk. A severe drought, devastating bushfires, hazardous smoke, towns running dry – these events all demonstrate the consequences of ... <a title="There are 10 catastrophic threats facing humans right now, and coronavirus is only one of them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/there-are-10-catastrophic-threats-facing-humans-right-now-and-coronavirus-is-only-one-of-them-136854/" aria-label="Read more about There are 10 catastrophic threats facing humans right now, and coronavirus is only one of them">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Despite nearly three decades without a recession, Australia’s last proper budget surplus came a dozen years ago – just before the Global Financial Crisis hit. Two or three months back, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ... <a title="Despite huge coronavirus stimulus package, the government might still need to pay more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/despite-huge-coronavirus-stimulus-package-the-government-might-still-need-to-pay-more-136503/" aria-label="Read more about Despite huge coronavirus stimulus package, the government might still need to pay more">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Smith, Research Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has led a bipartisan call for a global inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, noting Australia will insist on an independent review, not ... <a title="Murky origins: why China will never welcome a global inquiry into the source of COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/murky-origins-why-china-will-never-welcome-a-global-inquiry-into-the-source-of-covid-19-136713/" aria-label="Read more about Murky origins: why China will never welcome a global inquiry into the source of COVID-19">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian yesterday announced school students would return to face-to-face classrooms in a staggered fashion from May 11, the third week of term. She said students would initially return for one day a week, ... <a title="NSW ‘staggered’ return to school: some students may need in-class time more than others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/nsw-staggered-return-to-school-some-students-may-need-in-class-time-more-than-others-136837/" aria-label="Read more about NSW ‘staggered’ return to school: some students may need in-class time more than others">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Ireland, Professor of Cultural Heritage, University of Canberra The coronavirus crisis has challenged the global aviation industry in previously unimaginable ways. The latest announcement is Virgin Australia has entered voluntary administration. While Virgin’s future hangs in the balance, over the one hundred years of civil aviation ... <a title="‘Home away from home’: reflecting on past airline collapses in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/home-away-from-home-reflecting-on-past-airline-collapses-in-australia-136840/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Home away from home’: reflecting on past airline collapses in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 22, 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 National Party response to lockdown extension, Simon Bridges’ leadership Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Simon Bridges fends off leadership coup rumours, says focus is on COVID-19 RNZ: Morning Report: Bridges defends criticism of lockdown extension ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 22 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-22-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 22 2020">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, PhD Candidate, School of History, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University Landing in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, it may seem strange former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s memoir has generated so much political controversy. Turnbull has been accused of hypocrisy and championing socialism, ... <a title="Secrets and scandals: where Malcolm Turnbull’s memoir fits in the rich history of prime ministerial books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/secrets-and-scandals-where-malcolm-turnbulls-memoir-fits-in-the-rich-history-of-prime-ministerial-books-136730/" aria-label="Read more about Secrets and scandals: where Malcolm Turnbull’s memoir fits in the rich history of prime ministerial books">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle If you’re schooling your children at home, chances are you’re very time poor. By teaching your children to cook, you could bundle up some learning while also getting dinner or lunch prepared. Teaching children to cook healthy ... <a title="Maths, reading and better nutrition: all the reasons to cook with your kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/maths-reading-and-better-nutrition-all-the-reasons-to-cook-with-your-kids-135813/" aria-label="Read more about Maths, reading and better nutrition: all the reasons to cook with your kids">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz ... <a title="Climate explained: why switching to electric transport makes sense even if electricity is not fully renewable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/22/climate-explained-why-switching-to-electric-transport-makes-sense-even-if-electricity-is-not-fully-renewable-136502/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: why switching to electric transport makes sense even if electricity is not fully renewable">Read more</a>
