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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Brough, Professor and Director, Social & Organisational Psychology Research Unit, Griffith University The precautions taken by some employers over the coronavirus mean you may find yourself working from home, some for the first time. For example, Telstra says it wants any Australian-based office staff who can ... <a title="Get dressed and set goals: some routines not to break if coronavirus means you have to work from home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/get-dressed-and-set-goals-some-routines-not-to-break-if-coronavirus-means-you-have-to-work-from-home-133775/" aria-label="Read more about Get dressed and set goals: some routines not to break if coronavirus means you have to work from home">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW The prime minister earlier today announced that from May 1, people need to be vaccinated against the flu before visiting an aged care facility. The idea is to limit the ... <a title="The ‘dreaded duo’: Australia will likely hit a peak in coronavirus cases around flu season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/the-dreaded-duo-australia-will-likely-hit-a-peak-in-coronavirus-cases-around-flu-season-132964/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘dreaded duo’: Australia will likely hit a peak in coronavirus cases around flu season">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Mackenzie, Lecturer in Education, Western Sydney University Some schools in Australia have moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools in which students and staff have tested positive have temporarily shut over the past three weeks. It’s important to note the government’s health advice is ... <a title="Kids at home because of coronavirus? Here are 4 ways to keep them happy (without resorting to Netflix)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/kids-at-home-because-of-coronavirus-here-are-4-ways-to-keep-them-happy-without-resorting-to-netflix-133772/" aria-label="Read more about Kids at home because of coronavirus? Here are 4 ways to keep them happy (without resorting to Netflix)">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology News and views about coronavirus has spread via social media in a way that no health emergency has done before. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok and Instagram have played critical roles in sharing news and information, but ... <a title="When a virus goes viral: pros and cons to the coronavirus spread on social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/when-a-virus-goes-viral-pros-and-cons-to-the-coronavirus-spread-on-social-media-133525/" aria-label="Read more about When a virus goes viral: pros and cons to the coronavirus spread on social media">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Romero Macau, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics, Edith Cowan University Panic buying, shop shelves emptied of toilet paper, hand sanitiser, pasta and other household supplies, supermarkets policing limits on buying products, Amazon and eBay stopping opportunists from selling items at exorbitant prices. ... <a title="Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/desperately-seeking-toilet-paper-pasta-or-hand-sanitiser-some-relief-is-just-weeks-away-133916/" aria-label="Read more about Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks away">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate professor, RMIT University Telecommunication providers are taking positive steps to meet consumers’ demands in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the National Broadband Network (NBN Co) is being urged to reduce its wholesale broadband charges for these providers. Companies such ... <a title="Telcos are picking up where the NBN is failing. Here’s what it means for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/telcos-are-picking-up-where-the-nbn-is-failing-heres-what-it-means-for-you-133905/" aria-label="Read more about Telcos are picking up where the NBN is failing. Here’s what it means for you">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland Editor’s note: Here are some of the top coronavirus and COVID-19 claims our readers said they’d like to see tested against the research evidence. We asked these public health and infectious disease ... <a title="Can coronavirus spread through food? Can anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen make it worse? Coronavirus claims checked by experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/can-coronavirus-spread-through-food-can-anti-inflammatories-like-ibuprofen-make-it-worse-coronavirus-claims-checked-by-experts-133911/" aria-label="Read more about Can coronavirus spread through food? Can anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen make it worse? Coronavirus claims checked by experts">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute As social distancing measures to restrain coronavirus become increasingly aggressive, one of the big points of contention is whether (and for how long) schools and childcare centres should be closed. The prime minister says his best ... <a title="Here’s a bright idea should schools have to close: enlist childcare workers as nannies for health workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/heres-a-bright-idea-should-schools-have-to-close-enlist-childcare-workers-as-nannies-for-health-workers-134016/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a bright idea should schools have to close: enlist childcare workers as nannies for health workers">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Casey, Research Associate, Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University Our analysis shows an economic downturn as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will dramatically increase rental stress for people with insecure or casual work. If the downturn persists this will place people in precarious jobs at ... <a title="Coronavirus puts casual workers at risk of homelessness unless they get more support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/coronavirus-puts-casual-workers-at-risk-of-homelessness-unless-they-get-more-support-133782/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus puts casual workers at risk of homelessness unless they get more support">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government’s new sweeping measures in the coronavirus crisis include a ban on non-essential indoor gatherings of 100 people or more, advice that no Australian should travel abroad, and strict restrictions on visitor access to aged care facilities. The ... <a title="Morrison government bans indoor gatherings of 100 people, and tells Australians ‘don’t go overseas’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/morrison-government-bans-indoor-gatherings-of-100-people-and-tells-australians-dont-go-overseas-134018/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government bans indoor gatherings of 100 people, and tells Australians ‘don’t go overseas’">Read more</a>
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March 18, 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 Coronavirus – govt rescue package & reaction, economy Brad Olsen (Guardian): New Zealand’s coronavirus stimulus leaves the working poor most exposed Hamish Rutherford (Herald): A massive, economy-wide wage subsidy shows how serious the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-18-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 2020">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney In a national emergency, governments typically pursue punitive law-enforcement agendas. They can also repurpose prisons and prisoners for forced labour, war efforts and so on. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have tended towards punitive controls and ... <a title="Why releasing some prisoners is essential to stop the spread of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/why-releasing-some-prisoners-is-essential-to-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-133516/" aria-label="Read more about Why releasing some prisoners is essential to stop the spread of coronavirus">Read more</a>
