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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Rahn, Senior Research Officer, School of Social Sciences & Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University Physically, older people are among those most vulnerable to the coronavirus. For those isolated in residential aged care or in the community, they’re also arguably the most vulnerable socially. ... <a title="Banning visitors to aged care during coronavirus raises several ethical questions – with no simple answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/banning-visitors-to-aged-care-during-coronavirus-raises-several-ethical-questions-with-no-simple-answers-134663/" aria-label="Read more about Banning visitors to aged care during coronavirus raises several ethical questions – with no simple answers">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne Even before COVID-19, young Australians were doing it hard in the labour market. Slower economic growth and the increasing employment of older Australians since the global financial crisis had been crowding them out. In recent research Michael Coelli and ... <a title="The next employment challenge from coronavirus: how to help the young" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/the-next-employment-challenge-from-coronavirus-how-to-help-the-young-135676/" aria-label="Read more about The next employment challenge from coronavirus: how to help the young">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Lansbury Hall, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland Remote Indigenous communities have taken swift and effective action to quarantine residents against the risks of COVID-19. Under a plan developed by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group, entry to communities is ... <a title="Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/fix-housing-and-youll-reduce-risks-of-coronavirus-and-other-disease-in-remote-indigenous-communities-136049/" aria-label="Read more about Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Dickson, Associate Professor of Psychology, Edith Cowan University Amid the global spread of COVID-19 we are witnessing an increased focus on gathering food and supplies. We’ve seen images of supermarket shelves emptied of basics such as toilet paper, pasta, and tinned foods. Messages to reassure people ... <a title="The psychology of comfort food – why we look to carbs for solace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/the-psychology-of-comfort-food-why-we-look-to-carbs-for-solace-135432/" aria-label="Read more about The psychology of comfort food – why we look to carbs for solace">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University New Zealand’s general election is currently set for September 19. Under ordinary circumstances, campaigning for the election and two referenda that will take place alongside would be heating up by now, but the country is three quarters of the way through a comprehensive level 4 four-week lockdown. ... <a title="Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until this year’s elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/trust-in-government-is-high-in-nz-but-will-it-last-until-this-years-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until this year’s elections?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University COVID-19 has hit the higher education sector hard – with an up to A$4.6 billion estimated loss of revenue from international students. The government will not compensate universities for international student losses. But on ... <a title="For most universities, there’s little point to the government’s COVID-19 assistance package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/for-most-universities-theres-little-point-to-the-governments-covid-19-assistance-package-136244/" aria-label="Read more about For most universities, there’s little point to the government’s COVID-19 assistance package">Read more</a>
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April 15, 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 Public health strategy Virginia Fallon and Bridie Whitton (Stuff): Call for return to normal life puts tens of thousands at risk Derek Cheng (Herald): Cabinet urged not to play ‘Russian roulette’ with New ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 15 2020">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McCann, Lecturer in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne As part of sweeping social-distancing measures, on March 24 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced nail salons, tanning, waxing and most other beauty services would be closed – but hair salons could remain open with a 30-minute per client ... <a title="Coronavirus shutdowns: what makes hairdressing ‘essential’? Even the hairdressers want to close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/coronavirus-shutdowns-what-makes-hairdressing-essential-even-the-hairdressers-want-to-close-135811/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus shutdowns: what makes hairdressing ‘essential’? Even the hairdressers want to close">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Social gatherings with friends and family are an essential part of being human. So it’s no surprise, with real-life gatherings limited to just two people, that people are flocking to apps that can keep us connected virtually. ... <a title="Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/crashing-the-party-beware-the-cyber-risks-of-virtual-meet-up-apps-like-houseparty-135032/" aria-label="Read more about Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Grant, Vice Chancellors Chair Australian/Indigenous Belonging, Charles Sturt University On a recent episode of ABC’s Q&A, Commonwealth Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly tried to add some valuable context to the national outbreak of coronavirus. Australia’s testing is higher, he said, and the rates of infection ... <a title="How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/how-some-australian-media-are-failing-us-on-coronavirus-135550/" aria-label="Read more about How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University It is understandable why the different measures introduced across Australia to contain COVID-19 have caused confusion. It does seem inexplicable that the rules – and penalties for breaching them – are different depending on where one lives. It ... <a title="National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn’t hindered our coronavirus response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/national-and-state-leaders-may-not-always-agree-but-this-hasnt-hindered-our-coronavirus-response-136152/" aria-label="Read more about National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn’t hindered our coronavirus response">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Fraser, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology In a few short months the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a series of dramatic social, political and environmental changes. Yet the focus remains resolutely on humans, leaving animals largely out of the picture. While it was first presumed animals ... <a title="Abuse and abandonment: why pets are at risk during this pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/abuse-and-abandonment-why-pets-are-at-risk-during-this-pandemic-134401/" aria-label="Read more about Abuse and abandonment: why pets are at risk during this pandemic">Read more</a>
