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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Taylor, Early Career Research Leader, Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University The federal government’s announcement of agreements to supply vaccines from Novavax and Pfizer/BioNTech potentially increases the pool of COVID-19 vaccines Australians will be able to access. These two vaccines ... <a title="What do we know about the Novavax and Pfizer COVID vaccines that Australia just signed up for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/what-do-we-know-about-the-novavax-and-pfizer-covid-vaccines-that-australia-just-signed-up-for-149522/" aria-label="Read more about What do we know about the Novavax and Pfizer COVID vaccines that Australia just signed up for?">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah John, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University Facing the gradual erosion of early leads in several battleground states — and increasingly likely defeat in the presidential election — the Trump campaign is launching a well-planned legal assault to challenge the validity of ballots and ... <a title="Re-election hopes fading, Trump tries for an election win in the courts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/re-election-hopes-fading-trump-tries-for-an-election-win-in-the-courts-149520/" aria-label="Read more about Re-election hopes fading, Trump tries for an election win in the courts">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Yeo, Honorary Research Fellow, English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia In a year that began during one of the worst bushfire seasons in living memory and then saw a global pandemic take hold, rereading Ben Elton’s Stark offers an eerily prescient window into 2020 ... <a title="‘The Earth was dying. Killed by the pursuit of money’ — rereading Ben Elton’s Stark as prophecy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/the-earth-was-dying-killed-by-the-pursuit-of-money-rereading-ben-eltons-stark-as-prophecy-147256/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The Earth was dying. Killed by the pursuit of money’ — rereading Ben Elton’s Stark as prophecy">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Yeo, Honorary Research Fellow, English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia In a year that began during one of the worst bushfire seasons in living memory and then saw a global pandemic take hold, rereading Ben Elton’s Stark offers an eerily prescient window into 2020 ... <a title="‘The Earth was dying. Killed by the pursuit of money’ — rereading Ben Elton’s satiric novel Stark as prophecy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/the-earth-was-dying-killed-by-the-pursuit-of-money-rereading-ben-eltons-satiric-novel-stark-as-prophecy-147256/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The Earth was dying. Killed by the pursuit of money’ — rereading Ben Elton’s satiric novel Stark as prophecy">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW At the time of writing we don’t yet know who will win the US presidential election. But we do know this for sure: Donald Trump will be able to win with less than half the votes cast. Put another way, Joe ... <a title="Vital Signs: Sure, the US election is gerrymandered, but so are others, and its hard to stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/vital-signs-sure-the-us-election-is-gerrymandered-but-so-are-others-and-its-hard-to-stop-149454/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Sure, the US election is gerrymandered, but so are others, and its hard to stop">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kendall George, Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery and Midwifery Program Leader, University of the Sunshine Coast For most people, running a marathon sounds like a lot of work — and they probably wouldn’t even consider completing more than one within 24 hours. The will to go the extra ... <a title="We studied mental toughness in ultra-marathon runners. Mind over matter is real — but won’t take you all the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/we-studied-mental-toughness-in-ultra-marathon-runners-mind-over-matter-is-real-but-wont-take-you-all-the-way-149447/" aria-label="Read more about We studied mental toughness in ultra-marathon runners. Mind over matter is real — but won’t take you all the way">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University Let’s assume Joe Biden narrowly wins the electoral college, and the Trump team lodges a series of court challenges to overturn results in Michigan and Pennsylvania, possibly elsewhere. The cases may drag on for the rest of ... <a title="Even if Biden has a likely win, leading a deeply divided nation will be difficult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/even-if-biden-has-a-likely-win-leading-a-deeply-divided-nation-will-be-difficult-148185/" aria-label="Read more about Even if Biden has a likely win, leading a deeply divided nation will be difficult">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Manning, Associate Professor, Monash University Around one in five Australians will develop an alcohol use disorder, such as dependence, during their lifetime. Reports suggest some people have been drinking more during the COVID pandemic, potentially putting themselves at greater risk of becoming dependent. While some people ... <a title="How a simple brain training program could help you stay away from alcohol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/how-a-simple-brain-training-program-could-help-you-stay-away-from-alcohol-148431/" aria-label="Read more about How a simple brain training program could help you stay away from alcohol">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University On Saturday, The Age reported the Andrews government had been discussing the possibility of a single coronavirus hospital to treat and quarantine Victorians who test positive to COVID. The designated hospital would aim to relieve pressure on the state’s health-care ... <a title="A dedicated COVID hospital in Victoria would be good for patients and staff. But we can’t be sure yet it will be needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/a-dedicated-covid-hospital-in-victoria-would-be-good-for-patients-and-staff-but-we-cant-be-sure-yet-it-will-be-needed-149268/" aria-label="Read more about A dedicated COVID hospital in Victoria would be good for patients and staff. But we can’t be sure yet it will be needed">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, Research Affiliate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Last week, the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements (the “bushfire royal commission”) handed down its anticipated final report, with 80 recommendations on managing future emergencies. Last summer’s horror bushfire season claimed 33 ... <a title="90% of buildings in bushfire-prone areas aren’t built to survive fires. A national policy can start to fix this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/90-of-buildings-in-bushfire-prone-areas-arent-built-to-survive-fires-a-national-policy-can-start-to-fix-this-149154/" aria-label="Read more about 90% of buildings in bushfire-prone areas aren’t built to survive fires. A national policy can start to fix this">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gwilym Croucher, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne This is an edited extract of a new history, Australian Universities: A history of common cause, by Gwilym Croucher and James Waghorne (UNSW Press). In the early 1950s the universities faced an ... <a title="Universities in crisis? They’ve been there before, and found a way out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/universities-in-crisis-theyve-been-there-before-and-found-a-way-out-149439/" aria-label="Read more about Universities in crisis? They’ve been there before, and found a way out">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Williams, Associate Professor in Urban Ecology and Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne High demand for green space under COVID restrictions led councils in Melbourne to temporarily open golf courses to non-golfers and fuelled public calls to “unlock” or repurpose them permanently. However, this must be done ... <a title="Urban golf courses are biodiversity oases. Opening them up puts that at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/urban-golf-courses-are-biodiversity-oases-opening-them-up-puts-that-at-risk-148634/" aria-label="Read more about Urban golf courses are biodiversity oases. Opening them up puts that at risk">Read more</a>
