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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing, University of Newcastle Face coverings, such as cloth masks, are mandatory for all Victorians and are being recommended for public use in some other parts of the country. Wearing a face covering helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 by providing a physical ... <a title="How should I clean my cloth mask?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/how-should-i-clean-my-cloth-mask-143974/" aria-label="Read more about How should I clean my cloth mask?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Gray, Associate professor, Jumbunna Insitute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, looking at the way they changed the nature of debate, its impact then, and it relevance to ... <a title="Charles Perkins forced Australia to confront its racist past. His fight for justice continues today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/charles-perkins-forced-australia-to-confront-its-racist-past-his-fight-for-justice-continues-today-139303/" aria-label="Read more about Charles Perkins forced Australia to confront its racist past. His fight for justice continues today">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Aroney, Professor of Constitutional Law, The University of Queensland There is a theory that despite all the commotion, religious freedom faces no significant threat in Western democracies like Australia. Therefore, the argument goes, we do not need a federal Religious Discrimination Act. Read more: New research ... <a title="New research shows religious discrimination is on the rise around the world, including in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/new-research-shows-religious-discrimination-is-on-the-rise-around-the-world-including-in-australia-141789/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows religious discrimination is on the rise around the world, including in Australia">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huaiyu Yuan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University Far beneath the city of Dongshen in northern China, we have discovered what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth’s first supercontinent. An ancient dipping structure in the planet’s crust appears to be ... <a title="In northern China, scientists have found what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth’s first supercontinent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/in-northern-china-scientists-have-found-what-may-be-the-2-billion-year-old-birthmarks-of-earths-first-supercontinent-143846/" aria-label="Read more about In northern China, scientists have found what may be the 2 billion-year-old birthmarks of Earth’s first supercontinent">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University With new rules restricting Victorians’ activities and movements to try and stem the second wave of coronavirus cases comes the question of whether people will actually stick to them. There are at least two ways to answer ... <a title="Can Victorians stick to the stage 4 rules? Our perception of what others are doing might be the key" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/can-victorians-stick-to-the-stage-4-rules-our-perception-of-what-others-are-doing-might-be-the-key-143252/" aria-label="Read more about Can Victorians stick to the stage 4 rules? Our perception of what others are doing might be the key">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elin Charles-Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Population Geography, The University of Queensland In the early stages of COVID-19, much of the focus of demographers – who study populations – has understandably been on mortality and morbidity. But as the pandemic rolls on, attention is also now turning to ... <a title="1.4 million less than projected: how coronavirus could hit Australia’s population in the next 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/1-4-million-less-than-projected-how-coronavirus-could-hit-australias-population-in-the-next-20-years-143544/" aria-label="Read more about 1.4 million less than projected: how coronavirus could hit Australia’s population in the next 20 years">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato With COVID-19 vaccine developers reporting promising results, it is probable we will one day face a major public health question: can the government compel New Zealanders to be vaccinated? Just as inevitably, some people will refuse a vaccine. As ... <a title="Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory — and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/should-a-covid-19-vaccine-be-compulsory-and-what-would-this-mean-for-anti-vaxxers-143742/" aria-label="Read more about Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory — and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Melburnians have now been wearing mandatory face coverings in public for two weeks. Yet Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday announced another grim milestone in Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19 infections: ... <a title="Two weeks of mandatory masks, but a record 725 new cases: why are Melbourne’s COVID-19 numbers so stubbornly high?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/two-weeks-of-mandatory-masks-but-a-record-725-new-cases-why-are-melbournes-covid-19-numbers-so-stubbornly-high-143898/" aria-label="Read more about Two weeks of mandatory masks, but a record 725 new cases: why are Melbourne’s COVID-19 numbers so stubbornly high?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell McGregor, Adjunct Professor of History, James Cook University Under the first coronavirus lockdowns, birdwatching increased tenfold in Australia, with much of it done in and near the watchers’ own backyards. And as Melbourne settles into stage 4 restrictions, we’ll likely see this rise again. The increase ... <a title="What ‘The Birdman of Wahroonga’ and other historic birdwatchers can teach us about cherishing wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/what-the-birdman-of-wahroonga-and-other-historic-birdwatchers-can-teach-us-about-cherishing-wildlife-143189/" aria-label="Read more about What ‘The Birdman of Wahroonga’ and other historic birdwatchers can teach us about cherishing wildlife">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Garcia, Lecturer in Student Learning and Communication Development, University of Sydney University life comes with its share of challenges. One of these is writing longer assignments that require higher information, communication and critical thinking skills than what you might have been used to in high school. ... <a title="5 tips on writing better university assignments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/5-tips-on-writing-better-university-assignments-130541/" aria-label="Read more about 5 tips on writing better university assignments">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theodore Connell-Variy, Lecturer, School of Property, RMIT University We’ve heard a lot about what the present crisis will do to home prices, less about what it will do to commercial property prices. Commercial properties include office buildings, shopping centres, hotels and warehouses. They account for 8% of ... <a title="Warning: what COVID is doing to commercial property it is about to do to super funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/warning-what-covid-is-doing-to-commercial-property-it-is-about-to-do-to-super-funds-143824/" aria-label="Read more about Warning: what COVID is doing to commercial property it is about to do to super funds">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dawn LaValle Norman, Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University Phil: What would you do if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? Stage 4 lockdown is upon Melbourne for the ... <a title="What Groundhog Day (and my time in a monastery) taught me about lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/what-groundhog-day-and-my-time-in-a-monastery-taught-me-about-lockdown-143452/" aria-label="Read more about What Groundhog Day (and my time in a monastery) taught me about lockdown">Read more</a>
