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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Petterson, Assistant Editor, Health + Medicine, The Conversation Australia The race is on to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. There are now more than 140 vaccines being tested around the world, according to the World Health Organisation. Australian researchers are leading several major clinical trials that ... <a title="Vaccine progress report: the projects bidding to win the race for a COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/vaccine-progress-report-the-projects-bidding-to-win-the-race-for-a-covid-19-vaccine-141412/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccine progress report: the projects bidding to win the race for a COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tiffany Morrison, Professorial Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Some places are considered so special they’re valuable to all humanity and must be preserved for future generations. These irreplaceable gems – such as Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Yosemite National Park and ... <a title="New research reveals how Australia and other nations play politics with World Heritage sites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/new-research-reveals-how-australia-and-other-nations-play-politics-with-world-heritage-sites-142918/" aria-label="Read more about New research reveals how Australia and other nations play politics with World Heritage sites">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Magee, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Newcastle Tropical cyclones are among the most destructive weather systems on Earth, and the Southwest Pacific region is very exposed and vulnerable to these extreme events. Our latest research, published today in Scientific Reports, presents a new way of predicting the ... <a title="Storm warning: a new long-range tropical cyclone outlook is set to reduce disaster risk for Pacific Island communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/storm-warning-a-new-long-range-tropical-cyclone-outlook-is-set-to-reduce-disaster-risk-for-pacific-island-communities-142657/" aria-label="Read more about Storm warning: a new long-range tropical cyclone outlook is set to reduce disaster risk for Pacific Island communities">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Moodie, Adjunct professor, RMIT University Australian universities are suffering revenue and job losses due to the current and projected loss of international students. A Mitchell Institute report has estimated the sector may lose up to A$19 billion in the next three years, while modelling from Universities ... <a title="Coronavirus: how likely are international university students to choose Australia over the UK, US and Canada?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/coronavirus-how-likely-are-international-university-students-to-choose-australia-over-the-uk-us-and-canada-142715/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: how likely are international university students to choose Australia over the UK, US and Canada?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurel Johnson, Associate Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland Our collective retreat to the safety of our homes during the COVID-19 lockdown has provoked an awakening to the value of local areas for work, play and connecting. ... <a title="Sunshine Coast shows the way to create good design loved by communities and put an end to eyesores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/sunshine-coast-shows-the-way-to-create-good-design-loved-by-communities-and-put-an-end-to-eyesores-140348/" aria-label="Read more about Sunshine Coast shows the way to create good design loved by communities and put an end to eyesores">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Overwhelmingly, the 50 leading Australian economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation ahead of Thursday’s economic statement want the government to keep spending to support the economy — even if it ... <a title="Should the government keep running up debt to get us out of the crisis? Overwhelmingly, economists say yes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/should-the-government-keep-running-up-debt-to-get-us-out-of-the-crisis-overwhelmingly-economists-say-yes-143089/" aria-label="Read more about Should the government keep running up debt to get us out of the crisis? Overwhelmingly, economists say yes">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Stokes, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University In this time of pandemic, our authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective. Just before the first COVID-19 lockdown started in Melbourne, I ran out and bought an Xbox – “for the kids,” you understand. ... <a title="Art for trying times: how a philosopher found solace playing Red Dead Redemption 2" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/22/art-for-trying-times-how-a-philosopher-found-solace-playing-red-dead-redemption-2-142983/" aria-label="Read more about Art for trying times: how a philosopher found solace playing Red Dead Redemption 2">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saniyat Islam, Lecturer, Fashion Entrepreneurship, RMIT University From midnight tomorrow, it will become mandatory for anyone in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire leaving their homes to wear a mask. Many people have already been wearing masks for some time in a bid to protect themselves and others from ... <a title="Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we don’t dispose of them properly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/single-use-masks-could-be-a-coronavirus-hazard-if-we-dont-dispose-of-them-properly-143007/" aria-label="Read more about Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we don’t dispose of them properly">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The unemployed will have their Coronavirus Supplement cut from $550 a fortnight to $250 after September, in an extension of the supplement that will run until December 31. Those on JobKeeper will get $1,200 a fortnight from September 28 to ... <a title="JobSeeker supplement cut from $550 to $250 a fortnight after September" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/jobseeker-supplement-cut-from-550-to-250-a-fortnight-after-september-143086/" aria-label="Read more about JobSeeker supplement cut from $550 to $250 a fortnight after September">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhbir Sandhu, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Ethics, University of South Australia People are more likely to use re-usable coffee cups if they see others doing it, or if cafe owners charge extra for throwaway coffee cups, our research has found. Our study also found people would ... <a title="What makes people switch to reusable cups? It’s not discounts, it’s what others do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/what-makes-people-switch-to-reusable-cups-its-not-discounts-its-what-others-do-142254/" aria-label="Read more about What makes people switch to reusable cups? It’s not discounts, it’s what others do">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McPhee, Emeritus professor, University of Melbourne In this time of pandemic, our authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective. I’m one of those fortunate people for whom the direct experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has thus far been felt only through isolation ... <a title="Art for trying times: reading Richard Ford on a world undone by calamity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/art-for-trying-times-reading-richard-ford-on-a-world-undone-by-calamity-142816/" aria-label="Read more about Art for trying times: reading Richard Ford on a world undone by calamity">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The government’s revised JobKeeper scheme, announced today, fixes many of the flaws of the original design, providing support for businesses continuing to struggle as the economy recovers and for those ... <a title="Bowing out gracefully: how they’ll wind down and better target JobKeeper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/bowing-out-gracefully-how-theyll-wind-down-and-better-target-jobkeeper-143011/" aria-label="Read more about Bowing out gracefully: how they’ll wind down and better target JobKeeper">Read more</a>
