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Melbourne’s second lockdown spells death for small businesses. Here are 3 things government can do to save them

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Vaz, Senior Lecturer, Department of Banking and Finance, Monash University The reimposition of stage 3 restrictions on metropolitan Melbourne is, as Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says, a matter of life or death. That’s also true for small businesses. A further six weeks of stay-at-home orders for ... <a title="Melbourne’s second lockdown spells death for small businesses. Here are 3 things government can do to save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/melbournes-second-lockdown-spells-death-for-small-businesses-here-are-3-things-government-can-do-to-save-them-142173/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne’s second lockdown spells death for small businesses. Here are 3 things government can do to save them">Read more</a>

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Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one

July 7, 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 After early success in suppressing COVID-19, we are facing a resurgence in Victoria, which is threatening disease control for the whole country. Outbreaks in northwestern Melbourne, including in public housing ... <a title="Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/victorians-and-anyone-else-at-risk-should-now-be-wearing-face-masks-heres-how-to-make-one-141980/" aria-label="Read more about Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one">Read more</a>

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Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as record 191 new cases in latest tally

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Victorian government will lock down all metropolitan Melbourne for six weeks from Wednesday night, as a new wave of the coronavirus takes hold in the city. The lockdown will also cover the Mitchell Shire, north of Melbourne, which includes ... <a title="Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as record 191 new cases in latest tally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/six-week-lockdown-for-melbourne-as-record-191-new-cases-in-latest-tally-142171/" aria-label="Read more about Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as record 191 new cases in latest tally">Read more</a>

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Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission?

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question that keeps coming up is whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through the air. In fact, 239 scientists in 32 countries have written an open letter to the World ... <a title="Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/is-the-airborne-route-a-major-source-of-coronavirus-transmission-141198/" aria-label="Read more about Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission?">Read more</a>

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Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as 191 new cases in latest tally

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Victorian government will lock down all metropolitan Melbourne for six weeks from Wednesday night, as a new wave of the coronavirus takes hold in the city. The lockdown will also cover the Mitchell Shire, north of Melbourne, which includes ... <a title="Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as 191 new cases in latest tally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/six-week-lockdown-for-melbourne-as-191-new-cases-in-latest-tally-142171/" aria-label="Read more about Six-week lockdown for Melbourne as 191 new cases in latest tally">Read more</a>

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Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire return to lockdown: this is just how vigilant we have to be until a COVID-19 vaccine is found

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University Metropolitan Melbourne and the shire of Mitchell will returned to Stage 3 stay-at-home restrictions as of midnight Wednesday, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced, after 191 new cases were recorded in the state overnight ... <a title="Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire return to lockdown: this is just how vigilant we have to be until a COVID-19 vaccine is found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/metropolitan-melbourne-and-mitchell-shire-return-to-lockdown-this-is-just-how-vigilant-we-have-to-be-until-a-covid-19-vaccine-is-found-142165/" aria-label="Read more about Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire return to lockdown: this is just how vigilant we have to be until a COVID-19 vaccine is found">Read more</a>

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Low-paid, young women: the grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne When a recession hits, no group of workers is immune. But some are harder hit than others. The latest labour market figures are giving us a good idea of who is being hardest hit this time. So far, this ... <a title="Low-paid, young women: the grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/low-paid-young-women-the-grim-truth-about-who-this-recession-is-hitting-hardest-141892/" aria-label="Read more about Low-paid, young women: the grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest">Read more</a>

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Vale Ennio Morricone: a master composer with breathtaking musical range

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Wilcox, Lecturer in Music and Sound Design, University of Technology Sydney Prolific composer Ennio Morricone has died in Rome at the age of 91. From his origins in Italian radio, Morricone became renowned internationally as a groundbreaking film composer. Composing over 500 film scores, he received ... <a title="Vale Ennio Morricone: a master composer with breathtaking musical range" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/vale-ennio-morricone-a-master-composer-with-breathtaking-musical-range-142082/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Ennio Morricone: a master composer with breathtaking musical range">Read more</a>

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Intensive farming is eating up the Australian continent – but there’s another way

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue McIntyre, Honorary Professor, Australian National University Last week we learned woody vegetation in New South Wales is being cleared at more than double the rate of the previous decade – and agriculture was responsible for more than half the destruction. Farming now covers 58% of Australia, ... <a title="Intensive farming is eating up the Australian continent – but there’s another way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/intensive-farming-is-eating-up-the-australian-continent-but-theres-another-way-130877/" aria-label="Read more about Intensive farming is eating up the Australian continent – but there’s another way">Read more</a>

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‘The rot goes right up to Beijing’: Why detained professor Xu Zhangrun is such a threat to China’s leadership

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney Chinese law professor Xu Zhangrun, who completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne, has become the latest high-profile critic of President Xi Jinping to be silenced for his views. It’s a clear sign the Communist ... <a title="‘The rot goes right up to Beijing’: Why detained professor Xu Zhangrun is such a threat to China’s leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/the-rot-goes-right-up-to-beijing-why-detained-professor-xu-zhangrun-is-such-a-threat-to-chinas-leadership-142074/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The rot goes right up to Beijing’: Why detained professor Xu Zhangrun is such a threat to China’s leadership">Read more</a>

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Revealed: the Sun’s secret plan to become a lithium factory

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Campbell, Senior research fellow and ARC Future Fellow, Monash University Lithium is used in everything from medication to mobile phone batteries, but where does it come from? We know it is mined here on Earth, but where it is created in the universe is less well ... <a title="Revealed: the Sun’s secret plan to become a lithium factory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/revealed-the-suns-secret-plan-to-become-a-lithium-factory-141976/" aria-label="Read more about Revealed: the Sun’s secret plan to become a lithium factory">Read more</a>

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Australia’s media has been too white for too long. This is how to bring more diversity to newsrooms

July 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janak Rogers, Associate Lecturer, Broadcast Journalism, RMIT University The case for a more diverse and representative media should be clear by now – it’s been made time and time again. But it’s instructive to take stock every now and then. Over the last month alone, we’ve seen ... <a title="Australia’s media has been too white for too long. This is how to bring more diversity to newsrooms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/australias-media-has-been-too-white-for-too-long-this-is-how-to-bring-more-diversity-to-newsrooms-141602/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s media has been too white for too long. This is how to bring more diversity to newsrooms">Read more</a>