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July 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne) and Director at 360Edge, Curtin University The “hard lockdown” of nine public housing towers in Melbourne has no doubt brought an array of challenges for the thousands of residents. For people who regularly use drugs, this period ... <a title="People who use drugs face unique challenges under hard lockdown. The government’s support is vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/people-who-use-drugs-face-unique-challenges-under-hard-lockdown-the-governments-support-is-vital-142053/" aria-label="Read more about People who use drugs face unique challenges under hard lockdown. The government’s support is vital">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan R. Witt, Conjoint Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle This article is a preview from Flora, Fauna, Fire, a multimedia project launching on Monday July 13. The project tracks the recovery of Australia’s native plants and animals after last summer’s bushfire ... <a title="Heat-detecting drones are a cheaper, more efficient way to find koalas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/heat-detecting-drones-are-a-cheaper-more-efficient-way-to-find-koalas-140332/" aria-label="Read more about Heat-detecting drones are a cheaper, more efficient way to find koalas">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, Director of the Changing Earth Research Centre and the Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility at UNSW, and Node Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Evidence of minute amounts of marine life in an ... <a title="Marine life found in ancient Antarctica ice helps solve a carbon dioxide puzzle from the ice age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/marine-life-found-in-ancient-antarctica-ice-helps-solve-a-carbon-dioxide-puzzle-from-the-ice-age-141973/" aria-label="Read more about Marine life found in ancient Antarctica ice helps solve a carbon dioxide puzzle from the ice age">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has spent billions trying to save us from recession. The winding down of JobKeeper scheduled for September means he’ll have to spend billions more. Many of the stimulus measures talked about are focused on the traditional targets ... <a title="Australia needs a six-month GST holiday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/australia-needs-a-six-month-gst-holiday-142037/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs a six-month GST holiday">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hassan, Professor, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne Spoiler alert: this story details how The War of the Worlds ends. The latest screen adaption of H. G. Wells’ 1898 modern masterwork The War of the Worlds will hit our screens this week. Continuously in ... <a title="Guide to the classics: The War of the Worlds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/07/guide-to-the-classics-the-war-of-the-worlds-128453/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the classics: The War of the Worlds">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has repeatedly and vociferously championed keeping state borders open. But on Monday, Morrison was forced to change course, agreeing, in a hook up with premiers Daniel Andrews and Gladys Berejiklian that the Victorian-NSW border should be closed. In ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison government accepts Victorian closure but won’t budge on High Court border challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/view-from-the-hill-morrison-government-accepts-victorian-closure-but-wont-budge-on-high-court-border-challenges-142084/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison government accepts Victorian closure but won’t budge on High Court border challenges">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia Victoria recorded its largest daily increase of 127 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, 16 more than the previous peak of 111 cases on March 28. As I recently wrote, there’s no formal definition of what constitutes a second ... <a title="Victoria is undeniably in a second wave of COVID-19. It’s time to plan for another statewide lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/victoria-is-undeniably-in-a-second-wave-of-covid-19-its-time-to-plan-for-another-statewide-lockdown-142047/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria is undeniably in a second wave of COVID-19. It’s time to plan for another statewide lockdown">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kettlewell, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Economics Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney We live in a culture that values “experiences”. These are often promoted in the media, and by those selling them, as vital to enhancing our well-being. We all know big life events like marriage, ... <a title="Marriage and money help but don’t lead to long-lasting happiness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/marriage-and-money-help-but-dont-lead-to-long-lasting-happiness-140431/" aria-label="Read more about Marriage and money help but don’t lead to long-lasting happiness">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Iredell, Professor, Medicine and Microbiology (conjoint), University of Sydney The NSW-Victorian border will be closed as of midnight Tuesday this week, the NSW and Victorian premiers have announced, in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. The announcement comes amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases ... <a title="Can I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you’ll need a very good reason" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/can-i-cross-the-nsw-victoria-border-there-are-exemptions-but-youll-need-a-very-good-reason-142052/" aria-label="Read more about Can I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you’ll need a very good reason">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Burridge, Lecturer in Human Geography, Macquarie University Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the border between his state and NSW will close after 11:59pm on Tuesday to prevent the coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne from spreading further. It will be the first border shutdown between the two ... <a title="Here’s how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work – and how residents might be affected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/heres-how-the-victoria-nsw-border-closure-will-work-and-how-residents-might-be-affected-142045/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work – and how residents might be affected">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Salinger, Honorary Associate, Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, University of Tasmania A major global update based on data from more than 36,000 weather stations around the world confirms that, as the planet continues to warm, extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall are now more ... <a title="Extreme heat and rain: thousands of weather stations show there’s now more of both, for longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/extreme-heat-and-rain-thousands-of-weather-stations-show-theres-now-more-of-both-for-longer-141869/" aria-label="Read more about Extreme heat and rain: thousands of weather stations show there’s now more of both, for longer">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University The federal government today announced A$190 million in funding for new recycling infrastructure, as it seeks to divert more than ten million tonnes of waste from landfill and create 10,000 jobs. The plan, dubbed the Recycling ... <a title="Waste not, want not: Morrison government’s $1b recycling plan must include avoiding waste in the first place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/waste-not-want-not-morrison-governments-1b-recycling-plan-must-include-avoiding-waste-in-the-first-place-142038/" aria-label="Read more about Waste not, want not: Morrison government’s $1b recycling plan must include avoiding waste in the first place">Read more</a>
