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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Larissa Heinrich, Professor of Chinese Literature and Media, Australian National University Spitting. Name-calling. Physical assaults. The outbreak of COVID-19 has coincided with a dramatic escalation in racially motivated incidents towards people of Asian descent around the world. US President Donald Trump has fuelled these attacks with ... <a title="Before coronavirus, China was falsely blamed for spreading smallpox. Racism played a role then, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/before-coronavirus-china-was-falsely-blamed-for-spreading-smallpox-racism-played-a-role-then-too-137884/" aria-label="Read more about Before coronavirus, China was falsely blamed for spreading smallpox. Racism played a role then, too">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Kingsley, Visiting Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University As the world scrambles to understand COVID-19, multiple studies seem to offer a cure or new risk factor for the disease, only to be disproven a short time later. One sensational ... <a title="Researchers use ‘pre-prints’ to share coronavirus results quickly. But that can backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/researchers-use-pre-prints-to-share-coronavirus-results-quickly-but-that-can-backfire-137501/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers use ‘pre-prints’ to share coronavirus results quickly. But that can backfire">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Wake, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, UNSW This week news broke that Carriageworks – Australia’s largest contemporary multi-arts centre – had gone into voluntary administration. It’s sad but not surprising, as the organisation was struggling even in regular trading conditions. COVID-19 is not so much ... <a title="Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus – but this crisis could be an opportunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/carriageworks-was-in-trouble-before-coronavirus-but-this-crisis-could-be-an-opportunity-137888/" aria-label="Read more about Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus – but this crisis could be an opportunity">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heide Lukosch, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury Most of us don’t take games too seriously. They are a way to unwind, or these days to maybe escape from the world of COVID-19 for a little while. But games are also simulations in which real people play, make ... <a title="Online plagues, protein folding and spotting fake news: what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/online-plagues-protein-folding-and-spotting-fake-news-what-games-can-teach-us-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-137490/" aria-label="Read more about Online plagues, protein folding and spotting fake news: what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Segrave, Associate Professor, Criminology, Monash University As Australia starts to emerge from its coronavirus lockdown, authorities are on high alert for any fresh breakouts of the disease. One of the risks we need to keep an eye on is hard to see: the tens of thousands ... <a title="The coronavirus risk Australia is not talking about: testing our unlawful migrant workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/the-coronavirus-risk-australia-is-not-talking-about-testing-our-unlawful-migrant-workers-137268/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus risk Australia is not talking about: testing our unlawful migrant workers">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Vagg, Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University Around 1.6 million Australians aged 45 or over have been living with persistent pain, according to newly released data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The figures, ... <a title="1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/1-in-5-aussies-over-45-live-with-chronic-pain-but-there-are-ways-to-ease-the-suffering-137891/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University Documentary maker Michael Moore’s latest offering, Planet of the Humans, rightly argues that infinite growth on a finite planet is “suicide”. But the film’s bogus claims threaten to overshadow that message. Planet of the Humans is directed and ... <a title="3 times Michael Moore’s film Planet of the Humans gets the facts wrong (and 3 times it gets them right)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/3-times-michael-moores-film-planet-of-the-humans-gets-the-facts-wrong-and-3-times-it-gets-them-right-137890/" aria-label="Read more about 3 times Michael Moore’s film Planet of the Humans gets the facts wrong (and 3 times it gets them right)">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Silvia Tavares, Lecturer and Researcher, Urban Design and Town Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast The long-term impacts of coronavirus on our cities are difficult to predict, but one thing is certain: cities won’t die. Diseases have been hugely influential in shaping our cities, history shows. Cities ... <a title="Cities will endure, but urban design must adapt to coronavirus risks and fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/cities-will-endure-but-urban-design-must-adapt-to-coronavirus-risks-and-fears-135949/" aria-label="Read more about Cities will endure, but urban design must adapt to coronavirus risks and fears">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne In bad news for retirees and others who depend on dividend cheques (and dividend imputation rebate cheques from the Tax Office) bank dividends have largely evaporated. But it’s not as bad as many commentators suggest, and actually good for ... <a title="Bank dividends are bare. Here’s why some shareholders hate it more than they should" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/bank-dividends-are-bare-heres-why-some-shareholders-hate-it-more-than-they-should-137889/" aria-label="Read more about Bank dividends are bare. Here’s why some shareholders hate it more than they should">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Lecturer, Archaeology, Flinders University The COVID-19 pandemic has no borders and has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of citizens from countries across the globe. But this outbreak is not just having an effect on the societies of today, it is also impacting ... <a title="Museums are losing millions every week but they are already working hard to preserve coronavirus artefacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/museums-are-losing-millions-every-week-but-they-are-already-working-hard-to-preserve-coronavirus-artefacts-137597/" aria-label="Read more about Museums are losing millions every week but they are already working hard to preserve coronavirus artefacts">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Research by the Australian National University has found a big spike in the fear of becoming unemployed even among those who have kept their jobs in the COVID crisis. Among the employed, the average expected probability of losing their job ... <a title="COVID crisis has produced many negatives but some positives too, including confidence in governments: ANU study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/covid-crisis-has-produced-many-negatives-but-some-positives-too-including-confidence-in-governments-anu-study-138018/" aria-label="Read more about COVID crisis has produced many negatives but some positives too, including confidence in governments: ANU study">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese, who will campaign in Eden-Monaro on Thursday, has lost any possible claim to “underdog” status in the coming byelection. The idea of Labor as underdog was always dubious in light of history, despite former member Mike Kelly’s personal ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese would have no excuse for an Eden-Monaro loss after Coalition high flyers implode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/view-from-the-hill-albanese-would-have-no-excuse-for-an-eden-monaro-loss-after-coalition-high-flyers-implode-138047/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese would have no excuse for an Eden-Monaro loss after Coalition high flyers implode">Read more</a>
