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5 tips to help parents navigate the unique needs of children with autism learning from home

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Webster, Senior Lecturer, Autism and Inclusive Education, University of Wollongong Children on the autism spectrum will face unique challenges as they learn from home during the COVID-19 shutdown. These children process information and learn in different ways to their peers. They may find it more difficult ... <a title="5 tips to help parents navigate the unique needs of children with autism learning from home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/5-tips-to-help-parents-navigate-the-unique-needs-of-children-with-autism-learning-from-home-135055/" aria-label="Read more about 5 tips to help parents navigate the unique needs of children with autism learning from home">Read more</a>

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Creating new social divides: how coronavirus is reshaping how we see ourselves and the world around us

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Walker, Lecturer (Management), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The COVID-19 pandemic is a massive public health and economic crisis, but it is also reshaping how we see ourselves and the social world around us. As borders have tightened around most countries, we may ... <a title="Creating new social divides: how coronavirus is reshaping how we see ourselves and the world around us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/creating-new-social-divides-how-coronavirus-is-reshaping-how-we-see-ourselves-and-the-world-around-us-137485/" aria-label="Read more about Creating new social divides: how coronavirus is reshaping how we see ourselves and the world around us">Read more</a>

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Head On Festival review: every photograph tells a virtual story

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Director Photography, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Rather than cancel, organisers of the annual Head On Photo Festival announced they would deliver the 2020 program online. This includes live-streaming artist talks, panel discussions, photography workshops and over 100 virtual exhibitions featuring international and ... <a title="Head On Festival review: every photograph tells a virtual story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/head-on-festival-review-every-photograph-tells-a-virtual-story-136607/" aria-label="Read more about Head On Festival review: every photograph tells a virtual story">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus redundancies are understandable, but there are alternatives

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Johns, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, University of Technology Sydney Redundancies are attractive to organisations in crisis. Although the payouts cost money upfront, they can reshape the remaining workforce to make it leaner and more fit for purpose. On the other hand ... <a title="Coronavirus redundancies are understandable, but there are alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/coronavirus-redundancies-are-understandable-but-there-are-alternatives-137704/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus redundancies are understandable, but there are alternatives">Read more</a>

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Reclaiming the streets? We all can have a say in the ‘new normal’ after coronavirus

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Thorpe, Associate Professor in Law, UNSW The dramatic recent shifts in the use of public space have led some to claim the coronavirus pandemic will permanently change cities. Among its many other impacts, COVID-19 has upturned established patterns of ordering city space. Personally, the vibrancy of ... <a title="Reclaiming the streets? We all can have a say in the ‘new normal’ after coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/reclaiming-the-streets-we-all-can-have-a-say-in-the-new-normal-after-coronavirus-137703/" aria-label="Read more about Reclaiming the streets? We all can have a say in the ‘new normal’ after coronavirus">Read more</a>

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The coronavirus survival challenge for NZ tourism: affordability and sustainability

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sabrina Seeler, Postdoctoral Researcher, Nord University With no international flights arriving for the foreseeable future, there is little doubt that, immediately post-COVID-19, the New Zealand tourism industry will rely entirely on domestic travel. Without underplaying the impact the pandemic will have on discretionary spending, however, there may ... <a title="The coronavirus survival challenge for NZ tourism: affordability and sustainability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/the-coronavirus-survival-challenge-for-nz-tourism-affordability-and-sustainability-137256/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus survival challenge for NZ tourism: affordability and sustainability">Read more</a>

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Dinner to die for: how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hocking, Postdoctoral fellow, Monash University What price are you willing to pay for food? For most of us, that’s a question about money. But what if the cost were actual pain, injury and death? For some seals and dolphins, this a real risk when hunting. We ... <a title="Dinner to die for: how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/dinner-to-die-for-how-fish-use-their-spines-to-fend-off-hungry-seals-133627/" aria-label="Read more about Dinner to die for: how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals">Read more</a>

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Schools have been ideological battlegrounds in the past. In the coronavirus crisis, they are again

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Visiting Fellow, School of History, ANU., Australian National University Conflict between the federal and state governments broke into the open yesterday when Education Minister Dan Tehan attacked, and later apologised to, a premier over a sensitive element of the coronavirus pandemic’s management: school education. The ... <a title="Schools have been ideological battlegrounds in the past. In the coronavirus crisis, they are again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/schools-have-been-ideological-battlegrounds-in-the-past-in-the-coronavirus-crisis-they-are-again-137250/" aria-label="Read more about Schools have been ideological battlegrounds in the past. In the coronavirus crisis, they are again">Read more</a>

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These 4 diets are trending. We looked at the science (or lack of it) behind each one

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Diets claiming you’ll lose a huge amount of weight in next to no time pop up on social media relentlessly. When a new diet promises dramatic results with little effort, or sells miraculous pills, potions or supplements ... <a title="These 4 diets are trending. We looked at the science (or lack of it) behind each one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/these-4-diets-are-trending-we-looked-at-the-science-or-lack-of-it-behind-each-one-136045/" aria-label="Read more about These 4 diets are trending. We looked at the science (or lack of it) behind each one">Read more</a>

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Aren’t we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Overton, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide Water is a highly contested resource in this long, oppressive drought, and the coal industry is one of Australia’s biggest water users. Research released today, funded by the Australian Conservation Foundation, has identified ... <a title="Aren’t we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/arent-we-in-a-drought-the-australian-black-coal-industry-uses-enough-water-for-over-5-million-people-137591/" aria-label="Read more about Aren’t we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people">Read more</a>

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COVID-19 increases risk to international students’ mental health. Australia urgently needs to step up

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Soong, Senior Lecturer and Socio-cultural researcher, UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia The Victorian and ACT governments in recent days released support packages for international students facing hardship due to COVID-19. Victoria has committed A$45 million under which international students could be eligible for relief ... <a title="COVID-19 increases risk to international students’ mental health. Australia urgently needs to step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/covid-19-increases-risk-to-international-students-mental-health-australia-urgently-needs-to-step-up-137596/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 increases risk to international students’ mental health. Australia urgently needs to step up">Read more</a>

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We’ve had a taste of disrupted food supplies – here are 5 ways we can avoid a repeat

May 4, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reis, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Griffith University When our reliance on supermarkets is seriously disrupted – for example, by spikes in demand due to panic buying or the flooding of distribution centres – we are left with few alternatives. Supermarkets are central ... <a title="We’ve had a taste of disrupted food supplies – here are 5 ways we can avoid a repeat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/04/weve-had-a-taste-of-disrupted-food-supplies-here-are-5-ways-we-can-avoid-a-repeat-135822/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve had a taste of disrupted food supplies – here are 5 ways we can avoid a repeat">Read more</a>