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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Pattinson, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney Recent studies have found alongside older age and chronic health conditions, obesity is a risk factor for becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It’s true a number of the health conditions which we know ... <a title="Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you’re young" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/evidence-obesity-is-a-risk-factor-for-serious-illness-with-coronavirus-is-mounting-even-if-youre-young-137081/" aria-label="Read more about Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you’re young">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Australia’s relationship with China is fractured. Arguably, this is the worst moment in Sino-Australian relations since Gough Whitlam normalised ties on his election in December 1972. The Chinese saying “kill the chicken to frighten the monkey” would ... <a title="China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/china-australia-relations-hit-new-low-in-spat-over-handling-of-coronavirus-137377/" aria-label="Read more about China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Corn, Professor, Elder Conservatorium of Music · Director, Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) · Director, National Centre for Aboriginal Language and Music Studies (NCALMS), Faculty of Arts, University of Adelaide Recent weeks have been a blur of livestreams as politicians and chief medical officers ... <a title="Together we rise: East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/together-we-rise-east-arnhem-land-artists-respond-to-covid-19-with-the-gift-of-music-137247/" aria-label="Read more about Together we rise: East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Debate about how Australia will emerge from the coronavirus pandemic is heating up. As part of the economic recovery, business groups have renewed calls to cut “green tape” – environmental regulation that new projects, such as new ... <a title="Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/cutting-green-tape-may-be-good-politicking-but-its-bad-policy-here-are-5-examples-of-regulation-failure-137164/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daiane Scaraboto, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Melbourne In eight years, US environmentalist and social media star Lauren Singer had never sent an item of rubbish to landfill. But last month, in an impassioned post to her 383,000 Instagram followers, she admitted the reality of COVID-19 ... <a title="Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/using-lots-of-plastic-packaging-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-youre-not-alone-135553/" aria-label="Read more about Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute Amidst a global pandemic, some people are starting to dream big about infrastructure projects to help get Australia moving again. The decades-old dream of an Australian fast train is back in the headlines. But, as alluring as it ... <a title="Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/look-beyond-a-silver-bullet-train-for-stimulus-136834/" aria-label="Read more about Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University Over the past few weeks, there has been increasing awareness of the heightened risk of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there has been a silence around perpetrators – in terms of the justice system’s ability to hold ... <a title="How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/how-do-we-keep-family-violence-perpetrators-in-view-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-135942/" aria-label="Read more about How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Collie, Professor, Monash University More than 31% of people who have lost work during COVID-19 are recording high levels of psychological distress — a rate four times more than employed Australian adults. Many lost work without notice and are facing high levels of financial stress. These ... <a title="90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/90-out-of-work-with-one-weeks-notice-these-8-charts-show-the-unemployment-impacts-of-coronavirus-in-australia-136946/" aria-label="Read more about 90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Last week, the NRL announced league play would resume in late May, following the introduction of strict biosecurity rules. But even with new restrictions in place, the league should not resume until it can guarantee the ... <a title="The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it’s too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/the-nrl-should-reconsider-its-comeback-its-too-soon-137079/" aria-label="Read more about The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it’s too soon">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland As a dentist, my patients often ask whether they still need to floss even though they brush their teeth. The answer is – that depends. A review of the research on this topic found flossing, ... <a title="Do I need to floss my teeth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/do-i-need-to-floss-my-teeth-133245/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need to floss my teeth?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sky Croeser, Lecturer, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University After the horrors of the last bushfire season, climate action in Australia seemed to have new momentum. But then coronavirus struck. All of a sudden, the public was preoccupied by a different catastrophe. But ... <a title="Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/here-are-5-ways-to-flatten-the-climate-change-curve-while-stuck-at-home-134995/" aria-label="Read more about Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John L Hopkins, Innovation Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology We have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people working from home as directed by governments and employers around the world to help stop the spread of COVID-19. If, as some expect, people are likely to ... <a title="If more of us work from home after coronavirus we’ll need to rethink city planning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/if-more-of-us-work-from-home-after-coronavirus-well-need-to-rethink-city-planning-136261/" aria-label="Read more about If more of us work from home after coronavirus we’ll need to rethink city planning">Read more</a>
