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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The university sector faces cumulative losses of up to A$19 billion over the next three years due to lost international student revenue. Modelling from the Mitchell Institute shows the next big hit will come mid-year when $2 billion in ... <a title="Australian universities could lose $19 billion in the next 3 years. Our economy will suffer with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/australian-universities-could-lose-19-billion-in-the-next-3-years-our-economy-will-suffer-with-them-136251/" aria-label="Read more about Australian universities could lose $19 billion in the next 3 years. Our economy will suffer with them">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Executive Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) COVID-19 has taken Australia and the world by surprise. Coming after severe droughts in eastern Australia, concerns have been raised about Australian food security. The concerns are understandable, but they are misplaced. Despite ... <a title="Don’t panic: Australia has truly excellent food security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/dont-panic-australia-has-truly-excellent-food-security-136405/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t panic: Australia has truly excellent food security">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Last week the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) sent an extraordinary letter to Australia’s banks and insurers, essentially telling them to cut their dividend payments to shareholders in light of the coronavirus crisis. It said it expected banks and insurers to ... <a title="Vital Signs: APRA’s extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/vital-signs-apras-extraordinary-gift-to-banks-under-pressure-to-pay-dividends-136407/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: APRA’s extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra While Scott Morrison and most other politicians are trying to be their best selves during the coronavirus crisis, Malcolm Turnbull’s book is crashing in, chocker with reminders of how the Liberals behaved during their coups. The book’s not out until ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Intergenerational fairness puts COVID-19 obligation on older people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/grattan-on-friday-intergenerational-fairness-puts-covid-19-obligation-on-older-people-136552/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Intergenerational fairness puts COVID-19 obligation on older people">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has announced up to $165 million to enable Qantas and Virgin Australia to service crucial metropolitan and regional routes over the next two months, with a review after that on whether more support is needed. The network includes ... <a title="Government funding to Qantas and Virgin to ensure air services on key routes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/government-funding-to-qantas-and-virgin-to-ensure-air-services-on-key-routes-136554/" aria-label="Read more about Government funding to Qantas and Virgin to ensure air services on key routes">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Serra Ivynian, Research Fellow, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney As we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals and health services are actually less busy than usual. Fewer patients are presenting to emergency departments and primary care services in Australia ... <a title="Even in a pandemic, continue with routine health care and don’t ignore a medical emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/even-in-a-pandemic-continue-with-routine-health-care-and-dont-ignore-a-medical-emergency-136246/" aria-label="Read more about Even in a pandemic, continue with routine health care and don’t ignore a medical emergency">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maja Husaric, Lecturer, Victoria University For centuries, doctors and care givers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease. Coughs are a valuable diagnostic tool, but how do you know if you’ve got a relatively harmless cough, a ... <a title="Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/dry-wet-barking-hacking-a-guide-to-coughs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-136048/" aria-label="Read more about Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Troy Baisden, Professor and Chair in Lake and Freshwater Sciences, University of Waikato The latest environmental report on New Zealand’s lakes and rivers reiterates bleak news about the state of freshwater ecosystems, and warns that climate change will exacerbate existing threats. Almost all New Zealand rivers running ... <a title="Polluted, drained, and drying out: new warnings on New Zealand’s rivers and lakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/polluted-drained-and-drying-out-new-warnings-on-new-zealands-rivers-and-lakes-136486/" aria-label="Read more about Polluted, drained, and drying out: new warnings on New Zealand’s rivers and lakes">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Cook, Lecturer, Computer and Security Science,Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan University Whether you use Zoom, Skype or Microsoft Teams, the webcam on your home PC or laptop device has probably never been as active as it is during this pandemic. Most of us have a camera ... <a title="Hackers can access your mobile and laptop cameras and record you – cover them up now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/hackers-can-access-your-mobile-and-laptop-cameras-and-record-you-cover-them-up-now-135933/" aria-label="Read more about Hackers can access your mobile and laptop cameras and record you – cover them up now">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryan Rodgers, Honorary Professor, School of Demography, Australian National University Since March 29, we have congratulated ourselves for flattening the curve of the COVID-19 epidemic in Australia. But if we ask more detailed questions, such as “which curves have flattened?”, “by how much?”, and “how was it ... <a title="How much has Australia really flattened the curve of coronavirus? Until we keep better records, we don’t know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/how-much-has-australia-really-flattened-the-curve-of-coronavirus-until-we-keep-better-records-we-dont-know-136252/" aria-label="Read more about How much has Australia really flattened the curve of coronavirus? Until we keep better records, we don’t know">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced details of the next stage of lockdown, but New Zealanders won’t know until Monday when the country moves out of strict level 4 conditions. Once in level 3, people will have to remain ... <a title="Five ways New Zealanders’ lives and liberties will be heavily controlled, even after lockdown eases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/five-ways-new-zealanders-lives-and-liberties-will-be-heavily-controlled-even-after-lockdown-eases-136237/" aria-label="Read more about Five ways New Zealanders’ lives and liberties will be heavily controlled, even after lockdown eases">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Crystal Abidin, Senior Research Fellow & ARC DECRA, Internet Studies, Curtin University, Curtin University For many of us who are used to working regular hours in an office, home-based isolation and lockdown is a novel and even unnerving experience. However, East Asian home vloggers (video bloggers) have ... <a title="Slow living and the art of home maintenance: East Asian vloggers celebrate the domestic space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/slow-living-and-the-art-of-home-maintenance-east-asian-vloggers-celebrate-the-domestic-space-135555/" aria-label="Read more about Slow living and the art of home maintenance: East Asian vloggers celebrate the domestic space">Read more</a>