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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University The Sri Lankan family that had been living in Biloela, Queensland, before being held in detention on Christmas Island has had a partial victory in the Federal Court, with a ruling that the youngest child was not ... <a title="Explainer: what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/explainer-what-does-the-federal-court-decision-on-the-tamil-asylum-seeker-family-mean-136504/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Fisher, Assistant Professor in Journalism, University of Canberra The COVID-19 global pandemic has seen news consumption rise in Australia. Audiences for TV news are up and Australians are spending more time on news websites seeking reliable information about the virus and the social and economic consequences ... <a title="How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/how-can-we-restore-trust-in-media-fewer-biases-and-conflicts-of-interest-a-new-study-shows-135680/" aria-label="Read more about How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Schubert, Entomology/Arachnology Registration Officer, Museums Victoria After I found my first peacock spider in the wild in 2016, I was hooked. Three years later, I was travelling across Australia on a month-long expedition to document and name new species of peacock spiders. Peacock spiders are a ... <a title="I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/i-travelled-australia-looking-for-peacock-spiders-and-collected-7-new-species-and-named-one-after-the-starry-night-sky-135201/" aria-label="Read more about I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Connell, Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University A report released today investigating how states share water in the Murray Darling Basin describes a fascinating contrast between state cultures – in particular, risk-averse South Australia and buccaneering New South Wales. Perhaps surprising is ... <a title="No water, no leadership: new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states’ climate gamble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/no-water-no-leadership-new-murray-darling-basin-report-reveals-states-climate-gamble-136514/" aria-label="Read more about No water, no leadership: new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states’ climate gamble">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Lee Brien, Professor, Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home. Pickling foods in vinegar or fermenting them ... <a title="Great time to try: pickling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/great-time-to-try-pickling-135052/" aria-label="Read more about Great time to try: pickling">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Fankhauser, Deputy Chair, Aviation Department, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology, Swinburne University of Technology With commercial airline fleets grounded due to lack of demand, the Australian government will pay the nation’s two biggest airlines, Qantas and Virgin Australia, $A165 million to ensure they keep flying ... <a title="Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/virgin-australia-gets-a-lifeline-but-will-it-be-enough-136399/" aria-label="Read more about Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland Late yesterday, epidemiologists from the Doherty Institute released what the Chief Medical Officer described as “nowcasting”: modelling that uses data from the previous 14 days to more accurately understand the present state ... <a title="Latest coronavirus modelling suggests Australia on track, detecting most cases – but we must keep going" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/latest-coronavirus-modelling-suggests-australia-on-track-detecting-most-cases-but-we-must-keep-going-136518/" aria-label="Read more about Latest coronavirus modelling suggests Australia on track, detecting most cases – but we must keep going">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney Parents have heard confusing messages from federal and state governments around sending children to school. As students in Victoria started term two on Wednesday, the state government told parents to keep children at home ... <a title="‘I have never felt so frightened’: Australia’s coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/i-have-never-felt-so-frightened-australias-coronavirus-schools-messaging-must-address-teacher-concerns-135934/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I have never felt so frightened’: Australia’s coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling In today’s episode, Clare Collins, a Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, explains how our diets might need to change depending on what stage of life we’re in. The Conversation’s Phoebe Roth started by asking: what should ... <a title="Childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, menopause, 75+: how your diet should change with each stage of life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/childhood-adolescence-pregnancy-menopause-75-how-your-diet-should-change-with-each-stage-of-life-132099/" aria-label="Read more about Childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, menopause, 75+: how your diet should change with each stage of life">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haydar Demirhan, Senior Lecturer in Analytics, RMIT University Many states are now ramping up the number of tests by relaxing the criteria for who can get tested for COVID-19. This should give us a better idea of whether the spread is easing or getting worse. We get ... <a title="More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/more-testing-will-give-us-a-better-picture-of-the-coronavirus-spread-and-its-slowdown-135698/" aria-label="Read more about More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, PhD Candidate, Flinders University Social media is currently filled with working from home content: from our friends, but also from celebrities. As late night hosts shift to broadcasting from home, I am filled with nostalgia for a recent past: YouTube in its infancy, soon ... <a title="Friday essay: when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/friday-essay-when-television-hosts-take-their-shows-home-they-fuel-nostalgia-136240/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Power, Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University The public health response to COVID-19 has placed unprecedented limits on social contact. Many people may go without physical sexual intimacy for an extended (and indefinite) period. Given human ... <a title="Online sex parties and virtual reality porn: can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/17/online-sex-parties-and-virtual-reality-porn-can-sex-in-isolation-be-as-fulfilling-as-real-life-134658/" aria-label="Read more about Online sex parties and virtual reality porn: can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?">Read more</a>
