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April 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gordon Menzies, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney During this pandemic, our twin health and economic crises require two different types of concern, and they operate differently. For the health crisis, a high level of concern is necessary. Saving lives demands nothing less than full ... <a title="It is necessary to worry about health, but pessimism about the economy will hurt us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/03/it-is-necessary-to-worry-about-health-but-pessimism-about-the-economy-will-hurt-us-135421/" aria-label="Read more about It is necessary to worry about health, but pessimism about the economy will hurt us">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harriette Richards, University of Melbourne Times of instability and crisis produce increased nostalgia for the past. We long for a time that no longer exists, or never existed. Like melancholy, nostalgia is a sentiment of loss – one that’s particularly familiar to us today – for an ... <a title="Friday essay: mom jeans and nostalgia in a time of uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/03/friday-essay-mom-jeans-and-nostalgia-in-a-time-of-uncertainty-133510/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: mom jeans and nostalgia in a time of uncertainty">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the COVID-19 transforms our individual lives, we are learning a few new things about ourselves as a society. We’ve known Australians suspect authority and, like other Western countries, have come to trust government less and less – right? One ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Imagine if we could extract a permanent vaccine against hyper-partisanship from COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/03/grattan-on-friday-imagine-if-we-could-extract-a-permanent-vaccine-against-hyper-partisanship-from-covid-19-135450/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Imagine if we could extract a permanent vaccine against hyper-partisanship from COVID-19">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is changing how we live. With a rapid increase in cases, we are now isolating in our homes to “flatten the curve”. However, it will be nearly impossible ... <a title="Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/where-are-we-at-with-developing-a-vaccine-for-coronavirus-134784/" aria-label="Read more about Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In this special hour long podcast presented by Mark Evans, professor of governance and director of Democracy 2025, the panel discusses Australian democracy with Emeritus Professor Ian Chubb and Michelle Grattan. The panel dissects the Australian trust in government, compared ... <a title="Democracy 2025 – How does Australia compare: what makes a leading democracy? With Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans and Ian Chubb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/democracy-2025-how-does-australia-compare-what-makes-a-leading-democracy-with-michelle-grattan-mark-evans-and-ian-chubb-135440/" aria-label="Read more about Democracy 2025 – How does Australia compare: what makes a leading democracy? With Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans and Ian Chubb">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government will provide free child care in a move aimed at ensuring parents, especially in essential services, are able to keep working. More than 945,000 families with 1.3 million children will benefit. The new arrangement will scrap, after Sunday, ... <a title="Free child care to help nearly one million families, especially workers in essential services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/free-child-care-to-help-nearly-one-million-families-especially-workers-in-essential-services-135439/" aria-label="Read more about Free child care to help nearly one million families, especially workers in essential services">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced free childcare for more than one million families, with a funding boost that aims to keep more than 13,000 childcare services across Australia open. In doing so, the government has backed its ... <a title="Morrison has rescued childcare from COVID-19 collapse – but the details are still murky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/morrison-has-rescued-childcare-from-covid-19-collapse-but-the-details-are-still-murky-134798/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison has rescued childcare from COVID-19 collapse – but the details are still murky">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University To control the spread of COVID-19 we need to identify as many people with the virus as possible. If we know who has it, we can isolate them so they can’t infect others and quarantine their close contacts in case ... <a title="Who can get tested for coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/who-can-get-tested-for-coronavirus-135422/" aria-label="Read more about Who can get tested for coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhiamie Williamson, Research Associate & PhD Candidate, Australian National University The catastrophic bushfire season is officially over, but governments, agencies and communities have failed to recognise the specific and disproportionate impact the fires have had on Aboriginal peoples. Addressing this in bushfire response and recovery is part ... <a title="1 in 10 children affected by bushfires is Indigenous. We’ve been ignoring them for too long" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/1-in-10-children-affected-by-bushfires-is-indigenous-weve-been-ignoring-them-for-too-long-135212/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 10 children affected by bushfires is Indigenous. We’ve been ignoring them for too long">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University With #StayAtHome and social distancing now becoming a way of life, an increasing number of people are relying on the internet for work, education and entertainment. This has placed greater demand on our network infrastructure, reducing the bandwidth available for ... <a title="How to boost your internet speed when everyone is working from home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/how-to-boost-your-internet-speed-when-everyone-is-working-from-home-135313/" aria-label="Read more about How to boost your internet speed when everyone is working from home">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Klein, Professor, UNSW The spectre of large ships with people desperate to come ashore is not a new sight in Australia. In 2001, the MV Tampa infamously sought to enter Australian waters off Christmas Island to discharge more than 400 asylum seekers who had been rescued ... <a title="Explainer: what are Australia’s obligations to cruise ships off its coast under international law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/explainer-what-are-australias-obligations-to-cruise-ships-off-its-coast-under-international-law-135428/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what are Australia’s obligations to cruise ships off its coast under international law?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Holden, Senior Lecturer in Dental Ethics, Law and Professionalism, University of Sydney The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we access health care, and dental care is no exception. Dentists are no longer allowed to provide a raft of care, such as regular check-ups and tooth ... <a title="Can I still go to the dentist? How coronavirus is changing the way we look after our teeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/can-i-still-go-to-the-dentist-how-coronavirus-is-changing-the-way-we-look-after-our-teeth-135300/" aria-label="Read more about Can I still go to the dentist? How coronavirus is changing the way we look after our teeth">Read more</a>
