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April 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney As coronavirus forces us to isolate, some news outlets are suggesting now is the ideal time to bring a dog into your life. But the current changes have some far-reaching implications for dogs of all ages, and especially for puppies. ... <a title="Routine and learning games: how to make sure your dog doesn’t get canine cabin fever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/routine-and-learning-games-how-to-make-sure-your-dog-doesnt-get-canine-cabin-fever-134248/" aria-label="Read more about Routine and learning games: how to make sure your dog doesn’t get canine cabin fever">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling As new, stricter measures intended to limit the spread of coronavirus were announced in NSW, Queensland and Victoria, many turned to Google to work out what they meant in practice. According to Google Trends, some of the top coronavirus searches nationally ... <a title="Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Can I go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in NSW, Queensland and Victoria explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/can-i-visit-my-boyfriend-my-parents-can-i-go-fishing-or-bushwalking-coronavirus-rules-in-nsw-queensland-and-victoria-explained-135308/" aria-label="Read more about Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Can I go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in NSW, Queensland and Victoria explained">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, University of Western Australia As of this week, everyone with a Medicare card is eligible for Medicare-funded telehealth. That means you can have a consultation with your GP, psychologist and other health providers via video or phone, rather than going ... <a title="What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/what-can-you-use-a-telehealth-consult-for-and-when-should-you-physically-visit-your-gp-135046/" aria-label="Read more about What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Hess, Associate Professor (Communication), Deakin University The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a lexicon of its own. We have had to quickly incorporate words like “self-isolation” and “social distancing” into our everyday language to navigate it. “Essential service” is another one. In fact, it is one of ... <a title="Local newspapers are an ‘essential service’. They deserve a government rescue package, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/local-newspapers-are-an-essential-service-they-deserve-a-government-rescue-package-too-135323/" aria-label="Read more about Local newspapers are an ‘essential service’. They deserve a government rescue package, too">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Blay, Research Fellow – workforce, Western Sydney University The number of people going to hospital with the coronavirus is expected to rise, putting a strain on our health and aged care services and their workforce. Australian undergraduate student nurses and those health workers here on visas ... <a title="Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they’re not up to the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/using-nursing-assistants-to-fill-coronavirus-gaps-brings-risks-if-theyre-not-up-to-the-job-134242/" aria-label="Read more about Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they’re not up to the job">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University China has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicentre where the coronavirus pandemic started. Now, there is face saving required – as well as agenda-setting in the global power play. China played ... <a title="Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/masking-power-in-the-age-of-contagion-the-two-faces-of-china-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus-135035/" aria-label="Read more about Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The growth in COVID-19 cases in Australia appears to have slowed across all states, through a combination of tighter border control and spatial distancing. With the number of new cases each day growing at a slower rate, there is a ... <a title="If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/if-coronavirus-cases-dont-grow-any-faster-our-health-system-will-probably-cope-135214/" aria-label="Read more about If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Ko, Chair Professor and Director of Cyber Security, The University of Queensland Recently Facebook, Reddit, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube committed to removing coronavirus-related misinformation from their platforms. COVID-19 is being described as the first major pandemic of the social media age. In troubling times, ... <a title="Meet ‘Sara’, ‘Sharon’ and ‘Mel’: why people spreading coronavirus anxiety on Twitter might actually be bots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/meet-sara-sharon-and-mel-why-people-spreading-coronavirus-anxiety-on-twitter-might-actually-be-bots-134802/" aria-label="Read more about Meet ‘Sara’, ‘Sharon’ and ‘Mel’: why people spreading coronavirus anxiety on Twitter might actually be bots">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martina Doblin, Senior Research Fellow, Plant Functional Biology & Climate Change, University of Technology Sydney As the climate warms, the land we use for growing energy-intensive crops such as wheat and corn is becoming less productive. We need to find ways to feed the earth’s growing population ... <a title="More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/more-protein-and-good-for-the-planet-9-reasons-we-should-be-eating-microalgae-124591/" aria-label="Read more about More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University How would you feel if you were having a Zoom meeting with your accountant and they asked “how would you like to save more than $5,000 in ... <a title="The government opens a coronavirus super loophole: it’s legal to put your money in, take it out, and save on tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/the-government-opens-a-coronavirus-super-loophole-its-legal-to-put-your-money-in-take-it-out-and-save-on-tax-135306/" aria-label="Read more about The government opens a coronavirus super loophole: it’s legal to put your money in, take it out, and save on tax">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Editor’s note: this is an edited version of a paper written in late March to outline the rationale for a short, sharp lockdown. The full version is below. The COVID-19 ... <a title="Regaining control: the case for a short, sharp lockdown (rather than the slow trickle we’ve had so far)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/regaining-control-the-case-for-a-short-sharp-lockdown-rather-than-the-slow-trickle-weve-had-so-far-135203/" aria-label="Read more about Regaining control: the case for a short, sharp lockdown (rather than the slow trickle we’ve had so far)">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Collins, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University To the young and healthy, our new “social distancing” rules may look unnecessarily draconian. If you’re in a demographic that’s low risk for coronavirus, it may be difficult to see the benefit of taking personal responsibility for social ... <a title="Are you complicit in deaths if you don’t stay home? How to do good during the virus lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/are-you-complicit-in-deaths-if-you-dont-stay-home-how-to-do-good-during-the-virus-lockdown-134147/" aria-label="Read more about Are you complicit in deaths if you don’t stay home? How to do good during the virus lockdown">Read more</a>
