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The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline

March 27, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute As the public health response to supress the COVID-19 virus ramps up, so to does the economic fallout. Shutdowns and enforced spatial distancing are necessary to try to prevent hospital intensive care units becoming overwhelmed. But ... <a title="The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/the-case-for-a-rent-holiday-for-businesses-on-the-coronavirus-economic-frontline-134890/" aria-label="Read more about The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline">Read more</a>

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Stay positive, Scott Morrison: when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more

March 27, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Bragge, Director of Health Programs, BehaviourWorks Australia; Lead, Monash-McMaster Social Systems Evidence Collaboration, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University COVID-19 is a rare moment in time where individual behaviours can have profound impacts on society. To address some of the negative impacts, politicians are talking to ... <a title="Stay positive, Scott Morrison: when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/stay-positive-scott-morrison-when-you-berate-people-for-bad-behaviour-they-do-it-more-134793/" aria-label="Read more about Stay positive, Scott Morrison: when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more">Read more</a>

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Want to make social distancing even more effective? It’s about time (as well as space)

March 27, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University While the world waits for an effective vaccine against COVID-19, we are relying heavily on social distancing – perhaps better termed “physical distancing” – to control the spread of the coronavirus. Physical distancing ... <a title="Want to make social distancing even more effective? It’s about time (as well as space)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/want-to-make-social-distancing-even-more-effective-its-about-time-as-well-as-space-134551/" aria-label="Read more about Want to make social distancing even more effective? It’s about time (as well as space)">Read more</a>

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‘Where no counsel is, the people fall’: why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis

March 27, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Mills, Hon Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney Set into the tiles of the entrance to the boomtime-era Victorian Parliament is a message from the past that is as urgent as it is ancient: Where no counsel is, the people fall: ... <a title="‘Where no counsel is, the people fall’: why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/where-no-counsel-is-the-people-fall-why-parliaments-should-keep-functioning-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-134772/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Where no counsel is, the people fall’: why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis">Read more</a>

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Here’s what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change

March 27, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Chassagne, University Associate, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania Every aspect of our lives has been affected by the coronavirus. The global economy has slowed, people have retreated to their homes and thousands have died or become seriously ill. At this frightening stage of the crisis, ... <a title="Here’s what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/heres-what-the-coronavirus-pandemic-can-teach-us-about-tackling-climate-change-134399/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change">Read more</a>

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New ways of ‘being together apart’ can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes

March 27, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Glover, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, RMIT University Most major corporate, academic and other networking events have been cancelled because of the risks of spreading the coronavirus while travelling or at the events themselves. This flurry of cancellations has even spawned a literally titled website: https://www.isitcanceledyet.com/. But the ... <a title="New ways of ‘being together apart’ can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/new-ways-of-being-together-apart-can-work-for-us-and-the-planet-long-after-coronavirus-crisis-passes-133348/" aria-label="Read more about New ways of ‘being together apart’ can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes">Read more</a>

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Stella Prize 2020: a readers’ guide to the contenders

March 27, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Words can help us imagine the world more deeply. Even as we retreat into our homes in this time of crisis, words can help us reach out to each other and pile up strength. The Stella ... <a title="Stella Prize 2020: a readers’ guide to the contenders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/stella-prize-2020-a-readers-guide-to-the-contenders-132515/" aria-label="Read more about Stella Prize 2020: a readers’ guide to the contenders">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?

March 26, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After the coronavirus nightmare has passed, harsh judgements will be made about which political leaders and health experts were on the right or wrong side in handling this crisis. Politicians like to cast back to the global financial crisis and ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/grattan-on-friday-which-leaders-and-health-experts-will-be-on-the-right-side-of-history-on-covid-19-policy-134801/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?">Read more</a>

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To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms

March 26, 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 As the World Health Organisation keeps reminding health officials around the world, in order to get COVID-19 under control, we must “test, test, test”. Along with tracing contacts of cases, ... <a title="To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/to-get-on-top-of-the-coronavirus-we-also-need-to-test-people-without-symptoms-134381/" aria-label="Read more about To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms">Read more</a>

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Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? 

March 26, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne The immediate impact of the coronavirus shutdown is striking in its magnitude, its speed and its concentration on a small set of industries. My attempt to identify where the virus and the shutdown will have the biggest effect suggests ... <a title="Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/which-jobs-are-most-at-risk-from-the-coronavirus-shutdown-134680/" aria-label="Read more about Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? ">Read more</a>

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Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal

March 26, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Graham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW More than one billion young people around the world are now shut out of classrooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even in Australia where many schools remain open, many parents have chosen to keep their kids home. Some Australian non-government schools ... <a title="Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/schools-are-moving-online-but-not-all-children-start-out-digitally-equal-134650/" aria-label="Read more about Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine

March 26, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, has infected nearly half a million people and taken the lives of more than 21,200. No person in Australia is more qualified to speak on the science of this global pandemic than ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/26/politics-with-michelle-grattan-nobel-laureate-professor-peter-doherty-on-the-coronavirus-crisis-and-the-timeline-for-a-vaccine-134795/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine">Read more</a>