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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Kha, Lecturer in Law, Macquarie University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that only five people can attend a wedding as part of the tough new restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But why this number specifically? According to the Marriage Act 1961, for ... <a title="‘With this ring, I thee and (your proxy) wed’: a new form of marriage in the time of coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/with-this-ring-i-thee-and-your-proxy-wed-a-new-form-of-marriage-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-134659/" aria-label="Read more about ‘With this ring, I thee and (your proxy) wed’: a new form of marriage in the time of coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra All non-urgent elective surgery is being suspended, to free up resources as hospitals prepare to deal with the full impact of COVID-19. Announcing the suspension, taking effect from midnight Wednesday, Scott Morrison said only category 1 and some “exceptional” category ... <a title="Indefinite freeze on non-urgent elective surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/indefinite-freeze-on-non-urgent-elective-surgery-134684/" aria-label="Read more about Indefinite freeze on non-urgent elective surgery">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernard Walker, Associate Professor in Organisations and Leadership, University of Canterbury As New Zealand begins a four-week lockdown to avoid the spread of COVID-19, businesses will have to adapt to radically new settings. Just hours before the lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a state of emergency ... <a title="Five principles to follow if your job is to lead your staff through the coronavirus crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/five-principles-to-follow-if-your-job-is-to-lead-your-staff-through-the-coronavirus-crisis-134642/" aria-label="Read more about Five principles to follow if your job is to lead your staff through the coronavirus crisis">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Fisher, Research Fellow (Health Services Research) Faculty of Health, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology This is a confusing and, frankly, scary time for a lot of us. There’s so much contradictory information, and the “right” thing to do yesterday is ... <a title="Can’t sleep and feeling anxious about coronavirus? You’re not alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/cant-sleep-and-feeling-anxious-about-coronavirus-youre-not-alone-134407/" aria-label="Read more about Can’t sleep and feeling anxious about coronavirus? You’re not alone">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Ekberg, Associate Professor, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University Reports from South Korea, China and Italy say losing the sense of smell and taste may be a symptom of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Specialists in the UK have suggested the loss of ... <a title="Coronavirus might cause loss of smell, or anosmia. But it probably won’t be permanent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/coronavirus-might-cause-loss-of-smell-or-anosmia-but-it-probably-wont-be-permanent-134548/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus might cause loss of smell, or anosmia. But it probably won’t be permanent">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Piers Dunstan, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO There’s no denying the grandeur and allure of a nature reserve or marine protected area. The concept is easy to understand: limit human activity there and marine ecosystems will thrive. But while the number of marine protected areas is increasing, so ... <a title="Why marine protected areas are often not where they should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/why-marine-protected-areas-are-often-not-where-they-should-be-133076/" aria-label="Read more about Why marine protected areas are often not where they should be">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University This is longer than the usual Conversation article, so allow some time to take it in. On Sunday, the government announced a second coronavirus economic package. In addition to further one-off payments, the package includes some ... <a title="Coronavirus supplement: your guide to the Australian payments that will go to the extra million on welfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/coronavirus-supplement-your-guide-to-the-australian-payments-that-will-go-to-the-extra-million-on-welfare-134358/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus supplement: your guide to the Australian payments that will go to the extra million on welfare">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University This is longer than the usual Conversation article, so allow some time to take it in. On Sunday, the government announced a second coronavirus economic package. In addition to further one-off payments, the package includes some ... <a title="From near-worst to middle of the pack: your guide to the Australian payments that will go to the extra million on welfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/from-near-worst-to-middle-of-the-pack-your-guide-to-the-australian-payments-that-will-go-to-the-extra-million-on-welfare-134358/" aria-label="Read more about From near-worst to middle of the pack: your guide to the Australian payments that will go to the extra million on welfare">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney The New South Wales government has passed emergency legislation providing the Corrections Commissioner with powers to release some of the state’s 14,034 prisoners. This legislation was introduced in the wake of the global release of prisoners to cope ... <a title="Explainer: how will the emergency release of NSW prisoners due to coronavirus work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/explainer-how-will-the-emergency-release-of-nsw-prisoners-due-to-coronavirus-work-134523/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how will the emergency release of NSW prisoners due to coronavirus work?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myfan Jordan, Associate, Health Ageing Research Group (HARG), La Trobe University Hidden within the coronavirus-devastated tourism market is a related impact: the loss of customers could be financially devastating for small investors who dominate short-term letting platforms such as Airbnb. After a decade of high returns, they ... <a title="As coronavirus hits holiday lettings, a shift to longer rentals could help many of us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/as-coronavirus-hits-holiday-lettings-a-shift-to-longer-rentals-could-help-many-of-us-134036/" aria-label="Read more about As coronavirus hits holiday lettings, a shift to longer rentals could help many of us">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Onisha Patel, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute In the race to develop a treatment for COVID-19, the disease threatening millions of lives around the world, scientists are studying every aspect of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes it. One vital step is understanding the ... <a title="“Like a key to a lock”: how seeing the molecular machinery of the coronavirus will help scientists design a treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/like-a-key-to-a-lock-how-seeing-the-molecular-machinery-of-the-coronavirus-will-help-scientists-design-a-treatment-134135/" aria-label="Read more about “Like a key to a lock”: how seeing the molecular machinery of the coronavirus will help scientists design a treatment">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Langley, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University With constraints on our movements and general way of life becoming more and more restricted, we are feeling a loss of control not experienced since the second world war. In being confined to our homes, we are missing our normal ... <a title="Singing away the coronavirus blues: making music in a time of crisis reminds us we belong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/singing-away-the-coronavirus-blues-making-music-in-a-time-of-crisis-reminds-us-we-belong-133790/" aria-label="Read more about Singing away the coronavirus blues: making music in a time of crisis reminds us we belong">Read more</a>
