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March 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Kent, Research Fellow, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney The coronavirus pandemic is already affecting Australians’ daily travel, with suspension of public transport services a possibility as the number of COVID-19 cases grows. A common goal underpinning containment strategies in pandemic-like conditions is that the ... <a title="Who’s most affected on public transport in the time of coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/23/whos-most-affected-on-public-transport-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-133429/" aria-label="Read more about Who’s most affected on public transport in the time of coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The government says its second stimulus package – the second in ten days – is temporary and targeted, but that’s not really true. What it is is big, automatic, and infinitely increasable. The first package, ... <a title="Scalable without limit: how the government plans to get coronavirus support into our hands quickly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/22/scalable-without-limit-how-the-government-plans-to-get-coronavirus-support-into-our-hands-quickly-134353/" aria-label="Read more about Scalable without limit: how the government plans to get coronavirus support into our hands quickly">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nik Dawson, PhD candidate, University of Technology Sydney The economic impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus will be enormous. Only blind optimism can deny the dark realities of the moment. Policy responses are escalating by the hour. Markets have plummeted to GFC levels. Food staples are being regulated ... <a title="Coronavirus infecting Australian jobs: vacancy rates down since early February" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/22/coronavirus-infecting-australian-jobs-vacancy-rates-down-since-early-february-134234/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus infecting Australian jobs: vacancy rates down since early February">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Most Australians – Indigenous people under the protection acts were an exception – have long taken for granted their right to cross state borders. They have treated them much as they do ... <a title="How Australia’s response to the Spanish flu of 1919 sounds warnings on dealing with coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/22/how-australias-response-to-the-spanish-flu-of-1919-sounds-warnings-on-dealing-with-coronavirus-134017/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s response to the Spanish flu of 1919 sounds warnings on dealing with coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Movement of people and goods across state borders in Australia is guaranteed by the Constitution. Section 92 of the Constitution says trade, commerce, and intercourse among the States, whether by means of internal carriage or ocean navigation, shall ... <a title="States are shutting their borders to stop coronavirus. Is that actually allowed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/22/states-are-shutting-their-borders-to-stop-coronavirus-is-that-actually-allowed-134354/" aria-label="Read more about States are shutting their borders to stop coronavirus. Is that actually allowed?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra NSW and Victoria are shutting down non-essential services and activities over the next 48 hours, and the federal government has announced it will widen eligibility and increase income support as the coronavirus crisis escalates. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW ... <a title="NSW and Victoria announce ‘shutdowns’, as federal government widens and ramps up income support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/22/nsw-and-victoria-announce-shutdowns-as-federal-government-widens-and-ramps-up-income-support-134355/" aria-label="Read more about NSW and Victoria announce ‘shutdowns’, as federal government widens and ramps up income support">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Small and medium-sized businesses will get up to $100,000 in cash payments in the government’s second stage of emergency assistance, worth a huge $66 billion, to cushion businesses and individuals as the coronavirus cuts a swathe through Australia’s economy. The ... <a title="Government’s new $66 billion package will take coronavirus economic life support to $189 billion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/22/governments-new-66-billion-package-will-take-coronavirus-economic-life-support-to-189-billion-134331/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s new $66 billion package will take coronavirus economic life support to $189 billion">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal budget will be delayed until October 6, as the demands of dealing with the rapidly moving pandemic and the impossibility of forecasting have made the May timetable impossible. State budgets will also be pushed back. As the Morrison ... <a title="Budget delayed until October, and new restrictions on indoor gatherings in latest coronavirus decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/20/budget-delayed-until-october-and-new-restrictions-on-indoor-gatherings-in-latest-coronavirus-decisions-134256/" aria-label="Read more about Budget delayed until October, and new restrictions on indoor gatherings in latest coronavirus decisions">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute This is longer than the usual Conversation article, so allow some time to take it in. Nobody likes talking about the COVID-19 endgame, but we need to choose one. The appropriate interventions – public health, government spending, and freedom of ... <a title="The case for Endgame C: stop almost everything, restart when coronavirus is gone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/20/the-case-for-endgame-c-stop-almost-everything-restart-when-coronavirus-is-gone-134232/" aria-label="Read more about The case for Endgame C: stop almost everything, restart when coronavirus is gone">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John O’Brien, Associate Lecturer, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology In a recent press conference on the COVID-19 situation, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Australia schools would remain open for the foreseeable future. He said: The health advice here, supported by all the Premiers, all the ... <a title="My child is staying home from school because of coronavirus. Is that illegal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/20/my-child-is-staying-home-from-school-because-of-coronavirus-is-that-illegal-134245/" aria-label="Read more about My child is staying home from school because of coronavirus. Is that illegal?">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jesse Beasley, PhD Student in BioSciences, University of Melbourne If you’re trying to reduce your trips to the shops as you practise social distancing and contribute to “flattening the curve” of the coronavirus spread, you might be wondering what it means for your vegetable crisper. Fresh vegetables ... <a title="Frozen, canned or fermented: when you can’t shop often for fresh vegetables, what are the best alternatives?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/20/frozen-canned-or-fermented-when-you-cant-shop-often-for-fresh-vegetables-what-are-the-best-alternatives-131678/" aria-label="Read more about Frozen, canned or fermented: when you can’t shop often for fresh vegetables, what are the best alternatives?">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjaya Senanayake, Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Australian National University You’re probably inundated with news and messages about coronavirus at the moment. But how do you know if you’re consuming evidence-based information or just speculation and myth? There’s still a lot we don’t know but ... <a title="Coronavirus: how long does it take to get sick? How infectious is it? Will you always have a fever? COVID-19 basics explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/20/coronavirus-how-long-does-it-take-to-get-sick-how-infectious-is-it-will-you-always-have-a-fever-covid-19-basics-explained-132963/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: how long does it take to get sick? How infectious is it? Will you always have a fever? COVID-19 basics explained">Read more</a>
