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March 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Director Photography, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Over the last few weeks, photographs in the news and on social media have documented our behaviour in response to COVID-19. Panic buying of pasta, rice and, surprisingly, toilet paper is represented in empty shelf after ... <a title="Friday essay: the uncanny melancholy of empty photographs in the time of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/20/friday-essay-the-uncanny-melancholy-of-empty-photographs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-133615/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: the uncanny melancholy of empty photographs in the time of coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra There’s new official lingo about tackling COVID-19’s economic challenge. A “bridge” is being built to take us to the other side of the crisis. Meanwhile, the government is preparing a “cushion” for businesses and individuals who are already or soon ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: We are now a nation in self-isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/20/grattan-on-friday-we-are-now-a-nation-in-self-isolation-134167/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: We are now a nation in self-isolation">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Editor’s note: This article is based on the coronavirus situation in Australia as of March 19. The situation may change over time. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said government schools across Australia will remain open for the foreseeable future as the ... <a title="Schools are open during the coronavirus outbreak but should I voluntarily keep my kids home anyway, if I can? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/schools-are-open-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak-but-should-i-voluntarily-keep-my-kids-home-anyway-if-i-can-we-asked-5-experts-134022/" aria-label="Read more about Schools are open during the coronavirus outbreak but should I voluntarily keep my kids home anyway, if I can? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Elliott, Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health and Director of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, University of Sydney Federal and state ministers will meet tomorrow to decide whether to compel alcohol manufacturers to include clear labels on all alcohol products that warn against the harms of ... <a title="Alcohol warning labels need to inform women of the true harms of drinking during pregnancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/alcohol-warning-labels-need-to-inform-women-of-the-true-harms-of-drinking-during-pregnancy-134049/" aria-label="Read more about Alcohol warning labels need to inform women of the true harms of drinking during pregnancy">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University The Australian government is recommending we stay 1.5 metres away from each other, one of several social distancing moves designed to limit spread of the coronavirus. Why 1.5 metres? Is this our best, ... <a title="Coronavirus: why should we stay 1.5 metres away from each other?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/coronavirus-why-should-we-stay-1-5-metres-away-from-each-other-134029/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: why should we stay 1.5 metres away from each other?">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Miller, Senior lecturer, Applied Mathematics, La Trobe University Scott Morrison yesterday warned Australians will face at least six months of disturbance to our day-to-day lives as we navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing measures such as restrictions on large group gatherings and events won’t just be ... <a title="Scott Morrison has said we’ll face at least 6 months of disruption. Where does that number come from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/scott-morrison-has-said-well-face-at-least-6-months-of-disruption-where-does-that-number-come-from-134025/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison has said we’ll face at least 6 months of disruption. Where does that number come from?">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Today’s cut in the Reserve Bank’s cash rate to 0.25%it a new all-time low and the floor below which it plans to cut no more. But it is just the beginning. Importantly, in his statement ... <a title="More than a rate cut: behind the Reserve Bank’s three point plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/more-than-a-rate-cut-behind-the-reserve-banks-three-point-plan-134140/" aria-label="Read more about More than a rate cut: behind the Reserve Bank’s three point plan">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Ward, Director of POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we need to ensure the most vulnerable people in our communities aren’t left behind. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, especially those living in remote and very ... <a title="Coronavirus will devastate Aboriginal communities if we don’t act now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/coronavirus-will-devastate-aboriginal-communities-if-we-dont-act-now-133766/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus will devastate Aboriginal communities if we don’t act now">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University Social distancing has been embraced as a key government strategy to manage the COVID-19 crisis. The policy involves limiting contact between people to reduce viral transmission. It extends from advice to avoid shaking hands and ... <a title="Social distancing may be worth it, but we need to talk about economic costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/social-distancing-may-be-worth-it-but-we-need-to-talk-about-economic-costs-133907/" aria-label="Read more about Social distancing may be worth it, but we need to talk about economic costs">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessie Smith, PhD in Law, University of Cambridge This week, Kristina Keneally announced plans by Labor to review the nation’s register of terrorist organisations. ASIO sounded an alarm last month that far-right groups pose an elevated threat to Australian national security. Cells have met to salute the ... <a title="Australia recognises the threat posted by far-right groups. So, why aren’t they listed on the terror register?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/australia-recognises-the-threat-posted-by-far-right-groups-so-why-arent-they-listed-on-the-terror-register-134019/" aria-label="Read more about Australia recognises the threat posted by far-right groups. So, why aren’t they listed on the terror register?">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Editor’s note: This article is based on the coronavirus situation in Australia as of March 19. The situation may change over time. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said government schools across Australia will remain open for the foreseeable future as the ... <a title="Schools are open during the coronavirus outbreak but should I voluntarily keep my kids home anyway, if I can? We asked five experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/schools-are-open-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak-but-should-i-voluntarily-keep-my-kids-home-anyway-if-i-can-we-asked-five-experts-134022/" aria-label="Read more about Schools are open during the coronavirus outbreak but should I voluntarily keep my kids home anyway, if I can? We asked five experts">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Bowtell, Adjunct professor, Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, UNSW Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week announced sweeping measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Australia, including bans on indoor gatherings of more than 100 people and a warning for Australians not to travel ... <a title="Our politicians are not fit to oversee the coronavirus response. It’s time they got out of the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/our-politicians-are-not-fit-to-oversee-the-coronavirus-response-its-time-they-got-out-of-the-way-134035/" aria-label="Read more about Our politicians are not fit to oversee the coronavirus response. It’s time they got out of the way">Read more</a>
