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Coronavirus: 5 ways to manage your news consumption in times of crisis

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Pearson, Professor of Journalism and Social Media, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Griffith University Thousands of employees internationally are already working from home in COVID-19 self-isolation because of their recent travel, related symptoms or immune system vulnerability. But to do so while ... <a title="Coronavirus: 5 ways to manage your news consumption in times of crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/coronavirus-5-ways-to-manage-your-news-consumption-in-times-of-crisis-133614/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: 5 ways to manage your news consumption in times of crisis">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus with a baby: what you need to know to prepare and respond

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University If you have a baby, you may be worried about them catching the coronavirus, particularly after media reports of an Australian infant diagnosed with it. The good news is, the evidence so far is ... <a title="Coronavirus with a baby: what you need to know to prepare and respond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/coronavirus-with-a-baby-what-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-and-respond-133078/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus with a baby: what you need to know to prepare and respond">Read more</a>

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Air-dropping poisoned meat to kill bush predators hasn’t worked in the past, and it’s unlikely to help now

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine M. Philip, Doctor of Philosophy, Ecosystem Management, Museums Victoria After the summer’s devastating bushfires, the New South Wales government announced a plan to airdrop one million poisoned baits in the state’s most vulnerable regions over the next year. The plan is aimed at protecting surviving native ... <a title="Air-dropping poisoned meat to kill bush predators hasn’t worked in the past, and it’s unlikely to help now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/air-dropping-poisoned-meat-to-kill-bush-predators-hasnt-worked-in-the-past-and-its-unlikely-to-help-now-132195/" aria-label="Read more about Air-dropping poisoned meat to kill bush predators hasn’t worked in the past, and it’s unlikely to help now">Read more</a>

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Review: 150 Psalms is a monumental choral event

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie Walters, PhD candidate in music, University of Adelaide Review: 150 Psalms, The Tallis Scholars, Netherlands Chamber Choir, The Song Company, The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir for the Adelaide Festival One of the great aspects of international arts festivals is the opportunity to experience large-scale artistic projects that ... <a title="Review: 150 Psalms is a monumental choral event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/review-150-psalms-is-a-monumental-choral-event-133349/" aria-label="Read more about Review: 150 Psalms is a monumental choral event">Read more</a>

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Stadiums are emptying out globally. So why have Australian sports been so slow to act?

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University Packed stadiums are the bread and butter of sports. Crowds create stadium atmosphere and generate revenue. For a global industry built on live entertainment and big crowds, the continued spread of COVID-19 could be disastrous for international sports ... <a title="Stadiums are emptying out globally. So why have Australian sports been so slow to act?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/stadiums-are-emptying-out-globally-so-why-have-australian-sports-been-so-slow-to-act-133354/" aria-label="Read more about Stadiums are emptying out globally. So why have Australian sports been so slow to act?">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus is stressful. Here are some ways to cope with the anxiety

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Stone, General practitioner; Clinical Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University One of our patients was recently talking about her anxiety around the coronavirus epidemic. This woman’s stress was understandable. She had survived a serious infection with swine flu, but only with a prolonged stay ... <a title="Coronavirus is stressful. Here are some ways to cope with the anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/coronavirus-is-stressful-here-are-some-ways-to-cope-with-the-anxiety-133146/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus is stressful. Here are some ways to cope with the anxiety">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: projecting light onto a dark history – how mid-century cinema resurrected Port Arthur’s convict past

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Findlay, Sessional Lecturer in History, University of Sydney Tourism was an early money-spinner in Tasmania, with Port Arthur featuring on travel circuits by the late 1800s. In the years following the penal station’s closure in 1877, an influx of local and interstate tourists encouraged guides (including ... <a title="Friday essay: projecting light onto a dark history – how mid-century cinema resurrected Port Arthur’s convict past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/friday-essay-projecting-light-onto-a-dark-history-how-mid-century-cinema-resurrected-port-arthurs-convict-past-127623/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: projecting light onto a dark history – how mid-century cinema resurrected Port Arthur’s convict past">Read more</a>

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For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic ‘missing’ from our oceans – but now it’s been found

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Britta Denise Hardesty, Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, CSIRO You’ve probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. But in fact, of all the plastic that enters Earth’s oceans each year, just 1% has been observed floating on the surface. So where is ... <a title="For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic ‘missing’ from our oceans – but now it’s been found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/for-decades-scientists-puzzled-over-the-plastic-missing-from-our-oceans-but-now-its-been-found-133434/" aria-label="Read more about For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic ‘missing’ from our oceans – but now it’s been found">Read more</a>

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The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians

March 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Adelaide Social housing is part of the lives of a surprising number of Australians. On any one night in Australia, just over 4% of households rent social housing. Yet it has housed many ... <a title="The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/13/the-many-faces-of-social-housing-home-to-1-in-10-australians-133436/" aria-label="Read more about The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians">Read more</a>

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Morrison’s coronavirus package is a good start, but he’ll probably have to spend more

March 12, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University What makes the prime minister confident most households will spend A$750 delivered in cash, when they mostly wouldn’t spend the A$1,080 delivered in the form of bonus tax refunds after last year’s budget? Experience. Here’s ... <a title="Morrison’s coronavirus package is a good start, but he’ll probably have to spend more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/12/morrisons-coronavirus-package-is-a-good-start-but-hell-probably-have-to-spend-more-133511/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s coronavirus package is a good start, but he’ll probably have to spend more">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Will many people be too worried to spend the cash splashed their way?

March 12, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Let’s hope it won’t come to this, but handling the coronavirus might eventually make dealing with the global financial crisis look rather a doddle. The GFC was devastating – for businesses, individuals and many economies. But it was a financial ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Will many people be too worried to spend the cash splashed their way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/12/grattan-on-friday-will-many-people-be-too-worried-to-spend-the-cash-splashed-their-way-133544/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Will many people be too worried to spend the cash splashed their way?">Read more</a>

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Big stimulus package to splash cash, including $25,000 to small and medium-sized businesses

March 12, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government’s stimulus measures, to be announced Thursday, will include a $25,000 cash flow boost for small and medium-sized businesses, a subsidy to help preserve apprentices’ jobs, and a big expansion of the incentive to invest in equipment. These ... <a title="Big stimulus package to splash cash, including $25,000 to small and medium-sized businesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/12/big-stimulus-package-to-splash-cash-including-25-000-to-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-133452/" aria-label="Read more about Big stimulus package to splash cash, including $25,000 to small and medium-sized businesses">Read more</a>