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November 12, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The capital island of Vanuatu – Efate – is closed off today after the country’s first case of covid-19 was announced yesterday. Stricter quarantine rules are also in place. A ni-Vanuatu man who arrived in Port Vila from the US, via Australia and New Zealand, was confirmed with the coronavirus on Tuesday ... <a title="Vanuatu doubles quarantine period, halts domestic travel to Efate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/vanuatu-doubles-quarantine-period-halts-domestic-travel-to-efate/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu doubles quarantine period, halts domestic travel to Efate">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh MacIntosh, Research Associate, Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria The mysterious bigfin squid has been spotted in Australia’s waters for the first time. My colleagues and I from the CSIRO and Museums Victoria detail the encounters in our new research, published today in Public Library of Sciences ONE. ... <a title="This super rare squid is a deep-sea mystery. We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/this-super-rare-squid-is-a-deep-sea-mystery-we-recently-spotted-not-1-but-5-in-the-great-australian-bight-149831/" aria-label="Read more about This super rare squid is a deep-sea mystery. We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University During the northern summer, anti-Trump sentiment fused with anti-racist activism in the US, causing huge numbers of Americans to protest all around the country. President Donald Trump has been voted out of office, but the issues at ... <a title="What now for Black Lives Matter? Whatever happens under Biden, the role of African American women will be vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/what-now-for-black-lives-matter-whatever-happens-under-biden-the-role-of-african-american-women-will-be-vital-148248/" aria-label="Read more about What now for Black Lives Matter? Whatever happens under Biden, the role of African American women will be vital">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University After a devastating second wave, Victoria yesterday recorded its twelfth straight day of zero new COVID cases. In light of the state’s progress, Premier Daniel Andrews announced the easing of several COVID restrictions on Sunday, including ... <a title="As Victoria’s COVID-free streak continues, it’s probably time to consider changing the rules around masks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/as-victorias-covid-free-streak-continues-its-probably-time-to-consider-changing-the-rules-around-masks-149541/" aria-label="Read more about As Victoria’s COVID-free streak continues, it’s probably time to consider changing the rules around masks">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Sawyer, Lecturer in Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University Allegations of widespread sex discrimination and gender-based bullying among Ambulance Victoria staff have highlighted just some of the problems faced by paramedics. Since the allegations came to light last month, Ambulance Victoria has engaged the Victorian Equal Opportunity and ... <a title="Paramedics have one of Australia’s most dangerous jobs — and not just because of the trauma they witness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/paramedics-have-one-of-australias-most-dangerous-jobs-and-not-just-because-of-the-trauma-they-witness-149540/" aria-label="Read more about Paramedics have one of Australia’s most dangerous jobs — and not just because of the trauma they witness">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Sandeman, Honorary Professor, Federation University Australia Do worms have blood, and if they do, what colour is it? Momo Bice, aged 9, Carlton Hi Momo. Well, the short answer to your question is: yes. Many worms do have blood, and it is either colourless or pink, ... <a title="Curious Kids: Do worms have blood? And if so, what colour is it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/curious-kids-do-worms-have-blood-and-if-so-what-colour-is-it-147578/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: Do worms have blood? And if so, what colour is it?">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa A. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology The COVID-19 pandemic is changing Australians’ view of public education, our analysis of Australian Leadership Index (ALI) data shows. In contrast to the government’s instrumental view of education, with its focus on producing ... <a title="Pandemic widens gap between government and Australians’ view of education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/pandemic-widens-gap-between-government-and-australians-view-of-education-148991/" aria-label="Read more about Pandemic widens gap between government and Australians’ view of education">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland It’d be wrong to interpret last week’s Reserve Bank decision to cut its cash rate to 0.10% as an emergency response to the COVID crisis. The implication would be that once the pandemic is controlled the economy ... <a title="Why zero interest rates are here to stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/why-zero-interest-rates-are-here-to-stay-149523/" aria-label="Read more about Why zero interest rates are here to stay">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne Review: Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Art Gallery of New South Wales has launched its summer season with a ... <a title="Streeton: an optimistic celebration of the golden boy of Australian art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/streeton-an-optimistic-celebration-of-the-golden-boy-of-australian-art-148341/" aria-label="Read more about Streeton: an optimistic celebration of the golden boy of Australian art">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor’s Joel Fitzgibbon this week quit the frontbench, ensuring he’ll become even more vocal in his campaign to have Labor’s climate policy move to the centre and the party give greater attention to the working class part of its constituency. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joel Fitzgibbon on Labor climate policy and leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/11/politics-with-michelle-grattan-joel-fitzgibbon-on-labor-climate-policy-and-leadership-149925/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joel Fitzgibbon on Labor climate policy and leadership">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A radio journalist has been shot dead outside his home by two gunmen on a motorcycle, Philippines police said – four years after the provincial broadcaster survived a similar attempt to kill him. Virgilio Maganes, 62, who lived northwest of Manila in the province of Pangasinan, was shot six times yesterday ... <a title="Gunmen shoot dead Philippines radio journalist outside his home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/11/gunmen-shoot-dead-philippines-radio-journalist-outside-his-home/" aria-label="Read more about Gunmen shoot dead Philippines radio journalist outside his home">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney Tackling the health, economic and social crises wrought by the coronavirus pandemic is the first order of business for US president-elect Joe Biden and his transition team. Biden this week announced his bipartisan coronavirus ... <a title="Biden has announced a COVID taskforce to guide him through the crisis. But there are many challenges ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/11/biden-has-announced-a-covid-taskforce-to-guide-him-through-the-crisis-but-there-are-many-challenges-ahead-149850/" aria-label="Read more about Biden has announced a COVID taskforce to guide him through the crisis. But there are many challenges ahead">Read more</a>
