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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia Religious objections to vaccinations have been around almost as long as vaccinations themselves. This week, three leading Australian religious figures have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlining ethical concerns they have with the potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed ... <a title="Why freedom of religion won’t likely trump public health interests with a future COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/why-freedom-of-religion-wont-likely-trump-public-health-interests-with-a-future-covid-19-vaccine-145030/" aria-label="Read more about Why freedom of religion won’t likely trump public health interests with a future COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alicia Dennis, Associate Professor MBBS, PhD, MPH, PGDipEcho, FANZCA, University of Melbourne Yesterday, the Victorian government released much-anticipated figures showing the proportion of the state’s health-care workers who caught COVID-19 at work. Victoria’s chief medical officer Andrew Wilson said yesterday that 70-80% of health workers testing positive ... <a title="Here’s the proof we need. Many more health workers than we ever thought are catching COVID-19 on the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/heres-the-proof-we-need-many-more-health-workers-than-we-ever-thought-are-catching-covid-19-on-the-job-145092/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s the proof we need. Many more health workers than we ever thought are catching COVID-19 on the job">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Bailey, Lecturer, Retail History, Macquarie University “This is not a bluff,” Scott Evans, the chief executive of Mosaic Brands, has said of his threat to permanently close 300 to 500 stores in Australia unless landlords reduce rents. Mosiac’s network of about 1,300 apparel stores includes Katies, ... <a title="Trouble at the mall as landlords and tenants ponder mutually assured destruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/trouble-at-the-mall-as-landlords-and-tenants-ponder-mutually-assured-destruction-145094/" aria-label="Read more about Trouble at the mall as landlords and tenants ponder mutually assured destruction">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Today marks six months since New Zealand’s first COVID-19 case was identified on February 26. So far New Zealand has been largely in reactive mode, initially during the first elimination stage which finished in early June and now ... <a title="6 months after New Zealand’s first COVID-19 case, it’s time for a more strategic approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/6-months-after-new-zealands-first-covid-19-case-its-time-for-a-more-strategic-approach-144936/" aria-label="Read more about 6 months after New Zealand’s first COVID-19 case, it’s time for a more strategic approach">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, Research Affiliate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Yesterday, the New South Wales government accepted all 76 recommendations from an independent inquiry into last summer’s devastating bushfire season. Several recommendations called for increased hazard reduction, such as through controlled burning and land ... <a title="The NSW bushfire inquiry found property loss is ‘inevitable’. We must stop building homes in such fire-prone areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/the-nsw-bushfire-inquiry-found-property-loss-is-inevitable-we-must-stop-building-homes-in-such-fire-prone-areas-145028/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW bushfire inquiry found property loss is ‘inevitable’. We must stop building homes in such fire-prone areas">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Senior Lecturer, UNSW We tend to assume disseminating public health messages is solely the role of public servants such as Victorian chief medical officer Brett Sutton and his former federal counterpart Brendan Murphy, both of whom have become de facto celebrities during the pandemic. But ... <a title="Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/religious-concerns-over-vaccine-production-methods-neednt-be-an-obstacle-to-immunisation-145046/" aria-label="Read more about Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Partnerships, Victoria University A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID-19 more than four months ago has reportedly been reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This time he didn’t have any symptoms. This is not necessarily ... <a title="A man in Hong Kong caught COVID-19 a second time. Here’s why that’s not surprising (and there’s no need to panic)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/a-man-in-hong-kong-caught-covid-19-a-second-time-heres-why-thats-not-surprising-and-theres-no-need-to-panic-145015/" aria-label="Read more about A man in Hong Kong caught COVID-19 a second time. Here’s why that’s not surprising (and there’s no need to panic)">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Have you used Google lately and been greeted by a yellow warning saying that the way Australians search on Google is under threat? To understand why these messages are appearing, Media Files interviewed former ... <a title="‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/suck-it-and-see-or-face-a-digital-tax-former-accc-boss-allan-fels-warns-google-and-facebook-145041/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia Religious objections to vaccinations have been around almost as long as vaccinations themselves. This week, three leading Australian religious figures have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlining ethical concerns they have with the potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed ... <a title="Why freedom of religion will likely not trump public health interests with a future COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/why-freedom-of-religion-will-likely-not-trump-public-health-interests-with-a-future-covid-19-vaccine-145030/" aria-label="Read more about Why freedom of religion will likely not trump public health interests with a future COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Lander, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University Regular physical activity is linked to improvements in physical and mental health including anxiety and depression. It can also improve cognitive functioning such as attention and memory, and academic achievement in children. But only 14% of Australian children get the ... <a title="Kids spend nearly three-quarters of their school day sitting. Here’s how to get them moving — during lessons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/kids-spend-nearly-three-quarters-of-their-school-day-sitting-heres-how-to-get-them-moving-during-lessons-131897/" aria-label="Read more about Kids spend nearly three-quarters of their school day sitting. Here’s how to get them moving — during lessons">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter in Christchurch Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. The last of the victim impact statements were being heard in a New Zealand court today on the third day of sentencing of the Christchurch mosque terrorist. Brenton Harrison Tarrant is facing sentencing for ... <a title="NZ mosque terrorist’s sentencing: Gunman looks like ‘shell of person’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/nz-mosque-terrorists-sentencing-gunman-looks-like-shell-of-person/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque terrorist’s sentencing: Gunman looks like ‘shell of person’">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Papua Defence Force’s Navy has intercepted what news media have described as a suspected Chinese pirate vessel and have detained eight crew members, one with gunshot wounds. EMTV News reporter Jeremy Mogi reported last night that the unregistered ship had been boarded between Kavieng and Manus after a routine patrol ... <a title="Drama at sea – PNG Navy detains 8 alleged pirates, 1 wounded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/drama-at-sea-png-navy-detains-8-alleged-pirates-1-wounded/" aria-label="Read more about Drama at sea – PNG Navy detains 8 alleged pirates, 1 wounded">Read more</a>
