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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Waters-Lynch, Lecturer Entrepreneurship and Innovation, RMIT University If you’re working from home for the first time, you might be asking yourself why you didn’t get to do this years ago. The benefits of remote work have been discussed for nearly half a century. Many thinkers predicted ... <a title="50 years of bold predictions about remote work: it isn’t all about technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/50-years-of-bold-predictions-about-remote-work-it-isnt-all-about-technology-135034/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years of bold predictions about remote work: it isn’t all about technology">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland When a literary luminary such as Thomas Kenneally declares so early in 2020 that he is certain a “more original” novel “will not be published this year”, the reviewer faces a challenge. The book in question is The Dictionary ... <a title="Book review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/book-review-the-dictionary-of-lost-words-by-pip-williams-132503/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has made clear his view that any attempt to eliminate COVID-19 entirely in Australia would carry too high an economic cost, while Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says such an aim would require “very aggressive” long-term border control. ... <a title="Scott Morrison indicates ‘eliminating’ COVID-19 would come at too high a cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/scott-morrison-indicates-eliminating-covid-19-would-come-at-too-high-a-cost-135857/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison indicates ‘eliminating’ COVID-19 would come at too high a cost">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stanley Shanapinda, Research Fellow, La Trobe University A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. The myth supposedly gained traction when a Belgian doctor linked the “dangers” of 5G technology to the virus during an interview in January. Closer ... <a title="No, 5G radiation doesn’t cause or spread the coronavirus. Saying it does is destructive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/no-5g-radiation-doesnt-cause-or-spread-the-coronavirus-saying-it-does-is-destructive-135695/" aria-label="Read more about No, 5G radiation doesn’t cause or spread the coronavirus. Saying it does is destructive">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Is David Clark the best possible Minister of Health to be leading New Zealand through the Coronavirus crisis? Confidence in Clark has plummeted with today’s revelation that the Health minister made another recreational trip during the lockdown that appears to breach the Government’s own rules. The Prime Minister has decided not ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Clark really continue as Minister of Health?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-can-david-clark-really-continue-as-minister-of-health/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Clark really continue as Minister of Health?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Adjunct Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The High Court today quashed the conviction of Cardinal George Pell, who had originally been found guilty on a number of charges by a jury of 12 people. His defence counsel, Bret Walker SC, ... <a title="The jury may be out on the jury system after George Pell’s successful appeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/the-jury-may-be-out-on-the-jury-system-after-george-pells-successful-appeal-135814/" aria-label="Read more about The jury may be out on the jury system after George Pell’s successful appeal">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Climie, Exercise Physiologist and Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Fitbit recently released data showing a global decrease in physical activity levels among users of its activity trackers compared to the same time last year. As we navigate the coronavirus pandemic, this is not altogether ... <a title="For older people and those with chronic health conditions, staying active at home is extra important – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/for-older-people-and-those-with-chronic-health-conditions-staying-active-at-home-is-extra-important-heres-how-135322/" aria-label="Read more about For older people and those with chronic health conditions, staying active at home is extra important – here’s how">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Indigo Holcombe-James, Sessional academic, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University Museums, galleries and artist collectives around the world are shutting their doors and moving online in response to coronavirus. But engaging with audiences online requires access, skills and investment. My research with remote Aboriginal art centres ... <a title="Coronavirus: as culture moves online, regional organisations need help bridging the digital divide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/coronavirus-as-culture-moves-online-regional-organisations-need-help-bridging-the-digital-divide-135050/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: as culture moves online, regional organisations need help bridging the digital divide">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University No Australian government has ever spent A$130 billion so quickly. Last Tuesday, when the Prime Minister announced the government would subsidise six million jobs for six months to the tune ... <a title="JobKeeper is quick, dirty and effective: there was no time to make it perfect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/jobkeeper-is-quick-dirty-and-effective-there-was-no-time-to-make-it-perfect-135195/" aria-label="Read more about JobKeeper is quick, dirty and effective: there was no time to make it perfect">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila While the Vanuatu government is investing its resources in tackling the coronavirus pandemic threat, it is now stretching its resources to tackle other natural disasters posing threats to the lives of the people – Cyclone Harold still moving over the country after lashing Santo and constant ash fall from ... <a title="Stretched by coronavirus pandemic, Vanuatu faces cyclone, Mt Yasur ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/stretched-by-coronavirus-pandemic-vanuatu-faces-cyclone-mt-yasur-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Stretched by coronavirus pandemic, Vanuatu faces cyclone, Mt Yasur ash">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
New Zealand has 54 new confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 1160, the Health Ministry has confirmed. Today’s new figure is down from the 67 new cases reported yesterday. With 65 people recovering in the past day, today is also the first day that recoveries have exceeded new ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 13: Number of new cases drops to 54 in one day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/nz-lockdown-day-13-number-of-new-cases-drops-to-54-in-one-day/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 13: Number of new cases drops to 54 in one day">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Sally Young of the University of Melbourne Many newspapers betrayed their readers during the Great Depression and now some are doing so again during the coronavirus pandemic. During the Depression, Australia’s major daily newspapers loudly resisted calls for economic stimulus to revive the economy. Even the tabloids – whose working class audiences were ... <a title="During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. It’s happening again with coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/07/during-the-great-depression-many-newspapers-betrayed-their-readers-its-happening-again-with-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. It’s happening again with coronavirus">Read more</a>
