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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The secret sauce in the government’s A$130 billion JobKeeper payment is that it will be retrospective, in the best possible way. It’ll not only go to employers who have suffered losses and had employees on ... <a title="The key to the success of the $130 billion wage subsidy is retrospective paid work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/the-key-to-the-success-of-the-130-billion-wage-subsidy-is-retrospective-paid-work-135042/" aria-label="Read more about The key to the success of the $130 billion wage subsidy is retrospective paid work">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michaela Pascoe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Exercise and Mental Health, Victoria University Medicare-subsidised psychology and psychiatry sessions, as well as GP visits, can now take place via phone and video calls – if clinicians agree not to charge patients out-of-pocket costs for the consult. The changes are ... <a title="Is your mental health deteriorating during the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s what to look out for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/is-your-mental-health-deteriorating-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-heres-what-to-look-out-for-134827/" aria-label="Read more about Is your mental health deteriorating during the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s what to look out for">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Sedger, Senior Lecturer, Head of the Viruses and Cytokine Biology group in the School of Life Science, University of Technology Sydney While many scientists are working on developing a coronavirus vaccine, others are busy testing antiviral drugs. Vaccines are generally only effective when administered prior to ... <a title="In the fight against coronavirus, antivirals are as important as a vaccine. Here’s where the science is up to" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/in-the-fight-against-coronavirus-antivirals-are-as-important-as-a-vaccine-heres-where-the-science-is-up-to-133926/" aria-label="Read more about In the fight against coronavirus, antivirals are as important as a vaccine. Here’s where the science is up to">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government will provide a flat $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper payment per employee for businesses to retain or rehire nearly six million workers, in a massive $130 billion six-month wage subsidy scheme to limit the economic devastation caused by ... <a title="$1500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/1500-a-fortnight-jobkeeper-wage-subsidy-in-massive-130-billion-program-135049/" aria-label="Read more about $1500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
By RNZ News The Auckland girl’s secondary school Marist College has New Zealand’s biggest Covid-19 cluster with 47 confirmed and probable cases. It is the biggest cluster of infection being tracked by NZ health authorities. The board chairperson Stephen Dallow said the confirmed cases included teachers, students and adults within the community. READ MORE: Al ... <a title="NZ lockdown – Day 5: Catholic girl’s school has biggest virus cluster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/nz-lockdown-day-5-catholic-girls-school-has-biggest-virus-cluster/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – Day 5: Catholic girl’s school has biggest virus cluster">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Irving, Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney Blood is like milk, not toilet paper. You can’t just buy a lot of it and save it for later – you need to have a regular, fresh supply for patients who need it. At the moment, fewer Australians ... <a title="In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/in-the-time-of-coronavirus-donating-blood-is-more-essential-than-ever-134541/" aria-label="Read more about In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than ever">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahmoud Elkhodr, Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia Australian universities have responded in a number of ways to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. These include delaying enrolments, moving semester breaks forward, abolishing late payment fees and moving courses online. Engaging students in online content ... <a title="Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech ready" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/studying-a-uni-course-online-here-are-4-tips-to-get-yourself-tech-ready-134549/" aria-label="Read more about Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech ready">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinta Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Counter Terrorism and Social Cohesion, National Security College, Australian National University There are now nearly 300 cases of COVID-19 linked to passengers who disembarked from the Ruby Princess cruise ship without any health checks from authorities. Amid public condemnation, video of travellers ... <a title="Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/coronavirus-has-seriously-tested-our-border-security-have-we-learned-from-our-mistakes-134794/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney Once again, global crafting communities are stepping up to help in a crisis, sewing face masks desperately needed in American hospitals to help stop the spread of COVID-19. People are also increasingly sporting ... <a title="Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/do-homemade-masks-work-sometimes-but-leave-the-design-to-the-experts-134409/" aria-label="Read more about Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University In 1997, a bestselling book by Jared Diamond purported to explain how the West “won” world dominance based on the good luck of geography, and because western ... <a title="Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/modelling-suggests-going-early-and-going-hard-will-save-lives-and-help-the-economy-135025/" aria-label="Read more about Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Public health strategy Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Scientist advising Jacinda Ardern warns Kiwis lockdown likely to last longer than 4 weeks TVNZ: Q+A: ‘Anticipate international travel restrictions for quite some time’, Covid-19 modelling expert ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 30 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-30-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 30 2020">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation You might have seen recent media reports in various outlets of a paper, commissioned by the federal government, reporting the coronavirus advice of a group of experts from Group Of Eight universities. Dated March 22, the letter said “we ... <a title="‘Go now, go hard and go smart’: the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/go-now-go-hard-and-go-smart-the-strategy-group-of-eight-universities-experts-urged-the-government-to-take-135031/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Go now, go hard and go smart’: the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take">Read more</a>
