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Small Funerals, Online Memorials and Grieving from Afar

Small Funerals, Online Memorials and Grieving from Afar

Tamara Kohn Hannah Gould University of Melbourne The coronavirus is not only affecting the way we live, it’s also dramatically affecting the way we die. In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that funerals would be limited to a maximum of ten people to limit the spread of COVID-

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Covid-19 Dick Head of the Day

Covid-19 Dick Head of the Day

Some people really should be dragged out and pelted with rotten fruit. A motorhome resident has gone to court claiming the looming coronavirus lockdown would make him unlawfully detained. […] Prescott sued the Government after Jacinda Ardern’s announcement of a national lock down from 11:59 pm Wednesday. He said

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News from the Front

News from the Front

3D door handles As the world continues to face the coronavirus disease pandemic through social-distancing, self-quarantine and repeated cleaning of surfaces and hands, opening doors to hospitals, grocery stores, medical facilities, airports and a few other locations is still necessary. People are wearing gloves or using plastic bags

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Media Are Losing the Trust War

Media Are Losing the Trust War

As the Joker exclaims in Tim Burton’s Batman, “And now, folks, it’s time for ‘Who do you trust!’” Well, voters in Australia and America are telling pollsters who they trust. Cue sad trombones for the legacy media. One-third of people in the latest Guardian Essential survey believe

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The BFD Community Noticeboard

The BFD Community Noticeboard

Welcome to the daily BFD community noticeboard. I expect how we use it to develop as the weeks pass. For now, I am thinking that it will be: 1. A place to notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. A place to arrange for help for

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China Aims to Win the Propaganda War

China Aims to Win the Propaganda War

YouTuber laowhy86, formerly a long-time resident of China, has warned that any notions that the Chinese Communist regime will be brought down by the COVID-19 pandemic are fanciful at best. While the Chinese Virus is China’s Chernobyl in many important respects, it will almost certainly not be

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What’s Happening in Social Darwinism Today

What’s Happening in Social Darwinism Today

Sometimes it seems as though disasters like the Chinese Virus pandemic are just nature winnowing the human wheat from the chaff. For every inspiring story of human courage, selflessness and ingenuity, there’s…well, this… A kid who licked toilets as part of the #CoronaVirusChallenge says he’s now in

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COVID-19 Update: 27 March 2020

COVID-19 Update: 27 March 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with

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Daily News Roundup

Daily News Roundup

Public health strategy Henry Cooke (Stuff): New model shows coronavirus could kill 80,000 Kiwis without lockdown Kate Newton (RNZ): Modelling shows NZ’s lockdown could buy time for a vaccine Rachel Sadler (Newshub): Research shows 80,000 Kiwis could die without strict lockdown measures Michael Daly (Stuff): What happens

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Covid-19 Zaps Us via the Weakest Link

Covid-19 Zaps Us via the Weakest Link

With the greatest respect to everybody (which of course means I’m going to be anything but respectful), our border control people (bless them all), are as varied a group of individuals as you’d find in any broad sample of our population. Some of them will be smart, great

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Cash in a Time of COVID

Cash in a Time of COVID

OK, now for some boring stuff. Money is going to become very short over the next few weeks. Sure, businesses have had some assistance from the government to help to pay wages (and I commend the government on their assistance package) but as payments to businesses dry up, things will

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