February 2019 – Page 32 – Evening Report

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Vital Signs. Yet another year of steady rates. What’s the point of the RBA inflation target?

February 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The Reserve Bank kicks off its first meeting for the year next Tuesday facing the same dilemma it did throughout last year. It hasn’t got easier. The bank has a very public, fairly clear objective: to keep inflation between 2% and ... <a title="Vital Signs. Yet another year of steady rates. What’s the point of the RBA inflation target?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/01/vital-signs-yet-another-year-of-steady-rates-whats-the-point-of-the-rba-inflation-target-110574/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Yet another year of steady rates. What’s the point of the RBA inflation target?">Read more</a>

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Five ways to boost Australian writers’ earnings

February 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Giblin, ARC Future Fellow; Associate Professor, Monash University Who makes the money in publishing? Nobody. This often repeated dark joke highlights a serious issue. The most recent figures show that Australian authors earn just $12,900 a year from writing work (the median, at $2,800, was even ... <a title="Five ways to boost Australian writers’ earnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/01/five-ways-to-boost-australian-writers-earnings-110694/" aria-label="Read more about Five ways to boost Australian writers’ earnings">Read more</a>