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April 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University Drug-related deaths in Australia have almost doubled over the past ten years, in large part because of the increased use of opioids. In 2016, middle aged people using combinations of prescription drugs were the ... <a title="Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/prescription-monitoring-is-here-but-we-need-to-tread-carefully-to-avoid-unintended-harms-114969/" aria-label="Read more about Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pedro Fidelman, Senior research fellow, The University of Queensland The Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6), the most comprehensive environmental assessment produced by the UN in five years, brought us both good and bad news. The environment has continued to deteriorate since the first GEO-6 report in 1997, ... <a title="There’s a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/theres-a-lot-of-bad-news-in-the-un-global-environment-outlook-but-a-sustainable-future-is-still-possible-115137/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possible">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Early childhood education and care barely rated a mention in the lead-up to the 2016 federal election. But the mood has changed in Canberra. In the lead-up to the May election, Labor has pledged $A1.75 billion to extend ... <a title="Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/both-major-parties-are-finally-talking-about-the-importance-of-preschool-heres-why-it-matters-114974/" aria-label="Read more about Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here’s why it matters">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jock Collins, Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. Immigration policy will be ... <a title="Dog whistles, regional visas and wage theft – immigration policy is again an election issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/dog-whistles-regional-visas-and-wage-theft-immigration-policy-is-again-an-election-issue-113557/" aria-label="Read more about Dog whistles, regional visas and wage theft – immigration policy is again an election issue">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Montague, Senior Lecturer/Program Director, masters program in human resources management, RMIT University Over the next decade up to 40% of jobs could be replaced by automation. That’s according to a forecast from the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia. Risk of job automation by country. ... <a title="Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/artificial-intelligence-may-take-your-job-so-political-leaders-need-to-start-doing-theirs-103764/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tani Khara, PhD student in Sustainability, University of Technology Sydney Protests from animal-rights activists around the country have drawn a swift national backlash. The Prime Minister has condemned the animal-rights protesters as “shameful”, “un-Australian” and, memorably, “green-collar criminals”. It’s clear the protesters have touched a nerve, attracting ... <a title="Here’s why well-intentioned vegan protesters are getting it wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/heres-why-well-intentioned-vegan-protesters-are-getting-it-wrong-115224/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why well-intentioned vegan protesters are getting it wrong">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW Regulation of the Australian building industry is broken, according to the Shergold-Weir report to the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF). […] we have concluded that [the] nature and extent [of problems] are significant and concerning. The problems have led to diminishing ... <a title="Housing with buyer protection and no serious faults – is that too much to ask of builders and regulators?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/housing-with-buyer-protection-and-no-serious-faults-is-that-too-much-to-ask-of-builders-and-regulators-113115/" aria-label="Read more about Housing with buyer protection and no serious faults – is that too much to ask of builders and regulators?">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. What happens when an opposition party wins power? In ... <a title="Arts and culture under the Coalition: a lurch between aggression and apathy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/arts-and-culture-under-the-coalition-a-lurch-between-aggression-and-apathy-114434/" aria-label="Read more about Arts and culture under the Coalition: a lurch between aggression and apathy">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anja Hilkemeijer, Lecturer in Law, University of Tasmania This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. Religious freedom Anja Hilkemeijer, Law Lecturer, University of Tasmania; ... <a title="The Coalition’s record on social policy: big on promises, short on follow-through" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/the-coalitions-record-on-social-policy-big-on-promises-short-on-follow-through-114611/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition’s record on social policy: big on promises, short on follow-through">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2019
Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama talks to Newsroom’s Melanie Reid … “it shouldn’t be assumed that he was declaring a new-found interest in freedom of the press.” Image: Newsroom screenshot/PMC ANALYSIS: By Dr Dominic O’Sullivan It is not unusual for Fiji to intimidate and imprison journalists. Journalists provide checks on government, parliament and business, which ... <a title="NZ journalists arrested in Fiji now free but no new era of press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/nz-journalists-arrested-in-fiji-now-free-but-no-new-era-of-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about NZ journalists arrested in Fiji now free but no new era of press freedom">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Thomas, Professor of Media and Communications; Director, Social Change Enabling Capability Platform, RMIT University The national broadband network (NBN) has been a major issue in federal election campaigns for close to a decade. And the 2019 version of the NBN bears little resemblance to the futuristic, ... <a title="Labor will prioritise an NBN ‘digital inclusion drive’ – here’s what it should focus on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/labor-will-prioritise-an-nbn-digital-inclusion-drive-heres-what-it-should-focus-on-115135/" aria-label="Read more about Labor will prioritise an NBN ‘digital inclusion drive’ – here’s what it should focus on">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 10 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Euthanasia Andrew Geddis (Pundit): The case for allowing aid in dying in New Zealand Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): Voluntary euthanasia ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 10 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-10-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 10 2019">Read more</a>
