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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Petty, Honorary Fellow in Criminology, University of Melbourne Last week, Victoria Police arrested seven people who were alleged members of a professional begging “syndicate”. They were flown in from China on tourist visas. In reporting this story, Australian media generated a considerable amount of public outrage. ... <a title="Begging ‘professionally’ doesn’t make their poverty and vulnerability any less legitimate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/begging-professionally-doesnt-make-their-poverty-and-vulnerability-any-less-legitimate-120010/" aria-label="Read more about Begging ‘professionally’ doesn’t make their poverty and vulnerability any less legitimate">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Jarvis, Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology The islands of New Zealand are only the visible part of a much larger submerged continent, known as Te Riu a Māui or Zealandia. Most of New Zealand’s sovereign territory, around 96%, is under water – and this means ... <a title="Study identifies nine research priorities to better understand NZ’s vast marine area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/study-identifies-nine-research-priorities-to-better-understand-nzs-vast-marine-area-119547/" aria-label="Read more about Study identifies nine research priorities to better understand NZ’s vast marine area">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anir Kumar Upadhyay, Lecturer in Built Environment, UNSW Australian houses use significantly more electricity to stay warm or cool than estimated during the design stage. To design a new house in Australia, the building needs to meet the national construction code. One way to do this is ... <a title="Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia’s building code" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/houses-for-a-warmer-future-are-currently-restricted-by-australias-building-code-120072/" aria-label="Read more about Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia’s building code">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Wilks, Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University Australia prides itself on being a safe travel destination. And feeling safe is one of the leading considerations for international students when choosing to study here. So, a spate of robberies and physical attacks targeting international students in Melbourne in ... <a title="Recent campus attacks show universities need to do more to protect international students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/recent-campus-attacks-show-universities-need-to-do-more-to-protect-international-students-120082/" aria-label="Read more about Recent campus attacks show universities need to do more to protect international students">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Compulsory superannuation was sold to Australians on the basis that it would make us better off. But as the government prepares for an independent inquiry into retirement incomes, new Grattan Institute research finds that increasing compulsory contributions from 9.5% ... <a title="Super shock: more compulsory super would make Middle Australia poorer, not richer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/super-shock-more-compulsory-super-would-make-middle-australia-poorer-not-richer-120002/" aria-label="Read more about Super shock: more compulsory super would make Middle Australia poorer, not richer">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, University of Melbourne In the first act of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical A Little Night Music, the long-suffering Countess Charlotte Malcolm mentions her younger sister, noting, “Dear Marta has renounced men and is teaching gymnastics in a school for ... <a title="Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/opera-is-stuck-in-a-racist-sexist-past-while-many-in-the-audience-have-moved-on-120073/" aria-label="Read more about Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2019
Maria Ressa and the Philippines “war on truth”. Video: Al Jazeera’s Witness Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk International human rights lawyers Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC will lead a legal team representing Maria Ressa, the award-winning Philippines journalist, editor and publisher who has been repeatedly arrested this year on charges that critics say are designed ... <a title="Rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent journalist Maria Ressa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/rights-lawyer-amal-clooney-to-represent-journalist-maria-ressa/" aria-label="Read more about Rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent journalist Maria Ressa">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2019
By Michael Andrew An Auckland University of Technology graduate is practicing true community journalism by sharing the stories of Auckland’s most marginalised and vulnerable people. Former AUT journalism student Six is the editor of the K’Road Chronicle, a community newspaper capturing the essence and eccentricities of Auckland’s infamous Karangahape Road which serves as home to ... <a title="AUT journo graduate covering Auckland’s most vulnerable community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/aut-journo-graduate-covering-aucklands-most-vulnerable-community/" aria-label="Read more about AUT journo graduate covering Auckland’s most vulnerable community">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Sevior, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Melbourne Iranian officials this week revealed that the country’s nuclear program will break the limit for uranium enrichment, set under the terms of the deal struck in 2015 between Iran and world powers including the United States under former ... <a title="Iran’s nuclear program breaches limits for uranium enrichment: 4 key questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/irans-nuclear-program-breaches-limits-for-uranium-enrichment-4-key-questions-answered-119992/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s nuclear program breaches limits for uranium enrichment: 4 key questions answered">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2019
There’s increasing doubt about how transformational the Labour-led Government is turning out to be. In all sorts of public policy areas the new administration is struggling to make the changes and produce the outcomes it promised. Perhaps expectations are too high? Maybe voters and commentators are too impatient? Or, could it be that the political ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How to achieve transformational change in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-to-achieve-transformational-change-in-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How to achieve transformational change in politics">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Daly, Professor of Exercise and Ageing, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University As we grow older, the size and strength of our muscles progressively deteriorates. This can affect our capacity to perform everyday activities like standing up from a chair, climbing stairs ... <a title="The muscle-wasting condition ‘sarcopenia’ is now a recognised disease. But we can all protect ourselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/the-muscle-wasting-condition-sarcopenia-is-now-a-recognised-disease-but-we-can-all-protect-ourselves-119458/" aria-label="Read more about The muscle-wasting condition ‘sarcopenia’ is now a recognised disease. But we can all protect ourselves">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University The Lowy Institute has launched a three-year study on gender representation in Australia’s diplomatic, defence and intelligence services, and the findings are critical: gender diversity lags significantly behind Australia’s public service and corporate sector, ... <a title="Diplomacy and defence remain a boys’ club, but women are making inroads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/diplomacy-and-defence-remain-a-boys-club-but-women-are-making-inroads-119984/" aria-label="Read more about Diplomacy and defence remain a boys’ club, but women are making inroads">Read more</a>
