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September 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee-Fay Low, Associate Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney If you’ve read the headlines about poor standards in Australia’s nursing homes, it’s only natural to be concerned about your own family or friends in residential aged care. For instance, there was news in recent weeks ... <a title="How to check if your mum or dad’s nursing home is up to scratch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/30/how-to-check-if-your-mum-or-dads-nursing-home-is-up-to-scratch-123449/" aria-label="Read more about How to check if your mum or dad’s nursing home is up to scratch">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ly Tran, ARC Future Fellow, Deakin University The number of international students who stay in Australia after graduating on the temporary graduate visa – often referred to as the 485 visa – is growing fast. There were nearly 92,000 temporary graduate visa holders in Australia as of ... <a title="Australia’s temporary graduate visa attracts international students, but many find it hard to get work in their field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/30/australias-temporary-graduate-visa-attracts-international-students-but-many-find-it-hard-to-get-work-in-their-field-123997/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s temporary graduate visa attracts international students, but many find it hard to get work in their field">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Hilferty, Senior Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW The number of homeless defence veterans in Australia is far bigger than previously thought, according to a new study. Our research puts the figure at almost 5,800 veterans experiencing homelessness in a 12 month period. Veterans are ... <a title="5,800 defence veterans homeless in Australia, that’s more than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/30/5-800-defence-veterans-homeless-in-australia-thats-more-than-we-thought-123695/" aria-label="Read more about 5,800 defence veterans homeless in Australia, that’s more than we thought">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The government’s new retirement incomes review will need to work quickly. On Friday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he expected a final report by June, just seven months after the issues paper he wants it to ... <a title="Five questions about superannuation the government’s new inquiry will need to ask" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/30/five-questions-about-superannuation-the-governments-new-inquiry-will-need-to-ask-124400/" aria-label="Read more about Five questions about superannuation the government’s new inquiry will need to ask">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Eltham, Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University The Australian cultural sector has rarely lacked for innovation or creativity, but it has consistently failed to properly lobby for itself. Culture in Australia employs around 400,000 workers and represents A$112 billion of economic activity. But ... <a title="Federal arts funding in Australia is falling, and local governments are picking up the slack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/30/federal-arts-funding-in-australia-is-falling-and-local-governments-are-picking-up-the-slack-124160/" aria-label="Read more about Federal arts funding in Australia is falling, and local governments are picking up the slack">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has announced very broad terms of reference for its inquiry into Australia’s retirement income system, which will trigger fresh debate about the planned future rises in the superannuation guarantee rate. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Assistant Minister for Superannuation ... <a title="Government retirement incomes inquiry puts superannuation in the frame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/28/government-retirement-incomes-inquiry-puts-superannuation-in-the-frame-124373/" aria-label="Read more about Government retirement incomes inquiry puts superannuation in the frame">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Journalist organisations in Indonesia have condemned alleged discrimination towards their colleagues by police in West Papua. Three leading journalists in Papua were prevented from covering a protest by university students in Jayapura on Monday. Monday’s unrest in Jayapura resulted in an Indonesian soldier being fatally stabbed, and three Papuan students shot dead ... <a title="Intimidation of journos in Papua condemned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/intimidation-of-journos-in-papua-condemned/" aria-label="Read more about Intimidation of journos in Papua condemned">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini discusses Scott Morrison’s trip to Washington – including the state dinner thrown in his honour, his speech at the UN General Assembly, and his message to China – with Michelle Grattan. They ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Morrison’s US trip – and the ACT’s marijuana legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/video-michelle-grattan-on-morrisons-us-trip-and-the-acts-marijuana-legislation-124359/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Morrison’s US trip – and the ACT’s marijuana legislation">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Caldwell, Lecturer in Language and Linguistics, University of South Australia The AFL Grand Final is more than a physical contest between professional athletes. It is a culture unto itself, crafted through a distinct set of social practices enacted by players, coaches, supporters, and the media, realised ... <a title="Want to really understand football culture? Here are 6 things to watch out for on Grand Final Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/want-to-really-understand-football-culture-here-are-6-things-to-watch-out-for-on-grand-final-day-124088/" aria-label="Read more about Want to really understand football culture? Here are 6 things to watch out for on Grand Final Day">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The budget is bouncing out of deficit and is set to stay in surplus for the decade to come. That’s what the April budget and the final budget outcome for 2018-19 tell us, and Thursday’s ... <a title="The dirty secret at the heart of the projected budget surplus: much higher tax bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/the-dirty-secret-at-the-heart-of-the-projected-budget-surplus-much-higher-tax-bills-124273/" aria-label="Read more about The dirty secret at the heart of the projected budget surplus: much higher tax bills">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Davies, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Nearly one in five Australians are affected by hay fever. If you’re one of the unlucky ones, you’ll know how troublesome the symptoms can be. Grass pollen is the major outdoor trigger of hay fever and allergic asthma. Pollen grains ... <a title="How to manage grass pollen exposure this hay fever season: an expert guide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/how-to-manage-grass-pollen-exposure-this-hay-fever-season-an-expert-guide-123271/" aria-label="Read more about How to manage grass pollen exposure this hay fever season: an expert guide">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny C Price, Astrophysicist, Swinburne University of Technology If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. What has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work? – Rose, age 13. Hi Rose, great question! I am ... <a title="Curious Kids: what has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/curious-kids-what-has-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life-actually-yielded-and-how-does-it-work-122454/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work?">Read more</a>
