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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia In the aftermath of the tragedy at Whakaari/White Island on December 9, many are analysing the risks of adventure tourism, particularly volcano tourism, and asking pointed questions. It is a sensitive time, with 15 people now ... <a title="Call for clearer risk information for tourists following Whakaari/White Island tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/call-for-clearer-risk-information-for-tourists-following-whakaari-white-island-tragedy-128772/" aria-label="Read more about Call for clearer risk information for tourists following Whakaari/White Island tragedy">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Media Colin Peacock (RNZ): On the brink? The state of our media in 2019 Audrey Young (Herald): Winston Peters takes the driver’s seat on media proposal (paywalled) ODT Editorial: No future in monopolising news Colin Peacock (RNZ): Media ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 16 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-16-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 16 2019">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne The United Nations’ COP25 climate talks concluded on Sunday morning in Madrid, almost 40 hours overtime. After two weeks of protracted talks meant to address the planetary warming emergency, world leaders spectacularly failed to reach any ... <a title="The Madrid climate talks failed spectacularly. Here’s what went down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/the-madrid-climate-talks-failed-spectacularly-heres-what-went-down-128921/" aria-label="Read more about The Madrid climate talks failed spectacularly. Here’s what went down">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Today’s mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO) continues to promise a small budget surplus in 2019-20 and each of the following three years. But the surpluses are very small, roughly half the size of those ... <a title="Surplus before spending. Frydenberg’s risky MYEFO strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/surplus-before-spending-frydenbergs-risky-myefo-strategy-128092/" aria-label="Read more about Surplus before spending. Frydenberg’s risky MYEFO strategy">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University New draft alcohol guidelines, released today, recommend healthy Australian women and men drink no more than ten standard drinks a week and no more than four on any one day to reduce their risk of ... <a title="Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: new draft guidelines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/cap-your-alcohol-at-10-drinks-a-week-new-draft-guidelines-128856/" aria-label="Read more about Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: new draft guidelines">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has shaved its forecasts for both economic growth and the projected surplus for this financial year in its budget update released on Monday. The Australian economy is now expected to grow by only 2.25% in 2019-20, compared with ... <a title="Lower growth, tiny surplus in MYEFO budget update" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/lower-growth-tiny-surplus-in-myefo-budget-update-128920/" aria-label="Read more about Lower growth, tiny surplus in MYEFO budget update">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dwan Price, Molecular Biologist and Postdoc @ Deakin AIRwatch pollen monitoring system., Deakin University Food allergens are the scourge of the modern school lunchbox. Many foods contain proteins that can set off an oversized immune reaction and one of the fiercest is the humble peanut. Around 3% ... <a title="Tough nuts: why peanuts trigger such powerful allergic reactions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/tough-nuts-why-peanuts-trigger-such-powerful-allergic-reactions-127120/" aria-label="Read more about Tough nuts: why peanuts trigger such powerful allergic reactions">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity This article is part of a series exploring gender and Christianity “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” is a line I’ve heard more than once in Christian circles. The Bible ... <a title="God made the rainbow: why the Bible welcomes every colour in the gender spectrum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/god-made-the-rainbow-why-the-bible-welcomes-every-colour-in-the-gender-spectrum-126201/" aria-label="Read more about God made the rainbow: why the Bible welcomes every colour in the gender spectrum">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yulisha Byrow, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW There are more than 29.4 million forcibly displaced asylum seekers and refugees around the world. This global humanitarian crisis isn’t showing any signs of easing. Less than 1% of these people have been permanently resettled. This means more refugees than ever ... <a title="Refugees without secure visas have poorer mental health – but the news isn’t all bad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/refugees-without-secure-visas-have-poorer-mental-health-but-the-news-isnt-all-bad-128456/" aria-label="Read more about Refugees without secure visas have poorer mental health – but the news isn’t all bad">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kym Simoncini, Associate professor Early Childhood and Primary Education, University of Canberra Christmas is just around the corner. If you’re wondering what to get your child, your friends’ children, your nieces, nephews or basically any very young person in your life – I highly recommend picture books. ... <a title="5 reasons I always get children picture books for Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/5-reasons-i-always-get-children-picture-books-for-christmas-127801/" aria-label="Read more about 5 reasons I always get children picture books for Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill John Swannie, Lecturer in College of Law and Justice, Victoria University With summer holidays around the corner, many Victorians may be thinking about offering their homes through a home-share platform, such as Airbnb, while they get away themselves. Airbnb’s terms of service describe home-share arrangements as ... <a title="Your Airbnb guest could be a tenant. Until the law is cleared up, hosts are in limbo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/your-airbnb-guest-could-be-a-tenant-until-the-law-is-cleared-up-hosts-are-in-limbo-128051/" aria-label="Read more about Your Airbnb guest could be a tenant. Until the law is cleared up, hosts are in limbo">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Zizzo, Professor and Academic Dean of the School of Economics, The University of Queensland As Christmas shopping ramps up, you may be getting a lot of emails offering you attractive discounts for a short period only. You may see flash sales or special deals that exhort ... <a title="Must end soon! But not too soon! The catch in time-limited sales tactics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/must-end-soon-but-not-too-soon-the-catch-in-time-limited-sales-tactics-124897/" aria-label="Read more about Must end soon! But not too soon! The catch in time-limited sales tactics">Read more</a>
