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Month: April 2021

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Vital Signs: Christine Holgate’s ‘principal’ error was applying corporate logic to Australia Post

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Perhaps the most important lesson from the Christine Holgate controversy is that the confluence of sexism and politics leads to double standards for female executives. But Holgate’s demise – pushed from her position as Australia Post’s chief executive last November for ... <a title="Vital Signs: Christine Holgate’s ‘principal’ error was applying corporate logic to Australia Post" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/vital-signs-christine-holgates-principal-error-was-applying-corporate-logic-to-australia-post-158959/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Christine Holgate’s ‘principal’ error was applying corporate logic to Australia Post">Read more</a>

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Road to nowhere: New Zealanders struggle to get the help they need, 2 years on from a funding boost for mental health services

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington As part of New Zealand’s well-being budget in 2019, the government announced an unprecedented NZ$1.9 billion increase in funding for the mental health sector. But almost two years on, there are no tangible signs of ... <a title="Road to nowhere: New Zealanders struggle to get the help they need, 2 years on from a funding boost for mental health services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/road-to-nowhere-new-zealanders-struggle-to-get-the-help-they-need-2-years-on-from-a-funding-boost-for-mental-health-services-158868/" aria-label="Read more about Road to nowhere: New Zealanders struggle to get the help they need, 2 years on from a funding boost for mental health services">Read more</a>

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New warp drive research dashes faster than light travel dreams – but reveals stranger possibilities

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate professor, Australian Catholic University In 1994, physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a radical technology that would allow faster than light travel: the warp drive, a hypothetical way to skirt around the universe’s ultimate speed limit by bending the fabric of reality. It was an intriguing ... <a title="New warp drive research dashes faster than light travel dreams – but reveals stranger possibilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/new-warp-drive-research-dashes-faster-than-light-travel-dreams-but-reveals-stranger-possibilities-158070/" aria-label="Read more about New warp drive research dashes faster than light travel dreams – but reveals stranger possibilities">Read more</a>

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How to actually fix a lost voice, according to science (hint: lemon and honey doesn’t work)

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Rojas, Speech pathologist and Lecturer in Voice Disorders, Department of Speech Pathology, Orthopedics & Audiology, La Trobe University Losing our voice, having a hoarse voice, or having any difficulties with our voice can be challenging, especially for those who need to use it for work. For ... <a title="How to actually fix a lost voice, according to science (hint: lemon and honey doesn’t work)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/how-to-actually-fix-a-lost-voice-according-to-science-hint-lemon-and-honey-doesnt-work-158230/" aria-label="Read more about How to actually fix a lost voice, according to science (hint: lemon and honey doesn’t work)">Read more</a>

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Victoria’s new feral horse plan could actually protect the high country. NSW’s method remains cruel and ineffective

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University Feral horses are a catastrophic problem for the environment, particularly in the high country that crosses the New South Wales and Victoria border. To deal with this growing issue, the Victorian government has released a draft feral horse action ... <a title="Victoria’s new feral horse plan could actually protect the high country. NSW’s method remains cruel and ineffective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/victorias-new-feral-horse-plan-could-actually-protect-the-high-country-nsws-method-remains-cruel-and-ineffective-158317/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s new feral horse plan could actually protect the high country. NSW’s method remains cruel and ineffective">Read more</a>

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Homeschooling boomed last year. But these 4 charts show it was on the rise before COVID

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca English, Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology Home education, sometimes called homeschooling, is when children are educated outside a formal institution like a school. Parents of home-educated children are wholly responsible for facilitating their child’s learning. This is different to distance education, where a student ... <a title="Homeschooling boomed last year. But these 4 charts show it was on the rise before COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/homeschooling-boomed-last-year-but-these-4-charts-show-it-was-on-the-rise-before-covid-157309/" aria-label="Read more about Homeschooling boomed last year. But these 4 charts show it was on the rise before COVID">Read more</a>

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Christine Holgate’s ‘principal’ error was applying corporate logic to Australia Post

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Perhaps the most important lesson from the Christine Holgate controversy is that the confluence of sexism and politics leads to double standards for female executives. But Holgate’s demise – pushed from her position as Australia Post’s chief executive last November for ... <a title="Christine Holgate’s ‘principal’ error was applying corporate logic to Australia Post" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/christine-holgates-principal-error-was-applying-corporate-logic-to-australia-post-158959/" aria-label="Read more about Christine Holgate’s ‘principal’ error was applying corporate logic to Australia Post">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: what do the 5 great religions say about the existence of the soul?

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland A recent survey found almost 70% of Australians believed in or were open to the existence of the soul — meaning they believe we are more than the stuff out of which ... <a title="Friday essay: what do the 5 great religions say about the existence of the soul?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/friday-essay-what-do-the-5-great-religions-say-about-the-existence-of-the-soul-156205/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: what do the 5 great religions say about the existence of the soul?">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Christine Holgate gets her own bully pulpit – and uses it to effect

April 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, juggling a couple of committee engagements, hadn’t planned to attend Tuesday’s hearing at which former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate appeared. But party elder Ron Boswell was insistent, telling Canavan he must be there, in ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Christine Holgate gets her own bully pulpit – and uses it to effect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/grattan-on-friday-christine-holgate-gets-her-own-bully-pulpit-and-uses-it-to-effect-159060/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Christine Holgate gets her own bully pulpit – and uses it to effect">Read more</a>

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Incomplete strategy and niche contributions — Australia leaves Afghanistan after 20 years

April 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared Australia will withdraw its remaining 80 troops from Afghanistan by September, marking the end of its longest involvement in a war. This follows President Joe Biden announcing the United States ... <a title="Incomplete strategy and niche contributions — Australia leaves Afghanistan after 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/15/incomplete-strategy-and-niche-contributions-australia-leaves-afghanistan-after-20-years-159045/" aria-label="Read more about Incomplete strategy and niche contributions — Australia leaves Afghanistan after 20 years">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Matt Canavan on Holgate, Di Bartolomeo, and John Andersen

April 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate has given evidence to a Senate inquiry into her dramatic exit from Australia Post. Holgate left her position last year, when the prime minister denounced her in parliament for giving Cartier watches as rewards ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Matt Canavan on Holgate, Di Bartolomeo, and John Andersen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/15/politics-with-michelle-grattan-matt-canavan-on-holgate-di-bartolomeo-and-john-andersen-159043/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Matt Canavan on Holgate, Di Bartolomeo, and John Andersen">Read more</a>

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There’s a mental health emergency happening in South Australia. We need a radical overhaul

April 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Musker, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute While all eyes are on Australia’s severely faltering vaccine rollout, in South Australia the public health system is in a state of turmoil. Former Central Adelaide Local Health Network mental health director John Mendoza — ... <a title="There’s a mental health emergency happening in South Australia. We need a radical overhaul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/15/theres-a-mental-health-emergency-happening-in-south-australia-we-need-a-radical-overhaul-158961/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a mental health emergency happening in South Australia. We need a radical overhaul">Read more</a>