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Month: August 2022

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Morrison and Berejiklian scandals show the importance of trust – and a well-functioning Cabinet

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Tiernan, Adjunct Professor of Politics. Griffith Business School, Griffith University In the wake of the controversy over former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret cabinet appointments, there’s talk of the need to formalise the conventions the former prime minister breached. While codification is sometimes necessary when conventions ... <a title="Morrison and Berejiklian scandals show the importance of trust – and a well-functioning Cabinet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/morrison-and-berejiklian-scandals-show-the-importance-of-trust-and-a-well-functioning-cabinet-189230/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison and Berejiklian scandals show the importance of trust – and a well-functioning Cabinet">Read more</a>

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How 5 key tenancy reforms are affecting renters and landlords around Australia

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Stone, Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Private rental forms an increasingly large part of our housing system. Just over a quarter (26%) of Australian households – 2.4 million of them – live in privately rented dwellings. ... <a title="How 5 key tenancy reforms are affecting renters and landlords around Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/how-5-key-tenancy-reforms-are-affecting-renters-and-landlords-around-australia-187779/" aria-label="Read more about How 5 key tenancy reforms are affecting renters and landlords around Australia">Read more</a>

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How far-right online spaces use mainstream media to spread their ideology

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mario Peucker, Senior research fellow, Victoria University AP Mistrust in the media is widespread among Australians, but this view becomes particularly antagonistic at the far-right fringe where mainstream media are typically viewed as “traitors” and the “enemy of the people”. This post from an Australian user on ... <a title="How far-right online spaces use mainstream media to spread their ideology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/how-far-right-online-spaces-use-mainstream-media-to-spread-their-ideology-189066/" aria-label="Read more about How far-right online spaces use mainstream media to spread their ideology">Read more</a>

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Taking the pill may change your behaviour – but exactly how is still uncertain

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lindsie Arthur, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition / Unsplash The first hormonal contraceptive (the “pill”) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1960. Hormonal contraceptives have since become one of the most prescribed drugs ... <a title="Taking the pill may change your behaviour – but exactly how is still uncertain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/taking-the-pill-may-change-your-behaviour-but-exactly-how-is-still-uncertain-187461/" aria-label="Read more about Taking the pill may change your behaviour – but exactly how is still uncertain">Read more</a>

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Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rhys Mantell, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Unsplash/Mark Timberlake, CC BY Men aged 85 and older have the highest suicide rates in Australia, but the tragedy has gone relatively unnoticed. This group is growing older, feeling alone and flying under the radar. The tragedy ... <a title="Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/suicide-rates-reveal-the-silent-suffering-of-australias-ageing-men-187925/" aria-label="Read more about Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men">Read more</a>

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Nearly 6 months on, flood victims are still waiting to be housed. This is what Australia must do to be ready for the next disaster

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, WSP Team Lead Regional NSW & ACT / Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle This year’s floods in South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales devastated communities. The NSW flooding was on “a scale never seen before”. More than 5,000 homes were left uninhabitable. Many ... <a title="Nearly 6 months on, flood victims are still waiting to be housed. This is what Australia must do to be ready for the next disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/nearly-6-months-on-flood-victims-are-still-waiting-to-be-housed-this-is-what-australia-must-do-to-be-ready-for-the-next-disaster-188883/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 6 months on, flood victims are still waiting to be housed. This is what Australia must do to be ready for the next disaster">Read more</a>

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Look up this spring – you might see little ravens build soft, cosy nests from your garden trees

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Spring is nearing and birds will soon start nesting in trees in backyards across Australia. The trees in our garden are now 40 years old – not old by tree standards, ... <a title="Look up this spring – you might see little ravens build soft, cosy nests from your garden trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/look-up-this-spring-you-might-see-little-ravens-build-soft-cosy-nests-from-your-garden-trees-189143/" aria-label="Read more about Look up this spring – you might see little ravens build soft, cosy nests from your garden trees">Read more</a>

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Parents and screen time: are you a ‘contract maker’ or an ‘access denier’ with your child?

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xinyu (Andy) Zhao, Research Fellow, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University Annie Spratt/Erik Eastman (Unsplash), CC BY-SA Screen time was a battle for parents before COVID and it continues to be a battle, long after lockdowns have ended. The Royal Children’s ... <a title="Parents and screen time: are you a ‘contract maker’ or an ‘access denier’ with your child?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/parents-and-screen-time-are-you-a-contract-maker-or-an-access-denier-with-your-child-188977/" aria-label="Read more about Parents and screen time: are you a ‘contract maker’ or an ‘access denier’ with your child?">Read more</a>

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Bluey was edited for American viewers – but global audiences deserve to see all of us

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University ABC TV Beloved children’s program Bluey has received some backlash. Not due to the program, but to Disney’s decision to make edits to various episodes for the US market. Dubbed “censorship” by some publications, the changes to the ... <a title="Bluey was edited for American viewers – but global audiences deserve to see all of us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/bluey-was-edited-for-american-viewers-but-global-audiences-deserve-to-see-all-of-us-188982/" aria-label="Read more about Bluey was edited for American viewers – but global audiences deserve to see all of us">Read more</a>

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Hostile hospitality? Survey finds decent work conditions still missing from too many menus

August 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Williamson, Senior Lecturer in the School of Hospitality and Tourism at Auckland University of Technology, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Almost three years after COVID-19 hit New Zealand, the hospitality sector is slowly rebuilding. Widespread business closures, limited opening hours and an inability to attract ... <a title="Hostile hospitality? Survey finds decent work conditions still missing from too many menus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/hostile-hospitality-survey-finds-decent-work-conditions-still-missing-from-too-many-menus-188286/" aria-label="Read more about Hostile hospitality? Survey finds decent work conditions still missing from too many menus">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: How does Albanese frame Morrison inquiry without embroiling the governor-general?

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue has neatly summarised Scott Morrison’s political misdemeanour in having himself secretly appointed to all those ministries. Morrison, by his failure to disclose what he had done, undermined the Westminster system of “responsible government” at the most basic ... <a title="View from The Hill: How does Albanese frame Morrison inquiry without embroiling the governor-general?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/view-from-the-hill-how-does-albanese-frame-morrison-inquiry-without-embroiling-the-governor-general-189238/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: How does Albanese frame Morrison inquiry without embroiling the governor-general?">Read more</a>

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Word From The Hill: More heat piled on Morrison over those multiple ministries

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast, politics editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle discuss ... <a title="Word From The Hill: More heat piled on Morrison over those multiple ministries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/word-from-the-hill-more-heat-piled-on-morrison-over-those-multiple-ministries-189244/" aria-label="Read more about Word From The Hill: More heat piled on Morrison over those multiple ministries">Read more</a>