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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Hollier, Sessional Academic, University of Sydney As the government prepares to push through its controversial religious discrimination bill this week, serious questions have been raised about protections for gay and transgender students in faith-based schools. It comes after Citipointe Christian College in Brisbane faced criticism for ... <a title="‘I will never be considered human’: the devastating trauma LGBTQ+ people suffer in religious settings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/i-will-never-be-considered-human-the-devastating-trauma-lgbtq-people-suffer-in-religious-settings-176360/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I will never be considered human’: the devastating trauma LGBTQ+ people suffer in religious settings">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Cow’s milk is an excellent source of calcium which, along with vitamin D, is needed to build strong, dense bones. Milk also contains protein, the minerals phosphorus, potassium, zinc and iodine, and vitamins A, B2 ... <a title="Don’t drink milk? Here’s how to get enough calcium and other nutrients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/dont-drink-milk-heres-how-to-get-enough-calcium-and-other-nutrients-165466/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t drink milk? Here’s how to get enough calcium and other nutrients">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan G. Howell, Research Fellow | Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University Zoos Victoria Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley is reportedly poised to decide whether some koala populations should be listed as endangered, as new research shows her government continues to approve land clearing in koala habitat. ... <a title="Morrison government spends $50 million saving koalas while taking away their homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/morrison-government-spends-50-million-saving-koalas-while-taking-away-their-homes-176370/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government spends $50 million saving koalas while taking away their homes">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Hudson, Sessional Instructor, Victoria University, and Doctor of Education candidate, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock As students across Australia return to onsite learning, the possibility of Omicron disrupting schools remains high. Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has warned transmission of the virus will increase with ... <a title="Return-to-school plans overlook chronic teacher shortages outside the big cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/return-to-school-plans-overlook-chronic-teacher-shortages-outside-the-big-cities-176250/" aria-label="Read more about Return-to-school plans overlook chronic teacher shortages outside the big cities">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock With the official unemployment rate now 4.2% – the lowest since 2008 – Prime Minister Scott Morrison has predicted a rate “with a 3 in front of ... <a title="Why there’s no magic jobless rate to increase Australians’ wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/why-theres-no-magic-jobless-rate-to-increase-australians-wages-176538/" aria-label="Read more about Why there’s no magic jobless rate to increase Australians’ wages">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Graham, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney Shutterstock Having floated the prospect of introducing rent controls just last week, it seems the government has already ditched the proposal. In tentatively raising the idea, Associate Minister for Housing Poto Williams pointed out the need for policy solutions ... <a title="Why the NZ government is right to rule out rent controls as a housing crisis solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/why-the-nz-government-is-right-to-rule-out-rent-controls-as-a-housing-crisis-solution-176460/" aria-label="Read more about Why the NZ government is right to rule out rent controls as a housing crisis solution">Read more</a>
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February 8, 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 now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. This week they discuss the imbroglio over Scott Morrison’s ... <a title="Word from The Hill: On Scott Morrison’s battle for Religious Discrimination Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/word-from-the-hill-on-scott-morrisons-battle-for-religious-discrimination-bill-176700/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: On Scott Morrison’s battle for Religious Discrimination Bill">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has said “sorry” to Brittany Higgins during a parliamentary acknowledgement of victims of bullying, harassment and sexual assaults in the parliamentary workplace. “I am sorry to Ms Higgins for the terrible things that took place here,” he told ... <a title="Scott Morrison says ‘sorry’ to Brittany Higgins for ‘terrible things’ that happened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/scott-morrison-says-sorry-to-brittany-higgins-for-terrible-things-that-happened-176686/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison says ‘sorry’ to Brittany Higgins for ‘terrible things’ that happened">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University shutterstock Sometimes the best things you can do are invisible. Such as fighting cholera by ensuring drinking water wasn’t contaminated by sewage, as happened in London in the 1840s. Or setting up an emissions trading ... <a title="An investment in clean indoor air would do more than help us fight COVID – it would help us concentrate, with lasting benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/an-investment-in-clean-indoor-air-would-do-more-than-help-us-fight-covid-it-would-help-us-concentrate-with-lasting-benefits-176547/" aria-label="Read more about An investment in clean indoor air would do more than help us fight COVID – it would help us concentrate, with lasting benefits">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University ABC Chair Ita Buttrose is “delighted” and Managing Director David Anderson says he now has “certainty” for planning. However, the Morrison government’s pre-election announcement it would restore the ABC’s budget to 2018 levels doesn’t come close to making up for ... <a title="The ABC’s budget hasn’t been restored – it’s still facing $1.2 billion in accumulated losses over a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/the-abcs-budget-hasnt-been-restored-its-still-facing-1-2-billion-in-accumulated-losses-over-a-decade-176532/" aria-label="Read more about The ABC’s budget hasn’t been restored – it’s still facing $1.2 billion in accumulated losses over a decade">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maartje Sevenster, Research Scientist Climate Smart Agriculture, CSIRO Shutterstock The need to feed a rising global population means agriculture is one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonise. This is especially true for growing grains – think wheat, barley, legumes and canola. Australia is the third largest ... <a title="How Australia can boost the production of grains, while lowering its carbon footprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/how-australia-can-boost-the-production-of-grains-while-lowering-its-carbon-footprint-176366/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia can boost the production of grains, while lowering its carbon footprint">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University Shutterstock The recent case of a Christian school in Queensland asking parents to sign a contract, stating, among other things, homosexuality is immoral and their children will only identify as their birth gender, sparked a furore across the country. ... <a title="‘I’m not going to waste my time on prayers’: how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/im-not-going-to-waste-my-time-on-prayers-how-secular-teachers-navigate-working-in-religious-schools-176534/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m not going to waste my time on prayers’: how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools">Read more</a>
