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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miriam Bankovsky, Senior Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University Last week, the Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) published their third annual Free Speech on Campus Audit. It found all but one Australian university (the University of New England) stifles diversity of ideas and academic freedom. The problem ... <a title="We need to talk about the actual threats to academic freedom on Australian campuses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/we-need-to-talk-about-the-actual-threats-to-academic-freedom-on-australian-campuses-108596/" aria-label="Read more about We need to talk about the actual threats to academic freedom on Australian campuses">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform By Dr Bryce Edwards Debate has now kicked off over the Government’s most radical reforms to date – the overhaul of the way our schools are run. With the release of the “Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce” proposals for change, there is now a polarised and highly-ideological battle ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-case-against-major-school-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Case against major school reform">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 17 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Environment and conservation John Armstrong (1News): As NZ tries to lead world on climate change, Jacinda Ardern’s failure to shut down ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 17 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-17-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 17 2018">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute The Morrison government wants next year’s election to be about economic management. So understandably, it’s using the improved bottom line in the Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) to talk up its economic credentials. But ... <a title="More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to hit its own targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/more-mirage-than-good-management-myefo-fails-to-hit-its-own-targets-108830/" aria-label="Read more about More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to hit its own targets">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute The Morrison government wants next year’s election to be about economic management. So understandably, it’s using the improved bottom line in the Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) to talk up its economic credentials. But ... <a title="More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to meet its own targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/more-mirage-than-good-management-myefo-fails-to-meet-its-own-targets-108830/" aria-label="Read more about More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to meet its own targets">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Morgan, Senior Meteorologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! You might also like ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do people know what the weather will be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/curious-kids-how-do-people-know-what-the-weather-will-be-108295/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do people know what the weather will be?">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Prime Minister Scott Morrison will have learned a valuable foreign policy lesson in the past day or so as it relates to the Holy Land. As ye sow, so shall ye reap (Galatians 6:7). When Morrison allowed ... <a title="Morrison’s decision to recognise West Jerusalem the latest bad move in a mess of his own making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/morrisons-decision-to-recognise-west-jerusalem-the-latest-bad-move-in-a-mess-of-his-own-making-108892/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s decision to recognise West Jerusalem the latest bad move in a mess of his own making">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney 2018 has been a big year for video games – and not just because of the games that were released. We’ve seen broken revenue records, burgeoning discussions about the labour that goes into producing games, and ... <a title="Broken records, ‘crunch’ and freemium that’s not free: 2018 was a huge year in gaming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/broken-records-crunch-and-freemium-thats-not-free-2018-was-a-huge-year-in-gaming-105736/" aria-label="Read more about Broken records, ‘crunch’ and freemium that’s not free: 2018 was a huge year in gaming">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Melbourne Children are a wonderful gift, bringing joy, laughter, and love. But, then there are the toys, the sleepless nights, the constant barrage of “why?” questions and the plethora of sticky handprints. For many parents, the decision to have ... <a title="Having a second child worsens parents’ mental health: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/having-a-second-child-worsens-parents-mental-health-new-research-107806/" aria-label="Read more about Having a second child worsens parents’ mental health: new research">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Stafford, Research Fellow in Health Sciences, Curtin University Australia is kicking off another summer of cricket. And if watching the series is a family affair, you may be concerned with the alcohol advertisements your children are being exposed to. An extensive body of research shows exposure ... <a title="Children’s health hit for six as industry fails to regulate alcohol ads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/childrens-health-hit-for-six-as-industry-fails-to-regulate-alcohol-ads-108494/" aria-label="Read more about Children’s health hit for six as industry fails to regulate alcohol ads">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manuela Taboada, Senior Lecturer, Visual Design, Queensland University of Technology Research shows that waste can double during the Christmas period, and most of it is plastic from gift wrapping and packaging. The British, for example, go through more than 40 million rolls of (mostly plastic) sticky tape ... <a title="How to have yourself a plastic-free Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/how-to-have-yourself-a-plastic-free-christmas-108828/" aria-label="Read more about How to have yourself a plastic-free Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Gately, Criminology Courses Coordinator, Edith Cowan University Many working parents battle with school holidays, especially the long period between Christmas and the start of the new school year. Most people receive four weeks’ leave a year, but school holidays take up about 12 weeks of the ... <a title="Home alone: how to keep your kids safe (and out of trouble) when you’re at work these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/17/home-alone-how-to-keep-your-kids-safe-and-out-of-trouble-when-youre-at-work-these-holidays-105581/" aria-label="Read more about Home alone: how to keep your kids safe (and out of trouble) when you’re at work these holidays">Read more</a>
