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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Moss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in maternal and child health, The University of Queensland One-fifth of Australian women still don’t receive mental health checks both before and after the birth of their baby, our research published today has found. Although access to recommended perinatal mental health screening ... <a title="20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/20-of-pregnant-australian-women-dont-receive-the-recommended-mental-health-screening-139979/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide How far away can dogs smell and hear? Georgina, age 8, Warrawee, New South Wales. Great question Georgina. We know and learn about the world around us through our senses. The senses of smell ... <a title="Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/curious-kids-how-far-away-can-dogs-smell-and-hear-139959/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Dwyer, Lecturer in Arts and Teacher Education, University of the Sunshine Coast A recent media report noted student teachers are facing delays in sitting a literacy and numeracy test they need to pass to graduate, due to the pandemic. The report noted a group of student ... <a title="Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/student-teachers-must-pass-a-literacy-and-numeracy-test-before-graduating-its-unfair-and-costly-140059/" aria-label="Read more about Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Wiesel, Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Melbourne A housing boom that lasted from the mid-1980s with only minor interruptions has added to rising income inequality in Australia. Yet an impending housing market bust, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting spike in unemployment, ... <a title="The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/the-housing-boom-propelled-inequality-but-a-coronavirus-housing-bust-will-skyrocket-it-139039/" aria-label="Read more about The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Gribble, Honorary Professor, Department of English, University of Sydney Chronicling four generations of two families, Felicity Volk’s Desire Lines is set against landmarks of 20th century Australian history, encompassing a geographical span that begins in the Arctic Circle and ends in the Blue Mountains of New ... <a title="Book review: Desire Lines is a small love story inside an epic tale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/book-review-desire-lines-is-a-small-love-story-inside-an-epic-tale-138726/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: Desire Lines is a small love story inside an epic tale">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In its latest move to spur business investment, the government will extend its $150,000 instant assets write-off until the end of the year. The six-months extension, which will be legislated, will cost $300 million in revenue over the forward estimates. ... <a title="Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/businesses-get-extension-for-instant-asset-write-off-140289/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australian economists narrowly back a wage freeze in the minimum wage case now before the Fair Work Commission, a freeze that could flow through to millions of Australians on awards and affect the wages of ... <a title="Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/economists-back-wage-freeze-21-19-in-new-economic-society-conversation-survey-140163/" aria-label="Read more about Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Free childcare will end on July 12, with the government saying it has “done its job” and demand is now increasing for places as the economy is reopening. The system will return to the previous mean tested childcare subsidy scheme ... <a title="Free childcare ends July 12, with sector losing JobKeeper but receiving temporary payment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/free-childcare-ends-july-12-with-sector-losing-jobkeeper-but-receiving-temporary-payment-140253/" aria-label="Read more about Free childcare ends July 12, with sector losing JobKeeper but receiving temporary payment">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted June 3-6 from a sample of 1,510, gave the Coalition a 51-49 lead, unchanged from three weeks ago. Primary votes were 42% Coalition (down one), 34% Labor (down one), 12% Greens ... <a title="Polls latest: Labor trails federally and in Queensland; Biden increases lead over Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/polls-latest-labor-trails-federally-and-in-queensland-biden-increases-lead-over-trump-140247/" aria-label="Read more about Polls latest: Labor trails federally and in Queensland; Biden increases lead over Trump">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Today, for the first time since February 28, New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19. Today is also the 17th day since the last new case was reported. New Zealand has a total of 1,154 confirmed cases ... <a title="New Zealand hits zero active coronavirus cases. Here are 5 measures to keep it that way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/new-zealand-hits-zero-active-coronavirus-cases-here-are-5-measures-to-keep-it-that-way-139862/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand hits zero active coronavirus cases. Here are 5 measures to keep it that way">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gene Lim, PhD Candidate, Monash University Dating and hook-up service Grindr has announced its intention to remove the “ethnicity filter” from its popular app. The controversial function allowed paying users to filter out prospective partners based on ethnicity labels such as “Asian”, “Black” and “Latino”. Long criticised ... <a title="Grindr is deleting its ‘ethnicity filter’. But racism is still rife in online dating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/grindr-is-deleting-its-ethnicity-filter-but-racism-is-still-rife-in-online-dating-140077/" aria-label="Read more about Grindr is deleting its ‘ethnicity filter’. But racism is still rife in online dating">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Hocking, Emeritus Professor, Monash University Professor Jenny Hocking recently won her longstanding campaign for the National Archives of Australia to release the so-called “Palace letters” about the dismissal of Gough Whitlam in 1975. This is her account of that campaign. In August 1975, speaking at a ... <a title="Jenny Hocking: why my battle for access to the ‘Palace letters’ should matter to all Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/jenny-hocking-why-my-battle-for-access-to-the-palace-letters-should-matter-to-all-australians-139738/" aria-label="Read more about Jenny Hocking: why my battle for access to the ‘Palace letters’ should matter to all Australians">Read more</a>
