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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne Labor launched its arts policy in Melbourne on Saturday. The new policy document is called “Renewing Creative Australia”, paying homage to Labor’s two previous cultural policy documents; “Creative Nation” in 1994 and “Creative Australia” in 2013. ... <a title="Labor’s boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/labors-boost-to-the-arts-is-welcome-but-our-political-climate-does-not-take-culture-seriously-115466/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne Last week the US state of Georgia passed abortion laws that wind back some of the hard-fought reproductive rights won through America’s landmark abortion case Roe v Wade. The new legislation restricts abortion once “cardiac activity” can be detected. ... <a title="Why a ‘sex strike’ is unlikely to improve access to abortion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/why-a-sex-strike-is-unlikely-to-improve-access-to-abortion-116970/" aria-label="Read more about Why a ‘sex strike’ is unlikely to improve access to abortion">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less stressful, pathways to finishing school. These reports come amid warnings of rising rates of anxiety and depression among young people, with psychologists ... <a title="Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/are-we-teaching-children-to-be-afraid-of-exams-116741/" aria-label="Read more about Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute On housing, the contrast between the two major parties on housing couldn’t be clearer. The Coalition is still pretending that you can help first homebuyers without hurting anyone. Labor isn’t. This matters, because Australian governments have been pretending for decades that there ... <a title="The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/the-brutal-truth-on-housing-someone-has-to-lose-in-order-for-first-homebuyers-to-win-117010/" aria-label="Read more about The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney If we can avoid a recession for another two years, then on July 1, 2021 Australia will have recorded a record 30 years of economic expansion. We will be entering our fourth decade recession-free. That’s the expectation embedded in ... <a title="The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/the-next-government-can-usher-in-our-fourth-decade-recession-free-but-it-will-be-dicey-116887/" aria-label="Read more about The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University The New Zealand state tried to remove a newborn Māori baby from his family last week. This is not unusual. Indeed, it is an increasingly frequent occurrence. Between 2015 and 2018, the number of Māori babies removed ... <a title="Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families – even though state care often fails them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/racism-alleged-as-indigenous-children-taken-from-families-even-though-state-care-often-fails-them-116984/" aria-label="Read more about Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families – even though state care often fails them">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Walker, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuro Mental Health, The University of Queensland As Australia’s aged care royal commission hears testimony about the treatment of people with dementia in residential aged care, the use of restraints is front and centre. Restraints are sometimes used in an attempt to prevent ... <a title="There’s almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/theres-almost-always-a-better-way-to-care-for-nursing-home-residents-than-restraining-them-111340/" aria-label="Read more about There’s almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University The politics of climate change in Australia has always been about the costs of change. It’s often debated in terms of we can’t afford or can afford to pay for the changes needed to our power, transport and building systems. ... <a title="Cutting cities’ emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/cutting-cities-emissions-does-have-economic-benefits-and-these-ultimately-outweigh-the-costs-116986/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting cities’ emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Just two elections ago Tony Abbott was headed for the prime ministership. Now he’s desperately trying to survive in his own seat. A leader deposed by his party, turned on by Liberal voters in his own heartland, bruised and battle-scarred, ... <a title="View from The Hill: ‘Soft’ voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/view-from-the-hill-soft-voters-in-warringah-focus-groups-expect-tony-abbott-win-117036/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: ‘Soft’ voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra D’urso, Researcher, The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne Review: Cloudstreet, Malthouse Theatre Set in a rambling and ageing house haunted by a colonial past, Cloudstreet is a theatrical adaption of Tim Winton’s 1991 novel of the same title. Written by Nick Enright and Justin Monjo – ... <a title="In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia’s colonial past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/in-cloudstreet-nostalgia-all-too-easily-redeems-australias-colonial-past-117001/" aria-label="Read more about In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia’s colonial past">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University The Great Australian Bight is home to a unique array of marine life. More than 85% of species in this remote stretch of rocky coastline are not found anywhere else in the world. It’s also potentially one of ... <a title="Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/drilling-for-oil-in-the-great-australian-bight-would-be-disastrous-for-marine-life-and-the-local-community-116288/" aria-label="Read more about Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has attracted widespread media attention after it found chemicals contained in sunscreen could get into people’s bloodstreams: A variety of different chemicals in sunscreen are ... <a title="Research Check: should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/research-check-should-we-be-worried-that-the-chemicals-from-sunscreen-can-get-into-our-blood-116738/" aria-label="Read more about Research Check: should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?">Read more</a>
