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Explainer: what is Sjögren’s syndrome, the condition Venus Williams lives with?

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabien B. Vincent, Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University Sjögren’s syndrome hit the headlines when US tennis player Venus Williams declared she was suffering from it. What is Sjögren’s syndrome? How do you pronounce it anyway? And is there a cure? What ... <a title="Explainer: what is Sjögren’s syndrome, the condition Venus Williams lives with?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/explainer-what-is-sjogrens-syndrome-the-condition-venus-williams-lives-with-111250/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is Sjögren’s syndrome, the condition Venus Williams lives with?">Read more</a>

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It’s time ‘coercive control’ was made illegal in Australia

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGorrery, PhD Candidate in Criminal Law, Deakin University In the past few years, most parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland have introduced new legislation making it a crime to engage in what’s known as “coercive control” towards an intimate partner. Yet, with the exception of ... <a title="It’s time ‘coercive control’ was made illegal in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/its-time-coercive-control-was-made-illegal-in-australia-114817/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time ‘coercive control’ was made illegal in Australia">Read more</a>

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How the decision to paywall NZ’s largest newspaper will affect other media

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merja Myllylahti, Co-Director JMAD research center, Auckland University of Technology This week New Zealand’s largest newspaper, the NZ Herald, launched digital subscriptions for its online content, making history at the same time. Its paywall is the first for a general newspaper in New Zealand. Back in 2011, ... <a title="How the decision to paywall NZ’s largest newspaper will affect other media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/how-the-decision-to-paywall-nzs-largest-newspaper-will-affect-other-media-116152/" aria-label="Read more about How the decision to paywall NZ’s largest newspaper will affect other media">Read more</a>

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Issues that swung elections: the ‘credit squeeze’ that nearly swept Menzies from power in 1961

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History , UNSW With taxes, health care and climate change emerging as key issues in the upcoming federal election, we’re running a series this week looking at the main issues that swung elections in the past, from agricultural workers’ wages to the ... <a title="Issues that swung elections: the ‘credit squeeze’ that nearly swept Menzies from power in 1961" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/issues-that-swung-elections-the-credit-squeeze-that-nearly-swept-menzies-from-power-in-1961-115140/" aria-label="Read more about Issues that swung elections: the ‘credit squeeze’ that nearly swept Menzies from power in 1961">Read more</a>

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How a bias towards built heritage threatens the protection of cultural landscapes in New Zealand

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Short, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Controversy over a rare cultural heritage landscape in South Auckland highlights significant failures of heritage protection in New Zealand. The case of Ihumaatao shows how culturally and historically important landscapes continue to fall through the cracks of the heritage system. ... <a title="How a bias towards built heritage threatens the protection of cultural landscapes in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/how-a-bias-towards-built-heritage-threatens-the-protection-of-cultural-landscapes-in-new-zealand-115042/" aria-label="Read more about How a bias towards built heritage threatens the protection of cultural landscapes in New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Like a spinning top: wobbling jets from a black hole that’s ‘feeding’ on a companion star

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Miller-Jones, Associate Professor, Curtin University We often think of black holes as one-way valves that consume everything they come across. But they are also powerful engines that emit radiation and drive energetic jets out into the cosmos. In research published in the journal Nature, we looked ... <a title="Like a spinning top: wobbling jets from a black hole that’s ‘feeding’ on a companion star" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/like-a-spinning-top-wobbling-jets-from-a-black-hole-thats-feeding-on-a-companion-star-116067/" aria-label="Read more about Like a spinning top: wobbling jets from a black hole that’s ‘feeding’ on a companion star">Read more</a>

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More grey tsunami than youthquake: despite record youth enrolments, Australia’s voter base is ageing

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute The 2019 election has been heralded as a “generational election” or an “age war”. Labor goes to the election with a series of policies on climate change, housing affordability, wages and budget sustainability clearly designed to ... <a title="More grey tsunami than youthquake: despite record youth enrolments, Australia’s voter base is ageing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/more-grey-tsunami-than-youthquake-despite-record-youth-enrolments-australias-voter-base-is-ageing-115842/" aria-label="Read more about More grey tsunami than youthquake: despite record youth enrolments, Australia’s voter base is ageing">Read more</a>

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Explainer: does Rugby Australia have legal grounds to sack Israel Folau for anti-gay social media posts?

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Earlier this month, Australian rugby player Israel Folau wrote on Instagram that hell awaits “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters.” Rugby Australia subsequently announced that his comments breached the game’s code of ... <a title="Explainer: does Rugby Australia have legal grounds to sack Israel Folau for anti-gay social media posts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/explainer-does-rugby-australia-have-legal-grounds-to-sack-israel-folau-for-anti-gay-social-media-posts-116170/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: does Rugby Australia have legal grounds to sack Israel Folau for anti-gay social media posts?">Read more</a>

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Too many Australians miss out on timely dental care – Labor’s pledge is just a start

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Opposition leader Bill Shorten declared on Sunday that Labor has a “vision of universal access to dental care in Australia”. Labor’s pensioner dental plan would would give aged pensioners up to A$1,000 of subsidised dental care every two years. The ... <a title="Too many Australians miss out on timely dental care – Labor’s pledge is just a start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/too-many-australians-miss-out-on-timely-dental-care-labors-pledge-is-just-a-start-116169/" aria-label="Read more about Too many Australians miss out on timely dental care – Labor’s pledge is just a start">Read more</a>

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Why your veterinarian may refuse to euthanise your pet

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Coghlan, Senior lecturer in health ethics, University of Adelaide; Research fellow in robot ethics, University of Melbourne Vets often grapple with the moral dilemma of when a client wants to kill an inconvenient pet. Clients might, for instance, hint that caring for the pet has become ... <a title="Why your veterinarian may refuse to euthanise your pet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/why-your-veterinarian-may-refuse-to-euthanise-your-pet-110263/" aria-label="Read more about Why your veterinarian may refuse to euthanise your pet">Read more</a>

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Informal and illegal housing on the rise as our cities fail to offer affordable places to live

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney Despite the cooling property market, affordable rental housing remains in critically short supply across Australia. Unable to get a private rental unit or social housing, many low-income renters must resort to informal and insecure accommodation. These ... <a title="Informal and illegal housing on the rise as our cities fail to offer affordable places to live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/informal-and-illegal-housing-on-the-rise-as-our-cities-fail-to-offer-affordable-places-to-live-116065/" aria-label="Read more about Informal and illegal housing on the rise as our cities fail to offer affordable places to live">Read more</a>

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The newest election faultline isn’t left versus right, it’s young versus old — and it’s hardening

April 30, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Millane, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University In the field of tax, hard truths are playing out in this year’s election. The first is that special concessions that privilege older, wealthier voters have created a constituency very opposed to ... <a title="The newest election faultline isn’t left versus right, it’s young versus old — and it’s hardening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/the-newest-election-faultline-isnt-left-versus-right-its-young-versus-old-and-its-hardening-116079/" aria-label="Read more about The newest election faultline isn’t left versus right, it’s young versus old — and it’s hardening">Read more</a>