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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Goss, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute In his first budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said education was the first defence of the nation […] it is critical to our prosperity, harmony and advancement as a country. Frydenberg said funding for government, independent and Catholic schools ... <a title="Don’t be fooled, billions for schools in budget 2019 aren’t new. And what happened to the national evidence institute?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/dont-be-fooled-billions-for-schools-in-budget-2019-arent-new-and-what-happened-to-the-national-evidence-institute-114193/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t be fooled, billions for schools in budget 2019 aren’t new. And what happened to the national evidence institute?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology After weeks of speculation, Woolworths has confirmed it will close 30 of its Big W stores in Australia, as well as two distribution centres. This represents about 16% of its 183-strong network. The obvious ... <a title="The trouble with Big W: don’t blame online for killing discount department stores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/the-trouble-with-big-w-dont-blame-online-for-killing-discount-department-stores-114630/" aria-label="Read more about The trouble with Big W: don’t blame online for killing discount department stores">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute Another federal budget, and yet more tinkering to superannuation tax breaks. But the latest changes will only help older wealthier Australians. The losers are younger workers and taxpayers. What’s the plan? From July 1 2020, Australians aged 65 and 66 will be ... <a title="The budget super change that helps the wealthy at the expense of the young" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/the-budget-super-change-that-helps-the-wealthy-at-the-expense-of-the-young-114811/" aria-label="Read more about The budget super change that helps the wealthy at the expense of the young">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hadeel Al-Alosi, Lecturer, School of Law, Western Sydney University In a recent court case in Western Australia, Magistrate Michelle Ridley ruled that “in an era of twerking” and easy access to pornography, a police officer pinching a woman’s backside is not indecent assault. Here’s what happened. In ... <a title="Is bottom-pinching still ‘indecent’ by today’s community standards?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/is-bottom-pinching-still-indecent-by-todays-community-standards-114429/" aria-label="Read more about Is bottom-pinching still ‘indecent’ by today’s community standards?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Are you an #auspol addict? Did you watch the budget speech for fun? Test yourself with our quiz, and catch all our analysis and coverage over here. Quiz Maker – powered by Riddle Read more: Budget 2019 has little new for ... <a title="Were you paying attention on budget night? Test yourself with this quiz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/were-you-paying-attention-on-budget-night-test-yourself-with-this-quiz-114777/" aria-label="Read more about Were you paying attention on budget night? Test yourself with this quiz">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie Laird, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Otago For most animals, reproduction is straightforward: some species lay eggs, while others give birth to live babies. But our recent research uncovered a fascinating mix between the two modes of reproduction. In an Australian skink, we observed the first example ... <a title="The first known case of eggs plus live birth from one pregnancy in a tiny lizard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/the-first-known-case-of-eggs-plus-live-birth-from-one-pregnancy-in-a-tiny-lizard-113460/" aria-label="Read more about The first known case of eggs plus live birth from one pregnancy in a tiny lizard">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Wardle, Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney Starting this week, private health insurers are prohibited from providing benefits for a number of natural therapies. This includes aromatherapy, Western herbalism, homeopathy, naturopathy, pilates, reflexology, Rolfing (soft tissue manipulation), Shiatsu, tai chi, yoga, and half ... <a title="Going to the naturopath or a yoga class? Your private health won’t cover it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/going-to-the-naturopath-or-a-yoga-class-your-private-health-wont-cover-it-110699/" aria-label="Read more about Going to the naturopath or a yoga class? Your private health won’t cover it">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Chair, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology E-scooter mania is sweeping cities around the world. Fun, accessible and cheap to rent, shared electric scooters are one of the biggest technology stories this year. Their main appeal is that they are so ... <a title="Banning ‘tiny vehicles’ would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/banning-tiny-vehicles-would-deny-us-smarter-ways-to-get-around-our-cities-113111/" aria-label="Read more about Banning ‘tiny vehicles’ would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Professor of History, University of Western Australia On the 500th anniversary of his death, our series Leonardo da Vinci Revisited brings together scholars from different disciplines to re-examine his work, legacy and myth. Leonardo worked for some of the top military and political leaders in ... <a title="How Leonardo da Vinci made a living from killing machines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/how-leonardo-da-vinci-made-a-living-from-killing-machines-112402/" aria-label="Read more about How Leonardo da Vinci made a living from killing machines">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University Women represent just 22% of board chairs and 13% of CEOs across more than 60 Australian sporting organisations. Why is there such an imbalance? It may be because, in some sporting organisations, women do not get a fair go ... <a title="‘Jobs for the boys’: women don’t get a fair go in sports administration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/jobs-for-the-boys-women-dont-get-a-fair-go-in-sports-administration-111350/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Jobs for the boys’: women don’t get a fair go in sports administration">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute The budget just before an election seems to have a special quality: the transport infrastructure will surely be more plentiful than usual, and carefully chosen to shore up the electoral bulwarks. But don’t get too excited: this year ... <a title="Total transport spending is about par for the course, but the pattern is unusual" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/03/total-transport-spending-is-about-par-for-the-course-but-the-pattern-is-unusual-114597/" aria-label="Read more about Total transport spending is about par for the course, but the pattern is unusual">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Goss, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute In his first budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said education was the first defence of the nation […] it is critical to our prosperity, harmony and advancement as a country. Frydenberg said funding for government, independent and Catholic schools ... <a title="Budget 2019 has little new for schools and even less for early childhood: education experts respond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/budget-2019-has-little-new-for-schools-and-even-less-for-early-childhood-education-experts-respond-114193/" aria-label="Read more about Budget 2019 has little new for schools and even less for early childhood: education experts respond">Read more</a>
