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Think superannuation comes from employers’ pockets? It comes from yours

February 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute A key question for the government’s retirement incomes review is who ultimately pays for compulsory super contributions, especially since they are set to climb from 9.5% of wages to 12% over the next five years. Legally, they come from ... <a title="Think superannuation comes from employers’ pockets? It comes from yours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/03/think-superannuation-comes-from-employers-pockets-it-comes-from-yours-130797/" aria-label="Read more about Think superannuation comes from employers’ pockets? It comes from yours">Read more</a>

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How script supervisors keep film continuity – and coffee cups and cigarettes – in check

February 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Paul Fisher, Head of Directing, Department of Film, Screen and Creative Media, Bond University You’ve seen the Game of Thrones scene with Jon and Daenerys where somehow a Starbucks coffee cup made it into the frame? Or maybe the one in Star Wars where the Stormtrooper ... <a title="How script supervisors keep film continuity – and coffee cups and cigarettes – in check" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/03/how-script-supervisors-keep-film-continuity-and-coffee-cups-and-cigarettes-in-check-127911/" aria-label="Read more about How script supervisors keep film continuity – and coffee cups and cigarettes – in check">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Bridget McKenzie falls – but for the lesser of her political sins

February 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Agriculture Minister and Nationals deputy leader Bridget McKenzie has finally fallen on her sword, after intense pressure on her to limit the government’s damage from the sports rorts affair ahead of parliament resuming this week. But McKenzie has been pushed ... <a title="View from The Hill: Bridget McKenzie falls – but for the lesser of her political sins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/02/view-from-the-hill-bridget-mckenzie-falls-but-for-the-lesser-of-her-political-sins-131011/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Bridget McKenzie falls – but for the lesser of her political sins">Read more</a>

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Remembrance of rorts past: why the McKenzie scandal might not count for a hill of beans

February 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The sports rorts scandal has evoked in some commentators considerable nostalgia. There was a time, we are assured, when politics was governed by genuine integrity. Andrew Peacock offered John Gorton his resignation ... <a title="Remembrance of rorts past: why the McKenzie scandal might not count for a hill of beans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/02/remembrance-of-rorts-past-why-the-mckenzie-scandal-might-not-count-for-a-hill-of-beans-130793/" aria-label="Read more about Remembrance of rorts past: why the McKenzie scandal might not count for a hill of beans">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus fears can trigger anti-Chinese prejudice. Here’s how schools can help

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney Every disease outbreak brings an accompanying outbreak of fear. Already we’re seeing coverage on the spread of coronavirus fear which leads to misinformation, an effect on the economy and, perhaps the most alarming, xenophobia ... <a title="Coronavirus fears can trigger anti-Chinese prejudice. Here’s how schools can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/coronavirus-fears-can-trigger-anti-chinese-prejudice-heres-how-schools-can-help-130945/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus fears can trigger anti-Chinese prejudice. Here’s how schools can help">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus: how worried should I be about the shortage of face masks? Or can I just use a scarf?

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. There have been nearly 10,000 cases of the so-called 2019-nCoV in China, ... <a title="Coronavirus: how worried should I be about the shortage of face masks? Or can I just use a scarf?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/coronavirus-how-worried-should-i-be-about-the-shortage-of-face-masks-or-can-i-just-use-a-scarf-130873/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: how worried should I be about the shortage of face masks? Or can I just use a scarf?">Read more</a>

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Yes, there’s merit in quarantining people on Christmas Island to prevent the spread of coronavirus

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beverley Paterson, Epidemiologist, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle The World Health Organisation (WHO) overnight declared the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) a public health emergency of international concern, reinforcing the need for countries around the world to act decisively in the face of this epidemic. The Australian government is ... <a title="Yes, there’s merit in quarantining people on Christmas Island to prevent the spread of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/yes-theres-merit-in-quarantining-people-on-christmas-island-to-prevent-the-spread-of-coronavirus-130879/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, there’s merit in quarantining people on Christmas Island to prevent the spread of coronavirus">Read more</a>

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Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Sharpe, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decision to make. Should they rebuild their businesses, or take whatever ... <a title="Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/disaster-hits-small-business-in-many-ways-we-need-a-national-strategy-to-help-them-adapt-130871/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt">Read more</a>

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To address the ecological crisis, Aboriginal peoples must be restored as custodians of Country

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zena Cumpston, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne In the wake of devastating bushfires across the country, and with the prospect of losing a billion animals and some entire species, transformational change is required in the way we interact with this land. Australia’s First Peoples have honed and ... <a title="To address the ecological crisis, Aboriginal peoples must be restored as custodians of Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/to-address-the-ecological-crisis-aboriginal-peoples-must-be-restored-as-custodians-of-country-108594/" aria-label="Read more about To address the ecological crisis, Aboriginal peoples must be restored as custodians of Country">Read more</a>

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How hard is it to scramble Rubik’s Cube?

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Garoni, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics, Monash University Rubik’s Cube has been one of the world’s favourite puzzles for 40 years. Several different methods have been devised for solving it, as explained in countless books. Expert “speedcubers” can solve it in a matter of seconds. In ... <a title="How hard is it to scramble Rubik’s Cube?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/how-hard-is-it-to-scramble-rubiks-cube-129916/" aria-label="Read more about How hard is it to scramble Rubik’s Cube?">Read more</a>

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With four days remaining, Sanders leads narrowly in Iowa, but Biden leads nationally

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Four days before the US Iowa Democratic caucuses next Tuesday AEDT, the RealClearPolitics poll average has Bernie Sanders narrowly leading with 23.8%, followed by Joe Biden on 20.2%, Pete Buttigieg 15.8%, Elizabeth Warren 14.6% and ... <a title="With four days remaining, Sanders leads narrowly in Iowa, but Biden leads nationally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/with-four-days-remaining-sanders-leads-narrowly-in-iowa-but-biden-leads-nationally-130593/" aria-label="Read more about With four days remaining, Sanders leads narrowly in Iowa, but Biden leads nationally">Read more</a>

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Proposed Queensland laws silencing charities risk breaching the Constitution

January 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The Queensland government’s proposed electoral laws risk being struck down by the High Court if they remain in their current form. This is because they hamper the ability of charities to advocate for their causes and limit the ... <a title="Proposed Queensland laws silencing charities risk breaching the Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/proposed-queensland-laws-silencing-charities-risk-breaching-the-constitution-130528/" aria-label="Read more about Proposed Queensland laws silencing charities risk breaching the Constitution">Read more</a>