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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Nixon, Lecturer, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology The Morrison government has finally agreed to a royal commission into the abuse of people living with disability – if the states get on board. After hearing horrific tales of abuse and neglect in the ... <a title="People with disability are more likely to be victims of crime – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/people-with-disability-are-more-likely-to-be-victims-of-crime-heres-why-111999/" aria-label="Read more about People with disability are more likely to be victims of crime – here’s why">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon KA Robson, Honorary Professor, University of Sydney Many people on a tropical island getaway might take a jungle hike, or learn about the local wildlife. My colleagues and I went one better: we tracked down the world’s biggest bee species, which hadn’t been spotted for decades, ... <a title="Catch the buzz: how a tropical holiday led us to find the world’s biggest bee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/catch-the-buzz-how-a-tropical-holiday-led-us-to-find-the-worlds-biggest-bee-112138/" aria-label="Read more about Catch the buzz: how a tropical holiday led us to find the world’s biggest bee">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia Lane, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney A “granny flat agreement” is an informal arrangement between a parent and their adult child or children. The parent (often elderly) contributes funds to create granny flat accommodation either by modifying a home or by buying a suitable property in ... <a title="When granny flats go wrong – perils for parents highlight need for law reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/when-granny-flats-go-wrong-perils-for-parents-highlight-need-for-law-reform-103335/" aria-label="Read more about When granny flats go wrong – perils for parents highlight need for law reform">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The supermarket giant Woolworths this week broke ranks and announced it was going to stop selling A$1 per litre milk. It will now charge A$1.10, or A$2.20 for two litres. Chief executive Brad Banducci made it clear that there was more ... <a title="Vital Signs: why more expensive milk won’t help farmers much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/vital-signs-why-more-expensive-milk-wont-help-farmers-much-112145/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: why more expensive milk won’t help farmers much">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelina Hurley, PhD candidate, Griffith University I am from Queensland. Unfortunately, from personal experience I know racism well. An early recollection of this was at six years old, my first sporting event at a new school. I beat the local, white school hero in my opening sprint ... <a title="Friday essay: it’s not funny to us – an Aboriginal perspective on political correctness and humour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/friday-essay-its-not-funny-to-us-an-aboriginal-perspective-on-political-correctness-and-humour-111535/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: it’s not funny to us – an Aboriginal perspective on political correctness and humour">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As a parliament that will be unmourned winds down to the election, this fortnight has been the season for goodbyes from those departing (voluntarily). The most dramatic was Thursday’s announcement by Julie Bishop that she isn’t running again. Bishop’s claim ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Bishop’s boots were made for walking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/grattan-on-friday-bishops-boots-were-made-for-walking-112251/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Bishop’s boots were made for walking">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Jensen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently said both the Australian Parliament and its major political parties were hacked by a “sophisticated state actor.” This raises concerns that a foreign adversary may be intending to ... <a title="We’ve been hacked – so will the data be weaponised to influence election 2019? Here’s what to look for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/weve-been-hacked-so-will-the-data-be-weaponised-to-influence-election-2019-heres-what-to-look-for-112130/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve been hacked – so will the data be weaponised to influence election 2019? Here’s what to look for">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Dew, Professor of Sociology, Victoria University of Wellington The use of pharmaceuticals is on the rise and, globally, the expenses for drugs are projected to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2021. The ageing of populations is one of the drivers of this upward trend, but another important ... <a title="As pharmaceutical use continues to rise, side effects are becoming a costly health issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/as-pharmaceutical-use-continues-to-rise-side-effects-are-becoming-a-costly-health-issue-105494/" aria-label="Read more about As pharmaceutical use continues to rise, side effects are becoming a costly health issue">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Paul Mika, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Massey University Tourism is New Zealand’s biggest export earner, contributing 21% of foreign exchange earnings. The latest data show tourists added NZ$39.1 billion to the economy and the industry has seen a 44% increase over the past five years. ... <a title="Five insights that could move tourism closer towards sustainability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/five-insights-that-could-move-tourism-closer-towards-sustainability-110594/" aria-label="Read more about Five insights that could move tourism closer towards sustainability">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmanuel Stamatakis, Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney Have you recently carried heavy shopping bags up a few flights of stairs? Or run the last 100 metres to the station to catch your train? If you have, you may have unknowingly been ... <a title="Don’t have time to exercise? Here’s a regime everyone can squeeze in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/dont-have-time-to-exercise-heres-a-regime-everyone-can-squeeze-in-111600/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t have time to exercise? Here’s a regime everyone can squeeze in">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Walter Jarvis, Director, UTS Master of Management; Lecturer in Managing, Leading & Stewardship, University of Technology Sydney The banking royal commission has seen spectacular resignations, calls for changes in the law, and calls for cultural change within banks. But what about changes in education, which is where ... <a title="What are we teaching in business schools? The royal commission’s challenge to amoral theory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/what-are-we-teaching-in-business-schools-the-royal-commissions-challenge-to-amoral-theory-110901/" aria-label="Read more about What are we teaching in business schools? The royal commission’s challenge to amoral theory">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorana Bartels, Professor, School of Law and Justice, University of Canberra Justice reinvestment seeks to reduce the number of people in prison by investing money that would have been spent on prisons in early intervention, prevention and diversion. It involves working with communities to design local solutions ... <a title="Australian governments should follow the ACT’s lead in building communities, not prisons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/australian-governments-should-follow-the-acts-lead-in-building-communities-not-prisons-111990/" aria-label="Read more about Australian governments should follow the ACT’s lead in building communities, not prisons">Read more</a>
