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Defence mechanisms. Why NAB chairman Ken Henry lost his job

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare JM Burns, Sessional academic in management, PhD student, Griffith University Defensive, some say arrogant, behaviour just cost Ken Henry his job. Between 2001 and 2011 Henry was the highly regarded head of the federal treasury. He steered Australia through the global financial crisis, led the Henry ... <a title="Defence mechanisms. Why NAB chairman Ken Henry lost his job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/defence-mechanisms-why-nab-chairman-ken-henry-lost-his-job-111182/" aria-label="Read more about Defence mechanisms. Why NAB chairman Ken Henry lost his job">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs. If needed, this man can and will cut rates during the election campaign

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW It was a great story. Philip Lowe had taken over as Reserve Bank governor after 25 years of uninterrupted economic growth. The Australian economy was transitioning nicely away from the country’s biggest-ever mining boom. Interest rates had been cut to historic ... <a title="Vital Signs. If needed, this man can and will cut rates during the election campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/vital-signs-if-needed-this-man-can-and-will-cut-rates-during-the-election-campaign-111254/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. If needed, this man can and will cut rates during the election campaign">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: lost and found in the Tasmanian bush

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Pybus, Adjunct Professor in History, University of Tasmania This piece is republished with permission from GriffithReview 63: Writing the Country (Text), ed Ashley Hay. When I was in my middle thirties, I abruptly abandoned a long-term relationship and impulsively moved from Sydney to Melbourne, having accepted ... <a title="Friday essay: lost and found in the Tasmanian bush" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/friday-essay-lost-and-found-in-the-tasmanian-bush-110876/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: lost and found in the Tasmanian bush">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Suspense over medical transfers bill goes down to the wire

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The battle over the medical transfers legislation has become something of a thriller for political tragics. The government is desperate to head off a defeat next week on the bill. That’s just elevated the issue. If it had let the ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Suspense over medical transfers bill goes down to the wire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/grattan-on-friday-suspense-over-medical-transfers-bill-goes-down-to-the-wire-111376/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Suspense over medical transfers bill goes down to the wire">Read more</a>

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After the floods come the mosquitoes – but the disease risk is more difficult to predict

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney We’re often warned to avoid mosquito bites after major flooding events. With more water around, there are likely to be more mosquitoes. As flood waters recede around Townsville and clean-up efforts continue, the local population will ... <a title="After the floods come the mosquitoes – but the disease risk is more difficult to predict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/after-the-floods-come-the-mosquitoes-but-the-disease-risk-is-more-difficult-to-predict-111173/" aria-label="Read more about After the floods come the mosquitoes – but the disease risk is more difficult to predict">Read more</a>

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The Lawyer X scandal is a massive blow to the criminal justice system: here’s why

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Gans, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Imagine you were charged with a serious crime. Then, you found out your lawyer – whether it’s a silk from the top end of town or one from Legal Aid – was only pretending to work for you. ... <a title="The Lawyer X scandal is a massive blow to the criminal justice system: here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/the-lawyer-x-scandal-is-a-massive-blow-to-the-criminal-justice-system-heres-why-111342/" aria-label="Read more about The Lawyer X scandal is a massive blow to the criminal justice system: here’s why">Read more</a>

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Hidden women of history: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, prodigiously talented painter

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McPhee, Emeritus professor, University of Melbourne In this series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages. Born in 1749, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was a supremely talented painter who forged her career at a time when the Parisian art world was dominated by aristocratic and male ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, prodigiously talented painter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/hidden-women-of-history-adela-de-labille-guiard-prodigiously-talented-painter-107801/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, prodigiously talented painter">Read more</a>

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Why are Australians still using Facebook?

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, UNSW This weeks marks 15 years since Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg first set up the platform with his college roommate Eduardo Saverin. Since then, Facebook has grown into a giant global enterprise. The platform now has more than 2.32 billion monthly users and ... <a title="Why are Australians still using Facebook?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/why-are-australians-still-using-facebook-111183/" aria-label="Read more about Why are Australians still using Facebook?">Read more</a>

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The collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty makes arms control a global priority

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ramesh Thakur, Professor of International Relations, Australian National University On October 20 2018, US President Donald Trump announced he intends to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) – an arms control treaty with Russia that contributed to the end of the Cold War. Secretary of ... <a title="The collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty makes arms control a global priority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/the-collapse-of-the-us-russia-inf-treaty-makes-arms-control-a-global-priority-111251/" aria-label="Read more about The collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty makes arms control a global priority">Read more</a>

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What TV comedy The Good Place tells us about why banks and other corporations are in a bad place

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Davis, Executive Director, Australian Institute of Performance Sciences, and researcher at, La Trobe University What does the American Netflix fantasy-comedy The Good Place have in common with Australia’s banking royal commission? The Good Place, in case you don’t know, is about a happy afterlife accessed through ... <a title="What TV comedy The Good Place tells us about why banks and other corporations are in a bad place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/what-tv-comedy-the-good-place-tells-us-about-why-banks-and-other-corporations-are-in-a-bad-place-111062/" aria-label="Read more about What TV comedy The Good Place tells us about why banks and other corporations are in a bad place">Read more</a>

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Does microdosing improve your mood and performance? Here’s what the research says

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vince Polito, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive Science, Macquarie University Microdosing means regularly taking very small doses of psychedelic substances such as LSD or psilocybin (magic mushrooms) over a period of weeks or months. The practice has made countless headlines over the past couple of years, with ... <a title="Does microdosing improve your mood and performance? Here’s what the research says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/does-microdosing-improve-your-mood-and-performance-heres-what-the-research-says-106850/" aria-label="Read more about Does microdosing improve your mood and performance? Here’s what the research says">Read more</a>

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One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we’re starting to understand why

February 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayne Lucke, Chair, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University Abortion is a common experience for Australian women. Around one in six have had an abortion by their mid-30s, according our new research published today in the Australia New Zealand Journal of Public ... <a title="One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we’re starting to understand why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/one-in-six-australian-women-in-their-30s-have-had-an-abortion-and-were-starting-to-understand-why-111246/" aria-label="Read more about One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we’re starting to understand why">Read more</a>