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Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivion

May 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola Favaro, Senior Lecturer Architecture Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW The legacy of Ancient Rome has exerted a powerful influence on town halls and parliamentary buildings around the world, and especially Washington DC’s urban form and identity. With its classically inspired architecture and political system, it is ... <a title="Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/ancient-rome-inspired-washington-but-its-legacy-of-being-open-to-all-has-fallen-into-oblivion-113924/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivion">Read more</a>

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Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reform

May 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Staples, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University This article is part of an election series on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement ahead of the 2019 federal election. You can read other pieces in the series here. Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, has warned ... <a title="Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/giving-workers-a-voice-in-the-boardroom-is-a-compelling-corporate-governance-reform-115463/" aria-label="Read more about Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reform">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs: When it came to the surplus, both Bill and Scott were having a lend

May 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW One of the more telling moments in the third and final election debate between Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten on Wednesday night was when moderator Sabra Lane asked if, faced with an economic downturn, both leaders would be able to maintain ... <a title="Vital Signs: When it came to the surplus, both Bill and Scott were having a lend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/vital-signs-when-it-came-to-the-surplus-both-bill-and-scott-were-having-a-lend-116806/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: When it came to the surplus, both Bill and Scott were having a lend">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher’s view

May 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janna Thompson, Professor of Philosophy, La Trobe University When actor Kevin Spacey was accused of attempted sexual assault of a teenage boy, his role in the Ridley Scott film, All the Money in the World, was erased and reshot with Christopher Plummer. When the celebrated Torres Strait ... <a title="Friday essay: separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher’s view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/friday-essay-separating-the-art-from-the-badly-behaved-artist-a-philosophers-view-116279/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher’s view">Read more</a>

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Mine are bigger than yours. Labor’s surpluses are the Coalition’s worst nightmare

May 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University On Friday morning the Coalition’s worst dream will come true. All throughout the campaign, and all through the two terms in office and three prime ministers and three treasurers that preceded it, they’ve argued that ... <a title="Mine are bigger than yours. Labor’s surpluses are the Coalition’s worst nightmare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/mine-are-bigger-than-yours-labors-surpluses-are-the-coalitions-worst-nightmare-116833/" aria-label="Read more about Mine are bigger than yours. Labor’s surpluses are the Coalition’s worst nightmare">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Bill Shorten’s moment of “connection” brings back memories of Beaconsfield

May 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Some old Labor hands have been recalling this week the appearances of Bill Shorten during the 2006 Beaconsfield mining rescue, that brought the then union leader and political aspirant to the nation’s attention. They showed, above all, a skill in ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Bill Shorten’s moment of “connection” brings back memories of Beaconsfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/grattan-on-friday-bill-shortens-moment-of-connection-brings-back-memories-of-beaconsfield-116854/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Bill Shorten’s moment of “connection” brings back memories of Beaconsfield">Read more</a>

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Funny, that: why humour is a hit-and-miss affair on the election campaign trail

May 9, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Rolfe, Honorary associate, School of Social Sciences, UNSW If fact-checking units can award politicians ticks for telling the truth, surely we should award them clown faces for telling good jokes. And despite some honourable mentions, fewer such honours will be granted during the 2019 federal election ... <a title="Funny, that: why humour is a hit-and-miss affair on the election campaign trail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/funny-that-why-humour-is-a-hit-and-miss-affair-on-the-election-campaign-trail-116513/" aria-label="Read more about Funny, that: why humour is a hit-and-miss affair on the election campaign trail">Read more</a>

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‘New low’ for journalism? Why News Corp’s partisan campaign coverage is harmful to democracy

May 9, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johan Lidberg, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University Remember the Daily Telegraph’s 2013 front page headline “Kick this mob out”? Although some could argue that Labor after the Rudd-Gillard years was in a deep mess and not fit to govern, such a headline ... <a title="‘New low’ for journalism? Why News Corp’s partisan campaign coverage is harmful to democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/new-low-for-journalism-why-news-corps-partisan-campaign-coverage-is-harmful-to-democracy-116796/" aria-label="Read more about ‘New low’ for journalism? Why News Corp’s partisan campaign coverage is harmful to democracy">Read more</a>

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Creative arts therapies can help people with dementia socialise and express their grief

May 9, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Jaaniste, Career Development Fellow, Western Sydney University People with dementia can flourish and show creativity in ways they, their caregivers and loved ones never thought possible. Under the guidance of a trained therapist, creative arts therapies use painting, drama, dance and music to help improve quality ... <a title="Creative arts therapies can help people with dementia socialise and express their grief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/creative-arts-therapies-can-help-people-with-dementia-socialise-and-express-their-grief-114623/" aria-label="Read more about Creative arts therapies can help people with dementia socialise and express their grief">Read more</a>

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Inside the story: Man Out of Time and the inheritance of suffering

May 9, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julienne van Loon, Vice Chancellor’s Principal Research Fellow, School of Media & Communication, RMIT University Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In a new series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Stephanie Bishop’s latest novel, Man Out ... <a title="Inside the story: Man Out of Time and the inheritance of suffering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/inside-the-story-man-out-of-time-and-the-inheritance-of-suffering-112406/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: Man Out of Time and the inheritance of suffering">Read more</a>

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Labor and Greens unlikely to win a Senate majority on current polling; Greens jump in Essential poll

May 9, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne There are 76 senators – 12 in each state and two in each territory. At a normal half-Senate election, half the state senators and all territory senators are elected, so 40 of the 76 senators ... <a title="Labor and Greens unlikely to win a Senate majority on current polling; Greens jump in Essential poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/labor-and-greens-unlikely-to-win-a-senate-majority-on-current-polling-greens-jump-in-essential-poll-116414/" aria-label="Read more about Labor and Greens unlikely to win a Senate majority on current polling; Greens jump in Essential poll">Read more</a>

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Unions do hurt profits, but not productivity, and they remain a bulwark against a widening wealth gap

May 9, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Doucouliagos, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Deakin Business School and Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University This article is part of an election series on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement ahead of the 2019 federal election. You can read ... <a title="Unions do hurt profits, but not productivity, and they remain a bulwark against a widening wealth gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/unions-do-hurt-profits-but-not-productivity-and-they-remain-a-bulwark-against-a-widening-wealth-gap-107139/" aria-label="Read more about Unions do hurt profits, but not productivity, and they remain a bulwark against a widening wealth gap">Read more</a>