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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University People aged 50 and over are now officially eligible to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from selected GPs. Although some practices have had permission to provide the vaccine early if they had excess stock, this marks a major step ... <a title="I’m over 50 and can now get my COVID vaccine. Can I talk to the GP first? Do I need a painkiller? What else do I need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/im-over-50-and-can-now-get-my-covid-vaccine-can-i-talk-to-the-gp-first-do-i-need-a-painkiller-what-else-do-i-need-to-know-160357/" aria-label="Read more about I’m over 50 and can now get my COVID vaccine. Can I talk to the GP first? Do I need a painkiller? What else do I need to know?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Ecology, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne Australia’s forest-dwelling wildlife is in greater peril after last week’s court ruling that logging — even if it breaches state requirements — is exempt from the federal law that protects threatened species. The Federal ... <a title="A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means for forest wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/a-victorian-logging-company-just-won-a-controversial-court-appeal-heres-what-it-means-for-forest-wildlife-160103/" aria-label="Read more about A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means for forest wildlife">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Owain Emslie, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute When governments decide to build a new road, bridge or train line, their first concern should be getting it at the cheapest possible long-term price for a given quality standard. But our new report, Megabang for Megabucks, shows cost management is ... <a title="Rise of transport megaprojects adds to Australian taxpayers’ risk of paying too much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/rise-of-transport-megaprojects-adds-to-australian-taxpayers-risk-of-paying-too-much-160459/" aria-label="Read more about Rise of transport megaprojects adds to Australian taxpayers’ risk of paying too much">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Torre, Senior Lecturer in the School of Design, RMIT University Review: Disney: The Magic of Animation at ACMI. Disney is one of the longest running animation studios in the world. As a result, the studio’s nearly 100 year legacy also provides a substantial insight into the ... <a title="From Mickey to Moana — Disney treasures at ACMI tell the story of animation’s evolution over almost a century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/from-mickey-to-moana-disney-treasures-at-acmi-tell-the-story-of-animations-evolution-over-almost-a-century-160770/" aria-label="Read more about From Mickey to Moana — Disney treasures at ACMI tell the story of animation’s evolution over almost a century">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has failed to get any electoral “bounce” from last week’s budget, despite it being widely seen as good for the economy, according to Newspoll. Labor retains a two-party lead of 51-49%, although there was a 2 point fall ... <a title="No ‘bounce’ for government from big-spend budget: Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/no-bounce-for-government-from-big-spend-budget-newspoll-160979/" aria-label="Read more about No ‘bounce’ for government from big-spend budget: Newspoll">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University We’re told that this budget, more than most, delivered for women. Commonwealth Treasury Certainly for the first time in years it was accompanied by a Women’s Budget Statement printed as part of the budget papers ... <a title="The Women’s Budget Statement was more like a first step than a revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/15/the-womens-budget-statement-was-more-like-a-first-step-than-a-revolution-160787/" aria-label="Read more about The Women’s Budget Statement was more like a first step than a revolution">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Bartlett, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) yesterday revealed there have been six reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Australia following the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. This is an autoimmune disorder, which causes muscle weakness, numbness and tingling. ... <a title="Could the AstraZeneca vaccine cause Guillain-Barré syndrome? We don’t know yet — but there’s minimal cause for concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/could-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-cause-guillain-barre-syndrome-we-dont-know-yet-but-theres-minimal-cause-for-concern-160923/" aria-label="Read more about Could the AstraZeneca vaccine cause Guillain-Barré syndrome? We don’t know yet — but there’s minimal cause for concern">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Chamberlain, Associate Professor Indigenous Health Equity, La Trobe University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) children are increasingly being removed from their families and placed into out-of-home care, raising concerns of another Stolen Generation. One of the main reasons is reporting to child protection services ... <a title="First Nations families need support to stay together, before we create another Stolen Generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/first-nations-families-need-support-to-stay-together-before-we-create-another-stolen-generation-159131/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations families need support to stay together, before we create another Stolen Generation">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lennie Barblett, Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University The 2021-22 budget includes funding for 15 hours per week of free preschool education for all children in the year before school. Although in his budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said there would be $2 billion for preschools, the budget ... <a title="Finally, an ongoing commitment to funding preschool. But the conditions are hazy and ill-defined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/finally-an-ongoing-commitment-to-funding-preschool-but-the-conditions-are-hazy-and-ill-defined-160790/" aria-label="Read more about Finally, an ongoing commitment to funding preschool. But the conditions are hazy and ill-defined">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s budget reply speech last night highlighted Australia’s huge unnmet need for social and affordable housing. It’s once again shaping up as a major election issue. Labor is ... <a title="Albanese’s $10bn pledge pushes housing needs back into the limelight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/albaneses-10bn-pledge-pushes-housing-needs-back-into-the-limelight-160920/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese’s $10bn pledge pushes housing needs back into the limelight">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Ryder, Research Assistant, Law and Criminal Justice Tutor, Flinders University Featuring over 350 artworks created by more than 320 artists, The Torch’s annual exhibition, Confined 12, is its largest to date. All of the artists in the Victorian not-for-profit organisation’s show are Indigenous and either in ... <a title="Art by Indigenous prisoners can forge links with culture and a future away from crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/art-by-indigenous-prisoners-can-forge-links-with-culture-and-a-future-away-from-crime-160524/" aria-label="Read more about Art by Indigenous prisoners can forge links with culture and a future away from crime">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Billingsley, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW The latest violence between Israeli and Palestinian forces should come as no surprise. The issue of Palestinian statehood has been off the international agenda since US President Barack Obama effectively washed his hands of the issue. The Trump ... <a title="With diplomacy all but abandoned, Israel and the Palestinians are teetering on another war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/with-diplomacy-all-but-abandoned-israel-and-the-palestinians-are-teetering-on-another-war-160863/" aria-label="Read more about With diplomacy all but abandoned, Israel and the Palestinians are teetering on another war">Read more</a>
