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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University This month, the biopic of jockey Michelle Payne’s life, Ride Like A Girl, will be released. In 2015, Payne made Australian sport history by riding Prince Of Penzance to victory in the Melbourne Cup at 100-1 odds. She was ... <a title="Riding (and winning) like a girl: female jockeys are more prevalent, but still treated as outsiders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/riding-and-winning-like-a-girl-female-jockeys-are-more-prevalent-but-still-treated-as-outsiders-122846/" aria-label="Read more about Riding (and winning) like a girl: female jockeys are more prevalent, but still treated as outsiders">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Crock, Professor of Public Law, University of Sydney A three-year-old boy with haemophilia and an acquired brain injury is facing removal from the country because the home affairs department has ruled his medical costs would unduly burden Australian taxpayers. Kayban Jamshaad’s case is before Perth’s Administrative ... <a title="Many sick and disabled people are refused permanent visas. We need compassion not discrimination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/many-sick-and-disabled-people-are-refused-permanent-visas-we-need-compassion-not-discrimination-122311/" aria-label="Read more about Many sick and disabled people are refused permanent visas. We need compassion not discrimination">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Brown, Lecturer, Curtin University The latest preliminary NAPLAN results came out recently, but new research has found the test might have little to do with what the kids are actually learning in class. Our research, presented at the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) conference ... <a title="NAPLAN tests are not tough enough for the level of maths students are studying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/naplan-tests-are-not-tough-enough-for-the-level-of-maths-students-are-studying-121934/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN tests are not tough enough for the level of maths students are studying">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Kent, Research Fellow, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney Many of the chronic and costly diseases Australians face are related to how we live in cities. The speed of modern life clashes with poorly designed urban areas. As a result, health-promoting activities, such as regular ... <a title="Working the system: 3 ways planners can defy the odds to promote good health for all of us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/working-the-system-3-ways-planners-can-defy-the-odds-to-promote-good-health-for-all-of-us-122181/" aria-label="Read more about Working the system: 3 ways planners can defy the odds to promote good health for all of us">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Official figures released Wednesday show the Australian economy growing at the slowest pace since the financial crisis. GDP growth was only 0.5% for the June quarter, meaning that in the past year output grew by a feeble 1.4%. The figures weren’t ... <a title="Vital Signs. Sure, economic growth is low, but think about what’s gone right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/vital-signs-sure-economic-growth-is-low-but-think-about-whats-gone-right-122973/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Sure, economic growth is low, but think about what’s gone right">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tyson Yunkaporta, Senior Lecturer Indigenous Knowledges, Deakin University In Dreaming stories, Emu is often a narcissist who damages social relationships. These stories teach us about the protocols for living sustainably, and warn us about unsustainable behaviours. The basic protocols of Aboriginal society, like most societies, include respecting ... <a title="Friday essay: lessons from stone – Indigenous thinking and the Law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/friday-essay-lessons-from-stone-indigenous-thinking-and-the-law-122617/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: lessons from stone – Indigenous thinking and the Law">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It was all gain for Scott Morrison when he took a bunch of senior colleagues to Nine’s Monday fundraiser which reaped mega dollars – the exact amount is unclear – for the Liberal party. Maximum productivity for minimum effort. The ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: When schmoozing the PM gets you a black eye" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/grattan-on-friday-when-schmoozing-the-pm-gets-you-a-black-eye-123032/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: When schmoozing the PM gets you a black eye">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This week’s June quarter national accounts showed weakness in business investment and consumer spending, reflecting an all-round lack of confidence. Still, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remains optimistic about the economy. In this episode of Politics with Michelle Grattan, Frydenberg talks about ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-treasurer-josh-frydenberg-on-a-slowing-economy-122940/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Tomkins, Geologist, Monash University Next year, both NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will send new rovers to Mars to hunt for evidence of past life. As previous missions have discovered, Mars had a warmer and wetter past, featuring conditions that could probably sustain life. ... <a title="Tiny specks in space could be the key to finding martian life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/tiny-specks-in-space-could-be-the-key-to-finding-martian-life-122857/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny specks in space could be the key to finding martian life">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne In the FiveThirtyEight aggregate of US national polls, Donald Trump’s ratings are currently 41.4% approve, 54.0% disapprove with all polls for a net approval of -12.6%. With polls of registered or likely voters, Trump’s ratings ... <a title="Trump trails leading Democrats by record margins, plus Brexit latest and the LNP leads in Queensland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/trump-trails-leading-democrats-by-record-margins-plus-brexit-latest-and-the-lnp-leads-in-queensland-122783/" aria-label="Read more about Trump trails leading Democrats by record margins, plus Brexit latest and the LNP leads in Queensland">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham White, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney What comes first: the chicken or the egg? Economists ask a slightly different question regarding economic growth (usually measured as growth in gross domestic product). Does supply or demand come first? A week before yesterday’s news that ... <a title="With conventional wisdom, answers to our economic malaise are in short supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/with-conventional-wisdom-answers-to-our-economic-malaise-are-in-short-supply-122938/" aria-label="Read more about With conventional wisdom, answers to our economic malaise are in short supply">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra When you visit a pharmacy, your main focus is probably getting your script filled, or some advice on an over-the-counter medication. While you’re there, you might also pick up some cosmetics, sunglasses, toys, jellybeans or other ... <a title="Relaxing pharmacy ownership rules could result in more chemist chains and poorer care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/relaxing-pharmacy-ownership-rules-could-result-in-more-chemist-chains-and-poorer-care-122628/" aria-label="Read more about Relaxing pharmacy ownership rules could result in more chemist chains and poorer care">Read more</a>
