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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Schmulow, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong Among the many recommendations of the banking Royal Commission was a Board of Oversight for the two regulators in charge of financial institutions; the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority: ASIC and ... <a title="Constructively tough? Neither side has committed to fully adopting perhaps the most important recommendation of the banking royal commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/constructively-tough-neither-side-has-committed-to-fully-adopting-perhaps-the-most-important-recommendation-of-the-banking-royal-commission-111428/" aria-label="Read more about Constructively tough? Neither side has committed to fully adopting perhaps the most important recommendation of the banking royal commission">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Once again, the public servants are trying to force the politicians to do things by the book. But the government would prefer to cut the inconvenient corner. The heads of the Treasury and Finance departments on Wednesday warned the government ... <a title="View from The Hill: Those tax cuts should follow proper process, officials tell government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/view-from-the-hill-those-tax-cuts-should-follow-proper-process-officials-tell-government-115665/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Those tax cuts should follow proper process, officials tell government">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monica Slavin, Head, Department Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre We’ve recently heard a lot about Candida auris, a deadly, antibiotic-resistant fungus emerging around the world. This pathogen has been labelled the new “fungal superbug” and poses a significant threat to public health. ... <a title="Explainer: what is Candida Auris and who is at risk?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/explainer-what-is-candida-auris-and-who-is-at-risk-115293/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is Candida Auris and who is at risk?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University The political engagement of young Australians has attracted significant interest in recent weeks. Thousands marched across the country to express concern about climate change, while the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations has just presented his findings ... <a title="New research reveals how young Australians will decide who gets their vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/new-research-reveals-how-young-australians-will-decide-who-gets-their-vote-114599/" aria-label="Read more about New research reveals how young Australians will decide who gets their vote">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Lyons, Professor Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland Last week, federal environment minister Melissa Price approved Adani’s groundwater management plan for its proposed Carmichael mine. However, Adani’s proposed mine remains highly contested and uncertain. A number of environmental plans are still waiting state approval, ... <a title="Traditional owners still stand in Adani’s way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/traditional-owners-still-stand-in-adanis-way-115454/" aria-label="Read more about Traditional owners still stand in Adani’s way">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit Wise, Professor of Fine Art and Dean, RMIT School of Art, RMIT University “This is no ordinary painting – it is a living picture that moves!” So says one of the “For kids” labels in the National Gallery of Victoria’s impressive exhibition, Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor. ... <a title="Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor is a tribute to living, breathing works of art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/alexander-calder-radical-inventor-is-a-tribute-to-living-breathing-works-of-art-115446/" aria-label="Read more about Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor is a tribute to living, breathing works of art">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexei Trundle, PhD Candidate, Australian-German Climate & Energy College, University of Melbourne The impacts of climate change are already being felt across the Pacific, considered to be one of the world’s most-at-risk regions. Small island developing states are mandated extra support under the Paris Agreement. Many are ... <a title="Pacific island cities call for a rethink of climate resilience for the most vulnerable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/pacific-island-cities-call-for-a-rethink-of-climate-resilience-for-the-most-vulnerable-113473/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific island cities call for a rethink of climate resilience for the most vulnerable">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Matthews, Research Officer – Cognitive Neurology Lab, Monash University Although the term itself is not new, fake news presents a growing threat for societies across the world. Only a small amount of fake news is needed to disrupt a conversation, and at extremes it can have ... <a title="How fake news gets into our minds, and what you can do to resist it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/how-fake-news-gets-into-our-minds-and-what-you-can-do-to-resist-it-114921/" aria-label="Read more about How fake news gets into our minds, and what you can do to resist it">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Management, Swinburne University of Technology With the federal election a little over a month away, it appears many Australians have little faith the winners will be able to provide the type of leadership that can change the country in a meaningful way. ... <a title="No matter who wins the election, many Australians think real leadership will be lacking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/no-matter-who-wins-the-election-many-australians-think-real-leadership-will-be-lacking-115449/" aria-label="Read more about No matter who wins the election, many Australians think real leadership will be lacking">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Phelan, Associate Profesor of Communication, Massey University Two months before New Zealand’s 2017 elections, which eventually installed the Ardern coalition government, then Green party co-leader Metiria Turei gave a speech on welfare reform. Many political commentators had predicted an easy victory for the ruling National party, ... <a title="Were journalists ‘just doing their job’ in the political resignation of Metiria Turei?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/were-journalists-just-doing-their-job-in-the-political-resignation-of-metiria-turei-115040/" aria-label="Read more about Were journalists ‘just doing their job’ in the political resignation of Metiria Turei?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Gillespie, Deputy Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy & Associate Professor in Health Policy, University of Sydney Labor’s 2016 “Mediscare” has entered political memory as a campaign tactic that almost changed the game in that election. Using robocalls and text messages purporting to come from Medicare, ... <a title="Election campaign lesson #1: don’t mess with Medicare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/election-campaign-lesson-1-dont-mess-with-medicare-114292/" aria-label="Read more about Election campaign lesson #1: don’t mess with Medicare">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elsa Dominish, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Growing demand for electric vehicles is important to help cut transport emissions, but it will also lead to new mining. Without a careful approach, we could create new environmental damage while trying to solve ... <a title="Electric cars can clean up the mining industry – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/electric-cars-can-clean-up-the-mining-industry-heres-how-115369/" aria-label="Read more about Electric cars can clean up the mining industry – here’s how">Read more</a>
