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Women may find it tougher to get an abortion if the religious discrimination bill becomes law

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Shi, Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University If the Religious Discrimination Bill passes into law, women may find it harder to get an abortion. That’s because health practitioners with an objection to performing the procedure on religious grounds may have stronger legal protection ... <a title="Women may find it tougher to get an abortion if the religious discrimination bill becomes law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/women-may-find-it-tougher-to-get-an-abortion-if-the-religious-discrimination-bill-becomes-law-123089/" aria-label="Read more about Women may find it tougher to get an abortion if the religious discrimination bill becomes law">Read more</a>

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Nuclear power should be allowed in Australia – but only with a carbon price

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Looking at the state of policy on energy and climate change in Australia, it’s tempting to give in to despair. At the national level, following the abandonment of the National Energy Guarantee last year, we have no ... <a title="Nuclear power should be allowed in Australia – but only with a carbon price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/nuclear-power-should-be-allowed-in-australia-but-only-with-a-carbon-price-123170/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear power should be allowed in Australia – but only with a carbon price">Read more</a>

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Australia should try to keep more international students who are trained in our universities

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jihyun Lee, Associate Professor of Educational Assessment and Measurement at the School of Education, UNSW Australia’s education system takes almost one in ten of all international students from countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). That’s according to thes latest Education ... <a title="Australia should try to keep more international students who are trained in our universities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/australia-should-try-to-keep-more-international-students-who-are-trained-in-our-universities-123350/" aria-label="Read more about Australia should try to keep more international students who are trained in our universities">Read more</a>

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If Auckland’s plan to include Māori histories in city centre upgrade is genuine, it must act on inequalities

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fleur Palmer, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology Public submissions opened this week for a major overhaul of the waterfront and centre of New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau). The Auckland Council’s upgrade plans highlight the importance of local Māori communities as a key part of ... <a title="If Auckland’s plan to include Māori histories in city centre upgrade is genuine, it must act on inequalities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/if-aucklands-plan-to-include-maori-histories-in-city-centre-upgrade-is-genuine-it-must-act-on-inequalities-120407/" aria-label="Read more about If Auckland’s plan to include Māori histories in city centre upgrade is genuine, it must act on inequalities">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs: All this overinflated talk about an index-fund bubble is very passive-aggressive

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW If you’ve seen the movie The Big Short you will remember Christian Bale’s quirky character Michael Burry – the manager of the Scion Capital hedge fund who realises the US mortgage-backed security market is a massive bubble. He goes on to ... <a title="Vital Signs: All this overinflated talk about an index-fund bubble is very passive-aggressive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/vital-signs-all-this-overinflated-talk-about-an-index-fund-bubble-is-very-passive-aggressive-123441/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: All this overinflated talk about an index-fund bubble is very passive-aggressive">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: why traditional Persian music should be known to the world

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius Sepehri, Doctoral Candidate, Comparative Literature, Religion and History of Philosophy, University of Sydney Weaving through the rooms of my Brisbane childhood home, carried on the languid, humid, sub-tropical air, was the sound of an Iranian tenor singing 800-year old Persian poems of love. I was in ... <a title="Friday essay: why traditional Persian music should be known to the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/friday-essay-why-traditional-persian-music-should-be-known-to-the-world-121240/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: why traditional Persian music should be known to the world">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist

September 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra What’s the betting that when Scott Morrison and Donald Trump are exchanging views on China in Washington in a week or so, the President might be curious about Gladys Liu? If he is, the Prime Minister will no doubt have ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/grattan-on-friday-asking-questions-about-gladys-liu-is-not-racist-123445/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist">Read more</a>

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NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It’s time to change marketing rules

September 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Chambers, Research Associate in the Centre of Health Economics and Policy Innovation, Imperial College London Unhealthy products – including junk food, alcohol and gambling – are leading causes of cancer, obesity, diabetes, mental illness and many social harms. In New Zealand, alcohol alone contributes to an ... <a title="NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It’s time to change marketing rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/nz-children-see-more-than-40-ads-for-unhealthy-products-each-day-its-time-to-change-marketing-rules-120841/" aria-label="Read more about NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It’s time to change marketing rules">Read more</a>

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A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure

September 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Strakosch, Lecturer in Public Policy and Governance, The University of Queensland The evidence is increasingly clear – Indigenous policies at the federal level are getting worse. They are becoming less successful and more dysfunctional. Since the abolition of the Aboriginal self-management agency in 2005, the responsibility ... <a title="A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/a-new-inquiry-into-indigenous-policy-must-address-the-root-causes-of-failure-122389/" aria-label="Read more about A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure">Read more</a>

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In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube’s children’s content?

September 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Balanzategui, Lecturer in Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission imposed a historic fine of US$170 million (A$247 million) on YouTube for allegedly tracking children’s viewing without parental consent in order to deliver targeted advertising. This practice of ... <a title="In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube’s children’s content?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/in-an-age-of-elsa-spider-man-romantic-mash-ups-how-to-monitor-youtubes-childrens-content-123088/" aria-label="Read more about In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube’s children’s content?">Read more</a>

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Yes, latex gloves can be part of a healthy relationship: busting the myths around sexual fetishism

September 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Rees, Psychology Doctoral Candidate, Macquarie University People with fetishes have a sexual attraction to inanimate, non-living objects or non-genital body parts. Any body part can become a fetish, including feet, hair, and noses. Most object fetishes tend to be clothing items, such as stockings, latex gloves, ... <a title="Yes, latex gloves can be part of a healthy relationship: busting the myths around sexual fetishism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/yes-latex-gloves-can-be-part-of-a-healthy-relationship-busting-the-myths-around-sexual-fetishism-120426/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, latex gloves can be part of a healthy relationship: busting the myths around sexual fetishism">Read more</a>

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‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science

September 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist In the main, Australia produces high-quality research that is rigorous and reproducible, and makes a significant contribution towards scientific progress. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do it better. In the case of the research sector here ... <a title="‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/there-is-a-problem-australias-top-scientist-alan-finkel-pushes-to-eradicate-bad-science-123374/" aria-label="Read more about ‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science">Read more</a>