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June 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT University June 19, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of Australia’s industrial relations system endorsing the principle of “equal pay for equal work”. Yet, five decades on, a gender pay gap remains. The 1969 decision was a breakthrough, but also highlighted the ... <a title="50 years after Australia’s historic ‘equal pay’ decision, the legacy of ‘women’s work’ remains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/19/50-years-after-australias-historic-equal-pay-decision-the-legacy-of-womens-work-remains-118761/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years after Australia’s historic ‘equal pay’ decision, the legacy of ‘women’s work’ remains">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ramon Lobato, Senior research fellow, RMIT University Netflix officially entered the Australian market in 2015, and now reaches 50% of Australia’s adult population. Despite its remarkable success, Netflix has been a purely virtual operation – with no local staff, office, or “boots on the ground”. This looks ... <a title="Netflix is opening its first Australian HQ. What does this mean for the local screen industry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/19/netflix-is-opening-its-first-australian-hq-what-does-this-mean-for-the-local-screen-industry-118903/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix is opening its first Australian HQ. What does this mean for the local screen industry?">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Several unions made a concerted strong stand of support for John Setka on Tuesday, as the executive of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union discussed the push against its embattled official. Statements came from the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ ... <a title="Setka gets backing from group of unions as split deepens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/19/setka-gets-backing-from-group-of-unions-as-split-deepens-119026/" aria-label="Read more about Setka gets backing from group of unions as split deepens">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Let’s start with a number. On any given day, more than 17 million barrels of oil pass through what is known as the world’s most important chokepoint. Those 17 million-plus barrels constitute about 20%, give or take ... <a title="US-Iran conflict escalates again, raising the threat of another war in the Middle East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/us-iran-conflict-escalates-again-raising-the-threat-of-another-war-in-the-middle-east-118995/" aria-label="Read more about US-Iran conflict escalates again, raising the threat of another war in the Middle East">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Nearly six years into the revival of its offshore detention policy, Australia’s government is facing a story of corporate and administrative intrigue that highlights the utter unsustainability of our current approach to ... <a title="Paladin contract secrecy highlights our broken refugee system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/paladin-contract-secrecy-highlights-our-broken-refugee-system-118996/" aria-label="Read more about Paladin contract secrecy highlights our broken refugee system">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Williamson, Research Officer, Australian National University Sydney Morning Herald reporter Jacqueline Maley evoked the spectre of the Orwellian surveillance state recently when discussing how library staff had been implicated in the ParentsNext program. Maley reported that private providers contracted to run the program phoned libraries or ... <a title="Turning local libraries, pools and playgroups into sites of surveillance – ParentsNext goes too far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/turning-local-libraries-pools-and-playgroups-into-sites-of-surveillance-parentsnext-goes-too-far-117978/" aria-label="Read more about Turning local libraries, pools and playgroups into sites of surveillance – ParentsNext goes too far">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica C Lai, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington Unhealthy diets cause multiple physical and mental health problems. To help consumers make healthier choices, Australia and New Zealand introduced the voluntary Health Star Rating (HSR) system in 2014. The system is supposedly designed to ... <a title="Why the Australasian Health Star Rating needs major changes to make it work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/why-the-australasian-health-star-rating-needs-major-changes-to-make-it-work-114581/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Australasian Health Star Rating needs major changes to make it work">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoltan Szabo, Cellist and musicologist, University of Sydney Review: The return of Ulysses, Pinchgut Opera, Sydney. Claudio Monteverdi entered the 73rd year of his life when he composed his opera, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, or The Return of Ulysses. (He wrote yet another opera three years ... <a title="Pinchgut’s The Return of Ulysses: a stylish, enjoyable, historically informed opera premiere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/pinchguts-the-return-of-ulysses-a-stylish-enjoyable-historically-informed-opera-premiere-118904/" aria-label="Read more about Pinchgut’s The Return of Ulysses: a stylish, enjoyable, historically informed opera premiere">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University The size of the first population of people needed to arrive, survive, and thrive in what is now Australia is ... <a title="An incredible journey: the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/an-incredible-journey-the-first-people-to-arrive-in-australia-came-in-large-numbers-and-on-purpose-114074/" aria-label="Read more about An incredible journey: the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Deverell, Director, CSIRO Futures, CSIRO Australia’s future prosperity is at risk unless we take bold action and commit to long-term thinking. This is the key message contained in the Australian National Outlook 2019 (ANO 2019), a report published today by CSIRO and its partners. The research ... <a title="It’s time for Australia to commit to the kind of future it wants: CSIRO Australian National Outlook 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/its-time-for-australia-to-commit-to-the-kind-of-future-it-wants-csiro-australian-national-outlook-2019-118692/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time for Australia to commit to the kind of future it wants: CSIRO Australian National Outlook 2019">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Musker, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute At least one in ten of us suffer some sort of troublesome, long-term (chronic) pain. But not all have fibromyalgia. People with fibromyalgia have chronic widespread pain — including musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, and ... <a title="Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/explainer-what-is-fibromyalgia-the-condition-lady-gaga-lives-with-116729/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland After a recent foray into the debate over Australia’s so-called “climate election”, I received plenty of critical replies to my argument that Australians should take climate action more seriously. The most common rebuttal was that Australians ... <a title="How to answer the argument that Australia’s emissions are too small to make a difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/how-to-answer-the-argument-that-australias-emissions-are-too-small-to-make-a-difference-118825/" aria-label="Read more about How to answer the argument that Australia’s emissions are too small to make a difference">Read more</a>
