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April 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Expect to hear a lot about tax during the coming leaders’ debates. Which is why it’s important to get two things straight. The first is that you can’t argue against a tax by pointing out ... <a title="Election tip: 23.9% is a meaningless figure, ignore the tax-to-GDP ratio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/election-tip-23-9-is-a-meaningless-figure-ignore-the-tax-to-gdp-ratio-115432/" aria-label="Read more about Election tip: 23.9% is a meaningless figure, ignore the tax-to-GDP ratio">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Women have been sharing personal stories of sexual assault, abuse and harassment for – well – centuries. But in October 2017, when #MeToo went viral, there was a shift in the way these stories were received. ... <a title="Thirty-five voices, one movement: a new book examines #MeToo in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/thirty-five-voices-one-movement-a-new-book-examines-metoo-in-australia-116053/" aria-label="Read more about Thirty-five voices, one movement: a new book examines #MeToo in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In a big hit announcement before the start of pre-polling, Bill Shorten on Sunday will pledge a A$4 billion boost for child care, making it cheaper for every family earning up to $174,000. From July 2020, 887,000 families would benefit ... <a title="Bill Shorten promises $4 billion for child care, benefitting 887,000 families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/28/bill-shorten-promises-4-billion-for-child-care-benefitting-887-000-families-116128/" aria-label="Read more about Bill Shorten promises $4 billion for child care, benefitting 887,000 families">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will seek to bring the debate over immigration and refugees to the centre of the election campaign, with an announcement that a Coalition government would freeze the humanitarian intake. He will contrast this with Labor plans for an ... <a title="Morrison brings immigration centre stage with freeze on refugee intake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/28/morrison-brings-immigration-centre-stage-with-freeze-on-refugee-intake-116129/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison brings immigration centre stage with freeze on refugee intake">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Ahead of the first pre-pollers voting on Monday – and then switching off from the campaign noise – Labor will dangle more big bait, this time on child care. Bill Shorten flagged the initiative on Friday, saying that “in the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Palmer flypaper sticky for both sides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/27/view-from-the-hill-palmer-flypaper-sticky-for-both-sides-116096/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Palmer flypaper sticky for both sides">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Mudd, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University One day before calling the election, the government approved the controversial Yeelirrie uranium mine in the remote wilderness of Western Australia, about 500km north of Kalgoorlie. The Tjiwarl Traditional Owners have fought any uranium mining on their land ... <a title="It’s not worth wiping out a species for the Yeelirrie uranium mine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/its-not-worth-wiping-out-a-species-for-the-yeelirrie-uranium-mine-116059/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not worth wiping out a species for the Yeelirrie uranium mine">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the messaging and tactics of the leaders on the campaign trail, the resurrection of the issue of water buybacks, and the impact of ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/video-michelle-grattan-on-week-two-of-the-campaign-ausvotes-116068/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Aulich, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra Our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. We’ll check in with our expert political analysts around the country every ... <a title="State of the states: Palmer’s preference deal and watergate woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/state-of-the-states-palmers-preference-deal-and-watergate-woes-115910/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: Palmer’s preference deal and watergate woes">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanlie Booysen, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington During his two-day royal visit this week, Prince William has met with survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings and has praised New Zealand’s response to the attacks. To the people of New Zealand and the people of Christchurch, to our ... <a title="Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/why-new-zealand-needs-to-translate-its-response-to-christchurch-attacks-into-foreign-policy-115556/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University Bill Shorten is holding out the prospect of protecting Australian workers from foreign ones. He has pledged to tighten the visa system for short-term skilled migrants, ensuring they have to be paid more so that ... <a title="Labor’s crackdown on temporary visa requirements won’t much help Australian workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/labors-crackdown-on-temporary-visa-requirements-wont-much-help-australian-workers-115844/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s crackdown on temporary visa requirements won’t much help Australian workers">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington The latest statistics on childhood poverty in New Zealand suggest that, on some key measures, things are worse than previously estimated. About one in six children (16% or ... <a title="New Zealand’s dismal record on child poverty and the government’s challenge to turn it around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/new-zealands-dismal-record-on-child-poverty-and-the-governments-challenge-to-turn-it-around-115366/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s dismal record on child poverty and the government’s challenge to turn it around">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathal D. O’Connell, Researcher and Centre Manager, BioFab3D (St Vincent’s Hospital), University of Melbourne This article is an edited extract from an essay, The search for ET, in The New Disruptors, the 64th edition of Griffith Review. We’re publishing it as part of our occasional series Zoom ... <a title="Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/why-the-idea-of-alien-life-now-seems-inevitable-and-possibly-imminent-115643/" aria-label="Read more about Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent">Read more</a>
