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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Appleby, Associate Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW On July 18, the former chief justice of the High Court of Australia, Murray Gleeson, delivered a powerful endorsement of the proposal for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through a First Nations Voice, describing it ... <a title="‘A worthwhile project’: why two chief justices support the Voice to parliament, and why that matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/a-worthwhile-project-why-two-chief-justices-support-the-voice-to-parliament-and-why-that-matters-120971/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A worthwhile project’: why two chief justices support the Voice to parliament, and why that matters">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Sheedy, Professor – Risk governance, culture, remuneration, Macquarie University Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Casual observers of the financial services royal commission might be forgiven for thinking the days of sales-based commissions being paid to bank and insurance staff were over. Apparently not. The Australian Prudential Regulation ... <a title="How not to police financial services. Balanced scorecards don’t work for bankers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/how-not-to-police-financial-services-balanced-scorecards-dont-work-for-bankers-120899/" aria-label="Read more about How not to police financial services. Balanced scorecards don’t work for bankers">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathrynne Henshall, PhD Candidate, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University Happy birthday to each and every Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, as today (August 1) is considered their official “horse birthday” in the southern hemisphere, no matter what date they were actually born. (The “horse birthday” ... <a title="Breeding Thoroughbreds is far from natural in the race for a winner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/breeding-thoroughbreds-is-far-from-natural-in-the-race-for-a-winner-121087/" aria-label="Read more about Breeding Thoroughbreds is far from natural in the race for a winner">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinta Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Counter Terrorism and Social Cohesion, National Security College, Australian National University It’s been two years since the government announced it would establish a Home Affairs portfolio, and just over 18 months since it came into being. Since then, the department, and its ... <a title="Yes, Peter Dutton has a lot of power, but a strong Home Affairs is actually a good thing for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/yes-peter-dutton-has-a-lot-of-power-but-a-strong-home-affairs-is-actually-a-good-thing-for-australia-121047/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Peter Dutton has a lot of power, but a strong Home Affairs is actually a good thing for Australia">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Martins, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University With the rise of fad diets, “superfoods”, and a growing range of dietary supplement choices, it’s sometimes hard to know what to eat. This can be particularly relevant as we grow older, and are trying to make the ... <a title="Are there certain foods you can eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/are-there-certain-foods-you-can-eat-to-reduce-your-risk-of-alzheimers-disease-117096/" aria-label="Read more about Are there certain foods you can eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University As the dramatic shutdown of major recycling company SKM this week has illustrated, recycling is not free. Householders in Australia pay council rates for a recycling and garbage service. This fee is largely based on the ... <a title="Don’t just blame government and business for the recycling crisis – it begins with us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/dont-just-blame-government-and-business-for-the-recycling-crisis-it-begins-with-us-121241/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t just blame government and business for the recycling crisis – it begins with us">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Wilson, Senior Lecturer – Research Methodology / Educational Assessment & Evaluation, University of Sydney The numbers of secondary school students who take higher-level maths and science are low in Australia. In 2012, there were 30,000 more Year 12 students than in 1992. But the numbers of ... <a title="More teens are dropping maths. Here are three reasons to stick with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/more-teens-are-dropping-maths-here-are-three-reasons-to-stick-with-it-119745/" aria-label="Read more about More teens are dropping maths. Here are three reasons to stick with it">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanzil Shafique, PhD Researcher in Urban Design, University of Melbourne Imagine a community of 200,000. Convivial, walkable, six times the density of Manhattan but with a smaller ecological footprint. It provides low-cost services and affordable housing mixed with productive uses such as recycling, farming and trading. It’s ... <a title="What sort of ‘development’ has no place for a billion slum dwellers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/what-sort-of-development-has-no-place-for-a-billion-slum-dwellers-120600/" aria-label="Read more about What sort of ‘development’ has no place for a billion slum dwellers?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University The New Zealand government has proposed new fuel standards to cut greenhouse emissions, along with consumer rebates for cleaner cars – paid for by fees on high-polluting cars. The long-awaited proposed changes would bring New Zealand in line with ... <a title="New Zealand poised to introduce clean car standards and incentives to cut emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/new-zealand-poised-to-introduce-clean-car-standards-and-incentives-to-cut-emissions-120896/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand poised to introduce clean car standards and incentives to cut emissions">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clem Bastow, PhD candidate at RMIT and tutor in screenwriting, University of Melbourne Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Warning: this story contains spoilers. When this year’s Emmy ... <a title="Fleabag’s feminist rethinking of tired screenwriting tools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/01/fleabags-feminist-rethinking-of-tired-screenwriting-tools-121104/" aria-label="Read more about Fleabag’s feminist rethinking of tired screenwriting tools">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The citizenship provision of the Constitution’s section 44 has raised its head again, with the eligibility of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg being challenged by an elector in his Kooyong seat. Michaal Staindl has filed a petition with the High Court, which ... <a title="High Court challenge to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg under section 44" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/high-court-challenge-to-treasurer-josh-frydenberg-under-section-44-121277/" aria-label="Read more about High Court challenge to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg under section 44">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra The department of human services (DHS) is under scrutiny this week after the Nine papers revealed the department sent letters to 50,000 patients who were previously prescribed lithium. DHS was seeking to recruit the recipients into ... <a title="No, it’s not OK for the government to use your prescription details to recruit you for a study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/no-its-not-ok-for-the-government-to-use-your-prescription-details-to-recruit-you-for-a-study-121122/" aria-label="Read more about No, it’s not OK for the government to use your prescription details to recruit you for a study">Read more</a>
