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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Regulatory failure has been a hot topic in Australia recently. Royal commissions into the financial and aged care sectors have revealed major regulatory failures. The harm done by these oversights has been significant. Regulation ... <a title="The Crown allegations show the failure of our gambling regulators. Serious reform requires real oversight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/the-crown-allegations-show-the-failure-of-our-gambling-regulators-serious-reform-requires-real-oversight-121173/" aria-label="Read more about The Crown allegations show the failure of our gambling regulators. Serious reform requires real oversight">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Wood AO, Adjunct Professor in Biotechnology, Monash University Meatless burger maker Beyond Meat has just reported quarterly earnings of US$67.3 million – much better than market expectations of US$52.7 million. It is now forecasting sales of US$240 million for the 2019 year, nearly three times that ... <a title="Beyond meat? The market for meat substitutes is way overdone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/beyond-meat-the-market-for-meat-substitutes-is-way-overdone-120579/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond meat? The market for meat substitutes is way overdone">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards The extraordinary Māori land protest at Ihumātao in Auckland is symbolic of our time. It is unlikely to have occurred, say, five years ago. It perfectly reflects heightened concerns and increased radicalism over racism, economic inequality, and the history of colonialism in New Zealand. This meant that when the police ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Ihumātao reflects the Zeitgeist of 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-ihumatao-reflects-the-zeitgeist-of-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Ihumātao reflects the Zeitgeist of 2019">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Wood AO, Adjunct Professor in Biotechnology, Monash University Meatless burger maker Beyond Meat has just reported quarterly earnings of US$67.3 million – much better than market expectations of US$52.7 million. It is now forecasting sales of US$240 million for the 2019 year, nearly three times that ... <a title="The market for meat substitutes is way overdone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/the-market-for-meat-substitutes-is-way-overdone-120579/" aria-label="Read more about The market for meat substitutes is way overdone">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Simons, Associate professor, Journalism, Monash University Once upon a time, step onto a train and you could be pretty sure that most of the passengers would have their noses buried in newspapers. These days, commuters look at their phones. It’s a powerful example of how much ... <a title="Consumer watchdog: journalism is in crisis and only more public funding can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/consumer-watchdog-journalism-is-in-crisis-and-only-more-public-funding-can-help-121133/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer watchdog: journalism is in crisis and only more public funding can help">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Glass, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Otago Cannabis-based products will be allowed to bypass usual processes required for medicines in New Zealand and go directly onto the market without any proof of safety or effectiveness. This unprecedented proposal is contained in the government’s consultation document on ... <a title="Potential cost to patient safety as NZ debates access to medicinal cannabis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/potential-cost-to-patient-safety-as-nz-debates-access-to-medicinal-cannabis-120750/" aria-label="Read more about Potential cost to patient safety as NZ debates access to medicinal cannabis">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University During the election campaign then-opposition leader Bill Shorten repeatedly claimed that everything was going up. “Childcare is up 28%, out of pockets to see the doctor up 20%, specialists … up nearly 40%,” he said. ... <a title="There’s a reason you’re feeling no better off than 10 years ago. Here’s what HILDA says about well-being" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/theres-a-reason-youre-feeling-no-better-off-than-10-years-ago-heres-what-hilda-says-about-well-being-121098/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a reason you’re feeling no better off than 10 years ago. Here’s what HILDA says about well-being">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Elliott, Dean of External Engagment and Executive Director of the Hawke EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of South Australia The idea of robots taking our jobs is not radically new. But artificial intelligence (AI) is now completely reorganising the global economy. Some estimates of ... <a title="How Australia can make AI work for our economy, and for our people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/how-australia-can-make-ai-work-for-our-economy-and-for-our-people-113744/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia can make AI work for our economy, and for our people">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Melbourne Australian parents are disadvantaged by a lack of affordable childcare, with childcare costs rising by about 145% in real terms since 2002, the latest HILDA study reveals. The annual survey found the majority of Australian parents have experienced ... <a title="HILDA findings on Australian families’ experience of childcare should be a call-to-arms for government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/hilda-findings-on-australian-families-experience-of-childcare-should-be-a-call-to-arms-for-government-120417/" aria-label="Read more about HILDA findings on Australian families’ experience of childcare should be a call-to-arms for government">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Inga Lass, Academic, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne Australians have become much more diverse over the last few decades. In 2018, 29% of Australians were born overseas, the most it has ever been since the late 19th century. This diversity has ... <a title="Language of love: a quarter of Australians are in inter-ethnic relationships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/language-of-love-a-quarter-of-australians-are-in-inter-ethnic-relationships-120416/" aria-label="Read more about Language of love: a quarter of Australians are in inter-ethnic relationships">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, University of Melbourne Diagnoses of depression and anxiety disorders have risen dramatically over the past eight years. That’s according to new data out today from the Housing Income and Labour Dynamics (HILDA) Survey, which tracks the lives of 17,500 Australians. The increase spans ... <a title="More Australians are diagnosed with depression and anxiety but it doesn’t mean mental illness is rising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/more-australians-are-diagnosed-with-depression-and-anxiety-but-it-doesnt-mean-mental-illness-is-rising-120824/" aria-label="Read more about More Australians are diagnosed with depression and anxiety but it doesn’t mean mental illness is rising">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harriet Koorts, Research Fellow Implementation Science, Deakin University Teenagers who play organised sport only get seven minutes more physical activity per day, on average, than teenagers who don’t play any sport. Our research, published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, found organised sport contributes ... <a title="Teenagers who play sport after school are only 7 minutes more active per day than those who don’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/30/teenagers-who-play-sport-after-school-are-only-7-minutes-more-active-per-day-than-those-who-dont-120756/" aria-label="Read more about Teenagers who play sport after school are only 7 minutes more active per day than those who don’t">Read more</a>
