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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Metropolitan Fire Brigade, CC BY Ten years ago, a late-night cigarette started a fire that spread rapidly up 13 storeys on the Lacrosse apartment building in Melbourne. The November 24 fire caused more than A$5.7 million ... <a title="10 years after the Lacrosse building cladding fire, the defects and disasters continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/10-years-after-the-lacrosse-building-cladding-fire-the-defects-and-disasters-continue-237399/" aria-label="Read more about 10 years after the Lacrosse building cladding fire, the defects and disasters continue">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eveline Mu, Research Fellow in Women’s Mental Health, Monash University Austin Guevara/Pexels Periods can feel like an unwanted guest for many women and gender diverse people who menstruate, bringing cramps, mood swings and exhaustion. But how do you know if what you are experiencing is standard premenstrual ... <a title="What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder? And how is it different to PMS?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/what-is-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-and-how-is-it-different-to-pms-240711/" aria-label="Read more about What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder? And how is it different to PMS?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ayesha Scott, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, AUT Business School, Auckland University of Technology and Senior Lecturer in Finance & Financial Planning, Griffith University Economic harm – restricting access to, sabotaging or exploiting another person’s financial resources, and impeding their economic autonomy – is increasingly recognised as a form ... <a title="Financial forms of family violence affect 1 in 7 New Zealanders – but the law is lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/financial-forms-of-family-violence-affect-1-in-7-new-zealanders-but-the-law-is-lagging-243466/" aria-label="Read more about Financial forms of family violence affect 1 in 7 New Zealanders – but the law is lagging">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney Varavin/Shutterstock New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of ... <a title="Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks – new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/modern-cars-are-surveillance-devices-on-wheels-with-major-privacy-risks-new-report-241258/" aria-label="Read more about Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks – new report">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra Kaewmanee jiangsihui/Shutterstock Australia’s gender pay gap has been shrinking year by year, but is still over 20% among Australia’s private companies, a new national report card shows. But that gender gap is even bigger at 25% among chief ... <a title="Women are still being paid almost $30,000 a year less than men and the gap widens with age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/women-are-still-being-paid-almost-30-000-a-year-less-than-men-and-the-gap-widens-with-age-243941/" aria-label="Read more about Women are still being paid almost $30,000 a year less than men and the gap widens with age">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Lunnay, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, Torrens University Australia Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock Even before the COVID pandemic, which added significant pressure to the health-care workforce, Australian doctors experienced poor mental health at higher rates than the overall population. The risk is particularly high for medical students, ... <a title="‘Burnt out, tired, frustrated’: how hospital pressures harm doctors’ mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/burnt-out-tired-frustrated-how-hospital-pressures-harm-doctors-mental-health-243378/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Burnt out, tired, frustrated’: how hospital pressures harm doctors’ mental health">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Keddie, Professor of Education, Deakin University If parents have a choice, the decision about where to send a child to school and what will be best for them can be a really difficult one. One question that comes up frequently in media reporting is whether single-sex ... <a title="When picking schools, don’t get stuck on single-sex vs. co-ed. Instead ask – are all students supported and included?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/when-picking-schools-dont-get-stuck-on-single-sex-vs-co-ed-instead-ask-are-all-students-supported-and-included-243932/" aria-label="Read more about When picking schools, don’t get stuck on single-sex vs. co-ed. Instead ask – are all students supported and included?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yves Rees, Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University Stan Drag Race Down Under is back for a fourth season, only this time something is different. The Australasian franchise is no longer helmed by the eponymous RuPaul. Instead, this season the main judge and host is RuPaul’s ... <a title="Michelle Visage is now hosting Drag Race Down Under. It’s a milestone for cis women in drag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/michelle-visage-is-now-hosting-drag-race-down-under-its-a-milestone-for-cis-women-in-drag-243704/" aria-label="Read more about Michelle Visage is now hosting Drag Race Down Under. It’s a milestone for cis women in drag">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathy Holloway, Associate Professor, Director of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Olafur Seinar Gestsson/Getty Images The global shortage of trained nurses has been described as a health emergency by the International Council of Nurses. In response, ... <a title="In a global nursing shortage, NZ’s reliance on overseas-trained staff is not sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/in-a-global-nursing-shortage-nzs-reliance-on-overseas-trained-staff-is-not-sustainable-240997/" aria-label="Read more about In a global nursing shortage, NZ’s reliance on overseas-trained staff is not sustainable">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers will announce on Wednesday a package of reforms to the retirement phase of the superannuation system, to make it easier to navigate and consumer friendly. In a speech to the industry, Chalmers will point out the superannuation ... <a title="Chalmers targets reforms to superannuation products and transparency in the retirement phase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/chalmers-targets-reforms-to-superannuation-products-and-transparency-in-the-retirement-phase-244047/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers targets reforms to superannuation products and transparency in the retirement phase">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thami Croeser, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Ryan DeBerardinis, Shutterstock Can you see three trees from your home, school or workplace? Is there tree canopy cover shading at least 30% of the surrounding neighbourhood? Can you find a park within 300 metres of the ... <a title="We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/we-rated-the-urban-forests-of-8-global-cities-only-singapore-passed-the-30-canopy-test-243829/" aria-label="Read more about We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Political funding in Australia has long been shrouded in secrecy. It is also dominated by large donations and unrestrained spending, courtesy of laissez-faire federal political finance laws. The Albanese government has proposed the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral ... <a title="Political finance law reforms will reduce big money in politics, but will rich donors be the ultimate winners?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/19/political-finance-law-reforms-will-reduce-big-money-in-politics-but-will-rich-donors-be-the-ultimate-winners-243906/" aria-label="Read more about Political finance law reforms will reduce big money in politics, but will rich donors be the ultimate winners?">Read more</a>
