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New report charts future of the family law system

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Parkinson, Academic Dean and Head of TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland After years of uncertainty about the future of the family law system, the next government now has a clear roadmap for how to amend the law, and improve the system of ... <a title="New report charts future of the family law system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/new-report-charts-future-of-the-family-law-system-115238/" aria-label="Read more about New report charts future of the family law system">Read more</a>

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Observing the invisible: the long journey to the first image of a black hole

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alister Graham, Professor of Astronomy, Swinburne University of Technology The first picture of a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy shows how we have, in a sense, observed the invisible. The ghostly image is a radio intensity map of the glowing plasma behind, and ... <a title="Observing the invisible: the long journey to the first image of a black hole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/observing-the-invisible-the-long-journey-to-the-first-image-of-a-black-hole-115064/" aria-label="Read more about Observing the invisible: the long journey to the first image of a black hole">Read more</a>

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As election 2019 kicks off, the only certainty is a cranky and mistrustful electorate

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The choice for voters at the 2019 federal election, called by Scott Morrison on Sunday for 18 May, will in an important respect be exactly the same as every other election held ... <a title="As election 2019 kicks off, the only certainty is a cranky and mistrustful electorate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/as-election-2019-kicks-off-the-only-certainty-is-a-cranky-and-mistrustful-electorate-113659/" aria-label="Read more about As election 2019 kicks off, the only certainty is a cranky and mistrustful electorate">Read more</a>

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Morrison visits Governor-General for a May 18 election

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has called the election for May 18. After returning from Melbourne to Canberra late Wednesday night, Morrison visited the Governor-General Peter Cosgrove at 7 am on Thursday. Following the redistribution, the government goes into the election with a ... <a title="Morrison visits Governor-General for a May 18 election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/morrison-visits-governor-general-for-a-may-18-election-115290/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison visits Governor-General for a May 18 election">Read more</a>

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Federal election 2019: state of the states

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Economou, Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University We now know that the next federal election will take place on May 18. To guide you through the campaign, our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies ... <a title="Federal election 2019: state of the states" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/federal-election-2019-state-of-the-states-114982/" aria-label="Read more about Federal election 2019: state of the states">Read more</a>

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How much evidence is enough to declare a new species of human from a Philippines cave site?

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Curnoe, Associate Professor and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of New South Wales, UNSW The announcement of a new species of ancient human (more correctly hominin) from the Philippines, reported today in Nature, will cause a lot of head-shaking ... <a title="How much evidence is enough to declare a new species of human from a Philippines cave site?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/how-much-evidence-is-enough-to-declare-a-new-species-of-human-from-a-philippines-cave-site-115139/" aria-label="Read more about How much evidence is enough to declare a new species of human from a Philippines cave site?">Read more</a>

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India’s elections will be the largest in world history

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Watson-Lynn, Head of Programs, Perth USAsia Centre, University of Western Australia The world’s largest democratic election is set to take place in India. Voting will take place in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, and the result will be announced May 23. An extraordinary ... <a title="India’s elections will be the largest in world history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/indias-elections-will-be-the-largest-in-world-history-114968/" aria-label="Read more about India’s elections will be the largest in world history">Read more</a>

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Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University Drug-related deaths in Australia have almost doubled over the past ten years, in large part because of the increased use of opioids. In 2016, middle aged people using combinations of prescription drugs were the ... <a title="Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/prescription-monitoring-is-here-but-we-need-to-tread-carefully-to-avoid-unintended-harms-114969/" aria-label="Read more about Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms">Read more</a>

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There’s a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possible

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pedro Fidelman, Senior research fellow, The University of Queensland The Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6), the most comprehensive environmental assessment produced by the UN in five years, brought us both good and bad news. The environment has continued to deteriorate since the first GEO-6 report in 1997, ... <a title="There’s a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/theres-a-lot-of-bad-news-in-the-un-global-environment-outlook-but-a-sustainable-future-is-still-possible-115137/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possible">Read more</a>

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Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here’s why it matters

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Early childhood education and care barely rated a mention in the lead-up to the 2016 federal election. But the mood has changed in Canberra. In the lead-up to the May election, Labor has pledged $A1.75 billion to extend ... <a title="Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/both-major-parties-are-finally-talking-about-the-importance-of-preschool-heres-why-it-matters-114974/" aria-label="Read more about Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here’s why it matters">Read more</a>

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Dog whistles, regional visas and wage theft – immigration policy is again an election issue

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jock Collins, Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. Immigration policy will be ... <a title="Dog whistles, regional visas and wage theft – immigration policy is again an election issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/dog-whistles-regional-visas-and-wage-theft-immigration-policy-is-again-an-election-issue-113557/" aria-label="Read more about Dog whistles, regional visas and wage theft – immigration policy is again an election issue">Read more</a>

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Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Montague, Senior Lecturer/Program Director, masters program in human resources management, RMIT University Over the next decade up to 40% of jobs could be replaced by automation. That’s according to a forecast from the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia. Risk of job automation by country. ... <a title="Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/artificial-intelligence-may-take-your-job-so-political-leaders-need-to-start-doing-theirs-103764/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs">Read more</a>