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March 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Coleman, E.G. Whitlam Research Fellow, Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University Higher education has long been associated with the promise of a good life. Participation, however, has no guarantees. Former prime minister Gough Whitlam argued that Australia’s higher education system was not straightforwardly a “great instrument for ... <a title="A degree promises a better life but social mobility has a downside too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/a-degree-promises-a-better-life-but-social-mobility-has-a-downside-too-150535/" aria-label="Read more about A degree promises a better life but social mobility has a downside too">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Lesh, Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne Knowledge of local heritage protection measures and support for these are often lacking, according to a recent Heritage Council of Victoria report. The report suggests this points to a need for public education. Our research ... <a title="Stuck in the past: why Australian heritage practice falls short of what the public expects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/stuck-in-the-past-why-australian-heritage-practice-falls-short-of-what-the-public-expects-152896/" aria-label="Read more about Stuck in the past: why Australian heritage practice falls short of what the public expects">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neal Hughes, Senior Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Water markets have come in for some bad press lately, fuelled in part by the severe drought of 2019 and resulting high water prices. They have also been the subject of an Australian ... <a title="Water markets aren’t perfect, but they are vital to the future of the Murray-Darling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/water-markets-arent-perfect-but-they-are-vital-to-the-future-of-the-murray-darling-155880/" aria-label="Read more about Water markets aren’t perfect, but they are vital to the future of the Murray-Darling">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Honig, Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Review: RONE in Geelong, Geelong Gallery In 2004, black-and-white posters of a woman staring into a distant horizon began appearing inexplicably throughout Melbourne. The images — of model Suzanne Brenchley, taken from a fashion magazine ad — were renamed Jane ... <a title="Street art in a white cube: Rone at Geelong Gallery marries ephemeral beauty with a proven formula" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/street-art-in-a-white-cube-rone-at-geelong-gallery-marries-ephemeral-beauty-with-a-proven-formula-155365/" aria-label="Read more about Street art in a white cube: Rone at Geelong Gallery marries ephemeral beauty with a proven formula">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has said the cabinet minister accused of historical rape denies the allegation “categorically”. As calls for an inquiry into the alleged assault continued, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull urged the man to identify himself. “I think for the ... <a title="Cabinet minister ‘categorically’ denies historical rape allegation: Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/cabinet-minister-categorically-denies-historical-rape-allegation-morrison-156239/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet minister ‘categorically’ denies historical rape allegation: Morrison">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report into aged care has laid out an extensive plan to overhaul Australia’s aged-care system. Among the 148 recommendations, the report calls for a new system underpinned by a rights-based ... <a title="4 key takeaways from the aged care royal commission’s final report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/01/4-key-takeaways-from-the-aged-care-royal-commissions-final-report-156109/" aria-label="Read more about 4 key takeaways from the aged care royal commission’s final report">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has recommended a levy to help fund aged care on a sustainable basis, and given the federal government two radically different options for running a reformed system. Releasing the multi-volume report ... <a title="View from The Hill: royal commission confronts Morrison government with call for aged care tax levy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/01/view-from-the-hill-royal-commission-confronts-morrison-government-with-call-for-aged-care-tax-levy-156207/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: royal commission confronts Morrison government with call for aged care tax levy">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has recommended a levy to help fund aged care on a sustainable basis, and given the federal government two radically different options for running a reformed system. Releasing the multi-volume report ... <a title="Royal Commission confronts Morrison government with call for aged care tax levy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/01/royal-commission-confronts-morrison-government-with-call-for-aged-care-tax-levy-156207/" aria-label="Read more about Royal Commission confronts Morrison government with call for aged care tax levy">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Peterson, Associate Professor, Flinders University Review: The Boy Who Talked to Dogs, directed by Andy Packer. Slingsby and the State Theatre Company of South Australia for the Adelaide Festival. Telling the story of a living person truthfully is difficult. Adapting the memoir of a trauma survivor ... <a title="The Boy Who Talked to Dogs: a story of trauma brought to the stage with honesty and grace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/01/the-boy-who-talked-to-dogs-a-story-of-trauma-brought-to-the-stage-with-honesty-and-grace-156111/" aria-label="Read more about The Boy Who Talked to Dogs: a story of trauma brought to the stage with honesty and grace">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bonnie McBain, Lecturer, University of Newcastle Renewable energy capacity in Australia is expected to double, or even triple, over the next 20 years. There is one oft-overlooked question in this transition: where will it all be built? Many renewable energy technologies need extensive land area. Wind turbines, ... <a title="Renewables need land – and lots of it. That poses tricky questions for regional Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/01/renewables-need-land-and-lots-of-it-that-poses-tricky-questions-for-regional-australia-156031/" aria-label="Read more about Renewables need land – and lots of it. That poses tricky questions for regional Australia">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW Australia launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign last week, beginning with frontline workers in hotel quarantine, health care and aged care. But one critical question is whether the immunisation program will meet the needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. ... <a title="How can governments communicate with multicultural Australians about COVID vaccines? It’s not as simple as having a poster in their language" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/01/how-can-governments-communicate-with-multicultural-australians-about-covid-vaccines-its-not-as-simple-as-having-a-poster-in-their-language-156097/" aria-label="Read more about How can governments communicate with multicultural Australians about COVID vaccines? It’s not as simple as having a poster in their language">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Berry, Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Sydney Review: Playing Beatie Bow, directed by Kip Williams. Playing Beatie Bow is the coming-of-age story of the teenage Abigail who, from her home in Sydney’s The Rocks, slips back in time to 1873. Here, she is taken in ... <a title="Playing Beatie Bow is brought to thundering life in a joyous stage production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/01/playing-beatie-bow-is-brought-to-thundering-life-in-a-joyous-stage-production-154647/" aria-label="Read more about Playing Beatie Bow is brought to thundering life in a joyous stage production">Read more</a>
