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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Marriott, Professor of Taxation, Victoria University of Wellington A Court of Appeal decision in New Zealand set a precedent last month, allowing offenders to argue their drug addiction should be considered a mitigating factor. Methamphetamine dealers who can prove their personal addiction played a role in ... <a title="Why New Zealand courts should take poverty into account in sentencing decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/why-new-zealand-courts-should-take-poverty-into-account-in-sentencing-decisions-125799/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand courts should take poverty into account in sentencing decisions">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese puts a “productivity project” at the centre of his economic agenda in the second of his “vision statements”, which seeks to further distance him from the Shorten era. “Productivity is the key to economic growth, international competitiveness and, ... <a title="Albanese promises a ‘productivity project’ in an economic vision statement harking back to Hawke and Keating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/albanese-promises-a-productivity-project-in-an-economic-vision-statement-harking-back-to-hawke-and-keating-127534/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese promises a ‘productivity project’ in an economic vision statement harking back to Hawke and Keating">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. NZ First Matt Shand (Stuff): ‘I am the dark shadow of NZ First’ – what party candidates claim Winston Peters’ lawyer said Matthew Hooton (Herald): Winston Peters must tell ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-22-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 22 2019">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Helene Nolan, Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University Why does wood crackle in a fire? – Rocco, age 6 (nearly 7!) Hi Rocco, that’s a great question. I love sitting in front of a fire, listening to it crackle and pop. These noises are caused by ... <a title="Curious Kids: why does wood crackle in a fire?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/curious-kids-why-does-wood-crackle-in-a-fire-126346/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why does wood crackle in a fire?">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ihsan Yilmaz, Research Professor and Chair in Islamic Studies and Intercultural Dialogue, Deakin University The political influence of the far-right, along with a more salient national security agenda, has spurred a growing anti-Muslim sentiment and deep social division in Australia. In fact, a new report from the ... <a title="These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it’s working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/these-young-muslim-australians-want-to-meet-islamophobes-and-change-their-minds-and-its-working-127115/" aria-label="Read more about These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it’s working">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women’s Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia You might remember how Gwyneth Paltrow’s health and well-being website Goop was selling “medical” products with no proven measurable health benefits. Decluttering expert Marie Kondo may be going down the same path. Kondo ... <a title="From Marie Kondo’s tuning fork to vibrators for ‘hysteria’: a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/from-marie-kondos-tuning-fork-to-vibrators-for-hysteria-a-short-shaky-history-of-curing-with-vibrations-127443/" aria-label="Read more about From Marie Kondo’s tuning fork to vibrators for ‘hysteria’: a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Newman, Associate Professor, University of Newcastle Many parents and educators agree children need to take risks. In one US study, 82% of the 1,400 parents surveyed agreed the benefits of tree-climbing outweighed the potential risk of injury. Parents cited benefits including perseverance, sharing, empowerment and self-awareness. ... <a title="Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/five-ways-parents-can-help-their-kids-take-risks-and-why-its-good-for-them-120576/" aria-label="Read more about Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Lawson, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University In the year since the Australian government created the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), its bond aggregator, AHBA, has raised funds for affordable housing providers, allowing them to refinance loans under better conditions. Its ... <a title="How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/how-1-bright-light-in-a-bleak-social-housing-policy-landscape-could-shine-more-brightly-126922/" aria-label="Read more about How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Soderstrom, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of Department, University of Melbourne Sydney is currently blanketed by smoke haze from severe bushfires that have burned through New South Wales. Air pollution levels on Thursday reached hazardous levels for the second time in a week. The NSW ... <a title="Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/smoke-haze-hurts-financial-markets-as-well-as-the-environment-127511/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia’s system of childcare support is pretty good. It ensures high-quality care is provided to a large number of children, it is targeted through income-based subsidies, and it is attentive to the needs of disadvantaged children and families. But it has ... <a title="Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/vital-signs-untaxing-childcare-is-a-bold-idea-that-seems-unfair-but-might-benefit-us-all-127430/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Mary Ann Evans took the pseudonym “George Eliot” because she wanted to be taken seriously as a writer. Other female authors – Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen, for example – had penned work under their own ... <a title="Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on – a scandalous life, a brilliant mind and a huge literary legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/friday-essay-george-eliot-200-years-on-a-scandalous-life-a-brilliant-mind-and-a-huge-literary-legacy-127438/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on – a scandalous life, a brilliant mind and a huge literary legacy">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s government is heading to the end of 2019 amid a debate about its economic judgement and with a number of substantial policy moves started but not completed. Morrison this week delivered to an audience from big business what ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrison-will-go-into-2020-with-a-challenging-cluster-of-policy-loose-ends-127527/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends">Read more</a>
