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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirms household wealth has fallen, on the back of falling house prices, in the past year. But it’s not all bad news. There are signs of hope in the portents ... <a title="Australian household wealth has taken its biggest dive since the GFC, but things are looking up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/australian-household-wealth-has-taken-its-biggest-dive-since-the-gfc-but-things-are-looking-up-119001/" aria-label="Read more about Australian household wealth has taken its biggest dive since the GFC, but things are looking up">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Ahead of this weekend’s G20 meeting in Osaka, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave a speech that was pretty accurate in framing the problem facing his nation as trade tensions between the United States and China rise. Read more: Trade war ... <a title="Vital Signs: having a bob each way on US and China is Australia’s own super power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/vital-signs-having-a-bob-each-way-on-us-and-china-is-australias-own-super-power-119510/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: having a bob each way on US and China is Australia’s own super power">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Smith, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Monash University In the 19th century, a range of thinkers attempted to pinpoint exactly what it was that made a woman beautiful. Newly popular women’s magazines began to promote ideas about the right behaviours, attitudes, and daily routines required to ... <a title="Friday essay: how 19th century ideas influenced today’s attitudes to women’s beauty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/friday-essay-how-19th-century-ideas-influenced-todays-attitudes-to-womens-beauty-111529/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: how 19th century ideas influenced today’s attitudes to women’s beauty">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison is riding high after his “miracle” win, but that will be just a memory come the next election due in early 2022. It’s what he does from now on that will determine whether the Coalition can secure a ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Folau affair shows Morrison heading into religious freedom morass" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/grattan-on-friday-folau-affair-shows-morrison-heading-into-religious-freedom-morass-119468/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Folau affair shows Morrison heading into religious freedom morass">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Malcolm Turnbull has accused Attorney-General Christian Porter of providing advice to him that was constitutional “nonsense”, as the divisive events around the former prime minister’s removal are revisited. Turnbull launched his acerbic Twitter attack following reports that the day before ... <a title="Turnbull slams Porter for “nonsense” advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/turnbull-slams-porter-for-nonsense-advice-119549/" aria-label="Read more about Turnbull slams Porter for “nonsense” advice">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ernest Foo, Associate Professor, Griffith University Cryptocurrencies have become a global phenomenon in the past few years. Now Facebook is launching it’s own cryptocurrency, in association with Visa, MasterCard, Uber and others. The stated aim of Libra is to “enable a simple global currency and financial infrastructure ... <a title="The lowdown on Libra: what consumers need to know about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/the-lowdown-on-libra-what-consumers-need-to-know-about-facebooks-new-cryptocurrency-119391/" aria-label="Read more about The lowdown on Libra: what consumers need to know about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Selgelid, Director, Centre for Human Bioethics; Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Bioethics, Monash University Medical experiments involving intentionally infecting people with bacteria, viruses, and parasites are surprisingly common. And they are becoming more common worldwide, particularly in developing countries. The ultimate aim of these ... <a title="Infecting healthy people in vaccine research can be ethical and necessary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/infecting-healthy-people-in-vaccine-research-can-be-ethical-and-necessary-116263/" aria-label="Read more about Infecting healthy people in vaccine research can be ethical and necessary">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Trigg, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English Literature, University of Melbourne If we think of the bluestone in Melbourne, we may first think of the famous cobbled laneways intersecting the urban grid. Initially, these laneways were used for the collection of night soil – human excrement ... <a title="From molten lava to cobbled laneways: how bluestone shaped Melbourne’s identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/from-molten-lava-to-cobbled-laneways-how-bluestone-shaped-melbournes-identity-118755/" aria-label="Read more about From molten lava to cobbled laneways: how bluestone shaped Melbourne’s identity">Read more</a>
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June 27, 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 Euthanasia Laura Walters (Newsroom): Uphill battle continues for euthanasia Jamie Ensor and Hayley Jacobsen (Newshub): David Seymour surprised by extent of support for End of Life Choice Bill Jo Moir (RNZ): Emotional debate at ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 27 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-27-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 27 2019">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim van Gelder, Enterprise Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Amid the news last week that the perpetrators responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) will be put to trial next March, a report was released identifying further suspects responsible for escorting the missile to and ... <a title="Bellingcat’s report on MH17 shows citizens can and will do intelligence work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/bellingcats-report-on-mh17-shows-citizens-can-and-will-do-intelligence-work-118836/" aria-label="Read more about Bellingcat’s report on MH17 shows citizens can and will do intelligence work">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University The word “consequential” is a popular fallback for commentators seeking to invest a particular event with the significance it might warrant. On occasions, the word is misused to inflate a moment that does not rise to the ... <a title="Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the G20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/trade-war-tensions-sky-high-as-trump-and-xi-prepare-to-meet-at-the-g20-119460/" aria-label="Read more about Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the G20">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Apil Gurung, Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast Staff shortages and a lack of training have once again emerged as key issues underpinning the nation’s aged care crisis, as the aged care royal commission hears testimony in Perth. Registered nurse Noleen Hausler shared the experience of her ... <a title="Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp on nursing care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/our-ailing-aged-care-system-shows-you-cant-skimp-on-nursing-care-115565/" aria-label="Read more about Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp on nursing care">Read more</a>
