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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Small, Obstetrician and researcher, Griffith University Pregnant women rightly expect that when they’re in labour, medical staff will observe them and their baby closely, and can deal with any potential problems quickly. The majority of women who give birth in Australia are monitored with a cardiotocograph ... <a title="Most women who give birth in Australia are monitored with CTG. But it might not be the best approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/most-women-who-give-birth-in-australia-are-monitored-with-ctg-but-it-might-not-be-the-best-approach-147262/" aria-label="Read more about Most women who give birth in Australia are monitored with CTG. But it might not be the best approach">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Biddle, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University A large study has, for the first time, shown preschool benefits Indigenous children more than other types of care such as long daycare (childcare) or home-based care. This is ... <a title="Preschool benefits Indigenous children more than other types of early care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/preschool-benefits-indigenous-children-more-than-other-types-of-early-care-149724/" aria-label="Read more about Preschool benefits Indigenous children more than other types of early care">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shamit Saggar, Professor and Director, Public Policy institute, University of Western Australia Getting ahead of climate change challenges is now a pressing need across our economy and society. Last month the bosses of 22 of Australia’s largest firms, including BHP, Rio Tinto, Wesfarmers and Commonwealth Bank, put ... <a title="How universities and professions are preparing to meet the climate challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/how-universities-and-professions-are-preparing-to-meet-the-climate-challenge-151662/" aria-label="Read more about How universities and professions are preparing to meet the climate challenge">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Gould, ARC Research Fellow, Social And Political Sciences, University of Melbourne The coming decades represent an era of uncertainty for Australia’s cemeteries. They also present an opportunity to reflect on what our public cemeteries could and should be. Our cemeteries are running out of space, with ... <a title="Visions of future cemeteries: 5 models and how Australians feel about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/visions-of-future-cemeteries-5-models-and-how-australians-feel-about-them-149150/" aria-label="Read more about Visions of future cemeteries: 5 models and how Australians feel about them">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland One of the central ideas in tax policy is the principle of the second-best. Economic theory gives us a good idea of what an ideal tax system would look like, given our objectives. But in real life, ... <a title="Victoria’s electric vehicle tax and the theory of the second-best" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/victorias-electric-vehicle-tax-and-the-theory-of-the-second-best-150936/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s electric vehicle tax and the theory of the second-best">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government’s industrial relations legislation, to be introduced on Wednesday, would allow businesses affected by COVID to be exempt from the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT) in enterprise agreements. More broadly, the planned changes would make it easier for agreements ... <a title="Businesses hit by COVID could give the boot to BOOT hurdle under workplace changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/businesses-hit-by-covid-could-give-the-boot-to-boot-hurdle-under-workplace-changes-151697/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses hit by COVID could give the boot to BOOT hurdle under workplace changes">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi of the Pacific Media Centre Australian authorities’ heavy-handedness and the use of the covid-19 pandemic to curb civic and media freedoms are major concerns in the latest report, People Power Under Attack 2020, released by the international non-profit organisation CIVICUS. Australia was downgraded last year (2019) and is still rated as having ... <a title="CIVICUS criticises Pacific countries over use of covid to curb freedoms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/civicus-criticises-pacific-countries-over-use-of-covid-to-curb-freedoms/" aria-label="Read more about CIVICUS criticises Pacific countries over use of covid to curb freedoms">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Thomson, Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research Results from the longest running large-scale international assessment of maths and science show Australia has significantly improved in Year 8 maths and science, and Year 4 science. More than 580,000 students from 64 countries participated in the ... <a title="Australia lifts to be among top ten countries in maths and science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/australia-lifts-to-be-among-top-ten-countries-in-maths-and-science-150275/" aria-label="Read more about Australia lifts to be among top ten countries in maths and science">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The most fundamental obligation of any state is the safety of its citizens. On March 15, 2019, New Zealand completely failed in this obligation. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques was designed to ... <a title="The Christchurch commission’s call to improve social cohesion is its hardest — and most important — recommendation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/the-christchurch-commissions-call-to-improve-social-cohesion-is-its-hardest-and-most-important-recommendation-149969/" aria-label="Read more about The Christchurch commission’s call to improve social cohesion is its hardest — and most important — recommendation">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriel Conroy, Environmental Management Program Coordinator, University of the Sunshine Coast K’gari (Fraser Island) has been burning for more than seven weeks and, so far, the fires have razed half of the World Heritage-listed island off the coast of Queensland. The devastation will become more pronounced in ... <a title="The K’gari-Fraser Island bushfire is causing catastrophic damage. What can we expect when it’s all over?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/the-kgari-fraser-island-bushfire-is-causing-catastrophic-damage-what-can-we-expect-when-its-all-over-151664/" aria-label="Read more about The K’gari-Fraser Island bushfire is causing catastrophic damage. What can we expect when it’s all over?">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government will introduce on Wednesday its legislation forcing Google and Facebook to face arbitration if they fail to come to commercial deals with traditional media on payment for content. The government resorted to the mandatory bargaining code after ... <a title="World is watching plan to make Facebook and Google pay for content: Frydenberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/world-is-watching-plan-to-make-facebook-and-google-pay-for-content-frydenberg-151684/" aria-label="Read more about World is watching plan to make Facebook and Google pay for content: Frydenberg">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Conigrave, Senior Staff Specialist and Professor of Addiction Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has today released new guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. Under the new recommendations, healthy adults ... <a title="No more than 10 standard drinks a week, or 4 on any day: new guidelines urge Aussies to go easy on the booze" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/no-more-than-10-standard-drinks-a-week-or-4-on-any-day-new-guidelines-urge-aussies-to-go-easy-on-the-booze-151595/" aria-label="Read more about No more than 10 standard drinks a week, or 4 on any day: new guidelines urge Aussies to go easy on the booze">Read more</a>
