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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Rosemary Sainty, Academic, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock AAP “At PwC, (our purpose) is to build trust in society and solve important problems”, says one recruitment invitation. While another promises: “As one of our grads, you can expect to work on high-impact, meaningful ... <a title="It’s time business schools prepared their graduates for potential workplace misconduct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/its-time-business-schools-prepared-their-graduates-for-potential-workplace-misconduct-208858/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time business schools prepared their graduates for potential workplace misconduct">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney The Darwin winter sunset encircled the city with a brilliant gold. As the crowd anticipated the start of the annual Indigenous fashion parades, the room turned dark, and a lone figure appeared. As the first ... <a title="‘The first designers and models of this world’: attending the 2023 National Indigenous Fashion Awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/the-first-designers-and-models-of-this-world-attending-the-2023-national-indigenous-fashion-awards-211517/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The first designers and models of this world’: attending the 2023 National Indigenous Fashion Awards">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced $3 billion in incentives for states and territories and a boosted target for the number of homes to be built, in a package aimed at alleviating Australia’s housing crisis. A Wednesday national cabinet ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese unveils boosted housing target and incentive payments ahead of Labor national conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/view-from-the-hill-albanese-unveils-boosted-housing-target-and-incentive-payments-ahead-of-labor-national-conference-211673/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese unveils boosted housing target and incentive payments ahead of Labor national conference">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Kirkpatrick, Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania Bob Brown Foundation, CC BY-ND The photo said it all. On the back of a logging truck, a tree so large it could barely fit. It was cut down in Tasmania’s Florentine Valley, not far from ... <a title="Giant old trees are still being logged in Tasmanian forests. We must find ways of better protecting them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/giant-old-trees-are-still-being-logged-in-tasmanian-forests-we-must-find-ways-of-better-protecting-them-211670/" aria-label="Read more about Giant old trees are still being logged in Tasmanian forests. We must find ways of better protecting them">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University Shutterstock The Australian government has today released the First Action Plan 2023-2027 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan under the National Plan to End Violence ... <a title="The government has released its action plans to end violence against women and children. Will they be enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/the-government-has-released-its-action-plans-to-end-violence-against-women-and-children-will-they-be-enough-211606/" aria-label="Read more about The government has released its action plans to end violence against women and children. Will they be enough?">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock There are thousands of mental health apps available on the app market, offering services including meditation, mood tracking and counselling, among others. You would think such “health” and “wellbeing” apps – which often present as solutions ... <a title="Not all mental health apps are helpful. Experts explain the risks, and how to choose one wisely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/not-all-mental-health-apps-are-helpful-experts-explain-the-risks-and-how-to-choose-one-wisely-211513/" aria-label="Read more about Not all mental health apps are helpful. Experts explain the risks, and how to choose one wisely">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ella Jeffery, Lecturer in Creative Writing, Griffith University The Block/Nine The Block has begun its 19th season this month, billed as “a Block that’s entirely relatable to people right around Australia”. This year, contestants renovate five “authentic ’50s dream homes” in “the perfectly named Charming Street, in ... <a title="Even in a housing crisis, Australians can’t get enough of renovation stories on TV. Why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/even-in-a-housing-crisis-australians-cant-get-enough-of-renovation-stories-on-tv-why-211334/" aria-label="Read more about Even in a housing crisis, Australians can’t get enough of renovation stories on TV. Why?">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Proessor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU, Australian National University This year’s ALP national conference, beginning August 17, promises to be somewhat feistier than its recent COVID-affected (and boring) predecessors. Yet it’s unlikely to deliver a major embarrassment ... <a title="The AUKUS deal will be hotly debated at the ALP national conference, but its real vulnerabilities lie in America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/the-aukus-deal-will-be-hotly-debated-at-the-alp-national-conference-but-its-real-vulnerabilities-lie-in-america-211504/" aria-label="Read more about The AUKUS deal will be hotly debated at the ALP national conference, but its real vulnerabilities lie in America">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Russell, Senior Lecturer in Crime, Justice & Legal Studies, La Trobe University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name and image of a deceased person. The bail reform bill tabled in the Victorian parliament this week seeks to undo some ... <a title="3 ways the Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short – and why it must embrace ‘Poccum’s Law’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/3-ways-the-victorian-governments-bail-reforms-fall-short-and-why-it-must-embrace-poccums-law-210694/" aria-label="Read more about 3 ways the Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short – and why it must embrace ‘Poccum’s Law’">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/Matt Sheumack You may not have noticed, but earlier this month we passed Earth overshoot day, when humanity’s demands for ecological resources and services exceeded what our planet can ... <a title="Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/critics-of-degrowth-economics-say-its-unworkable-but-from-an-ecologists-perspective-its-inevitable-211496/" aria-label="Read more about Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marissa Shields, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Australian governments spend a lot of money supporting young people with disability to find a job. But the success of these programs has been modest. Employment rates for young people with disability have been persistently low for the ... <a title="Young people with disability have poorer mental health when they are unemployed – funding should tackle job barriers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/young-people-with-disability-have-poorer-mental-health-when-they-are-unemployed-funding-should-tackle-job-barriers-211065/" aria-label="Read more about Young people with disability have poorer mental health when they are unemployed – funding should tackle job barriers">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University So here we are again. It’s Australia versus England in a major sporting contest – as if the Ashes, netball, rugby and not forgetting darts weren’t enough. But something feels different with this fixture. The match ... <a title="It’s Australia versus England in sport once again – but why does it feel different this time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/its-australia-versus-england-in-sport-once-again-but-why-does-it-feel-different-this-time-211525/" aria-label="Read more about It’s Australia versus England in sport once again – but why does it feel different this time?">Read more</a>
