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June 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock The exploitation of migrants is widespread in Australia. Our recent report for the Grattan Institute, Short-changed, found that as many as one in six migrant workers are paid less than the national minimum wage, which is meant to ... <a title="Labor plans to stamp out the exploitation of migrant workers, but it won’t succeed until we treat it like tax avoidance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/06/labor-plans-to-stamp-out-the-exploitation-of-migrant-workers-but-it-wont-succeed-until-we-treat-it-like-tax-avoidance-207019/" aria-label="Read more about Labor plans to stamp out the exploitation of migrant workers, but it won’t succeed until we treat it like tax avoidance">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University TikTok TikTok is one of the most prevalent social media platforms for trend-setting and trend-spotting – particularly within the relationship space. From trends and concepts like #DatingStoryTime to numbering the five stages of a relationship, ... <a title="From being mildly late to sucking on people’s tears – what is a ‘beige flag’ on TikTok?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/06/from-being-mildly-late-to-sucking-on-peoples-tears-what-is-a-beige-flag-on-tiktok-206408/" aria-label="Read more about From being mildly late to sucking on people’s tears – what is a ‘beige flag’ on TikTok?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University Shutterstock The odds have been shortening on the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting interest again, and Australia’s workers are again being blamed for driving inflation. Harvey ... <a title="Don’t blame Australia’s lowest-paid workers if interest rates rise again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/dont-blame-australias-lowest-paid-workers-if-interest-rates-rise-again-206928/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t blame Australia’s lowest-paid workers if interest rates rise again">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It would be foolish to over-read the latest Newspoll. It doesn’t point to doom for the Voice, but it does suggest the referendum is in a fight of its life. And it underscores how high the stakes are for Anthony ... <a title="View from The Hill: Dutton would get a lashing if Voice lost, but the implications would be more serious for Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/view-from-the-hill-dutton-would-get-a-lashing-if-voice-lost-but-the-implications-would-be-more-serious-for-albanese-207027/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Dutton would get a lashing if Voice lost, but the implications would be more serious for Albanese">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Adams, Professor of Corporate Law & Head UNE Law School, University of New England Shutterstock What penalties does the consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers face for sharing confidential government tax policy information and (in its words) betraying the public’s trust? At most, there’s possible jail time for the ... <a title="There’s more than reputation at stake: PwC faces penalties, including possible jail time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/theres-more-than-reputation-at-stake-pwc-faces-penalties-including-possible-jail-time-206853/" aria-label="Read more about There’s more than reputation at stake: PwC faces penalties, including possible jail time">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hamer, Professor of Evidence Law, University of Sydney The New South Wales Attorney-General Michael Daley today announced Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned after having served 20 years for the murder of three of her infant children and the manslaughter of a fourth child. She has already ... <a title="Kathleen Folbigg pardon shows Australia needs a dedicated body to investigate wrongful convictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/kathleen-folbigg-pardon-shows-australia-needs-a-dedicated-body-to-investigate-wrongful-convictions-205645/" aria-label="Read more about Kathleen Folbigg pardon shows Australia needs a dedicated body to investigate wrongful convictions">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit Messham-Muir, Professor in Art, Curtin University On Friday, the Federal Court dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times. Justice Anthony Besanko ruled the newspapers had established, by the “balance of probabilities” (the standard of evidence in a ... <a title="What should the Australian War Memorial do with its heroic portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/what-should-the-australian-war-memorial-do-with-its-heroic-portraits-of-ben-roberts-smith-206934/" aria-label="Read more about What should the Australian War Memorial do with its heroic portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Arnott, PhD Candidate, Griffith University The Australian Electoral Commission has launched a website aimed at rebutting disinformation. This is a timely change, as we are seeing an increase of both disinformation and misinformation being spread about the First Nations Voice to Parliament. Disinformation and misinformation are ... <a title="How we can avoid political misinformation in the lead-up to the Voice referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/how-we-can-avoid-political-misinformation-in-the-lead-up-to-the-voice-referendum-206500/" aria-label="Read more about How we can avoid political misinformation in the lead-up to the Voice referendum">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Gurvich, Associate Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University Shutterstock While some women glide through menopause, more than 85% experience one or more unpleasant symptoms, which can impact their physical and mental health, daily activities and quality of life. Hot flushes and night sweats are the most ... <a title="Hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog? Here’s what we know about phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/hot-flushes-night-sweats-brain-fog-heres-what-we-know-about-phytoestrogens-for-menopausal-symptoms-204801/" aria-label="Read more about Hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog? Here’s what we know about phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Shutterstock Wastewater is a by-product of humanity produced all day, every day. At home, wastewater is the used water that disappears when you flush the toilet, empty the sink or ... <a title="Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/treated-wastewater-in-victoria-is-still-contaminated-study-finds-so-are-we-and-the-environment-safe-199668/" aria-label="Read more about Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Shutterstock Wastewater is a by-product of humanity produced all day, every day. At home, wastewater is the used water that disappears when you flush the toilet, empty the sink or ... <a title="Study finds treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated. So are we and the environment safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/study-finds-treated-wastewater-in-victoria-is-still-contaminated-so-are-we-and-the-environment-safe-199668/" aria-label="Read more about Study finds treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated. So are we and the environment safe?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Brand, Senior Beamline Scientist – Powder Diffraction, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Occator crater, Ceres. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Impact cratering happens on every solid body in the Solar System. In fact, it is the dominant process affecting the surfaces on most extraterrestrial bodies today. On Earth, however, ... <a title="5 incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/5-incredible-craters-that-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-the-grandeur-of-our-solar-system-201188/" aria-label="Read more about 5 incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System">Read more</a>
