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May 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Charlesworth, Professor, School of Management, RMIT University Aged-care workers are notoriously underpaid for the level of skill, responsibility, and judgement they exercise. Even employers acknowledge it. The aged care royal commission found low wages, poor conditions, lack of training and poor career pathways to be the ... <a title="Labor’s pledge to properly pay women and care workers is a start, but it won’t be easy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/16/labors-pledge-to-properly-pay-women-and-care-workers-is-a-start-but-it-wont-be-easy-182853/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s pledge to properly pay women and care workers is a start, but it won’t be easy">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When he mounted the stage as a warm-up speaker at Sunday’s Liberal launch, Josh Frydenberg received a reception beyond the obligatory enthusiasm required of the handpicked party faithful at these affairs. “Wow – I wish I got that reception in ... <a title="View from The Hill: Scott Morrison tells Liberal launch ‘I’m just warming up’, as he pitches on home ownership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/15/view-from-the-hill-scott-morrison-tells-liberal-launch-im-just-warming-up-as-he-pitches-on-home-ownership-183100/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Scott Morrison tells Liberal launch ‘I’m just warming up’, as he pitches on home ownership">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Dave Sharma/Facebook; Allegra Spender/Facebook The battles in the most high-profile teal seats have become nail-biters, not least because some “soft” voters in these previously safe Liberal heartland electorates are leaving their decisions until very late. In the third and final ... <a title="The Wentworth Project: ‘Soft’ voters say Spender out-campaigning Sharma but some still weighing decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/the-wentworth-project-soft-voters-say-spender-out-campaigning-sharma-but-some-still-weighing-decision-183096/" aria-label="Read more about The Wentworth Project: ‘Soft’ voters say Spender out-campaigning Sharma but some still weighing decision">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Lukas Coch A Newspoll, conducted May 10-13 from a sample of 1,532, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, unchanged from the previous week’s Newspoll. Primary votes were 38% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (steady), 11% ... <a title="Labor retains large Newspoll lead but Albanese’s ratings fall; special poll gives Labor clear House majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/labor-retains-large-newspoll-lead-but-albaneses-ratings-fall-special-poll-gives-labor-clear-house-majority-182858/" aria-label="Read more about Labor retains large Newspoll lead but Albanese’s ratings fall; special poll gives Labor clear House majority">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation An existential moment for the Liberal party? Another female leader for Labor? In this episode of our election podcast Below the Line, our expert panel talk us through what might happen to the major parties if they do not win ... <a title="Below the Line: What might happen to the major party that loses the election? – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/below-the-line-what-might-happen-to-the-major-party-that-loses-the-election-podcast-183033/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: What might happen to the major party that loses the election? – podcast">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Winner Archibald Prize 2022, Blak Douglas Moby Dickens, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 300 x 200 cm © the artist, image ... <a title="‘I can’t think of a more timely painting’: Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/i-cant-think-of-a-more-timely-painting-blak-douglass-moby-dickens-is-a-deserving-winner-of-the-2022-archibald-prize-179771/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I can’t think of a more timely painting’: Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Mick Tsikas Scott Morrison has acknowledged his style has alienated people, describing himself as “a bit of a bulldozer” and suggesting Australians would see a change of “gears” if he is re-elected. The admission – though he qualified it by ... <a title="Morrison confesses to being a ‘bulldozer’, suggests he’ll change ‘gears’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/morrison-confesses-to-being-a-bulldozer-suggests-hell-change-gears-183030/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison confesses to being a ‘bulldozer’, suggests he’ll change ‘gears’">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Mick Tsikas Scott Morrison has acknowledged his style has alienated people, describing himself as “a bit of a bulldozer” and suggesting Australians would see a change of “gears” if he is re-elected. The admission – though he qualified it by ... <a title="Head Morrison confesses to being a ‘bulldozer’, suggests he’ll change ‘gears’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/head-morrison-confesses-to-being-a-bulldozer-suggests-hell-change-gears-183030/" aria-label="Read more about Head Morrison confesses to being a ‘bulldozer’, suggests he’ll change ‘gears’">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Vandenberg, Research Fellow, Monash University Erik Mclea/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Gambling and homelessness are clearly linked. Australians over 50 are particularly vulnerable. They have high rates of regular gambling, and are the fastest-growing age group of Australians experiencing homelessness. Data from homelessness services across Australia reveals older ... <a title="Gambling and homelessness in older age: hidden and overlooked, but preventable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/gambling-and-homelessness-in-older-age-hidden-and-overlooked-but-preventable-177066/" aria-label="Read more about Gambling and homelessness in older age: hidden and overlooked, but preventable">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Associate Professor Chris Wallace look at how the election battle stands as we enter the final campaign week. They canvass the ever-present Katherine Deves, after Scott Morrison has once more come out ... <a title="VIDEO: The penultimate week: all about wages, debates and Deves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/video-the-penultimate-week-all-about-wages-debates-and-deves-183022/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: The penultimate week: all about wages, debates and Deves">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Waller, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock You want to help Ukrainians in need. Should you donate to UNICEF, UNHCR, Red Cross, World Vision, Caritas, Save the Children or some other charitable organisation? There are so many charities, and charitable causes, to choose from. Read ... <a title="We all lose when charities compete with each other. They should join forces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/we-all-lose-when-charities-compete-with-each-other-they-should-join-forces-182754/" aria-label="Read more about We all lose when charities compete with each other. They should join forces">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bethaney Turner, Associate Professor, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra Shutterstock Before you squash or poison the next slug or snail you see in your garden, consider this: The British Royal Horticultural Society no longer classifies these gastropods as ... <a title="Could we learn to love slugs and snails in our gardens?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/could-we-learn-to-love-slugs-and-snails-in-our-gardens-179568/" aria-label="Read more about Could we learn to love slugs and snails in our gardens?">Read more</a>