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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Marston, Head of School, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland The Australian government touts compulsory income management as a way to stop welfare payments being spent on alcohol, drugs or gambling. The Howard government introduced the BasicsCard more than a decade ago. About 22,500 ... <a title="‘I don’t want anybody to see me using it’: cashless welfare cards do more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/i-dont-want-anybody-to-see-me-using-it-cashless-welfare-cards-do-more-harm-than-good-132341/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t want anybody to see me using it’: cashless welfare cards do more harm than good">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Clarkson, Professor in Archaeology, The University of Queensland About 74,000 years ago a volcanic eruption at what is now Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, created one of the most dramatic natural disasters of the past 2 million years. The plume of the eruption punched 30 kilometres ... <a title="Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/stone-tools-show-humans-in-india-survived-the-cataclysmic-toba-eruption-74-000-years-ago-132101/" aria-label="Read more about Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years ago">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliet Watson, Senior Lecturer, Housing and Homelessness, RMIT University Mental health inpatient units should be safe and healing places. But we’ve found women staying in these units are being threatened, harassed and sexually and physically assaulted by men. These are mostly men also staying on the ward, ... <a title="‘They wouldn’t let me call anybody’: women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/they-wouldnt-let-me-call-anybody-women-in-mental-health-wards-need-better-protection-from-sexual-assault-131998/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They wouldn’t let me call anybody’: women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Omer Yezdani, Director, Office of Planning and Strategic Management, Australian Catholic University Philanthropy is a growing source of revenue for Australian universities. It’s essential to advancing quality research, equity and learning. On average, Australia’s top five fundraising universities receive nearly 20 times more donation revenue than their ... <a title="Five Australian universities get the bulk of philanthropic donations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/five-australian-universities-get-the-bulk-of-philanthropic-donations-104001/" aria-label="Read more about Five Australian universities get the bulk of philanthropic donations">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Dawson, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne The assumption that retired people have minimal housing costs underpins the settings of our retirement incomes system. But the real state of housing for older Australians today makes it critical for the Retirement Incomes ... <a title="Older and poorer: Australia Retirement Income Review can’t ignore the changing role of home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/older-and-poorer-retirement-income-review-cant-ignore-the-changing-role-of-home-131151/" aria-label="Read more about Older and poorer: Australia Retirement Income Review can’t ignore the changing role of home">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Keating, Visiting Fellow, College of Business & Economics, Australian National University We are continually being told that more of us are employed than ever before. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe points out (correctly) that a higher proportion of us are in jobs than at any other ... <a title="The jobs market is nowhere near as good as you’ve heard, and it’s changing us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/the-jobs-market-is-nowhere-near-as-good-as-youve-heard-and-its-changing-us-132249/" aria-label="Read more about The jobs market is nowhere near as good as you’ve heard, and it’s changing us">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide Berlin. February 26 1920. A new silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, is released to unsuspecting German audiences and quickly becomes a worldwide sensation. “When will I die?” asks one character to another. “At first dawn” ... <a title="100 years of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: the film that inspired Virginia Woolf, David Bowie and Tim Burton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/100-years-of-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-the-film-that-inspired-virginia-woolf-david-bowie-and-tim-burton-131899/" aria-label="Read more about 100 years of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: the film that inspired Virginia Woolf, David Bowie and Tim Burton">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The inquiry into allegations of misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan is examining 55 separate incidents or issues, according to the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force report, tabled Tuesday. These involve “predominantly” allegations of unlawful killings of non-combatants ... <a title="Inquiry probing 55 matters relating to special forces’ alleged misconduct in Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/inquiry-probing-55-matters-relating-to-special-forces-alleged-misconduct-in-afghanistan-132454/" aria-label="Read more about Inquiry probing 55 matters relating to special forces’ alleged misconduct in Afghanistan">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Coalition government has supported Labor’s motion in the Senate to call for men’s rights activist Bettina Arndt to be stripped of her Order of Australia award over her comments on last week’s horrendous murder-suicide in Brisbane. The successful motion ... <a title="Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/government-backs-labor-call-for-bettina-arndt-to-lose-order-of-australia-award-132446/" aria-label="Read more about Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University Drinking patterns tend to change as we age. The older we get, the more likely we are to drink on a daily basis. But older adults often perceive that drinking is only a problem if a person appears ... <a title="If you’re ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/if-youre-ageing-and-on-medication-it-might-be-time-to-re-assess-your-alcohol-intake-131651/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne The downfall of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has come to a head following his conviction for rape in the third degree and a criminal sex act in the first degree. He was acquitted on a suite of more ... <a title="Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/weinstein-conviction-a-partial-victory-for-metoo-but-must-not-overshadow-work-still-to-be-done-132434/" aria-label="Read more about Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Queensland Coroner James McDougall has handed down his findings into the tragic deaths of four people on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids ride in 2016. He reported a litany of failings by Dreamworld’s owner, Ardent Leisure, ... <a title="After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/after-damning-report-into-dreamworld-tragedy-who-can-be-held-accountable-under-the-law-132364/" aria-label="Read more about After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?">Read more</a>
