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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney Heavily subsidised aged care services used to be seen as a right and entitlement for all older Australians. But as aged care demand grows and costs rise, it’s becoming increasingly clear the current system isn’t sustainable. The ... <a title="Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/home-owning-older-australians-should-pay-more-for-residential-aged-care-131565/" aria-label="Read more about Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Liuzzo, Sessional Lecturer, School of Business, Queensland University of Technology As a parent, I find it so frustrating to take my children shopping, reusable bags in hand, only to be offered plastic toys at the checkout. It’s an incredibly confusing message to be sending kids. And ... <a title="Coles says these toys promote healthy eating. I say that’s rubbish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/coles-says-these-toys-promote-healthy-eating-i-say-thats-rubbish-131667/" aria-label="Read more about Coles says these toys promote healthy eating. I say that’s rubbish">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Whitten, Ph.D Candidate, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne Victoria’s government finds itself in a big hole with its West Gate Tunnel project. As diggers lie idle in a dispute over what to do with contaminated soil, it’s facing long delays and billions ... <a title="West Gate Tunnel saga shows risk of ‘lock-in’ on mega-projects pitched by business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/west-gate-tunnel-saga-shows-risk-of-lock-in-on-mega-projects-pitched-by-business-131210/" aria-label="Read more about West Gate Tunnel saga shows risk of ‘lock-in’ on mega-projects pitched by business">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology The jingle used to tell us we loved “football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars”. These days we love Japanese utes and small Toyotas, Hyundais and Mazdas more. Monday’s announcement from General Motors, Holden’s US ... <a title="Why Australians fell out of love with Holdens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/why-australians-fell-out-of-love-with-holdens-131907/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australians fell out of love with Holdens">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Wilson, Director of the European Union Centre, RMIT University Climate change is set to become an inescapable part of negotiations now underway over an Australia-European Union free trade agreement, and also negotiations over the Australia-UK agreement necessitated by Britain’s exit from the European Union. Both agreements ... <a title="Our trade talks with Europe and Britain are set to become climate talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/our-trade-talks-with-europe-and-britain-are-set-to-become-climate-talks-130544/" aria-label="Read more about Our trade talks with Europe and Britain are set to become climate talks">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Mazza, Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts, Edith Cowan University Warning: this piece features frequent coarse language that may offend some readers. Since Adam Mansbuch’s 2011 bestseller, Go the Fuck to Sleep, book titles have been swearing profusely to grab audience attention. The author followed up on ... <a title="Books in a post-f@#^ world. Are we all sworn out yet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/books-in-a-post-f-world-are-we-all-sworn-out-yet-130948/" aria-label="Read more about Books in a post-f@#^ world. Are we all sworn out yet?">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Jones, Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology After the intensely dry conditions of 2019, January and February have brought much-needed rain. Dams in many cities and towns were replenished and some farmers may be able to grow a crop for the first time in several seasons. ... <a title="Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/rain-has-eased-the-dry-but-more-is-needed-to-break-the-drought-131660/" aria-label="Read more about Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Robinson, Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, Monash University When people think about Australian Rules Football injuries, they tend to think about head injuries and the long-term effects of concussion. Or they might think of the potentially lengthy recoveries after hamstring, shoulder or ankle injuries. But our ... <a title="Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/aussie-rules-players-risk-injuring-hands-and-wrists-too-131386/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bénédicte Cenki-Tok, Associate professor at Montpellier University, EU H2020 MSCA visiting researcher, University of Sydney As the world shifts away from fossil fuels, we will need to produce enormous numbers of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles and batteries. Demand for the materials needed to build them ... <a title="Critical minerals are vital for renewable energy. We must learn to mine them responsibly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/critical-minerals-are-vital-for-renewable-energy-we-must-learn-to-mine-them-responsibly-131547/" aria-label="Read more about Critical minerals are vital for renewable energy. We must learn to mine them responsibly">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland With cries of “Quexit!” still echoing faintly in our ears, Queenslanders head towards a state election in October. For many, interest lies in whether federal Labor’s poor showing in Queensland at last ... <a title="Queensland’s election year shadowed by federal in-fighting, scandals and voter fatigue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/queenslands-election-year-shadowed-by-federal-in-fighting-scandals-and-voter-fatigue-131456/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s election year shadowed by federal in-fighting, scandals and voter fatigue">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Director, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University If you’re a traveller who cares about reducing your carbon footprint, are some airlines better to fly with than others? Several of the world’s major airlines have announced plans to become “carbon neutral”, ... <a title="Major airlines say they’re acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they’ve achieved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/major-airlines-say-theyre-acting-on-climate-change-our-research-reveals-how-little-theyve-achieved-127800/" aria-label="Read more about Major airlines say they’re acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they’ve achieved">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Every year, the Australian Taxation Office releases a report that includes the highest earning occupations in Australia. These are mostly in the medical, legal and financial sectors. This information is commonly used by school career advisers, together ... <a title="If you’re preparing students for 21st century jobs, you’re behind the times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/if-youre-preparing-students-for-21st-century-jobs-youre-behind-the-times-131567/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re preparing students for 21st century jobs, you’re behind the times">Read more</a>
