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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne The government’s retirement income review is being told our current tax and benefit treatment of retirement incomes is a mess. Much of financial planning industry is devoted to structuring affairs to maximise access to the age pension. The means ... <a title="Here’s a radical reform that could keep super and pay every retiree the full pension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/heres-a-radical-reform-that-could-keep-super-and-pay-every-retiree-the-full-pension-131289/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a radical reform that could keep super and pay every retiree the full pension">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The most notable thing about this year’s Iowa (Democratic) caucuses was the debacle where results could not be reported on the night – and indeed for a good while after. Some combination of new reporting requirements, a defective app and poor ... <a title="Vital Signs: the Iowa caucuses still have a great claim to retain first-in-nation status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/vital-signs-the-iowa-caucuses-still-have-a-great-claim-to-retain-first-in-nation-status-131023/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: the Iowa caucuses still have a great claim to retain first-in-nation status">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damon Young, Associate, School of Philosophy, University of Melbourne “Do you trust me?” An earnest question. “I do.” An earnest answer. And then that ancient, global gesture of earnest intimacy: a handshake. For many, this is the moment from the Avengers: Endgame movie: Captain America and Iron ... <a title="Friday essay: Hail Hydra – on comics, ethics and politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/friday-essay-hail-hydra-on-comics-ethics-and-politics-129786/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Hail Hydra – on comics, ethics and politics">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As this week showed, a clean end to a ministerial scandal is seldom possible. Even so, the aftershocks of the sports rorts affair have been major, and they’ll continue to plague the government. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is still ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: In tune with the summer, a week of wildness starts the parliamentary year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/grattan-on-friday-in-tune-with-the-summer-a-week-of-wildness-starts-the-parliamentary-year-131320/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: In tune with the summer, a week of wildness starts the parliamentary year">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ziguras, Professor of Global Studies, RMIT University The coronavirus outbreak may be the biggest disruption to international student flows in history. There are more than 100,000 students stuck in China who had intended to study in Australia this year. As each day passes, it becomes more ... <a title="The coronavirus outbreak is the biggest crisis ever to hit international education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-the-biggest-crisis-ever-to-hit-international-education-131138/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus outbreak is the biggest crisis ever to hit international education">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Starting the year with a leadership spill will be seen by many, especially those hit by the bushfires, as the Nationals being particularly self-indulgent. Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack admits as much, but notes he wasn’t the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael McCormack moves on from his near-death experience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-michael-mccormack-moves-on-from-his-near-death-experience-131305/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael McCormack moves on from his near-death experience">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Why do we make saliva? – Lilia, aged 7. Thanks for your great question, Lilia. I’m a dentist, so I know a bit about what’s happening inside our mouths, and I can tell you saliva ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we make saliva?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/curious-kids-why-do-we-make-saliva-130288/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we make saliva?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Last year was an exceptional year for Hollywood cinema, and this is reflected in the Oscar nominees for Best Picture. The Oscars often celebrate the middlebrow and polite over the exceptional and avant garde, resulting ... <a title="It was a very good year – but which Best Picture nominee will win an Oscar?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/it-was-a-very-good-year-but-which-best-picture-nominee-will-win-an-oscar-130529/" aria-label="Read more about It was a very good year – but which Best Picture nominee will win an Oscar?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Tiernan, Professor of Politics. Dean (Engagement) Griffith Business School, Griffith University This article is based on a longer essay published in the Griffith Review’s latest edition, Matters of Trust. Much has been written about Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s missteps and leadership failures in the bushfire crisis ... <a title="After the fires, a reason for optimism: our civic engagement has never been higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/after-the-fires-a-reason-for-optimism-our-civic-engagement-has-never-been-higher-131035/" aria-label="Read more about After the fires, a reason for optimism: our civic engagement has never been higher">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, University of Melbourne Australia’s recent bushfires have razed over ten million hectares, and killed at least a billion animals. It’s likely countless more will die in the aftermath, as many species face ... <a title="Looks like an ANZAC biscuit, tastes like a protein bar: Bogong Bikkies help mountain pygmy-possums after fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/looks-like-an-anzac-biscuit-tastes-like-a-protein-bar-bogong-bikkies-help-mountain-pygmy-possums-after-fire-131045/" aria-label="Read more about Looks like an ANZAC biscuit, tastes like a protein bar: Bogong Bikkies help mountain pygmy-possums after fire">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Southey, Chair Precision Medicine, Monash University Scientists have revealed the detailed genetic makeup of thousands of cancer samples, yielding new insights into the genes that drive the many and varied forms of the disease. The results, published in a landmark collection of research papers in the ... <a title="Genetic secrets of almost 2,700 cancers unveiled by landmark international project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/genetic-secrets-of-almost-2-700-cancers-unveiled-by-landmark-international-project-131197/" aria-label="Read more about Genetic secrets of almost 2,700 cancers unveiled by landmark international project">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritesh Chugh, Senior Lecturer/Discipline Lead – Information Systems and Analysis, CQUniversity Australia Have you ever used a public charging station to charge your mobile phone when it runs out of battery? If so, watch out for “juice jacking”. Cybercriminals are on the prowl to infect your mobile ... <a title="Charging your phone using a public USB port? Beware of ‘juice jacking’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/charging-your-phone-using-a-public-usb-port-beware-of-juice-jacking-130947/" aria-label="Read more about Charging your phone using a public USB port? Beware of ‘juice jacking’">Read more</a>
