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GDP update: spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australians saved rather than spent most of the budget tax cuts, almost doubling the proportion of household income saved, leaving spending languishing. The September quarter national accounts show that in the first three months of ... <a title="GDP update: spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/gdp-update-spending-dips-and-saving-soars-as-we-stash-rather-than-spend-our-tax-cuts-128297/" aria-label="Read more about GDP update: spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts">Read more</a>

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Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don’t use it properly

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nalin Asanka Gamagedara Arachchilage, Senior Research Fellow in Cyber Security at La Trobe University, UNSW Our electronic devices store a plethora of sensitive information. To protect this information, device operating systems such as Apple’s iOS and Android have locking mechanisms. These require user authentication before access is ... <a title="Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don’t use it properly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/fingerprint-login-should-be-a-secure-defence-for-our-data-but-most-of-us-dont-use-it-properly-127442/" aria-label="Read more about Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don’t use it properly">Read more</a>

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The Two Popes: a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performances

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aleksandr Andreas Wansbrough, Lecturer (casual) at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney Netflix’s The Two Popes may be best described, borrowing a turn of phrase from Fredric Jameson, as “nostalgia for the present”. Biopic and historical dramas are traditionally reserved for people who are dead, ... <a title="The Two Popes: a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/the-two-popes-a-mixed-bag-theologically-and-politically-with-bravura-performances-127096/" aria-label="Read more about The Two Popes: a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performances">Read more</a>

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Explainer: the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Reilly, Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide After much negotiation, the government has secured the repeal of the medical evacuation law – known as “medevac” – after making a secret deal with Senate cross-bencher Jacqui Lambie. So ... <a title="Explainer: the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/explainer-the-medevac-repeal-and-what-it-means-for-asylum-seekers-on-manus-island-and-nauru-128118/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru">Read more</a>

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Having problems with your kid’s tantrums, bed-wetting or withdrawal? Here’s when to get help

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jade Sheen, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University Remember anxiously waiting for your child to take their first steps or speak their first words? It’s exhilarating when they reach a new stage in their development. Every child grows and develops differently. Some will change at a ... <a title="Having problems with your kid’s tantrums, bed-wetting or withdrawal? Here’s when to get help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/having-problems-with-your-kids-tantrums-bed-wetting-or-withdrawal-heres-when-to-get-help-125299/" aria-label="Read more about Having problems with your kid’s tantrums, bed-wetting or withdrawal? Here’s when to get help">Read more</a>

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The top ranking education systems in the world aren’t there by accident. Here’s how Australia can climb up

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Sonnemann, Fellow, Grattan Institute The latest OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results show a long-term decline in reading, maths and science skills for Australian students. In 2018, Australian 15 years olds performed more than a year below those in 2003 in maths, about a ... <a title="The top ranking education systems in the world aren’t there by accident. Here’s how Australia can climb up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/the-top-ranking-education-systems-in-the-world-arent-there-by-accident-heres-how-australia-can-climb-up-128225/" aria-label="Read more about The top ranking education systems in the world aren’t there by accident. Here’s how Australia can climb up">Read more</a>

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Global emissions to hit 36.8 billion tonnes, beating last year’s record high

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Global emissions for 2019 are predicted to hit 36.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂), setting yet another all-time record. This disturbing result means emissions have grown by 62% since international ... <a title="Global emissions to hit 36.8 billion tonnes, beating last year’s record high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/global-emissions-to-hit-36-8-billion-tonnes-beating-last-years-record-high-128113/" aria-label="Read more about Global emissions to hit 36.8 billion tonnes, beating last year’s record high">Read more</a>

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Medevac repealed after government comes to secret arrangement with Jacqui Lambie

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has finally secured the repeal of medevac by coming to an arrangement with crossbencher Jacqui Lambie, the terms of which she refused to disclose to the Senate because of “national security concerns”. The repeal was carried 37-35 after ... <a title="Medevac repealed after government comes to secret arrangement with Jacqui Lambie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/medevac-repealed-after-government-comes-to-secret-arrangement-with-jacqui-lambie-128303/" aria-label="Read more about Medevac repealed after government comes to secret arrangement with Jacqui Lambie">Read more</a>

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Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was both

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frédérik Saltré, Research Fellow in Ecology & Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University Earth is now firmly in the grips of its sixth “mass extinction event”, and it’s mainly our fault. But the modern era is definitely not ... <a title="Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was both" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/did-people-or-climate-kill-off-the-megafauna-actually-it-was-both-127803/" aria-label="Read more about Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was both">Read more</a>

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‘Life just went to crap’: why army veterans are twice as likely to end up in prison

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kellie Toole, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide The question of whether Australia does enough to support its ex-service personnel is growing in urgency, with Labor leader Anthony Albanese this week adding his voice to those calling for a royal commission into veteran suicides. The numbers are ... <a title="‘Life just went to crap’: why army veterans are twice as likely to end up in prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/life-just-went-to-crap-why-army-veterans-are-twice-as-likely-to-end-up-in-prison-128129/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Life just went to crap’: why army veterans are twice as likely to end up in prison">Read more</a>

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How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55s

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Young people don’t see private health insurance as good value for money. And they’re right: the cost of their expected use of private health care is significantly below what they pay in insurance premiums. Unsurprisingly, more and more young people ... <a title="How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/how-do-you-stop-the-youth-exodus-from-private-health-insurance-cut-premiums-for-under-55s-128101/" aria-label="Read more about How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55s">Read more</a>

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Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence

December 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Moynihan, Assistant Professor, Bond University While there’s much to celebrate in medicine, it’s now beyond doubt that we have too much of it. Too many tests, diagnoses, pills and procedures are wasting resources that could be better spent meeting genuine need. As a recent OECD report ... <a title="Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/04/time-to-end-drug-company-distortion-of-medical-evidence-127495/" aria-label="Read more about Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence">Read more</a>