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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy O’Leary, Lecturer in Construction and Property, University of Melbourne Buildings in Australia account for over 50% of electricity use and almost a quarter of our carbon emissions but the failures, frailties and fragmentation of the construction sector have created a major obstacle to long-term reductions. Reducing ... <a title="Making every building count in meeting Australia’s emission targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/making-every-building-count-in-meeting-australias-emission-targets-126930/" aria-label="Read more about Making every building count in meeting Australia’s emission targets">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rafal Chomik, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW Asked to conduct an independent review of Australia’s retirement income system, the panel appointed by treasurer Josh Frydenberg reported on Friday that it was all tied up with the family home. At ... <a title="We’re delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn’t caught up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/were-delaying-major-life-events-and-our-retirement-income-system-hasnt-caught-up-127231/" aria-label="Read more about We’re delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn’t caught up">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania Hit podcast Dolly Parton’s America is a love letter to the icon of American country music. It reveals Dolly’s broad and enduring appeal, which crosses generations, class, race and even musical tastes. ... <a title="And I will always love you: how marketers measure Dolly Parton’s magic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/and-i-will-always-love-you-how-marketers-measure-dolly-partons-magic-126688/" aria-label="Read more about And I will always love you: how marketers measure Dolly Parton’s magic">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government at the weekend piled on more pressure for Westpac heads to roll over the bank’s money laundering scandal, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg saying the affair had a long way to play out. “These issues develop a momentum of ... <a title="Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a ‘response plan’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/24/josh-frydenberg-turns-up-heat-on-westpac-chiefs-as-bank-issues-a-response-plan-127698/" aria-label="Read more about Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a ‘response plan’">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Over the past month a huge political dispute has sprung up in the US about the fairness of its tax system. It is fuelling debates between Democratic ... <a title="That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it’s probably wrong. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/24/that-moving-graph-of-us-tax-rates-that-went-viral-its-probably-wrong-heres-why-127233/" aria-label="Read more about That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it’s probably wrong. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Geddis, Professor, University of Otago New Zealand’s deputy prime minister, Winston Peters, is under pressure following a complaint to the New Zealand Electoral Commission about his party’s mysterious funding arrangements. Under electoral law, political parties have to disclose all donations above NZ$15,000. But the New Zealand ... <a title="NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/nz-deputy-pm-under-fire-but-maintains-no-laws-broken-in-party-donations-scandal-127596/" aria-label="Read more about NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Bant, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne The news that Australia’s anti money-laundering regulator has accused Westpac of breaching the law on 23 million occasions points to the prospect that powerful members of corporate Australia are still behaving badly. This despite the clear lessons offered by ... <a title="Westpac’s scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/westpacs-scandal-highlights-a-system-failing-to-deter-corporate-wrongdoing-127619/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac’s scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Bartlett, Associate Lecturer Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney Some people find managing their medication difficult at the best of times. But in an emergency, like a bushfire or cyclone, this can be harder still. As catastrophic bushfires burn across Australia, here’s what to think about as ... <a title="How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/how-to-manage-your-essential-medicines-in-a-bushfire-or-other-emergency-127516/" aria-label="Read more about How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia At his Wednesday address to the National Press Club, Attorney-General Christian Porter said the federal government is pursuing “immediate” defamation law reform. The announcement seemed a bit odd, as defamation is a subject for state and territory ... <a title="A push to make social media companies liable in defamation is great for newspapers and lawyers, but not you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/a-push-to-make-social-media-companies-liable-in-defamation-is-great-for-newspapers-and-lawyers-but-not-you-127513/" aria-label="Read more about A push to make social media companies liable in defamation is great for newspapers and lawyers, but not you">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini discusses the Westpac scandal with Michelle Grattan. They then delve into the government’s recent changes to the robo-debt program, and Scott Morrison’s announcement that the government will be bringing forward infrastructure projects. ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Westpac scandal – and changes to robo-debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-westpac-scandal-and-changes-to-robo-debt-127610/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Westpac scandal – and changes to robo-debt">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Malini Sur, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Sydney and its suburbs have been enveloped in haze over the past few days. The haze is a mixture of bushfire smoke and dust blown in from western New South Wales. As particles move ... <a title="What do Sydney and other cities have in common? Dust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/what-do-sydney-and-other-cities-have-in-common-dust-127515/" aria-label="Read more about What do Sydney and other cities have in common? Dust">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Senior Lecturer in Personal Development, Health & Physical Education / Course Director of Postgraduate Studies in Education, Charles Sturt University In a study published in The Lancet today, we find out how 1.6 million adolescent school students from across 146 countries are faring in terms ... <a title="140th out of 146: Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/140th-out-of-146-australian-teens-do-close-to-the-least-physical-activity-in-the-world-127434/" aria-label="Read more about 140th out of 146: Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world">Read more</a>
