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October 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Bridges, Lecture of sociology, Charles Sturt University The construction and building industries can be dangerous places to work. These jobs not only pose risks to a person’s physical health, but can threaten their mental health, too. In Australia, “tradies” make up less than one-third of all ... <a title="Risky business: how our ‘macho’ construction culture is killing tradies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/risky-business-how-our-macho-construction-culture-is-killing-tradies-122867/" aria-label="Read more about Risky business: how our ‘macho’ construction culture is killing tradies">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University For the past few years, Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions have headed in the wrong direction. The upward trajectory has come amid overwhelming evidence that the world must bring carbon dioxide emissions down. But the trend is set to change. ... <a title="Some good news for a change: Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/some-good-news-for-a-change-australias-greenhouse-gas-emissions-are-set-to-fall-125559/" aria-label="Read more about Some good news for a change: Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Callie Little, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of New England Teachers have very little to do with why some kids are better at school than others, our research shows. This contradicts the popular view that teachers matter most (after genes) when it comes to academic achievement. Previous research ... <a title="Don’t blame the teacher: student results are (mostly) out of their hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/dont-blame-the-teacher-student-results-are-mostly-out-of-their-hands-124177/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t blame the teacher: student results are (mostly) out of their hands">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Quilter, Associate Professor of Law, University of Wollongong Cycling is often held up as a model of healthy and sustainable urban transport. So why have bike laws become more, not less, draconian? Our ongoing research shows mandatory helmet laws have become a tool of disproportionate penalties ... <a title="Over-the-top policing of bike helmet laws targets vulnerable riders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/over-the-top-policing-of-bike-helmet-laws-targets-vulnerable-riders-125228/" aria-label="Read more about Over-the-top policing of bike helmet laws targets vulnerable riders">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreas Cebulla, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Centre for Economic Studies , University of Adelaide Skilled migration, a mainstay of Australia’s economic and population policies, should be a win-win. Federal and state governments are looking for migrants to meet skills shortfalls and keep the economy growing. Migrants ... <a title="There’s one big problem with Australia’s skilled migration program: many employers don’t want new migrants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/theres-one-big-problem-with-australias-skilled-migration-program-many-employers-dont-want-new-migrants-125569/" aria-label="Read more about There’s one big problem with Australia’s skilled migration program: many employers don’t want new migrants">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Ryan, Associate Professor (Literature), Australian Catholic University When in 2017 Nordstrom began selling US$425 jeans (A$620) covered in fake mud, it seemed the long prophesied “late stage capitalism” had finally arrived. Suddenly the phrase itself was everywhere from Reddit to Twitter and applied to every freakish ... <a title="Bruny review: Heather Rose’s new book has a sense of place yet taps into global unease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/bruny-review-heather-roses-new-book-has-a-sense-of-place-yet-taps-into-global-unease-125232/" aria-label="Read more about Bruny review: Heather Rose’s new book has a sense of place yet taps into global unease">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has finally seen off John Setka from the ALP, with the militant construction union leader capitulating and quitting the party. Setka, who lost a court case he brought in his fight against expulsion, had launched an ... <a title="John Setka resigns from ALP, attacks Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/23/john-setka-resigns-from-alp-attacks-albanese-125750/" aria-label="Read more about John Setka resigns from ALP, attacks Albanese">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Nationals leader Michael McCormack has admitted his party should have handled better agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie’s bring-forward of the planned dairy code. Some Nationals were furious when McKenzie suddenly sped up the code’s preparation in a government deal with Pauline ... <a title="Nationals leader Michael McCormack acknowledges snafu over Hanson dairy deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/23/nationals-leader-michael-mccormack-acknowledges-snafu-over-hanson-dairy-deal-125731/" aria-label="Read more about Nationals leader Michael McCormack acknowledges snafu over Hanson dairy deal">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra While the drought continues to hit the Nationals’ constituents hard, the party faces a testing terrain on a political level. In this episode of Politics with Michelle Grattan, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack acknowledges the mishandling of the bring-forward of ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Deputy PM Michael McCormack on the drought and restive Nationals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-deputy-pm-michael-mccormack-on-the-drought-and-restive-nationals-125727/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Deputy PM Michael McCormack on the drought and restive Nationals">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy – in the job for for just weeks after moving across from the department of infrastructure last month – has dismissed talk of spending big on infrastructure in order to escape ... <a title="If you want to boost the economy, big infrastructure projects won’t cut it: new Treasury boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/23/if-you-want-to-boost-the-economy-big-infrastructure-projects-wont-cut-it-new-treasury-boss-125705/" aria-label="Read more about If you want to boost the economy, big infrastructure projects won’t cut it: new Treasury boss">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Downie, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Australian National University It’s time we started talking about the principal opponents to action on climate change – fossil fuel industries. If history has taught us anything, it is when oil, gas and coal industries oppose policies to reduce greenhouse ... <a title="Politicians must mine the divide between coal lobbies and energy companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/23/politicians-must-mine-the-divide-between-coal-lobbies-and-energy-companies-124877/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians must mine the divide between coal lobbies and energy companies">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie Grigg, Research Associate at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University My friends are taking ecstasy at raves and music festivals. Is it safe? — Anonymous Key points no drug use, including ecstasy, is 100% safe festivals can present unique risks look out for friends, know ... <a title="‘My friends are taking MDMA at raves and music festivals. Is it safe?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/23/my-friends-are-taking-mdma-at-raves-and-music-festivals-is-it-safe-122128/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My friends are taking MDMA at raves and music festivals. Is it safe?’">Read more</a>
