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July 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Now it’s the Coalition that’s being accused of a “retiree tax”. As interest rates have come down over the past four years, the rate that retirees are “deemed” to have earned for the purpose of ... <a title="Deeming rates explained. What is deeming, how does it cut pensions, and why do we have it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/11/deeming-rates-explained-what-is-deeming-how-does-it-cut-pensions-and-why-do-we-have-it-120089/" aria-label="Read more about Deeming rates explained. What is deeming, how does it cut pensions, and why do we have it?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Associate Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney The Queensland government’s in-principle agreement to pay A$190 million in compensation for the wages withheld from more than 10,000 Indigenous workers is a watershed moment for the stolen wages movement. Indigenous people across Australia have been fighting ... <a title="The new Mabo? $190 million stolen wages settlement is unprecedented, but still limited" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/11/the-new-mabo-190-million-stolen-wages-settlement-is-unprecedented-but-still-limited-120162/" aria-label="Read more about The new Mabo? $190 million stolen wages settlement is unprecedented, but still limited">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitch Goodwin, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne When the 22-year-old David Bowie penned Space Oddity, a song that would ultimately become a recognised classic, he was a burgeoning pop artist without a record deal. A folk singer without a gig, a sometime mime, and a purveyor ... <a title="Space Oddity at 50: the ‘novelty song’ that became a cultural touchstone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/11/space-oddity-at-50-the-novelty-song-that-became-a-cultural-touchstone-120071/" aria-label="Read more about Space Oddity at 50: the ‘novelty song’ that became a cultural touchstone">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Bloomfield, Lecturer, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Over recent months, reports of “a horror flu season” causing serious illness and death have dominated the headlines. The high number of cases has led some people to question the effectiveness of the flu vaccine, ... <a title="The 2019 flu shot isn’t perfect – but it’s still our best defence against influenza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/11/the-2019-flu-shot-isnt-perfect-but-its-still-our-best-defence-against-influenza-120088/" aria-label="Read more about The 2019 flu shot isn’t perfect – but it’s still our best defence against influenza">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gillian Oliver, Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Organisational & Social Informatics, Monash University The recent case of paper medical files from a Brisbane hospital found on a busy street highlights the need for secure, controlled disposal of medical records. The files were said to be from ... <a title="Paper tsunami: how the move to digital medical records is leaving us drowning in old paper files" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/paper-tsunami-how-the-move-to-digital-medical-records-is-leaving-us-drowning-in-old-paper-files-119534/" aria-label="Read more about Paper tsunami: how the move to digital medical records is leaving us drowning in old paper files">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Sinclair, Senior Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences and The UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia What did we use before single-use plastics became ingrained in our everyday lives? Before the 1980s, plastic bags were a rarity in our supermarkets. In 2019, excessive plastic use ... <a title="We organised a conference for 570 people without using plastic. Here’s how it went" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/we-organised-a-conference-for-570-people-without-using-plastic-heres-how-it-went-120157/" aria-label="Read more about We organised a conference for 570 people without using plastic. Here’s how it went">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Thomas Henry Wright, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University These days all text is digital. From writing an email to publishing a new edition of War and Peace, text nearly always exists on a computer first. Yet there are writers who take full advantage of the computer’s possibilities, ... <a title="From Twitterbots to VR: 10 of the best examples of digital literature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/from-twitterbots-to-vr-10-of-the-best-examples-of-digital-literature-110099/" aria-label="Read more about From Twitterbots to VR: 10 of the best examples of digital literature">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanika Rizo, Assistant Professor, Carleton University Earth’s magnetic field protects and makes our planet habitable by stopping harmful high-energy particles from space, including from the Sun. The source of this magnetic field is the core at the centre of our planet. But the core is very difficult ... <a title="Earth’s core has been leaking for billions of years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/earths-core-has-been-leaking-for-billions-of-years-119395/" aria-label="Read more about Earth’s core has been leaking for billions of years">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government plans to hold a referendum in the next three years on whether to enshrine constitutional recognition of Australia’s Indigenous people. Announcing the commitment on Wednesday, the minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, said he would develop and ... <a title="The Morrison government proposes an Indigenous recognition referendum this term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/the-morrison-government-proposes-an-indigenous-recognition-referendum-this-term-119998/" aria-label="Read more about The Morrison government proposes an Indigenous recognition referendum this term">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shahram Akbarzadeh, Professor of Middle East & Central Asian Politics, Deputy Director (International), Alfred Deakin Research Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Iran’s announcement last Sunday that it would break the limit on uranium enrichment agreed to in the nuclear deal with world powers was not ... <a title="Iran’s leader is losing his grasp on power. Does this mean diplomacy is doomed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/irans-leader-is-losing-his-grasp-on-power-does-this-mean-diplomacy-is-doomed-119997/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s leader is losing his grasp on power. Does this mean diplomacy is doomed?">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University Alice Gorman is a space archaeologist working on space junk in Earth orbit, deep space probes, and planetary landing sites. She explores what we can learn from these items and places as material objects, and also ... <a title="Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/footprints-on-the-moon-and-cemeteries-on-mars-interview-with-space-archaeologist-alice-gorman-118911/" aria-label="Read more about Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heiko Timmers, Associate Professor of Physics, UNSW In his latest book, strategist and defence analyst Hugh White has gone nuclear, triggering a debate about whether Australia should develop and maintain its own nuclear arsenal. But developing and sustaining modern nuclear weapons requires a certain combination of technologies ... <a title="Why developing nuclear weapons is an unrealistic option for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/why-developing-nuclear-weapons-is-an-unrealistic-option-for-australia-120075/" aria-label="Read more about Why developing nuclear weapons is an unrealistic option for Australia">Read more</a>
