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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Melville, Senior Curator, Terrestrial Vertebrates, Museums Victoria You may have seen news in recent days of the suspected demise of the Victorian grassland earless dragon – now thought to be the first lizard species to be driven to extinction by humans in mainland Australia. That suspicion ... <a title="Why we’re not giving up the search for mainland Australia’s ‘first extinct lizard’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/why-were-not-giving-up-the-search-for-mainland-australias-first-extinct-lizard-117831/" aria-label="Read more about Why we’re not giving up the search for mainland Australia’s ‘first extinct lizard’">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Masel, Lecturer in Literature, Australian Catholic University This is a longer read. Enjoy! This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman, America’s most admired poet. Celebrations will be especially joyful around his birthday on May 31 and in New York City, whose ... <a title="Guide to the classics: Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and the complex life of the ‘poet of America’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/guide-to-the-classics-walt-whitmans-leaves-of-grass-and-the-complex-life-of-the-poet-of-america-116055/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the classics: Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and the complex life of the ‘poet of America’">Read more</a>
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May 31, 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 The Coalition’s election victory on May 18 had an immediate psychological effect on the refugees on Manus Island, with reports of several people attempting suicide. Two class-action lawsuits currently before ... <a title="Cruel, and no deterrent: why Australia’s policy on asylum seekers must change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/cruel-and-no-deterrent-why-australias-policy-on-asylum-seekers-must-change-117969/" aria-label="Read more about Cruel, and no deterrent: why Australia’s policy on asylum seekers must change">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Senior Fellow, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Scott Morrison travels to Europe for D-Day commemorations next week. While there, he may also hold talks with leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the G20 meeting in Japan in June. With the UK ... <a title="As Morrison heads to the Pacific, our nearest neighbours will be looking for more than kind words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/as-morrison-heads-to-the-pacific-our-nearest-neighbours-will-be-looking-for-more-than-kind-words-118037/" aria-label="Read more about As Morrison heads to the Pacific, our nearest neighbours will be looking for more than kind words">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josephine Agu, PhD candidate, University of Technology Sydney This article is the fifth part in a series, Where culture meets health. Many people seek complementary treatments for various ailments. Perhaps herbal remedies to cure a cold, or acupuncture to ease lower back pain. “Complementary medicine” refers to ... <a title="Traditional medicines must be integrated into health care for culturally diverse groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/traditional-medicines-must-be-integrated-into-health-care-for-culturally-diverse-groups-114980/" aria-label="Read more about Traditional medicines must be integrated into health care for culturally diverse groups">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Varnham, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney The Victorian state government was recently reported to be investigating whether it could make it easier for bullying victims to sue schools. This was prompted by the case of a 13-year-old boy who had to undergo surgery after ... <a title="If your kid is bullied and hurt on school grounds, can you sue the school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/if-your-kid-is-bullied-and-hurt-on-school-grounds-can-you-sue-the-school-116164/" aria-label="Read more about If your kid is bullied and hurt on school grounds, can you sue the school?">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Rowley, Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Curtin Research Centre, Curtin University The re-election of the Morrison government has delivered an Australian housing policy platform based on home ownership. The recently announced First Home Loan Deposit Scheme and the existing First Home Super Saver Scheme ... <a title="Housing affordability has improved slightly, but people on lower incomes will continue to struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/housing-affordability-has-improved-slightly-but-people-on-lower-incomes-will-continue-to-struggle-117898/" aria-label="Read more about Housing affordability has improved slightly, but people on lower incomes will continue to struggle">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3% hike in the national Minimum Wage, effective July 1 – taking it to A$19.49 per hour, or $740.80 per week. ... <a title="We’ve been given a pay rise. Were it not for concern about the economy, it would have been bigger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/weve-been-given-a-pay-rise-were-it-not-for-concern-about-the-economy-it-would-have-been-bigger-118053/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve been given a pay rise. Were it not for concern about the economy, it would have been bigger">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Beresford, Professor of Politics, Edith Cowan University With the final approval of the Adani Carmichael coal mine now apparently imminent, it is important to ask how it has seemingly defied the assessment of experts that it is not financially viable. After all, it’s only a week ... <a title="If the Adani mine gets built, it will be thanks to politicians, on two continents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/if-the-adani-mine-gets-built-it-will-be-thanks-to-politicians-on-two-continents-118043/" aria-label="Read more about If the Adani mine gets built, it will be thanks to politicians, on two continents">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Kells, Adjunct Professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, La Trobe University Last year two Danish librarians – Christian Lauersen and Marie Eiriksson – founded Library Planet: a worldwide, crowdsourced, online library travel guide. According to them, Library Planet is meant to inspire travellers “to ... <a title="Friday essay: the library – humanist ideal, social glue and now, tourism hotspot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/friday-essay-the-library-humanist-ideal-social-glue-and-now-tourism-hotspot-116432/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: the library – humanist ideal, social glue and now, tourism hotspot">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Benjamin Netanyahu is now in the fight of his turbulent political life. The stakes for Israel’s prime minister could hardly be greater. His continuance in office, his own reputation, his legacy, his immunity from prosecution on various ... <a title="Politics and religion collide in the Knesset as Netanyahu faces the fight of his political life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/politics-and-religion-collide-in-the-knesset-as-netanyahu-faces-the-fight-of-his-political-life-118041/" aria-label="Read more about Politics and religion collide in the Knesset as Netanyahu faces the fight of his political life">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christoph Schumacher, Professor of Innovation and Economics, Massey University New Zealand’s first “well-being budget” has landed, prioritising well-being over economic growth. So how is it different to any budgets that we have seen in the past? The government has moved away from GDP as a sole indicator ... <a title="New Zealand’s ‘well-being budget’: how it hopes to improve people’s lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/new-zealands-well-being-budget-how-it-hopes-to-improve-peoples-lives-118052/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s ‘well-being budget’: how it hopes to improve people’s lives">Read more</a>
