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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emil Jeyaratnam, Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety begins hearings on residential aged care facilities, or nursing homes, in Sydney today. The standards of nursing homes in Australia have been in the public eye since the Oakden Aged ... <a title="Nearly 2 out of 3 nursing homes are understaffed. These 10 charts explain why aged care is in crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/nearly-2-out-of-3-nursing-homes-are-understaffed-these-10-charts-explain-why-aged-care-is-in-crisis-114182/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 2 out of 3 nursing homes are understaffed. These 10 charts explain why aged care is in crisis">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute In an election campaign full of giveaways but short on serious economic reform, Labor’s proposed change to childcare support is the most important economic news. It fits in with this year’s Grattan Institute Commonwealth Orange Book, which identified getting more ... <a title="Why Labor’s childcare policy is the biggest economic news of the election campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/why-labors-childcare-policy-is-the-biggest-economic-news-of-the-election-campaign-116441/" aria-label="Read more about Why Labor’s childcare policy is the biggest economic news of the election campaign">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Roberts, Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology How many times in the past week do you think your life was affected by a robot? Unless you have a robot vacuum cleaner, you might say that robots had no real impact on your life. But you’re ... <a title="Six ways robots are used today that you probably didn’t know about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/six-ways-robots-are-used-today-that-you-probably-didnt-know-about-82067/" aria-label="Read more about Six ways robots are used today that you probably didn’t know about">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arthur Grimes, Professor of Wellbeing and Public Policy, Victoria University of Wellington At the end of this month, New Zealand will release its first “Well-being Budget”. It builds on treasury’s Living Standards Framework (LSF), published last December, which introduced a suite of well-being measures, including cultural identity, ... <a title="New Zealand’s well-being approach to budget is not new, but could shift major issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/new-zealands-well-being-approach-to-budget-is-not-new-but-could-shift-major-issues-116296/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s well-being approach to budget is not new, but could shift major issues">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Mynott, Research Officer, Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems, La Trobe University Three very good dogs – named Bayar, Judd and Sasha – have sniffed out the endangered Alpine Stonefly, one of the smallest animals a dog has been trained to successfully detect in its natural habitat. The ... <a title="Sit! Seek! Fly! Scientists train dogs to sniff out endangered insects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/sit-seek-fly-scientists-train-dogs-to-sniff-out-endangered-insects-116517/" aria-label="Read more about Sit! Seek! Fly! Scientists train dogs to sniff out endangered insects">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paulina Billett, Lecturer, Sociology, La Trobe University Teachers are bullied daily by parents and students. They experience the kind of harassment that would be deemed unacceptable in most workplaces. But, in the case of teachers, such treatment is often dismissed as par for the course. Radio presenter ... <a title="Almost every Australian teacher has been bullied by students or their parents, and it’s taking a toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/almost-every-australian-teacher-has-been-bullied-by-students-or-their-parents-and-its-taking-a-toll-116058/" aria-label="Read more about Almost every Australian teacher has been bullied by students or their parents, and it’s taking a toll">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvonne Meng, PhD Candidate, Department of Architecture, Monash University When we think about public spaces, we often imagine large open areas such as squares and parks. The humble footpath is overlooked, although it is an equally if not more important public space for urban social life. Every ... <a title="Don’t forget the footpath – it’s vital public space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/dont-forget-the-footpath-its-vital-public-space-115151/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t forget the footpath – it’s vital public space">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney Unbelievably, given that he hasn’t moved interest rates once during his entire 33 months as governor, financial markets have Reserve Bank chief Philip Lowe odds on favourite to cut them on Tuesday, just a week and a half before ... <a title="Why the Reserve Bank shouldn’t (but might) cut interest rates on Tuesday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/why-the-reserve-bank-shouldnt-but-might-cut-interest-rates-on-tuesday-116354/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Reserve Bank shouldn’t (but might) cut interest rates on Tuesday">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Joseph, Senior Lecturer, Writing and Journalism, FASS, University of Technology Sydney Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In a new series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Decades ago, American journalist and screenwriter Dan Wakefield published ... <a title="Inside the story: Leigh Sales, ordinary days and crafting empathy ‘between the lines’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/inside-the-story-leigh-sales-ordinary-days-and-crafting-empathy-between-the-lines-107890/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: Leigh Sales, ordinary days and crafting empathy ‘between the lines’">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bill Shorten’s Sunday launch in Brisbane was politics at its most slickly professional. Every box was ticked. Indigenous dancers were part of the Welcome to Country. Pat Dodson – who would be Indigenous affairs minister in a Shorten government – ... <a title="View from The Hill: Shorten presents the ‘case for change’ in sleek launch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/05/view-from-the-hill-shorten-presents-the-case-for-change-in-sleek-launch-116580/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Shorten presents the ‘case for change’ in sleek launch">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bill Shorten’s many town hall meetings stood him in good stead in the Sky “people’s forum” in Brisbane on Friday night. His engagement with the audience was more direct than Scott Morrison’s, and he packed multiple references to his promises ... <a title="View from The Hill: Bill Shorten at ease in town hall-type forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/04/view-from-the-hill-bill-shorten-at-ease-in-town-hall-type-forum-116555/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Bill Shorten at ease in town hall-type forum">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University The best line of the second leaders’ debate between Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten wasn’t about policy, it was about … personal space. Some in Queensland may have skipped the debate to watch the Friday night rugby, ... <a title="Up close and personal: Morrison and Shorten get punchy in the second leaders’ debate. Our experts respond." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/up-close-and-personal-morrison-and-shorten-get-punchy-in-the-second-leaders-debate-our-experts-respond-116521/" aria-label="Read more about Up close and personal: Morrison and Shorten get punchy in the second leaders’ debate. Our experts respond.">Read more</a>
