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Cutting interest rates is just the start. It’s about to become much, much easier to borrow

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s lowest ever Reserve Bank cash rate – 1.5% – is about to be consigned to history. On Tuesday Governor Philip Lowe made it clear that he plans to cut it in two weeks time. The money market cash ... <a title="Cutting interest rates is just the start. It’s about to become much, much easier to borrow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/cutting-interest-rates-is-just-the-start-its-about-to-become-much-much-easier-to-borrow-117500/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting interest rates is just the start. It’s about to become much, much easier to borrow">Read more</a>

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The ‘pulse’ of a volcano can be used to help predict its next eruption

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Carey, Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania Predicting when a volcano will next blow is tricky business, but lessons we learned from one of Hawaii’s recent eruptions may help. Kīlauea, on the Big Island of Hawai’i, is probably the best understood volcano on Earth. ... <a title="The ‘pulse’ of a volcano can be used to help predict its next eruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/the-pulse-of-a-volcano-can-be-used-to-help-predict-its-next-eruption-117005/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘pulse’ of a volcano can be used to help predict its next eruption">Read more</a>

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Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Two big media-related issues have emerged from the federal election: how opinion polls are reported and the polarisation of the main newspaper groups. Opinion polls have been part of Australia’s political landscape for ... <a title="Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/outrage-polls-and-bias-2019-federal-election-showed-australian-media-need-better-regulation-117401/" aria-label="Read more about Outrage, polls and bias: 2019 federal election showed Australian media need better regulation">Read more</a>

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Aboriginal mothers are incarcerated at alarming rates – and their mental and physical health suffers

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sacha Kendall, Post-doctoral research fellow in public health, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal women are the fastest growing prison population in Australia. They comprise around one-third of female prisoners in New South Wales, despite making up just 3% of the population. The majority of Aboriginal women in ... <a title="Aboriginal mothers are incarcerated at alarming rates – and their mental and physical health suffers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/aboriginal-mothers-are-incarcerated-at-alarming-rates-and-their-mental-and-physical-health-suffers-116827/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal mothers are incarcerated at alarming rates – and their mental and physical health suffers">Read more</a>

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‘Bright white skeletons’: some Western Australian reefs have the lowest coral cover on record

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Paton Gilmour, Research Scientist: Coral Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science Diving on the remote coral reefs in the north of Western Australia during the world’s worst bleaching event in 2016, the first thing I noticed was the heat. It was like diving into a warm ... <a title="‘Bright white skeletons’: some Western Australian reefs have the lowest coral cover on record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/bright-white-skeletons-some-western-australian-reefs-have-the-lowest-coral-cover-on-record-116423/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bright white skeletons’: some Western Australian reefs have the lowest coral cover on record">Read more</a>

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From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we’ve found large marine species in some surprising places

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Sievers, Research Fellow, Global Wetlands Project, Australia Rivers Institute, Griffith University When we think of mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, we don’t immediately think of shark habitats. But the first global review of links between large marine animals (megafauna) and coastal wetlands is challenging this ... <a title="From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we’ve found large marine species in some surprising places" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/from-sharks-in-seagrass-to-manatees-in-mangroves-weve-found-large-marine-species-in-some-surprising-places-116177/" aria-label="Read more about From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we’ve found large marine species in some surprising places">Read more</a>

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How close is Sydney to the vision of creating three 30-minute cities?

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Somwrita Sarkar, Senior Lecturer in Design and Computation, University of Sydney The Greater Sydney Commission has proposed a 40-year vision of a metropolitan region formed of three “cities”: the Eastern “Harbour” City, the Central “River” City, and the Western “Parkland” City. The plan aims to create 30-minute ... <a title="How close is Sydney to the vision of creating three 30-minute cities?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/how-close-is-sydney-to-the-vision-of-creating-three-30-minute-cities-115847/" aria-label="Read more about How close is Sydney to the vision of creating three 30-minute cities?">Read more</a>

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3 lessons from behavioural economics Bill Shorten’s Labor Party forgot about

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey West, Lecturer in Behavioural Finance, Griffith University The Australian Labor Party’s 2019 election campaign showed a depth and breadth of economic policies rare for an opposition party to present. Its policy agenda was boldly extensive. But in developing these policies over the past five years, it ... <a title="3 lessons from behavioural economics Bill Shorten’s Labor Party forgot about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/3-lessons-from-behavioural-economics-bill-shortens-labor-party-forgot-about-117404/" aria-label="Read more about 3 lessons from behavioural economics Bill Shorten’s Labor Party forgot about">Read more</a>

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Hidden women of history: Ennigaldi-Nanna, curator of the world’s first museum

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Pryke, Lecturer, Languages and Literature of Ancient Israel, Macquarie University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. “It belongs in a museum.” With these words, Indiana Jones, the world’s best-known fictional archaeologist, articulated an association between archaeologists, antiquities, and museums that has ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Ennigaldi-Nanna, curator of the world’s first museum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/hidden-women-of-history-ennigaldi-nanna-curator-of-the-worlds-first-museum-116431/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Ennigaldi-Nanna, curator of the world’s first museum">Read more</a>

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Queensland paper backtracks after using violent imagery to depict Annastacia Palaszczuk

May 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenna Price, Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney Social media backlash and a Queensland government complaint to the Australian Press Council has forced the Sunshine Coast Daily to apologise to its readers for picturing Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in crosshairs on its front page, next to the ... <a title="Queensland paper backtracks after using violent imagery to depict Annastacia Palaszczuk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/queensland-paper-backtracks-after-using-violent-imagery-to-depict-annastacia-palaszczuk-117501/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland paper backtracks after using violent imagery to depict Annastacia Palaszczuk">Read more</a>

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Bowen carries baggage into Labor leadership contest

May 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen is running for Labor leader, despite carrying the baggage of being the architect of election policies, especially on franking credits, now being blamed after Saturday’s rout. As they fight for the job of opposition leader, Bowen ... <a title="Bowen carries baggage into Labor leadership contest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/bowen-carries-baggage-into-labor-leadership-contest-117525/" aria-label="Read more about Bowen carries baggage into Labor leadership contest">Read more</a>

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US-China relations are certainly at a low point, but this is not the next Cold War

May 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bisley, Head of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University Trump’s long-threatened trade war with China is now a reality. Beijing has met Washington’s sanctions with retaliatory measures as the world’s two most important economies square off. ... <a title="US-China relations are certainly at a low point, but this is not the next Cold War" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/us-china-relations-are-certainly-at-a-low-point-but-this-is-not-the-next-cold-war-117509/" aria-label="Read more about US-China relations are certainly at a low point, but this is not the next Cold War">Read more</a>