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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Beckett, Postdoctoral Fellow (Human Molecular Nutrition), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Food gives us the nutrients we need to survive, and we know a balanced diet contributes to good health. Beyond this, many people seek out different foods as “medicines”, hoping eating ... <a title="These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we’d need to consume to benefit is… a lot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/these-5-foods-are-claimed-to-improve-our-health-but-the-amount-wed-need-to-consume-to-benefit-is-a-lot-116730/" aria-label="Read more about These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we’d need to consume to benefit is… a lot">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Briggs, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney With 12 coal power stations in Australia closed since 2013, a full transition out of coal is coming. Around the world, governments and stakeholders are considering how to implement a “just transition” from coal to ... <a title="How to transition from coal: 4 lessons for Australia from around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/how-to-transition-from-coal-4-lessons-for-australia-from-around-the-world-115558/" aria-label="Read more about How to transition from coal: 4 lessons for Australia from around the world">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Victoria University, Mitchell Institute As voters head to the polls, around one-quarter will decide who to vote for on the day. Analysis shows climate change and the economy are foremost in voters’ minds. But education remains a key issue, as evidenced by ... <a title="Beyond the dollars: what are the major parties really promising on education?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/beyond-the-dollars-what-are-the-major-parties-really-promising-on-education-117097/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the dollars: what are the major parties really promising on education?">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Moran, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute No matter who wins Saturday’s federal election, you can expect to see more cranes on the skyline and hi-viz vests on the roadside. Both major parties are promising to spend big on transport infrastructure: A$42 billion for the Coalition and A$49 ... <a title="Transport promises for election 2019: the good, the bad and the downright ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/transport-promises-for-election-2019-the-good-the-bad-and-the-downright-ugly-115138/" aria-label="Read more about Transport promises for election 2019: the good, the bad and the downright ugly">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University Labor is banking on about A$5 billion per year from ending the cash payment of company tax refunds to dividend holders who don’t pay tax. It’ll exempt ... <a title="At last, an answer to the $5 billion question: who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/at-last-an-answer-to-the-5-billion-question-who-gets-the-imputation-cheques-labor-will-take-away-117075/" aria-label="Read more about At last, an answer to the $5 billion question: who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University The new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme announced the Coalition, and instantly backed by Labor, is likely to be popular among those on the cusp of buying their first home. It’ll be open ... <a title="Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it’s unlikely to push up prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/small-but-well-formed-the-new-home-deposit-scheme-will-help-and-its-unlikely-to-push-up-prices-117073/" aria-label="Read more about Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it’s unlikely to push up prices">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Although record numbers of people are flocking to exhibitions in the major public art galleries, foot traffic into commercial art galleries is dwindling at an alarming rate. Embarrassed gallery directors of well-established and well-known commercial art galleries ... <a title="With commercial galleries an endangered species, are art fairs a necessary evil?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/with-commercial-galleries-an-endangered-species-are-art-fairs-a-necessary-evil-116680/" aria-label="Read more about With commercial galleries an endangered species, are art fairs a necessary evil?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Paris social media summit, social media, hate speech Henry Cooke (Stuff): The risks Jacinda Ardern faces with her ‘Christchurch Call’ in Paris Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Jacinda Ardern being used by Emmanuel Macron ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 14 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-14-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 14 2019">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Two West Papuans accused of “rebellion” have been sentenced to more than a year in an Indonesian prison. Yakonias Womsiwor and Erichzon Mandobar were detained in September when authorities raided the office of a Papuan independence group. According to their lawyer, Veronica Koman, a judge in the Timika district court sentenced Womsiwor ... <a title="Accused West Papuan independence activists jailed for ‘rebellion’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/accused-west-papuan-independence-activists-jailed-for-rebellion/" aria-label="Read more about Accused West Papuan independence activists jailed for ‘rebellion’">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Halliwell, Associate Professor of Vocal Studies and Opera, University of Sydney Review: The Children’s Bach, Canberra: Fitters’ Workshop, Friday May 10 A new production of an Australian opera is an unusual event. The performance of Andrew Schultz and Glenn Perry’s 2008 opera, The Children’s Bach, as ... <a title="Helen Garner’s musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children’s Bach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/helen-garners-musical-metaphors-come-alive-in-a-new-production-of-the-childrens-bach-117086/" aria-label="Read more about Helen Garner’s musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children’s Bach">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Cabinet will review social media platforms in Papua New Guinea when it convenes on Thursday, says Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. Speaking at Government House yesterday after announcing four new ministers and a mini reshuffle, O’Neill said the government would crack down on fake news that was being spread on ... <a title="PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad signals’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/png-plans-crack-down-on-social-media-fake-news-and-bad-signals/" aria-label="Read more about PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad signals’">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glyn Wittwer, Professorial Fellow at the Centre of Policy Studies and IMPACT Project, Victoria University Ahead of Saturday’s federal election the Coalition has latched onto economic modelling claiming Labor’s target of a 45% emissions reduction would cost the economy as much as A$187 billion in 2030. The ... <a title="South Australia’s experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/south-australias-experience-contradicts-coalition-emissions-scare-campaign-117079/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia’s experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign">Read more</a>
