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The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alana Piper, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney In 2015, the Australian federal government proclaimed that violence against women had become a national crisis. Despite widespread social and economic advances in the status of women since the 1970s, including growing awareness and action around gender violence, ... <a title="The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/the-long-history-of-gender-violence-in-australia-and-why-it-matters-today-119927/" aria-label="Read more about The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today">Read more</a>

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It’s a bad year for flu, but it’s too early to call it the worst ever – 5 charts on the 2019 season so far

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Barr, Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza From early this year it’s been apparent the 2019 Australian influenza “season” was going to be different. Normally, the flu season coincides with the winter months of July and August, sometimes stretching to September ... <a title="It’s a bad year for flu, but it’s too early to call it the worst ever – 5 charts on the 2019 season so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/its-a-bad-year-for-flu-but-its-too-early-to-call-it-the-worst-ever-5-charts-on-the-2019-season-so-far-120093/" aria-label="Read more about It’s a bad year for flu, but it’s too early to call it the worst ever – 5 charts on the 2019 season so far">Read more</a>

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Making deer fair game for unlicensed hunting is the right step for New South Wales

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Newsome, Lecturer, University of Sydney The New South Wales government last week revealed plans to ease shooting restrictions on feral deer. If the plans go ahead, deer will be stripped of their status as a game animal and will no longer be afforded protection under the ... <a title="Making deer fair game for unlicensed hunting is the right step for New South Wales" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/making-deer-fair-game-for-unlicensed-hunting-is-the-right-step-for-new-south-wales-120211/" aria-label="Read more about Making deer fair game for unlicensed hunting is the right step for New South Wales">Read more</a>

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China can learn from Australian urban design, but it’s not all one-way traffic

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucile Jacquot, Research fellow, Griffith University By 2017, 58% of Chinese people were living in cities. This is much less than the 79% for Western Europe and 86% for Australia, but China is undergoing very rapid urbanisation, as the chart below shows. It is expected 70% of ... <a title="China can learn from Australian urban design, but it’s not all one-way traffic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/china-can-learn-from-australian-urban-design-but-its-not-all-one-way-traffic-115905/" aria-label="Read more about China can learn from Australian urban design, but it’s not all one-way traffic">Read more</a>

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Simple fixes could help save Australian consumers from up to $3.6 billion in ‘loyalty taxes’

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne A “loyalty tax” occurs when discounts are offered to new customers while longer-term customers pay more. Often this involves increasing premiums at the first and subsequent renewals. As the NSW government’s Insurance Monitor, charged with making sure insurance companies do ... <a title="Simple fixes could help save Australian consumers from up to $3.6 billion in ‘loyalty taxes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/simple-fixes-could-help-save-australian-consumers-from-up-to-3-6-billion-in-loyalty-taxes-119978/" aria-label="Read more about Simple fixes could help save Australian consumers from up to $3.6 billion in ‘loyalty taxes’">Read more</a>

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The edges of home ownership are becoming porous. It’s no longer a one-way street

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University This year’s Australian Conference of Economists takes place in Melbourne on July 14-16. During the conference The Conversation will publish a selection of pieces written by the authors of papers to be delivered ... <a title="The edges of home ownership are becoming porous. It’s no longer a one-way street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/the-edges-of-home-ownership-are-becoming-porous-its-no-longer-a-one-way-street-119995/" aria-label="Read more about The edges of home ownership are becoming porous. It’s no longer a one-way street">Read more</a>

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Inequality is growing, but it is also changing as Australia’s super rich evolve

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salvatore Ferraro, Lecturer, RMIT University This year’s Australian Conference of Economists takes place in Melbourne on July 14-16. During the conference The Conversation will publish a selection of pieces written by the authors of papers to be delivered at the conference. Since the surprise re-election of the ... <a title="Inequality is growing, but it is also changing as Australia’s super rich evolve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/inequality-is-growing-but-it-is-also-changing-as-australias-super-rich-evolve-119925/" aria-label="Read more about Inequality is growing, but it is also changing as Australia’s super rich evolve">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Constant Mews, Director, Centre for Religious Studies, Monash University Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades. Even more fundamental are the Indo-Arabic numerals (0-9), which replaced Roman numerals during the same period and ... <a title="Explainer: what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/explainer-what-western-civilisation-owes-to-islamic-cultures-101195/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures">Read more</a>

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It’s not easy to give a robot a sense of touch

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ajay Pandey, Senior Lecturer (Intelligent Bionics and Soft Robotics), Queensland University of Technology We have robots that can walk, see, talk and hear, and manipulate objects in their robotic hands. There’s even a robot that can smell. But what about a sense of touch? This is easier ... <a title="It’s not easy to give a robot a sense of touch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/its-not-easy-to-give-a-robot-a-sense-of-touch-118111/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not easy to give a robot a sense of touch">Read more</a>

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Report finds every $1 Australia spends on preschool will return $2, but this won’t just magically happen

July 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University A report released last week showed quality preschool would deliver a two-for-one return on investment for Australia: that is, for every dollar governments invest in preschool, two dollars will be returned to the economy. Commissioned by early childhood ... <a title="Report finds every $1 Australia spends on preschool will return $2, but this won’t just magically happen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/report-finds-every-1-australia-spends-on-preschool-will-return-2-but-this-wont-just-magically-happen-120217/" aria-label="Read more about Report finds every $1 Australia spends on preschool will return $2, but this won’t just magically happen">Read more</a>

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They’ve cut deeming rates, but what are they?

July 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has cut deeming rate for large investments from 3.25% to 3%, and for smaller ones from 1.75% all the way down to 1%, backdated to the start of July. But exactly is ... <a title="They’ve cut deeming rates, but what are they?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/14/theyve-cut-deeming-rates-but-what-are-they-120333/" aria-label="Read more about They’ve cut deeming rates, but what are they?">Read more</a>

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NUJP raises alarm over safety of media workers after Mindanao shooting

July 14, 2019

By Jigger J. Jerusalem in Cagayan De Oro, Mindanao, Philippines In the wake of an attack against a hard-hitting Filipino broadcaster in Kidapawan City – the 14th media practitioner to be killed during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte – the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) is holding a forum in Cagayan ... <a title="NUJP raises alarm over safety of media workers after Mindanao shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/14/nujp-raises-alarm-over-safety-of-media-workers-after-mindanao-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about NUJP raises alarm over safety of media workers after Mindanao shooting">Read more</a>