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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversation’s politics ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Politicians condemn bad behaviour, and then behave badly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/word-from-the-hill-politicians-condemn-bad-behaviour-and-then-behave-badly-172876/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Politicians condemn bad behaviour, and then behave badly">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonia Palmieri, Gender Policy Fellow, Australian National University Lukas Coch/AAP In the wake of Brittany Higgins’ shocking allegations about being raped in a ministers’ office by a colleague, Prime Minister Scott Morrison initiated multiple inquiries. Arguably, the most significant was the independent review into parliamentary workplaces, headed ... <a title="The Jenkins review has 28 recommendations to fix parliament’s toxic culture – will our leaders listen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/the-jenkins-review-has-28-recommendations-to-fix-parliaments-toxic-culture-will-our-leaders-listen-172858/" aria-label="Read more about The Jenkins review has 28 recommendations to fix parliament’s toxic culture – will our leaders listen?">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cecile Paris, Chief Research Scientist, Knowledge Discovery & Management, CSIRO Shutterstock Whether it’s athletes on a sporting field or celebrities in the jungle, nothing holds our attention like the drama of vying for a single prize. And when it comes to the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), ... <a title="What’s the secret to making sure AI doesn’t steal your job? Work with it, not against it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/whats-the-secret-to-making-sure-ai-doesnt-steal-your-job-work-with-it-not-against-it-172691/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the secret to making sure AI doesn’t steal your job? Work with it, not against it">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoë Hyde, Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Australia’s vaccination rollout got off to a slow start, but we’ve since become one of the most vaccinated countries in the world. More than 86% of Australians aged over 16 have received two doses, and 75% of ... <a title="We shouldn’t lift all COVID public health measures until kids are vaccinated. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/we-shouldnt-lift-all-covid-public-health-measures-until-kids-are-vaccinated-heres-why-172625/" aria-label="Read more about We shouldn’t lift all COVID public health measures until kids are vaccinated. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Gleeson, Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University Themba Hadebe/AP We don’t yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 will turn out to be. Early evidence suggests it may be more transmissible than other variants, and the World Health Organization has raised ... <a title="Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/wealthy-nations-starved-the-developing-world-of-vaccines-omicron-shows-the-cost-of-this-greed-172763/" aria-label="Read more about Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock How much cash would you need to be paid to agree to live without a smartphone for a year? If you are like the typical American, the answer is US$10,000 – which is far, ... <a title="GDP is like a heart rate monitor: it tells us about life, but not about our lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/gdp-is-like-a-heart-rate-monitor-it-tells-us-about-life-but-not-about-our-lives-172762/" aria-label="Read more about GDP is like a heart rate monitor: it tells us about life, but not about our lives">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University AAP Image/Terry Trewin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article includes names and images of people who have died. I opened #Blackfulla Twitter to find my feed awash ... <a title="His spirit will return to Country. Vale David Dalaithngu, the actor who shaped Australian cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/his-spirit-will-return-to-country-vale-david-dalaithngu-the-actor-who-shaped-australian-cinema-172860/" aria-label="Read more about His spirit will return to Country. Vale David Dalaithngu, the actor who shaped Australian cinema">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland Shutterstock In a break from the usual tradition, Macquarie asked the public to choose their word of the year in advance of the committee’s decision. The pundits were betting on a COVID-19 inspired word and the shortlist certainly contained ... <a title="‘Strollout’ has gathered pace, romping home as the Macquarie word of the year. I’d have gone for ‘vax’ if on the list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/strollout-has-gathered-pace-romping-home-as-the-macquarie-word-of-the-year-id-have-gone-for-vax-if-on-the-list-172759/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Strollout’ has gathered pace, romping home as the Macquarie word of the year. I’d have gone for ‘vax’ if on the list">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Mick Tsikas/AAP Complaints have been ringing out about how few days the federal parliament is proposed to sit in the first half of next year. The parliamentary sitting calendar for 2022 has just been released. This includes ten ... <a title="Who decides when parliament sits and what happens if it doesn’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/who-decides-when-parliament-sits-and-what-happens-if-it-doesnt-172861/" aria-label="Read more about Who decides when parliament sits and what happens if it doesn’t?">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. “Broad growth is only going to come when you put money in the hands of people, and that’s why we talk about a Universal Basic Income”. [Ritu Dewan, Indian Society of Labour Economics]. (From How long before India’s economy recovers, ‘Context India’, Al Jazeera, 31 Oct 2021.) India may be to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Basic Universal Income and Economic Rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/keith-rankin-analysis-basic-universal-income-and-economic-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Basic Universal Income and Economic Rights">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Hands up if you know anything about Christopher Luxon other than he was once CEO of Air New Zealand, he’s been hailed as the new John Key, and he’s the MP for Botany. Anyone? Luxon takes on the role of ... <a title="Luxon takes the controls – can the former Air NZ CEO make National straighten up and fly right?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/luxon-takes-the-controls-can-the-former-air-nz-ceo-make-national-straighten-up-and-fly-right-172767/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon takes the controls – can the former Air NZ CEO make National straighten up and fly right?">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Hall, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University Lynn Grieveson/Getty Images To understand the agreement states reached at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow earlier this month, it’s important to explore how climate activism has grown and changed since the Paris Agreement in 2015. Climate ... <a title="Climate activism has gone digital and disruptive, and it’s finally facing up to racism within the movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/climate-activism-has-gone-digital-and-disruptive-and-its-finally-facing-up-to-racism-within-the-movement-172481/" aria-label="Read more about Climate activism has gone digital and disruptive, and it’s finally facing up to racism within the movement">Read more</a>
