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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison and his government enter the new year with a fresh iteration of the “women problem”. This is the multiple high-profile female independents contesting a number of Liberal seats. It’s not that the next parliament is likely to see ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Pesky female independent candidates are the PM’s latest ‘women problem’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/grattan-on-friday-pesky-female-independent-candidates-are-the-pms-latest-women-problem-173916/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Pesky female independent candidates are the PM’s latest ‘women problem’">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Lukas Coch/AAP Thursday’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook reminds us of some uncomfortable truths. In the short term, MYEFO forecasts the economy bouncing back, with deficits shrinking, unemployment falling, and growth rebounding. But that will largely play out in the next ... <a title="No sign of a return to austerity, as team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/no-sign-of-a-return-to-austerity-as-team-frydenberg-prevails-over-the-budget-hawks-173902/" aria-label="Read more about No sign of a return to austerity, as team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra MYEFO One of the most fascinating elements of Thursday’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook is the one we cannot see clearly. Included in the MYEFO budget update are A$16 billion (over ... <a title="$16 billion of the MYEFO budget update is “decisions taken but not yet announced”. Why budget for the unannounced?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/16-billion-of-the-myefo-budget-update-is-decisions-taken-but-not-yet-announced-why-budget-for-the-unannounced-173654/" aria-label="Read more about $16 billion of the MYEFO budget update is “decisions taken but not yet announced”. Why budget for the unannounced?">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Research Fellow, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney US President Joe Biden has nominated Caroline Kennedy as the next US Ambassador to Australia. This follows months of speculation that Kennedy would be given a high-profile ambassadorial role, possibly to Australia. It also fills an ... <a title="Caroline Kennedy is an ideal US Ambassador and a huge compliment to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/caroline-kennedy-is-an-ideal-us-ambassador-and-a-huge-compliment-to-australia-173906/" aria-label="Read more about Caroline Kennedy is an ideal US Ambassador and a huge compliment to Australia">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Caldwell, Clinical Psychologist and Researcher, The University of Queensland Shutterstock You walk into a room. You are going to play a game. Your competitors? Other parents. There will only be one winner. You aim is to survive. No, we’re not talking about Squid Game but Channel ... <a title="Your kid is having a meltdown in the supermarket. In tough parenting moments, here’s what you can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/your-kid-is-having-a-meltdown-in-the-supermarket-in-tough-parenting-moments-heres-what-you-can-do-171935/" aria-label="Read more about Your kid is having a meltdown in the supermarket. In tough parenting moments, here’s what you can do">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taylor Coyne, Doctoral Candidate, UNSW “We know we can do better than this, don’t we?” This line sits towards the concluding paragraphs of Country: Future Fire, Future Farming, by Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian activist and author Bruce Pascoe and non-Indigenous historian Bill Gammage. The book is part ... <a title="Book Review: Country is an urgent call to learn from Indigenous knowledges to care for the land" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/book-review-country-is-an-urgent-call-to-learn-from-indigenous-knowledges-to-care-for-the-land-172142/" aria-label="Read more about Book Review: Country is an urgent call to learn from Indigenous knowledges to care for the land">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government has given itself a massive “war chest” for spending in the run-up to next year’s election, the budget update released on Thursday reveals. The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) shows $15.9 billion in expenditure “decisions taken ... <a title="Fydenberg’s MYEFO Budget update shows big election war chest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/fydenbergs-myefo-budget-update-shows-big-election-war-chest-173905/" aria-label="Read more about Fydenberg’s MYEFO Budget update shows big election war chest">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford Shutterstock Unvaccinated mother, 27, dies with coronavirus as her father calls for fines for people who refuse jab. This is ... <a title="Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop. We’ve turned into an angry mob and it’s getting ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/shaming-unvaccinated-people-has-to-stop-weve-turned-into-an-angry-mob-and-its-getting-ugly-173137/" aria-label="Read more about Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop. We’ve turned into an angry mob and it’s getting ugly">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford Shutterstock Unvaccinated mother, 27, dies with coronavirus as her father calls for fines for people who refuse jab. This is ... <a title="Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop. We’ve turned into a lynch mob and it’s getting ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/shaming-unvaccinated-people-has-to-stop-weve-turned-into-a-lynch-mob-and-its-getting-ugly-173137/" aria-label="Read more about Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop. We’ve turned into a lynch mob and it’s getting ugly">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Govt finances, economy, govt subsidies Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Two political fault lines ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 16 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-16-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 16 2021">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shayne McGregor, Associate Professor, and Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Monash University Shutterstock Severe coastal flooding inundated islands and atolls across the western equatorial Pacific last week, with widespread damage to buildings and food crops in the Federated States of Micronesia, ... <a title="La Niña just raised sea levels in the western Pacific by up to 20cm. This height will be normal by 2050" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/la-nina-just-raised-sea-levels-in-the-western-pacific-by-up-to-20cm-this-height-will-be-normal-by-2050-173504/" aria-label="Read more about La Niña just raised sea levels in the western Pacific by up to 20cm. This height will be normal by 2050">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Lukas Coch/AAP The proposed appointment of Gina Cass-Gottlieb as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) next year is welcome, as is the appointment of Liza Carver as ACCC enforcement commissioner. If approved by a majority of ... <a title="Allan Fels: As ACCC chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb will put the public interest first, despite years of fighting for business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/allan-fels-as-accc-chair-gina-cass-gottlieb-will-put-the-public-interest-first-despite-years-of-fighting-for-business-173736/" aria-label="Read more about Allan Fels: As ACCC chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb will put the public interest first, despite years of fighting for business">Read more</a>
