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December 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese on Sunday will unveil a plan for a Labor government to deliver up to 20,000 extra university places over 2022-23 and fund 465,000 free TAFE places, including 45,000 new ones. The $1.2 billion “Future Made in Australia Skills ... <a title="Albanese offers more university places and free TAFE spots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/05/albanese-offers-more-university-places-and-free-tafe-spots-173215/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese offers more university places and free TAFE spots">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathy Foley, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist Mikolaj/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Science, at its heart, is a collaborative effort. The eureka moments are headline-grabbing and enormously important, but they don’t come out of the blue. They emerge from years or even decades of testing, rejecting ... <a title="How the United Nations’ new ‘open science framework’ could speed up the pace of discovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/04/how-the-united-nations-new-open-science-framework-could-speed-up-the-pace-of-discovery-173148/" aria-label="Read more about How the United Nations’ new ‘open science framework’ could speed up the pace of discovery">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor’s “Powering Australia” climate policy, released on Friday, is carefully calibrated to the politics. Anthony Albanese described it as “modest”, declaring “we do not pretend that it is a radical policy”. It is indeed risk averse. Labor has learned heaps ... <a title="View from the Hill: Albanese’s 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 has some political cover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/view-from-the-hill-albaneses-43-emissions-reduction-target-by-2030-has-some-political-cover-173161/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Albanese’s 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 has some political cover">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The following charts break the pandemic (23 months total; 21 months of mortality outside of China) into three 7-month periods: early, middle (covers the northern winter), and recent (mainly delta). The countries included are those which report ‘total deaths’ on a weekly basis. Most of these have reported total deaths to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Phases of the Pandemic in Different Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-phases-of-the-pandemic-in-different-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Phases of the Pandemic in Different Countries">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniela Kaleva, Program Manager, Researcher Development, Deakin University Pinchgut Opera/Brett Boardman Review: Platée, directed by Neil Armfiled, Pinchgut Opera French master composer and theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) created the opera Platée for the wedding of Louis, Dauphin of France, son of King Louis XV of France, and ... <a title="Platée reigns supreme on the Sydney operatic stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/platee-reigns-supreme-on-the-sydney-operatic-stage-172684/" aria-label="Read more about Platée reigns supreme on the Sydney operatic stage">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute and Climate Council researcher, Griffith University The Labor opposition has pledged to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 43% this decade based on 2005 levels, claiming the plan will create jobs, cut power bills, boost renewables and provide business certainty. ... <a title="Labor’s 2030 climate target betters the Morrison government, but Australia must go much further, much faster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/labors-2030-climate-target-betters-the-morrison-government-but-australia-must-go-much-further-much-faster-173066/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s 2030 climate target betters the Morrison government, but Australia must go much further, much faster">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Kearnes, Professor, Environment & Society, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Shutterstock 2021 has been a milestone year for advocacy for a right to repair. In November, Apple announced its Self Service Repair program, through which it will offer parts, tools and manuals for consumers to ... <a title="The Productivity Commission has released proposals to bolster Australians’ right to repair. But do they go far enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/the-productivity-commission-has-released-proposals-to-bolster-australians-right-to-repair-but-do-they-go-far-enough-172961/" aria-label="Read more about The Productivity Commission has released proposals to bolster Australians’ right to repair. But do they go far enough?">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week they discuss the new COVID variant that has arrived in Australia called Omicron. Because of this, the government ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on government scandal and Labor policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/video-michelle-grattan-on-government-scandal-and-labor-policy-173141/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on government scandal and Labor policy">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Kearnes, Professor, Environment & Society, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Shutterstock 2021 has been a milestone year for advocacy for a right to repair. In November, Apple announced its Self Service Repair program, through which it will offer parts, tools and manuals for consumers to ... <a title="If your phone breaks, do you chuck it or fix it? Productivity Commission proposals on the ‘right to repair’ gloss over e-waste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/if-your-phone-breaks-do-you-chuck-it-or-fix-it-productivity-commission-proposals-on-the-right-to-repair-gloss-over-e-waste-172961/" aria-label="Read more about If your phone breaks, do you chuck it or fix it? Productivity Commission proposals on the ‘right to repair’ gloss over e-waste">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chay Brown, Research and Partnerships Manager, The Equality Institute, & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University The Northern Territory has the highest rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence in Australia. Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory are among the most victimised groups of people in the entire ... <a title="Safe, respected and free from violence: preventing violence against women in the Northern Territory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/safe-respected-and-free-from-violence-preventing-violence-against-women-in-the-northern-territory-172243/" aria-label="Read more about Safe, respected and free from violence: preventing violence against women in the Northern Territory">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Holden, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney Shutterstock Dentists have reported a rise in teeth clenching and grinding since the pandemic began. The symptoms of teeth clenching and/or grinding (also known as bruxing or parafunction) can include pain in teeth and gums, as well as jaw ... <a title="Why do I grind my teeth and clench my jaw? And what can I do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/why-do-i-grind-my-teeth-and-clench-my-jaw-and-what-can-i-do-about-it-172298/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I grind my teeth and clench my jaw? And what can I do about it?">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ingrid Burfurd, Senior Associate, Transport and Cities Program, Grattan Institute, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Many people believe Australia’s shift to electric vehicles is stuck in the slow lane – another strollout, rather than a rollout. But while federal policies are still lacklustre, most Australians themselves are ready for ... <a title="Most Australian households are well-positioned for electric vehicles – and an emissions ceiling would help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/most-australian-households-are-well-positioned-for-electric-vehicles-and-an-emissions-ceiling-would-help-172694/" aria-label="Read more about Most Australian households are well-positioned for electric vehicles – and an emissions ceiling would help">Read more</a>
