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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne More than 50 years ago, George Miller, president of the American Psychological Association, urged his colleagues “to give psychology away”. No, cynical reader, he was not instructing his followers to abandon the field. Rather he hoped raising the ... <a title="The rise of pop-psychology: can it make your life better, or is it all snake-oil?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/the-rise-of-pop-psychology-can-it-make-your-life-better-or-is-it-all-snake-oil-158709/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of pop-psychology: can it make your life better, or is it all snake-oil?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute The federal government is pitching its 2021 budget as “women-friendly”. Yesterday it announced a key feature of that – more money to make child care cheaper and boost women’s workforce participation. The Coalition’s policy will increase spending on the child-care ... <a title="The Coalition’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/the-coalitions-child-care-subsidy-plan-how-it-works-and-what-it-means-for-families-and-the-economy-160173/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The official medical advice to the Morrison government recommending “pausing” Australian arrivals from India also contained a blunt warning that those stranded risk serious illness and even death. Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly’s advice said: “It is important in any ... <a title="Official medical advice warned of health risks Australians stranded in India face" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/official-medical-advice-warned-of-health-risks-australians-stranded-in-india-face-160215/" aria-label="Read more about Official medical advice warned of health risks Australians stranded in India face">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Callum Shakespeare, Senior Lecturer in Climate and Fluid Physics, Australian National University Last week might have been the first time you ever heard of “internal waves” — the phenomenon suspected of causing the tragic sinking of the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala the previous week, resulting in the ... <a title="What are ‘internal waves’ that possibly sank the Indonesian sub? If you’ve ever suffered plane turbulence, you’ve been inside one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/what-are-internal-waves-that-possibly-sank-the-indonesian-sub-if-youve-ever-suffered-plane-turbulence-youve-been-inside-one-160172/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘internal waves’ that possibly sank the Indonesian sub? If you’ve ever suffered plane turbulence, you’ve been inside one">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute The federal government is pitching its 2021 budget as “women-friendly”. Yesterday it announced a key feature of that – more money to make child care cheaper and boost women’s workforce participation. The Coalition’s policy will increase spending on the child-care ... <a title="The LNP’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/the-lnps-child-care-subsidy-plan-how-it-works-and-what-it-means-for-families-and-the-economy-160173/" aria-label="Read more about The LNP’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel J Cass, Research Affiliate, Sydney Business School; Energy policy & regulatory lead at the Australia Institute, University of Sydney Australian governments are busy designing the nation’s transition to a clean energy future. Unfortunately, in a misguided effort to ensure electricity supplies remain affordable and reliable, governments ... <a title="Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/paying-australias-coal-fired-power-stations-to-stay-open-longer-is-bad-for-consumers-and-the-planet-160083/" aria-label="Read more about Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelika Poulsen, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology Intimate partner violence is indisputably a crisis in Australia. State and federal governments have invested heavily in family violence prevention. However, one area of violence prevention has until now been overlooked. A growing body of research has found a ... <a title="Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/evidence-shows-children-who-are-smacked-are-more-likely-to-be-involved-in-partner-violence-in-adulthood-159632/" aria-label="Read more about Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
3 May 2021 By Simon Angelo editor of WealthMorning.com There’s a sign on the Northern Motorway I see at least twice a week. It’s advertising a high-density townhouse developer. The homes appear squashed together, side-by-side and on top of one another. There are no garages. Garages can be important If there’s a tangible link to ... <a title="OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/op-ed-simon-angelo-on-why-you-might-need-a-garage-to-get-rich/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Simon Angelo on Why You Might Need a Garage to Get Rich">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carrie Leonetti, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland By helping identify perpetrators and the remains of victims, forensic DNA analysis holds enormous power to solve crimes. It also has enormous implications for privacy and fairness. But with science and society changing at such a pace, the ... <a title="Laws governing police use of DNA are changing: are the proposals fair for all New Zealanders?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/laws-governing-police-use-of-dna-are-changing-are-the-proposals-fair-for-all-new-zealanders-158422/" aria-label="Read more about Laws governing police use of DNA are changing: are the proposals fair for all New Zealanders?">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content National Party: “Separatism” and He Puapua Matthew Hooton (Herald): Judith Collins’ speech raises important issues for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Graham Adams (Democracy ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 3 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-3-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 3 2021">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Epidemiologist | Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University From today, Australians aged 50 or older are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from special respiratory clinics or mass vaccination hubs in some states. Appointments with selected GPs are available from May 17. However, a recent ... <a title="I’m over 50 and can now get my COVID vaccine. Is the AstraZeneca vaccine safe? Does it work? What else do I need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/im-over-50-and-can-now-get-my-covid-vaccine-is-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-safe-does-it-work-what-else-do-i-need-to-know-159814/" aria-label="Read more about I’m over 50 and can now get my COVID vaccine. Is the AstraZeneca vaccine safe? Does it work? What else do I need to know?">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Twenty-first century technologies such as robots, virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) are creeping into every corner of our social and emotional lives — hacking how we form friendships, build intimacy, ... <a title="Sex bots, virtual friends, VR lovers: tech is changing the way we interact, and not always for the better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/sex-bots-virtual-friends-vr-lovers-tech-is-changing-the-way-we-interact-and-not-always-for-the-better-159427/" aria-label="Read more about Sex bots, virtual friends, VR lovers: tech is changing the way we interact, and not always for the better">Read more</a>
