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Month: March 2022

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Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Lee, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Auckland Scottish Artists for Ukraine demonstrate at the Russian consulate, Edinburgh, against the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Picture date: Wednesday March 9, 2022. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent call for a boycott ... <a title="Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/boycotting-russian-products-might-feel-right-but-can-individual-consumers-really-make-a-difference-178876/" aria-label="Read more about Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: Political Roundup: Can Three Waters be salvaged, or will Nanaia Mahuta have to go?

March 10, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. The Government’s Three Waters reform programme is still in crisis, despite the supposed fix coming in ... <a title="Newsletter: Political Roundup: Can Three Waters be salvaged, or will Nanaia Mahuta have to go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/newsletter-political-roundup-can-three-waters-be-salvaged-or-will-nanaia-mahuta-have-to-go/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: Political Roundup: Can Three Waters be salvaged, or will Nanaia Mahuta have to go?">Read more</a>

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Canada eyes Australia’s media code to pay for news but wants more ‘transparency’

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Shutterstock Google and Meta have reportedly paid more than A$200 million to Australian news outlets since the Morrison government introduced the groundbreaking News Media Bargaining Code a year ago. Yet Canada boasts that its ... <a title="Canada eyes Australia’s media code to pay for news but wants more ‘transparency’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/canada-eyes-australias-media-code-to-pay-for-news-but-wants-more-transparency-178402/" aria-label="Read more about Canada eyes Australia’s media code to pay for news but wants more ‘transparency’">Read more</a>

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First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Usher, Professor of Nursing, University of New England Shutterstock Catastrophic flooding in New South Wales and southeast Queensland has led to lost lives, homes, belongings, pets and livelihoods. As the process of cleaning up after the floods continues, we can expect an often unspoken outcome of ... <a title="First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/first-come-floods-then-domestic-violence-we-need-to-prepare-for-the-next-inevitable-crisis-178607/" aria-label="Read more about First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis">Read more</a>

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Weather forecasts won’t save us – we must pre-empt monster floods years before they hit

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Gibbs, Leader of the Knowledge to Innovation team, Institute for Future Environments and Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology Most people’s lives are largely removed from nature. We spend our days in temperature-controlled rooms, immersed in virtual environments. Our cars transport us from underground ... <a title="Weather forecasts won’t save us – we must pre-empt monster floods years before they hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/weather-forecasts-wont-save-us-we-must-pre-empt-monster-floods-years-before-they-hit-178767/" aria-label="Read more about Weather forecasts won’t save us – we must pre-empt monster floods years before they hit">Read more</a>

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‘I just go to school with no food’ – why Australia must tackle child poverty to improve educational outcomes

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerry Redmond, Professor, College of Business, Government & Law, Flinders University Shutterstock About one in six children in Australia live in poverty. These children generally have poorer educational outcomes than more advantaged children. Our recently published research shows students who live in poverty also experience more social ... <a title="‘I just go to school with no food’ – why Australia must tackle child poverty to improve educational outcomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/i-just-go-to-school-with-no-food-why-australia-must-tackle-child-poverty-to-improve-educational-outcomes-178426/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I just go to school with no food’ – why Australia must tackle child poverty to improve educational outcomes">Read more</a>

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Higher petrol prices hurt, but cutting the fuel excise would harm long-term energy security

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vlado Vivoda, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Studies (Australian War College), Deakin University Shutterstock, CC BY-SA Australian petrol prices are rising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes up global oil prices. It’s likely motorists will be paying more than $2.15 a litre for unleaded petrol within a few ... <a title="Higher petrol prices hurt, but cutting the fuel excise would harm long-term energy security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/higher-petrol-prices-hurt-but-cutting-the-fuel-excise-would-harm-long-term-energy-security-178766/" aria-label="Read more about Higher petrol prices hurt, but cutting the fuel excise would harm long-term energy security">Read more</a>

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One in 1,000 years? Old flood probabilities no longer hold water

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Mick Tsikas/AAP Australia’s catastrophic east coast floods have been described by the NSW premier as a “one in 1,000-year event, a term that has created a great deal of confusion. Lengthy explanations that these terms are not ... <a title="One in 1,000 years? Old flood probabilities no longer hold water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/one-in-1-000-years-old-flood-probabilities-no-longer-hold-water-178524/" aria-label="Read more about One in 1,000 years? Old flood probabilities no longer hold water">Read more</a>

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The 2022 Adelaide Biennial is titled Free/State. It explores freedom, the state and the spaces in between

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Professorial Fellow (Honorary), The University of Melbourne Installation detail: 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State, featuring Namaslay by Min Wong, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Photo: Saul Steed Review: 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State, Art Gallery of South Australia South Australia ... <a title="The 2022 Adelaide Biennial is titled Free/State. It explores freedom, the state and the spaces in between" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/the-2022-adelaide-biennial-is-titled-free-state-it-explores-freedom-the-state-and-the-spaces-in-between-177062/" aria-label="Read more about The 2022 Adelaide Biennial is titled Free/State. It explores freedom, the state and the spaces in between">Read more</a>

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Government announces long term boost to Australia’s defence numbers

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his second big defence announcement in under a week, Scott Morrison on Thursday will outline plans for a major expansion of Australia’s defence workforce to more than 101,000 by 2040. This will be an increase of about 18,500 over ... <a title="Government announces long term boost to Australia’s defence numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/government-announces-long-term-boost-to-australias-defence-numbers-178929/" aria-label="Read more about Government announces long term boost to Australia’s defence numbers">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Scott Morrison struggles to manage the messaging as he visits flood devastation

March 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Barnaby Joyce, in his usual blunt fashion, told a TV interviewer on Wednesday morning Scott Morrison would get a bad reception when he visited Lismore. It was obvious. People are traumatised by what they’ve been through, and appalled at what ... <a title="View from The Hill: Scott Morrison struggles to manage the messaging as he visits flood devastation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/10/view-from-the-hill-scott-morrison-struggles-to-manage-the-messaging-as-he-visits-flood-devastation-178918/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Scott Morrison struggles to manage the messaging as he visits flood devastation">Read more</a>

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LIVE Thurs@Midday: Buchanan + Manning – The Big Picture Behind Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

March 9, 2022

A View From Afar - In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will deep dive into the big picture that hangs over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That big picture has many aspects to it, and a resolution to the atrocities being committed in Ukraine will eventually be weighed against what is a challenge to the International laws and rules-based order.