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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Julian Smith/AAP Australians on our humiliatingly-low unemployment benefit are about to get their biggest payday ever. On September 20, the single rate of JobSeeker will climb A$25.70 per fortnight from $642.70 to $668.40. That’s the ... <a title="Australians on unemployment benefits are set for two record paydays – but it’s a sign of a broken system, long overdue for a fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/australians-on-unemployment-benefits-are-set-for-two-record-paydays-but-its-a-sign-of-a-broken-system-long-overdue-for-a-fix-189954/" aria-label="Read more about Australians on unemployment benefits are set for two record paydays – but it’s a sign of a broken system, long overdue for a fix">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast, Politics and Society editor Amanda Dunn and ... <a title="Word from The Hill: More mortgage pain, Labor’s climate legislation nearly done, and Scott Morrison staying put" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/word-from-the-hill-more-mortgage-pain-labors-climate-legislation-nearly-done-and-scott-morrison-staying-put-190078/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: More mortgage pain, Labor’s climate legislation nearly done, and Scott Morrison staying put">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast, Politics and Society editor Amanda Dunn and ... <a title="More mortgage pain, Labor’s climate legislation nearly done, and Scott Morrison staying put" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/more-mortgage-pain-labors-climate-legislation-nearly-done-and-scott-morrison-staying-put-190078/" aria-label="Read more about More mortgage pain, Labor’s climate legislation nearly done, and Scott Morrison staying put">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashleigh Barrett-Young, Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, University of Otago Author provided The retina has long been poeticised as the window to the soul, but research now shows it could be a window to the brain and act as an early warning system for cognitive decline. A growing ... <a title="A window to the brain: the retina gives away signs of Alzheimer’s disease and could help with early detection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/a-window-to-the-brain-the-retina-gives-away-signs-of-alzheimers-disease-and-could-help-with-early-detection-188655/" aria-label="Read more about A window to the brain: the retina gives away signs of Alzheimer’s disease and could help with early detection">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Plater, Adjunct Senior Academic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock If you’s white, you’s all right If you’s brown, stick around But if you’s black, oh brother Get back, get back, get back Big Bill Broonzy ‘Black, Brown and White ... <a title="Meghan Markle’s podcast sparked a global discussion around colourism. What is it and how does it look in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/meghan-markles-podcast-sparked-a-global-discussion-around-colourism-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-look-in-australia-189864/" aria-label="Read more about Meghan Markle’s podcast sparked a global discussion around colourism. What is it and how does it look in Australia?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov in Oslo We call for a world in which technology is built in service of humanity and where our global public square protects human rights above profits. Right now, the huge potential of technology to advance our societies has been undermined by the business model and design of ... <a title="Maria Ressa and Muratov’s 10-point plan over global information crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/maria-ressa-and-muratovs-10-point-plan-over-global-information-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Maria Ressa and Muratov’s 10-point plan over global information crisis">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Nash, Professor and Associate Dean – Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity, Australian National University In October 2017, Antarctic science had its own #MeToo moment. Science magazine published a piece on allegations of abuse of female geoscientists in Antarctica – the most remote environment in the world. ... <a title="Antarctic stations are plagued by sexual harassment – it’s time for things to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/antarctic-stations-are-plagued-by-sexual-harassment-its-time-for-things-to-change-189984/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctic stations are plagued by sexual harassment – it’s time for things to change">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McIntyre, Professor, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health (Dunedin), University of Otago Guo Lei/Xinhua via Getty Images As the New Zealand government reviews mask mandates and other pandemic measures this week, we argue it’s time to reconsider the overall COVID strategy. With the arrival of Omicron, ... <a title="How should New Zealand manage COVID from now – limit all infections or focus on preventing severe disease?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/how-should-new-zealand-manage-covid-from-now-limit-all-infections-or-focus-on-preventing-severe-disease-189461/" aria-label="Read more about How should New Zealand manage COVID from now – limit all infections or focus on preventing severe disease?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist), The Conversation Mick Tsikas/AAP This week’s Newspoll is the second since the May federal election, after the first appeared five weeks ago. Labor led by 57-43, a one point gain for Labor. Primary votes were 37% Labor (steady), 31% Coalition (down two), ... <a title="Labor extends big lead in Newspoll, but Morgan is much better for Coalition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/labor-extends-big-lead-in-newspoll-but-morgan-is-much-better-for-coalition-189872/" aria-label="Read more about Labor extends big lead in Newspoll, but Morgan is much better for Coalition">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivienne Lewis, Assistant professor – Psychology, University of Canberra Pexels, CC BY We usually think of eating as simple – a biological response to how hungry or full we feel. But eating and enjoyment is a very complex process. Our upbringing, the influence of others such as ... <a title="When I work with people with eating disorders, I see many rules around ‘good’ and ‘bad’ foods – but eating is never that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/when-i-work-with-people-with-eating-disorders-i-see-many-rules-around-good-and-bad-foods-but-eating-is-never-that-simple-188803/" aria-label="Read more about When I work with people with eating disorders, I see many rules around ‘good’ and ‘bad’ foods – but eating is never that simple">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Pexels The evidence is clear: microplastics have contaminated every corner of the globe. We can’t escape exposure to these tiny bits of plastic (less than 5mm across) in the environment, which ... <a title="Microplastics are common in homes across 29 countries. New research shows who’s most at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/microplastics-are-common-in-homes-across-29-countries-new-research-shows-whos-most-at-risk-189051/" aria-label="Read more about Microplastics are common in homes across 29 countries. New research shows who’s most at risk">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
RNZ News A union representing New Zealand tertiary sector staff says a proposal which could lead to massive job cuts at the Auckland University of Technology came completely out of the blue and was a major shock. Around 230 jobs could be axed as the university suffers a significant drop in international student enrolments, due ... <a title="NZ union ‘shocked and horrified’ at AUT’s proposed 230 job cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/nz-union-shocked-and-horrified-at-auts-proposed-230-job-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about NZ union ‘shocked and horrified’ at AUT’s proposed 230 job cuts">Read more</a>
