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July 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Mockler, Associate Professor of Education, University of Sydney Shutterstock Remember when former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert lashed out at “dud” teachers? In March, the then acting education minister said the “bottom 10%” of teachers “can’t read and write” and blamed them for declining academic results. ... <a title="No wonder no one wants to be a teacher: world-first study looks at 65,000 news articles about Australian teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/11/no-wonder-no-one-wants-to-be-a-teacher-world-first-study-looks-at-65-000-news-articles-about-australian-teachers-186210/" aria-label="Read more about No wonder no one wants to be a teacher: world-first study looks at 65,000 news articles about Australian teachers">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Australians pay too much income tax – or so some argue. The Australian Financial Review’s economics editor, John Kehoe, for example, has noted: Australians are paying more personal income tax as a share of government ... <a title="Do Australians pay too much income tax? 6 charts on how we rank against the rest of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/11/do-australians-pay-too-much-income-tax-6-charts-on-how-we-rank-against-the-rest-of-the-world-185223/" aria-label="Read more about Do Australians pay too much income tax? 6 charts on how we rank against the rest of the world">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom van Laer, Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney Netflix The 1980s are back, and nowhere more so than in the nostalgia-filled season four of Stranger Things. Kate Bush’s Running up that Hill is the current number-one hit on Spotify. Since Stranger Things’ season finale, Metallica’s ... <a title="It’s not nostalgia. Stranger Things is fuelling a pseudo-nostalgia of the 1980s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/11/its-not-nostalgia-stranger-things-is-fuelling-a-pseudo-nostalgia-of-the-1980s-186389/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not nostalgia. Stranger Things is fuelling a pseudo-nostalgia of the 1980s">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patrick Synan Boston As the trial of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández proceeds,[1] as Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras begins her controversial second term,[2] and as the state of exception in El Salvador enters its 3rd month[3], progressive members of Congress and the Senate maintain ... <a title="Progressive Legislators Call to Cut Aid to Northern Triangle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/09/progressive-legislators-call-to-cut-aid-to-northern-triangle/" aria-label="Read more about Progressive Legislators Call to Cut Aid to Northern Triangle">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a speech in Nara, Japan. A man has admitted to shooting the former PM during a campaign event in the city of Nara, police ... <a title="Shooting of Shinzo Abe is a huge shock for Japan and the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/shooting-of-shinzo-abe-is-a-huge-shock-for-japan-and-the-world-186640/" aria-label="Read more about Shooting of Shinzo Abe is a huge shock for Japan and the world">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney While it has been widely reported that Boris Johnson has resigned as the United Kingdom’s prime minister, he has instead resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson has stated he will remain in office as prime minister ... <a title="Why is Boris Johnson still UK prime minister and how might he be replaced?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/why-is-boris-johnson-still-uk-prime-minister-and-how-might-he-be-replaced-186631/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Boris Johnson still UK prime minister and how might he be replaced?">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Jeffrey, Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Federal Education Minister Jason Clare this week announced a review of the Australian Research Council (ARC). The review will require thorough reflection, both on a set of key principles to guide research funding and on the nitty-gritty ... <a title="7 things the Australian Research Council review should tackle, from a researcher’s point of view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/7-things-the-australian-research-council-review-should-tackle-from-a-researchers-point-of-view-186629/" aria-label="Read more about 7 things the Australian Research Council review should tackle, from a researcher’s point of view">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Shutterstock Prime minister Anthony Albanese is hoping his government’s more ambitious climate policy will help reset Pacific relations when he meets with island leaders next week. Hosted by Fiji, this year’s Pacific Islands Forum will be the first ... <a title="Will Australia’s new climate policy be enough to reset relations with Pacific nations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/will-australias-new-climate-policy-be-enough-to-reset-relations-with-pacific-nations-184833/" aria-label="Read more about Will Australia’s new climate policy be enough to reset relations with Pacific nations?">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
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 Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Caroline look at whether the political demise of Boris Johnson will affect our bilateral relations with ... <a title="VIDEO: Albanese tightens ministerial code, banning shareholdings and blind trusts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/video-albanese-tightens-ministerial-code-banning-shareholdings-and-blind-trusts-186634/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Albanese tightens ministerial code, banning shareholdings and blind trusts">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorelle Holland, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland In some Australian states, children can legally be detained from the age of ten years old. This has led to over-policing and over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. First Nations children represent 50% of youth incarcerated during ... <a title="Raising the age of criminal responsibility is only a first step. First Nations kids need cultural solutions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/raising-the-age-of-criminal-responsibility-is-only-a-first-step-first-nations-kids-need-cultural-solutions-186201/" aria-label="Read more about Raising the age of criminal responsibility is only a first step. First Nations kids need cultural solutions">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, PhD Candidate, Deakin University The southern and central greater glider, the world’s largest gliding marsupial, was officially listed as “endangered” this week, with the species facing a very high risk of extinction. In just six years, the number of greater gliders has declined at a ... <a title="Greater gliders are hurtling towards extinction, and the blame lies squarely with Australian governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/greater-gliders-are-hurtling-towards-extinction-and-the-blame-lies-squarely-with-australian-governments-186469/" aria-label="Read more about Greater gliders are hurtling towards extinction, and the blame lies squarely with Australian governments">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dinmore, Research Fellow, University of South Australia A family standing outside a tin shack called Wiloma during the Great Depression, New South Wales, 1932 Skyrocketing property prices and an impossible rental market have seen growing numbers of Australians struggling to find a place to live. Recent ... <a title="Shanty towns and eviction riots: the radical history of Australia’s property market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/shanty-towns-and-eviction-riots-the-radical-history-of-australias-property-market-185129/" aria-label="Read more about Shanty towns and eviction riots: the radical history of Australia’s property market">Read more</a>
