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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University It’s that time of year again, when the humpback highway is about to hit peak blubber to blubber as humpback whales migrate up Australia’s east and west coasts from Antarctic waters. They’re headed to the whale disco – ... <a title="Is Migaloo… dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for two years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/is-migaloo-dead-as-climate-change-transforms-the-ocean-the-iconic-white-humpback-has-been-missing-for-two-years-184256/" aria-label="Read more about Is Migaloo… dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for two years">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Malos, Australia – Country Lead, Climateworks Centre Shutterstock Australia’s east coast energy market has been on a rocky road for the past few weeks. It begs the question: how could the market change to avoid the next crisis? To date, discussion has largely focused on the ... <a title="In an energy crisis, every watt counts. So yes, turning off your dishwasher can make a difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/in-an-energy-crisis-every-watt-counts-so-yes-turning-off-your-dishwasher-can-make-a-difference-185247/" aria-label="Read more about In an energy crisis, every watt counts. So yes, turning off your dishwasher can make a difference">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Thorpe, Professor, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Australia’s two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, have set the target of delivering an extra year of learning for all children before they start school. Billed as “the greatest transformation of early education ... <a title="‘Greatest transformation of early education in a generation’? Well, that depends on qualified, supported and thriving staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/greatest-transformation-of-early-education-in-a-generation-well-that-depends-on-qualified-supported-and-thriving-staff-185210/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Greatest transformation of early education in a generation’? Well, that depends on qualified, supported and thriving staff">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock If you’re building or renovating a home, and frustrated with huge delays, you’re not alone. Australia’s builders are struggling to find timber. For items such as laminated veneer lumber – used for frames ... <a title="Timber shortages look set to delay home building into 2023. These 4 graphs show why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/timber-shortages-look-set-to-delay-home-building-into-2023-these-4-graphs-show-why-185197/" aria-label="Read more about Timber shortages look set to delay home building into 2023. These 4 graphs show why">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Shutterstock The Reserve Bank of Australia is about to be put under the microscope in the first major review of its performance in at least 30 years, and perhaps forever. In research published this month in the Economic Record, Australian ... <a title="The RBA’s pre-COVID failure to cut interest rates faster may have cost as much as 270,000 jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/the-rbas-pre-covid-failure-to-cut-interest-rates-faster-may-have-cost-as-much-as-270-000-jobs-185381/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA’s pre-COVID failure to cut interest rates faster may have cost as much as 270,000 jobs">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Scales, PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology Chris Pizzello/Invision Less than a week ago, American singer and rapper Lizzo set a new bar for celebrity apologies. Lizzo re-released her latest single GRRRLS after receiving criticism online, due to the first verse in the song containing an ... <a title="No justifications, excuses or box-ticking: the art of a successful celebrity apology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/no-justifications-excuses-or-box-ticking-the-art-of-a-successful-celebrity-apology-185366/" aria-label="Read more about No justifications, excuses or box-ticking: the art of a successful celebrity apology">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato GettyImages When it comes to infrastructure planning, there are plenty of promises, especially in times of crisis. COVID-19 brought with it severe economic impacts and many governments quickly announced major infrastructure stimulus packages alongside legal reforms to fast ... <a title="Shovel-ready but not shovel-worthy: how COVID-19 infrastructure projects missed the opportunity to transform the way we live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/shovel-ready-but-not-shovel-worthy-how-covid-19-infrastructure-projects-missed-the-opportunity-to-transform-the-way-we-live-184640/" aria-label="Read more about Shovel-ready but not shovel-worthy: how COVID-19 infrastructure projects missed the opportunity to transform the way we live">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has launched a concerted effort to nip in the bud a threatened resumption of the people smuggling trade, with a visit by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil to Sri Lanka and a $50 million aid package for ... <a title="Albanese government mobilises diplomacy and aid in effort to counter Sri Lanka people smugglers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/albanese-government-mobilises-diplomacy-and-aid-in-effort-to-counter-sri-lanka-people-smugglers-185403/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government mobilises diplomacy and aid in effort to counter Sri Lanka people smugglers">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rabindra Nepal, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wollongong The shock suspension last week of Australia’s wholesale electricity market rekindled an age-old debate about whether the energy sector should be nationalised – in other words, owned and controlled by government. The calls came after electricity prices spiked ... <a title="Should Australian governments nationalise the electricity sector? It’s not that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/should-australian-governments-nationalise-the-electricity-sector-its-not-that-simple-185203/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australian governments nationalise the electricity sector? It’s not that simple">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Bartlett, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Restrictions have eased, international borders are open and influenza is back in Australia after a two-year absence. Suddenly, major flu outbreaks are occurring across the country, catching many off guard. Flu vaccinations aim ... <a title="Why can you still get influenza if you’ve had a flu shot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/why-can-you-still-get-influenza-if-youve-had-a-flu-shot-184327/" aria-label="Read more about Why can you still get influenza if you’ve had a flu shot?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney NASA You wouldn’t know it from the torrential rains that have inundated large parts of New South Wales and Queensland this year, but average late-autumn rainfall over southeast Australia has declined significantly since ... <a title="Changes in the jet stream are steering autumn rain away from southeast Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/changes-in-the-jet-stream-are-steering-autumn-rain-away-from-southeast-australia-184649/" aria-label="Read more about Changes in the jet stream are steering autumn rain away from southeast Australia">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Odhran O’Brien, PhD Candidate in History, The University of Western Australia St John’s Pro-Cathedral, the Convent of Mercy and the girls’ school in Perth circa 1862. State Library of Western Australia In a wealthy country like Australia, a time with no government schools seems unimaginable. But back ... <a title="Religious women set up some of Australia’s first schools, but their history remains veiled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/religious-women-set-up-some-of-australias-first-schools-but-their-history-remains-veiled-177135/" aria-label="Read more about Religious women set up some of Australia’s first schools, but their history remains veiled">Read more</a>
