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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fergus Green, Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL Shutterstock In the wake of the Green and teal wave that crashed through the federal Parliament, attention has inevitably turned to what the new cross-benchers will say and do about climate policy. So far, attention has focused ... <a title="Australia has a once in a lifetime opportunity to break the stranglehold fossil fuels have on our politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/australia-has-a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-to-break-the-stranglehold-fossil-fuels-have-on-our-politics-184748/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a once in a lifetime opportunity to break the stranglehold fossil fuels have on our politics">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO By Geoffrey Miller Jacinda Ardern’s decision to attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Spain – but to skip the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda – symbolises the changes she is making to New Zealand foreign ... <a title="Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/political-roundup-why-jacinda-ardern-said-no-to-the-commonwealth-but-yes-to-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Scollay, Honorary Associate Professor of Economics, University of Auckland Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, discussed Pacific affairs with her New Zealand counterpart, Nanaia Mahuta, in Wellington, June 16. Getty Images The frequent use of the term “shared values” to describe developments in the Pacific ... <a title="A New Pacific Reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/a-new-pacific-reset-why-nz-must-prioritise-climate-change-and-labour-mobility-185204/" aria-label="Read more about A New Pacific Reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Shutterstock In Tuesday’s budget, NSW will announce a switch from stamp duty to land tax. It will become the second Australian jurisdiction to do so, with the ACT halfway through a 20-year switchover. Homebuyers who accept the ... <a title="Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/swapping-stamp-duty-for-land-tax-would-push-down-house-prices-but-push-up-apartment-prices-new-modelling-finds-184381/" aria-label="Read more about Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zofia Bednarz, Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Sydney Shutterstock What if your insurer was tracking your online data to price your car insurance? Seems far-fetched, right? Yet there is predictive value in the digital traces we leave online. And insurers may use data collection and analytics ... <a title="Insurance firms can skim your online data to price your insurance — and there’s little in the law to stop this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/insurance-firms-can-skim-your-online-data-to-price-your-insurance-and-theres-little-in-the-law-to-stop-this-185038/" aria-label="Read more about Insurance firms can skim your online data to price your insurance — and there’s little in the law to stop this">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University; Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC., Georgetown University AAP/Department of Defence/Julia Whitwell Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than ... <a title="In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/in-the-solomon-islands-wong-takes-first-tentative-steps-in-repairing-a-strained-relationship-185200/" aria-label="Read more about In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Hitch, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Deakin University Shutterstock Disadvantaged communities not only suffer disproportionately from COVID, they are even more likely to be impacted by the cascading effects of long COVID. With a new federal government, now is the time to engage in transformative planning ... <a title="First, COVID hit disadvantaged communities harder. Now, long COVID delivers them a further blow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/first-covid-hit-disadvantaged-communities-harder-now-long-covid-delivers-them-a-further-blow-183908/" aria-label="Read more about First, COVID hit disadvantaged communities harder. Now, long COVID delivers them a further blow">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Sims, Emeritus Professor, Energy and Climate Mitigation, Massey University Shutterstock After decades of avoiding inclusion in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), New Zealand’s primary production sector has begrudgingly acknowledged that reducing on-farm emissions of greenhouse gases is an imperative. Charged by the government with developing a ... <a title="A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/a-new-farming-proposal-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-involves-a-lot-of-trust-and-a-lot-of-uncertainty-185121/" aria-label="Read more about A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arunima Malik, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Sydney Shutterstock The desire by people in richer countries for a diverse range of out-of-season produce imported from overseas is driving up global greenhouse gas emissions, our new research has found. It reveals how transporting food across and between ... <a title="The world’s affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/the-worlds-affluent-must-start-eating-local-food-to-tackle-the-climate-crisis-new-research-shows-185251/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Garland, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Griffith University Shutterstock Over the decades, supportive parents of Australian students on the cusp of graduating from their undergraduate studies have occasionally been struck by a bewildering decision by their pride and joy. Instead of pursuing an appetising salary ... <a title="How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/how-are-phd-students-meant-to-survive-on-two-thirds-of-the-minimum-wage-185138/" aria-label="Read more about How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Age and education levels were the most important demographic variables in the Coalition’s loss of support between the 2019 and 2022 elections, according to an Australian National University analysis released on Monday. “These two factors were much stronger predictors than ... <a title="Age and education key demographics in government’s election loss: ANU study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/age-and-education-key-demographics-in-governments-election-loss-anu-study-185374/" aria-label="Read more about Age and education key demographics in government’s election loss: ANU study">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cullen, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia AAP/AP/Matt Dunham On June 17 2022, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a statement confirming she had approved the US government’s request to extradite Julian Assange. The Australian founder of Wikileaks faces 18 criminal charges of computer misuse ... <a title="UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/uk-government-orders-the-extradition-of-julian-assange-to-the-us-but-that-is-not-the-end-of-the-matter-185363/" aria-label="Read more about UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter">Read more</a>
