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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images It’s fair to say that drinking alcohol is popular among Kiwis, to the point of potential harm. According to the latest New Zealand Health Survey, one in five adults – or 824,000 ... <a title="Has lowering the drinking age caused more crime? Despite ongoing concern, the evidence isn’t clear cut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/has-lowering-the-drinking-age-caused-more-crime-despite-ongoing-concern-the-evidence-isnt-clear-cut-182035/" aria-label="Read more about Has lowering the drinking age caused more crime? Despite ongoing concern, the evidence isn’t clear cut">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Kearney, Associate Professor in Ecophysiology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne Michael Kearney, Author provided Most animals on Earth have two sexes, male and female, that combine and mix their genes when they reproduce. We are so accustomed to this state of affairs that the ... <a title="This Australian grasshopper gave up sex 250,000 years ago and it’s doing fine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/this-australian-grasshopper-gave-up-sex-250-000-years-ago-and-its-doing-fine-184241/" aria-label="Read more about This Australian grasshopper gave up sex 250,000 years ago and it’s doing fine">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University This week’s Platinum Jubilee marks 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign over “the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth”. This occasion, the first ever for a British monarch, allows us to ... <a title="What would King Charles mean for the monarchy, Australia and the republican movement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/what-would-king-charles-mean-for-the-monarchy-australia-and-the-republican-movement-182662/" aria-label="Read more about What would King Charles mean for the monarchy, Australia and the republican movement?">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland Supporters of independent candidate Kylea Tink celebrate her victory over the Liberal incumbent in North Sydney. Getty Images Almost two weeks on from the Australian federal election and the Australian Labor Party looks set to govern alone ... <a title="Could Australia’s new independent and Green MPs be key to better trans-Tasman relations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/could-australias-new-independent-and-green-mps-be-key-to-better-trans-tasman-relations-183525/" aria-label="Read more about Could Australia’s new independent and Green MPs be key to better trans-Tasman relations?">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Shutterstock Early in the pandemic, the term “herd immunity” hit the headlines, along with a polarised discussion on how to achieve it. Some groups were attached to the now-discredited notion of letting a dangerous virus rip through the population to ... <a title="Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/herd-immunity-was-sold-as-the-path-out-of-the-pandemic-heres-why-were-not-talking-about-it-any-more-183918/" aria-label="Read more about Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Attwell, Associate professor, The University of Western Australia Thought Catalogue/Unsplash For decades, anti-vaccine movements have generated and spread rumours that vaccines cause serious health problems. The rollout of COVID vaccines has provided new opportunities to spread misinformation. At the start of the pandemic, people were already ... <a title="Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms … but it doesn’t always start them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/social-media-spreads-rumours-about-covid-vaccine-harms-but-it-doesnt-always-start-them-184169/" aria-label="Read more about Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms … but it doesn’t always start them">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca J. Collie, Scientia Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Stress is common among teachers, and recent reports suggest it’s getting worse. We need to understand the sources of this stress to improve support for teachers. Growing teacher shortages in Australia underscore the need for ... <a title="Teachers’ stress isn’t just an individual thing – it’s about their schools too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/teachers-stress-isnt-just-an-individual-thing-its-about-their-schools-too-183451/" aria-label="Read more about Teachers’ stress isn’t just an individual thing – it’s about their schools too">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tony Burke reads a poem aloud every day and has a piano lesson once a week. The new minister for employment and workplace relations, as well as minister for the arts, says it’s important not to get trapped by the ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese government mugged by gas crisis as it faces challenge of managing expectations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/grattan-on-friday-albanese-government-mugged-by-gas-crisis-as-it-faces-challenge-of-managing-expectations-184326/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese government mugged by gas crisis as it faces challenge of managing expectations">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success It came at a “critical moment” according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, referring to her meeting yesterday with US President Joe Biden. She was talking about the need for New Zealand and its superpower ally to have dialogue in the midst of their ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-jacinda-arderns-critical-trip-a-success/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Gas users and the incoming government are describing Australia’s sudden east coast energy crisis as “apocalyptic” and “a perfect storm”. There is no doubt that a rare combination of international and domestic events, together with long-term policy shortcomings, have ... <a title="4 reasons our gas and electricity prices are suddenly sky-high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/4-reasons-our-gas-and-electricity-prices-are-suddenly-sky-high-184303/" aria-label="Read more about 4 reasons our gas and electricity prices are suddenly sky-high">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Klose, Teaching Associate/PhD Candidate, Monash University Lukas Coch/AAP Women online suffer a disproportionate amount of harm and abuse, but it isn’t all based on their gender. This “cyber violence” is also shaped by a range of other intersecting factors such as race, religion, class, caste and ... <a title="Online abuse against women is rife, but some women suffer more – and we need to step up for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/online-abuse-against-women-is-rife-but-some-women-suffer-more-and-we-need-to-step-up-for-them-183646/" aria-label="Read more about Online abuse against women is rife, but some women suffer more – and we need to step up for them">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tony Burke is the minister for employment and workplace relations and minister for the arts, as well as the leader of the House of Representatives. One of his first tasks is the government’s new submission for the minimum wage case, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tony-burke-advocates-on-wages-and-arts-184319/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts">Read more</a>
