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May 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University You first have to lose an election on principle if you want to win one on principle. This was how Labor rationalised the miscalculations that led to its “Don’s Party” disappointment in 1969, followed by the 1972 triumph ... <a title="Australians face their starkest choice at the ballot box in 50 years. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/australians-face-their-starkest-choice-at-the-ballot-box-in-50-years-heres-why-183217/" aria-label="Read more about Australians face their starkest choice at the ballot box in 50 years. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Hoyos, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock There is increasing recognition of the important role sleep plays in our brain health. Growing evidence suggests disturbed sleep may increase the risk of developing dementia. I and University of Sydney colleagues have published a new study showing treating ... <a title="Treating sleep apnoea can improve memory in people with cognitive decline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/treating-sleep-apnoea-can-improve-memory-in-people-with-cognitive-decline-176796/" aria-label="Read more about Treating sleep apnoea can improve memory in people with cognitive decline">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Wilson, Associate Professor of Leadership, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Whatever the result of the 2022 election, one thing is clear: many Australians are losing faith that their social institutions serve their interests. Our annual survey of 4,000 Australians about leadership for the greater good shows ... <a title="5 charts show how trust in Australia’s leaders and institutions has collapsed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/5-charts-show-how-trust-in-australias-leaders-and-institutions-has-collapsed-183441/" aria-label="Read more about 5 charts show how trust in Australia’s leaders and institutions has collapsed">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The text arrived on Thursday morning, from a woman who helps me with my horses. “And now I have to do that voting thing. Recommendations please? Who is best?” Well Margaret, after an unedifying campaign, from most of which you ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Numbers fly as unedifying campaign draws towards its close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/grattan-on-friday-numbers-fly-as-unedifying-campaign-draws-towards-its-close-183449/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Numbers fly as unedifying campaign draws towards its close">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director (Programs), Burnet Institute Australia’s COVID death toll is rising, yet public health measures to reduce transmission such as mask mandates are largely a thing of the past. It’s time for governments and the community to consider what measures can be reintroduced to reduce ... <a title="Reducing COVID transmission by 20% could save 2,000 Australian lives this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/reducing-covid-transmission-by-20-could-save-2-000-australian-lives-this-year-183426/" aria-label="Read more about Reducing COVID transmission by 20% could save 2,000 Australian lives this year">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra Shutterstock Early in the election campaign, on April 14, we learned that Australia’s unemployment rate had slipped below 4% in March, to 3.95% – the lowest rate in 48 years. But ... <a title="At 3.9%, Australia’s unemployment rate now officially begins with ‘3’. What’s next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/at-3-9-australias-unemployment-rate-now-officially-begins-with-3-whats-next-183226/" aria-label="Read more about At 3.9%, Australia’s unemployment rate now officially begins with ‘3’. What’s next?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Bonython, Associate Professor of Law, Bond University Shutterstock This Saturday, most Australians over 18 will vote in the federal election. The right to participate in elections is enshrined in international and domestic human rights law. Under Australia’s Commonwealth Electoral Act, all citizens over 18 are eligible ... <a title="This election, many adults with disabilities won’t be allowed to vote. That should change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/this-election-many-adults-with-disabilities-wont-be-allowed-to-vote-that-should-change-183130/" aria-label="Read more about This election, many adults with disabilities won’t be allowed to vote. That should change">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Hay, Honorary Fellow, The University of Queensland A mulga snake Christina N. Zdenek, CC BY-NC-ND Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. While most people go ... <a title="Here’s how we track down and very carefully photograph Australia’s elusive snakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/heres-how-we-track-down-and-very-carefully-photograph-australias-elusive-snakes-176971/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how we track down and very carefully photograph Australia’s elusive snakes">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Getty Images One way to make sense of Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s fifth budget speech was to see it as a political performance working on different levels. First, Labour needs this budget to do an immediate job – address concern ... <a title="A budget for the ‘squeezed middle’ – but will it be the political circuit-breaker Labour wants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/a-budget-for-the-squeezed-middle-but-will-it-be-the-political-circuit-breaker-labour-wants-183335/" aria-label="Read more about A budget for the ‘squeezed middle’ – but will it be the political circuit-breaker Labour wants?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Preston, Professor of Economics, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock In 2020 the Morrison government allowed Australians to raid their superannuation to get through during the pandemic. This week Scott Morrison proposed letting people raid their super for a home deposit. Helping people own their home ... <a title="Raiding super early has already left women worse off. Let’s not repeat the mistake for home deposits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/raiding-super-early-has-already-left-women-worse-off-lets-not-repeat-the-mistake-for-home-deposits-183351/" aria-label="Read more about Raiding super early has already left women worse off. Let’s not repeat the mistake for home deposits">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Eltham, Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University Shutterstock The past term of government has been tough for arts and culture in Australia. Culture was among the worst affected by the pandemic of any aspect of society: the first to lock down; the last ... <a title="Arts and culture have been all but overlooked this election – but the Greens have a big-picture plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/arts-and-culture-have-been-all-but-overlooked-this-election-but-the-greens-have-a-big-picture-plan-183358/" aria-label="Read more about Arts and culture have been all but overlooked this election – but the Greens have a big-picture plan">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock The last state in Australia, New South Wales, has today passed its voluntary assisted dying bill. This means the vast majority of the population now lives in a ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in all states. Here’s what’s just happened in NSW and what it means for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/voluntary-assisted-dying-will-soon-be-legal-in-all-states-heres-whats-just-happened-in-nsw-and-what-it-means-for-you-183355/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in all states. Here’s what’s just happened in NSW and what it means for you">Read more</a>
