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Year: 2022

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Australia’s future depends on science. Here’s what our next government needs to do about it

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Shine, President, Australian Academy of Science; Laboratory Head, Garvan Institute The longer you live through a crisis, the less likely you are to fully appreciate that you’re in one. This is especially true if there is more than one crisis, and they overlap. In Australia, we’ve ... <a title="Australia’s future depends on science. Here’s what our next government needs to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/australias-future-depends-on-science-heres-what-our-next-government-needs-to-do-about-it-182756/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s future depends on science. Here’s what our next government needs to do about it">Read more</a>

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Election humour 2022: can the major parties win votes with a funny marmot or a joke about Star Wars?

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Rolfe, Honorary lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney The 2022 election campaign seems longer than Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. And there is still ten days to go. But that does not mean the whole thing is without lighter moments. Humour is an important and inescapable ... <a title="Election humour 2022: can the major parties win votes with a funny marmot or a joke about Star Wars?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/election-humour-2022-can-the-major-parties-win-votes-with-a-funny-marmot-or-a-joke-about-star-wars-182292/" aria-label="Read more about Election humour 2022: can the major parties win votes with a funny marmot or a joke about Star Wars?">Read more</a>

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Over the last 30 years, a fifth of polls have called the wrong winner. Here are 3 things poll-watchers need to understand

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murray Goot, Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University With voting already underway, and the sausage sizzle less than two weeks away, there are three things worth knowing if you are trying to work out which side is most likely to win: the likely result ... <a title="Over the last 30 years, a fifth of polls have called the wrong winner. Here are 3 things poll-watchers need to understand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/over-the-last-30-years-a-fifth-of-polls-have-called-the-wrong-winner-here-are-3-things-poll-watchers-need-to-understand-182594/" aria-label="Read more about Over the last 30 years, a fifth of polls have called the wrong winner. Here are 3 things poll-watchers need to understand">Read more</a>

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Planning kids? You should know the major parties’ parental leave policies before you vote

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anam Bilgrami, Research Fellow, Macquarie University Shutterstock Most new Australian mothers receive government paid parental leave to support health, encourage workforce participation and balance work and family life equally with their partners. Despite this, Australia still has one of the least generous parental leave schemes in the ... <a title="Planning kids? You should know the major parties’ parental leave policies before you vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/planning-kids-you-should-know-the-major-parties-parental-leave-policies-before-you-vote-181785/" aria-label="Read more about Planning kids? You should know the major parties’ parental leave policies before you vote">Read more</a>

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Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake Whitehead, E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Getty Images Australia has no clear strategy to decarbonise transport. That’s a problem, because without a plan, our take-up of clean technologies like electric cars, trucks and buses is slow. It’s stopping us from meeting our climate commitments. ... <a title="Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/australia-could-rapidly-shift-to-clean-transport-if-we-had-a-strategy-so-we-put-this-plan-together-182598/" aria-label="Read more about Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together">Read more</a>

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Attending school every day counts – but kids in out-of-home care are missing out

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kitty Te Riele, Deputy Director (Research), University of Tasmania Shutterstock Consistent school attendance is important in any child’s education but for many children in out-of-home care, going to school every day is no easy thing. There are three main types of out-of-home care in Australia: relative (or ... <a title="Attending school every day counts – but kids in out-of-home care are missing out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/attending-school-every-day-counts-but-kids-in-out-of-home-care-are-missing-out-182299/" aria-label="Read more about Attending school every day counts – but kids in out-of-home care are missing out">Read more</a>

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Paddy Compass Namadbara: for the first time, we can name an artist who created bark paintings in Arnhem Land in the 1910s

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joakim Goldhahn, Rock Art Australia Ian Potter Kimberley Chair, The University of Western Australia The bark painting depicting a barramundi that Namadbara created for Spencer at Oenpelli in 1912 and that he identified in the interview with Lance Bennett in 1967, now in Museums Victoria Spencer/Cahill Collection ... <a title="Paddy Compass Namadbara: for the first time, we can name an artist who created bark paintings in Arnhem Land in the 1910s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/paddy-compass-namadbara-for-the-first-time-we-can-name-an-artist-who-created-bark-paintings-in-arnhem-land-in-the-1910s-180243/" aria-label="Read more about Paddy Compass Namadbara: for the first time, we can name an artist who created bark paintings in Arnhem Land in the 1910s">Read more</a>

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Even if next week’s budget avoids the issue, it’s time New Zealand seriously considered a wealth tax

May 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Marriott, Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Tax is back in the news. Often this means a looming budget or election, as is indeed the case now, with the government’s 2022 budget delivered next week. The election is much ... <a title="Even if next week’s budget avoids the issue, it’s time New Zealand seriously considered a wealth tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/even-if-next-weeks-budget-avoids-the-issue-its-time-new-zealand-seriously-considered-a-wealth-tax-182505/" aria-label="Read more about Even if next week’s budget avoids the issue, it’s time New Zealand seriously considered a wealth tax">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Albanese and Morrison caught on fly-papers of wages, gender

May 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Both Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison landed themselves onto the sticky paper on Tuesday, as they trudged through this campaign’s penultimate week. The issues couldn’t have been more different. But each was an area of their respective vulnerabilities – economic ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese and Morrison caught on fly-papers of wages, gender" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/view-from-the-hill-albanese-and-morrison-caught-on-fly-papers-of-wages-gender-182781/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese and Morrison caught on fly-papers of wages, gender">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: Scott Morrison defends Katherine Deves (again), but slips up on surgery detail

May 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Scott Morrison defends Katherine Deves (again), but slips up on surgery detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/word-from-the-hill-scott-morrison-defends-katherine-deves-again-but-slips-up-on-surgery-detail-182777/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Scott Morrison defends Katherine Deves (again), but slips up on surgery detail">Read more</a>

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Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner resigns. Could this help Labor in the federal election?

May 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rolf Gerritsen, Professorial Research Fellow, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has resigned suddenly, making the announcement just after delivering the NT budget in parliament. He will stay on as a backbencher. “My head and my heart are no longer here, they ... <a title="Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner resigns. Could this help Labor in the federal election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/northern-territory-chief-minister-michael-gunner-resigns-could-this-help-labor-in-the-federal-election-182759/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner resigns. Could this help Labor in the federal election?">Read more</a>

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Below the Line: What issues are politicians ignoring this election? – podcast

May 10, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation Channel Nine’s leaders’ debate on Sunday night may have been a “shouty, unedifying spectacle”, but Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese will do it all again on Wednesday evening on Channel Seven. Why? In the latest episode of our election podcast ... <a title="Below the Line: What issues are politicians ignoring this election? – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/below-the-line-what-issues-are-politicians-ignoring-this-election-podcast-182757/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: What issues are politicians ignoring this election? – podcast">Read more</a>