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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation On Monday May 9, early voting centres will open and Australians can start casting their votes for the federal election. Increasing numbers of Australians are choosing not to line up for their democracy sausage on election day, opting instead to ... <a title="Below the Line: How much are the parties spending on ads? And how come One Nation’s Townsville candidate lives in Melbourne? – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/below-the-line-how-much-are-the-parties-spending-on-ads-and-how-come-one-nations-townsville-candidate-lives-in-melbourne-podcast-182596/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: How much are the parties spending on ads? And how come One Nation’s Townsville candidate lives in Melbourne? – podcast">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup is entirely subscriber-funded. The ethos behind this public service is to help foster a robust and informed public debate, with a great diversity of perspectives. If you appreciate what we are doing in providing non-partisan analysis and information about politics, economy, and society, please consider helping us keep ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Have the Greens become too woke for their own good?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-have-the-greens-become-too-woke-for-their-own-good/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Have the Greens become too woke for their own good?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The countries shown here have rates of Covid19 mortality comparable with each other, and – with one exception – have recent ‘excess deaths’ data. We should note that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has just released its world Covid19 mortality estimates for the pandemic so far, suggesting a death toll ‘from’ ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Deaths from March 2021 in Comparable Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-deaths-from-march-2021-in-comparable-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Deaths from March 2021 in Comparable Countries">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics. They discuss the interest rate rise, with neither side sure how it will affect people’s votes. Labor holds its ... <a title="VIDEO: Election focus is on hip pocket nerve with rising living costs and interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/video-election-focus-is-on-hip-pocket-nerve-with-rising-living-costs-and-interest-rates-182591/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Election focus is on hip pocket nerve with rising living costs and interest rates">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne The record-shattering heatwave that engulfed most of India and Pakistan through March and April brought temperatures exceeding 45℃ in many areas, leading to critical electricity and water shortages. Indeed, the maximum temperatures forecast for Delhi, India, ... <a title="A climate scientist on India and Pakistan’s horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/a-climate-scientist-on-india-and-pakistans-horror-heatwave-and-the-surprising-consequences-of-better-air-quality-182516/" aria-label="Read more about A climate scientist on India and Pakistan’s horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Archibald Prize 2022 finalist, Yoshio Honjo Yumi Stynes as onna-musha (female samurai), natural earth pigments on hand made washi paper, 97 ... <a title="The Archibald 2022 finalists: sitters speaking up to power; artists speaking back to the canon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/the-archibald-2022-finalists-sitters-speaking-up-to-power-artists-speaking-back-to-the-canon-179770/" aria-label="Read more about The Archibald 2022 finalists: sitters speaking up to power; artists speaking back to the canon">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Poole, Professor of Molecular Evolution, University of Auckland Shutterstock/Hannizhong Several well-intentioned efforts seek to incorporate mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) into science in New Zealand. These include a pilot National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) programme in biology and chemistry which places mātauranga Māori concepts on an ... <a title="Japan’s path to becoming a leader in Western science: an Asian perspective on science and other forms of knowledge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/japans-path-to-becoming-a-leader-in-western-science-an-asian-perspective-on-science-and-other-forms-of-knowledge-179191/" aria-label="Read more about Japan’s path to becoming a leader in Western science: an Asian perspective on science and other forms of knowledge">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Oleinikova, Senior Lecturer and Director of the SITADHub (Social Impact Technologies and Democracy Research Hub) in the School of Communication., University of Technology Sydney In the wake of the Russia’s continued aggression and a third round of inconclusive diplomatic negotiations, the death toll and humanitarian crisis ... <a title="Food shortages, millions of refugees, and global price spikes: the knock-on effects of Russia’s Ukraine invasion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/food-shortages-millions-of-refugees-and-global-price-spikes-the-knock-on-effects-of-russias-ukraine-invasion-180559/" aria-label="Read more about Food shortages, millions of refugees, and global price spikes: the knock-on effects of Russia’s Ukraine invasion">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of South Australia Shutterstock If you believe anecdotes online, drinking lukewarm water with a splash of lemon juice is detoxifying, energising and soothing. Water and lemon juice on their own are healthy. But if you combine them, ... <a title="Lemon water won’t detox or energise you. But it may affect your body in other ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/lemon-water-wont-detox-or-energise-you-but-it-may-affect-your-body-in-other-ways-180035/" aria-label="Read more about Lemon water won’t detox or energise you. But it may affect your body in other ways">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images There could be no better example of the United Nations’ failure to live up to its founding ideals than the recent visit by secretary general António Guterres to Russia. Attempting to calm the dangerous war in Ukraine, ... <a title="With the UN powerless, the greatest danger now may be Russia beginning to lose in Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/with-the-un-powerless-the-greatest-danger-now-may-be-russia-beginning-to-lose-in-ukraine-182512/" aria-label="Read more about With the UN powerless, the greatest danger now may be Russia beginning to lose in Ukraine">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isobelle Barrett Meyering, Research fellow, Macquarie University Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy SEARCH Foundation, CC BY-NC-SA Mother’s Day has long been exploited for commercial and political gain. This year, again, my inbox is filled with gift ideas to “make mum smile”. With ... <a title="‘A human being, not just mum’: the women’s liberationists who fought for the rights of mothers and children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/a-human-being-not-just-mum-the-womens-liberationists-who-fought-for-the-rights-of-mothers-and-children-182057/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A human being, not just mum’: the women’s liberationists who fought for the rights of mothers and children">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock With Mother’s Day right around the corner, many grateful and loving families are thinking about what to give mum to show their appreciation. Should you give her chocolate? ... <a title="Don’t give mum chocolates for Mother’s Day. Take on more housework, share the mental load and advocate for equality instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/dont-give-mum-chocolates-for-mothers-day-take-on-more-housework-share-the-mental-load-and-advocate-for-equality-instead-182330/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t give mum chocolates for Mother’s Day. Take on more housework, share the mental load and advocate for equality instead">Read more</a>