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Year: 2022

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The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is set to light up the skies. Here’s how to get the best seat in the house

May 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland There’s something wonderful about sitting under the night sky, watching a meteor shower play out overhead. However, observers in the southern hemisphere usually get the short end of the stick, with most of the best showers strongly favouring those ... <a title="The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is set to light up the skies. Here’s how to get the best seat in the house" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/04/the-eta-aquariids-meteor-shower-is-set-to-light-up-the-skies-heres-how-to-get-the-best-seat-in-the-house-181727/" aria-label="Read more about The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is set to light up the skies. Here’s how to get the best seat in the house">Read more</a>

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How the Liberals lost the ‘moral middle class’ – and now the teal independents may well cash in

May 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University The Conversation Josh Frydenberg says they are fake independents, John Howard called them anti-Liberal groupies, Scott Morrison points out they are only standing in Liberal seats, and that a vote for them is in fact a vote for ... <a title="How the Liberals lost the ‘moral middle class’ – and now the teal independents may well cash in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/04/how-the-liberals-lost-the-moral-middle-class-and-now-the-teal-independents-may-well-cash-in-182293/" aria-label="Read more about How the Liberals lost the ‘moral middle class’ – and now the teal independents may well cash in">Read more</a>

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Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they’re at risk from human activity

May 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Phillips, Antarctic Scientist, Monash University Laura Phillips, Author provided It’s hard to survive in bitterly cold Antarctica. But the ice continent is home to more than 1,100 species who have adapted to life on land and in its lakes. Penguins are the most well known, but ... <a title="Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they’re at risk from human activity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/04/toughness-has-limits-over-1-100-species-live-in-antarctica-but-theyre-at-risk-from-human-activity-181258/" aria-label="Read more about Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they’re at risk from human activity">Read more</a>

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How conceptual artist Gillian Wearing and photographer Cindy Sherman make us confront our performances to the world

May 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa French, Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still, 1980. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. © Cindy Sherman Review: Gillian Wearing Editing Life, and Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #58, PHOTO 2022. As we struggle to recover ... <a title="How conceptual artist Gillian Wearing and photographer Cindy Sherman make us confront our performances to the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/04/how-conceptual-artist-gillian-wearing-and-photographer-cindy-sherman-make-us-confront-our-performances-to-the-world-181245/" aria-label="Read more about How conceptual artist Gillian Wearing and photographer Cindy Sherman make us confront our performances to the world">Read more</a>

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Centre-left parties worldwide have struggled to reinvent themselves – what kind of ALP is fighting this election?

May 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University Keir Starmer, Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern. Getty Images Europe, Lukas Coch/ AAP Image, and Robert Kitchin/Pool Photo via AP
 With due caution about the (in)accuracy of opinion polls, Australian voters may bring in a Labor government ... <a title="Centre-left parties worldwide have struggled to reinvent themselves – what kind of ALP is fighting this election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/04/centre-left-parties-worldwide-have-struggled-to-reinvent-themselves-what-kind-of-alp-is-fighting-this-election-181601/" aria-label="Read more about Centre-left parties worldwide have struggled to reinvent themselves – what kind of ALP is fighting this election?">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: The interest rate rise is a political wild card

May 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Reserve Bank, as expected, has thrown its wild card into the election campaign, but neither government nor opposition can be sure which side will be more damaged, or advantaged, by it. Tuesday’s interest rate rise had been anticipated, was ... <a title="View from The Hill: The interest rate rise is a political wild card" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/04/view-from-the-hill-the-interest-rate-rise-is-a-political-wild-card-182342/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: The interest rate rise is a political wild card">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: On the rate rise, Albanese’s launch and what a Frydenberg loss would mean for the Liberals

May 3, 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: On the rate rise, Albanese’s launch and what a Frydenberg loss would mean for the Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/word-from-the-hill-on-the-rate-rise-albaneses-launch-and-what-a-frydenberg-loss-would-mean-for-the-liberals-182339/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: On the rate rise, Albanese’s launch and what a Frydenberg loss would mean for the Liberals">Read more</a>

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RBA Governor Philip Lowe is hiking interest rates. Worst case, it’ll mean an extra $600 per month on a $500,000 mortgage

May 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has announced he will lift the cash rate for the first time in a decade, by 0.25 percentage points, taking it from 0.10% to 0.35%. Most market economists thought the bank would raise rates, but ... <a title="RBA Governor Philip Lowe is hiking interest rates. Worst case, it’ll mean an extra $600 per month on a $500,000 mortgage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/rba-governor-philip-lowe-is-hiking-interest-rates-worst-case-itll-mean-an-extra-600-per-month-on-a-500-000-mortgage-182241/" aria-label="Read more about RBA Governor Philip Lowe is hiking interest rates. Worst case, it’ll mean an extra $600 per month on a $500,000 mortgage">Read more</a>

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Why the RBA should go easy on interest rate hikes: inflation may already be retreating and going too hard risks a recession

May 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe Lukas Coch/AAP One of the stranger things about the Reserve Bank’s announcement of why it’s lifting interest rates by 0.25 percentage points is that it suggests inflation will come down ... <a title="Why the RBA should go easy on interest rate hikes: inflation may already be retreating and going too hard risks a recession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/why-the-rba-should-go-easy-on-interest-rate-hikes-inflation-may-already-be-retreating-and-going-too-hard-risks-a-recession-182273/" aria-label="Read more about Why the RBA should go easy on interest rate hikes: inflation may already be retreating and going too hard risks a recession">Read more</a>

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How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames

May 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Ascher Barnstone, Professor, Course Director Undergraduate Studies, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney shutterstock By 2030, climate change will make one in 25 Australian homes “uninsurable” if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, with riverine flooding posing the greatest insurance risk, a new Climate Council analysis ... <a title="How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/how-our-bushfire-proof-house-design-could-help-people-flee-rather-than-risk-fighting-the-flames-182046/" aria-label="Read more about How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames">Read more</a>

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How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts

May 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Gillespie, Associate Professor in Health Policy, Menzies Centre for Health Policy & Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney Medicare has been mentioned a lot this election campaign but we’ve seen relatively few substantial policy announcements from the major parties. Voters want improvements to Medicare ... <a title="How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/how-do-the-major-parties-rate-on-medicare-we-asked-5-experts-182230/" aria-label="Read more about How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>

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Facebook, YouTube, games & Grindr: what we know about online ads in the federal election

May 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology Google We’re halfway through the federal election campaign, and by now you’ve probably seen a significant amount of political advertising – much of it online. Online political advertising is more pervasive than its analogue predecessors, it can ... <a title="Facebook, YouTube, games & Grindr: what we know about online ads in the federal election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/facebook-youtube-games-and-grindr-what-we-know-about-online-ads-in-the-federal-election-182137/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook, YouTube, games & Grindr: what we know about online ads in the federal election">Read more</a>