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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Given what’s happening in some places in the world right now, we should take a moment to appreciate how lucky we are to live in a peaceful democracy. We all have a vote and a say in who should lead ... <a title="Don’t bring COVID home on election day. Plan your vote to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/dont-bring-covid-home-on-election-day-plan-your-vote-to-stay-safe-181067/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t bring COVID home on election day. Plan your vote to stay safe">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jorrit Gosens, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock China’s plans to boost energy security and cut carbon emissions mean this year’s sudden boom for Australian coal exporters is just a blip. Our new research explores the double pressures of China’s plans to bolster energy security in the ... <a title="China’s demand for seaborne coal is set to drop fast and far. Australia should take note." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/chinas-demand-for-seaborne-coal-is-set-to-drop-fast-and-far-australia-should-take-note-181552/" aria-label="Read more about China’s demand for seaborne coal is set to drop fast and far. Australia should take note.">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Ollerhead, Senior Lecturer: Language and Literacy Education, Macquarie University Shutterstock Proposed changes to the New South Wales English syllabus reinforce the misguided idea that the teaching of language and literacy skills should fall chiefly to English teachers, leaving other teachers to focus more on their subject ... <a title="All teachers need to teach language and literacy, not just English teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/all-teachers-need-to-teach-language-and-literacy-not-just-english-teachers-180498/" aria-label="Read more about All teachers need to teach language and literacy, not just English teachers">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merve Küçük, PhD Candidate, Deakin University original Understanding the true cost of natural disasters is critical for governments to develop policies to deal with them. Historically, calculations have been based on toting up insurance claims and government aid. But these don’t account for intangible social costs such ... <a title="Natural disasters cost the nation: we’ve calculated the income tax revenue lost in their wake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/natural-disasters-cost-the-nation-weve-calculated-the-income-tax-revenue-lost-in-their-wake-180505/" aria-label="Read more about Natural disasters cost the nation: we’ve calculated the income tax revenue lost in their wake">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The vote among the 100 undecided voters at Wednesday’s Sky News/Courier Mail people’s forum was a modest 40% victory for Anthony Albanese. Morrison was rated the winner by 35% of the audience, while some 25% were undecided. The debate won’t ... <a title="View from The Hill: Undecided voters give narrow victory to Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/view-from-the-hill-undecided-voters-give-narrow-victory-to-albanese-181495/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Undecided voters give narrow victory to Albanese">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra shutterstock Before each federal election, the heads of the Commonwealth departments of treasury and finance release a report on the state of the government’s budget, together with updated economic forecasts. It is known as the pre-election fiscal and economic ... <a title="PEFO tells us Morrison has abandoned some secret promises, but his books are in order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/pefo-tells-us-morrison-has-abandoned-some-secret-promises-but-his-books-are-in-order-181538/" aria-label="Read more about PEFO tells us Morrison has abandoned some secret promises, but his books are in order">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese met at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday evening with 100 undecided voters. In the first leaders’ debate of the election campaign, the leaders took ... <a title="No magic moments: 3 Australian politics experts on Morrison and Albanese’s first election debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/no-magic-moments-3-australian-politics-experts-on-morrison-and-albaneses-first-election-debate-181475/" aria-label="Read more about No magic moments: 3 Australian politics experts on Morrison and Albanese’s first election debate">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Dempsey, Senior lecturer, University of Canterbury Phil Walter/Getty Images Scientifically and emotively, we think every volcano has its own “personality”. However, we’ve discovered that volcanoes share behaviour traits – and this could form the basis for an eruption warning system. Whakaari White Island, a picturesque volcanic ... <a title="New research detects pre-eruption warning signals at Whakaari White Island and other active volcanoes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/new-research-detects-pre-eruption-warning-signals-at-whakaari-white-island-and-other-active-volcanoes-181090/" aria-label="Read more about New research detects pre-eruption warning signals at Whakaari White Island and other active volcanoes">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Andrew Wilkie, MP for the Tasmanian seat of Clark, has “lived” a hung parliament. In 2010, Wilkie did a formal “deal” to support Julia Gillard. When later she didn’t deliver on his key issue of gambling reform, he broke it ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie invites independent candidates to call him for a chat about approaching a hung parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-wilkie-invites-independent-candidates-to-call-him-for-a-chat-about-approaching-a-hung-parliament-181604/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie invites independent candidates to call him for a chat about approaching a hung parliament">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen R Fisher, Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Labor has announced its plan to fix the problems plaguing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). If elected it will conduct a review into the NDIS, co-designed with people with disability. The announcement is welcome news ... <a title="Labor vows to tackle the NDIS crisis – what’s needed is more autonomy for people with disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/labor-vows-to-tackle-the-ndis-crisis-whats-needed-is-more-autonomy-for-people-with-disability-181470/" aria-label="Read more about Labor vows to tackle the NDIS crisis – what’s needed is more autonomy for people with disability">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent A senior Solomon Islands MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in action among local opponents of the deal. The government in Honiara signed a controversial security agreement with China despite concern from local political figures, as well as Australia, New Zealand and ... <a title="MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/mp-warns-solomons-china-security-pact-could-inflame-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mong Palatino In Papua New Guinea, some already disenfranchised women have to face an added burden of sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV). However, a global initiative by the United Nations with support from the European Union has recently conducted a consultation on a proposed Human Rights Defenders Protection bill aimed at supporting groups ... <a title="Sorcery accusation-related violence still plagues Papua New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/sorcery-accusation-related-violence-still-plagues-papua-new-guinea/" aria-label="Read more about Sorcery accusation-related violence still plagues Papua New Guinea">Read more</a>
