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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Phil Walter/Getty Images After two years of entry restrictions, New Zealand is re-opening its borders. Already, New Zealanders can re-enter the country without quarantine; they will be followed by Australians on April 12 and the rest of the world ... <a title="As borders open and international travel resumes, will New Zealand’s sky-high aviation emissions take off again?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/as-borders-open-and-international-travel-resumes-will-new-zealands-sky-high-aviation-emissions-take-off-again-179941/" aria-label="Read more about As borders open and international travel resumes, will New Zealand’s sky-high aviation emissions take off again?">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hail, Adjunct Associate Professor, Torrens University Australia A decade ago, and years before Treasurer Josh Frydenberg promised a budget that was “back in the black”, Prime Minister Julia Gillard promised the same thing. At that time, in the lead-up to the 2012 budget, unemployment was higher ... <a title="This budget, amid talk of deficits, consider the lessons we ought to have learned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/this-budget-amid-talk-of-deficits-consider-the-lessons-we-ought-to-have-learned-179310/" aria-label="Read more about This budget, amid talk of deficits, consider the lessons we ought to have learned">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tuesday’s budget will provide $49.5 million for aged care training for existing workers and people who want to work in the sector. With aged care beset by a shortage of staff as well as an under-trained workforce the funding, over ... <a title="Budget to give $49.5 million boost for aged care training, but what about wages?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/budget-to-give-49-5-million-boost-for-aged-care-training-but-what-about-wages-180133/" aria-label="Read more about Budget to give $49.5 million boost for aged care training, but what about wages?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Frauenfelder, PhD Candidate in Palaeontology, University of New England Author provided You might think all important dinosaur “discoveries” are made as soon as fossils are collected in the field – that palaeontologists instantly know the significance of what they’ve found. This is often true. But sometimes, ... <a title="Hidden away in a museum, we found the skull of a rare armoured dinosaur that roamed Queensland 105 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/hidden-away-in-a-museum-we-found-the-skull-of-a-rare-armoured-dinosaur-that-roamed-queensland-105-million-years-ago-175317/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden away in a museum, we found the skull of a rare armoured dinosaur that roamed Queensland 105 million years ago">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia It’s rare that an appealingly minor film wins the best picture Oscar – and a remake of a French film at that – but this year, CODA has done it. Is it the best film ... <a title="Oscars 2022: 5 experts on the wins, the emotions, the music – and the bold frocks on the runway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/oscars-2022-5-experts-on-the-wins-the-emotions-the-music-and-the-bold-frocks-on-the-runway-179668/" aria-label="Read more about Oscars 2022: 5 experts on the wins, the emotions, the music – and the bold frocks on the runway">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amandine Schaeffer, Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock If you’re among the one in six Australians to experience the bitter pain of a marine stinger such as a bluebottle, you’ll know how quickly they can end a fun day at the beach. We can’t stop the summer winds ... <a title="Want to avoid a bluebottle sting? Here’s how to predict which beach they’ll land on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/want-to-avoid-a-bluebottle-sting-heres-how-to-predict-which-beach-theyll-land-on-179947/" aria-label="Read more about Want to avoid a bluebottle sting? Here’s how to predict which beach they’ll land on">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Brittany Colette As we head towards winter, the likelihood of picking up a pesky cold increases. But COVID changes how we approach sore throats and runny noses. If ... <a title="Why do I (and my kids) get so many colds? And with all this COVID around, should we be isolating too?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/why-do-i-and-my-kids-get-so-many-colds-and-with-all-this-covid-around-should-we-be-isolating-too-179302/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I (and my kids) get so many colds? And with all this COVID around, should we be isolating too?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jago Dodson, Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Shutterstock As high global oil prices, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drive up the price of fuel and many other things too, there’s pressure on Australian politicians to offer some relief. There ... <a title="5 maps that show why free public transport benefits the affluent most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/5-maps-that-show-why-free-public-transport-benefits-the-affluent-most-179847/" aria-label="Read more about 5 maps that show why free public transport benefits the affluent most">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne The pandemic has been a wake-up call. Now, more than ever, the arts are a part of our daily lives. They are not something only “the elite” enjoy; they are ... <a title="It is time for Australia to establish a national Ministry for Culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/it-is-time-for-australia-to-establish-a-national-ministry-for-culture-180026/" aria-label="Read more about It is time for Australia to establish a national Ministry for Culture">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayla Stefanidis, Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock Speeding is more common among people regularly exposed to material encouraging speeding, our new study suggests. Our research, published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, found self-reported exposure to content promoting or encouraging speeding on social media ... <a title="Speeding is more common among people regularly exposed to content encouraging speeding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/speeding-is-more-common-among-people-regularly-exposed-to-content-encouraging-speeding-175066/" aria-label="Read more about Speeding is more common among people regularly exposed to content encouraging speeding">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Muneera Bano, Senior Lecturer, Software Engineering, Deakin University Shutterstock I was recently reading comments on a post related to COVID-19, and saw a reply I would classify as misinformation, bordering on conspiracy. I couldn’t help but ask the commenter for evidence. Their response came with some web ... <a title="There is, in fact, a ‘wrong’ way to use Google. Here are 5 tips to set you on the right path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/there-is-in-fact-a-wrong-way-to-use-google-here-are-5-tips-to-set-you-on-the-right-path-179099/" aria-label="Read more about There is, in fact, a ‘wrong’ way to use Google. Here are 5 tips to set you on the right path">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney Jon Flobrant/Unsplash The latest National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) quarterly report shows the average plan size per participant fell 4% between 2020 and 2021. This confirms what many disability advocates have been warning about for some time: that the ... <a title="What we know about the NDIS cuts, and what they’ll mean for people with disability and their families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/28/what-we-know-about-the-ndis-cuts-and-what-theyll-mean-for-people-with-disability-and-their-families-179748/" aria-label="Read more about What we know about the NDIS cuts, and what they’ll mean for people with disability and their families">Read more</a>
