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February 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Whether or not recent (if limited) polling accurately reflects sympathy for the protest, the current spectacle in parliament’s grounds will be worrying Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her government – not least for its suggestion the “team of five million” ... <a title="Mid-term pressures test Jacinda Ardern’s Labour government, but National must still find the new political centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/mid-term-pressures-test-jacinda-arderns-labour-government-but-national-must-still-find-the-new-political-centre-177057/" aria-label="Read more about Mid-term pressures test Jacinda Ardern’s Labour government, but National must still find the new political centre">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Welch, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Shutterstock/ktsdesign Genomic sequencing has been a key tool throughout Aotearoa’s COVID-19 pandemic, with data generated here now part of the 8.5 million genomes shared globally. It has helped us understand how cases arrived here and the extent of community outbreaks. ... <a title="As New Zealand’s Omicron infections rise rapidly, genome surveillance is shifting gears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/as-new-zealands-omicron-infections-rise-rapidly-genome-surveillance-is-shifting-gears-177441/" aria-label="Read more about As New Zealand’s Omicron infections rise rapidly, genome surveillance is shifting gears">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexis Vassiley, Research Associate, Centre for Work and Wellbeing, Edith Cowan University original About 3 million Australian workers lack job security. An estimated 2.4 million – 20% to 25% of the total workforce – are casual workers, with no paid leave entitlements. A further 500,000 are on ... <a title="Why insecure work is finally being recognised as a health hazard for some Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/why-insecure-work-is-finally-being-recognised-as-a-health-hazard-for-some-australians-177153/" aria-label="Read more about Why insecure work is finally being recognised as a health hazard for some Australians">Read more</a>
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February 22, 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 now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. This week Michelle speaks with politics + society editor ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Australian politics in an uncertain world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/word-from-the-hill-australian-politics-in-an-uncertain-world-177622/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Australian politics in an uncertain world">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University shutterstock We are about to find out whether we’ll lose a tax break worth up to $1,080 a year. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he hadn’t “made any final decision” on the A$7.8 billion per year ... <a title="This pointless $1,080 tax break should have ended years ago – but has become hard to stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/this-pointless-1-080-tax-break-should-have-ended-years-ago-but-has-become-hard-to-stop-177546/" aria-label="Read more about This pointless $1,080 tax break should have ended years ago – but has become hard to stop">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University shutterstock We are about to find out whether we’ll lose a tax break worth up to $1,080 a year. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he hadn’t “made any final decision” on the A$7.8 billion per year ... <a title="Meet the pointless $1,080 tax break that should have ended years ago – but has become hard to stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/meet-the-pointless-1-080-tax-break-that-should-have-ended-years-ago-but-has-become-hard-to-stop-177546/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the pointless $1,080 tax break that should have ended years ago – but has become hard to stop">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Parsons, Lecturer, Curtin University Shutterstock We are back to pounding keyboards and swiping phones for another year. But with so much of today’s learning, working and socialising happening via devices, hand and wrist injuries are both common and hard to recover from. Cumulative trauma to the ... <a title="How to care for your sore hands and wrists when your life is online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/how-to-care-for-your-sore-hands-and-wrists-when-your-life-is-online-176450/" aria-label="Read more about How to care for your sore hands and wrists when your life is online">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Ahead of the election, Scott Morrison is trying to wedge Labor on national security generally and China in particular. Opposition defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor tells this podcast: “National security is the the greatest priority of any federal government in order ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor on China and Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/politics-with-michelle-grattan-labor-defence-spokesman-brendan-oconnor-on-china-and-ukraine-177613/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor on China and Ukraine">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Shutterstock Few people in recent times have created as much controversy as Donald Trump. A year after his utterances got him banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, his new enterprise, Truth Social, has made its debut ... <a title="Twitter for the right: a look at Truth Social, Trump’s ethically dubious social media platform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/twitter-for-the-right-a-look-at-truth-social-trumps-ethically-dubious-social-media-platform-177549/" aria-label="Read more about Twitter for the right: a look at Truth Social, Trump’s ethically dubious social media platform">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sal Lampkin, PhD, Sustainability Transformation Manager, Massey University Shutterstock/oneinchpunch As New Zealand starts lifting travel restrictions at the end of this month, academics may feel the need to catch up on missed opportunities to attend conferences. But flights account for about a third of the tertiary sector’s ... <a title="Why universities are starting to re-evaluate their academics’ travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/why-universities-are-starting-to-re-evaluate-their-academics-travel-177129/" aria-label="Read more about Why universities are starting to re-evaluate their academics’ travel">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Parliamentary Grounds occupation: Analysis Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Our Dark Shadow: Analysing The Platform’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 22 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-22-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 22 2022">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 15-20 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 35% of the primary vote (steady since January), the Coalition 33% (down one), the Greens 10% (down one), ... <a title="Morrison’s ratings slump in Resolve and Essential polls; Liberals set to retain Willoughby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/morrisons-ratings-slump-in-resolve-and-essential-polls-liberals-set-to-retain-willoughby-177606/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s ratings slump in Resolve and Essential polls; Liberals set to retain Willoughby">Read more</a>
