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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Aitchison, Professor of Architecture and CEO of Building 4.0 CRC, Monash University Have we reached peak affordable-housing-debate in Australia? Or is it a case of that old mountaineering saying: the fog is thickest just before the summit? As someone who has been involved in building innovation ... <a title="Building in the same old ways won’t end the housing crisis. We need innovation to boost productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/building-in-the-same-old-ways-wont-end-the-housing-crisis-we-need-innovation-to-boost-productivity-206862/" aria-label="Read more about Building in the same old ways won’t end the housing crisis. We need innovation to boost productivity">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Shutterstock We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our scalp. This might sound like a lot of hair, yet humans are described as “hairless”. We have evolved to be the only ... <a title="Big hair? Bald? How much difference your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/big-hair-bald-how-much-difference-your-hair-really-makes-to-keep-you-cool-or-warm-201380/" aria-label="Read more about Big hair? Bald? How much difference your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The slide in Australia’s labour productivity – real gross domestic product per hour worked – has become a real concern. In the past year, labour productivity has fallen 4.6%. Unless it resumes growing, ... <a title="We know how to boost productivity and lift wages – but it will take time and much tougher tax reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/we-know-how-to-boost-productivity-and-lift-wages-but-it-will-take-time-and-much-tougher-tax-reform-207609/" aria-label="Read more about We know how to boost productivity and lift wages – but it will take time and much tougher tax reform">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Gill, Associate Professor in Geography, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Tree-changers opting for a rural lifestyle can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted thousands more city-based Australians to buy property in the regions. So will this lead to more ... <a title="Are tree-changers bad at managing their rural properties? A new study wades into the weeds to find the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/are-tree-changers-bad-at-managing-their-rural-properties-a-new-study-wades-into-the-weeds-to-find-the-answer-206410/" aria-label="Read more about Are tree-changers bad at managing their rural properties? A new study wades into the weeds to find the answer">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Miriam Zarriga at Wapenamanda, Papua New Guinea Standing in the middle of the countryside, the sound of heavy gunfire is loud and the shouts of the people in rural Wapenamanda in Papua New Guinea’s Enga province are fearful. Police and the PNG Defence Force officers are crouched hidden on the hillside, safeties ... <a title="‘We’re outgunned,’ says local PNG police chief – ‘give us firepower’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/were-outgunned-says-local-png-police-chief-give-us-firepower/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re outgunned,’ says local PNG police chief – ‘give us firepower’">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting, Co-Director – Centre for Pūtaiao, University of Auckland Shutterstock/Sophie Dover We are witnessing a resurgence of Indigenous knowledge and growing acknowledgement of its scientific value worldwide. In Aotearoa, there’s been some progress, including the introduction of a public holiday to mark Matariki, the beginning ... <a title="Indigenous knowledge is increasingly valued, but to fully respect it we need to decolonise science – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/indigenous-knowledge-is-increasingly-valued-but-to-fully-respect-it-we-need-to-decolonise-science-heres-how-205097/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous knowledge is increasingly valued, but to fully respect it we need to decolonise science – here’s how">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has played down criticism he is leading an administration that practices nepotism and favouritism. The Rabuka-led three-party coalition government has been accused of rewarding loyalists with top positions in state-backed institutions and organisations. There are some Fijians who claim ... <a title="Fiji PM Rabuka downplays ‘loyalist’ nepotism allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/fiji-pm-rabuka-downplays-loyalist-nepotism-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM Rabuka downplays ‘loyalist’ nepotism allegations">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura McKemmish, Lecturer, UNSW Sydney NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The search for habitable conditions beyond Earth has just become more interesting with the discovery of biologically available phosphorus from one of Saturn’s moons. Phosphorus is the most elusive of the six crucial elements needed for life. In research ... <a title="For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/for-the-first-time-astronomers-have-found-life-supporting-molecules-called-phosphates-on-enceladus-207714/" aria-label="Read more about For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ELECTION Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Why Christopher Luxon should spend more time in Wellington (paywalled) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Christopher Luxon says he didn’t need taxpayer-funded Tesla because he can drive ... <a title="Newsletter: June 15 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/newsletter-june-15-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 15 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Bowman, Business Manager, Centre for Brain, Mind and Markets, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Financial services workers, medical students and others working in highly competitive environments are using so-called “smart drugs” to enhance cognitive performance. Do they actually work? Some of these drugs, such as methylphenidate ... <a title="‘Smart drugs’ make you worse at solving complex problems, new study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/smart-drugs-make-you-worse-at-solving-complex-problems-new-study-finds-207711/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Smart drugs’ make you worse at solving complex problems, new study finds">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Martin, Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney The Albanese government came to office promising action on housing. Its A$10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is now stuck in the Senate, with the Greens demanding more ambitious funding and reforms. The government is also ... <a title="To deliver enough affordable housing and end homelessness, what must a national strategy do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/to-deliver-enough-affordable-housing-and-end-homelessness-what-must-a-national-strategy-do-207120/" aria-label="Read more about To deliver enough affordable housing and end homelessness, what must a national strategy do?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dean Aszkielowicz, Senior Lecturer in History and Politics, Murdoch University Dave Hunt/AAP It could be years before Ben Roberts-Smith and others are stripped of military awards for their service in Afghanistan and face Australian criminal court on war crimes charges, if in fact that ever happens. Investigations ... <a title="Stripping medals from soldiers is murky territory, and must not distract from investigating alleged war crimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/stripping-medals-from-soldiers-is-murky-territory-and-must-not-distract-from-investigating-alleged-war-crimes-207615/" aria-label="Read more about Stripping medals from soldiers is murky territory, and must not distract from investigating alleged war crimes">Read more</a>
