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Year: 2023

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens’ Max Chandler-Mather on the housing fund, rent freezes and migration

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP The government’s planned Housing Australia Future Fund has hit a roadblock. Legislation for the $10 billion fund – the returns on which would be used to build social and affordable housing – is being blocked by an unusual ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens’ Max Chandler-Mather on the housing fund, rent freezes and migration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-greens-max-chandler-mather-on-the-housing-fund-rent-freezes-and-migration-205921/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens’ Max Chandler-Mather on the housing fund, rent freezes and migration">Read more</a>

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The Voice isn’t apartheid or a veto over parliament – this misinformation is undermining democratic debate

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Readers please be advised this article discusses racism. We’ve heard many different arguments for and against the Voice to Parliament in ... <a title="The Voice isn’t apartheid or a veto over parliament – this misinformation is undermining democratic debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/the-voice-isnt-apartheid-or-a-veto-over-parliament-this-misinformation-is-undermining-democratic-debate-205474/" aria-label="Read more about The Voice isn’t apartheid or a veto over parliament – this misinformation is undermining democratic debate">Read more</a>

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Fear and Wonder podcast: how climate action can create a more liveable future for all

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University Should poorer countries be compensated for climate disasters that aren’t their own making? The concept of “loss and damage” was one of the most contentious raised at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt in November ... <a title="Fear and Wonder podcast: how climate action can create a more liveable future for all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/fear-and-wonder-podcast-how-climate-action-can-create-a-more-liveable-future-for-all-205563/" aria-label="Read more about Fear and Wonder podcast: how climate action can create a more liveable future for all">Read more</a>

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Forensics are different when someone dies in a body of water. First, you need to locate them

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola Magni, Adjunct Research fellow, The University of Western Australia; Research Fellow, Harry Butler Institute, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, Murdoch University Roxane 134 Shutterstock While the iconic “crime scene – do not cross” tape may be a familiar sight on land, it’s a different story when ... <a title="Forensics are different when someone dies in a body of water. First, you need to locate them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/forensics-are-different-when-someone-dies-in-a-body-of-water-first-you-need-to-locate-them-204921/" aria-label="Read more about Forensics are different when someone dies in a body of water. First, you need to locate them">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: May 18 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

May 18, 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 BUDGET Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll: Kiwis support the Government introducing wealth tax Gerard Hehir (Stuff): Budget 2023: Workers need more than stop-gap measures Simon Wilson (Herald): Hey ... <a title="Newsletter: May 18 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/newsletter-may-18-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 18 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Fixing broken flood gauges is important. But most of us don’t evacuate even when we know the water is coming

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mel Taylor, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Devastating floods have hit community after community on Australia’s eastern seaboard over the last three years. Weather systems were dynamic and difficult to forecast. What made the impact worse still was the fact that many of our flood gauges were unreliable ... <a title="Fixing broken flood gauges is important. But most of us don’t evacuate even when we know the water is coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/fixing-broken-flood-gauges-is-important-but-most-of-us-dont-evacuate-even-when-we-know-the-water-is-coming-205653/" aria-label="Read more about Fixing broken flood gauges is important. But most of us don’t evacuate even when we know the water is coming">Read more</a>

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For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from the massive explosion of a dying white dwarf

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Ryder, Adjunct Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory, Author provided When stars like our Sun die, they tend to go out with a whimper and not a bang – unless they happen to be part of a binary ... <a title="For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from the massive explosion of a dying white dwarf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/for-the-first-time-astronomers-have-detected-a-radio-signal-from-the-massive-explosion-of-a-dying-white-dwarf-205661/" aria-label="Read more about For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from the massive explosion of a dying white dwarf">Read more</a>

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Why government action to thwart neo-Nazi groups is far more difficult than it appears

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University James Ross/AAP Hate and prejudice hold no place in our community and we will not tolerate any offensive and abhorrent anti-social behaviour. This statement by a Victoria Police spokeswoman could not ... <a title="Why government action to thwart neo-Nazi groups is far more difficult than it appears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/why-government-action-to-thwart-neo-nazi-groups-is-far-more-difficult-than-it-appears-205677/" aria-label="Read more about Why government action to thwart neo-Nazi groups is far more difficult than it appears">Read more</a>

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Should you tell your boss about your mental illness? Here’s what to weigh up

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Stratton, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock Whether you know about it or not, it’s likely someone you work with or manage has a mental illness. One in five Australians have experienced a mental illness in the last 12 months. Many people stay silent about ... <a title="Should you tell your boss about your mental illness? Here’s what to weigh up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/should-you-tell-your-boss-about-your-mental-illness-heres-what-to-weigh-up-200907/" aria-label="Read more about Should you tell your boss about your mental illness? Here’s what to weigh up">Read more</a>

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‘Whales died so women could look like this’: what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry

May 18, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Bendall, Research Fellow, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University Netflix The hotly anticipated prequel to the popular Bridgerton series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, has just been released on Netflix. The Bridgerton writers have once again taken ... <a title="‘Whales died so women could look like this’: what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/whales-died-so-women-could-look-like-this-what-shows-like-bridgerton-get-wrong-about-whalebone-and-corsetry-205385/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Whales died so women could look like this’: what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry">Read more</a>

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Four women feature in Tahiti’s new Tavini Huira’atira government

May 18, 2023

RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s newly-elected President Moetai Brotherson has presented a 10-member government, which includes four women. Brotherson has confirmed his pre-election choice of Eliane Tevahitua as Vice-President as well as Culture, Lands and Environment Minister. Several of the ministers are new to politics, with 29-year-old Jordy Chan as Infrastructure and Transport Minister being the ... <a title="Four women feature in Tahiti’s new Tavini Huira’atira government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/four-women-feature-in-tahitis-new-tavini-huiraatira-government/" aria-label="Read more about Four women feature in Tahiti’s new Tavini Huira’atira government">Read more</a>

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Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit

May 17, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne One year in the next five will almost certainly be the hottest on record and there’s a two-in-three chance a single year will cross the crucial 1.5℃ global warming threshold, an alarming new report by the ... <a title="Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/17/global-warming-to-bring-record-hot-year-by-2028-probably-our-first-above-1-5-c-limit-205758/" aria-label="Read more about Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit">Read more</a>