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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra After two successive surpluses, the federal budget will be back in deficit in 2024–25, according to the much-anticipated budget update released on Wednesday. Known as the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), the ... <a title="If Treasury forecasts are right, it could be a decade before Australia is ‘back in black’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/if-treasury-forecasts-are-right-it-could-be-a-decade-before-australia-is-back-in-black-245043/" aria-label="Read more about If Treasury forecasts are right, it could be a decade before Australia is ‘back in black’">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University Rescue services working in Port Vila, December 18 2024. Vanuatu Police Force/Facebook The death toll from Vanuatu’s earthquake disaster continues to rise, with international search and rescue operations underway to help people hit by the initial quake and its aftershocks. On ... <a title="Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks after this week’s deadly quakes: a seismologist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/why-vanuatu-should-brace-for-even-more-aftershocks-after-this-weeks-deadly-quakes-a-seismologist-explains-246231/" aria-label="Read more about Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks after this week’s deadly quakes: a seismologist explains">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney View Apart/Shutterstock Australia is a nation of boaters, with one of the world’s highest rates of boat ownership. There are about one million registered vessels in Australia and one ... <a title="Let’s take the boat out! 5 tips on staying safe on the water if you fancy a drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/lets-take-the-boat-out-5-tips-on-staying-safe-on-the-water-if-you-fancy-a-drink-243796/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s take the boat out! 5 tips on staying safe on the water if you fancy a drink">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University The Conversation; Mohammed Badra (EPA), Maxim Shemetov (Reuters Pool/EPA), Stoyan Nenov (Reuters Pool/AP) The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has opened a new front for geopolitical competition in the Middle East. ... <a title="A bitter rivalry is emerging in the Middle East between two old adversaries over the future of Syria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/a-bitter-rivalry-is-emerging-in-the-middle-east-between-two-old-adversaries-over-the-future-of-syria-246035/" aria-label="Read more about A bitter rivalry is emerging in the Middle East between two old adversaries over the future of Syria">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The holidays are coming, airports are packed and emotions are running high. You’ve probably seen it or even been part of it: that tense moment when a passenger snaps at a flight attendant, or a ... <a title="Flying this holiday season? Here’s why air travel makes us so cranky – and what to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/flying-this-holiday-season-heres-why-air-travel-makes-us-so-cranky-and-what-to-do-about-it-246021/" aria-label="Read more about Flying this holiday season? Here’s why air travel makes us so cranky – and what to do about it">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal budget is headed for a deficit of $26.9 billion this financial year – $1.3 billion better than the estimate in May – but in the following three years the budget is forecast to be deeper in the red ... <a title="A return to balanced budgets is a decade away, mid-year update says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/a-return-to-balanced-budgets-is-a-decade-away-mid-year-update-says-246152/" aria-label="Read more about A return to balanced budgets is a decade away, mid-year update says">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Essential poll , conducted December 11–15 from a sample of 1,151, gave the Coalition a 48–47 lead including undecided, unchanged from the late November Essential ... <a title="Labor and Albanese end 2024 in worst poll position this term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/labor-and-albanese-end-2024-in-worst-poll-position-this-term-245846/" aria-label="Read more about Labor and Albanese end 2024 in worst poll position this term">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elianne Albath, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Social Psychology, University of Basel Conspiracy theories have always been a part of society, offering explanations – sometimes simple, often elaborate – for complex events. Some have uncovered genuine conspiracies, such as the Watergate scandal. Most lack substance but are nevertheless ... <a title="How feelings of disconnection and lack of control fuel conspiracy beliefs – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/how-feelings-of-disconnection-and-lack-of-control-fuel-conspiracy-beliefs-new-research-242387/" aria-label="Read more about How feelings of disconnection and lack of control fuel conspiracy beliefs – new research">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
RNZ News The death toll from Vanuatu’s 7.3 earthquake is expected to rise because concrete buildings have collapsed with people inside in the capital Port Vila. International Federation of Red Cross Pacific head of delegation Katie Greenwood posted on X that the Vanuatu government was reporting 14 confirmed fatalities and 200 people were treated for ... <a title="Vanuatu quake: Death toll rises – 14 dead, hundreds hurt in 7.3 disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/vanuatu-quake-death-toll-rises-14-dead-hundreds-hurt-in-7-3-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu quake: Death toll rises – 14 dead, hundreds hurt in 7.3 disaster">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa J. Hackett, Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England Rijksmuseum As we prepare our Christmas fare – a hot roast with all the trimmings, a seafood smorgasbord or a beach-side barbecue – it is timely to think about what others have on their ... <a title="Calf’s head consommé with truffle quenelles: a history of what the royals ate for Christmas, from the exotic to the everyday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/calfs-head-consomme-with-truffle-quenelles-a-history-of-what-the-royals-ate-for-christmas-from-the-exotic-to-the-everyday-245474/" aria-label="Read more about Calf’s head consommé with truffle quenelles: a history of what the royals ate for Christmas, from the exotic to the everyday">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Barnes, Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University A laser aims at the centre of our galaxy, in the heart of the brightest part of the Milky Way. G. Hüdepohl/ESO At the centre of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. It is ... <a title="Astronomers’ world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/astronomers-world-first-discovery-twin-stars-trapped-in-galactic-black-hole-orbit-245836/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers’ world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Alessia Francischiello via Unsplash Much has been written about the longstanding failings of the Australian media in its reportage of Indigenous affairs. The most recent example is the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Research shows ... <a title="Most journalism fails Australians by failing in its reportage of Indigenous affairs. 7 changes would help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/most-journalism-fails-australians-by-failing-in-its-reportage-of-indigenous-affairs-7-changes-would-help-246031/" aria-label="Read more about Most journalism fails Australians by failing in its reportage of Indigenous affairs. 7 changes would help">Read more</a>
