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Year: 2024

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Indigenous people can get cheap or free medicines. But we show access depends on your postcode

July 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Policies designed to ensure Indigenous Australians have equitable access to medicines aren’t being accessed uniformly across the nation, our research shows. We mapped where Indigenous Australians are using a program to ... <a title="Indigenous people can get cheap or free medicines. But we show access depends on your postcode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/08/indigenous-people-can-get-cheap-or-free-medicines-but-we-show-access-depends-on-your-postcode-233430/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous people can get cheap or free medicines. But we show access depends on your postcode">Read more</a>

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Without a massive grid upgrade, the Coalition’s nuclear plan faces a high-voltage hurdle

July 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asma Aziz, Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Keeping the lights on in Australia is a complex task. Enough capacity must be ensured everywhere in the country, at every moment. Surplus in one location won’t solve shortages in another, unless we have the transmission ... <a title="Without a massive grid upgrade, the Coalition’s nuclear plan faces a high-voltage hurdle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/08/without-a-massive-grid-upgrade-the-coalitions-nuclear-plan-faces-a-high-voltage-hurdle-233458/" aria-label="Read more about Without a massive grid upgrade, the Coalition’s nuclear plan faces a high-voltage hurdle">Read more</a>

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Does going to a selective school make you more likely to go to uni, get a job and be satisfied in life?

July 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Tham, Research fellow, Victoria University Next month, thousands of students and their families will find out whether they have been offered a place in Year 7 at a selective high school in New South Wales. Selective schools dominate the top Year 12 results, and demand for ... <a title="Does going to a selective school make you more likely to go to uni, get a job and be satisfied in life?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/08/does-going-to-a-selective-school-make-you-more-likely-to-go-to-uni-get-a-job-and-be-satisfied-in-life-232254/" aria-label="Read more about Does going to a selective school make you more likely to go to uni, get a job and be satisfied in life?">Read more</a>

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Skip the fancy perks – better staff wellbeing could be as simple as the view from the office window

July 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmy van Esch, Lecturer in Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Four years after the pandemic forced workers home, companies in New Zealand and elsewhere are summoning staff back to the office. But office workers are not necessarily thrilled about ... <a title="Skip the fancy perks – better staff wellbeing could be as simple as the view from the office window" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/08/skip-the-fancy-perks-better-staff-wellbeing-could-be-as-simple-as-the-view-from-the-office-window-233970/" aria-label="Read more about Skip the fancy perks – better staff wellbeing could be as simple as the view from the office window">Read more</a>

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Recruiters and job seekers are ‘ghosting’ each other. Can we save the lost art of replying?

July 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Connie Zheng, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at UniSA Business, University of South Australia Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Being “ghosted” – cut off from all communications without an explanation – isn’t a pleasant experience in any situation. So when you’re in the middle of a job hunt – ... <a title="Recruiters and job seekers are ‘ghosting’ each other. Can we save the lost art of replying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/08/recruiters-and-job-seekers-are-ghosting-each-other-can-we-save-the-lost-art-of-replying-233881/" aria-label="Read more about Recruiters and job seekers are ‘ghosting’ each other. Can we save the lost art of replying?">Read more</a>

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All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working

July 7, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra The Australian Labor Party’s solidarity pledge is being widely sledged in the wake of Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from caucus. But it’s worth stepping back and reconsidering ... <a title="All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/07/all-commit-and-no-disagree-the-real-reason-why-labors-solidarity-pledge-is-not-working-234091/" aria-label="Read more about All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working">Read more</a>

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Disproportional representation: what the UK election landslide would look like under NZ’s MMP system

July 6, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Getty Images At first glance, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has just put in a performance for the ages in the British general election. The incoming prime minister controls a comfortable parliamentary majority, Tory bastions have fallen to the left and ... <a title="Disproportional representation: what the UK election landslide would look like under NZ’s MMP system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/06/disproportional-representation-what-the-uk-election-landslide-would-look-like-under-nzs-mmp-system-234138/" aria-label="Read more about Disproportional representation: what the UK election landslide would look like under NZ’s MMP system">Read more</a>

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Labour landslide at UK election; Biden drops in US polls after debate

July 5, 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 The 650 United Kingdom House of Commons seats are elected by first past the post (FPTP), in which the candidate with the most votes wins the seat. ... <a title="Labour landslide at UK election; Biden drops in US polls after debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/05/labour-landslide-at-uk-election-biden-drops-in-us-polls-after-debate-234067/" aria-label="Read more about Labour landslide at UK election; Biden drops in US polls after debate">Read more</a>

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Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a thumping election win – what does it mean for the UK and the rest of the world?

July 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University This is a historic moment in British politics. It’s a huge win for Labour. It’s a historic loss for the Conservatives. It also seems to have been the product of one of the lowest turnouts in ... <a title="Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a thumping election win – what does it mean for the UK and the rest of the world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/05/keir-starmers-labour-party-has-a-thumping-election-win-what-does-it-mean-for-the-uk-and-the-rest-of-the-world-232174/" aria-label="Read more about Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a thumping election win – what does it mean for the UK and the rest of the world?">Read more</a>

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Southern Australia is freezing. How can it be so cold in a warming climate?

July 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne People living in southern Australia won’t have failed to notice how cold it is. Frosty nights and chilly days have been the weather for many of us since the start of July. As winter continues, we ... <a title="Southern Australia is freezing. How can it be so cold in a warming climate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/05/southern-australia-is-freezing-how-can-it-be-so-cold-in-a-warming-climate-233977/" aria-label="Read more about Southern Australia is freezing. How can it be so cold in a warming climate?">Read more</a>

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From banning junk food ads to a sugar tax: with diabetes on the rise, we can’t afford to ignore the evidence any longer

July 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Sacks, Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University benjamas11/Shutterstock There are renewed calls this week for the Australian government to implement a range of measures aimed at improving our diets. These include restrictions on junk food advertising, improvements to food labelling, and a levy on sugary ... <a title="From banning junk food ads to a sugar tax: with diabetes on the rise, we can’t afford to ignore the evidence any longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/05/from-banning-junk-food-ads-to-a-sugar-tax-with-diabetes-on-the-rise-we-cant-afford-to-ignore-the-evidence-any-longer-233976/" aria-label="Read more about From banning junk food ads to a sugar tax: with diabetes on the rise, we can’t afford to ignore the evidence any longer">Read more</a>

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A struggling people languishing across barren lands? No, evidence shows life in ancient Saudi Arabia was complex and thriving

July 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McMahon, Research Associate, Discipline of Archaeology, University of Sydney Thalia Nitz/University of Sydney To date, little has been known about people living in north-western Saudi Arabia during the Neolithic – the period traditionally defined by the shift to humans controlling food production and settling into communities ... <a title="A struggling people languishing across barren lands? No, evidence shows life in ancient Saudi Arabia was complex and thriving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/05/a-struggling-people-languishing-across-barren-lands-no-evidence-shows-life-in-ancient-saudi-arabia-was-complex-and-thriving-233560/" aria-label="Read more about A struggling people languishing across barren lands? No, evidence shows life in ancient Saudi Arabia was complex and thriving">Read more</a>