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October 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Scott Morrison was treasurer he flew the kite for an increase in the GST. The debate ran a while, before then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull shut it down. It was all too hard. Now we have Jim Chalmers with ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers plays the tease as he pushes to change Stage 3 tax cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/07/grattan-on-friday-jim-chalmers-plays-the-tease-as-he-pushes-to-change-stage-3-tax-cuts-192022/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers plays the tease as he pushes to change Stage 3 tax cuts">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Mark Baker/AP In response to Australia’s biggest ever data breach, the federal government will temporarily suspend regulations that stop telcos sharing customer information with third parties. It’s a necessary step to deal with the threat of identify theft ... <a title="Optus data breach: regulatory changes announced, but legislative reform still needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/optus-data-breach-regulatory-changes-announced-but-legislative-reform-still-needed-192009/" aria-label="Read more about Optus data breach: regulatory changes announced, but legislative reform still needed">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock This week, rain has drenched almost all of Australia – even the arid interior. The heaviest falls have hit the continent’s southeast, where the huge deluge has just propelled Sydney past its annual rainfall record ... <a title="On our wettest days, stormclouds can dump 30 trillion litres of water across Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/on-our-wettest-days-stormclouds-can-dump-30-trillion-litres-of-water-across-australia-191949/" aria-label="Read more about On our wettest days, stormclouds can dump 30 trillion litres of water across Australia">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne Support for Ukraine is normally described in ideological or moral terms as a duty to support democracies in the face of resurgent totalitarianism. This is an important consideration. But since Russia’s declared annexation of Ukraine’s sovereign land last week, ... <a title="Why increasing support for Ukraine is critical to Australia’s security as a ‘middle power’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/why-increasing-support-for-ukraine-is-critical-to-australias-security-as-a-middle-power-191947/" aria-label="Read more about Why increasing support for Ukraine is critical to Australia’s security as a ‘middle power’">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Woodcock, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock More than a few eyebrows were raised at the weekend when it was reported a staggering 433 people won the jackpot of a government-backed lottery in the Philippines – sharing in 236 million pesos (about ... <a title="433 people win a lottery jackpot – impossible? Probability and psychology suggest it’s more likely than you’d think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/433-people-win-a-lottery-jackpot-impossible-probability-and-psychology-suggest-its-more-likely-than-youd-think-191946/" aria-label="Read more about 433 people win a lottery jackpot – impossible? Probability and psychology suggest it’s more likely than you’d think">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ihsan Badshah, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic created a sense of uncertainty and fear across all aspects of life in New Zealand. Along with concerns about health and well-being, many wondered what impact the pandemic would have on the ... <a title="New economic index reveals the toll policy uncertainty can have on your investments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/new-economic-index-reveals-the-toll-policy-uncertainty-can-have-on-your-investments-189677/" aria-label="Read more about New economic index reveals the toll policy uncertainty can have on your investments">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Lo, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney Justin Gilligan/DPE, Author provided In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord Howe Island, a tiny patch of land off the east coast of Australia. Among their many discoveries, they recorded “a large ... <a title="A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/a-large-cockroach-thought-extinct-since-the-1930s-was-just-rediscovered-on-a-small-island-in-australia-191847/" aria-label="Read more about A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a landmark reform of the last decade. But while delivering much benefit, it has operational problems and its cost has escalated dramatically – currently around $30 billion annually, there have been suggestions it ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on NDIS reform and the Optus fallout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-bill-shorten-on-ndis-reform-and-the-optus-fallout-191969/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on NDIS reform and the Optus fallout">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shyamali Dharmage, NHMRC Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Climate change has caused melting icebergs, flooding, and landslides. It can also bring about an increase in pollen levels, prolong the duration of pollen season, and cause more pollen-related health problems. Pollen grains landing on the moist ... <a title="Pollen does more than make you sneeze. It can cause thunderstorm asthma, even if you’re not asthmatic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/pollen-does-more-than-make-you-sneeze-it-can-cause-thunderstorm-asthma-even-if-youre-not-asthmatic-190235/" aria-label="Read more about Pollen does more than make you sneeze. It can cause thunderstorm asthma, even if you’re not asthmatic">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Keen, Honorary Professor, Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU; Director, Pacific Island Program, Lowy Institute, Australian National University Mark Schiefelbein/AP/AAP Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will arrive in Australia on October 6 for talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. What should we expect from his visit? ... <a title="Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming to Australia. What should we expect from his visit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/solomon-islands-prime-minister-manasseh-sogavare-is-coming-to-australia-what-should-we-expect-from-his-visit-191850/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming to Australia. What should we expect from his visit?">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock A new type of COVID test is set to be available from November for Australians to use at home. It promises an alternative to rapid antigen tests ... <a title="Here’s another type of COVID test to get your head around. But is this new home kit worth the cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/heres-another-type-of-covid-test-to-get-your-head-around-but-is-this-new-home-kit-worth-the-cost-189313/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s another type of COVID test to get your head around. But is this new home kit worth the cost?">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The New Zealand Police were recently found to have been routinely and illegally photographing young people and adults in public. Many might have expected this to see an end to the practice – but apparently not. Despite ... <a title="NZ police need better training in privacy and human rights law – here is what should happen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/nz-police-need-better-training-in-privacy-and-human-rights-law-here-is-what-should-happen-190346/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police need better training in privacy and human rights law – here is what should happen">Read more</a>
