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Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick

June 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Edwards, Associate Professor in Management and Business, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The past year has been awash with suggestions countries such as Australia are experiencing a “great resignation” as workers previously loyal to their employers quit their jobs and look for others elsewhere. Last year, ... <a title="Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/australia-isnt-experiencing-the-great-resignation-yet-but-there-has-been-an-uptick-184384/" aria-label="Read more about Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Everything, it seems, is conspiring to test the Albanese government

June 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra On Thursday Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen formally updated Australia’s international commitment for its proposed climate change action. It’s now a 43% reduction in emissions by 2030, in line with the policy Labor took to the election. They ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Everything, it seems, is conspiring to test the Albanese government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/grattan-on-friday-everything-it-seems-is-conspiring-to-test-the-albanese-government-185218/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Everything, it seems, is conspiring to test the Albanese government">Read more</a>

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An extra 60,600 Australians found work in May. Here’s why wages aren’t moving much

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The rate of unemployment remained steady at 3.9% between April and May. That Australia has now managed to keep a rate of unemployment below 4% for three consecutive months is extraordinarily good news. It gets better. While ... <a title="An extra 60,600 Australians found work in May. Here’s why wages aren’t moving much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/an-extra-60-600-australians-found-work-in-may-heres-why-wages-arent-moving-much-184929/" aria-label="Read more about An extra 60,600 Australians found work in May. Here’s why wages aren’t moving much">Read more</a>

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Want a solution for the energy crisis gripping Australia’s east? Look west

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University Shutterstock You can thank Margaret Thatcher for the gas supply crunch Australia’s east coast has been plunged into. As UK prime minister, Thatcher led the charge to kick the government out of the economy and ... <a title="Want a solution for the energy crisis gripping Australia’s east? Look west" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/want-a-solution-for-the-energy-crisis-gripping-australias-east-look-west-185124/" aria-label="Read more about Want a solution for the energy crisis gripping Australia’s east? Look west">Read more</a>

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Goodbye Internet Explorer. You won’t be missed (but your legacy will be remembered)

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock After 27 years, Microsoft has finally bid farewell to the web browser Internet Explorer, and will redirect Explorer users to the latest version of its Edge browser. As of June 15, Microsoft ended support for Explorer ... <a title="Goodbye Internet Explorer. You won’t be missed (but your legacy will be remembered)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/goodbye-internet-explorer-you-wont-be-missed-but-your-legacy-will-be-remembered-185130/" aria-label="Read more about Goodbye Internet Explorer. You won’t be missed (but your legacy will be remembered)">Read more</a>

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5 policy decisions from recent history that led to today’s energy crisis

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Dargaville, Senior lecturer & Deputy Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University If you aren’t a long term energy policy news junkie, you’d be forgiven for thinking today’s crisis arrived fairly suddenly. Indeed, Liberal leader Peter Dutton is framing it as a recent catastrophe, saying it was ... <a title="5 policy decisions from recent history that led to today’s energy crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/5-policy-decisions-from-recent-history-that-led-to-todays-energy-crisis-185207/" aria-label="Read more about 5 policy decisions from recent history that led to today’s energy crisis">Read more</a>

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Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST…

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny C Price, Senior research fellow, Curtin University “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” – Carl Sagan (Cosmos, 1980) This phrase is the standard that astronomers will be applying to a curious signal captured with China’s “Sky Eye” telescope that might be a transmission from alien technology. An ... <a title="Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST…" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/did-a-giant-radio-telescope-in-china-just-discover-aliens-not-so-fast-185165/" aria-label="Read more about Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST…">Read more</a>

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Who really gets fired over social media posts? We studied hundreds of cases to find out

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brady Robards, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University Shutterstock What you say and do on social media can affect your employment; it can prevent you from getting hired, stall career progression and may even get you fired. Is this fair – or an invasion of privacy? Our ... <a title="Who really gets fired over social media posts? We studied hundreds of cases to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/who-really-gets-fired-over-social-media-posts-we-studied-hundreds-of-cases-to-find-out-182424/" aria-label="Read more about Who really gets fired over social media posts? We studied hundreds of cases to find out">Read more</a>

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A new Treaty Authority between First Peoples and the Victorian government is a vital step towards a treaty

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Castan, Associate Professor, Law Faculty, Monash University Last week the Victorian government demonstrated its commitment to build an equal relationship with First Peoples. A new bill has been tabled in the Victorian parliament to advance the Victorian treaty processes. In 2018, legislation was enacted that required ... <a title="A new Treaty Authority between First Peoples and the Victorian government is a vital step towards a treaty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/a-new-treaty-authority-between-first-peoples-and-the-victorian-government-is-a-vital-step-towards-a-treaty-184739/" aria-label="Read more about A new Treaty Authority between First Peoples and the Victorian government is a vital step towards a treaty">Read more</a>

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The teal independents want to hold government to account. That starts with high-quality information

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra The election of a record number of independents to the House of Representatives will undoubtedly increase pressure on parliament to change how it operates. Already the newly elected independent member for Goldstein, Zoe Daniel, has called for more resources ... <a title="The teal independents want to hold government to account. That starts with high-quality information" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/the-teal-independents-want-to-hold-government-to-account-that-starts-with-high-quality-information-184559/" aria-label="Read more about The teal independents want to hold government to account. That starts with high-quality information">Read more</a>

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First Nations mothers are more likely to die during childbirth. More First Nations midwives could close this gap

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pamela McCalman, PhD Candidate and Midwife, La Trobe University shutterstock While Australia is one of the safest places in the world to give birth, First Nations women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than other Australian women (17.5 vs 5.5 per 100,000 women from ... <a title="First Nations mothers are more likely to die during childbirth. More First Nations midwives could close this gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/first-nations-mothers-are-more-likely-to-die-during-childbirth-more-first-nations-midwives-could-close-this-gap-182935/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations mothers are more likely to die during childbirth. More First Nations midwives could close this gap">Read more</a>

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Governments usually win a second term. But could the new Labor government be an exception?

June 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murray Goot, Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University Addressing the first meeting of Labor’s new caucus, Anthony Albanese held out the prospect of “back-to-back premierships”. But a second-term in government isn’t a given, he implied – it is something Labor will have to earn. ... <a title="Governments usually win a second term. But could the new Labor government be an exception?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/governments-usually-win-a-second-term-but-could-the-new-labor-government-be-an-exception-184845/" aria-label="Read more about Governments usually win a second term. But could the new Labor government be an exception?">Read more</a>