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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne Jeff Busby/Opera Australia Opera Australia has received outstanding reviews for its Melbourne season of Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin. The casting of German singer Jonas Kaufmann in the title role has been universally praised. Kaufmann demonstrates ... <a title="The singing was great – but what was it about? Why opera companies should explain themselves better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/the-singing-was-great-but-what-was-it-about-why-opera-companies-should-explain-themselves-better-183133/" aria-label="Read more about The singing was great – but what was it about? Why opera companies should explain themselves better">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton has declared there is more to him than his tough side, as he formally announces he will stand for the Liberal leadership. Dutton, set to be unopposed when the Liberals meet next week, also included with his statement ... <a title="Dutton, set to become Liberal leader, wants people to see ‘the rest of my character’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/dutton-set-to-become-liberal-leader-wants-people-to-see-the-rest-of-my-character-183838/" aria-label="Read more about Dutton, set to become Liberal leader, wants people to see ‘the rest of my character’">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erik Eklund, Professor of History, Federation University Australia The recent federal election saw some close calls but few surprises in the regions, where wild electoral swings are rare. But we should look closer at two regional seats that straddle the NSW/Victorian border: Eden-Monaro and Gippsland. Despite their ... <a title="Eden-Monaro and Gippsland are next-door neighbours: why is one seat safe and the other marginal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/eden-monaro-and-gippsland-are-next-door-neighbours-why-is-one-seat-safe-and-the-other-marginal-183724/" aria-label="Read more about Eden-Monaro and Gippsland are next-door neighbours: why is one seat safe and the other marginal?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Moffitt, Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University Many commentators tipped Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to perform well this election by scooping up the “freedom” and anti-vax vote from voters angry about how the pandemic was handled. But this wasn’t the ... <a title="Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/clive-palmer-and-one-nation-flopped-at-the-election-what-happened-183722/" aria-label="Read more about Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Getty Before the 2019 federal election, many people expected Australia would vote for faster climate action. That, of course, didn’t happen. But just three years later, the climate election arrived at last. The question is – ... <a title="After many false dawns, Australians finally voted for stronger climate action. Here’s why this election was different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/after-many-false-dawns-australians-finally-voted-for-stronger-climate-action-heres-why-this-election-was-different-183645/" aria-label="Read more about After many false dawns, Australians finally voted for stronger climate action. Here’s why this election was different">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland Shutterstock We’ve all become familiar with virus mutations over the course of the pandemic, and can all probably list off the COVID variants including Alpha, Delta and Omicron. But now we’re hearing more and more ... <a title="When is a COVID mutation a new variant, and when is it a subvariant? And what’s a recombinant?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/when-is-a-covid-mutation-a-new-variant-and-when-is-it-a-subvariant-and-whats-a-recombinant-182333/" aria-label="Read more about When is a COVID mutation a new variant, and when is it a subvariant? And what’s a recombinant?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Parker, Research Fellow, Monash University From February to May 2022, many places in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia have seen record-breaking daily and monthly rainfall. Repeated periods of persistent and intense rain have caused devastating and widespread floods. In Queensland and New South Wales ... <a title="Planetary waves, cut-off lows and blocking highs: what’s behind record floods across the Southern Hemisphere?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/planetary-waves-cut-off-lows-and-blocking-highs-whats-behind-record-floods-across-the-southern-hemisphere-183632/" aria-label="Read more about Planetary waves, cut-off lows and blocking highs: what’s behind record floods across the Southern Hemisphere?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra New treasurer Jim Chalmers has been in multiple briefings since Sunday, and the message he sends in this podcast is that he is not going to try to gild the economic lily with the Australian community. He intends to deliver ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the ‘spiky’ parts of Australia’s inflation problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-treasurer-jim-chalmers-on-the-spiky-parts-of-australias-inflation-problem-183813/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the ‘spiky’ parts of Australia’s inflation problem">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Imogene Smith, Casual academic, provisional psychologist and Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) candidate, Deakin University Shutterstock For many dads, having a child is unplanned. What happens next can vary. One man said: We broke up and she called me soon after to tell me she was pregnant […] ... <a title="Surprise! How men react when becoming a dad isn’t part of the plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/surprise-how-men-react-when-becoming-a-dad-isnt-part-of-the-plan-182141/" aria-label="Read more about Surprise! How men react when becoming a dad isn’t part of the plan">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Hill, Teaching Fellow, Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Getty Images A minor culture war has broken out over Auckland’s urban identity since Auckland Council responded to the government’s new housing rules: on one side, defenders of “special character” areas of historic housing; on the other, advocates ... <a title="Whose ‘identity’ are we preserving in Auckland’s special character housing areas?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/whose-identity-are-we-preserving-in-aucklands-special-character-housing-areas-183207/" aria-label="Read more about Whose ‘identity’ are we preserving in Auckland’s special character housing areas?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Snoswell, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Computational Law & AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock The first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3 in “autopilot” mode. In ... <a title="When self-driving cars crash, who’s responsible? Courts and insurers need to know what’s inside the ‘black box’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/when-self-driving-cars-crash-whos-responsible-courts-and-insurers-need-to-know-whats-inside-the-black-box-180334/" aria-label="Read more about When self-driving cars crash, who’s responsible? Courts and insurers need to know what’s inside the ‘black box’">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND The nightly television news coverage of the 2022 federal election was among the most juvenile and uninformative in 50 years. Given that about 61% of Australians get their news ... <a title="How the ‘reality-distorting machinery’ of the federal election campaign delivered sub-par journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/how-the-reality-distorting-machinery-of-the-federal-election-campaign-delivered-sub-par-journalism-183629/" aria-label="Read more about How the ‘reality-distorting machinery’ of the federal election campaign delivered sub-par journalism">Read more</a>
