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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Akshay Vij, Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic triggered population growth in regions at the expense of capital cities. Regional migration has since stabilised, but the pandemic has left its mark. Australians reassessed where they wanted to live and work. Our research ... <a title="Wide verandas, picket fences or the CBD? How coastal cities near the capitals could ride post-COVID waves of growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/wide-verandas-picket-fences-or-the-cbd-how-coastal-cities-near-the-capitals-could-ride-post-covid-waves-of-growth-210716/" aria-label="Read more about Wide verandas, picket fences or the CBD? How coastal cities near the capitals could ride post-COVID waves of growth">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Carver, Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology, University of Tasmania More than 80% of Australian mammals are found nowhere else in the world. Many of these unique, iconic creatures are under threat. The most important and well-known threats are invasive species (such as cats and foxes) and human-driven ... <a title="Disease in the dirt: how mange-causing mites decimated a Tasmanian wombat population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/disease-in-the-dirt-how-mange-causing-mites-decimated-a-tasmanian-wombat-population-211992/" aria-label="Read more about Disease in the dirt: how mange-causing mites decimated a Tasmanian wombat population">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Cross, Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology Jenny Ueberberg/Unsplash You’ve done it. You’ve finally bought that new sofa you wanted so much. The old one is still perfectly good to sit on, so you jump ... <a title="‘My brother will pick it up, what’s your PayID?’ How to avoid this scam when selling stuff online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/my-brother-will-pick-it-up-whats-your-payid-how-to-avoid-this-scam-when-selling-stuff-online-211665/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My brother will pick it up, what’s your PayID?’ How to avoid this scam when selling stuff online">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivienne Lewis, Assistant professor – Psychology, University of Canberra Netflix Season two of the series Heartstopper on Netflix brings out an issue that is often hidden – male eating disorders. Centred on two teenage boys in love, the show helps bust the common perception that eating disorders ... <a title="A male character on Heartstopper has an eating disorder. That’s more common than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/a-male-character-on-heartstopper-has-an-eating-disorder-thats-more-common-than-you-might-think-211912/" aria-label="Read more about A male character on Heartstopper has an eating disorder. That’s more common than you might think">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Alexandra, Senior research fellow, Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University The national cabinet has announced plans to build an extra 1.2 million homes by July 1 2029. The construction, operation and maintenance of buildings accounts for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas ... <a title="Better than net zero? Making the promised 1.2 million homes climate-friendly would transform construction in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/better-than-net-zero-making-the-promised-1-2-million-homes-climate-friendly-would-transform-construction-in-australia-211825/" aria-label="Read more about Better than net zero? Making the promised 1.2 million homes climate-friendly would transform construction in Australia">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Moore, Lecturer, Educational Psychology & Child Development, School of Education, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock. As the school term stretches on, many parents might be tempted to take their children out of school. Perhaps they want to beat the crowds at the snow or enjoy off-season prices ... <a title="Can I take my child out of school to go on a holiday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/can-i-take-my-child-out-of-school-to-go-on-a-holiday-211103/" aria-label="Read more about Can I take my child out of school to go on a holiday?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining Australia’s cost of living crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. Cost of living pressures are ... <a title="Higher prices have hit most people but homeowners have felt it harder than renters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/higher-prices-have-hit-most-people-but-homeowners-have-felt-it-harder-than-renters-211200/" aria-label="Read more about Higher prices have hit most people but homeowners have felt it harder than renters">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C Van Dyk, Lecturer, University of Newcastle In 1889, the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne produced a pamphlet promoting champagne at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, claiming that Dom Pérignon, procurator of the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers from 1668, was the “inventor”, “creator” or ... <a title="Champagne is deeply French – but the English invented the bubbles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/champagne-is-deeply-french-but-the-english-invented-the-bubbles-208569/" aria-label="Read more about Champagne is deeply French – but the English invented the bubbles">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads. The cost and priority of various projects will clearly be an election issue. But at ... <a title="Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/slow-train-coming-only-a-genuine-shift-to-rail-will-put-nz-on-track-to-reduce-emissions-211662/" aria-label="Read more about Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock Australia’s comprehensive superannuation system means spending on the age pension will decline by 2062-63 despite a doubling of Australians aged 65 and over, according to the government’s Intergenerational Report to be released on Thursday. Expenditure on age and service ... <a title="Age pension cost to ease by 2060s but super tax breaks to swell: Intergenerational report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/age-pension-cost-to-ease-by-2060s-but-super-tax-breaks-to-swell-intergenerational-report-212012/" aria-label="Read more about Age pension cost to ease by 2060s but super tax breaks to swell: Intergenerational report">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shutterstock Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. It comes just months before the original Murray-Darling Basin Plan was to be completed. ... <a title="Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/murray-darling-basin-plan-to-be-extended-under-a-new-agreement-without-victoria-but-an-uphill-battle-lies-ahead-212002/" aria-label="Read more about Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock If you’re struggling to complete your tax return, you’re not alone. There are cases of Australians being years, even decades behind in their tax returns. And the poorer you are, the more likely you’ll need but can’t afford some professional ... <a title="Worried you’ll lodge a late tax return? At least 80,000 Australians can’t afford tax advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/worried-youll-lodge-a-late-tax-return-at-least-80-000-australians-cant-afford-tax-advice-211267/" aria-label="Read more about Worried you’ll lodge a late tax return? At least 80,000 Australians can’t afford tax advice">Read more</a>
