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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Testing Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping. Li Gang/Xinhua via AP How can Australia navigate the tough and dangerous strategic environment in Asia today with America and China competing to be ... <a title="Is Australia in the firing line of a new Chinese campaign against the US?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/is-australia-in-the-firing-line-of-a-new-chinese-campaign-against-the-us-185696/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia in the firing line of a new Chinese campaign against the US?">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Kaufman, Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Engin Akyurt/Unsplash The federal government has released a new A$11 million ad campaign urging Australians to “take on winter” by getting COVID boosters and influenza vaccines, as well as promoting COVID vaccination for children. The ads ... <a title="New ad urges us to ‘take on winter’ by getting COVID and flu vaccines. But it misses some key things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/new-ad-urges-us-to-take-on-winter-by-getting-covid-and-flu-vaccines-but-it-misses-some-key-things-185600/" aria-label="Read more about New ad urges us to ‘take on winter’ by getting COVID and flu vaccines. But it misses some key things">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Macintosh, Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen is today expected to announce a much anticipated review of Australia’s carbon credit scheme, known as the Emissions Reduction Fund. In March, we exposed serious integrity issues with the ... <a title="We blew the whistle on Australia’s central climate policy. Here’s what a new federal government probe must fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/we-blew-the-whistle-on-australias-central-climate-policy-heres-what-a-new-federal-government-probe-must-fix-185894/" aria-label="Read more about We blew the whistle on Australia’s central climate policy. Here’s what a new federal government probe must fix">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Purnell, Professor of Education, CQUniversity Australia On Thursday, thousands of teachers went on strike in New South Wales, over pay and “unsustainable” workloads. This comes amid increasing concerns about teacher shortages around Australia. The federal government has suggested enticing high-performing students into teaching degrees with extra ... <a title="Could more online learning help fix Australia’s teacher shortage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/could-more-online-learning-help-fix-australias-teacher-shortage-185877/" aria-label="Read more about Could more online learning help fix Australia’s teacher shortage?">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esmé Louise James, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne Netflix After a month of waiting, the season finale of Stranger Things season 4 has almost arrived on Netflix. This season, along with the nightmarish arch-villain Vecna, we have been introduced to “the Hellfire Club” – the ... <a title="Pornography, the devil and baboons in fancy dress: what went on at the infamous historical Hellfire Club" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/pornography-the-devil-and-baboons-in-fancy-dress-what-went-on-at-the-infamous-historical-hellfire-club-185869/" aria-label="Read more about Pornography, the devil and baboons in fancy dress: what went on at the infamous historical Hellfire Club">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra David Pocock, the progressive independent who broke the Liberals’ stranglehold on one of the two ACT Senate seats, wouldn’t have expected to find himself allied with Pauline Hanson before even being sworn in. But, as they say, politics makes strange ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Election delivered bonanza of crossbenchers but what impact will they make?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/grattan-on-friday-election-delivered-bonanza-of-crossbenchers-but-what-impact-will-they-make-186134/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Election delivered bonanza of crossbenchers but what impact will they make?">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis B Desmond, Lecturer, Cyberintelligence and Cybercrime Investigations, University of the Sunshine Coast Sashenka Gutierrez/EPA The art of concealing or misrepresenting one’s identity in the physical world has long been practised by spies engaged in espionage. In response, intelligence agencies designed techniques and technologies to identify people ... <a title="After Roe v Wade, here’s how women could adopt ‘spycraft’ to avoid tracking and prosecution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/after-roe-v-wade-heres-how-women-could-adopt-spycraft-to-avoid-tracking-and-prosecution-186046/" aria-label="Read more about After Roe v Wade, here’s how women could adopt ‘spycraft’ to avoid tracking and prosecution">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Homeowners will face mortgage rates near 5.5% in a little over a year, according to a survey of 22 leading Australian economists. The Conversation’s 2022-23 forecasting survey predicts an increase ... <a title="Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation’s panel sees the year ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/sky-high-mortgages-7-1-inflation-and-a-20-chance-of-recession-how-the-conversations-panel-sees-the-year-ahead-185411/" aria-label="Read more about Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation’s panel sees the year ahead">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Nikidehaghani, Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong From Monday July 4 2022, Australian job seekers face a new social security system to police eligibility for support payments. It replaces the “Jobactive” system that required the “mutual obligation” of applying for 20 jobs a month for payments ... <a title="JobSeeker eligibility changes: what you must do under the new ‘points-based activation’ system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/jobseeker-eligibility-changes-what-you-must-do-under-the-new-points-based-activation-system-185759/" aria-label="Read more about JobSeeker eligibility changes: what you must do under the new ‘points-based activation’ system">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Gulliver, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland A man who drove through a climate protest blocking the Harbour Tunnel this week has copped a A$469 fine, while multiple members of the activist group were arrested. The protest was among a series of peak hour rallies ... <a title="‘Draconian and undemocratic’: why criminalising climate protesters in Australia doesn’t actually work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/draconian-and-undemocratic-why-criminalising-climate-protesters-in-australia-doesnt-actually-work-185961/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Draconian and undemocratic’: why criminalising climate protesters in Australia doesn’t actually work">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritesh Chugh, Associate Professor – Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from “waterproof”. A water-resistant product can usually resist water penetration to some extent, but a waterproof product is (meant to be) ... <a title="It’s 2022. Why do we still not have waterproof phones?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/its-2022-why-do-we-still-not-have-waterproof-phones-185775/" aria-label="Read more about It’s 2022. Why do we still not have waterproof phones?">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Massey University Phil Walter/Getty Images The US Supreme Court’s recent ruling to throw out Roe v Wade is an issue of relevance to political leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand. The decision was met with enthusiasm by those opposed to abortion ... <a title="Luxon’s dilemma: when politics and morals don’t match in response to the overturning of Roe v Wade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/luxons-dilemma-when-politics-and-morals-dont-match-in-response-to-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-186032/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon’s dilemma: when politics and morals don’t match in response to the overturning of Roe v Wade">Read more</a>