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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murray Goot, Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University The number of voters the Coalition is attempting to sway in the final days of the campaign varies widely, depending on how the targeted voters are defined. But the historical precedent for success to which commentators ... <a title="Morrison is hoping for an election surprise but ‘uncommitted’ voters rarely turn things around in the final week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/morrison-is-hoping-for-an-election-surprise-but-uncommitted-voters-rarely-turn-things-around-in-the-final-week-183131/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison is hoping for an election surprise but ‘uncommitted’ voters rarely turn things around in the final week">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Mick Tsikas/AAP With severe staffing cuts, pressures for instant productivity and a priority on producing clickbait, few would think we are in a golden age for journalism. Few, either, would think that the media ... <a title="The media has reached ‘peak passivity’ in the lead up to the 2022 election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/the-media-has-reached-peak-passivity-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2022-election-183109/" aria-label="Read more about The media has reached ‘peak passivity’ in the lead up to the 2022 election">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law. President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics., Griffith University Luis Ascui/AAP It’s difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022? The World Health Organization says worldwide there were almost 15 ... <a title="COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn’t over. Ethics can shape our response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/covid-has-killed-5-600-australians-this-year-and-the-pandemic-isnt-over-ethics-can-shape-our-response-182765/" aria-label="Read more about COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn’t over. Ethics can shape our response">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruby Grant, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Tasmania Shutterstock About one in three LGBTIQ+ voters are not sure who to vote for, or are considering changing who they vote for, this federal election, according to a survey by Equality Australia. So, if you are lesbian, gay, ... <a title="LGBTIQ+ and unsure how to vote? Here are what the major parties are promising on health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/lgbtiq-and-unsure-how-to-vote-here-are-what-the-major-parties-are-promising-on-health-183214/" aria-label="Read more about LGBTIQ+ and unsure how to vote? Here are what the major parties are promising on health">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Climate change and reducing emissions has figured little in the 2022 federal election campaign. But after many years of inadequate national climate policy, the need ... <a title="‘A new climate politics’: the 47th parliament must be a contest of ideas for a hotter, low-carbon Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/19/a-new-climate-politics-the-47th-parliament-must-be-a-contest-of-ideas-for-a-hotter-low-carbon-australia-182770/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A new climate politics’: the 47th parliament must be a contest of ideas for a hotter, low-carbon Australia">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock/The Conversation Every three months the Bureau of Statistics releases the lesser-known cousin of the consumer price index. It’s called the Wage Price Index (WPI) and it records ... <a title="Proof positive. Real wages are shrinking, Wednesday’s figures put it beyond doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/proof-positive-real-wages-are-shrinking-wednesdays-figures-put-it-beyond-doubt-183343/" aria-label="Read more about Proof positive. Real wages are shrinking, Wednesday’s figures put it beyond doubt">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University On the eve of the election, the Coalition has said it will impose a higher “efficiency dividend” on public service agencies over the next four years in an effort to cut public service spending and address the ... <a title="‘A lazy cost-saving measure’: the Coalition’s efficiency dividend hike may mean longer wait times and reduced services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/a-lazy-cost-saving-measure-the-coalitions-efficiency-dividend-hike-may-mean-longer-wait-times-and-reduced-services-183361/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A lazy cost-saving measure’: the Coalition’s efficiency dividend hike may mean longer wait times and reduced services">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Every election is unique, but each also presents comparisons and contrasts with elections past. In this podcast, Australian National University history professor Frank Bongiorno gives his insights into the current battle but also takes the long views of campaigns. Bongiorno ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Historian Frank Bongiorno reflects on elections present and past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-historian-frank-bongiorno-reflects-on-elections-present-and-past-183360/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Historian Frank Bongiorno reflects on elections present and past">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Nalau, Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Griffith University Australia is no stranger to disasters like droughts, floods, bushfires and heatwaves. The problem is, they’re going to get worse. And then worse again. As the global temperature ratchets up, these disasters will grow in size, frequency and intensity. ... <a title="Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/lismore-faced-monster-floods-all-but-alone-we-must-get-better-at-climate-adaptation-and-fast-182766/" aria-label="Read more about Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David King, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland Shutterstock GPs have been sounding the alarm over rising costs of providing care – compounded by the pandemic and more complex demands. Many have said they are abandoning bulk billing, the Medicare scheme that pays doctors ... <a title="GPs are abandoning bulk billing. What does this mean for affordable family medical care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/gps-are-abandoning-bulk-billing-what-does-this-mean-for-affordable-family-medical-care-182666/" aria-label="Read more about GPs are abandoning bulk billing. What does this mean for affordable family medical care?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Shutterstock Imagine there is a public speaking square in your city, much like the ancient Greek agora. Here you can freely share your ideas without censorship. But there’s one key difference. Someone decides, for their own ... <a title="Wrong, Elon Musk: the big problem with free speech on platforms isn’t censorship. It’s the algorithms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/wrong-elon-musk-the-big-problem-with-free-speech-on-platforms-isnt-censorship-its-the-algorithms-182433/" aria-label="Read more about Wrong, Elon Musk: the big problem with free speech on platforms isn’t censorship. It’s the algorithms">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Medicare, Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, provides financial protection against the cost of medical bills, and makes public hospital care available without any charge to the ... <a title="First Nations people in the NT receive just 16% of the Medicare funding of an average Australian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/first-nations-people-in-the-nt-receive-just-16-of-the-medicare-funding-of-an-average-australian-183210/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people in the NT receive just 16% of the Medicare funding of an average Australian">Read more</a>
