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April 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daiane Scaraboto, Associate Professor of Marketing, The University of Melbourne Vaclav Salek/AP As desirable vacation destinations go, war-torn Ukraine must surely rate low. But in the first month of Russia’s invasion, Airbnb bookings in Ukraine boomed, as people around the world used the accommodation platform to channel ... <a title="Airbnb’s Ukraine moment is a reminder of what the sharing economy can be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/airbnbs-ukraine-moment-is-a-reminder-of-what-the-sharing-economy-can-be-180506/" aria-label="Read more about Airbnb’s Ukraine moment is a reminder of what the sharing economy can be">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland IMDB The phrases “Tell him he’s dreamin’”, “That’s going straight to the pool room”, “How’s the serenity?” and “It’s the vibe” have become Aussie staples. These now-classic quotes all come from The Castle – voted ... <a title="Straight to the pool room: a love letter to The Castle on its 25th anniversary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/straight-to-the-pool-room-a-love-letter-to-the-castle-on-its-25th-anniversary-176361/" aria-label="Read more about Straight to the pool room: a love letter to The Castle on its 25th anniversary">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With a change of government a real prospect according to the opinion polls, public servants are starting to gossip about what an Albanese administration would mean for them. For Canberra’s bureaucrats, it’s been a cold climate in the Morrison years. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: A new government would bring changes for the bureaucrats in the Canberra ‘bubble’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/grattan-on-friday-a-new-government-would-bring-changes-for-the-bureaucrats-in-the-canberra-bubble-180863/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: A new government would bring changes for the bureaucrats in the Canberra ‘bubble’">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celeste Young, Collaborative Research Fellow, Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities (ISILC), Victoria University Sydney is bracing for flash floods and landslides as the city yet again endures a disastrous downpour, with a month’s worth of rain falling in just 24 hours and evacuation orders issued. The rain ... <a title="Another day, another flood: preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/another-day-another-flood-preparing-for-more-climate-disasters-means-taking-more-personal-responsibility-for-risk-180034/" aria-label="Read more about Another day, another flood: preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Kelly, Professor of Education, Deakin University Shutterstock In youth policy and service delivery the idea of youth voice and participation is an uncontested “good thing”. But which youth voices? Who is heard and who is left out? Our recent research in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs and ... <a title="Climate change, mental health services, a better education system: what marginalised young people told us needs to be fixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/climate-change-mental-health-services-a-better-education-system-what-marginalised-young-people-told-us-needs-to-be-fixed-180492/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change, mental health services, a better education system: what marginalised young people told us needs to be fixed">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yacoub, International refugee lawyer and scholar, UNSW Sydney Australia has finally accepted New Zealand’s offer to settle some of the refugees from the offshore processing regime – about nine years after it was first made in 2013. The NZ deal will provide certainty for 450 people ... <a title="Aus-NZ refugee deal is a bandage on a failed policy. It’s time to end offshore processing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/aus-nz-refugee-deal-is-a-bandage-on-a-failed-policy-its-time-to-end-offshore-processing-180241/" aria-label="Read more about Aus-NZ refugee deal is a bandage on a failed policy. It’s time to end offshore processing">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of South Australia Shutterstock Despite most of us knowing we should cut down on salt, Australians consume on average almost twice the recommended daily maximum per day. Salt has been used in food preservation for centuries, and ... <a title="Remind me again, why is salt bad for you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/remind-me-again-why-is-salt-bad-for-you-179768/" aria-label="Read more about Remind me again, why is salt bad for you?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Burns, Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University The Morrison government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet so far that law appear to have achieved nothing, except add to regulatory red tape. The so-called “big ... <a title="What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/what-has-morrisons-big-stick-to-cut-power-bills-achieved-nothing-as-far-we-can-tell-180683/" aria-label="Read more about What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Baker, Senior Lecturer Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Clifton Prescod/Netflix In 1999, the low-budget The Blair Witch Project changed the way horror film was shot with its use of “found footage”: a technique that up until then was largely seen in cult films. The innovative ... <a title="Blair Witch, Cloverfield and Archive 81: horror’s love affair with the ‘found footage’ technique" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/blair-witch-cloverfield-and-archive-81-horrors-love-affair-with-the-found-footage-technique-175518/" aria-label="Read more about Blair Witch, Cloverfield and Archive 81: horror’s love affair with the ‘found footage’ technique">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Mick Tsikas The polls presented here are in addition to Monday’s Newspoll (54-46 to Labor) and Ipsos (55-45 to Labor), which I covered here. Overall, Labor still has a large poll lead, with little ... <a title="Gains for Labor in three post-budget polls, as budget has weak response compared with historical record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/gains-for-labor-in-three-post-budget-polls-as-budget-has-weak-response-compared-with-historical-record-180673/" aria-label="Read more about Gains for Labor in three post-budget polls, as budget has weak response compared with historical record">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages Defence Minister Peeni Henare may not have won Cabinet approval to provide lethal weaponry to Ukraine, but the decision to apply 35% tariffs to all Russian imports is a clear sign the government knew its response to Russia’s ... <a title="Beyond tougher trade sanctions: 3 more ways NZ can add to global pressure on Russia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/beyond-tougher-trade-sanctions-3-more-ways-nz-can-add-to-global-pressure-on-russia-180783/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond tougher trade sanctions: 3 more ways NZ can add to global pressure on Russia">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock/Matt Sheumack Past reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had an otherworldly feel. The onset of climate change, let alone the low-emissions transition, seemed abstract and far away. The current ... <a title="IPCC report: how New Zealand could reduce emissions faster and rely less on offsets to reach net zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/07/ipcc-report-how-new-zealand-could-reduce-emissions-faster-and-rely-less-on-offsets-to-reach-net-zero-180658/" aria-label="Read more about IPCC report: how New Zealand could reduce emissions faster and rely less on offsets to reach net zero">Read more</a>
