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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Since its debut in 2009, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen explosive growth and some dramatic downturns. Cryptocurrencies now inhabit an increasingly prominent niche in the global financial landscape, offering “pastime” opportunities for young investors, ... <a title="As cryptocurrencies take hold, NZ must address the climate impacts of their colossal energy demand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/as-cryptocurrencies-take-hold-nz-must-address-the-climate-impacts-of-their-colossal-energy-demand-179187/" aria-label="Read more about As cryptocurrencies take hold, NZ must address the climate impacts of their colossal energy demand">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne Luke Jones/Unsplash The 2022 budget is an election-year budget. So stakeholders have been pushing their wheelbarrows up the hill to Parliament House to lobby for extra largesse to flow ... <a title="Health budget 2022 spends a little on favoured interest groups but misses a chance for real reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/health-budget-2022-spends-a-little-on-favoured-interest-groups-but-misses-a-chance-for-real-reform-179835/" aria-label="Read more about Health budget 2022 spends a little on favoured interest groups but misses a chance for real reform">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Drones have played a starring role in Ukraine’s defence against the ongoing Russian attack. Before the invasion experts believed Russia’s own fleets of “killer robots” were likely to be a far more potent weapon, but to date they ... <a title="Drones over Ukraine: fears of Russian ‘killer robots’ have failed to materialise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/drones-over-ukraine-fears-of-russian-killer-robots-have-failed-to-materialise-180244/" aria-label="Read more about Drones over Ukraine: fears of Russian ‘killer robots’ have failed to materialise">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University studio republic/unsplash, CC BY-SA While there is a general consensus hybrid work is here to stay, going back to the office even some of the time might feel strange and overwhelming. Returning to the ... <a title="Feeling socially anxious about returning to the office? You’re not alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/feeling-socially-anxious-about-returning-to-the-office-youre-not-alone-179757/" aria-label="Read more about Feeling socially anxious about returning to the office? You’re not alone">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Kennedy, Research Fellow – Participatory research and engagement, The University of Melbourne Environmental Justice Australia, Author provided Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to Traditional Owners. In recent decades, important progress has been made on land rights ... <a title="Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/terra-nullius-has-been-overturned-now-we-must-reverse-aqua-nullius-and-return-water-rights-to-first-nations-people-180037/" aria-label="Read more about Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to First Nations people">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Dale, Research Fellow, University of Auckland GettyImages A large number of New Zealanders are facing a perfect storm at retirement, with minimal savings and no house, raising the risk that thousands will enter old age in poverty. According to the latest retirement expenditure guidelines from Massey ... <a title="The coming storm for New Zealand’s future retirees: still renting and not enough savings to avoid poverty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/the-coming-storm-for-new-zealands-future-retirees-still-renting-and-not-enough-savings-to-avoid-poverty-179661/" aria-label="Read more about The coming storm for New Zealand’s future retirees: still renting and not enough savings to avoid poverty">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Hopkin, Deputy Chief of Staff, The Conversation AAP/The Conversation, CC BY-ND With rising inflation, a war in Europe affecting global fuel costs, and ongoing supply strain issues, this year’s budget is shaped not just by the upcoming election but a growing cry in the community about ... <a title="A cost-of-living budget: cuts, spends, and everything you need to know at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/a-cost-of-living-budget-cuts-spends-and-everything-you-need-to-know-at-a-glance-180124/" aria-label="Read more about A cost-of-living budget: cuts, spends, and everything you need to know at a glance">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney It’s often said in business circles that good companies manage their balance sheet, and bad companies manage their P&L (profit and loss account). That same aphorism applies to governments. And by that standard, Josh Frydenberg’s fourth budget is a triumph. ... <a title="Josh Frydenberg’s budget is an extraordinary turnaround – but leaves a $40 billion problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/josh-frydenbergs-budget-is-an-extraordinary-turnaround-but-leaves-a-40-billion-problem-180123/" aria-label="Read more about Josh Frydenberg’s budget is an extraordinary turnaround – but leaves a $40 billion problem">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP When Josh Frydenberg says his key cost-of-living budget measures are “temporary” and “targeted”, he’s precisely right, though the reasons are more opportunistic than he’d spruik publicly. He says it’s all about giving help when it’s needed while not ... <a title="View from The Hill: if money talks, the government has the megaphone out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/view-from-the-hill-if-money-talks-the-government-has-the-megaphone-out-180121/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: if money talks, the government has the megaphone out">Read more</a>
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March 29, 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 So good, and so unexpected, has been Australia’s economic improvement over the past four months, it has wiped one-third of the projected 2022-23 budget deficit. Or it would have, had ... <a title="Budget 2022: Frydenberg has spent big – but on the whole, responsibly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/budget-2022-frydenberg-has-spent-big-but-on-the-whole-responsibly-180122/" aria-label="Read more about Budget 2022: Frydenberg has spent big – but on the whole, responsibly">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Lukas Coch The Morrison government’s election budget halves petrol excise for six months and gives handouts to taxpayers, pensioners and welfare recipients in a cash splash aimed at clawing back votes. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who unveiled the giveaway budget in ... <a title="Cheaper petrol, cash handouts in Morrison government’s vote-buying budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/cheaper-petrol-cash-handouts-in-morrison-governments-vote-buying-budget-180120/" aria-label="Read more about Cheaper petrol, cash handouts in Morrison government’s vote-buying budget">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Stapledon, Research Fellow in Real Estate, Centre for Applied Economic Research, UNSW Sydney With housing affordability set to be a key election issue, the 2022 federal budget expands the scheme the Coalition put forward at the 2019 election to help first home buyers. The First Home ... <a title="Budget expands deposit scheme for first home buyers: a second-best option, with risks down the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/budget-expands-deposit-scheme-for-first-home-buyers-a-second-best-option-with-risks-down-the-road-180242/" aria-label="Read more about Budget expands deposit scheme for first home buyers: a second-best option, with risks down the road">Read more</a>
