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Frydenberg promises housing breaks in ‘pandemic budget’

May 8, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Josh Frydenberg says he will bring down a “pandemic budget” on Tuesday, warning that despite Australia’s strong recovery, there is “still a great deal of uncertainty out there”. The Treasurer points to new strains of the coronavirus, the COVID crisis ... <a title="Frydenberg promises housing breaks in ‘pandemic budget’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/08/frydenberg-promises-housing-breaks-in-pandemic-budget-160561/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg promises housing breaks in ‘pandemic budget’">Read more</a>

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Frydenberg says this will be a ‘pandemic budget’ to secure the recovery’

May 8, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Josh Frydenberg says he will bring down a “pandemic budget” on Tuesday, warning that despite Australia’s strong recovery, there is “still a great deal of uncertainty out there”. The Treasurer points to new strains of the coronavirus, the COVID crisis ... <a title="Frydenberg says this will be a ‘pandemic budget’ to secure the recovery’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/08/frydenberg-says-this-will-be-a-pandemic-budget-to-secure-the-recovery-160561/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg says this will be a ‘pandemic budget’ to secure the recovery’">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs. The RBA wants to cut unemployment, and nothing — not even soaring home prices — will stand in its way

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Ahead of the definitive official read of the economy from the treasury in the budget on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank has given us two special insights into its own thinking in the space of 14 hours. They suggest that (first) the ... <a title="Vital Signs. The RBA wants to cut unemployment, and nothing — not even soaring home prices — will stand in its way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/vital-signs-the-rba-wants-to-cut-unemployment-and-nothing-not-even-soaring-home-prices-will-stand-in-its-way-160171/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. The RBA wants to cut unemployment, and nothing — not even soaring home prices — will stand in its way">Read more</a>

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Australia’s settler and First Nations histories meet in the wild of the bush in Dogged

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liza-Mare Syron, Indigenous Scientia Senior Lecturer, UNSW Review: Dogged, directed by Declan Greene. Griffin Theatre Company in association with Force Majeure. Dingo (Sandy Greenwood, a Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti and Bundjalung actor) stands facing the audience, dressed in a muddied tracksuit with a dingo-like mask. Her opening speech signals ... <a title="Australia’s settler and First Nations histories meet in the wild of the bush in Dogged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/australias-settler-and-first-nations-histories-meet-in-the-wild-of-the-bush-in-dogged-160522/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s settler and First Nations histories meet in the wild of the bush in Dogged">Read more</a>

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US support for waiving COVID vaccine intellectual property is a huge step. Australia must follow

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Gleeson, Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University Yesterday, the US Biden administration declared its support for waiving intellectual property rights, including patents, for COVID-19 vaccines. This decision represents a huge breakthrough in discussions at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that have been deadlocked for ... <a title="US support for waiving COVID vaccine intellectual property is a huge step. Australia must follow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/us-support-for-waiving-covid-vaccine-intellectual-property-is-a-huge-step-australia-must-follow-160443/" aria-label="Read more about US support for waiving COVID vaccine intellectual property is a huge step. Australia must follow">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Port of Darwin, India’s second wave, and next week’s budget

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss India’s second coronavirus wave – and the Australian citizens stranded there. Also discussed is the defence review into the 99-year ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Port of Darwin, India’s second wave, and next week’s budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-port-of-darwin-indias-second-wave-and-next-weeks-budget-160533/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Port of Darwin, India’s second wave, and next week’s budget">Read more</a>

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From baby blue-tongues to elephant doulas: motherhood across the animal kingdom

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Griffith, Lecturer, Macquarie University With Mother’s Day around the corner, it’s a good opportunity to ask what being a mother looks like across the animal kingdom. Most of us have a solid concept of human motherhood, but in nature maternal care comes in many forms. Let’s ... <a title="From baby blue-tongues to elephant doulas: motherhood across the animal kingdom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/from-baby-blue-tongues-to-elephant-doulas-motherhood-across-the-animal-kingdom-160258/" aria-label="Read more about From baby blue-tongues to elephant doulas: motherhood across the animal kingdom">Read more</a>

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What’s the Valneva COVID-19 vaccine, the French shot that’s supposed to be ‘variant proof’?

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Taylor, Early Career Research Leader, Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University A COVID-19 vaccine from French company Valneva has yet to complete clinical trials. But it has caught the eye of governments in the UK, Europe and Australia. One of ... <a title="What’s the Valneva COVID-19 vaccine, the French shot that’s supposed to be ‘variant proof’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/whats-the-valneva-covid-19-vaccine-the-french-shot-thats-supposed-to-be-variant-proof-160345/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the Valneva COVID-19 vaccine, the French shot that’s supposed to be ‘variant proof’?">Read more</a>

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China retaliates: suspending its Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia is symbolic, but still a big deal

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney After Australia’s foreign minister Marise Payne cancelled the Victorian state government’s memorandum of understanding to participate in China’s “Belt and Road” global infrastructure initiative a fortnight ago, she said she didn’t expect retaliation from ... <a title="China retaliates: suspending its Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia is symbolic, but still a big deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/china-retaliates-suspending-its-strategic-economic-dialogue-with-australia-is-symbolic-but-still-a-big-deal-160452/" aria-label="Read more about China retaliates: suspending its Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia is symbolic, but still a big deal">Read more</a>

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Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Set against the backdrop of an economy healing from 2020’s annus horribilis, this week’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) from the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) was cautiously reassuring: the country’s financial system is sound, though ... <a title="Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/why-now-would-be-a-good-time-for-the-reserve-bank-of-new-zealand-to-publish-stress-test-results-for-individual-banks-160249/" aria-label="Read more about Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks">Read more</a>

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Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank to publish stress test results for individual banks

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Set against the backdrop of an economy healing from 2020’s annus horribilis, this week’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) from the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) was cautiously reassuring: the country’s financial system is sound, though ... <a title="Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank to publish stress test results for individual banks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/why-now-would-be-a-good-time-for-the-reserve-bank-to-publish-stress-test-results-for-individual-banks-160249/" aria-label="Read more about Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank to publish stress test results for individual banks">Read more</a>

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Swim like a sea lion, splash like a seal: how evolution engineered nature’s underwater acrobats

May 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hocking, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology and Palaeontology, Monash University Few fish can outswim a seal. Seals fly through the waves, predators in their natural element. But, unlike fish, seals are air-breathing mammals whose ancestors only returned to the water from a life on land some 30 ... <a title="Swim like a sea lion, splash like a seal: how evolution engineered nature’s underwater acrobats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/swim-like-a-sea-lion-splash-like-a-seal-how-evolution-engineered-natures-underwater-acrobats-160090/" aria-label="Read more about Swim like a sea lion, splash like a seal: how evolution engineered nature’s underwater acrobats">Read more</a>