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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne I covered the May 2 United Kingdom local government elections for The Poll Bludger. The Blackpool South parliamentary byelection was also held, at which Labour overturned an ... <a title="UK Tories perform badly at local elections; Labor still narrowly ahead in Australian polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/uk-tories-perform-badly-at-local-elections-labor-still-narrowly-ahead-in-australian-polls-228871/" aria-label="Read more about UK Tories perform badly at local elections; Labor still narrowly ahead in Australian polls">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Mclaughlin, Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Matthew Mclaughlin It’s National Road Safety Week and it comes on the back of a year in which 1,286 people died on Australian roads. The rising road toll – up 8.2% for the year to March – ... <a title="Hundreds of cities have achieved zero road deaths in a year. Here’s how they did it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/hundreds-of-cities-have-achieved-zero-road-deaths-in-a-year-heres-how-they-did-it-229127/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of cities have achieved zero road deaths in a year. Here’s how they did it">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Grant-Smith, Professor of Management, University of the Sunshine Coast The federal government has announced a “Commonwealth Prac Payment” to support selected groups of students doing mandatory work placements. Those who are studying to be a teacher, nurse, midwife or social worker will be eligible to receive ... <a title="What does the new Commonwealth Prac Payment mean for students? Will it do enough to end ‘placement poverty’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/what-does-the-new-commonwealth-prac-payment-mean-for-students-will-it-do-enough-to-end-placement-poverty-229280/" aria-label="Read more about What does the new Commonwealth Prac Payment mean for students? Will it do enough to end ‘placement poverty’?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nuurrianti Jalli, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies College of Arts and Sciences Department of Languages, Literature, and Communication Studies, Northern State University Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Southeast Asian governments not only have to deal with the virus but also with the false information surrounding it. CC BY ... <a title="Three fact-checking challenges in Southeast Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/three-fact-checking-challenges-in-southeast-asia-148738/" aria-label="Read more about Three fact-checking challenges in Southeast Asia">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan Pavement can leave floodwater with nowhere to go. Chengyue Lao/Xinhua via Getty Images Scenes from the Houston area looked like the aftermath of a hurricane in early May after a series ... <a title="Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/houston-areas-flood-problems-offer-lessons-for-cities-trying-to-adapt-to-a-changing-climate-229351/" aria-label="Read more about Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Murakami Wood, Professor of Critical Surveillance and Securities Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa The skyline of Riyadh, the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia. (Shutterstock) There is a long history of planned city building by both governments and the private sector from ... <a title="The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/the-scaling-back-of-saudi-arabias-proposed-urban-mega-project-sends-a-clear-warning-to-other-would-be-utopias-227852/" aria-label="Read more about The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Chair in Global Migration, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University The men’s dormitory at a new center for asylum-seekers in Portland, Maine. Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and ... <a title="Many immigrants to the US are fleeing violence and persecution − here’s how the federal government can help cities absorb them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/many-immigrants-to-the-us-are-fleeing-violence-and-persecution-heres-how-the-federal-government-can-help-cities-absorb-them-220575/" aria-label="Read more about Many immigrants to the US are fleeing violence and persecution − here’s how the federal government can help cities absorb them">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm May 6, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 8:30pm (USEST). In an analytical essay titled ‘A moment of friction’ political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan wrote how we are living within a decisive moment of world affairs. A decisive moment of transition ... <a title="LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – A Moment of Friction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/live-today-a-view-from-afar-a-moment-of-friction/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – A Moment of Friction">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong Fifty years ago, Australian feminist Anne Summers denounced “the ideology of sexism” governing over so many women’s lives. Unfortunately, sexism is as lethal today as it was then. Thousands have rallied ... <a title="What Australia can learn from Latin America when it comes to tackling violence against women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/what-australia-can-learn-from-latin-america-when-it-comes-to-tackling-violence-against-women-228988/" aria-label="Read more about What Australia can learn from Latin America when it comes to tackling violence against women">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Leah Newhouse/Pexels Sugary drinks cause weight gain and increase the risk of a range of diseases, including diabetes. The evidence shows that well-designed taxes can reduce sugary drink sales, cause people to choose healthier options and get ... <a title="A tax on sugary drinks can make us healthier. It’s time for Australia to introduce one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/a-tax-on-sugary-drinks-can-make-us-healthier-its-time-for-australia-to-introduce-one-228906/" aria-label="Read more about A tax on sugary drinks can make us healthier. It’s time for Australia to introduce one">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez, Senior Researcher in Architecture, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic and the hybrid work patterns it fostered have changed the way we think about office space, and central business districts in general. While fears of urban centre “ghost towns” may have ... <a title="As New Zealand CBDs evolve post-pandemic, repurposing old or empty spaces should be on the drawing board" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/as-new-zealand-cbds-evolve-post-pandemic-repurposing-old-or-empty-spaces-should-be-on-the-drawing-board-228880/" aria-label="Read more about As New Zealand CBDs evolve post-pandemic, repurposing old or empty spaces should be on the drawing board">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Wlad74, Shutterstock Opposition leader Peter Dutton argues Australia needs nuclear power to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. But nuclear power is not feasible for Australia. It is too slow, too expensive and inappropriate for our energy ... <a title="Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/06/nuclear-power-makes-no-sense-for-australia-but-its-a-useful-diversion-from-real-climate-action-226838/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action">Read more</a>
