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April 21, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The new (though not unfamiliar to older New Zealanders) crisis of 2022 (and most likely beyond) has become, alternatively, a ‘cost of living’ or an ‘inflation’ crisis. The public discussion treats these two ‘enemies of the people’ as one and the same thing. But they are not. Indeed such conflation is ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Problem of Price Increases: ‘Cost of Living’ versus ‘Inflation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/keith-rankin-essay-problem-of-price-increases-cost-of-living-versus-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Problem of Price Increases: ‘Cost of Living’ versus ‘Inflation’">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Foster, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock In his 1989 book Wonderful Life, evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould famously argued that, if we could “replay the tape”, life on Earth would evolve to be fundamentally different each time. Wings and flight evolved differently, and independently, in ... <a title="There’s more than one way to grow a baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/theres-more-than-one-way-to-grow-a-baby-181593/" aria-label="Read more about There’s more than one way to grow a baby">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne AAP/AP/Mikhail Klimentyev As the war in Ukraine drags on and sanctions start to bite, key questions are being asked. How long can President Vladimir Putin remain in power? Will he be overthrown in a palace coup, as recent rumours ... <a title="How long can Vladimir Putin hold on to power?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/how-long-can-vladimir-putin-hold-on-to-power-181500/" aria-label="Read more about How long can Vladimir Putin hold on to power?">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Fisher, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Canberra James Ross/AAP During the federal election, politicians of all persuasions will use a range of campaigning and spin tactics. But there is a difference between “gilding the lily” and lying with strategic intent, a trend that is growing ... <a title="‘This worked much better than I thought.’ Why you need to watch out for strategic lies in the federal election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/this-worked-much-better-than-i-thought-why-you-need-to-watch-out-for-strategic-lies-in-the-federal-election-177449/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This worked much better than I thought.’ Why you need to watch out for strategic lies in the federal election">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Given what’s happening in some places in the world right now, we should take a moment to appreciate how lucky we are to live in a peaceful democracy. We all have a vote and a say in who should lead ... <a title="Don’t bring COVID home on election day. Plan your vote to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/dont-bring-covid-home-on-election-day-plan-your-vote-to-stay-safe-181067/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t bring COVID home on election day. Plan your vote to stay safe">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jorrit Gosens, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock China’s plans to boost energy security and cut carbon emissions mean this year’s sudden boom for Australian coal exporters is just a blip. Our new research explores the double pressures of China’s plans to bolster energy security in the ... <a title="China’s demand for seaborne coal is set to drop fast and far. Australia should take note." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/chinas-demand-for-seaborne-coal-is-set-to-drop-fast-and-far-australia-should-take-note-181552/" aria-label="Read more about China’s demand for seaborne coal is set to drop fast and far. Australia should take note.">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Ollerhead, Senior Lecturer: Language and Literacy Education, Macquarie University Shutterstock Proposed changes to the New South Wales English syllabus reinforce the misguided idea that the teaching of language and literacy skills should fall chiefly to English teachers, leaving other teachers to focus more on their subject ... <a title="All teachers need to teach language and literacy, not just English teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/all-teachers-need-to-teach-language-and-literacy-not-just-english-teachers-180498/" aria-label="Read more about All teachers need to teach language and literacy, not just English teachers">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merve Küçük, PhD Candidate, Deakin University original Understanding the true cost of natural disasters is critical for governments to develop policies to deal with them. Historically, calculations have been based on toting up insurance claims and government aid. But these don’t account for intangible social costs such ... <a title="Natural disasters cost the nation: we’ve calculated the income tax revenue lost in their wake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/natural-disasters-cost-the-nation-weve-calculated-the-income-tax-revenue-lost-in-their-wake-180505/" aria-label="Read more about Natural disasters cost the nation: we’ve calculated the income tax revenue lost in their wake">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The vote among the 100 undecided voters at Wednesday’s Sky News/Courier Mail people’s forum was a modest 40% victory for Anthony Albanese. Morrison was rated the winner by 35% of the audience, while some 25% were undecided. The debate won’t ... <a title="View from The Hill: Undecided voters give narrow victory to Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/view-from-the-hill-undecided-voters-give-narrow-victory-to-albanese-181495/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Undecided voters give narrow victory to Albanese">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra shutterstock Before each federal election, the heads of the Commonwealth departments of treasury and finance release a report on the state of the government’s budget, together with updated economic forecasts. It is known as the pre-election fiscal and economic ... <a title="PEFO tells us Morrison has abandoned some secret promises, but his books are in order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/pefo-tells-us-morrison-has-abandoned-some-secret-promises-but-his-books-are-in-order-181538/" aria-label="Read more about PEFO tells us Morrison has abandoned some secret promises, but his books are in order">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese met at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday evening with 100 undecided voters. In the first leaders’ debate of the election campaign, the leaders took ... <a title="No magic moments: 3 Australian politics experts on Morrison and Albanese’s first election debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/no-magic-moments-3-australian-politics-experts-on-morrison-and-albaneses-first-election-debate-181475/" aria-label="Read more about No magic moments: 3 Australian politics experts on Morrison and Albanese’s first election debate">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Dempsey, Senior lecturer, University of Canterbury Phil Walter/Getty Images Scientifically and emotively, we think every volcano has its own “personality”. However, we’ve discovered that volcanoes share behaviour traits – and this could form the basis for an eruption warning system. Whakaari White Island, a picturesque volcanic ... <a title="New research detects pre-eruption warning signals at Whakaari White Island and other active volcanoes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/new-research-detects-pre-eruption-warning-signals-at-whakaari-white-island-and-other-active-volcanoes-181090/" aria-label="Read more about New research detects pre-eruption warning signals at Whakaari White Island and other active volcanoes">Read more</a>
