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‘Top down’ disaster resilience doesn’t work. The National Recovery and Resilience Agency must have community at its heart

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Duckworth, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Deakin University In the past ten years we have seen several major reports and announcements seeking to improve and transform the way emergency management works in Australia. ... <a title="‘Top down’ disaster resilience doesn’t work. The National Recovery and Resilience Agency must have community at its heart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/top-down-disaster-resilience-doesnt-work-the-national-recovery-and-resilience-agency-must-have-community-at-its-heart-160363/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Top down’ disaster resilience doesn’t work. The National Recovery and Resilience Agency must have community at its heart">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 13 2021

May 13, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.  Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Parliamentary debates on race Jane Patterson (RNZ): Policies can be called racist but not MPs, Speaker rules Tess McClure (The Guardian): Māori ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 13 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-13-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 13 2021">Read more</a>

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Hold the celebrations — the budget’s supposed focus on women is no game-changer

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Hill, Associate professor, University of Sydney One of the major planks of the budget was a pitch to women. This included an 80-plus page women’s budget statement — the first since 2013 — with an overall figure of A$3.4 billion for women’s safety, economic security and ... <a title="Hold the celebrations — the budget’s supposed focus on women is no game-changer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/hold-the-celebrations-the-budgets-supposed-focus-on-women-is-no-game-changer-160768/" aria-label="Read more about Hold the celebrations — the budget’s supposed focus on women is no game-changer">Read more</a>

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How much can the budget’s $1.1 billion for women’s safety really achieve? Two experts give their verdict

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Associate Professor of Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Monash University One of the headline figures in Tuesday’s federal budget was a A$1.1 billion dollar investment in women’s safety. This came as part of a special women’s budget statement, ... <a title="How much can the budget’s $1.1 billion for women’s safety really achieve? Two experts give their verdict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/how-much-can-the-budgets-1-1-billion-for-womens-safety-really-achieve-two-experts-give-their-verdict-160764/" aria-label="Read more about How much can the budget’s $1.1 billion for women’s safety really achieve? Two experts give their verdict">Read more</a>

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The pressure is on for Australia to accept the coronavirus really can spread in the air we breathe

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW More than a year into the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control finally changed their guidance to acknowledge SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, ... <a title="The pressure is on for Australia to accept the coronavirus really can spread in the air we breathe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/the-pressure-is-on-for-australia-to-accept-the-coronavirus-really-can-spread-in-the-air-we-breathe-160641/" aria-label="Read more about The pressure is on for Australia to accept the coronavirus really can spread in the air we breathe">Read more</a>

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The 50 beautiful Australian plants at greatest risk of extinction — and how to save them

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Silcock, Post-doctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland As far as odds go, things don’t look promising for the slender-nerved acacia (Acacia leptoneura), a spiky plant with classic yellow-ball wattle flowers. With most of its habitat in Western Australia’s wheat belt cleared for agriculture, it was ... <a title="The 50 beautiful Australian plants at greatest risk of extinction — and how to save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/the-50-beautiful-australian-plants-at-greatest-risk-of-extinction-and-how-to-save-them-160362/" aria-label="Read more about The 50 beautiful Australian plants at greatest risk of extinction — and how to save them">Read more</a>

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Despite major conservation efforts, populations of New Zealand’s iconic kiwi are more vulnerable than people realise

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isabel Castro, Associate Professor in Ecology and Zoology, Massey University Kiwi are moved between populations to lower the risk of inbreeding. Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, CC BY-SA Like many endangered species, Aotearoa’s flightless and nocturnal kiwi survive only in small, fragmented and isolated populations. This leads to ... <a title="Despite major conservation efforts, populations of New Zealand’s iconic kiwi are more vulnerable than people realise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/despite-major-conservation-efforts-populations-of-new-zealands-iconic-kiwi-are-more-vulnerable-than-people-realise-160433/" aria-label="Read more about Despite major conservation efforts, populations of New Zealand’s iconic kiwi are more vulnerable than people realise">Read more</a>

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How China has been transforming international education to become a leading host of students

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jing Qi, Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Sciences, RMIT University When Australians think of international education and China, they typically consider the country as a source of international students — Australia’s largest. But China is now one of the leading host countries of international students ... <a title="How China has been transforming international education to become a leading host of students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/how-china-has-been-transforming-international-education-to-become-a-leading-host-of-students-157241/" aria-label="Read more about How China has been transforming international education to become a leading host of students">Read more</a>

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Soaring housing costs are pushing retirees into areas where disaster risks are high

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lois Towart, Lecturer in Property Economics, University of Technology Sydney The impacts of a closed border and recent floods have highlighted the challenges facing older Australians who live permanently in caravan parks and manufactured home estates. These properties have long provided affordable housing for retirees, particularly those ... <a title="Soaring housing costs are pushing retirees into areas where disaster risks are high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/soaring-housing-costs-are-pushing-retirees-into-areas-where-disaster-risks-are-high-158216/" aria-label="Read more about Soaring housing costs are pushing retirees into areas where disaster risks are high">Read more</a>

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Guide to the Classics: Montesquieu’s Persian Letters at 300 — an Enlightenment story that resonates in a time of culture wars

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Knox Peden, Senior Lecturer in European Enlightenment Studies, The University of Queensland We have recently seen a spate of books defending the Enlightenment, that period of efflorescence, in 18th-century Europe, which helped shape the modern world. At the vanguard has been the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, who ... <a title="Guide to the Classics: Montesquieu’s Persian Letters at 300 — an Enlightenment story that resonates in a time of culture wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/guide-to-the-classics-montesquieus-persian-letters-at-300-an-enlightenment-story-that-resonates-in-a-time-of-culture-wars-160176/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the Classics: Montesquieu’s Persian Letters at 300 — an Enlightenment story that resonates in a time of culture wars">Read more</a>

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Albanese promises support for young entrepreneurs to develop startups

May 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Labor government would provide support for aspiring young entrepreneurs to spend a business-focused year working with a university or private sector incubator to develop their startup enterprise or idea. The Startup Year proposal, in Anthony Albanese’s Thursday night budget ... <a title="Albanese promises support for young entrepreneurs to develop startups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/13/albanese-promises-support-for-young-entrepreneurs-to-develop-startups-160822/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese promises support for young entrepreneurs to develop startups">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham and Jim Chalmers on a big spending budget

May 12, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This year’s budget, handed down on Tuesday, boasts plenty of winners and minimal direct losers. Spending is lavish, with the government doing its utmost to avoid offending voters. The big spending commitments include: $17.7 billion for aged care over five ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham and Jim Chalmers on a big spending budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/politics-with-michelle-grattan-simon-birmingham-and-jim-chalmers-on-a-big-spending-budget-160784/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham and Jim Chalmers on a big spending budget">Read more</a>