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July 27, 2022
RNZ News Opposition National Party leader Christopher Luxon says there are more important issues facing Aotearoa New Zealand than the controversy over a party social media post while he was holidaying in Hawai’i. He has admitted he was holidaying in Hawai’i last week despite his social media posts suggesting he was visiting provincial New Zealand. ... <a title="NZ has bigger problems than a social media post while in Hawai’i, says Luxon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/nz-has-bigger-problems-than-a-social-media-post-while-in-hawaii-says-luxon/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has bigger problems than a social media post while in Hawai’i, says Luxon">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The upsurge in inflation has revived old debates about what causes it. Until recently, it has been an article of faith among both businesses and union leaders that inflation is “cost-push”, meaning it is caused by ... <a title="Inflation is being amplified by firms with market power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/inflation-is-being-amplified-by-firms-with-market-power-187418/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation is being amplified by firms with market power">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Inflation jumped from 5.1% to a new long-term high of 6.1% in the June quarter, a rate matched only by short-lived jump caused by the introduction of the goods and services tax, and ... <a title="Australia’s Economy – Inflation hasn’t been higher for 32 years. What now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/inflation-hasnt-been-higher-for-32-years-what-now-187452/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s Economy – Inflation hasn’t been higher for 32 years. What now?">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Lucas Coch/AAP Earlier today, the federal government introduced its hotly awaited climate change bill to parliament. Despite the attention and controversy it’s attracted, the proposed legislation – as it stands – would be almost entirely symbolic. Labor ... <a title="Labor has introduced its controversial climate bill to parliament. Here’s how to give it real teeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/labor-has-introduced-its-controversial-climate-bill-to-parliament-heres-how-to-give-it-real-teeth-187762/" aria-label="Read more about Labor has introduced its controversial climate bill to parliament. Here’s how to give it real teeth">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Shearer, Research Fellow, Epidemic Decision Support, The University of Melbourne During the pandemic we have all become familiar with a lot of epidemiological concepts. One that was introduced to us early in 2020 is the “basic reproductive number”, or R0. This tells us about the intrinsic ... <a title="New COVID variants may be more transmissible but that doesn’t mean the R0 – or basic reproduction number – has increased" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/new-covid-variants-may-be-more-transmissible-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-r0-or-basic-reproduction-number-has-increased-186826/" aria-label="Read more about New COVID variants may be more transmissible but that doesn’t mean the R0 – or basic reproduction number – has increased">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Does your cat kick litter all over the floor? What does this mean and how can you stop it? Despite being skilled predators, cats are also mesopredators, meaning they are both predators and ... <a title="Why does my cat kick litter all over the place? 4 tips from cat experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/why-does-my-cat-kick-litter-all-over-the-place-4-tips-from-cat-experts-186928/" aria-label="Read more about Why does my cat kick litter all over the place? 4 tips from cat experts">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock This week Amazon announced plans to fork out US$3.9 billion (A$5.6 billion) to acquire US healthcare company One Medical. One Medical reportedly provides primary care on a membership basis to some 800,000 people across the United ... <a title="Amazon just took over a primary healthcare company for a lot of money. Should we be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/amazon-just-took-over-a-primary-healthcare-company-for-a-lot-of-money-should-we-be-worried-187627/" aria-label="Read more about Amazon just took over a primary healthcare company for a lot of money. Should we be worried?">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University Shutterstock Disturbing footage emerged this week of a chess-playing robot breaking the finger of a seven-year-old child during a tournament in Russia. Public commentary on this event highlights some ... <a title="A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old: a lesson in the need for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/a-robot-breaks-the-finger-of-a-7-year-old-a-lesson-in-the-need-for-stronger-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-187612/" aria-label="Read more about A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old: a lesson in the need for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreea S. Calude, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Waikato Shutterstock Social media has the reputation of being spontaneous, rushed, prone to typos and ungrammatical sentences, and generally a linguistic disaster. And some of it is. However, analysis of Twitter posts on the topic of COVID-19 suggests ... <a title="We analysed NZ Twitter users’ language during lockdown – with surprising results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/we-analysed-nz-twitter-users-language-during-lockdown-with-surprising-results-187520/" aria-label="Read more about We analysed NZ Twitter users’ language during lockdown – with surprising results">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Hajkowicz, Senior Principal Scientist, Strategy and Foresight, Data61 Around 3.7 million Australians have been unintentionally caught in an ocean rip. For the unprepared it can be a harrowing experience – but for experienced surfers, rips are a handy way to ride through the whitewash and out ... <a title="‘Like ocean rips’: CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/like-ocean-rips-csiro-report-identifies-7-global-megatrends-shaping-the-21st-century-187433/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like ocean rips’: CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st century">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide Australia’s controversial building industry watchdog is earmarked for the chopping block. But federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke has started by pulling a few of its teeth. He’s used his ministerial powers to gut the code of ... <a title="Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/killing-off-the-building-watchdog-may-not-be-the-win-unionists-want-187601/" aria-label="Read more about Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Shutterstock Telstra and Westpac are the latest companies to encourage staff to work from home, just a few months after some of them returned to the office. Working from home for extended periods can ... <a title="We are working from home (again). 7 tips to boost wellbeing and productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/we-are-working-from-home-again-7-tips-to-boost-wellbeing-and-productivity-187427/" aria-label="Read more about We are working from home (again). 7 tips to boost wellbeing and productivity">Read more</a>
