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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Shutterstock The Reserve Bank of Australia is about to be put under the microscope in the first major review of its performance in at least 30 years, and perhaps forever. In research published this month in the Economic Record, Australian ... <a title="The RBA’s pre-COVID failure to cut interest rates faster may have cost as much as 270,000 jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/the-rbas-pre-covid-failure-to-cut-interest-rates-faster-may-have-cost-as-much-as-270-000-jobs-185381/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA’s pre-COVID failure to cut interest rates faster may have cost as much as 270,000 jobs">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Scales, PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology Chris Pizzello/Invision Less than a week ago, American singer and rapper Lizzo set a new bar for celebrity apologies. Lizzo re-released her latest single GRRRLS after receiving criticism online, due to the first verse in the song containing an ... <a title="No justifications, excuses or box-ticking: the art of a successful celebrity apology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/no-justifications-excuses-or-box-ticking-the-art-of-a-successful-celebrity-apology-185366/" aria-label="Read more about No justifications, excuses or box-ticking: the art of a successful celebrity apology">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato GettyImages When it comes to infrastructure planning, there are plenty of promises, especially in times of crisis. COVID-19 brought with it severe economic impacts and many governments quickly announced major infrastructure stimulus packages alongside legal reforms to fast ... <a title="Shovel-ready but not shovel-worthy: how COVID-19 infrastructure projects missed the opportunity to transform the way we live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/21/shovel-ready-but-not-shovel-worthy-how-covid-19-infrastructure-projects-missed-the-opportunity-to-transform-the-way-we-live-184640/" aria-label="Read more about Shovel-ready but not shovel-worthy: how COVID-19 infrastructure projects missed the opportunity to transform the way we live">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has launched a concerted effort to nip in the bud a threatened resumption of the people smuggling trade, with a visit by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil to Sri Lanka and a $50 million aid package for ... <a title="Albanese government mobilises diplomacy and aid in effort to counter Sri Lanka people smugglers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/albanese-government-mobilises-diplomacy-and-aid-in-effort-to-counter-sri-lanka-people-smugglers-185403/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government mobilises diplomacy and aid in effort to counter Sri Lanka people smugglers">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rabindra Nepal, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wollongong The shock suspension last week of Australia’s wholesale electricity market rekindled an age-old debate about whether the energy sector should be nationalised – in other words, owned and controlled by government. The calls came after electricity prices spiked ... <a title="Should Australian governments nationalise the electricity sector? It’s not that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/should-australian-governments-nationalise-the-electricity-sector-its-not-that-simple-185203/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australian governments nationalise the electricity sector? It’s not that simple">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Bartlett, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Restrictions have eased, international borders are open and influenza is back in Australia after a two-year absence. Suddenly, major flu outbreaks are occurring across the country, catching many off guard. Flu vaccinations aim ... <a title="Why can you still get influenza if you’ve had a flu shot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/why-can-you-still-get-influenza-if-youve-had-a-flu-shot-184327/" aria-label="Read more about Why can you still get influenza if you’ve had a flu shot?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney NASA You wouldn’t know it from the torrential rains that have inundated large parts of New South Wales and Queensland this year, but average late-autumn rainfall over southeast Australia has declined significantly since ... <a title="Changes in the jet stream are steering autumn rain away from southeast Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/changes-in-the-jet-stream-are-steering-autumn-rain-away-from-southeast-australia-184649/" aria-label="Read more about Changes in the jet stream are steering autumn rain away from southeast Australia">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Odhran O’Brien, PhD Candidate in History, The University of Western Australia St John’s Pro-Cathedral, the Convent of Mercy and the girls’ school in Perth circa 1862. State Library of Western Australia In a wealthy country like Australia, a time with no government schools seems unimaginable. But back ... <a title="Religious women set up some of Australia’s first schools, but their history remains veiled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/religious-women-set-up-some-of-australias-first-schools-but-their-history-remains-veiled-177135/" aria-label="Read more about Religious women set up some of Australia’s first schools, but their history remains veiled">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fergus Green, Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL Shutterstock In the wake of the Green and teal wave that crashed through the federal Parliament, attention has inevitably turned to what the new cross-benchers will say and do about climate policy. So far, attention has focused ... <a title="Australia has a once in a lifetime opportunity to break the stranglehold fossil fuels have on our politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/australia-has-a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-to-break-the-stranglehold-fossil-fuels-have-on-our-politics-184748/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a once in a lifetime opportunity to break the stranglehold fossil fuels have on our politics">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO By Geoffrey Miller Jacinda Ardern’s decision to attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Spain – but to skip the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda – symbolises the changes she is making to New Zealand foreign ... <a title="Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/political-roundup-why-jacinda-ardern-said-no-to-the-commonwealth-but-yes-to-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Scollay, Honorary Associate Professor of Economics, University of Auckland Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, discussed Pacific affairs with her New Zealand counterpart, Nanaia Mahuta, in Wellington, June 16. Getty Images The frequent use of the term “shared values” to describe developments in the Pacific ... <a title="A New Pacific Reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/a-new-pacific-reset-why-nz-must-prioritise-climate-change-and-labour-mobility-185204/" aria-label="Read more about A New Pacific Reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Shutterstock In Tuesday’s budget, NSW will announce a switch from stamp duty to land tax. It will become the second Australian jurisdiction to do so, with the ACT halfway through a 20-year switchover. Homebuyers who accept the ... <a title="Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/swapping-stamp-duty-for-land-tax-would-push-down-house-prices-but-push-up-apartment-prices-new-modelling-finds-184381/" aria-label="Read more about Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds">Read more</a>
