CoveragePost
March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynlea Small, Casual Academic, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast A series of government policy reforms over recent decades aimed to increase the proportion of Australian workers with university degrees. They got that result, but what they did not expect to see ... <a title="1 in 4 unemployed Australians has a degree. How did we get to this point?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/1-in-4-unemployed-australians-has-a-degree-how-did-we-get-to-this-point-156867/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 4 unemployed Australians has a degree. How did we get to this point?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Shearer, Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University Despite early forecasts of a COVID-driven slump, house prices are now surging in many parts of Australia. This is further widening the gap between the housing “haves” and “have-nots”, and we are seeing related rises in housing stress, ... <a title="Loving the idea of tiny house living, even if you don’t live in one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/loving-the-idea-of-tiny-house-living-even-if-you-dont-live-in-one-157052/" aria-label="Read more about Loving the idea of tiny house living, even if you don’t live in one">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Crowley, Associate, Grattan Institute Single parents with dependent children — eight out of ten of them women — were far more likely than others to lose work at the height of the pandemic and are far more likely to still be out of work now. Even ... <a title="Already badly off, single parents went dramatically backwards during COVID. They are raising our future adults" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/already-badly-off-single-parents-went-dramatically-backwards-during-covid-they-are-raising-our-future-adults-157767/" aria-label="Read more about Already badly off, single parents went dramatically backwards during COVID. They are raising our future adults">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne It’s official: Australians endured the coldest, wettest summer in at least five years thanks to La Niña, a climate phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean. Before we knew it, autumn rolled in bringing more rain. Tragically, it led to ... <a title="The secret life of puddles: their value to nature is subtle, but hugely important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/the-secret-life-of-puddles-their-value-to-nature-is-subtle-but-hugely-important-154561/" aria-label="Read more about The secret life of puddles: their value to nature is subtle, but hugely important">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Director, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. In 1538, a new author burst on to the literary scene in Paris. Published by Denys Janot, four new works appeared within five years ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Hélisenne de Crenne, the first French novelist to tell her own story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/hidden-women-of-history-helisenne-de-crenne-the-first-french-novelist-to-tell-her-own-story-108249/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Hélisenne de Crenne, the first French novelist to tell her own story">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cheryl Desha, Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Built Environment, and Director, Engagement (Industry), Griffith University Pretty soon, many more Australians are going to be composting their food waste. The Victorian government kicks off its four-bin system from this year, and the federal government is considering a ... <a title="What can go in the compost bin? Tips to help your garden and keep away the pests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/what-can-go-in-the-compost-bin-tips-to-help-your-garden-and-keep-away-the-pests-156342/" aria-label="Read more about What can go in the compost bin? Tips to help your garden and keep away the pests">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s approval has taken a sizeable hit in a Newspoll showing Labor maintaining its 52-48% two-party lead. As Morrison prepares to unveil his cabinet reshuffle the poll, published in Monday’s Australian, found his satisfaction rating fell from 62% to ... <a title="Morrison takes big personal hit in Newspoll after missteps on women’s issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/morrison-takes-big-personal-hit-in-newspoll-after-missteps-on-womens-issue-158033/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison takes big personal hit in Newspoll after missteps on women’s issue">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 26, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Zealand expects to open a two-way travel bubble with the Cook Islands in May and is planning a vaccination campaign there. The leaders of both nations met in Auckland today, with New Zealand confirming $20 million in additional support for the country this financial year. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is ... <a title="NZ plans Cook Islands vaccination campaign, two-way travel bubble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/nz-plans-cook-islands-vaccination-campaign-two-way-travel-bubble/" aria-label="Read more about NZ plans Cook Islands vaccination campaign, two-way travel bubble">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 26, 2021
RNZ Pacific A new report has found that tuna fishing companies in the Pacific are doing little to stop slavery on their boats. The canned tuna industry is rife with allegations of modern slavery in its Pacific supply chains, with little protection for workers from forced labour. The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre report, ... <a title="Tuna brands largely failing to combat slavery in Pacific, says new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/tuna-brands-largely-failing-to-combat-slavery-in-pacific-says-new-report/" aria-label="Read more about Tuna brands largely failing to combat slavery in Pacific, says new report">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Review: Stop Girl, directed by Anne-Louise Sarks, Belvoir. Stop Girl is a loosely autobiographical play by ABC journalist Sally Sara exploring her emotional traumas seeking to readjust to life in Sydney after years reporting ... <a title="Sally Sara’s first play, Stop Girl, is a bold exploration of war trauma and journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/sally-saras-first-play-stop-girl-is-a-bold-exploration-of-war-trauma-and-journalism-156841/" aria-label="Read more about Sally Sara’s first play, Stop Girl, is a bold exploration of war trauma and journalism">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Bell, Professor of Ports and Maritime Logistics, University of Sydney In the early hours of March 23, the container ship Ever Given was blown off course by high winds on its way through the Suez Canal. At 400 metres long, the Ever Given is longer than ... <a title="After the Ever Given: what the ship wedged in the Suez Canal means for global trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/after-the-ever-given-what-the-ship-wedged-in-the-suez-canal-means-for-global-trade-157865/" aria-label="Read more about After the Ever Given: what the ship wedged in the Suez Canal means for global trade">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss the latest in a growing list of allegations concerning sexual misconduct in Parliament House, and Scott Morrison’s response – a ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Scott Morrison’s response to the culture of Parliament House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/video-michelle-grattan-on-scott-morrisons-response-to-the-culture-of-parliament-house-157969/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Scott Morrison’s response to the culture of Parliament House">Read more</a>
