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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University Journalism has rarely had a fiercer critic, nor a finer practitioner than the longtime writer for The New Yorker, Janet Malcolm, who died last week aged 86. Some might quibble with the description of Malcolm as a journalist, but journalism ... <a title="Remembering Janet Malcolm: her intellectual courage shaped journalism, biographies and Helen Garner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/remembering-janet-malcolm-her-intellectual-courage-shaped-journalism-biographies-and-helen-garner-163005/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering Janet Malcolm: her intellectual courage shaped journalism, biographies and Helen Garner">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Cockfield, Professor of Government and Economics, and Deputy Dean, University of Southern Queensland Mick Tsikas/AAP Barnaby Joyce is back as Nationals leader, after a spill in Canberra on Monday morning. This is the latest development in an unusually tumultuous period for the junior Coalition partner, beginning ... <a title="The National Party used to be known for its leadership stability — what happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/the-national-party-used-to-be-known-for-its-leadership-stability-what-happened-155382/" aria-label="Read more about The National Party used to be known for its leadership stability — what happened?">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Barnaby Joyce has blasted Michael McCormack out to seize back his old job of Nationals leader. Joyce’s win, which automatically makes him deputy prime minister, has major implications and challenges for Scott Morrison, who had been hoping the more malleable ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce ousts Michael McCormack to regain Nationals leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/barnaby-joyce-ousts-michael-mccormack-to-regain-nationals-leadership-163076/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce ousts Michael McCormack to regain Nationals leadership">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology www.shutterstock.com A job – any job – is generally thought of as better than no job at all. Consequently, low-paid work is often considered a “stepping stone” to a higher-paid job. But how easily ... <a title="Are low-paid jobs really a stepping stone to better pay? A new study suggests it’s not that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/are-low-paid-jobs-really-a-stepping-stone-to-better-pay-a-new-study-suggests-its-not-that-simple-162162/" aria-label="Read more about Are low-paid jobs really a stepping stone to better pay? A new study suggests it’s not that simple">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back government measures to speed the transition to electric cars in order to meet emission reduction targets. An exclusive poll of 62 of Australia’s preeminent economists ... <a title="Top economists call for budget measures to speed the switch to electric cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/top-economists-call-for-budget-measures-to-speed-the-switch-to-electric-cars-162883/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists call for budget measures to speed the switch to electric cars">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana Rezazadegan, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day? If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you. But ... <a title="Is your phone really listening to your conversations? Well, turns out it doesn’t have to" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/is-your-phone-really-listening-to-your-conversations-well-turns-out-it-doesnt-have-to-162172/" aria-label="Read more about Is your phone really listening to your conversations? Well, turns out it doesn’t have to">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Holmes, Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University Though the official vote won’t happen until next month, Brisbane has already unofficially been awarded the hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics. This is potentially a great opportunity for Brisbane, Queensland and Australia. It will also be ... <a title="Leaner, cost-effective, practical: how the 2032 Brisbane Games could save the Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/leaner-cost-effective-practical-how-the-2032-brisbane-games-could-save-the-olympics-162606/" aria-label="Read more about Leaner, cost-effective, practical: how the 2032 Brisbane Games could save the Olympics">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Attwell, Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia Screenshot/MarigoldCustom/Etsy When we were hanging out for a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020, it was a bit like a horse race. We asked ourselves which vaccine would get over the line to win, and how quickly. Then, as multiple ... <a title="COVID vaccination has turned into a ‘battle of the brands’. But not everyone’s buying it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/covid-vaccination-has-turned-into-a-battle-of-the-brands-but-not-everyones-buying-it-162181/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccination has turned into a ‘battle of the brands’. But not everyone’s buying it">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University Wild elephants are awe-inspiring — even if they’re trying to kill you, as I discovered in 2004. At the time I was studying how poachers and loggers threaten native mammals in Africa’s Congo Basin. I was ... <a title="China’s efforts to save its wandering elephants are laudable, but let’s not forget its bloody conflicts with the giants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/chinas-efforts-to-save-its-wandering-elephants-are-laudable-but-lets-not-forget-its-bloody-conflicts-with-the-giants-162767/" aria-label="Read more about China’s efforts to save its wandering elephants are laudable, but let’s not forget its bloody conflicts with the giants">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong We have seen a succession of reviews, plans and election promises of faster and better train services for regional New South Wales, home to one third of the state’s population, in recent years. Yet little had been heard from ... <a title="NSW on a slow track to fast trains: promised regional rail upgrades are long overdue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/nsw-on-a-slow-track-to-fast-trains-promised-regional-rail-upgrades-are-long-overdue-160932/" aria-label="Read more about NSW on a slow track to fast trains: promised regional rail upgrades are long overdue">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland Roadshow Films For cinephiles, one of the greatest blows of the initial COVID lockdown was the closure of cinemas. While we all quickly shifted to the smaller screen in our lounge rooms it just didn’t ... <a title="Bring out the popcorn: the best films set to roar into cinemas in the second half of 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/21/bring-out-the-popcorn-the-best-films-set-to-roar-into-cinemas-in-the-second-half-of-2021-161405/" aria-label="Read more about Bring out the popcorn: the best films set to roar into cinemas in the second half of 2021">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Nationals are in fresh chaos, with Michael McCormack’s leadership under intense pressure, as the party meets on Monday at the start of parliament’s last week before the winter recess. Amid speculation about a possible challenge during what’s often dubbed ... <a title="View from The Hill: Nationals in crisis, with pressure on Michael McCormack’s leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/20/view-from-the-hill-nationals-in-crisis-with-pressure-on-michael-mccormacks-leadership-163067/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Nationals in crisis, with pressure on Michael McCormack’s leadership">Read more</a>
