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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lavender, Senior Lecturer, School of Science, Psychology and Sport, Federation University Australia Many people have become more sedentary in recent times with lockdowns and working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re moving less, this may have impacted your core strength. Or, you may ... <a title="Core strength: why is it important and how do you maintain it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/core-strength-why-is-it-important-and-how-do-you-maintain-it-160358/" aria-label="Read more about Core strength: why is it important and how do you maintain it?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mingming Cheng, Senior Lecturer, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University In its 13 years of existence, Airbnb has grown from a minnow to a whale in holiday accommodation. Today, it offers more than 5.6 million active listings across 220 countries and regions. In Australia, Airbnb lists ... <a title="The carbon footprint of Airbnb is likely bigger than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/the-carbon-footprint-of-airbnb-is-likely-bigger-than-you-think-159544/" aria-label="Read more about The carbon footprint of Airbnb is likely bigger than you think">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chari Larsson, Lecturer of art history, Griffith University The new $60.5 million HOTA Gallery opened its doors on the weekend, updating ageing infrastructure and marking an exciting chapter for the Gold Coast. HOTA, or Home of the Arts, has been developed as part of a masterplan begun ... <a title="Inspired by organic cells, with some marvellous art on show, the Gold Coast’s new HOTA Gallery is a triumph" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/inspired-by-organic-cells-with-some-marvellous-art-on-show-the-gold-coasts-new-hota-gallery-is-a-triumph-160087/" aria-label="Read more about Inspired by organic cells, with some marvellous art on show, the Gold Coast’s new HOTA Gallery is a triumph">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Meriluoto, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Canterbury You would be hard pressed to find an economist who would argue against the merits of fiscal responsibility and controlling government debt. This is why it was so hard to believe the government’s rationale for a public sector ... <a title="As the government is learning, a ‘wage freeze’ can come with unintended consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/as-the-government-is-learning-a-wage-freeze-can-come-with-unintended-consequences-160530/" aria-label="Read more about As the government is learning, a ‘wage freeze’ can come with unintended consequences">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation After twenty years of rhetoric from both sides of politics focusing on getting back to surplus, this year’s budget continues pandemic spending in the hope of getting the economy back on track as the pandemic starts to ... <a title="Cuts, spends, debt: what you need to know about the budget at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/cuts-spends-debt-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget-at-a-glance-159226/" aria-label="Read more about Cuts, spends, debt: what you need to know about the budget at a glance">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute Last year’s post-budget photo ops were all heavy machinery and hard hats. But this year we can expect soft-focus shots with children and the elderly. The big story of the budget is not just that the government is spending tens ... <a title="Less hard hats, more soft hearts: budget pivots to women and care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/less-hard-hats-more-soft-hearts-budget-pivots-to-women-and-care-159332/" aria-label="Read more about Less hard hats, more soft hearts: budget pivots to women and care">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation After twenty years of rhetoric from both sides of politics focusing on getting back to surplus, this year’s budget continues pandemic spending in the hope of getting the economy back on track as the pandemic starts to ... <a title="Cuts, spends, debt: everything you need to know about the budget at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/11/cuts-spends-debt-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget-at-a-glance-159226/" aria-label="Read more about Cuts, spends, debt: everything you need to know about the budget at a glance">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute Last year’s post-bBudget photo ops were all heavy machinery and hard hats. But this year we can expect soft-focus shots with children and the elderly. The big story of the Budget is not just that the government is spending tens ... <a title="Less hard hats, more soft hearts: Budget pivots to women and the care sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/11/less-hard-hats-more-soft-hearts-budget-pivots-to-women-and-the-care-sector-159332/" aria-label="Read more about Less hard hats, more soft hearts: Budget pivots to women and the care sector">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Josh Frydenberg’s third budget aims to give Australia a post-pandemic soft landing, using revenue windfalls for spending and tax cuts rather than for slashing the deficit. Its philosophy is very much gain, not pain, for a population that has endured ... <a title="View from The Hill: Frydenberg finds the money tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/11/view-from-the-hill-frydenberg-finds-the-money-tree-159225/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Frydenberg finds the money tree">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW I don’t often feel sorry for politicians. But having to manage a process that produces forecasts about the next four years of an economy still clawing its way out of a pandemic, and then having to publicly defend those forecasts, is ... <a title="Budget 2021: the floppy-V-shaped recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/11/budget-2021-the-floppy-v-shaped-recovery-159230/" aria-label="Read more about Budget 2021: the floppy-V-shaped recovery">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Never before has a budget spent so much to supercharge the economy after the worst of a recession has already passed. The economy bounced back from last year’s COVID recession far more sharply than the ... <a title="Frydenberg spends the budget bounty to drive unemployment down to new lows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/11/frydenberg-spends-the-budget-bounty-to-drive-unemployment-down-to-new-lows-159229/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg spends the budget bounty to drive unemployment down to new lows">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government has brought down a big-spending, expansionary budget that forecasts Australia’s unemployment rate will fall to 4.75% in two years time. But Australia’s international borders won’t be properly open for at least a year, according to the budget’s ... <a title="Budget splashes cash, with $17.7 billion for aged care and a pitch to women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/11/budget-splashes-cash-with-17-7-billion-for-aged-care-and-a-pitch-to-women-159227/" aria-label="Read more about Budget splashes cash, with $17.7 billion for aged care and a pitch to women">Read more</a>
