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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C Van Dyk, Lecturer, University of Newcastle In 1889, the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne produced a pamphlet promoting champagne at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, claiming that Dom Pérignon, procurator of the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers from 1668, was the “inventor”, “creator” or ... <a title="Champagne is deeply French – but the English invented the bubbles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/champagne-is-deeply-french-but-the-english-invented-the-bubbles-208569/" aria-label="Read more about Champagne is deeply French – but the English invented the bubbles">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads. The cost and priority of various projects will clearly be an election issue. But at ... <a title="Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/slow-train-coming-only-a-genuine-shift-to-rail-will-put-nz-on-track-to-reduce-emissions-211662/" aria-label="Read more about Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock Australia’s comprehensive superannuation system means spending on the age pension will decline by 2062-63 despite a doubling of Australians aged 65 and over, according to the government’s Intergenerational Report to be released on Thursday. Expenditure on age and service ... <a title="Age pension cost to ease by 2060s but super tax breaks to swell: Intergenerational report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/age-pension-cost-to-ease-by-2060s-but-super-tax-breaks-to-swell-intergenerational-report-212012/" aria-label="Read more about Age pension cost to ease by 2060s but super tax breaks to swell: Intergenerational report">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shutterstock Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. It comes just months before the original Murray-Darling Basin Plan was to be completed. ... <a title="Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/murray-darling-basin-plan-to-be-extended-under-a-new-agreement-without-victoria-but-an-uphill-battle-lies-ahead-212002/" aria-label="Read more about Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock If you’re struggling to complete your tax return, you’re not alone. There are cases of Australians being years, even decades behind in their tax returns. And the poorer you are, the more likely you’ll need but can’t afford some professional ... <a title="Worried you’ll lodge a late tax return? At least 80,000 Australians can’t afford tax advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/worried-youll-lodge-a-late-tax-return-at-least-80-000-australians-cant-afford-tax-advice-211267/" aria-label="Read more about Worried you’ll lodge a late tax return? At least 80,000 Australians can’t afford tax advice">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock If you’re struggling to complete your tax return, you’re not alone. There are cases of Australians being years, even decades behind in their tax returns. And the poorer you are, the more likely you’ll need but can’t afford some professional ... <a title="Worried you’ll lodge a late tax return? At least 80,000 Australians can’t afford tax advice – here’s how to help more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/worried-youll-lodge-a-late-tax-return-at-least-80-000-australians-cant-afford-tax-advice-heres-how-to-help-more-211267/" aria-label="Read more about Worried you’ll lodge a late tax return? At least 80,000 Australians can’t afford tax advice – here’s how to help more">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University While China’s relationship with the region and the world is a constant focus of attention and scrutiny, world leaders have also been closely watching North Korea, particularly for its steadily increasing ballistic missile capability. It was the primary ... <a title="Camp David summit turns attention to North Korea, as well as China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/camp-david-summit-turns-attention-to-north-korea-as-well-as-china-211875/" aria-label="Read more about Camp David summit turns attention to North Korea, as well as China">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jay Daniel Thompson, Lecturer (Early Career Development Fellow) and Program Manager, Professional Communication program, RMIT University Shutterstock AI On Saturday, X (formerly Twitter) chairman Elon Musk tweeted he would be removing the microblogging platform’s block function. It would remain intact for direct messages, but would otherwise become ... <a title="Beginning of the end: how Elon Musk’s removal of the block function on X could trigger its hellish demise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/beginning-of-the-end-how-elon-musks-removal-of-the-block-function-on-x-could-trigger-its-hellish-demise-211897/" aria-label="Read more about Beginning of the end: how Elon Musk’s removal of the block function on X could trigger its hellish demise">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jay Daniel Thompson, Lecturer (Early Career Development Fellow) and Program Manager, Professional Communication program, RMIT University Shutterstock AI On Saturday, X (formerly Twitter) chairman Elon Musk tweeted he would be removing the microblogging platform’s block function. It would remain intact for direct messages, but would otherwise become ... <a title="The beginning of the end: Elon Musk’s removal of the block function on X could trigger its hellish demise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/the-beginning-of-the-end-elon-musks-removal-of-the-block-function-on-x-could-trigger-its-hellish-demise-211897/" aria-label="Read more about The beginning of the end: Elon Musk’s removal of the block function on X could trigger its hellish demise">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priyanka Dhopade, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland . NASA/Bill Anders Aotearoa New Zealand is the latest country to enter the expanding and competitive international space market. In the aerospace strategy and national space policy, the government lays out how it intends to grow the domestic ... <a title="Sustainability is often an afterthought in space exploration – that needs to change as the industry grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/sustainability-is-often-an-afterthought-in-space-exploration-that-needs-to-change-as-the-industry-grows-211335/" aria-label="Read more about Sustainability is often an afterthought in space exploration – that needs to change as the industry grows">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristin Graham, Lecturer in Podiatry, University of South Australia Ballet flat shoes – those thin-heeled lightweight slip-on shoes – are making a fashion comeback. And it’s not hard to see why: they’re versatile, easy to wear, soft, flexible and often worn by celebrities. We have often been ... <a title="Ballet flats are back. Here’s what the research says about how they affect your feet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/ballet-flats-are-back-heres-what-the-research-says-about-how-they-affect-your-feet-207806/" aria-label="Read more about Ballet flats are back. Here’s what the research says about how they affect your feet">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Big policy ideas usually don’t come up in parliamentary valedictory speeches – they’re for saying goodbye and thank you. So departing Labour MP Jamie Strange ... <a title="A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia – we should at least think about it (before saying no)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/a-retiring-nz-mp-has-suggested-joining-australia-we-should-at-least-think-about-it-before-saying-no-211728/" aria-label="Read more about A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia – we should at least think about it (before saying no)">Read more</a>
