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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Director, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Shutterstock This year, Qantas announced two plans in direct conflict. In March, Australia’s largest airline group went public with the admirable goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and a 25% reduction ... <a title="Bucking the trend: Is there a future for ultra long-haul flights in a net zero carbon world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/bucking-the-trend-is-there-a-future-for-ultra-long-haul-flights-in-a-net-zero-carbon-world-183212/" aria-label="Read more about Bucking the trend: Is there a future for ultra long-haul flights in a net zero carbon world?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Roy, Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle Bianca De Marchi/AAP The 2022 election campaign has not exactly been a policy fest. And one critical area we have heard very little about is schools. This is surprising and concerning. Not only have schools and students weathered two ... <a title="Kids don’t vote but teachers and parents sure do – what are the parties offering on schools?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/kids-dont-vote-but-teachers-and-parents-sure-do-what-are-the-parties-offering-on-schools-182597/" aria-label="Read more about Kids don’t vote but teachers and parents sure do – what are the parties offering on schools?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Richardson, Adjunct professor, Flinders University Shutterstock You would be forgiven for being unsure about whether the buying power of wages was rising or falling. On one hand, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says wages are going backwards. On the other, Prime Minister Scott Morrison points to “better ... <a title="Are real wages falling? Here’s the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/are-real-wages-falling-heres-the-evidence-182171/" aria-label="Read more about Are real wages falling? Here’s the evidence">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Almost all governments today support some funding towards promoting their international political and economic agendas through cultural activities overseas: commonly referred to as part of “cultural diplomacy” or “soft power”. Cultural diplomacy ... <a title="‘Where have all you Australians gone?’ Australia’s shrinking role in cultural diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/where-have-all-you-australians-gone-australias-shrinking-role-in-cultural-diplomacy-181485/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Where have all you Australians gone?’ Australia’s shrinking role in cultural diplomacy">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Until now, the government’s approach to climate action has largely been about getting the policy architecture right. This work is vital, but it’s more about rearranging possible futures, less about emissions ... <a title="Air of compromise: NZ’s Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/air-of-compromise-nzs-emissions-reduction-plan-reveals-a-climate-budget-thats-long-on-planning-short-on-strategy-181478/" aria-label="Read more about Air of compromise: NZ’s Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Five seats to watch on Saturday night, and getting the hang of a hung parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/word-from-the-hill-five-seats-to-watch-on-saturday-night-and-getting-the-hang-of-a-hung-parliament-183236/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Five seats to watch on Saturday night, and getting the hang of a hung parliament">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Malcolm Mackerras, Distinguished Fellow, PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock As you head to your local polling place this Saturday, or cast your ballot in an early vote, it’s worth pondering: how does Australia’s voting system really work, anyway? The fundamentals of our electoral system have ... <a title="How does Australia’s voting system work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/how-does-australias-voting-system-work-177737/" aria-label="Read more about How does Australia’s voting system work?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation What do One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and Labor’s Tanya Plibersek have in common? They are both winning the battle for eyeballs on social media, says a top Facebook official. In the final episode before polling day of our election podcast ... <a title="Below the Line: A Facebook executive explains the last-minute election battle on social media – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/below-the-line-a-facebook-executive-explains-the-last-minute-election-battle-on-social-media-podcast-183221/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: A Facebook executive explains the last-minute election battle on social media – podcast">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The last week of campaigns used to be frantic, behind the scenes. In public, right up until the final week, the leaders would make all sorts of promises, many of them expensive, with nary a ... <a title="Elections used to be about costings. Here’s what’s changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/elections-used-to-be-about-costings-heres-whats-changed-183095/" aria-label="Read more about Elections used to be about costings. Here’s what’s changed">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, Research fellow, UNSW Sydney Queensland residents are facing yet another arduous clean-up after floods inundated roads and towns last week. In the current La Niña period, from November 2021 to present, at least 41 people have died (including three missing presumed dead) from floods across ... <a title="When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/when-roads-become-rivers-forming-a-plan-b-can-stop-people-driving-into-floodwaters-183036/" aria-label="Read more about When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne “Strengthening Medicare” is one of Labor’s key election platforms. On Saturday, one week from the election, the opposition finally outlined its commitment to prop up the ailing primary care system, with a A$970m funding package. The promise ... <a title="Labor’s health package won’t ‘strengthen’ Medicare unless it includes these 3 things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/labors-health-package-wont-strengthen-medicare-unless-it-includes-these-3-things-183093/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s health package won’t ‘strengthen’ Medicare unless it includes these 3 things">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Johnson, Emerita Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide Scott Morrison’s election strategy was clear at the end of last year. As borders were opened up and restrictions eased, Morrison argued the Coalition would be winding back the big government measures that were ... <a title="Why Morrison’s ‘can-do’ capitalism and conservative masculinity may not be cutting through anymore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/why-morrisons-can-do-capitalism-and-conservative-masculinity-may-not-be-cutting-through-anymore-183118/" aria-label="Read more about Why Morrison’s ‘can-do’ capitalism and conservative masculinity may not be cutting through anymore">Read more</a>
