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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The opposition is criticising the government’s “giveaway” budget but, predictably, with the election close, is not opposing its cost of living package, which includes a temporary cut in full excise and billions of dollars for low and middle income taxpayers, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the budget Labor can’t oppose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jim-chalmers-on-the-budget-labor-cant-oppose-180329/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the budget Labor can’t oppose">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter J. Dean, Chair of Defence Studies and Director, UWA Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia The Morrison government has been signalling for some time that it wants the 2022 federal election to be a so-called “khaki election”: one big on defence and national ... <a title="Budget 2022: the government spends big on its ‘khaki election’ strategy, but neglects diplomacy and other ‘soft’ power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/budget-2022-the-government-spends-big-on-its-khaki-election-strategy-but-neglects-diplomacy-and-other-soft-power-180033/" aria-label="Read more about Budget 2022: the government spends big on its ‘khaki election’ strategy, but neglects diplomacy and other ‘soft’ power">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle The budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years. These cuts are outlined in the budget statements from the attorney-general’s portfolio: Budget ... <a title="Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn’t have come at a worse time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/budget-cuts-to-the-australian-human-rights-commission-couldnt-have-come-at-a-worse-time-180308/" aria-label="Read more about Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn’t have come at a worse time">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Shutterstock Coughing is a socially awkward symptom, particularly since the COVID pandemic hit. The problem is, coughing may persist for weeks or months after the infection has gone. Around 2.5% of people are still coughing a year after being ... <a title="Still coughing after COVID? Here’s why it happens and what to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/still-coughing-after-covid-heres-why-it-happens-and-what-to-do-about-it-179471/" aria-label="Read more about Still coughing after COVID? Here’s why it happens and what to do about it">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Associate Professor of Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Monash University Protesters rally against against gendered violence and domestic violence in Newcastle on Tuesday. Darren Pateman/AAP Halfway through his budget speech on Tuesday night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg acknowledged the ... <a title="There’s $1.3 billion for women’s safety in the budget and it’s nowhere near enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/theres-1-3-billion-for-womens-safety-in-the-budget-and-its-nowhere-near-enough-180256/" aria-label="Read more about There’s $1.3 billion for women’s safety in the budget and it’s nowhere near enough">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Since its debut in 2009, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen explosive growth and some dramatic downturns. Cryptocurrencies now inhabit an increasingly prominent niche in the global financial landscape, offering “pastime” opportunities for young investors, ... <a title="As cryptocurrencies take hold, NZ must address the climate impacts of their colossal energy demand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/as-cryptocurrencies-take-hold-nz-must-address-the-climate-impacts-of-their-colossal-energy-demand-179187/" aria-label="Read more about As cryptocurrencies take hold, NZ must address the climate impacts of their colossal energy demand">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne Luke Jones/Unsplash The 2022 budget is an election-year budget. So stakeholders have been pushing their wheelbarrows up the hill to Parliament House to lobby for extra largesse to flow ... <a title="Health budget 2022 spends a little on favoured interest groups but misses a chance for real reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/health-budget-2022-spends-a-little-on-favoured-interest-groups-but-misses-a-chance-for-real-reform-179835/" aria-label="Read more about Health budget 2022 spends a little on favoured interest groups but misses a chance for real reform">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Drones have played a starring role in Ukraine’s defence against the ongoing Russian attack. Before the invasion experts believed Russia’s own fleets of “killer robots” were likely to be a far more potent weapon, but to date they ... <a title="Drones over Ukraine: fears of Russian ‘killer robots’ have failed to materialise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/drones-over-ukraine-fears-of-russian-killer-robots-have-failed-to-materialise-180244/" aria-label="Read more about Drones over Ukraine: fears of Russian ‘killer robots’ have failed to materialise">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University studio republic/unsplash, CC BY-SA While there is a general consensus hybrid work is here to stay, going back to the office even some of the time might feel strange and overwhelming. Returning to the ... <a title="Feeling socially anxious about returning to the office? You’re not alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/feeling-socially-anxious-about-returning-to-the-office-youre-not-alone-179757/" aria-label="Read more about Feeling socially anxious about returning to the office? You’re not alone">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Kennedy, Research Fellow – Participatory research and engagement, The University of Melbourne Environmental Justice Australia, Author provided Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to Traditional Owners. In recent decades, important progress has been made on land rights ... <a title="Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/terra-nullius-has-been-overturned-now-we-must-reverse-aqua-nullius-and-return-water-rights-to-first-nations-people-180037/" aria-label="Read more about Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to First Nations people">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Dale, Research Fellow, University of Auckland GettyImages A large number of New Zealanders are facing a perfect storm at retirement, with minimal savings and no house, raising the risk that thousands will enter old age in poverty. According to the latest retirement expenditure guidelines from Massey ... <a title="The coming storm for New Zealand’s future retirees: still renting and not enough savings to avoid poverty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/the-coming-storm-for-new-zealands-future-retirees-still-renting-and-not-enough-savings-to-avoid-poverty-179661/" aria-label="Read more about The coming storm for New Zealand’s future retirees: still renting and not enough savings to avoid poverty">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Hopkin, Deputy Chief of Staff, The Conversation AAP/The Conversation, CC BY-ND With rising inflation, a war in Europe affecting global fuel costs, and ongoing supply strain issues, this year’s budget is shaped not just by the upcoming election but a growing cry in the community about ... <a title="A cost-of-living budget: cuts, spends, and everything you need to know at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/a-cost-of-living-budget-cuts-spends-and-everything-you-need-to-know-at-a-glance-180124/" aria-label="Read more about A cost-of-living budget: cuts, spends, and everything you need to know at a glance">Read more</a>
