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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra A key to winning elections is performing better than your opponent in the theatre as well as the substance of politics. It’s central to getting voter attention, without which messages ... <a title="On politics as performance, Morrison’s advantage is ebbing – and that could make a difference at the next election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/on-politics-as-performance-morrisons-advantage-is-ebbing-and-that-could-make-a-difference-at-the-next-election-171815/" aria-label="Read more about On politics as performance, Morrison’s advantage is ebbing – and that could make a difference at the next election">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Trauer, Associate Professor, Monash University New daily COVID cases in New South Wales decreased rapidly from a peak of over 1,600 in early September, and are now hovering at about 200–250 new cases per day. They’ve remained low even since lockdown restrictions were eased on October ... <a title="Why did Sydney’s COVID case numbers fall faster than Melbourne’s? Climate may offer clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/why-did-sydneys-covid-case-numbers-fall-faster-than-melbournes-climate-may-offer-clues-171592/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Sydney’s COVID case numbers fall faster than Melbourne’s? Climate may offer clues">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Nadeem Samnakay, Research fellow, Australian National University The Morrison government’s recent plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 has been widely criticised by scientists, environmental organisations, journalists, politicians and more. Critics say the plan fails to deliver on its ambitions, including weaknesses in cuts to fossil ... <a title="I’m an expert in what makes good policy, and the Morrison government’s net-zero plan fails on 6 crucial counts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/im-an-expert-in-what-makes-good-policy-and-the-morrison-governments-net-zero-plan-fails-on-6-crucial-counts-171595/" aria-label="Read more about I’m an expert in what makes good policy, and the Morrison government’s net-zero plan fails on 6 crucial counts">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Patfield, Postdoctoral Fellow, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Today is World Access to Higher Education Day, but Australia is still a long way off fair access for students from all backgrounds. The enrolment share of students from low socio-economic, regional and non-English-speaking ... <a title="Fair access to university depends on much more than making students ‘job-ready’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/fair-access-to-university-depends-on-much-more-than-making-students-job-ready-171674/" aria-label="Read more about Fair access to university depends on much more than making students ‘job-ready’">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Sydney Film Festival In his announcement as spokesperson for the jury of the Sydney Film Festival, film director David Michôd pointed out that judging films at film festivals is like comparing apples and oranges. And ... <a title="5 unmissable films from the Sydney Film Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/5-unmissable-films-from-the-sydney-film-festival-171814/" aria-label="Read more about 5 unmissable films from the Sydney Film Festival">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland EV At the COP26 climate summit, world politicians patted themselves on their backs for coming to a last-minute agreement. Humanity now waits with bated breath to see if countries implement the commitments they made, and if those ... <a title="Electric cars alone won’t save the planet. We’ll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/electric-cars-alone-wont-save-the-planet-well-need-to-design-cities-so-people-can-walk-and-cycle-safely-171818/" aria-label="Read more about Electric cars alone won’t save the planet. We’ll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese is promising a Labor government would invest $2.4 billion to boost the NBN, expanding full-fibre access to 1.5 million homes and businesses. With the faux election campaign in full swing, although the election isn’t until next year, Albanese ... <a title="Labor $2.4 billion plan to expand suburban and regional access to full-fibre NBN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/labor-2-4-billion-plan-to-expand-suburban-and-regional-access-to-full-fibre-nbn-171963/" aria-label="Read more about Labor $2.4 billion plan to expand suburban and regional access to full-fibre NBN">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Support for a quantum commercialisation hub is part of a plan for “critical technologies” that Scott Morrison will unveil on Wednesday. The government will invest more than $100 million in quantum technology, including $70 million over a decade for the ... <a title="Morrison spruiks Australia’s potential in quantum technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/morrison-spruiks-australias-potential-in-quantum-technology-171975/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison spruiks Australia’s potential in quantum technology">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversation’s politics ... <a title="Word from The Hill: On Morrison’s character ratings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/16/word-from-the-hill-on-morrisons-character-ratings-171964/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: On Morrison’s character ratings">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University Danny Casey/AAP A fresh fight has broken out between the national broadcaster and the Coalition government. This time, it is over a Senate inquiry, instigated by a Liberal senator, into the way the ABC handles complaints. ABC chair Ita Buttrose ... <a title="Is the latest ABC inquiry really just ‘business as usual’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/16/is-the-latest-abc-inquiry-really-just-business-as-usual-171824/" aria-label="Read more about Is the latest ABC inquiry really just ‘business as usual’?">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa de Zwart, Professor (Digital Technology, Security and Governance), Flinders University Shutterstock This week, Russia tested an anti-satellite missile on one of its own satellites, COSMOS 1408, and created a stream of debris that forced the International Space Station (ISS) crew to take shelter in their Soyuz ... <a title="Russia’s anti-satellite missile test threatened both the international space station and the peaceful use of outer space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/16/russias-anti-satellite-missile-test-threatened-both-the-international-space-station-and-the-peaceful-use-of-outer-space-171955/" aria-label="Read more about Russia’s anti-satellite missile test threatened both the international space station and the peaceful use of outer space">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he wants to keep prices down. Without his party in power, “you’re going to see petrol prices go up, you’re going to see electricity prices go up”. There’s something practical ... <a title="The embarrassingly easy, tax-free way for Australia to cut the cost of electric cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/16/the-embarrassingly-easy-tax-free-way-for-australia-to-cut-the-cost-of-electric-cars-171919/" aria-label="Read more about The embarrassingly easy, tax-free way for Australia to cut the cost of electric cars">Read more</a>
