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November 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra de Gendre, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Economics, University of Sydney Shutterstock Who you go to school with matters. Almost all of us, as children or parents of children, have felt the influence of good, and bad, classmates at school. There is a large body of research ... <a title="Being in a class with high achievers improves students’ test scores. We tried to find out why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/being-in-a-class-with-high-achievers-improves-students-test-scores-we-tried-to-find-out-why-171400/" aria-label="Read more about Being in a class with high achievers improves students’ test scores. We tried to find out why">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Adams, Professor at the Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University The Conversation On Friday November 12, after a wait of a fortnight, the government released a 100-page summary of the modelling and analysis behind its claim that an emissions target of net-zero by 2050 would leave ... <a title="The government’s net-zero modelling shows winners, we’ve found losers as well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/the-governments-net-zero-modelling-shows-winners-weve-found-losers-as-well-171502/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s net-zero modelling shows winners, we’ve found losers as well">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Dernelley, PhD Candidate in History, La Trobe University Panorama of the gold mining town, Graytown, Victoria, approx. 1861 National Library of Australia This article contains graphic depictions of historic domestic violence. For many women in colonial Victoria, home was not a place of security and comfort. ... <a title="Mrs Morland and Isabella Murrell: the brutal murder of a domestic angel on the diggings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/mrs-morland-and-isabella-murrell-the-brutal-murder-of-a-domestic-angel-on-the-diggings-169839/" aria-label="Read more about Mrs Morland and Isabella Murrell: the brutal murder of a domestic angel on the diggings">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hales, Director Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith University AP After two hard-fought weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow climate change summit is, at last, over. All 197 participating countries adopted the so-called Glasgow Climate Pact, despite an 11th hour intervention by India in which the final agreement ... <a title="The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/the-ultimate-guide-to-why-the-cop26-summit-ended-in-failure-and-disappointment-despite-a-few-bright-spots-171723/" aria-label="Read more about The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Perutskyi Petro/Shutterstock The government’s decision to target net-zero emissions by 2050 will leave each Australian nearly A$2,000 better off by then compared to no Australian action. That’s what we were told in a six-point summary ... <a title="How government modelling found net-zero would leave us better off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/14/how-government-modelling-found-net-zero-would-leave-us-better-off-171743/" aria-label="Read more about How government modelling found net-zero would leave us better off">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland AAP The response to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of an electric vehicle policy has focused on its inconsistency with his derisive statements in 2019 that the technology would “end the weekend”. What’s more important, however, is ... <a title="Government assumes 90% of Australia’s new car sales will be electric by 2050. But its a destination without a route" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/14/government-assumes-90-of-australias-new-car-sales-will-be-electric-by-2050-but-its-a-destination-without-a-route-171741/" aria-label="Read more about Government assumes 90% of Australia’s new car sales will be electric by 2050. But its a destination without a route">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s not often that leaders get the blunt question 3AW’s Neil Mitchell threw at the prime minister on Friday. “You ever told a lie in public life?” What could Morrison say? “Yes” – the frank answer, and the discussion would ... <a title="View from The Hill: Scott Morrison caught in catch-22 over the issue of his integrity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/view-from-the-hill-scott-morrison-caught-in-catch-22-over-the-issue-of-his-integrity-171750/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Scott Morrison caught in catch-22 over the issue of his integrity">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Perutskyi Petro/Shutterstock The government’s decision to target net-zero emissions by 2050 will leave each Australian nearly A$2,000 better off by then compared to no Australian action. That’s what we were told in a six-point summary ... <a title="Here’s how the government’s modellers concluded net-zero would leave us better off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/heres-how-the-governments-modellers-concluded-net-zero-would-leave-us-better-off-171743/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how the government’s modellers concluded net-zero would leave us better off">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Rigby, Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland NASA / Boeing Earlier this week, the International Space Station (ISS) was forced to maneouvre out of the way of a potential collision with space junk. With a crew of astronauts and cosmonauts on board, this required an ... <a title="A chunk of Chinese satellite almost hit the International Space Station. They dodged it – but the space junk problem is getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/a-chunk-of-chinese-satellite-almost-hit-the-international-space-station-they-dodged-it-but-the-space-junk-problem-is-getting-worse-171735/" aria-label="Read more about A chunk of Chinese satellite almost hit the International Space Station. They dodged it – but the space junk problem is getting worse">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Adams, Professor of Corporate Law & Head UNE Law School, University of New England Shutterstock The High Court of Australia has today refused to hear Volkswagen’s appeal against the record A$125 million fine imposed on it for deliberately deceiving regulators and customers about the environmental performance ... <a title="High Court decision on $125 million fine for Volkswagen is a warning to all greenwashers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/high-court-decision-on-125-million-fine-for-volkswagen-is-a-warning-to-all-greenwashers-171733/" aria-label="Read more about High Court decision on $125 million fine for Volkswagen is a warning to all greenwashers">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Shutterstock Pfizer says its antiviral COVID treatment Paxlovid cuts the chance of ending up in hospital or dying by 89%. What differentiates this from other medicines we have used since the start of the pandemic ... <a title="Pfizer’s pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are some more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/pfizers-pill-is-the-latest-covid-treatment-to-show-promise-here-are-some-more-171589/" aria-label="Read more about Pfizer’s pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are some more">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. They canvass Scott Morrison’s early start to campaigning for next year’s election, as the government lags behind in the polls. ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Scott Morrison seeking to reconnect with voters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/video-michelle-grattan-on-scott-morrison-seeking-to-reconnect-with-voters-171726/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Scott Morrison seeking to reconnect with voters">Read more</a>
