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Negative rates explained: how money for (less than) nothing is helping out the budget

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University A week ahead of Thursday’s budget update, it finally happened. Instead of the government paying to borrow in a way that would add to the burden on the budget (as has happened since time immemorial) it actually got paid to ... <a title="Negative rates explained: how money for (less than) nothing is helping out the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/negative-rates-explained-how-money-for-less-than-nothing-is-helping-out-the-budget-152082/" aria-label="Read more about Negative rates explained: how money for (less than) nothing is helping out the budget">Read more</a>

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Assassin’s Creed: after 13 years, 12 games and a ton of sales, what’s the secret to the franchise’s success?

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tof Eklund, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series is one of the world’s best-selling video game series. Featuring settings ranging from Ancient Greece to the French revolution, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, released last month, takes the player into the mind of Evior, a viking raider ... <a title="Assassin’s Creed: after 13 years, 12 games and a ton of sales, what’s the secret to the franchise’s success?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/assassins-creed-after-13-years-12-games-and-a-ton-of-sales-whats-the-secret-to-the-franchises-success-150265/" aria-label="Read more about Assassin’s Creed: after 13 years, 12 games and a ton of sales, what’s the secret to the franchise’s success?">Read more</a>

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Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Aged care in Australia is underfunded. As a consequence, many older Australians don’t have the support they need. Today’s federal government announcement of A$850 million for an additional 10,000 home care packages goes some way to addressing the long waiting ... <a title="Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/yes-older-australians-need-more-home-care-funding-but-these-dribs-and-drabs-only-make-a-dent-in-the-waiting-list-152165/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list">Read more</a>

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Review: Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is a visceral look at opium and control on the colonial frontier

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Nugent, Co-Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University Review: Biting the Clouds: a Badtjala perspective on the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act by Fiona Foley, UQP In late 1897, the colonial Queensland parliament introduced the oddly named the Aboriginals ... <a title="Review: Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is a visceral look at opium and control on the colonial frontier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/review-fiona-foleys-biting-the-clouds-is-a-visceral-look-at-opium-and-control-on-the-colonial-frontier-151748/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is a visceral look at opium and control on the colonial frontier">Read more</a>

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The best gift in the galaxy: an astronomer’s guide to buying a home telescope

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Allen, Swinburne Space Office Project Coordinator | Manager Swinburne Astronomy Productions, Swinburne University of Technology Since time immemorial, humans have been fascinated by the night sky. Our relationship with it was forever changed in the early 1600s, when Galileo Galilei raised a small hand-held telescope to ... <a title="The best gift in the galaxy: an astronomer’s guide to buying a home telescope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/the-best-gift-in-the-galaxy-an-astronomers-guide-to-buying-a-home-telescope-151374/" aria-label="Read more about The best gift in the galaxy: an astronomer’s guide to buying a home telescope">Read more</a>

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Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cath Pearn, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research I’m sure most people can remember trying to master a certain maths rule or procedure in primary or secondary school. My elderly mother has a story about a time her father was helping her with arithmetic homework. ... <a title="Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/jump-split-or-make-to-the-next-10-strategies-to-teach-maths-have-changed-since-you-were-at-school-150262/" aria-label="Read more about Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school">Read more</a>

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‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Lau, Research fellow, James Cook University In March 2020, Papua New Guinea went into a state of emergency to contain the spread of COVID-19. For Ahus Island — a small atoll community of around 600 people off the north coast of Manus Island — the state ... <a title="‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/we-didnt-have-money-or-enough-food-how-covid-19-affected-papua-new-guinean-fishing-families-152009/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families">Read more</a>

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What do people really think about immigration to Australia? We analysed their internet usage to find out

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney Many opinion polls on migration in Australia have limited sample sizes, such as the Essential poll, which often interviews around 1,000 people. This is small when you consider there are over 215 languages other ... <a title="What do people really think about immigration to Australia? We analysed their internet usage to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/what-do-people-really-think-about-immigration-to-australia-we-analysed-their-internet-usage-to-find-out-151026/" aria-label="Read more about What do people really think about immigration to Australia? We analysed their internet usage to find out">Read more</a>

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Australia-first research reveals staggering loss of threatened plants over 20 years

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ayesha Tulloch, DECRA Research Fellow, University of Sydney When it comes to threatened species, charismatic animals usually get the most attention. But many of Australia’s plants are also in grave danger of extinction, and in many cases, the problem is getting worse. New Australia-first research shows the ... <a title="Australia-first research reveals staggering loss of threatened plants over 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/australia-first-research-reveals-staggering-loss-of-threatened-plants-over-20-years-151408/" aria-label="Read more about Australia-first research reveals staggering loss of threatened plants over 20 years">Read more</a>

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The future of agriculture: why unis must prepare students to secure both our food and our planet

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Field, Associate Professor, Institute of Agriculture, University of Sydney Agriculture will soon be worth A$100 billion a year to Australia. The industry employs more than 250,000 people, stewards 80% of our land area and drives world-class agribusiness and food sectors. In an uncertain employment market, every ... <a title="The future of agriculture: why unis must prepare students to secure both our food and our planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/the-future-of-agriculture-why-unis-must-prepare-students-to-secure-both-our-food-and-our-planet-150442/" aria-label="Read more about The future of agriculture: why unis must prepare students to secure both our food and our planet">Read more</a>

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Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne It’s almost unimaginable: an Australian government proposes a law that would wipe out billions of dollars of employers’ entitlements. Even more unimaginable: it does so on the basis of mistakes made by employees. Yet right now a “Black ... <a title="Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/why-the-morrison-governments-double-dipping-gambit-fails-the-pub-test-152016/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test">Read more</a>

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Ancient stories and enduring spirit: Loving Country reminds us of the wonders right under our noses

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Foster, D’harawal Knowledge Keeper PhD Candidate and Lecturer UTS, University of Technology Sydney Review: Loving Country by Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou (Hardie Grant Travel) Travelling through the Australian landscape is an often breathtaking experience raising many questions in the traveller’s mind — none of which ... <a title="Ancient stories and enduring spirit: Loving Country reminds us of the wonders right under our noses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/ancient-stories-and-enduring-spirit-loving-country-reminds-us-of-the-wonders-right-under-our-noses-151571/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient stories and enduring spirit: Loving Country reminds us of the wonders right under our noses">Read more</a>