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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland AstroStar/Shutterstock In January 2023, a new comet was discovered. Comets are found regularly, but astronomers quickly realised this one, called C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), had the potential to be quite bright. Some hyperbolic reports have suggested it might be the ... <a title="The ‘best comet of the year’ is finally here – here’s everything you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/the-best-comet-of-the-year-is-finally-here-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-239300/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘best comet of the year’ is finally here – here’s everything you need to know">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Bleich, Professorial fellow, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University In countries with compulsory voting, such as Australia and many in Latin America, the system usually ensures an overwhelming majority of voters cast their ballots election after election. In the United States, it’s ... <a title="In a too-close-to-call US presidential election, will ‘couch-sitters’ decide who wins?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/in-a-too-close-to-call-us-presidential-election-will-couch-sitters-decide-who-wins-239394/" aria-label="Read more about In a too-close-to-call US presidential election, will ‘couch-sitters’ decide who wins?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Anikeeva, Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide ImageFlow/Shutterstock Pandemics – the global spread of infectious diseases – seem to be making a comeback. In the Middle Ages we had the Black Death (plague), and after the first world war we had the Spanish ... <a title="Why are we seeing more pandemics? Our impact on the planet has a lot to do with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/why-are-we-seeing-more-pandemics-our-impact-on-the-planet-has-a-lot-to-do-with-it-226827/" aria-label="Read more about Why are we seeing more pandemics? Our impact on the planet has a lot to do with it">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jay Rutovitz, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Wanwajee Weeraphukdee/Shutterstock The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in ... <a title="Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/our-electricity-workforce-must-double-to-hit-the-2030-renewables-target-energy-storage-jobs-will-soon-overtake-those-in-coal-and-gas-239718/" aria-label="Read more about Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Cull, Associate professor, Western Sydney University Negative gearing and capital gains tax are back on the national agenda as Australians deal with a housing crisis and politicians look for ways to tackle the issue and win voters’ support at the upcoming election. The Labor government confirmed ... <a title="The government is reviewing negative gearing and capital gains tax, but this won’t be enough to fix our housing shortage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/the-government-is-reviewing-negative-gearing-and-capital-gains-tax-but-this-wont-be-enough-to-fix-our-housing-shortage-239813/" aria-label="Read more about The government is reviewing negative gearing and capital gains tax, but this won’t be enough to fix our housing shortage">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Blumenfeld, Director, Centre for Labour, Employment and Work, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sparked debate on the future of work in New Zealand this week when he ordered public service employees back to the office. But Luxon’s edict neglects ... <a title="Mixing it up: hybrid work models can offer the best of both worlds for worker wellbeing and productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/mixing-it-up-hybrid-work-models-can-offer-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-worker-wellbeing-and-productivity-239710/" aria-label="Read more about Mixing it up: hybrid work models can offer the best of both worlds for worker wellbeing and productivity">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Mallett, Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle Netflix Are we products of nature or nurture? That’s the age-old question at the heart of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new Netflix release, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story. The show focuses on the 1989 murders of José ... <a title="Netflix’s Monsters is ‘murder porn’ at its worst. It comes at a cost to real victims – and the truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/26/netflixs-monsters-is-murder-porn-at-its-worst-it-comes-at-a-cost-to-real-victims-and-the-truth-239596/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix’s Monsters is ‘murder porn’ at its worst. It comes at a cost to real victims – and the truth">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra For many Australians, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a fading memory as the world has moved away from lockdowns and masks. However, its lasting impacts, including persistent inflation, remain. Academic economists Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden, in their just-published book, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-richard-holden-says-no-interest-rate-fall-likely-for-12-months-239820/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University kasakphoto/Shutterstock Prestigious Victorian golf club 13th Beach Golf Links, famed for award-winning courses and hosting the Victorian Open, has found itself in the middle of a controversy. In a bid to bolster membership, diversity and revenue, the ... <a title="Swing and a miss? Why golf in Australia is struggling to attract women and girls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/25/swing-and-a-miss-why-golf-in-australia-is-struggling-to-attract-women-and-girls-239202/" aria-label="Read more about Swing and a miss? Why golf in Australia is struggling to attract women and girls">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Jeremy Ng/Shutterstock A closely watched measure of Australian inflation dived in the month of August, plunging from 3.5% in July to just 2.7%. The dip below 3% puts the monthly measure of annual ... <a title="At 2.7%, Australian inflation is back within the RBA zone. Here’s why that matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/25/at-2-7-australian-inflation-is-back-within-the-rba-zone-heres-why-that-matters-237650/" aria-label="Read more about At 2.7%, Australian inflation is back within the RBA zone. Here’s why that matters">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Przhedetsky, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Bernard Hermant/Unsplash This week the New South Wales government announced it would introduce legislation that ensures renters are offered convenient, fee-free options to pay their rent. The announcement is just one of many state and territory ... <a title="What are ‘rent tech’ platforms? Action on reining in these exploitative tools is long overdue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/25/what-are-rent-tech-platforms-action-on-reining-in-these-exploitative-tools-is-long-overdue-239602/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘rent tech’ platforms? Action on reining in these exploitative tools is long overdue">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Maher, Lecturer in Politics, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Negotiations over reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia this week took an unprecedented turn when the Greens demanded the government use its reserve powers to immediately cut interest rates. Labor had initially ... <a title="Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/25/why-is-the-reserve-bank-independent-from-government-and-why-does-it-matter-239717/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?">Read more</a>
