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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Volodymyr Bilotkach, Associate Professor, Purdue University Fining Qantas A$600 million if it is found to have knowingly sold so-called “ghost flights” would be fair, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The commission this week launched action in the Federal Court alleging Qantas engaged in false, ... <a title="Booking customers on flights that were cancelled – how could Qantas do that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/booking-customers-on-flights-that-were-cancelled-how-could-qantas-do-that-212793/" aria-label="Read more about Booking customers on flights that were cancelled – how could Qantas do that?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney There are few more reliable narratives in the business and financial press than, “If China sneezes, Australia will catch a cold”. Such simple stories are likely part of the explanation why polling by the ... <a title="Australia’s not likely to catch a cold, just a sniffle from China’s economic downturn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/australias-not-likely-to-catch-a-cold-just-a-sniffle-from-chinas-economic-downturn-212777/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s not likely to catch a cold, just a sniffle from China’s economic downturn">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Frost, Professor of Tourism, Heritage and the Media, La Trobe University This year’s Burning Man Festival in Nevada has been washed out and 70,000 attendees are stuck in the mud. Summer rains have hit its desert location and, as we regularly find in the Australian Outback, ... <a title="From Burning Man to Woodstock to Fyre Festival: what turns a festival into a disaster?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/from-burning-man-to-woodstock-to-fyre-festival-what-turns-a-festival-into-a-disaster-212859/" aria-label="Read more about From Burning Man to Woodstock to Fyre Festival: what turns a festival into a disaster?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Danielle Wood to head Productivity Commission, Alan Joyce bows to public anger, PM jets off again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/word-from-the-hill-danielle-wood-to-head-productivity-commission-alan-joyce-bows-to-public-anger-pm-jets-off-again-212980/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Danielle Wood to head Productivity Commission, Alan Joyce bows to public anger, PM jets off again">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Greenhow, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University A Senate committee has tabled a long-awaited, 187-page report on the growing problem of concussions in sport, with 13 recommendations for action. Senator Janet Rice, the committee chair, urged the government to take the report very seriously and ... <a title="We are finally moving towards a national strategy on concussions in sport. Will the government and sports bodies now act?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/we-are-finally-moving-towards-a-national-strategy-on-concussions-in-sport-will-the-government-and-sports-bodies-now-act-212701/" aria-label="Read more about We are finally moving towards a national strategy on concussions in sport. Will the government and sports bodies now act?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Alexander Wild/Wikimedia Commons This week’s landmark report on the impact of invasive alien species revealed costs to the global economy exceeded US$423 billion (A$654 billion) a year in 2019. Costs have at least quadrupled every decade since 1970 and that ... <a title="Australia’s least wanted – 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/australias-least-wanted-8-alien-species-and-diseases-we-must-keep-out-of-our-island-home-212850/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s least wanted – 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island home">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Australia’s economy grew a mere 0.4% in the June quarter according to figures released by the Bureau of Statistics today, a performance Treasurer Jim Chalmers describes as “steady in the face of unrelenting pressure”. The lacklustre growth follows growth of ... <a title="We’re in a per capita recession as Chalmers says GDP ‘steady in the face of pressure’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/were-in-a-per-capita-recession-as-chalmers-says-gdp-steady-in-the-face-of-pressure-212642/" aria-label="Read more about We’re in a per capita recession as Chalmers says GDP ‘steady in the face of pressure’">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University Squabbalogic/David Hooley The Whitlam government has a mythical status in the Australian popular imagination. While it lasted less than two full terms between December 1972 and November 1975, it has had an outsized cultural presence ever since. This is not ... <a title="‘An extremely serious musical comedy’ about Whitlam? Yes. The Dismissal is great fun, witty and sharply observed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/an-extremely-serious-musical-comedy-about-whitlam-yes-the-dismissal-is-great-fun-witty-and-sharply-observed-212965/" aria-label="Read more about ‘An extremely serious musical comedy’ about Whitlam? Yes. The Dismissal is great fun, witty and sharply observed">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Gilbert, Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology There are few stores without an Afterpay logo displayed on the door, or that don’t offer Laybuy at their online checkout. And these schemes are particularly popular with younger consumers. But what price might these buyers be paying ... <a title="If it looks like debt, let’s treat it like debt – ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes need firmer regulation in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/if-it-looks-like-debt-lets-treat-it-like-debt-buy-now-pay-later-schemes-need-firmer-regulation-in-nz-211820/" aria-label="Read more about If it looks like debt, let’s treat it like debt – ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes need firmer regulation in NZ">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shasha Wang, Senior lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock If you spend much time online you’ve probably seen one of Temu’s colourful ads – punctuated by its catchy tagline: “shopping like a billionaire”. Temu specialises in selling various everyday items, including clothing, toys and household goods, for ... <a title="Temu: China’s answer to Amazon is already Australia’s most popular free app. What makes it so addictive?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/temu-chinas-answer-to-amazon-is-already-australias-most-popular-free-app-what-makes-it-so-addictive-212463/" aria-label="Read more about Temu: China’s answer to Amazon is already Australia’s most popular free app. What makes it so addictive?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has announced it will expand its “crackdown” on the cosmetic surgery industry. As the agency responsible for registering, accrediting and disciplining health practitioners, AHPRA is well placed to reshape conduct in what sociologists ... <a title="Botox and fillers to come under greater scrutiny by the medical regulator. Will it be too little too late?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/botox-and-fillers-to-come-under-greater-scrutiny-by-the-medical-regulator-will-it-be-too-little-too-late-212866/" aria-label="Read more about Botox and fillers to come under greater scrutiny by the medical regulator. Will it be too little too late?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne The “no” campaign’s primary argument in the current referendum debate focuses on the dangerous consequences of a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament. This argument is relevant to the parliamentary debate about how a constitutional Voice to Parliament will be ... <a title="No, the Voice proposal will not be ‘legally risky’. This misunderstands how constitutions work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/no-the-voice-proposal-will-not-be-legally-risky-this-misunderstands-how-constitutions-work-212696/" aria-label="Read more about No, the Voice proposal will not be ‘legally risky’. This misunderstands how constitutions work">Read more</a>
