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March 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Wingrove, PhD Candidate at the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, University of Wollongong Shutterstock New Australian homes are being designed bigger and so require more energy for heating and cooling, wiping out potential gains in energy efficiency, according to our new research. The increasing energy demand is ... <a title="Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/australian-homes-are-getting-bigger-and-bigger-and-its-wiping-out-gains-in-energy-efficiency-224741/" aria-label="Read more about Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Leslie, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a focus on Educational Psychology, University of Southern Queensland Jonas Mohamadi/ Pexels, CC BY From March 13, NAPLAN testing for 2024 will begin. Over the following two weeks, all Australian students in years 3,5,7 and 9 are expected to ... <a title="NAPLAN testing is about to start. How can you support an anxious child?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/naplan-testing-is-about-to-start-how-can-you-support-an-anxious-child-225085/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN testing is about to start. How can you support an anxious child?">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. With most economists expecting interest rates to start falling later this year, prospective ... <a title="Interest rates are expected to drop but trying to out-think the market won’t guarantee getting a good deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/interest-rates-are-expected-to-drop-but-trying-to-out-think-the-market-wont-guarantee-getting-a-good-deal-224060/" aria-label="Read more about Interest rates are expected to drop but trying to out-think the market won’t guarantee getting a good deal">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government will pay superannuation on its paid parental leave from July 1 next year. This will benefit about 180,000 families annually. Minister for Women Katy Gallagher will announce the move on Thursday when she releases Working for Women, a ... <a title="Government to pay super on paid parental leave, benefitting 180,000 families a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/government-to-pay-super-on-paid-parental-leave-benefitting-180-000-families-a-year-225178/" aria-label="Read more about Government to pay super on paid parental leave, benefitting 180,000 families a year">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A report by a media watchdog has revealed the United Kingdom’s media bias in covering the Hamas attack on October 7 and Israel’s five-month genocidal bombardment and ground assault in response. “Much of the news coverage of 7 October refers to Hamas’s attacks on Southern Israel as ground zero, with guests or ... <a title="Media watchdog calls out biased UK reporting over Israel’s war on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/media-watchdog-calls-out-biased-uk-reporting-over-israels-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdog calls out biased UK reporting over Israel’s war on Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fiji’s Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya says the decision by the People’s Alliance executive council to remove her as deputy leader of the governing party is “unfair as it is based solely on allegations . . . generated by opponents from outside the party”. Tabuya, who has been at the ... <a title="Lynda Tabuya fights back – ‘it’s unfortunate that as a woman I continue to be targeted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/lynda-tabuya-fights-back-its-unfortunate-that-as-a-woman-i-continue-to-be-targeted/" aria-label="Read more about Lynda Tabuya fights back – ‘it’s unfortunate that as a woman I continue to be targeted’">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Donald Rothwell, Australian National University In an unprecedented legal development, senior Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have been referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation into whether they have aided or supported Israel’s actions in Gaza. The referral, made by the Sydney law firm Birchgrove Legal on behalf of ... <a title="Why have Albanese and other politicians been referred to the ICC over Israel’s war on Gaza?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/why-have-albanese-and-other-politicians-been-referred-to-the-icc-over-israels-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Why have Albanese and other politicians been referred to the ICC over Israel’s war on Gaza?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australian National University / https://researchprofiles.anu.edu.au/en/persons/john-blaxland Last week, ASIO boss Mike Burgess gave his annual assessment of threats to Australia’s domestic security. In his speech, Burgess sensationally revealed that a former politician had “sold out their country” to a foreign regime. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: John Blaxland on spies, AUKUS, and an unsettled Washington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-john-blaxland-on-spies-aukus-and-an-unsettled-washington-225172/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: John Blaxland on spies, AUKUS, and an unsettled Washington">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University NBN Co The National Broadband Network may offer a significant speed boost to many users, if a plan from NBN Co, the operator of the network, is implemented. NBN Co’s proposed upgrade would provide download speeds up ... <a title="NBN upgrade: what a free speed increase for fast broadband plans would mean for consumers and retailers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/nbn-upgrade-what-a-free-speed-increase-for-fast-broadband-plans-would-mean-for-consumers-and-retailers-225168/" aria-label="Read more about NBN upgrade: what a free speed increase for fast broadband plans would mean for consumers and retailers">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Wednesday’s national accounts show economic activity barely grew during the three months to December, climbing just 0.2%. That’s the lowest growth rate in four quarters, each of which was lower than the one ... <a title="Chalmers changes tack as economic growth sinks to a new post-pandemic low" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/chalmers-changes-tack-as-economic-growth-sinks-to-a-new-post-pandemic-low-224357/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers changes tack as economic growth sinks to a new post-pandemic low">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Donald Trump’s political obituary has been written many times. His dominant performance in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries marks one more instance of him outlasting those who counted him out. While Trump has yet to officially ... <a title="Donald Trump’s third presidential nomination has never been in doubt. He’s made an art of political survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/donald-trumps-third-presidential-nomination-has-never-been-in-doubt-hes-made-an-art-of-political-survival-224146/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump’s third presidential nomination has never been in doubt. He’s made an art of political survival">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shirleen Campbell, Co-coordinator of Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group, Indigenous Knowledge The Indigenous Voice to Parliament could have been a chance to address issues First Nations people often face, such as domestic and family violence, racism and discrimination, and inequalities in education, health, and the flaws in ... <a title="The ‘No’ Voice result showed us we need to prioritise truth-telling in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/the-no-voice-result-showed-us-we-need-to-prioritise-truth-telling-in-australia-218518/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘No’ Voice result showed us we need to prioritise truth-telling in Australia">Read more</a>
