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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s not very often we see a bill marched through parliament at such a pace as this week. After being caught on the hop by the High Court, the government has brought in emergency legislation to strengthen its powers to ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: A government in a big hurry gives opposition some wins on ex-detainees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/grattan-on-friday-a-government-in-a-big-hurry-gives-opposition-some-wins-on-ex-detainees-217912/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: A government in a big hurry gives opposition some wins on ex-detainees">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jago Dodson, Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Shutterstock The federal government has just announced a list of projects to be abandoned as a result of an independent strategic review of its infrastructure investment program. The review found the cost of ... <a title="The government just killed 50 infrastructure projects – what matters is whether it will fund them on merit from now on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/the-government-just-killed-50-infrastructure-projects-what-matters-is-whether-it-will-fund-them-on-merit-from-now-on-217900/" aria-label="Read more about The government just killed 50 infrastructure projects – what matters is whether it will fund them on merit from now on">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Carey, Senior Research Fellow, School of Population Health, Curtin University haireena/Shutterstock Major retailers Bunnings and IKEA have announced this week they will discontinue selling engineered stone. While this might mean you have to rethink your plans for your new kitchen benchtops, it’s a positive step that ... <a title="Engineered stone kills tradies. Bunnings and IKEA stopping its sales is a big win for public health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/engineered-stone-kills-tradies-bunnings-and-ikea-stopping-its-sales-is-a-big-win-for-public-health-217791/" aria-label="Read more about Engineered stone kills tradies. Bunnings and IKEA stopping its sales is a big win for public health">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The three components to the crisis are churn, aging, and the increasing predominance of births into disadvantaged households. Churn Yesterday the main release from Statistics New Zealand was Record net migration loss of New Zealand citizens. ” There was a record net migration loss of 44,700 New Zealand citizens in the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – New Zealand’s coming triple demographic crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/keith-rankin-analysis-new-zealands-coming-triple-demographic-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – New Zealand’s coming triple demographic crisis">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eve Mayes, Senior Research Fellow in Education, Deakin University School Strike 4 Climate/Flickr, CC BY-SA On Friday, students will once again down textbooks and laptops and go on strike for climate action. Many will give their schools a Climate Doctor’s Certificate signed by three leading climate academics. ... <a title="As school students strike for climate once more, here’s how the movement and its tactics have changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/as-school-students-strike-for-climate-once-more-heres-how-the-movement-and-its-tactics-have-changed-217663/" aria-label="Read more about As school students strike for climate once more, here’s how the movement and its tactics have changed">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edwina Luck, Senior Lecturer QUT Business School, Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, Queensland University of Technology Jim Penman, Author provided Jim’s Group – best known for Jim’s Mowing and Jim’s Plumbing – this week announced a surprising brand extension. It’s Jim’s Beauty, offering “professional beauty treatments in ... <a title="Is Jim’s Beauty set to flop like Colgate lasagna or Harley-Davidson perfume – or could it be branding genius?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/is-jims-beauty-set-to-flop-like-colgate-lasagna-or-harley-davidson-perfume-or-could-it-be-branding-genius-217777/" aria-label="Read more about Is Jim’s Beauty set to flop like Colgate lasagna or Harley-Davidson perfume – or could it be branding genius?">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University., La Trobe University For three decades, the leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have met to advance their shared interests in improving trade and investment across the ... <a title="Biden-Xi meeting at APEC a reminder of the importance of global summits in dangerous times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/biden-xi-meeting-at-apec-a-reminder-of-the-importance-of-global-summits-in-dangerous-times-217373/" aria-label="Read more about Biden-Xi meeting at APEC a reminder of the importance of global summits in dangerous times">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michoel Moshel, PhD/Masters Clinical Neuropsychology Candidate, Macquarie University Screens have become seamlessly integrated into our daily lives, serving as indispensable tools for work, education and leisure. But while they enrich our lives in countless ways, we often fail to consider the potential impact of screen time on ... <a title="Does screen use really impact our thinking skills? Our analysis suggests it could" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/does-screen-use-really-impact-our-thinking-skills-our-analysis-suggests-it-could-216828/" aria-label="Read more about Does screen use really impact our thinking skills? Our analysis suggests it could">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Stringer, Associate professor, University of South Australia Shutterstock What are tummy rumbles? – Anouk, aged 10, Coburg This is a great question, and one lots of people ask! There are a few different reasons for “tummy rumbles” or the (sometimes weird) noises your stomach makes. For ... <a title="Curious kids: what are tummy rumbles?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/curious-kids-what-are-tummy-rumbles-216163/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: what are tummy rumbles?">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Tan, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury Since the dawn of the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system in 1996, New Zealand’s parliament has become increasingly diverse. The 2020 election saw a record number of female MPs enter parliament and a world ... <a title="Lost voices: ethnic diversity in the New Zealand parliament will decline after the 2023 election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/lost-voices-ethnic-diversity-in-the-new-zealand-parliament-will-decline-after-the-2023-election-217648/" aria-label="Read more about Lost voices: ethnic diversity in the New Zealand parliament will decline after the 2023 election">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anahita Sal Moslehian, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, HOME Research Centre, Deakin University State governments across the country have plans to increase social and affordable housing to address ballooning waitlists. While necessary, this won’t be enough to clear the backlog of people waiting for public housing. It also takes ... <a title="Interim housing isn’t just a roof and four walls. Good design is key to getting people out of homelessness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/interim-housing-isnt-just-a-roof-and-four-walls-good-design-is-key-to-getting-people-out-of-homelessness-216160/" aria-label="Read more about Interim housing isn’t just a roof and four walls. Good design is key to getting people out of homelessness">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne Barely a week after Hamas’ attack on Israeli soldiers and civilians on October 7 and the subsequent airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Force on the Gaza Strip, talk of a ceasefire had already begun. More than five weeks ... <a title="What exactly is a ceasefire, and why is it so difficult to agree on one in Gaza?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/what-exactly-is-a-ceasefire-and-why-is-it-so-difficult-to-agree-on-one-in-gaza-217683/" aria-label="Read more about What exactly is a ceasefire, and why is it so difficult to agree on one in Gaza?">Read more</a>
