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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia presents a mixed picture of national wellbeing, according to the government’s Measuring What Matters report released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. On the positive side, over the past two decades life expectancy has increased, income and job opportunities have improved, ... <a title="Australians’ national wellbeing shows a glass half full: Measuring What Matters report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/australians-national-wellbeing-shows-a-glass-half-full-measuring-what-matters-report-210133/" aria-label="Read more about Australians’ national wellbeing shows a glass half full: Measuring What Matters report">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog My daughter came into the kitchen early today to tell me her friends were downtown in Auckland at Britomart, the transit hub of New Zealand’s biggest city, and that a construction worker had just run past them saying a man with a gun was shooting people. I ... <a title="Martyn Bradbury: A sorrowful day for my beautiful city – Matu Tangi Matua Reid’s unspeakable violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/martyn-bradbury-a-sorrowful-day-for-my-beautiful-city-matu-tangi-matua-reids-unspeakable-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Martyn Bradbury: A sorrowful day for my beautiful city – Matu Tangi Matua Reid’s unspeakable violence">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra PMO Andrew Leigh won’t have made himself many friends in Labor with his attack this week on the stifling power of the party’s factions. Then again, when it comes to political advancement, Leigh’s non-factional status has, in opposition and government, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: We see a great deal of the Albanese government, but we don’t know much about what goes on behind the scenes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/grattan-on-friday-we-see-a-great-deal-of-the-albanese-government-but-we-dont-know-much-about-what-goes-on-behind-the-scenes-210132/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: We see a great deal of the Albanese government, but we don’t know much about what goes on behind the scenes">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritu Trivedi, PhD Student, University of Sydney US President Joe Biden has the heart condition atrial fibrillation. This increases his risk of having a stroke five-fold and doubles the risk of a heart attack or dementia. More than 37.5 million people globally also have atrial fibrillation, but ... <a title="What is atrial fibrillation, the heart condition US President Joe Biden lives with?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/what-is-atrial-fibrillation-the-heart-condition-us-president-joe-biden-lives-with-208202/" aria-label="Read more about What is atrial fibrillation, the heart condition US President Joe Biden lives with?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Slower employment growth, faster population growth and a steady rate of unemployment are the main stories from the Bureau of Statistics’ labour force update, released on Thursday. Employment climbed by 32,600 between May and June, while the ... <a title="Unemployment is staying low at 3.5%. But for those out of work, here’s why it’s become harder to get a job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/unemployment-is-staying-low-at-3-5-but-for-those-out-of-work-heres-why-its-become-harder-to-get-a-job-209835/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment is staying low at 3.5%. But for those out of work, here’s why it’s become harder to get a job">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology Edward Jenner/Pexels The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is a A$20 billion fund to support Australian health and medical research. It was set up in 2015 to deliver practical benefits from medical research and innovation to as many ... <a title="Medical Research Future Fund has $20 billion to spend. Here’s how we prioritise who gets what" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/medical-research-future-fund-has-20-billion-to-spend-heres-how-we-prioritise-who-gets-what-209977/" aria-label="Read more about Medical Research Future Fund has $20 billion to spend. Here’s how we prioritise who gets what">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Voice to Parliament reached another milestone this week, with the official essays for the Yes and No cases published online by the Australian Electoral Commission. These will be sent to all Australian electors in the lead up to the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-battle-of-the-voice-greens-senator-dorinda-cox-and-liberal-senator-kerrynne-liddle-210061/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
In this episode political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the world. In particular Paul and Selwyn consider how and why democracy in many countries around the world is on the slide.
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Wason Wanitchakorn/AP The Thai parliamentary election was held over two months ago and yet, the country still has no prime minister or government. While much remains in flux, one thing appears certain – the popular reformist leader ... <a title="Explainer: why was the winner of Thailand’s election blocked from becoming prime minister?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/explainer-why-was-the-winner-of-thailands-election-blocked-from-becoming-prime-minister-209730/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why was the winner of Thailand’s election blocked from becoming prime minister?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Pacheco, Professor of Economics, Director of the NZ Work Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Literacy and numeracy are under the spotlight as Aotearoa New Zealand grapples with how to improve student performance in these basic skills. At the beginning of 2023, the government ... <a title="Curriculum changes must tackle the lifelong consequences of NZ’s alarming literacy and numeracy declines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/curriculum-changes-must-tackle-the-lifelong-consequences-of-nzs-alarming-literacy-and-numeracy-declines-209326/" aria-label="Read more about Curriculum changes must tackle the lifelong consequences of NZ’s alarming literacy and numeracy declines">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alyson Crozier, Senior Lecturer, Exercise and Sport Psychology, University of South Australia The FIFA Women’s World Cup is held just once every four years, and for the first time ever, it’s on home soil for Australia and New Zealand. So will the host nations’ sides, the Matildas ... <a title="Will the Matildas and Football Ferns have a home ground advantage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/will-the-matildas-and-football-ferns-have-a-home-ground-advantage-205201/" aria-label="Read more about Will the Matildas and Football Ferns have a home ground advantage?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University Production on US film and television sets has ground to a halt as Hollywood actors have joined writers in walking off sets. At issue are residuals (or royalties), streaming services and ... <a title="How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors’ strike – and then became an anti-union president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/how-ronald-reagan-led-the-1960-actors-strike-and-then-became-an-anti-union-president-209800/" aria-label="Read more about How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors’ strike – and then became an anti-union president">Read more</a>
