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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Bertram, Visiting Scholar, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Economists working on macroeconomic policy – things like taxes and spending, interest rates and border controls on flows of trade and money – often ... <a title="Austerity and recession: 3 simple graphs that explain New Zealand’s economic crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/austerity-and-recession-3-simple-graphs-that-explain-new-zealands-economic-crisis-241259/" aria-label="Read more about Austerity and recession: 3 simple graphs that explain New Zealand’s economic crisis">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Hard on the heels of pledging a crackdown on excessive surcharges, the Albanese government has promised legislation to ban unfair trading practices. The government said this would include specific prohibitions on various “dodgy” practices. “From concert tickets to hotel rooms ... <a title="Albanese government promises to ban ‘dodgy’ trading practices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/albanese-government-promises-to-ban-dodgy-trading-practices-234142/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government promises to ban ‘dodgy’ trading practices">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne George Negus, who has died at the age of 82, belonged to the nomenclatura of Australian television current affairs journalism. He first came to prominence as a member of the team that produced the ... <a title="Fair-minded, down to earth and unusually gifted: George Negus dies at 82" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/fair-minded-down-to-earth-and-unusually-gifted-george-negus-dies-at-82-241367/" aria-label="Read more about Fair-minded, down to earth and unusually gifted: George Negus dies at 82">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University Galdric PS/Shutterstock In a move that could reshape how Australians pay for everyday purchases, the federal government is preparing to ban businesses from slapping surcharges on debit card transactions. This plan, pending a review by the Reserve Bank of ... <a title="Banning debit card surcharges could save $500 million a year – if traders don’t claw back the money in other ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/banning-debit-card-surcharges-could-save-500-million-a-year-if-traders-dont-claw-back-the-money-in-other-ways-241354/" aria-label="Read more about Banning debit card surcharges could save $500 million a year – if traders don’t claw back the money in other ways">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Tarong power station Stanwell Queensland Premier Steven Miles this week declared his party would hold a plebiscite on nuclear power if it returns to office at the forthcoming state election. The move is in response to plans ... <a title="Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/queensland-premier-steven-miles-is-promising-to-hold-a-vote-on-nuclear-power-heres-why-241254/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abu Barkat ullah, Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of Canberra gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The Australian government has introduced its first-ever standalone cyber security act. Along with two other cyber security bills, it’s currently being reviewed by a parliamentary committee. Among the act’s many provisions are mandatory “minimum cyber ... <a title="Speakers, vacuums, doorbells and fridges – the government plans to make your ‘smart things’ more secure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/speakers-vacuums-doorbells-and-fridges-the-government-plans-to-make-your-smart-things-more-secure-241057/" aria-label="Read more about Speakers, vacuums, doorbells and fridges – the government plans to make your ‘smart things’ more secure">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Green, Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University Multinational concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment has come under fire, with an ABC Four Corners investigation saying its unprecedented market power is open to abuse. The report follows concerns about the introduction of dynamic pricing ... <a title="Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene? Industry veterans and local artists are worried" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/are-market-giants-endangering-australias-live-music-scene-industry-veterans-and-local-artists-are-worried-241244/" aria-label="Read more about Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene? Industry veterans and local artists are worried">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand’s infrastructure woes are a constant political pain point. From ageing water systems to congested roads and assets increasingly threatened by climate change, the country faces mammoth upgrading and future-proofing challenges. Enter Winston ... <a title="Winston Peters’ $100 billion infrastructure fund is the right idea. Politics-as-usual is the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/winston-peters-100-billion-infrastructure-fund-is-the-right-idea-politics-as-usual-is-the-problem-241346/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters’ $100 billion infrastructure fund is the right idea. Politics-as-usual is the problem">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gunn-Helen Moen, Post-doctoral research fellow in genetic epidemiology, The University of Queensland Velishchuk/Shutterstock International guidelines recommend people limit how much coffee they drink during pregnancy. Consuming caffeine – a stimulant – while pregnant has been linked to how the baby’s brain develops. Some studies have shown increased ... <a title="Does drinking coffee while pregnant cause ADHD? Our study shows there’s no strong link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/does-drinking-coffee-while-pregnant-cause-adhd-our-study-shows-theres-no-strong-link-241015/" aria-label="Read more about Does drinking coffee while pregnant cause ADHD? Our study shows there’s no strong link">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Smith, Associate professor, Australian National University The Capitol building in the Pacific island nation of Palau. Erika Bisbocci The United States isn’t the only country with a big election on November 5. Palau, a tourism-dependent microstate in the north Pacific, will also vote for a new ... <a title="The US isn’t the only country voting on Nov 5. This small Pacific nation is also holding an election – and China is watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/the-us-isnt-the-only-country-voting-on-nov-5-this-small-pacific-nation-is-also-holding-an-election-and-china-is-watching-237321/" aria-label="Read more about The US isn’t the only country voting on Nov 5. This small Pacific nation is also holding an election – and China is watching">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bartholomew Stanford, Lecturer in Political Science/Indigenous Politics (First Peoples), Griffith University Since the Voice to Parliament referendum last year, there has been a lack of leadership on Indigenous policy from the Australian government. With this absence, the states and territories now present greater opportunity for Indigenous groups ... <a title="The federal government has left Indigenous Treaties to the states. How are they progressing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/the-federal-government-has-left-indigenous-treaties-to-the-states-how-are-they-progressing-240552/" aria-label="Read more about The federal government has left Indigenous Treaties to the states. How are they progressing?">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Jean Monnet Chair of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide YULIYAPHOTO/Shutterstock Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in ... <a title="Is Australia’s trade war with China now over? The answer might be out of our hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/is-australias-trade-war-with-china-now-over-the-answer-might-be-out-of-our-hands-241117/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia’s trade war with China now over? The answer might be out of our hands">Read more</a>
