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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McGlade, Associate professor, Curtin University shutterstock Only a year after the 46,000 year-old sacred Aboriginal site Juukan Gorge was destroyed by Rio Tinto, the West Australian Legislative Council in Perth will pass an Aboriginal Heritage Bill that puts the interests of mining companies above the wishes ... <a title="WA’s new Aboriginal Heritage Act keeps mining interests ahead of the culture and wishes of Traditional Owners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/was-new-aboriginal-heritage-act-keeps-mining-interests-ahead-of-the-culture-and-wishes-of-traditional-owners-173239/" aria-label="Read more about WA’s new Aboriginal Heritage Act keeps mining interests ahead of the culture and wishes of Traditional Owners">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand made two important climate commitments at the COP26 summit last month — to halve emissions by 2030 and to join the global methane pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by ... <a title="Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings — not so in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/courts-around-the-world-have-made-strong-climate-rulings-not-so-in-new-zealand-173485/" aria-label="Read more about Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings — not so in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susie Emery, Lecturer, University of South Australia Shutterstock Women account for almost 50% of gamers in Australia, but the nuanced and varied experiences of mothers who game are lost among these statistics. A 2020 global survey of mothers found more than 70% of mothers play games daily ... <a title="Half of Australia’s gamers are women, but we know very little about mothers who game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/half-of-australias-gamers-are-women-but-we-know-very-little-about-mothers-who-game-172498/" aria-label="Read more about Half of Australia’s gamers are women, but we know very little about mothers who game">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Parliamentary Services Steve Kilgallon (Stuff): ‘Just a f…ing secretary’: Former MP Nick Smith ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-13-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2021">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research fellow, University of South Australia Shutterstock Wearable fitness trackers will be on many Christmas shopping lists this year, with a vast range of devices (and an ever-increasing number of features) hitting the market just in time for the festive season. But what does the ... <a title="Why wearable fitness trackers aren’t as useless as some make them out to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/why-wearable-fitness-trackers-arent-as-useless-as-some-make-them-out-to-be-173419/" aria-label="Read more about Why wearable fitness trackers aren’t as useless as some make them out to be">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Some will recall it as 2021. For more, it will be Year 2 of COVID. Either way, it will have been a time of disappointment for many. ... <a title="Farewell to 2021 in federal politics, the year of living in disappointment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/farewell-to-2021-in-federal-politics-the-year-of-living-in-disappointment-172238/" aria-label="Read more about Farewell to 2021 in federal politics, the year of living in disappointment">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock More than a million older Australians need care at home each year. More than 1,000 agencies provide services to them. Despite the federal government allocating significant extra funds to home care in the last budget, there ... <a title="Older Australians are already bamboozled by a complex home-care system. So why give them more of the same?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/older-australians-are-already-bamboozled-by-a-complex-home-care-system-so-why-give-them-more-of-the-same-173326/" aria-label="Read more about Older Australians are already bamboozled by a complex home-care system. So why give them more of the same?">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rigissa Megalokonomou, Lecturer in Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Two important patterns in education are true world-wide. First, females outperform males in most subjects, and boys do not outperform girls in high school maths and physics. Second, more females than males enrol in higher education. However, ... <a title="Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students’ marks and study choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/teacher-gender-bias-is-real-and-has-lasting-effects-on-students-marks-and-study-choices-171827/" aria-label="Read more about Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students’ marks and study choices">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Max Rashbrooke, Research Associate, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock New Zealanders, like many of their developed country counterparts, have built up significant debts in recent decades. There are differing views, however, on whether this constitutes a problem. ... <a title="Over 300,000 New Zealanders owe more than they own – is this a problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/over-300-000-new-zealanders-owe-more-than-they-own-is-this-a-problem-173497/" aria-label="Read more about Over 300,000 New Zealanders owe more than they own – is this a problem?">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David William Trodden, Chief executive of NSW Rugby League and PhD candidate, University of New England www.nrl.com Monday 13 December marks the 50th anniversary of a decision by the High Court of Australia that fundamentally altered the playing field for professional athletes in this country. The case ... <a title="Rugby player Dennis Tutty went to the High Court and changed Australian sport – but there’s still a tough issue left to tackle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/rugby-player-dennis-tutty-went-to-the-high-court-and-changed-australian-sport-but-theres-still-a-tough-issue-left-to-tackle-173250/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby player Dennis Tutty went to the High Court and changed Australian sport – but there’s still a tough issue left to tackle">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean Teaching & Learning, Edith Cowan University shutterstock Australia is going through another supply chain crisis. Stocks of AdBlue, an exhaust fluid used in newer diesel cars and trucks to reduce pollution, is getting dangerously low. The culprit is a shortage of synthesised urea, ... <a title="Australia’s shortage of diesel additive Adblue is serious, but we can stop it going critical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/australias-shortage-of-diesel-additive-adblue-is-serious-but-we-can-stop-it-going-critical-173588/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s shortage of diesel additive Adblue is serious, but we can stop it going critical">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean Teaching & Learning, Edith Cowan University shutterstock Australia is going through another supply chain crisis. Stocks of AdBlue, an exhaust fluid used in newer diesel cars and trucks to reduce pollution, is getting dangerously low. The culprit is a shortage of synthesised urea, ... <a title="Australia’s shortage of the diesel additive Adblue is serious, but there are ways to stop it going critical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/australias-shortage-of-the-diesel-additive-adblue-is-serious-but-there-are-ways-to-stop-it-going-critical-173588/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s shortage of the diesel additive Adblue is serious, but there are ways to stop it going critical">Read more</a>
