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Month: December 2021

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What is adaptive clothing and how can it make life easier for people with a disability?

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Have you ever tried to do up a zip or button a shirt one-handed? Put on a pair of jeans while seated? Do you know someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder, who can’t stand the feeling of ... <a title="What is adaptive clothing and how can it make life easier for people with a disability?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/what-is-adaptive-clothing-and-how-can-it-make-life-easier-for-people-with-a-disability-171496/" aria-label="Read more about What is adaptive clothing and how can it make life easier for people with a disability?">Read more</a>

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OP-ED: Partnering with persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world

December 3, 2021

OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons with disabilities and their tireless efforts to build a more inclusive, accessible and sustainable world. At the same time, we resolve to ... <a title="OP-ED: Partnering with persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/op-ed-partnering-with-persons-with-disabilities-toward-an-inclusive-accessible-and-sustainable-post-covid-19-world/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Partnering with persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2021

December 3, 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 National Party Chris Trotter (Bowalley Road): Can Luxon “Reimagine Capitalism” – Like Muldoon? ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-03-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 03 2021">Read more</a>

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An AI-flown military aircraft is being designed in Australia. Are our laws equipped to protect us?

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eve Massingham, Senior Research Fellow, Law and the Future of War, The University of Queensland In September, Boeing announced it would design and build a new military aircraft in Queensland, a first in Australia for over 50 years. The “Loyal Wingman” is an uncrewed craft that flies ... <a title="An AI-flown military aircraft is being designed in Australia. Are our laws equipped to protect us?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/an-ai-flown-military-aircraft-is-being-designed-in-australia-are-our-laws-equipped-to-protect-us-169725/" aria-label="Read more about An AI-flown military aircraft is being designed in Australia. Are our laws equipped to protect us?">Read more</a>

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10 ways New Zealand employers can turn the ‘great resignation’ into a ‘great recruitment’

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Candice Harris, Professor of Management, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Internationally, and especially within the US, there has been a lot of talk about the so-called “great resignation” – the trend seeing large numbers of workers leaving their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, having reevaluated their priorities ... <a title="10 ways New Zealand employers can turn the ‘great resignation’ into a ‘great recruitment’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/10-ways-new-zealand-employers-can-turn-the-great-resignation-into-a-great-recruitment-172952/" aria-label="Read more about 10 ways New Zealand employers can turn the ‘great resignation’ into a ‘great recruitment’">Read more</a>

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Explainer: how do police undertake major crime investigations?

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University Recent high-profile criminal cases, such as the suspected death of William Tyrrell and the abduction of Chloe Smith, have captured the attention of the media and the public. As a former detective inspector, I investigated and managed more than ... <a title="Explainer: how do police undertake major crime investigations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/explainer-how-do-police-undertake-major-crime-investigations-172610/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how do police undertake major crime investigations?">Read more</a>

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Total solar eclipse will bring 2 minutes of darkness to Antarctica’s months of endless daylight

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Natacha Pisarenko/AAP Image The Sun hasn’t set in Antarctica since October. Earth’s southernmost continent is currently experiencing a long summer’s day, one that stretches from mid-October until early April. But on Saturday ... <a title="Total solar eclipse will bring 2 minutes of darkness to Antarctica’s months of endless daylight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/total-solar-eclipse-will-bring-2-minutes-of-darkness-to-antarcticas-months-of-endless-daylight-172159/" aria-label="Read more about Total solar eclipse will bring 2 minutes of darkness to Antarctica’s months of endless daylight">Read more</a>

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Australia’s biggest fossil fuel investment for a decade is in the works – and its greenhouse gas emissions will be horrifying

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Shutterstock The controversial Scarborough gas project off Western Australia will cause a substantial rise in greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the world must rapidly decarbonise, new analysis ... <a title="Australia’s biggest fossil fuel investment for a decade is in the works – and its greenhouse gas emissions will be horrifying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/australias-biggest-fossil-fuel-investment-for-a-decade-is-in-the-works-and-its-greenhouse-gas-emissions-will-be-horrifying-172955/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s biggest fossil fuel investment for a decade is in the works – and its greenhouse gas emissions will be horrifying">Read more</a>

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What can we gain from open access to Australian research? Climate action for a start

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Montgomery, Program Lead, Innovation in Knowledge Communication, Curtin University Shutterstock The COP26 meeting has sharpened the world’s focus on climate change. To adapt and thrive in a world of reduced emissions, Australian businesses and communities need access to the technologies and innovation made possible by the ... <a title="What can we gain from open access to Australian research? Climate action for a start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/what-can-we-gain-from-open-access-to-australian-research-climate-action-for-a-start-171821/" aria-label="Read more about What can we gain from open access to Australian research? Climate action for a start">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs: Albanese to come clean on emissions targets, but a carbon price is still hush-hush

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Anthony Albanese in Nimbin, NSW, on November 12 2019 amid a season of a catastrophic bushfires. Jason O’Brien/AAP The Australian Labor Party is set to announce its target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions today. At the 2016 and 2019 elections, Labor ... <a title="Vital Signs: Albanese to come clean on emissions targets, but a carbon price is still hush-hush" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/vital-signs-albanese-to-come-clean-on-emissions-targets-but-a-carbon-price-is-still-hush-hush-172974/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Albanese to come clean on emissions targets, but a carbon price is still hush-hush">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: Indigenous afterlives in Britain

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gaye Sculthorpe, Curator & Section Head, Oceania, The British Museum Breastplate, of metal, engraved ‘McIntyre King of Mannilla’, c.1860–1874. ‘King’ McIntyre (c.1814–74) . Donated by A.W. Wilkins to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 1930. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Readers are advised this article contains content relating ... <a title="Friday essay: Indigenous afterlives in Britain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/friday-essay-indigenous-afterlives-in-britain-171479/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Indigenous afterlives in Britain">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Allegation against Alan Tudge hits Morrison government where it hurts

December 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In a sensational end to a grotty final 2021 sitting week, former Liberal staffer Rachelle Miller’s claim a minister had acted violently towards her was carefully timed to underline Kate Jenkins’ scathing indictment of the parliamentary workplace. Education Minister Alan ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Allegation against Alan Tudge hits Morrison government where it hurts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/03/grattan-on-friday-allegation-against-alan-tudge-hits-morrison-government-where-it-hurts-173077/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Allegation against Alan Tudge hits Morrison government where it hurts">Read more</a>