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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University adhy savala/unsplash Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article names and references deceased persons. This month the Victorian government announced it’s establishing a permanent “sobering up” centre as part the state’s decriminalisation ... <a title="What happens in a ‘sobering up’ centre?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/what-happens-in-a-sobering-up-centre-211038/" aria-label="Read more about What happens in a ‘sobering up’ centre?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hulya Gilbert, Lecturer in Planning and Human Geography, La Trobe University Shutterstock Amid Australia’s housing crisis, land-supply slogans are once again dominating discussions about the solutions. Governments and private developers often blame housing crises on lack of land for new housing. Their solution? Rezone farmland for housing ... <a title="Urban sprawl is ‘not a dirty word’? If the priority is to meet all kids’ needs, it should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/urban-sprawl-is-not-a-dirty-word-if-the-priority-is-to-meet-all-kids-needs-it-should-be-208670/" aria-label="Read more about Urban sprawl is ‘not a dirty word’? If the priority is to meet all kids’ needs, it should be">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects ... <a title="Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/creating-sponge-cities-to-cope-with-more-rainfall-neednt-cost-billions-but-nz-has-to-start-now-211181/" aria-label="Read more about Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Umbers, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Western Sydney University We may not pay invertebrates much thought, but they’re the workhorses of all ecosystems. Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. They’re also food for many larger animals, which ... <a title="Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/trapped-australias-extraordinary-alpine-insects-are-being-marooned-on-mountaintops-as-the-world-warms-211104/" aria-label="Read more about Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Santow, Professor & Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Regulation was once a dirty word in tech companies around the world. They argued that if people wanted better smartphones and flying cars, we had to look past dusty old laws dreamed up in ... <a title="Do we need a new law for AI? Sure – but first we could try enforcing the laws we already have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/do-we-need-a-new-law-for-ai-sure-but-first-we-could-try-enforcing-the-laws-we-already-have-211369/" aria-label="Read more about Do we need a new law for AI? Sure – but first we could try enforcing the laws we already have">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content LABOUR’S TAX POLICY, FOOD PRICES Marc Daalder (Newsroom): On tax, Labour looks to govern by focus group Luke Malpass (Post): GST off fruit and vege: The idiot cousin ... <a title="Newsletter: August 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/newsletter-august-14-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duane Hamacher, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Content note: this article mentions genocide and acts of colonial violence against Aboriginal people. How long do you think stories can be passed down, generation to generation? Hundreds of years? Thousands? Today, we publish new research in the ... <a title="Rising seas and a great southern star: Aboriginal oral traditions stretch back more than 12,000 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/rising-seas-and-a-great-southern-star-aboriginal-oral-traditions-stretch-back-more-than-12-000-years-211114/" aria-label="Read more about Rising seas and a great southern star: Aboriginal oral traditions stretch back more than 12,000 years">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marija Taflaga, Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University The Coalition is attempting to claim it supports a legislated Voice to Parliament because it “is important in the way it may close the gap and the way it may improve the lives of ... <a title="Accentuate the negative: why the Liberal Party’s fondness for ‘no’ might ultimately backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/accentuate-the-negative-why-the-liberal-partys-fondness-for-no-might-ultimately-backfire-211106/" aria-label="Read more about Accentuate the negative: why the Liberal Party’s fondness for ‘no’ might ultimately backfire">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Private health insurance is under review, with proposals to overhaul everything from rebates to tax penalty rules. One proposal is for higher-income earners who don’t have private health insurance to pay a larger Medicare Levy Surcharge ... <a title="Private health insurance is set for a shake-up. But asking people to pay more for policies they don’t want isn’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/private-health-insurance-is-set-for-a-shake-up-but-asking-people-to-pay-more-for-policies-they-dont-want-isnt-the-answer-210981/" aria-label="Read more about Private health insurance is set for a shake-up. But asking people to pay more for policies they don’t want isn’t the answer">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Asia Pacific Report An Australian West Papuan solidarity group has condemned the reported arrest of 21 activists protesting in Jayapura over a “tragic day in history” and called on Canberra to urge Jakarta to restrain its security forces. The West Papuan National Committee (KNPB) activists were arrested at the weekend because they were handing out ... <a title="West Papuan solidarity group condemns arrest of 21 activists protesting 1962 ‘tragedy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/west-papuan-solidarity-group-condemns-arrest-of-21-activists-protesting-1962-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan solidarity group condemns arrest of 21 activists protesting 1962 ‘tragedy’">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Greenpeace has welcomed the Greens for being the first party to announce a household solar policy for Aotearoa New Zealand’s election in October, but says the party’s stance in post-election negotiations will make all the difference to addressing the climate crisis. The Green Party announced its Clean Energy Payment policy today which ... <a title="Greenpeace backs Greens’ ‘solar homes’ policy, but warns over NZ post-election talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/13/greenpeace-backs-greens-solar-homes-policy-but-warns-over-nz-post-election-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace backs Greens’ ‘solar homes’ policy, but warns over NZ post-election talks">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Australia’s leading economists believe Australia can sustain an unemployment rate as low as 3.75% – much lower than the latest Reserve Bank estimate of 4.25% and the Treasury’s latest estimate of 4.5%. This finding, ... <a title="We can and should keep unemployment below 4%, says our survey of top economists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/13/we-can-and-should-keep-unemployment-below-4-says-our-survey-of-top-economists-211277/" aria-label="Read more about We can and should keep unemployment below 4%, says our survey of top economists">Read more</a>
