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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The National Anti-Corruption Commission the other day issued its weekly statement about its work program. The government legislated for the NACC late last year, it began operations on July 1, and it’s now going full steam. What if Anthony Albanese ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/grattan-on-friday-anthony-albanese-had-good-motives-but-his-referendum-has-done-much-harm-215996/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Industry Minister Ed Husic, the only Muslim in the Albanese cabinet, has said he feels “very strongly” that Palestinians are being “collectively punished” for Hamas’ barbarism. As the Middle East crisis risks raising tensions within Labor, which has a divided ... <a title="Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says Palestinians are being ‘collectively punished’ for Hamas’ barbarism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/cabinet-minister-ed-husic-says-palestinians-are-being-collectively-punished-for-hamas-barbarism-216008/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says Palestinians are being ‘collectively punished’ for Hamas’ barbarism">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University British singer-songwriter Adele says she has quit drinking, describing herself as a “borderline alcoholic” when she was in her 20s. She joins a growing number of people who are trying to quit or reduce their ... <a title="Adele called herself a ‘borderline alcoholic’. But is that a real thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/adele-called-herself-a-borderline-alcoholic-but-is-that-a-real-thing-215987/" aria-label="Read more about Adele called herself a ‘borderline alcoholic’. But is that a real thing?">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ferrie, Senior Lecturer, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Technology Sydney A complex cooling rig is needed to maintain the ultracold working temperatures required by a superconducting quantum computer. IBM In June, an IBM computing executive claimed quantum computers were entering the ... <a title="Quantum computers in 2023: how they work, what they do, and where they’re heading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/quantum-computers-in-2023-how-they-work-what-they-do-and-where-theyre-heading-215804/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum computers in 2023: how they work, what they do, and where they’re heading">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock For anyone concerned with the need to decarbonise transport – or with sound economic policy – yesterday’s High Court ruling might seem like good news. The court ruled Victoria’s tax on road use for zero- and ... <a title="It’s good the High Court overturned Victoria’s questionable EV tax. But there’s a sting in the tail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/its-good-the-high-court-overturned-victorias-questionable-ev-tax-but-theres-a-sting-in-the-tail-215985/" aria-label="Read more about It’s good the High Court overturned Victoria’s questionable EV tax. But there’s a sting in the tail">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Gaza Israel Conflict - In this episode, Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine this most grave situation from a geopolitical vantage point. It may appear as dispassionate, and as so even disturbing, but we will take this approach in an attempt to aide an understanding of why this is happening in Gaza and why it is happening now.
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick F Walsh, Professor, Intelligence and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University It may have gone unnoticed with the Voice to Parliament referendum and the disability royal commission report, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also recently announced a major independent review of Australia’s intelligence communities. It’s the ... <a title="In our first major intelligence review since COVID, here are 7 key priorities to be ready for the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/in-our-first-major-intelligence-review-since-covid-here-are-7-key-priorities-to-be-ready-for-the-next-pandemic-214473/" aria-label="Read more about In our first major intelligence review since COVID, here are 7 key priorities to be ready for the next pandemic">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University This week, national cabinet signed off on a National Skills Agreement. This is a A$12.6 billion funding agreement determining federal and state funding for vocational education and training over the next five years. More than a year ... <a title="Australia has a new National Skills Agreement. What does this mean for vocational education?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/australia-has-a-new-national-skills-agreement-what-does-this-mean-for-vocational-education-215800/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a new National Skills Agreement. What does this mean for vocational education?">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Mosig Way, Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Sydney, and Archaeologist, Australian Museum Just as people bury their pets today, First Nations groups across south-eastern Australia often buried their companion dingos. These companion animals were given ancestral burials – similar to family members. Last week, at the ... <a title="Barkindji custodians near Broken Hill continue to care for ancestral dingo remains with help from archaeologists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/barkindji-custodians-near-broken-hill-continue-to-care-for-ancestral-dingo-remains-with-help-from-archaeologists-215457/" aria-label="Read more about Barkindji custodians near Broken Hill continue to care for ancestral dingo remains with help from archaeologists">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney Notwithstanding a brief period of hope in the mid-1990s, successive Israeli governments have long held that the country’s security must inevitably rely on military might. But what may have worked in other places has not ... <a title="Yes, Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands has to end – but massacres of civilians won’t bring this end any closer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/yes-israels-occupation-of-palestinian-lands-has-to-end-but-massacres-of-civilians-wont-bring-this-end-any-closer-215814/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands has to end – but massacres of civilians won’t bring this end any closer">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leon Lack, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University Shutterstock This article is the next in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other articles in the series here. I (Leon) ... <a title="How dangerous is insomnia? How fear of what it’s doing to your body can wreck your sleep" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/how-dangerous-is-insomnia-how-fear-of-what-its-doing-to-your-body-can-wreck-your-sleep-212248/" aria-label="Read more about How dangerous is insomnia? How fear of what it’s doing to your body can wreck your sleep">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Clements, PhD Student, University of Sydney Shutterstock You might not realise it, but the infamous crown-of-thorns starfish is native to coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific – including the Great Barrier Reef. When they’re fully grown, these large, thorn-covered starfish dine on hard coral polyps. That’s fine ... <a title="Young crown-of-thorns starfish can survive heatwaves. That’s yet more bad news for the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/young-crown-of-thorns-starfish-can-survive-heatwaves-thats-yet-more-bad-news-for-the-great-barrier-reef-215543/" aria-label="Read more about Young crown-of-thorns starfish can survive heatwaves. That’s yet more bad news for the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
