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Year: 2023

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Making money green: Australia takes its first steps towards a net zero finance strategy

November 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Atherton, Program Lead, Business, Economy and Governance at the Institute for Sustainable Futures., University of Technology Sydney This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. Just north of Jamestown in South Australia, 70 kilometres east of the ... <a title="Making money green: Australia takes its first steps towards a net zero finance strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/08/making-money-green-australia-takes-its-first-steps-towards-a-net-zero-finance-strategy-214063/" aria-label="Read more about Making money green: Australia takes its first steps towards a net zero finance strategy">Read more</a>

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Only 1.5% of students swapped fields due to the ‘Job-ready Graduates’ fee changes

November 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Kabatek, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Jeswin Thomas/ Pexels, CC BY-SA In January 2021, the Morrison government changed the way university fees are set with the Job-ready Graduates scheme. The idea was to steer students into courses ... <a title="Only 1.5% of students swapped fields due to the ‘Job-ready Graduates’ fee changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/08/only-1-5-of-students-swapped-fields-due-to-the-job-ready-graduates-fee-changes-215539/" aria-label="Read more about Only 1.5% of students swapped fields due to the ‘Job-ready Graduates’ fee changes">Read more</a>

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Why it’s a good bet the RBA’s Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last

November 7, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia just became become the odd one out. At its meeting last week, the US Federal Reserve kept its official interest rate on hold. A week earlier, the European Central Bank and the Bank of ... <a title="Why it’s a good bet the RBA’s Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/07/why-its-a-good-bet-the-rbas-melbourne-cup-day-interest-rate-hike-will-be-the-last-217094/" aria-label="Read more about Why it’s a good bet the RBA’s Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last">Read more</a>

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Mixed-gender hospital rooms are on the rise in New Zealand, but the practice is unsafe and unethical

November 7, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cindy Towns, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff Mixed-gender rooms are increasingly common in New Zealand’s hospitals, based on evidence from hospital complaints and a large Wellington study. But our new research demonstrates that placing men and women in the same hospital room is unsafe and unethical. ... <a title="Mixed-gender hospital rooms are on the rise in New Zealand, but the practice is unsafe and unethical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/07/mixed-gender-hospital-rooms-are-on-the-rise-in-new-zealand-but-the-practice-is-unsafe-and-unethical-216263/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed-gender hospital rooms are on the rise in New Zealand, but the practice is unsafe and unethical">Read more</a>

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A Senate inquiry says Australia needs a national ADHD framework to improve diagnosis and reduce costs

November 7, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Coghill, Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Around 800,00 Australians live with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is the most common mental health condition in children aged four to 17, and around half of those with childhood ADHD continue to ... <a title="A Senate inquiry says Australia needs a national ADHD framework to improve diagnosis and reduce costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/07/a-senate-inquiry-says-australia-needs-a-national-adhd-framework-to-improve-diagnosis-and-reduce-costs-215798/" aria-label="Read more about A Senate inquiry says Australia needs a national ADHD framework to improve diagnosis and reduce costs">Read more</a>

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High Court, then what? NT remote housing reforms need to put Indigenous residents front and centre

November 7, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Grealy, Research fellow, Menzies School of Health Research The relationships between tenants and landlords are often fraught, but it’s fair to expect a house to meet basic standards, like having a back door. That wasn’t the case for an Aboriginal woman in a remote community, who ... <a title="High Court, then what? NT remote housing reforms need to put Indigenous residents front and centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/07/high-court-then-what-nt-remote-housing-reforms-need-to-put-indigenous-residents-front-and-centre-216908/" aria-label="Read more about High Court, then what? NT remote housing reforms need to put Indigenous residents front and centre">Read more</a>

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Geoffrey Miller Analysis – The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government

November 6, 2023

Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. New Zealand’s new Government will need to hit the ground running on foreign affairs. Determining New Zealand’s full response to the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East will be the first major test for whoever takes the foreign minister’s role. New Zealand has been run by ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/geoffrey-miller-analysis-the-foreign-affairs-puzzle-facing-nzs-new-government/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government">Read more</a>

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Both the US and Australia are adamant the Pacific “matters”. But only one is really moving the dial

November 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henryk Szadziewski, Affiliate, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii Just before the second summit between the US and the Pacific Islands Forum at the White House in September, the US hosts took Pacific leaders to an American football game. One, however, was conspicuously absent: Solomon ... <a title="Both the US and Australia are adamant the Pacific “matters”. But only one is really moving the dial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/both-the-us-and-australia-are-adamant-the-pacific-matters-but-only-one-is-really-moving-the-dial-215069/" aria-label="Read more about Both the US and Australia are adamant the Pacific “matters”. But only one is really moving the dial">Read more</a>

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A 4-day week might not work in health care. But adapting this model could reduce burnout among staff

November 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nataliya Ilyushina, Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock The COVID pandemic saw a mass exodus of health-care workers across developed countries, exacerbating an existing health-care staffing crisis. In Australia, turnover rates among hospital staff reached nearly 20% in 2022. Hospital waiting lists ... <a title="A 4-day week might not work in health care. But adapting this model could reduce burnout among staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/a-4-day-week-might-not-work-in-health-care-but-adapting-this-model-could-reduce-burnout-among-staff-213554/" aria-label="Read more about A 4-day week might not work in health care. But adapting this model could reduce burnout among staff">Read more</a>

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Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better

November 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hamylton, Associate professor, University of Wollongong Merla, Shutterstock Women coastal scientists face multiple barriers to getting into the field for research. These include negative perceptions of their physical capabilities, not being included in trips, caring responsibilities at home and a lack of field facilities for women. ... <a title="Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/fieldwork-can-be-challenging-for-female-scientists-here-are-5-ways-to-make-it-better-214215/" aria-label="Read more about Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better">Read more</a>

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Almost 2 million Workforce Australia payments have been suspended in the past year, with devastating impact

November 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Casey, Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University Shutterstock Last year the federal government replaced the jobactive employment support program with what was expected to be a more flexible and improved support system for jobseekers, Workforce Australia. Yet, in the 16 months the ... <a title="Almost 2 million Workforce Australia payments have been suspended in the past year, with devastating impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/almost-2-million-workforce-australia-payments-have-been-suspended-in-the-past-year-with-devastating-impact-216752/" aria-label="Read more about Almost 2 million Workforce Australia payments have been suspended in the past year, with devastating impact">Read more</a>

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Do racehorses even know they’re ‘racing’ each other? It’s unlikely

November 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathrynne Henshall, Lecturer, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University When racing season arrives, everyone becomes an expert on the horses that are the stars of the spectacle. TV personalities, professional pundits and form guides talk confidently about the favourite’s “will to win”. In ... <a title="Do racehorses even know they’re ‘racing’ each other? It’s unlikely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/do-racehorses-even-know-theyre-racing-each-other-its-unlikely-216641/" aria-label="Read more about Do racehorses even know they’re ‘racing’ each other? It’s unlikely">Read more</a>