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November 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Beaumont, Health + Disability Editor Shutterstock The question of whether there should be an age limit to joining the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) has been debated since its inception a decade ago. It is being asked again as we wait for the NDIS Review to release ... <a title="Should people who had disability before they turned 65, be allowed to become NDIS participants after 65? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/02/should-people-who-had-disability-before-they-turned-65-be-allowed-to-become-ndis-participants-after-65-we-asked-5-experts-216740/" aria-label="Read more about Should people who had disability before they turned 65, be allowed to become NDIS participants after 65? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Moninya Roughan, Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Right now, there’s something big spinning off the coast from Sydney – a giant rotating vortex of sea water, powerful enough to dominate the ocean currents off south-eastern Australia. Oceanographers describe these spinning water bodies as “eddies” – but they’re ... <a title="A monster eddy current is spinning into existence off the coast of Sydney. Will it bring a new marine heatwave?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/02/a-monster-eddy-current-is-spinning-into-existence-off-the-coast-of-sydney-will-it-bring-a-new-marine-heatwave-216625/" aria-label="Read more about A monster eddy current is spinning into existence off the coast of Sydney. Will it bring a new marine heatwave?">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Kingsford-Smith, PhD Candidate in Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Anastasia Shuraeva/ Pexels , CC BY-SA Australia is in the grips of a teacher shortage “crisis” according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Federal education department modelling shows there will be a high school teacher shortfall of about 4,000 ... <a title="How do we retain teachers? Supporting them to work together could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/02/how-do-we-retain-teachers-supporting-them-to-work-together-could-help-216076/" aria-label="Read more about How do we retain teachers? Supporting them to work together could help">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Retail Scholar, University of Tasmania Irina Grotkjaer/Unsplash A lot of dedication and effort goes into making main streets attractive. Local governments, planners, place makers, economic development managers, trade associations and retailers work hard to design, improve and revitalise main streets. The goal is to make ... <a title="What makes an ideal main street? This is what shoppers told us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/02/what-makes-an-ideal-main-street-this-is-what-shoppers-told-us-214554/" aria-label="Read more about What makes an ideal main street? This is what shoppers told us">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zdenka Kuncic, Professor of Physics, University of Sydney Zhu et al. / Nature Communications The world is infatuated with artificial intelligence (AI), and for good reason. AI systems can process vast quantities of data in a seemingly superhuman way. However, current AI systems rely on computers running ... <a title="We built a ‘brain’ from tiny silver wires. It learns in real time, more efficiently than computer-based AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/we-built-a-brain-from-tiny-silver-wires-it-learns-in-real-time-more-efficiently-than-computer-based-ai-216730/" aria-label="Read more about We built a ‘brain’ from tiny silver wires. It learns in real time, more efficiently than computer-based AI">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report this week calling on Australia to raise interest rates again, adding to the speculation the Reserve Bank will increase the cash rate on Tuesday. If that happens it will be yet another ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on a likely interest rate rise and the fall in living standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/politics-with-michelle-grattan-economist-chris-richardson-on-a-likely-interest-rate-rise-and-the-fall-in-living-standards-216836/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on a likely interest rate rise and the fall in living standards">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Last week (The Ponzi financial model and New Zealand’s monetary policy) I described New Zealand’s place and financial strategy within the world’s financial ecosystem; how New Zealand pursues a ponzi financial model, and how that model has played a role in offsetting the ‘mercantilist’ financial strategies of other countries (examples given ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The ponzi financial model: Japan and United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/keith-rankin-analysis-the-ponzi-financial-model-japan-and-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The ponzi financial model: Japan and United States">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ackerley, Professor of Biotechnology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Enzymes are biological nanomachines. They make almost all of life’s chemistry happen, when and where required. Because of their versatility and power, enzymes can be very useful for biotechnology. Taken outside of living cells, ... <a title="Bioprospecting the unknown: how bacterial enzymes encoded by unknown genes might help clean up pollution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/bioprospecting-the-unknown-how-bacterial-enzymes-encoded-by-unknown-genes-might-help-clean-up-pollution-216080/" aria-label="Read more about Bioprospecting the unknown: how bacterial enzymes encoded by unknown genes might help clean up pollution">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ava Kalinauskas, Research Associate, University of Sydney Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returned home from his official US visit with a belly full of sarsaparilla-braised short ribs and a string of announcements under his belt. Amid the glitz and glamour, the spotlight during the visit was on Australia’s ... <a title="New poll shows young Australians are wary of both AUKUS and the US – and want more action on climate instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/new-poll-shows-young-australians-are-wary-of-both-aukus-and-the-us-and-want-more-action-on-climate-instead-216824/" aria-label="Read more about New poll shows young Australians are wary of both AUKUS and the US – and want more action on climate instead">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Calum Cunningham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Tasmania This week, dozens of fires have burned across Queensland. More homes have burned in the state than during the 2019–2020 Black Summer – 57 so far this year, compared to 49. The question many are asking is – are these ... <a title="Queensland’s fires are not easing at night. That’s a bad sign for the summer ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/queenslands-fires-are-not-easing-at-night-thats-a-bad-sign-for-the-summer-ahead-216732/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s fires are not easing at night. That’s a bad sign for the summer ahead">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Figure Eight Pools in NSW. nakarin.ch7/Shutterstock How do you choose your next travel destination? Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are handy tools for holiday research, full of #inspo for new and beautiful places to go. ... <a title="Using social media for your holiday ‘inspo’ can be risky and even dangerous – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/using-social-media-for-your-holiday-inspo-can-be-risky-and-even-dangerous-heres-why-216434/" aria-label="Read more about Using social media for your holiday ‘inspo’ can be risky and even dangerous – here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Rich Brown/Unsplash The first Australian Capital Territory voluntary assisted dying bill in more than 25 years was tabled in parliament yesterday. This was possible after the Commonwealth lifted the ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying is finally being considered in the ACT. How would it differ from state laws?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/01/voluntary-assisted-dying-is-finally-being-considered-in-the-act-how-would-it-differ-from-state-laws-216733/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying is finally being considered in the ACT. How would it differ from state laws?">Read more</a>
