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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wenting He, PhD candidate of International Relations, Australian National University Sanga Park/Shutterstock China’s relentless economic growth used to be the marvel of the world. Oh, what a memory. The past couple of years have seen China contend with an economic slowdown amid colliding crises, many of which ... <a title="China’s government is about to spend big on stimulus – can it turn around the country’s sluggish economy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/chinas-government-is-about-to-spend-big-on-stimulus-can-it-turn-around-the-countrys-sluggish-economy-241260/" aria-label="Read more about China’s government is about to spend big on stimulus – can it turn around the country’s sluggish economy?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By AD Narayan, Visual Effects Artist and Lecturer in Digital Communication, Auckland University of Technology IMDB From the mind-bending reality warps of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) to the breathtaking alien vistas of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), visual effects have transported us to ... <a title="AI is creeping into the visual effects industry – and it could take the human touch out of film and TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/ai-is-creeping-into-the-visual-effects-industry-and-it-could-take-the-human-touch-out-of-film-and-tv-240112/" aria-label="Read more about AI is creeping into the visual effects industry – and it could take the human touch out of film and TV">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Arianrhod, Affiliate, School of Mathematics, Monash University William Murphy / Flickr, CC BY On October 16 1843, the Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton had an epiphany during a walk alongside Dublin’s Royal Canal. He was so excited he took out his penknife and carved his discovery ... <a title="Three letters, one number, a knife and a stone bridge: how a graffitied equation changed mathematical history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/three-letters-one-number-a-knife-and-a-stone-bridge-how-a-graffitied-equation-changed-mathematical-history-241034/" aria-label="Read more about Three letters, one number, a knife and a stone bridge: how a graffitied equation changed mathematical history">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, the polling at this point is clear: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are effectively tied. Harris has led the Democratic ticket for less than three months, ... <a title="Has Kamala Harris reached the ceiling of her ability to make gains against Trump?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/has-kamala-harris-reached-the-ceiling-of-her-ability-to-make-gains-against-trump-240902/" aria-label="Read more about Has Kamala Harris reached the ceiling of her ability to make gains against Trump?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide Last week the Australian government cancelled the registration of all products containing chlorthal dimethyl, a weedkiller commonly known as dacthal. No phase out period applies. The cancellation is immediate, due to the risks it poses to human health ... <a title="An immediate ban has been issued for the herbicide dacthal. What are the health risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/an-immediate-ban-has-been-issued-for-the-herbicide-dacthal-what-are-the-health-risks-241257/" aria-label="Read more about An immediate ban has been issued for the herbicide dacthal. What are the health risks?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Teo, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland The Australian Human Rights Commission wants to see schools address racism, as part of a broader push to address the problem across Australian society. As it says in a recent report, People are not born with ... <a title="Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/australian-schools-need-to-address-racism-here-are-4-ways-they-can-do-this-239823/" aria-label="Read more about Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Bertram, Visiting Scholar, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Economists working on macroeconomic policy – things like taxes and spending, interest rates and border controls on flows of trade and money – often ... <a title="Austerity and recession: 3 simple graphs that explain New Zealand’s economic crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/austerity-and-recession-3-simple-graphs-that-explain-new-zealands-economic-crisis-241259/" aria-label="Read more about Austerity and recession: 3 simple graphs that explain New Zealand’s economic crisis">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Hard on the heels of pledging a crackdown on excessive surcharges, the Albanese government has promised legislation to ban unfair trading practices. The government said this would include specific prohibitions on various “dodgy” practices. “From concert tickets to hotel rooms ... <a title="Albanese government promises to ban ‘dodgy’ trading practices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/16/albanese-government-promises-to-ban-dodgy-trading-practices-234142/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government promises to ban ‘dodgy’ trading practices">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne George Negus, who has died at the age of 82, belonged to the nomenclatura of Australian television current affairs journalism. He first came to prominence as a member of the team that produced the ... <a title="Fair-minded, down to earth and unusually gifted: George Negus dies at 82" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/fair-minded-down-to-earth-and-unusually-gifted-george-negus-dies-at-82-241367/" aria-label="Read more about Fair-minded, down to earth and unusually gifted: George Negus dies at 82">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University Galdric PS/Shutterstock In a move that could reshape how Australians pay for everyday purchases, the federal government is preparing to ban businesses from slapping surcharges on debit card transactions. This plan, pending a review by the Reserve Bank of ... <a title="Banning debit card surcharges could save $500 million a year – if traders don’t claw back the money in other ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/banning-debit-card-surcharges-could-save-500-million-a-year-if-traders-dont-claw-back-the-money-in-other-ways-241354/" aria-label="Read more about Banning debit card surcharges could save $500 million a year – if traders don’t claw back the money in other ways">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Tarong power station Stanwell Queensland Premier Steven Miles this week declared his party would hold a plebiscite on nuclear power if it returns to office at the forthcoming state election. The move is in response to plans ... <a title="Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/queensland-premier-steven-miles-is-promising-to-hold-a-vote-on-nuclear-power-heres-why-241254/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abu Barkat ullah, Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of Canberra gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The Australian government has introduced its first-ever standalone cyber security act. Along with two other cyber security bills, it’s currently being reviewed by a parliamentary committee. Among the act’s many provisions are mandatory “minimum cyber ... <a title="Speakers, vacuums, doorbells and fridges – the government plans to make your ‘smart things’ more secure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/speakers-vacuums-doorbells-and-fridges-the-government-plans-to-make-your-smart-things-more-secure-241057/" aria-label="Read more about Speakers, vacuums, doorbells and fridges – the government plans to make your ‘smart things’ more secure">Read more</a>
