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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The furore over Australia’s ambassador to Washington, Kevin Rudd, is a “self-licking icecream” created by some at Sky News, former defence chief and former ambassador to the United States, Dennis Richardson says. Richardson told The Conversation on Wednesday that the ... <a title="Former US ambassador accuses Sky News of creating a ‘self-licking ice cream’ to attack Kevin Rudd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/former-us-ambassador-accuses-sky-news-of-creating-a-self-licking-ice-cream-to-attack-kevin-rudd-243582/" aria-label="Read more about Former US ambassador accuses Sky News of creating a ‘self-licking ice cream’ to attack Kevin Rudd">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The furore over Australia’s ambassador to Washington, Kevin Rudd, is a “self-licking icecream” created by some at Sky News, former defence chief and former ambassador to the United States, Dennis Richardson says. Richardson told The Conversation on Wednesday that the ... <a title="Dennis Richardson accuses Sky News of creating a ‘self-licking ice cream’ to attack Kevin Rudd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/dennis-richardson-accuses-sky-news-of-creating-a-self-licking-ice-cream-to-attack-kevin-rudd-243582/" aria-label="Read more about Dennis Richardson accuses Sky News of creating a ‘self-licking ice cream’ to attack Kevin Rudd">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Sharam, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Shutterstock There are 184,100 people on social housing waiting lists around the country, reflecting the impact of declining homeownership and escalating private rents. However, building new social housing takes a lot of time and ... <a title="Want to slash social housing waitlists? We should allow tenants to swap homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/want-to-slash-social-housing-waitlists-we-should-allow-tenants-to-swap-homes-240662/" aria-label="Read more about Want to slash social housing waitlists? We should allow tenants to swap homes">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images With the protest hikoi from the far north moving through Auckland on its way to Wellington, it might be said ACT leader David Seymour has been granted his wish of generating an “important national conversation about the ... <a title="The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/the-treaty-principles-bill-is-already-straining-social-cohesion-a-referendum-could-be-worse-243568/" aria-label="Read more about The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney The Australian government has announced a plan to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. With bipartisan support, it’s likely to be passed by the end of the year. While some experts ... <a title="Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are crucial for kids’ social lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/online-games-should-not-be-included-in-australias-social-media-ban-they-are-crucial-for-kids-social-lives-243374/" aria-label="Read more about Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are crucial for kids’ social lives">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney The Australian government has announced a plan to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. With bipartisan support, it’s likely to be passed by the end of the year. While some experts ... <a title="Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are critical for kids’ social lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/online-games-should-not-be-included-in-australias-social-media-ban-they-are-critical-for-kids-social-lives-243374/" aria-label="Read more about Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are critical for kids’ social lives">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Bpk Maizal/Shutterstock Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body. This ... <a title="Corpse flowers and flesh flies: why so many plants and fungi stink like death warmed up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/corpse-flowers-and-flesh-flies-why-so-many-plants-and-fungi-stink-like-death-warmed-up-243572/" aria-label="Read more about Corpse flowers and flesh flies: why so many plants and fungi stink like death warmed up">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Edwards, Adjunct Research Fellow, Inclusive Futures, Griffith University Jokue-Photography/Shutterstock As another Australian summer approaches, many people are planning their holidays, looking forward to the joy travel brings. Yet for Australia’s 5.5 million people with a disability, what should be an exciting journey often becomes a significant ... <a title="Airports and travel hubs can be overwhelming for Autistic people. Here’s what could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/airports-and-travel-hubs-can-be-overwhelming-for-autistic-people-heres-what-could-help-243032/" aria-label="Read more about Airports and travel hubs can be overwhelming for Autistic people. Here’s what could help">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Murray, Emeritus Professor of Aviation, University of Southern Queensland At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia spewed a vast plume of volcanic ash into the air. But while would-be holiday makers are naturally upset ... <a title="Airlines cancel flights after volcanic eruptions. An aviation expert explains why that’s a good thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/airlines-cancel-flights-after-volcanic-eruptions-an-aviation-expert-explains-why-thats-a-good-thing-243576/" aria-label="Read more about Airlines cancel flights after volcanic eruptions. An aviation expert explains why that’s a good thing">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Chapman, Emeritus Professor, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University The Australian Greens have long argued tertiary students shouldn’t pay tuition charges. This means they want to see HECS – now called HELP – abolished. But following the Albanese government’s recent plans to wipe 20% ... <a title="The Greens want to cancel all student debt – but this will not make uni education ‘free’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/the-greens-want-to-cancel-all-student-debt-but-this-will-not-make-uni-education-free-243361/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens want to cancel all student debt – but this will not make uni education ‘free’">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Fewster, Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of South Australia Sam Oster/Restless Dance Theatre Much loved and respected Adelaide-based dancer, choreographer, director and producer Roz Hervey passed away last week. Her passing followed the diagnosis of motor neurone disease (MND) in 2022. In her gracious manner, Hervey ... <a title="‘I have seen how the arts has changed people’: remembering Roz Hervey and her contribution to Australian dance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/i-have-seen-how-the-arts-has-changed-people-remembering-roz-hervey-and-her-contribution-to-australian-dance-243449/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I have seen how the arts has changed people’: remembering Roz Hervey and her contribution to Australian dance">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Susan Santa Maria, Shutterstock Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, year on year. This sobering reality will be presented to world leaders today at the international climate conference COP29 in ... <a title="Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/global-carbon-emissions-inch-upwards-in-2024-despite-progress-on-evs-renewables-and-deforestation-243133/" aria-label="Read more about Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation">Read more</a>
