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September 10, 2024
Student Justice for Palestine Pōneke After almost a year of consistent pressure from the student body, the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Foundation has announced its divestment from all Israeli government bonds and shares of companies listed in Israel. The foundation had previously reported having close to $50,000 invested in Israeli government bonds, which finance ... <a title="Student pressure forces Victoria University Foundation to divest from Israeli bonds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/student-pressure-forces-victoria-university-foundation-to-divest-from-israeli-bonds/" aria-label="Read more about Student pressure forces Victoria University Foundation to divest from Israeli bonds">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel Easthope, Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney ProximaStudio/Shutterstock Ten of Australia’s leading consumer groups have now written to the federal treasurer calling for an urgent inquiry into Australia’s strata management industry. The open letter from Choice, the Owners Corporation Network, the Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby ... <a title="Many strata managers who handle apartments are conflicted: here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/many-strata-managers-who-handle-apartments-are-conflicted-heres-how-238683/" aria-label="Read more about Many strata managers who handle apartments are conflicted: here’s how">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been late out of the blocks on a ban on children accessing social media. Now that he has promised to act, pledging to introduce legislation this year, the question is whether it will be passed ... <a title="View from the Hill: Social media age ban all to the good, but can Albanese deliver before election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/view-from-the-hill-social-media-age-ban-all-to-the-good-but-can-albanese-deliver-before-election-238686/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Social media age ban all to the good, but can Albanese deliver before election?">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has announced it will ban children from accessing social media. This follows work by the South Australian government, which commissioned a report on implementing a ban. That report was done by Robert French, the former High Court ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Robert French on the realities of a social media age ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-robert-french-on-the-realities-of-a-social-media-age-ban-238689/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Robert French on the realities of a social media age ban">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne World Bank president Ajay Banga is in Canberra this week. It’s the first time a World Bank president has visited Australia in seven years. Why is he here? It goes to the heart of the World ... <a title="1.2 billion young people will need a job in the next 10 years. The World Bank is trying to help them find one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/1-2-billion-young-people-will-need-a-job-in-the-next-10-years-the-world-bank-is-trying-to-help-them-find-one-238587/" aria-label="Read more about 1.2 billion young people will need a job in the next 10 years. The World Bank is trying to help them find one">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Ramon Cliff/Shutterstock The goal of the 2021 Global Methane Pledge is bold: cut methane emissions by 30% by the end of the decade. This is to buy us vital time to work on cutting ... <a title="Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/methane-emissions-are-at-new-highs-it-could-put-us-on-a-dangerous-climate-path-237809/" aria-label="Read more about Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Weidemann, Associate Professor in Psychological Science, Western Sydney University Fascinadora/Shutterstock Many of us try to eat more fruits and vegetables and less ultra-processed food. But why is sticking to your goals so hard? High-fat, sugar-rich and salty foods are simply so enjoyable to eat. And it’s ... <a title="What causes food cravings? And what can we do about them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/what-causes-food-cravings-and-what-can-we-do-about-them-237035/" aria-label="Read more about What causes food cravings? And what can we do about them?">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Chekunov, PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide Sebastian Chekunov Trade in “exotic” pets from foreign countries is a global multibillion-dollar industry. Australian species are highly sought after. Australia banned the commercial export of all live native animals in 1982. But once wildlife is ... <a title="We found one in six Australian reptile species traded as pets overseas, despite the export ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/we-found-one-in-six-australian-reptile-species-traded-as-pets-overseas-despite-the-export-ban-229723/" aria-label="Read more about We found one in six Australian reptile species traded as pets overseas, despite the export ban">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal opposition has torpedoed Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ attempt to get a bipartisan deal to install a specialist monetary policy board in the Reserve Bank, claiming the reform would enable the treasurer to “stack” the new board. Chalmers said shadow ... <a title="Coalition torpedoes bipartisan deal on Reserve Bank monetary policy board" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/coalition-torpedoes-bipartisan-deal-on-reserve-bank-monetary-policy-board-238685/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition torpedoes bipartisan deal on Reserve Bank monetary policy board">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University LBeddoe/Shutterstock The federal government has committed to a national plan to ban children from social media. Details are still scarce. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has acknowledged that “no government is going to be able to protect ... <a title="Social media is like sex – young people need education, not unrealistic bans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/social-media-is-like-sex-young-people-need-education-not-unrealistic-bans-238680/" aria-label="Read more about Social media is like sex – young people need education, not unrealistic bans">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Faith Gordon, Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University Shutterstock The vast expanse of internet connectivity, online media, social media platforms, gaming platforms, and new forms and uses of artificial intelligence (AI) have opened enormous opportunities for commerce and communication. The sheer convenience and ubiquity of online ... <a title="Kids are digital natives. They have ideas to help protect children from being harmed online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/kids-are-digital-natives-they-have-ideas-to-help-protect-children-from-being-harmed-online-237869/" aria-label="Read more about Kids are digital natives. They have ideas to help protect children from being harmed online">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Crozier-De Rosa, Professor in History, University of Wollongong Stan At 16, Kathryn Joy applied for a passport. To do this, they had to obtain their mother’s death certificate. After growing up in a house in which their father had killed their mother – an act he ... <a title="The documentary Killjoy captures the personal and the political of family violence and gender activism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/the-documentary-killjoy-captures-the-personal-and-the-political-of-family-violence-and-gender-activism-238546/" aria-label="Read more about The documentary Killjoy captures the personal and the political of family violence and gender activism">Read more</a>
