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Year: 2024

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Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business

September 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Syed Shams, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock As the world grapples with the intensifying challenges of climate change, businesses are under increasing pressure to take action. To avert catastrophe, this will have to go beyond merely complying with new regulations and minimum standards. Business ... <a title="Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/bold-climate-action-benefits-more-than-just-the-environment-its-also-great-for-business-237771/" aria-label="Read more about Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business">Read more</a>

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Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?

September 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Schokman, Research Fellow, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Courtesy of Prime What do you know about narcolepsy? As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about it, or if you have, your perception may have been formed ... <a title="Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/narcolepsy-is-reduced-to-a-punch-line-in-pop-culture-what-does-that-mean-for-people-who-live-with-it-235600/" aria-label="Read more about Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?">Read more</a>

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Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tariq Choucair, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Authorities in Brazil, the country with the world’s fifth largest number of internet users, have banned the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The ban came into effect over the weekend. It ... <a title="Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/brazil-just-banned-x-could-other-countries-follow-suit-237960/" aria-label="Read more about Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s ... <a title="View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/view-from-the-hill-australians-dont-need-to-be-told-high-interest-rates-are-smashing-the-economy-but-is-there-an-alternative-237969/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?">Read more</a>

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Is still water better for you than sparkling water?

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock Still or sparkling? It’s a question you’ll commonly hear in a café or restaurant and you probably have a preference. But is there any difference for your health? If you love the fizz, here’s why ... <a title="Is still water better for you than sparkling water?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/is-still-water-better-for-you-than-sparkling-water-237125/" aria-label="Read more about Is still water better for you than sparkling water?">Read more</a>

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Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Winter has ended dramatically across Australia’s southern states, as fierce winds and storms usher in spring. Over the weekend, intense winds from a powerful cold front brought down trees, damaged powerlines, brought ... <a title="Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/worried-about-your-trees-after-the-windstorms-here-are-7-signs-you-might-be-at-risk-237963/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk">Read more</a>

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After working for the RBA for 30 years, here’s how I’d make it more accountable

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University, Macquarie University How can we tell if the Reserve Bank of Australia – which sets the interest rates that shape our national and household budgets – is doing a good job? That’s partly what the Albanese government set out ... <a title="After working for the RBA for 30 years, here’s how I’d make it more accountable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/after-working-for-the-rba-for-30-years-heres-how-id-make-it-more-accountable-237958/" aria-label="Read more about After working for the RBA for 30 years, here’s how I’d make it more accountable">Read more</a>

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What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Harvey, UQ Amplify Research Fellow, The University of Queensland The full significance of Harry Mosby’s silver-medal win in the men’s discus at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Canada was unrecognised for 45 years: Paralympics Australia thought he was a Western Australian. In truth, Mosby was a ... <a title="What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/what-a-forgotten-torres-strait-island-paralympian-teaches-us-about-representation-achievement-and-history-232587/" aria-label="Read more about What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history">Read more</a>

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Truth telling or economic development? To deliver for Indigenous people, the government must do both

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney In August, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the Garma Festival and announced the government’s new Indigenous policy direction. This agenda rises from the ashes of the Voice to Parliament ... <a title="Truth telling or economic development? To deliver for Indigenous people, the government must do both" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/truth-telling-or-economic-development-to-deliver-for-indigenous-people-the-government-must-do-both-236397/" aria-label="Read more about Truth telling or economic development? To deliver for Indigenous people, the government must do both">Read more</a>

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‘Room for everyone’: how Kīngi Tūheitia’s message of unity offered an alternative to divisive Treaty politics

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Mouners gather at Turangawaewae Marae, August 30. Getty Images The numbers attending the tangihanga for Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII attest not only to ... <a title="‘Room for everyone’: how Kīngi Tūheitia’s message of unity offered an alternative to divisive Treaty politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/room-for-everyone-how-kingi-tuheitias-message-of-unity-offered-an-alternative-to-divisive-treaty-politics-237852/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Room for everyone’: how Kīngi Tūheitia’s message of unity offered an alternative to divisive Treaty politics">Read more</a>

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Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted August 26–30 from a sample of 1,263, had a 50–50 two-party tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from the previous Newspoll three ... <a title="Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/newspoll-remains-tied-at-50-50-but-albaneses-net-approval-slumps-237549/" aria-label="Read more about Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps">Read more</a>

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The NDIS is failing profoundly disabled people who are stuck in group homes. Here’s how to fix this

September 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Bennett, Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute Reshetnikov_art/Shutterstock The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with disability. For the first time, many can get the help they need to live more independently and be part of society. And ... <a title="The NDIS is failing profoundly disabled people who are stuck in group homes. Here’s how to fix this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/the-ndis-is-failing-profoundly-disabled-people-who-are-stuck-in-group-homes-heres-how-to-fix-this-237744/" aria-label="Read more about The NDIS is failing profoundly disabled people who are stuck in group homes. Here’s how to fix this">Read more</a>