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Year: 2024

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Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate

August 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Community-level opposition to marriage equality and the stress that came with it is still making some Australians in same-sex relationships sick years after the vote, our study suggests. In research published ... <a title="Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/stigma-around-same-sex-marriage-affected-australians-health-heres-what-happened-in-your-electorate-234357/" aria-label="Read more about Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate">Read more</a>

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Owner beware: 4 reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good

August 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Accounting and Capital, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington. To sell, or not to sell – that is the question various governments have asked since Kiwibank was established in 2002. Now it’s the turn of the current National-led coalition to ... <a title="Owner beware: 4 reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/owner-beware-4-reasons-why-selling-part-of-kiwibank-could-do-more-harm-than-good-235885/" aria-label="Read more about Owner beware: 4 reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good">Read more</a>

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The good news is most of us pay low effective tax rates on an extra day’s work, even including means tests and childcare

August 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University Pormezz/Shutterstock Australia’s top marginal tax rate is 47% (45% plus Medicare levy), but some of us face a so-called effective marginal tax rate that’s much higher. Effective rates include everything that is lost as ... <a title="The good news is most of us pay low effective tax rates on an extra day’s work, even including means tests and childcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/the-good-news-is-most-of-us-pay-low-effective-tax-rates-on-an-extra-days-work-even-including-means-tests-and-childcare-235677/" aria-label="Read more about The good news is most of us pay low effective tax rates on an extra day’s work, even including means tests and childcare">Read more</a>

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Meta just launched the largest ‘open’ AI model in history. Here’s why it matters

August 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Seyedali Mirjalili, Professor, Director of Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimisation, Torrens University Australia In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), a battle is underway. On one side are companies that believe in keeping the datasets and algorithms behind their advanced software private and confidential. On ... <a title="Meta just launched the largest ‘open’ AI model in history. Here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/meta-just-launched-the-largest-open-ai-model-in-history-heres-why-it-matters-235689/" aria-label="Read more about Meta just launched the largest ‘open’ AI model in history. Here’s why it matters">Read more</a>

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Ride a bus, take a package with you – how crowdshipping reduces the impacts of millions of deliveries

August 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynette Cheah, Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport, University of the Sunshine Coast 2p2play/Shutterstock With the rise in e-commerce, 161 billion parcels were delivered worldwide in 2022, doubling in just four years. In Australia, more households are shopping online than ever before. In 2023, 5.6 million households ... <a title="Ride a bus, take a package with you – how crowdshipping reduces the impacts of millions of deliveries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/ride-a-bus-take-a-package-with-you-how-crowdshipping-reduces-the-impacts-of-millions-of-deliveries-234556/" aria-label="Read more about Ride a bus, take a package with you – how crowdshipping reduces the impacts of millions of deliveries">Read more</a>

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Kids’ sport always cancelled due to rain-soaked grounds? Green infrastructure can help

August 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jua Cilliers, Head of School of Built Environment, Professor of Urban Planning, University of Technology Sydney Stephan Langhans/Shutterstock It’s been a rainy winter in many parts of Australia, wreaking havoc on kids’ sporting competitions. As mums, it has been frustrating to see so many of our kids’ ... <a title="Kids’ sport always cancelled due to rain-soaked grounds? Green infrastructure can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/kids-sport-always-cancelled-due-to-rain-soaked-grounds-green-infrastructure-can-help-235109/" aria-label="Read more about Kids’ sport always cancelled due to rain-soaked grounds? Green infrastructure can help">Read more</a>

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Trump is plain ‘weird’: how Kamala Harris’ meme-fied campaign is leveraging social media and Gen Z culture

August 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ava Kalinauskas, Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Kamala HQ/Twitter Last week, presumptive US Democratic nominee Kamala Harris delivered one of the most important messages of her presidential campaign so far: I’ve heard that recently I’ve been on the ‘For You’ page, so I ... <a title="Trump is plain ‘weird’: how Kamala Harris’ meme-fied campaign is leveraging social media and Gen Z culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/trump-is-plain-weird-how-kamala-harris-meme-fied-campaign-is-leveraging-social-media-and-gen-z-culture-235779/" aria-label="Read more about Trump is plain ‘weird’: how Kamala Harris’ meme-fied campaign is leveraging social media and Gen Z culture">Read more</a>

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NZME cops criticism after using AI to write rugby editorial

August 2, 2024

RNZ News Media publisher NZME has come under fire for admitting it used artificial intelligence to create editorials that ran in the Weekend Herald and other publications, with a media commentator saying it “can only damage trust”. RNZ’s Mediawatch revealed late yesterday that NZME had used AI to write an editorial about “Who the All ... <a title="NZME cops criticism after using AI to write rugby editorial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/nzme-cops-criticism-after-using-ai-to-write-rugby-editorial/" aria-label="Read more about NZME cops criticism after using AI to write rugby editorial">Read more</a>

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Why Israel assassinated Haniyeh – desperation over Gaza failure

August 1, 2024

ANALYSIS: By Ramzy Baroud Israel’s assassination of the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, on yesterday is part of Tel Aviv’s overall desperate search for a wider conflict. It is a criminal act that reeks of desperation. Almost immediately after the start of the Gaza war on October 7, Israel hoped to ... <a title="Why Israel assassinated Haniyeh – desperation over Gaza failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/why-israel-assassinated-haniyeh-desperation-over-gaza-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Why Israel assassinated Haniyeh – desperation over Gaza failure">Read more</a>

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The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools. What does this mean for students with disability?

August 1, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda J. Graham, Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology We have just received the long-awaited response from the Australian government to the disability royal commission’s final report. One of the most controversial aspects of the final report was a split ... <a title="The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools. What does this mean for students with disability?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/the-federal-government-has-only-noted-a-call-to-end-special-schools-what-does-this-mean-for-students-with-disability-235958/" aria-label="Read more about The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools. What does this mean for students with disability?">Read more</a>

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Kanak great chief resigns from New Caledonia’s customary Senate

August 1, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Kanak great chief has announced his resignation from New Caledonia’s customary Senate. Hippolyte Sinewami Htamumu once presided over the 16-member traditional Senate of chiefs, which was set up as part of the implementation of the Nouméa Accord signed in 1998. Sinewami, in announcing his resignation, ... <a title="Kanak great chief resigns from New Caledonia’s customary Senate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/kanak-great-chief-resigns-from-new-caledonias-customary-senate/" aria-label="Read more about Kanak great chief resigns from New Caledonia’s customary Senate">Read more</a>

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Cultural clashes can make it harder for immigrants to parent. Better support can improve their child’s mental health

August 1, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Yap, Professor of Psychology, Monash University Alicia Vasudev/Shutterstock More than 10% of children and young people worldwide have a diagnosable mental health problem. If these problems are not detected and treated, children may suffer the same or other mental health problems in adulthood. So, preventing mental ... <a title="Cultural clashes can make it harder for immigrants to parent. Better support can improve their child’s mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/cultural-clashes-can-make-it-harder-for-immigrants-to-parent-better-support-can-improve-their-childs-mental-health-229907/" aria-label="Read more about Cultural clashes can make it harder for immigrants to parent. Better support can improve their child’s mental health">Read more</a>