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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney Scherbinator, Shutterstock Every year in Australia, people driving into floodwaters drown and many more are rescued. Do you know what to do when there’s water on the road? We ... <a title="Just 15 centimetres of water can float a car – but we are failing to educate drivers about the dangers of floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/just-15-centimetres-of-water-can-float-a-car-but-we-are-failing-to-educate-drivers-about-the-dangers-of-floodwaters-233116/" aria-label="Read more about Just 15 centimetres of water can float a car – but we are failing to educate drivers about the dangers of floodwaters">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Orson Elitok/Shutterstock Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Bill Shorten, has proposed a number of policy changes to the scheme. It is hoped these will ensure its sustainability for future generations. ... <a title="First an autism diagnosis then a clinician’s office – how the evidence supports a different approach for families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/first-an-autism-diagnosis-then-a-clinicians-office-how-the-evidence-supports-a-different-approach-for-families-233106/" aria-label="Read more about First an autism diagnosis then a clinician’s office – how the evidence supports a different approach for families">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney Julie Rrap, Disclosures: A Photographic Construct (detail), 1982, installation view. Julie Rrap: Past Continuous, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2024, black and white archival prints, colour cibachrome prints, Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased 1994. Image courtesy the ... <a title="‘Not just as we are, but as we have been and as we will be’: the time-warping brilliance of Australian artist Julie Rrap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/not-just-as-we-are-but-as-we-have-been-and-as-we-will-be-the-time-warping-brilliance-of-australian-artist-julie-rrap-233094/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not just as we are, but as we have been and as we will be’: the time-warping brilliance of Australian artist Julie Rrap">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University When Robert Menzies was out of office in 1943, in between prime ministerships, he was thinking about the future of non-Labor politics in wartime Australia. He read Edmund Burke’s book Thought on the Present Discontents. In it, Burke ... <a title="With its nuclear energy policy, Peter Dutton seems to have forgotten the Liberal Party’s core beliefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/with-its-nuclear-energy-policy-peter-dutton-seems-to-have-forgotten-the-liberal-partys-core-beliefs-233444/" aria-label="Read more about With its nuclear energy policy, Peter Dutton seems to have forgotten the Liberal Party’s core beliefs">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Kingham, Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury georgeclerk/Getty Images Only last year, all the talk was about lowering speed limits to save lives as part of the previous Labour government’s Road to Zero policy. Even motoring advocacy group the Automobile Association was calling for continued ... <a title="Give way: 5 reasons why the government should slow down on raising speed limits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/give-way-5-reasons-why-the-government-should-slow-down-on-raising-speed-limits-233774/" aria-label="Read more about Give way: 5 reasons why the government should slow down on raising speed limits">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Beckett, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation – School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney Darina Belonogova/Pexels Do you struggle to eat your fruits and vegetables? You are not alone. Less than 5% of Australians eat the recommended serves of fresh produce each day (with ... <a title="Can you drink your fruit and vegetables? How does juice compare to the whole food?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/can-you-drink-your-fruit-and-vegetables-how-does-juice-compare-to-the-whole-food-205222/" aria-label="Read more about Can you drink your fruit and vegetables? How does juice compare to the whole food?">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Yurchanka Siarhei / Shutterstock Last week, several major record labels filed copyright infringement lawsuits in US courts against the makers of two generative AI music apps, Suno and Udio. The labels allege the AI companies have engaged in ... <a title="Record labels are suing tech companies for copying classic songs – and the results could shape the legal future of generative AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/record-labels-are-suing-tech-companies-for-copying-classic-songs-and-the-results-could-shape-the-legal-future-of-generative-ai-233465/" aria-label="Read more about Record labels are suing tech companies for copying classic songs – and the results could shape the legal future of generative AI">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Douglas, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock We recently surveyed thousands of young Australians about their experiences of strangulation (or choking) during sex and found more than half (57%) reported being strangled by a partner during sex. About half (51%) said they had strangled ... <a title="More than half of Australian young people are using strangulation during sex: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/more-than-half-of-australian-young-people-are-using-strangulation-during-sex-new-research-231269/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of Australian young people are using strangulation during sex: new research">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Foley, Associate Lecturer & PhD Candidate, La Trobe University, La Trobe University The machinations of the Australian Labor Party machine are back in the spotlight this week, with Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman crossing the floor to support a Greens-backed motion calling for the Australian Senate ... <a title="Fatima Payman breached ‘caucus solidarity’. What does this mean and why is it so significant?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/fatima-payman-breached-caucus-solidarity-what-does-this-mean-and-why-is-it-so-significant-233660/" aria-label="Read more about Fatima Payman breached ‘caucus solidarity’. What does this mean and why is it so significant?">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Keddie, Professor, Education, Deakin University Eren Li/Pexels , CC BY Public debates at the moment are awash with concerns about young men’s sexist and unsafe behaviour online. This includes reports of school students making AI deep fake pornography of their peers, ranking female classmates as well ... <a title="‘I don’t really wanna consume his content’: what do young Australian men think of Andrew Tate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/i-dont-really-wanna-consume-his-content-what-do-young-australian-men-think-of-andrew-tate-233654/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t really wanna consume his content’: what do young Australian men think of Andrew Tate?">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sven Teske, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney The Coalition’s pledge to build seven nuclear reactors, if elected, would represent a huge shift in energy policy for Australia. It also poses serious questions about whether this nation can meet its international climate obligations. ... <a title="Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ may blow out by 40% under the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan – and that’s the best-case scenario" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/australias-carbon-budget-may-blow-out-by-40-under-the-coalitions-nuclear-energy-plan-and-thats-the-best-case-scenario-233108/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ may blow out by 40% under the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan – and that’s the best-case scenario">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Pro-stock Studio/Shutterstock Five weeks annual leave is an idea whose time may have come. A decade ago, a Productivity Commission inquiry into Australia’s industrial relations system, recommended governments periodically “examine whether there are any grounds for extending the ... <a title="Increasing annual leave to five weeks would cost employers less than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/02/increasing-annual-leave-to-five-weeks-would-cost-employers-less-than-you-might-think-233441/" aria-label="Read more about Increasing annual leave to five weeks would cost employers less than you might think">Read more</a>
