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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will fund a 15% pay increase for early childhood educators – tying it to centres agreeing to not increase their fees by more than 4.4% over the next year. The pay rise will be phased in over ... <a title="Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/albanese-government-to-fund-15-pay-rise-for-childcare-workforce-with-a-condition-236327/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock A growing number of complaints against older doctors has prompted the Medical Board of Australia to announce today that it’s reviewing how doctors aged 70 or older are regulated. Two new options are on the table. ... <a title="How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/how-olds-too-old-to-be-a-doctor-why-gps-and-surgeons-over-70-may-need-a-health-check-to-practise-236305/" aria-label="Read more about How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s address to the weekend Garma festival had a different tone from last year’s, when the Voice referendum was approaching. The Prime Minister is resetting policy, moving the focus to the economic empowerment of Indigenous communities as ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-pat-turner-on-indigenous-empowerment-closing-the-gap-and-future-indigenous-leadership-236321/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Graham, Associate Professor in Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology When the Australian public voted last year on whether to change the Constitution to establish an Indigenous Voice to parliament, it came after months of intense and sometimes bitter campaigning by both the “yes” and “no” ... <a title="I studied how rumours and misleading information spread on X during the Voice referendum. The results paint a worrying picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/i-studied-how-rumours-and-misleading-information-spread-on-x-during-the-voice-referendum-the-results-paint-a-worrying-picture-236220/" aria-label="Read more about I studied how rumours and misleading information spread on X during the Voice referendum. The results paint a worrying picture">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney A former teacher and football coach who a majority of Americans had never heard of before is now running for vice president of the United States alongside Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. While the two names ... <a title="From folksy Midwestern teacher to ‘cool dad’ meme machine: who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP running mate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/from-folksy-midwestern-teacher-to-cool-dad-meme-machine-who-is-tim-walz-kamala-harris-vp-running-mate-236053/" aria-label="Read more about From folksy Midwestern teacher to ‘cool dad’ meme machine: who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP running mate?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Jefferson, Lecturer in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University The Paris Olympics has proudly proclaimed to be the first games in 128 years to offer gender equality. This has been achieved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) providing an equal ... <a title="Is Paris 2024 really achieving its goals for gender equality?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/is-paris-2024-really-achieving-its-goals-for-gender-equality-235665/" aria-label="Read more about Is Paris 2024 really achieving its goals for gender equality?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Angelakis, PhD Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide Nathan Angelakis Across the world’s oceans, our knowledge of the seafloor is very limited. Mapping and studying deep, remote offshore areas is difficult, expensive and time-consuming. So much of the ocean has not yet been ... <a title="Sea lions wearing cameras and trackers map new habitats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/sea-lions-wearing-cameras-and-trackers-map-new-habitats-235956/" aria-label="Read more about Sea lions wearing cameras and trackers map new habitats">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Casswell, Professor of public health policy, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Rates of heavy drinking in Aotearoa New Zealand are starting to decline, matching trends seen in Europe. This may reflect greater awareness of the harm caused by alcohol, as well as financial pressures ... <a title="Heavy drinking in NZ is dropping – but not fast enough to stop the brutal legacy of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/heavy-drinking-in-nz-is-dropping-but-not-fast-enough-to-stop-the-brutal-legacy-of-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-235870/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy drinking in NZ is dropping – but not fast enough to stop the brutal legacy of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea Gardiner, Historian and PhD Scholar, The University of Melbourne State Library of New South Wales Most Australians have heard of Norman Lindsay’s fantastical children’s book The Magic Pudding (1918). Norman was one of ten talented siblings, many of whom became internationally renowned artists and writers during ... <a title="The Lindsays: how 10 siblings from the 19th century shaped Australian art and identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/the-lindsays-how-10-siblings-from-the-19th-century-shaped-australian-art-and-identity-235325/" aria-label="Read more about The Lindsays: how 10 siblings from the 19th century shaped Australian art and identity">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Tasos Katopodis/Getty The Democrats have discovered a secret sauce in their campaign against Donald Trump and the MAGA mob — suddenly media headlines are splashed with references to “weird”. For example: How Trump and Vance went from a ‘threat to ... <a title="How the US election turned ‘weird’ – and why it’s working for the Democrats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/how-the-us-election-turned-weird-and-why-its-working-for-the-democrats-235874/" aria-label="Read more about How the US election turned ‘weird’ – and why it’s working for the Democrats">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University After a 4.9-metre saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) killed a 40-year-old doctor in Far North Queensland this week, the illegal feeding of wild crocodiles has become a point of major concern. The victim was not feeding ... <a title="I’ve researched crocodile attacks for years. Videos of people feeding crocodiles at site of latest attack are deeply concerning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/ive-researched-crocodile-attacks-for-years-videos-of-people-feeding-crocodiles-at-site-of-latest-attack-are-deeply-concerning-236247/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve researched crocodile attacks for years. Videos of people feeding crocodiles at site of latest attack are deeply concerning">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle H Lim, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Sydney Nubelson Fernandes/Pexels One in four Australians report feeling lonely, according to our new report released this week from our research collaboration. The data builds on a large study we conducted last year on social connection. Together, the ... <a title="Financial hardship is the biggest driver of loneliness. Here’s why – and how to tackle it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/financial-hardship-is-the-biggest-driver-of-loneliness-heres-why-and-how-to-tackle-it-236135/" aria-label="Read more about Financial hardship is the biggest driver of loneliness. Here’s why – and how to tackle it">Read more</a>
