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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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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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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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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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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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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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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>
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August 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tapani Rinta-Kahila, ARC DECRA Fellow / Lecturer in Business Information Systems, The University of Queensland Summit Art Creations/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) is enjoying a long moment in the spotlight. But debate continues over whether it’s a “shortcut to utopia” or possible harbinger of the end of the ... <a title="Artificial intelligence is taking the consulting industry by storm – should we be concerned?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/artificial-intelligence-is-taking-the-consulting-industry-by-storm-should-we-be-concerned-232149/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial intelligence is taking the consulting industry by storm – should we be concerned?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dodd, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to continue controlling his company from beyond the grave would be better labelled Project Hegemony, than Harmony, because it’s designed to cement one sibling’s dominance over the others and shield the ... <a title="Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan reveals a lot about his empire – and most of it is not pretty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/rupert-murdochs-succession-plan-reveals-a-lot-about-his-empire-and-most-of-it-is-not-pretty-235583/" aria-label="Read more about Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan reveals a lot about his empire – and most of it is not pretty">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed to inflict “harsh punishment” on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of the top Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. Haniyeh’s killing is a critical escalation in the already ... <a title="Iran has vowed ‘harsh punishment’ for Ismail Haniyeh’s killing, but how likely is all-out war with Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/iran-has-vowed-harsh-punishment-for-ismail-haniyehs-killing-but-how-likely-is-all-out-war-with-israel-235896/" aria-label="Read more about Iran has vowed ‘harsh punishment’ for Ismail Haniyeh’s killing, but how likely is all-out war with Israel?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Blackwood, Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Even if you weren’t lucky enough to spot the aurora light shows visible across southern Australia this week (and which may potentially reappear in coming days), you probably did encounter the onslaught of online news articles and photos that ... <a title="Smartphones allow us to capture nature like never before – but are they also distorting our view?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/smartphones-allow-us-to-capture-nature-like-never-before-but-are-they-also-distorting-our-view-230550/" aria-label="Read more about Smartphones allow us to capture nature like never before – but are they also distorting our view?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caleb Ferguson, Professor of Nursing; Director of Health Innnovations, University of Wollongong LightField Studios/shutterstock Wearable trackers and monitors (such as smartwatches) are increasingly popular and sophisticated. For people living with heart conditions, they can provide important information, including updates about abnormalities in heart rate and rhythm. But ... <a title="Is your smartwatch making you anxious? Wearables can lead people to stress more about their health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/is-your-smartwatch-making-you-anxious-wearables-can-lead-people-to-stress-more-about-their-health-235596/" aria-label="Read more about Is your smartwatch making you anxious? Wearables can lead people to stress more about their health">Read more</a>
