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April 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Wong, Forrest Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia Have you ever wondered if there are more insects out at night than during the day? We set out to answer this question by combing through the scientific literature. We searched for meaningful comparisons ... <a title="Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/19/things-that-go-buzz-in-the-night-our-global-study-found-there-really-are-more-insects-out-after-dark-226014/" aria-label="Read more about Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol T Kulik, Research Professor, University of South Australia IR Stone/Shutterstock In Australia, it’s not the done thing to know – let alone ask – what our colleagues are paid. Yet, it’s easy to see how pay transparency can make pay systems fairer and more effective. With ... <a title="Why don’t Australians talk about their salaries? Pay transparency and fairness go hand-in-hand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/19/why-dont-australians-talk-about-their-salaries-pay-transparency-and-fairness-go-hand-in-hand-224067/" aria-label="Read more about Why don’t Australians talk about their salaries? Pay transparency and fairness go hand-in-hand">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When ASIO boss Mike Burgess delivered his annual threat assessment earlier this year, he stressed the rising danger posed by espionage and foreign interference. “In 2024, threats to our way of life have surpassed terrorism as Australia’s principal security concern,” ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Ethnic tensions will complicate the Albanese government’s multicultural policy reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/grattan-on-friday-ethnic-tensions-will-complicate-the-albanese-governments-multicultural-policy-reform-228188/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Ethnic tensions will complicate the Albanese government’s multicultural policy reform">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Midjourney image by T.J. Thomson As more than half of Australian office workers report using generative artificial intelligence (AI) for work, we’re starting to see this technology affect every part of society, from banking and ... <a title="Visualising the 1800s or designing wedding invitations: 6 ways you can use AI beyond generating text" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/visualising-the-1800s-or-designing-wedding-invitations-6-ways-you-can-use-ai-beyond-generating-text-228089/" aria-label="Read more about Visualising the 1800s or designing wedding invitations: 6 ways you can use AI beyond generating text">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Nicole Sharwood, Injury epidemiologist | Expert Witness, UNSW Sydney Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock Injuries are the leading cause of disability and death among Australian children and adolescents. At least a quarter of all emergency department presentations during childhood are injury-related. Injuries can be unintentional (falls, road crashes, drowning, ... <a title="Falls, fractures and self-harm: 4 charts on how kids’ injury risk changes over time and differs for boys and girls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/falls-fractures-and-self-harm-4-charts-on-how-kids-injury-risk-changes-over-time-and-differs-for-boys-and-girls-228096/" aria-label="Read more about Falls, fractures and self-harm: 4 charts on how kids’ injury risk changes over time and differs for boys and girls">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Winkler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University Shutterstock/Ground Picture Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a draft NDIS ... <a title="Choice and control: will NDIS reforms mean people with disability don’t get to decide who they live with?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/choice-and-control-will-ndis-reforms-mean-people-with-disability-dont-get-to-decide-who-they-live-with-227580/" aria-label="Read more about Choice and control: will NDIS reforms mean people with disability don’t get to decide who they live with?">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salman Shooshtarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Salman Shooshtarian Asbestos has been found in mulch used for playgrounds, schools, parks and gardens across Sydney and Melbourne. Local communities naturally fear for the health of their loved ones. Exposure to asbestos is ... <a title="Asbestos in playground mulch: how to avoid a repeat of this circular economy scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/asbestos-in-playground-mulch-how-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-this-circular-economy-scandal-227766/" aria-label="Read more about Asbestos in playground mulch: how to avoid a repeat of this circular economy scandal">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Cloudy Designs/Shutterstock Right now, there’s a global race underway. The goal: bring back manufacturing and energy jobs as the energy transition speeds up. In 2022, America launched its mammoth Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act. Japan followed suit ... <a title="Could Albanese’s bet on homegrown green industries be the boost our regions deserve?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/could-albaneses-bet-on-homegrown-green-industries-be-the-boost-our-regions-deserve-227903/" aria-label="Read more about Could Albanese’s bet on homegrown green industries be the boost our regions deserve?">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University There have been a lot of defence announcements recently about buying new equipment, building up Australia’s manufacturing capabilities, creating local jobs, new legislation to support AUKUS and even a new defence chief. In many respects, these simply reflect that ... <a title="Australia’s new defence strategy is big on ideas, but lacks one key ingredient: well-trained soldiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/australias-new-defence-strategy-is-big-on-ideas-but-lacks-one-key-ingredient-well-trained-soldiers-228185/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new defence strategy is big on ideas, but lacks one key ingredient: well-trained soldiers">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney Steve Smith, one of this generation’s finest batters, has conquered much of the cricketing world during his career, and he now has set his sights on a new frontier: the United States. Yes, Smith has signed ... <a title="What does Steve Smith’s Stateside signing mean for cricket in the US – and Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/what-does-steve-smiths-stateside-signing-mean-for-cricket-in-the-us-and-australia-227895/" aria-label="Read more about What does Steve Smith’s Stateside signing mean for cricket in the US – and Australia?">Read more</a>
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April 18, 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 Shutterstock The Uluru Statement from the Heart set out the aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for “Voice, Treaty, Truth”, in that order, to reconfigure the relationship ... <a title="How can we have truth-telling without the Voice? Our research shows a way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/how-can-we-have-truth-telling-without-the-voice-our-research-shows-a-way-forward-226511/" aria-label="Read more about How can we have truth-telling without the Voice? Our research shows a way forward">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn E Wood, Associate Professor in Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images You don’t need to look hard right now to see concerns about Aotearoa New Zealand’s education system. Declining performance in international testing has been noted in mathematics, reading and science. ... <a title="NZ education scores must improve – but another polarising ideological pivot isn’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/nz-education-scores-must-improve-but-another-polarising-ideological-pivot-isnt-the-answer-227661/" aria-label="Read more about NZ education scores must improve – but another polarising ideological pivot isn’t the answer">Read more</a>
