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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gwilym Croucher, Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade ... <a title="Universities Accord: many students could pay less for their higher education … eventually" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-many-students-could-pay-less-for-their-higher-education-eventually-224240/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord: many students could pay less for their higher education … eventually">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Kyle Gregory Devaras/Unsplash, CC BY The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade and beyond. It contains ... <a title="Universities Accord: ‘Gonski-style’ funding is on the table for higher education. This will see some unis gain more than others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-gonski-style-funding-is-on-the-table-for-higher-education-this-will-see-some-unis-gain-more-than-others-224246/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord: ‘Gonski-style’ funding is on the table for higher education. This will see some unis gain more than others">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Patfield, Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade and beyond. ... <a title="Universities Accord: the final report mentions ‘equity’ 200 times, but can it boost access for underrepresented groups?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-the-final-report-mentions-equity-200-times-but-can-it-boost-access-for-underrepresented-groups-224248/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord: the final report mentions ‘equity’ 200 times, but can it boost access for underrepresented groups?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Ireland, Education Editor, The Conversation, Australia Federal education Minister Jason Clare has released the highly-anticipated Universities Accord final report, billing it as a “blueprint” to change higher education for decades to come. It is the first broad review of the sector since 2008. As The University ... <a title="Universities Accord final report: what is it, and what does it recommend?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-final-report-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-recommend-224251/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord final report: what is it, and what does it recommend?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dwan Vilcins, Group leader, Environmental Epidemiology, Children’s Health Environment Program, The University of Queensland Bushfires are currently burning in Australian states including Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. In some areas, fire authorities have warned residents about the presence of smoke. Bushfire smoke is harmful to ... <a title="Bushfire smoke affects children differently. Here’s how to protect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/bushfire-smoke-affects-children-differently-heres-how-to-protect-them-215535/" aria-label="Read more about Bushfire smoke affects children differently. Here’s how to protect them">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, Associate Lecturer, Flinders University Warren/Unsplash Mother and family YouTube creator Ruby Franke was this week sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse. Franke came under fire from viewers many times throughout her time on YouTube ... <a title="YouTube influencer Ruby Franke will go to prison for child abuse. What are the ethics of family vlogging?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/youtube-influencer-ruby-franke-will-go-to-prison-for-child-abuse-what-are-the-ethics-of-family-vlogging-220847/" aria-label="Read more about YouTube influencer Ruby Franke will go to prison for child abuse. What are the ethics of family vlogging?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Booth, Research assistant, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock As misinformation and radicalisation rise, it’s tempting to look for something to blame: the internet, social media personalities, sensationalised political campaigns, religion, or conspiracy theories. And once we’ve settled on a cause, solutions usually follow: do more fact-checking, ... <a title="How people get sucked into misinformation rabbit holes – and how to get them out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/how-people-get-sucked-into-misinformation-rabbit-holes-and-how-to-get-them-out-223717/" aria-label="Read more about How people get sucked into misinformation rabbit holes – and how to get them out">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liyana Kayali, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney Around 1.5 million Palestinian civilians are currently squeezed into the southern Gaza city of Rafah after repeatedly being forced by Israeli bombardment and ground assaults to evacuate further and further south. The town, which originally had a population of ... <a title="Why Egypt refuses to open its border to Palestinians forcibly displaced from Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/why-egypt-refuses-to-open-its-border-to-palestinians-forcibly-displaced-from-gaza-223735/" aria-label="Read more about Why Egypt refuses to open its border to Palestinians forcibly displaced from Gaza">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sian Troath, Postdoctoral Fellow, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury There is little doubt the National-led coalition is showing greater interest in the AUKUS security agreement, with Australian officials due to visit New Zealand later this year to brief the government. So far, much of ... <a title="Joining AUKUS could boost NZ’s poor research and technology spending – but at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/joining-aukus-could-boost-nzs-poor-research-and-technology-spending-but-at-what-cost-223719/" aria-label="Read more about Joining AUKUS could boost NZ’s poor research and technology spending – but at what cost?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abby Mellick Lopes, Associate Professor, Design Studies, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney Sebastian Pfautsch/Western Sydney University Weather extremes driven by climate change hit low-income communities harder. The reasons include poor housing and lack of access to safe and comfortable public spaces. This ... <a title="When homes already hit 40°C inside, it’s better to draw on residents’ local know-how than plan for climate change from above" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/when-homes-already-hit-40-c-inside-its-better-to-draw-on-residents-local-know-how-than-plan-for-climate-change-from-above-221870/" aria-label="Read more about When homes already hit 40°C inside, it’s better to draw on residents’ local know-how than plan for climate change from above">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Kate Kelly, PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University Coles and Woolworths, the supermarket chains that together control almost two-thirds of the Australian grocery market, are facing unprecedented scrutiny. One recent inquiry, commissioned by the Australian Council of Trade Unions ... <a title="The secret sauce of Coles’ and Woolworths’ profits: high-tech surveillance and control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/the-secret-sauce-of-coles-and-woolworths-profits-high-tech-surveillance-and-control-224076/" aria-label="Read more about The secret sauce of Coles’ and Woolworths’ profits: high-tech surveillance and control">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Roycroft, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University The newly described western delicate mouse. Ian Bool Australia can lay claim to two new native mammal species, discovered as part of our collaborative research published today in the journal Molecular Ecology. Australia has some of the most unique ... <a title="We discovered two new Australian native mammals – the first of their kind this century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/we-discovered-two-new-australian-native-mammals-the-first-of-their-kind-this-century-223740/" aria-label="Read more about We discovered two new Australian native mammals – the first of their kind this century">Read more</a>
