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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Thursday’s budget update will forecast one million jobs will be created over the next four years and unemployment will fall to 4.25% by June 2023. In an upbeat economic assessment, the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook will estimate that more ... <a title="Budget update forecasts unemployment falling to 4.25% by mid-2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/budget-update-forecasts-unemployment-falling-to-4-25-by-mid-2023-173851/" aria-label="Read more about Budget update forecasts unemployment falling to 4.25% by mid-2023">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Zhang, Lecturer, Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, Macquarie University Shutterstock Many Australians have never heard of the Pension Loans Scheme, and many more assume it’s just for pensioners, which is understandable given its name. That’s why the government is poised to rename it the ... <a title="That reverse mortgage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/that-reverse-mortgage-scheme-the-government-is-about-to-re-announce-how-does-it-work-171671/" aria-label="Read more about That reverse mortgage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Zhang, Lecturer, Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, Macquarie University Shutterstock Many Australians have never heard of the Pension Loans Scheme, and many more assume it’s just for pensioners, which is understandable given its name. That’s why the government is reportedly poised to give it ... <a title="That reverse mortage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/that-reverse-mortage-scheme-the-government-is-about-to-re-announce-how-does-it-work-171671/" aria-label="Read more about That reverse mortage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Hine, Lecturer in Criminology, University of the Sunshine Coast Last week, it was announced police in South Wales and Gwent would be the first in the UK to deploy real-time facial recognition technology (FRT) in a mobile app. The app allows police officers to rapidly identify ... <a title="Information is key to public support for police use of facial recognition technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/information-is-key-to-public-support-for-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-173584/" aria-label="Read more about Information is key to public support for police use of facial recognition technology">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat McGorry, Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne Keagan Henman/Unsplash Psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia cause severe distress and suffering for people who experience them and for their families. All too often, these illnesses prevent those affected from completing education, starting work or keeping a job, ... <a title="Early intervention for psychosis might cost more initially but delivers a greater return on investment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/early-intervention-for-psychosis-might-cost-more-initially-but-delivers-a-greater-return-on-investment-173729/" aria-label="Read more about Early intervention for psychosis might cost more initially but delivers a greater return on investment">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Adolescence and early adulthood is a time for people to become more independent, complete their education, enter the workforce, form key relationships and develop lifelong health habits. It’s also a period where mental health problems often first appear, ... <a title="Headspace services for early psychosis have some benefits but aren’t cost-effective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/headspace-services-for-early-psychosis-have-some-benefits-but-arent-cost-effective-172980/" aria-label="Read more about Headspace services for early psychosis have some benefits but aren’t cost-effective">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Young, Professor, The University of Melbourne Suzanne Plunkett/AP One success from this year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow was an agreement to halt forest loss by 2030. The Morrison government signed the agreement, and this commitment is now being put to the test as it ... <a title="Weakening Australia’s illegal logging laws would undermine the global push to halt forest loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/weakening-australias-illegal-logging-laws-would-undermine-the-global-push-to-halt-forest-loss-172770/" aria-label="Read more about Weakening Australia’s illegal logging laws would undermine the global push to halt forest loss">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Soong, Senior Lecturer and Socio-cultural researcher, UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia Shutterstock Refugees struggle to find meaningful employment in Australia. In 2010, the Refugee Council of Australia found people who came to Australia on refugee or humanitarian visas remained “the worst off of the ... <a title="‘They’re really keen for us to do better than they did’: how refugee parents motivate their kids’ learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/theyre-really-keen-for-us-to-do-better-than-they-did-how-refugee-parents-motivate-their-kids-learning-172308/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They’re really keen for us to do better than they did’: how refugee parents motivate their kids’ learning">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Smith, Lecturer in Sociology, Federation University Australia Have you ever checked your Twitter timeline and wondered what on Earth everyone was talking about? You step away for a few hours and suddenly your timeline is filled with people swapping memes about an event you’ve completely missed. ... <a title="30–50 feral hogs? Why Twitter memes are more positive (and much faster) than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/30-50-feral-hogs-why-twitter-memes-are-more-positive-and-much-faster-than-you-might-think-173582/" aria-label="Read more about 30–50 feral hogs? Why Twitter memes are more positive (and much faster) than you might think">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Jeffrey Smart, Margaret Olley in the Louvre Museum 1994–95 Tuscany, Italy. Oil on canvas 67 x 110 cm Art Gallery of ... <a title="On the elegance and wry observations of Jeffrey Smart, one of Australia’s favourite painters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/on-the-elegance-and-wry-observations-of-jeffrey-smart-one-of-australias-favourite-painters-171109/" aria-label="Read more about On the elegance and wry observations of Jeffrey Smart, one of Australia’s favourite painters">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe McInerney, PhD Candidate in Avian Palaeontology, Vertebrate Palaeontology Group, Flinders University Phoebe McInerney/@phoebyornis, Author provided Until around 45,000 years ago, Australia was home to Genyornis newtoni, a fearsomely huge bird weighing roughly 230kg – almost six times as much as an emu – and standing 2 ... <a title="Fossil find reveals giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ were riddled with bone disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/fossil-find-reveals-giant-prehistoric-thunder-birds-were-riddled-with-bone-disease-173745/" aria-label="Read more about Fossil find reveals giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ were riddled with bone disease">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University Shutterstock In the past two decades there has been a significant rise in IVF clinics worldwide offering costly testing of embryos to make sure they have the right number ... <a title="Testing embryos before IVF doesn’t increase the chance of a baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/testing-embryos-before-ivf-doesnt-increase-the-chance-of-a-baby-172981/" aria-label="Read more about Testing embryos before IVF doesn’t increase the chance of a baby">Read more</a>
