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November 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government aims to rush through legislation within a fortnight for political donation and spending caps, after in-principle support from the opposition. The new regime, to be unveiled by Special Minister of State Don Farrell on Friday, would impose ... <a title="Government aims to pass political donation and spending caps within a fortnight after in-principle deal with opposition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/15/government-aims-to-pass-political-donation-and-spending-caps-within-a-fortnight-after-in-principle-deal-with-opposition-243708/" aria-label="Read more about Government aims to pass political donation and spending caps within a fortnight after in-principle deal with opposition">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government is standing by Kevin Rudd, albeit with gritted teeth, in the face of calls for him to be replaced as Australia’s ambassador to Washington. But the row is an unhelpful and potentially damaging distraction for a prime minister ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Labor will ask voters ‘who will make you better or worse off in next three years?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/grattan-on-friday-labor-will-ask-voters-who-will-make-you-better-or-worse-off-in-next-three-years-243691/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Labor will ask voters ‘who will make you better or worse off in next three years?’">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tets Kimura, Adjunct Lecturer, Creative Arts, Flinders University Xplorer Media/Adelaide Festival Centre The well-documented history of Asian mass migration to modern Australia dates from the gold rush era in the mid-19th century. With a history that is longer a century and a half, breaking down stereotypes deeply ... <a title="OzAsia festival 2024: a celebration of Asian culture and art – and what it means to be Asian-Australian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/ozasia-festival-2024-a-celebration-of-asian-culture-and-art-and-what-it-means-to-be-asian-australian-240106/" aria-label="Read more about OzAsia festival 2024: a celebration of Asian culture and art – and what it means to be Asian-Australian">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Einstein, Adjunct Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University Tanya Gorelova/Pexels The Australian government is developing legislation that will ban children under 16 from social media. There has been a huge public debate about whether there is sufficient direct evidence of harm to introduce this regulation. ... <a title="There is reliable evidence social media harms young people – debates about it are a misdirection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/there-is-reliable-evidence-social-media-harms-young-people-debates-about-it-are-a-misdirection-243482/" aria-label="Read more about There is reliable evidence social media harms young people – debates about it are a misdirection">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has embarked on a raft of new online safety measures aimed at protecting Australians from the excesses of misinformation and social harm online. However, these policies have been met with backlash. Experts criticise the plan to enforce an ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: shadow communications minister David Coleman says misinformation legislation ‘one of the worst bills ever’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/politics-with-michelle-grattan-shadow-communications-minister-david-coleman-says-misinformation-legislation-one-of-the-worst-bills-ever-243695/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: shadow communications minister David Coleman says misinformation legislation ‘one of the worst bills ever’">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland Yuri A/Shutterstock Does your superannuation fund also provide you with insurance? Many of us are automatically enrolled without even realising. Now, the way super funds handle such claims has been thrust into the spotlight. Australia’s corporate watchdog – ... <a title="ASIC’s lawsuit against Cbus has put the big super funds on notice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/asics-lawsuit-against-cbus-has-put-the-big-super-funds-on-notice-243684/" aria-label="Read more about ASIC’s lawsuit against Cbus has put the big super funds on notice">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University MART PRODUCTION/Pexels In an escalation of its battle with big tech, the federal government has announced it plans to impose a “digital duty of care” on tech companies to reduce online ... <a title="Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/australia-will-impose-a-digital-duty-of-care-on-tech-companies-to-reduce-online-harm-its-a-good-idea-if-it-can-be-enforced-243682/" aria-label="Read more about Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Park Thaichon, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Southern Queensland fizkes/Shutterstock Your landlord has just raised your rent by 10% and your mind starts running the numbers – should you cop it sweet or look to move? It’s a familiar scenario in today’s unpredictable housing market. Understanding ... <a title="To move or not to move: is it cheaper to find a new place or stay when your rent increases by 10%?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/to-move-or-not-to-move-is-it-cheaper-to-find-a-new-place-or-stay-when-your-rent-increases-by-10-243155/" aria-label="Read more about To move or not to move: is it cheaper to find a new place or stay when your rent increases by 10%?">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Arthur Poulin/Unsplash Are you one of these people who loathes spending time outdoors at dusk as the weather warms and mosquitoes start biting? Female mosquitoes need blood to develop their eggs. Even though they take ... <a title="What causes the itch in mozzie bites? And why do some people get such a bad reaction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/what-causes-the-itch-in-mozzie-bites-and-why-do-some-people-get-such-a-bad-reaction-243044/" aria-label="Read more about What causes the itch in mozzie bites? And why do some people get such a bad reaction?">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Baran Yildiz, Senior lecturer in Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney nikkytok/Shutterstock Your hot shower or bath uses 15-30% of your household’s total energy, second only to the heating and cooling of air. More than half of all Australian households rely on electric water heaters with a storage ... <a title="If our hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/if-our-hot-water-heaters-ran-off-daytime-solar-we-would-slash-emissions-and-soak-up-cheap-energy-242705/" aria-label="Read more about If our hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sihong Wu, Lecturer, School of Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The resurgence of nationalism across the globe is not just a political issue. It’s emerging as a powerful force that multinational companies cannot afford to ignore. Recent events such as Brexit, Russia’s war in Ukraine ... <a title="Nationalism is surging – changing the way companies do business overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/nationalism-is-surging-changing-the-way-companies-do-business-overseas-241905/" aria-label="Read more about Nationalism is surging – changing the way companies do business overseas">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridgette Glover, PhD Candidate in Media and Communications, University of New England From hot flashes to hysteria, film and TV have long represented menopause as scary, emotional and messy. Recently, celebrities have been sharing their personal menopause experiences on social media, helping to re-frame the conversation in ... <a title="Menopause is having a moment. How a new generation of women are shaping cultural attitudes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/menopause-is-having-a-moment-how-a-new-generation-of-women-are-shaping-cultural-attitudes-241784/" aria-label="Read more about Menopause is having a moment. How a new generation of women are shaping cultural attitudes">Read more</a>
