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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University., La Trobe University This weekend, the four leaders of the Quad will once again convene, this time in US President Joe Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. The summit will double ... <a title="As the Quad meets again, is it all optics and no substance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/as-the-quad-meets-again-is-it-all-optics-and-no-substance-205679/" aria-label="Read more about As the Quad meets again, is it all optics and no substance?">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board meeting. This week’s United States Federal Reserve interest rate cut of a hefty half a percentage point (defying ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA – and things could get heated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/grattan-on-friday-us-rate-cut-puts-pressure-on-rba-and-things-could-get-heated-239386/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA – and things could get heated">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Hughes, Lecturer in Marketing, Research School of Management, Australian National University ArtZiq_TRG/Shutterstock Tupperware is one of the few iconic brands with which nearly every Australian has come into contact at some stage. Some, like me, will have grown up watching their mums host “Tupperware parties” for ... <a title="Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy – is multi-level marketing in trouble?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/tupperware-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-is-multi-level-marketing-in-trouble-239387/" aria-label="Read more about Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy – is multi-level marketing in trouble?">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Today’s news that an extra 47,500 Australians found work in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% is a sign of success for both the government and Reserve Bank. It’s a sign of success in dealing ... <a title="Unemployment of 4.2% is a sign of RBA success, but it might not last. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/unemployment-of-4-2-is-a-sign-of-rba-success-but-it-might-not-last-heres-why-238326/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment of 4.2% is a sign of RBA success, but it might not last. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dileep Sharma, Professor and Head of Discipline – Oral Health, University of Newcastle luisrsphoto/Shutterstock Has your doctor asked you to stick out your tongue and say “aaah”? While the GP assesses your throat, they’re also checking out your tongue, which can reveal a lot about your health. ... <a title="Yes, you do need to clean your tongue. Here’s how and why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/yes-you-do-need-to-clean-your-tongue-heres-how-and-why-237130/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you do need to clean your tongue. Here’s how and why">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Sicouri, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney Allan Mas/Pexels In the movie Inside Out 2, 13-year-old Riley, who has recently started puberty, has a panic attack during a hockey game timeout. Anxiety (the emotion responsible for the panic attack) becomes ... <a title="I think my child is having panic attacks. What should we do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/i-think-my-child-is-having-panic-attacks-what-should-we-do-237761/" aria-label="Read more about I think my child is having panic attacks. What should we do?">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate professor of public law, The University of Melbourne It is well known former US President Donald Trump admires the power strongman leaders wield. What is less well known are the problematic long-term constitutional consequences of this kind of strongman governance. My new book reveals ... <a title="Donald Trump insists a ‘strongman’ leader will help America. My new book explains why he’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/donald-trump-insists-a-strongman-leader-will-help-america-my-new-book-explains-why-hes-wrong-238693/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump insists a ‘strongman’ leader will help America. My new book explains why he’s wrong">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jiaru Tang, PhD student, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology TikTok / The Conversation TikTok, Facebook and other social media platforms are being flooded with uncanny and bizarre content generated with artificial intelligence (AI), from fake videos of the US government capturing vampires to images ... <a title="‘Side job, self-employed, high-paid’: behind the AI slop flooding TikTok and Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/side-job-self-employed-high-paid-behind-the-ai-slop-flooding-tiktok-and-facebook-237638/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Side job, self-employed, high-paid’: behind the AI slop flooding TikTok and Facebook">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Robertson, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University M-Production, Shutterstock Heatwaves in Australia are expected to become hotter, longer and more frequent under climate change. They can seriously affect our health and wellbeing, and even kill people. But how well-prepared are Australian households for life ... <a title="Victorian households are poorly prepared for longer, more frequent heatwaves – here’s what needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/victorian-households-are-poorly-prepared-for-longer-more-frequent-heatwaves-heres-what-needs-to-change-237758/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian households are poorly prepared for longer, more frequent heatwaves – here’s what needs to change">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Collin Bjork, Senior Lecturer, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images The university sector in Aotearoa New Zealand is at a tipping point due to chronic underfunding, shifting enrolments and increasing costs from inflation. In response, the government has established two working groups to assess ... <a title="Clones in the classroom: why universities must be wary of embracing AI-driven teaching tools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/clones-in-the-classroom-why-universities-must-be-wary-of-embracing-ai-driven-teaching-tools-238977/" aria-label="Read more about Clones in the classroom: why universities must be wary of embracing AI-driven teaching tools">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabio Serpiello, Professor and Director of Sport Strategy, CQUniversity Australia Dziurek/Shutterstock It’s the next global sporting event on a busy 2024 calendar – the 10th FIFA Futsal World Cup is underway in Uzbekistan. While the indoor soccer variant might be on your radar as a fun kids’ ... <a title="Australians are flocking to play futsal, a sport that helped launch many elite soccer careers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/australians-are-flocking-to-play-futsal-a-sport-that-helped-launch-many-elite-soccer-careers-238434/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are flocking to play futsal, a sport that helped launch many elite soccer careers">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Buning, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland Recent decisions by several Australian and New Zealand cities to discontinue shared e‑scooter services have again thrust misperceptions and moral panic into the limelight. Some city councils have terminated contracts with one operator of ... <a title="E-scooter riders flouting rules, blocking footpaths and causing accidents? We need to use smart solutions (and bust the myths)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/e-scooter-riders-flouting-rules-blocking-footpaths-and-causing-accidents-we-need-to-use-smart-solutions-and-bust-the-myths-237757/" aria-label="Read more about E-scooter riders flouting rules, blocking footpaths and causing accidents? We need to use smart solutions (and bust the myths)">Read more</a>
