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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Cashin, Professor of Nursing, School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University Stokkete/Shutterstock Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg describes herself as having Asperger’s while others on the autism spectrum, such as Australian comedian Hannah Gatsby, describe themselves as “autistic”. But what’s the difference? Today, the ... <a title="What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/whats-the-difference-between-autism-and-aspergers-disorder-223643/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Visiting Scholar in Politics, City, University of London If you live in New Zealand and you’re feeling poorer, you’re not imagining it. Stats NZ has revealed the economy was in recession over the second half of last year. GDP fell in the September and December ... <a title="NZ is in recession – so far there are few signs the government has a plan to stimulate and grow the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/nz-is-in-recession-so-far-there-are-few-signs-the-government-has-a-plan-to-stimulate-and-grow-the-economy-226383/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is in recession – so far there are few signs the government has a plan to stimulate and grow the economy">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Schrader, Lecturer in Plant Ecology, Macquarie University Cornelia Sattler, CC BY For ecologists, one of the most pressing questions is to understand how ecosystems will change or adapt as the climate changes rapidly. We are already seeing many species of plant and animal moving uphill and ... <a title="Almost a third of Australia’s plant species may have to migrate south if we hit 3 degrees of warming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/almost-a-third-of-australias-plant-species-may-have-to-migrate-south-if-we-hit-3-degrees-of-warming-226009/" aria-label="Read more about Almost a third of Australia’s plant species may have to migrate south if we hit 3 degrees of warming">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Xerri, Senior Lecturer in Human Resources, Griffith University This month, the Fair Work Commission handed Australia’s aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with some groups’ wages set to increase by more than 28%. The news was a welcome relief for much of the female-dominated workforce, ... <a title="Aged care workers have won a huge pay rise. What about the cleaners, cooks and admin staff who support them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/aged-care-workers-have-won-a-huge-pay-rise-what-about-the-cleaners-cooks-and-admin-staff-who-support-them-226236/" aria-label="Read more about Aged care workers have won a huge pay rise. What about the cleaners, cooks and admin staff who support them?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Outhwaite, PhD Candidate, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock The tribute music scene has evolved time and again since it first emerged more than 60 years ago. Beginning with Elvis impersonators, tribute acts garnered somewhat of a “grubby” reputation through the 1970s ... <a title="From Taylor Sheesh to The Smyths: why tribute acts can no longer be considered just cheap copies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/from-taylor-sheesh-to-the-smyths-why-tribute-acts-can-no-longer-be-considered-just-cheap-copies-225788/" aria-label="Read more about From Taylor Sheesh to The Smyths: why tribute acts can no longer be considered just cheap copies">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Arenas-Castro, Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, The University of Queensland D. Kucharski K. Kucharska/Shutterstock For the first time in history, a single language dominates global scientific communication. But the actual production of knowledge continues to be a multilingual enterprise. The use of English as the norm poses ... <a title="Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/prestigious-journals-make-it-hard-for-scientists-who-dont-speak-english-to-get-published-and-we-all-lose-out-226225/" aria-label="Read more about Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University Australia’s school principals have collective responsibility for nearly 3 million students and staff. But who takes responsibility for them? Since 2011, we have been surveying Australian school leaders – principals and other leadership staff such as deputy ... <a title="‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quitting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/i-have-been-ground-down-about-50-of-australian-principals-and-other-school-leaders-are-thinking-of-quitting-225671/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quitting">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury Imagine this: a novel virus is rapidly breaking out nationwide, resulting in an epidemic. The government introduces vaccination mandates and a choice of different vaccines is available. But not everyone is getting the same vaccine. When ... <a title="Treatments tailored to you: how AI will change NZ healthcare, and what we have to get right first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/treatments-tailored-to-you-how-ai-will-change-nz-healthcare-and-what-we-have-to-get-right-first-219594/" aria-label="Read more about Treatments tailored to you: how AI will change NZ healthcare, and what we have to get right first">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Kevin Rudd will be sharply aware of the difference between being a politician and a diplomat as he contemplates Donald Trump’s sledge this week. Rudd, the politician, would have let fly after Trump’s attack, which was laced with both insult ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Australian PMs did OK under Trump Mark 1. Could Albanese manage Trump Mark 2?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/21/grattan-on-friday-australian-pms-did-ok-under-trump-mark-1-could-albanese-manage-trump-mark-2-226316/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Australian PMs did OK under Trump Mark 1. Could Albanese manage Trump Mark 2?">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Senior Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia The federal government has just released a major report about anti-discrimination laws and religious schools in Australia. It was done by the Australian Law Reform Commission, which finished its work late last year. It has been keenly ... <a title="A major report recommends more protections for LGBTQ+ students and teachers in religious schools. But this needs parliament’s support to become law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/21/a-major-report-recommends-more-protections-for-lgbtq-students-and-teachers-in-religious-schools-but-this-needs-parliaments-support-to-become-law-226309/" aria-label="Read more about A major report recommends more protections for LGBTQ+ students and teachers in religious schools. But this needs parliament’s support to become law">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milovan Savic, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Swinburne University of Technology Creative Christians/Unsplash Our digital world is bigger and more connected than ever. Social media isn’t just a daily habit – with more than 5 billion users globally, it’s woven into ... <a title="Social media apps have billions of ‘active users’. But what does that really mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/21/social-media-apps-have-billions-of-active-users-but-what-does-that-really-mean-226021/" aria-label="Read more about Social media apps have billions of ‘active users’. But what does that really mean?">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Grealy, Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research Liam Grealy, CC BY-ND At the remote Indigenous community of Binjari, south of Katherine in the Northern Territory last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a landmark A$4 billion investment in remote housing across the Territory. He ... <a title="Building remote Indigenous homes well is hard, but they won’t cost $1.5 million each" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/21/building-remote-indigenous-homes-well-is-hard-but-they-wont-cost-1-5-million-each-225651/" aria-label="Read more about Building remote Indigenous homes well is hard, but they won’t cost $1.5 million each">Read more</a>
