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At the End of the Land: an avalanche of images that invites us to sit alone in time and space together

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University Aaron Claringbold/PICA At the End of the Land, a world premiere production by Western Australian interdisciplinary theatre makers Too Close to the Sun, is an experiential encounter with the liminal space between life and death and other unknowable ... <a title="At the End of the Land: an avalanche of images that invites us to sit alone in time and space together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/at-the-end-of-the-land-an-avalanche-of-images-that-invites-us-to-sit-alone-in-time-and-space-together-219110/" aria-label="Read more about At the End of the Land: an avalanche of images that invites us to sit alone in time and space together">Read more</a>

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Stay or go? Most older Australians want to retire where they are, but renters don’t always get a choice

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Phelps, Research Fellow, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Curtin University Shutterstock As Australia’s population gets older, more people are confronted with a choice: retire where they are or seek new horizons elsewhere. Choosing to grow old in your existing home or neighbourhood is known as ... <a title="Stay or go? Most older Australians want to retire where they are, but renters don’t always get a choice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/stay-or-go-most-older-australians-want-to-retire-where-they-are-but-renters-dont-always-get-a-choice-218024/" aria-label="Read more about Stay or go? Most older Australians want to retire where they are, but renters don’t always get a choice">Read more</a>

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The amazing NGV Triennial 2023 makes us question our world and forces us to see it differently

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Installation view of SMACK’s Speculum 2019 on display at Matadero Madrid © SMACK Courtesy the artist and Onkaos What the previous two National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Triennials have taught us is that the visitor should be ... <a title="The amazing NGV Triennial 2023 makes us question our world and forces us to see it differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/the-amazing-ngv-triennial-2023-makes-us-question-our-world-and-forces-us-to-see-it-differently-207295/" aria-label="Read more about The amazing NGV Triennial 2023 makes us question our world and forces us to see it differently">Read more</a>

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For domestic violence victim-survivors, a data or privacy breach can be extraordinarily dangerous

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Fitzpatrick, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney A suite of recent cybersecurity data breaches highlight an urgent need to overhaul how companies and government agencies handle our data. But these incidents pose particular risks to victim-survivors of domestic violence. In fact, authorities across ... <a title="For domestic violence victim-survivors, a data or privacy breach can be extraordinarily dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/for-domestic-violence-victim-survivors-a-data-or-privacy-breach-can-be-extraordinarily-dangerous-216630/" aria-label="Read more about For domestic violence victim-survivors, a data or privacy breach can be extraordinarily dangerous">Read more</a>

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Nicola Willis warns of fiscal ‘snakes and snails’ – her first mini-budget will be a test of NZ’s no-surprises finance rules

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ryan, Teaching Fellow in Economics, University of Waikato New finance minister Nicola Willis has claimed she was blindsided by the state of the government’s books. Days after stepping into the role, she said: The outgoing government has left us with some nasty surprises. There are some ... <a title="Nicola Willis warns of fiscal ‘snakes and snails’ – her first mini-budget will be a test of NZ’s no-surprises finance rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/nicola-willis-warns-of-fiscal-snakes-and-snails-her-first-mini-budget-will-be-a-test-of-nzs-no-surprises-finance-rules-218920/" aria-label="Read more about Nicola Willis warns of fiscal ‘snakes and snails’ – her first mini-budget will be a test of NZ’s no-surprises finance rules">Read more</a>

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A home among the gum trees: will the Great Koala National Park actually save koalas?

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Cadman, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the Law Futures Centre and the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law, Griffith University Shutterstock It’s a visionary idea: a national park for koalas. Conceived over a decade ago, the idea gained prominence after Labor took the idea to three ... <a title="A home among the gum trees: will the Great Koala National Park actually save koalas?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/a-home-among-the-gum-trees-will-the-great-koala-national-park-actually-save-koalas-217276/" aria-label="Read more about A home among the gum trees: will the Great Koala National Park actually save koalas?">Read more</a>

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We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how about HomeKeeper?

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Shutterstock Bipartisan support for temporary extra government spending to preserve businesses and jobs through JobKeeper was one of the few positive outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognition that the ... <a title="We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how about HomeKeeper?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/we-all-know-about-jobkeeper-which-helped-australians-keep-their-jobs-in-a-global-crisis-so-how-about-homekeeper-218520/" aria-label="Read more about We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how about HomeKeeper?">Read more</a>

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Hyped and expensive, hydrogen has a place in Australia’s energy transition, but only with urgent government support

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute If you listen to the dreamers, hydrogen is the magical fuel of the future that can replace everything from the petrol in your car to the coal in a steelworks. Hype around hydrogen has been building ... <a title="Hyped and expensive, hydrogen has a place in Australia’s energy transition, but only with urgent government support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/hyped-and-expensive-hydrogen-has-a-place-in-australias-energy-transition-but-only-with-urgent-government-support-219004/" aria-label="Read more about Hyped and expensive, hydrogen has a place in Australia’s energy transition, but only with urgent government support">Read more</a>

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Australia has its first framework for AI use in schools – but we need to proceed with caution

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucinda McKnight, Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy and Curriculum, Deakin University John Schnobrich/Unsplash, CC BY Federal and state governments have just released a national framework for generative AI in schools. This paves the way for generative AI – algorithms that can create new content – to be used ... <a title="Australia has its first framework for AI use in schools – but we need to proceed with caution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/australia-has-its-first-framework-for-ai-use-in-schools-but-we-need-to-proceed-with-caution-219094/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has its first framework for AI use in schools – but we need to proceed with caution">Read more</a>

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Happy birthday AUD: how our Australian dollar was floated, 40 years ago this week

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Selwyn Cornish, Honorary Associate Professor, Research School of Economics, Australian National University These days, we take for granted that the value of the Australian dollar fluctuates against other currencies, changing thousands of times a day and at times jumping or falling quite a lot in the space ... <a title="Happy birthday AUD: how our Australian dollar was floated, 40 years ago this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/happy-birthday-aud-how-our-australian-dollar-was-floated-40-years-ago-this-week-217548/" aria-label="Read more about Happy birthday AUD: how our Australian dollar was floated, 40 years ago this week">Read more</a>

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Classic Aussie cinema and new twists on old classics: our picks of December streaming

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia At a time when it feels like it can be impossible to keep up with all the different streaming platforms – both in time and in money – the appearance of a new platform that ... <a title="Classic Aussie cinema and new twists on old classics: our picks of December streaming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/classic-aussie-cinema-and-new-twists-on-old-classics-our-picks-of-december-streaming-218707/" aria-label="Read more about Classic Aussie cinema and new twists on old classics: our picks of December streaming">Read more</a>

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Government’s preventative detention for ex-detainees who pose serious risks set to pass this week

December 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government on Wednesday will introduce its legislation to enable preventative detention of former immigration detainees judged to pose a high risk of committing serious violent or sexual crimes. The legislation will be brought into the Senate as an amendment ... <a title="Government’s preventative detention for ex-detainees who pose serious risks set to pass this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/governments-preventative-detention-for-ex-detainees-who-pose-serious-risks-set-to-pass-this-week-219098/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s preventative detention for ex-detainees who pose serious risks set to pass this week">Read more</a>