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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Maher, Researcher, University of Sydney Shutterstock “Hello world!” On December 2021, these were the first words tweeted by a paralysed man using only his thoughts and a brain-computer interface (BCI) implanted by the company Synchron. For millions living with paralysis, epilepsy and neuromuscular conditions, BCIs offer ... <a title="Our neurodata can reveal our most private selves. As brain implants become common, how will it be protected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/our-neurodata-can-reveal-our-most-private-selves-as-brain-implants-become-common-how-will-it-be-protected-197047/" aria-label="Read more about Our neurodata can reveal our most private selves. As brain implants become common, how will it be protected?">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Taylor, Researcher, University of Tasmania Opponents of an Indigenous Voice to parliament say the Voice is merely symbolic and another pointless layer of bureaucracy. They say that what is needed are “practical measures”. However decades of government-led “practical measures” have achieved little measurable progress and in ... <a title="Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/our-research-has-shown-indigenous-peoples-needs-cannot-be-understood-and-met-without-indigenous-voices-199286/" aria-label="Read more about Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP The Australian summer has not been kind to the proposal for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. A recent Newspoll shows a majority in favour – at 56% – but ... <a title="The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/the-history-of-referendums-in-australia-is-riddled-with-failure-albanese-has-much-at-risk-and-much-to-gain-198799/" aria-label="Read more about The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong JustinFollis/Unsplash Love dominates our popular culture and is the subject of countless songs, movies, and works of literature and art. But what’s happening in our body when we feel love? Love is difficult to define, but can be ... <a title="What happens in our brain and body when we’re in love?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/what-happens-in-our-brain-and-body-when-were-in-love-198885/" aria-label="Read more about What happens in our brain and body when we’re in love?">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raven Cretney, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waikato Getty Images As the cleanup from the Auckland floods continues, and Cyclone Gabrielle hits already saturated parts of the North Island, many people and communities are wondering about the future of their cherished places and homes. The increasing severity of ... <a title="Who moves and who pays? Managed retreat is hard, but lessons from the past can guide us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/who-moves-and-who-pays-managed-retreat-is-hard-but-lessons-from-the-past-can-guide-us-196038/" aria-label="Read more about Who moves and who pays? Managed retreat is hard, but lessons from the past can guide us">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Curran, Associate Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand Shutterstock Australian oil and gas giant Santos wants to build an 833-kilometre gas pipeline stretching from southern Queensland to Newcastle in New South Wales. Details released by the company show the project would traverse highly productive farmland, ... <a title="The real price of gas: massive Santos pipeline would destroy rare native grasslands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/the-real-price-of-gas-massive-santos-pipeline-would-destroy-rare-native-grasslands-198795/" aria-label="Read more about The real price of gas: massive Santos pipeline would destroy rare native grasslands">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock The notion of the “fair go” is meant to be central to Australia’s national ethos. It’s not easy to define, but most of us would agree ... <a title="Success in life is tied to parental education. That’s why we need to track intergenerational school performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/success-in-life-is-tied-to-parental-education-thats-why-we-need-to-track-intergenerational-school-performance-199771/" aria-label="Read more about Success in life is tied to parental education. That’s why we need to track intergenerational school performance">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Shutterstock Love languages – the concept coined by Baptist pastor Gary Chapman some 30 years ago – has taken the relationships world by storm. It’s often the “go-to” topic on first dates, and for those ... <a title="Love languages are hugely popular – but there’s very little evidence they exist at all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/love-languages-are-hugely-popular-but-theres-very-little-evidence-they-exist-at-all-198065/" aria-label="Read more about Love languages are hugely popular – but there’s very little evidence they exist at all">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It wasn’t the first time Peter Dutton had said he was sorry for boycotting Kevin Rudd’s 2008’s historic Apology to the Stolen Generations, but Monday’s reiteration was an important moment for the opposition leader. Dutton is struggling to chart a ... <a title="View from The Hill: Dutton apologises for missing Apology’s symbolism but how will he see the Voice’s symbolism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/view-from-the-hill-dutton-apologises-for-missing-apologys-symbolism-but-how-will-he-see-the-voices-symbolism-199788/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Dutton apologises for missing Apology’s symbolism but how will he see the Voice’s symbolism?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Ghezelbash, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney Refugees in Australia on temporary protection visas (TPVs) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEVs) now have a pathway to permanent protection, the federal government has confirmed ... <a title="Changes to temporary protection visas are a welcome development – and they won’t encourage people smugglers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/changes-to-temporary-protection-visas-are-a-welcome-development-and-they-wont-encourage-people-smugglers-199763/" aria-label="Read more about Changes to temporary protection visas are a welcome development – and they won’t encourage people smugglers">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damian Mellifont, Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australia is lagging behind other countries when it comes to employing people with disability. A gulf exists between the employment rates of working-aged Australians with and without disability. The gap here is ... <a title="Australia is lagging when it comes to employing people with disability – quotas for disability services could be a start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/australia-is-lagging-when-it-comes-to-employing-people-with-disability-quotas-for-disability-services-could-be-a-start-199405/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is lagging when it comes to employing people with disability – quotas for disability services could be a start">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Four years ago, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously claimed electric vehicles (EVs) would end the weekend. “It’s not going to tow your trailer. It’s not going to tow your boat. It’s not going to get ... <a title="Electric utes can now power the weekend – and the work week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/electric-utes-can-now-power-the-weekend-and-the-work-week-199600/" aria-label="Read more about Electric utes can now power the weekend – and the work week">Read more</a>
