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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lixin Jiang, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Getty Images Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch famously promoted the “20-70-10” system to increase labour productivity. Managers were asked to rank employees on a bell curve; the top 20% received rewards, while the bottom 10% were fired. Yahoo, ... <a title="Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/is-job-insecurity-really-the-great-motivator-some-managers-believe-it-is-we-crunched-the-numbers-to-find-out-189972/" aria-label="Read more about Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Doubleday, Marine Ecologist and ARC Future Fellow, University of South Australia Photo by Chait Goli/Pexels, CC BY Fake foods are invading our supermarkets, as foods we love are substituted or adulterated with lower value or unethical goods. Food fraud threatens human health but is also bad ... <a title="Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/where-is-your-seafood-really-from-were-using-chemical-fingerprinting-to-fight-seafood-fraud-and-illegal-fishing-189471/" aria-label="Read more about Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Henderson, PhD Candidate in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, University of Canberra Netflix Few settings invite drama, messy emotions and chaos like a high school. The original 1990s Heartbreak High ran for seven seasons and was broadcast in over 70 countries including the UK, US, Germany, ... <a title="Teenage misfits, messy emotions and joyous discussions on consent: Heartbreak High is a bright new piece of television" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/teenage-misfits-messy-emotions-and-joyous-discussions-on-consent-heartbreak-high-is-a-bright-new-piece-of-television-188733/" aria-label="Read more about Teenage misfits, messy emotions and joyous discussions on consent: Heartbreak High is a bright new piece of television">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Sometimes it seems like passwords have been with us forever, and yet every year we’re reminded how we still don’t use them properly! The annual publication of the “worst passwords” list shows we haven’t become much ... <a title="Apple’s PassKeys update could make traditional passwords obsolete" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/apples-passkeys-update-could-make-traditional-passwords-obsolete-188300/" aria-label="Read more about Apple’s PassKeys update could make traditional passwords obsolete">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Warhurst, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Australian National University Alastair Grant/AP/AAP The passing of Queen Elizabeth II has the potential to transform Australia’s republic debate. While the debate should not be about personalities, the monarch’s identity clearly makes a difference. Former prime minister and republican Malcolm ... <a title="What the Queen’s death means for an Australian republic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/what-the-queens-death-means-for-an-australian-republic-181610/" aria-label="Read more about What the Queen’s death means for an Australian republic">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University Joshua Rawson-Harris/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The cost of groceries in Australia has sky-rocketed this year. So people may be tempted to switch to home-brand foods to save on their weekly food bill. Home-brand foods are ... <a title="Are home-brand foods healthy? If you read the label, you may be pleasantly surprised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/are-home-brand-foods-healthy-if-you-read-the-label-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised-189445/" aria-label="Read more about Are home-brand foods healthy? If you read the label, you may be pleasantly surprised">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney “Crisis” is an incredibly potent word, so it’s interesting to witness the way the phrase “climate crisis” has become part of the lingua franca. Once associated only with a few “outspoken” scientists and activists, the phrase ... <a title="The climate crisis is real – but overusing terms like ‘crisis’ and ’emergency’ comes with risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/the-climate-crisis-is-real-but-overusing-terms-like-crisis-and-emergency-comes-with-risk-188750/" aria-label="Read more about The climate crisis is real – but overusing terms like ‘crisis’ and ’emergency’ comes with risk">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra A year ago, El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender – alongside the US dollar, which the Central American country adopted in 2001 to replace its own currency, the ... <a title="One year on, El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has proven a spectacular failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/one-year-on-el-salvadors-bitcoin-experiment-has-proven-a-spectacular-failure-190229/" aria-label="Read more about One year on, El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has proven a spectacular failure">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Bastin, Associate Professor of English, Flinders University Charles Philip Arthur George, Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, has finally ascended the throne as King Charles III. As Prince of Wales, Charles has been there for as long as many of us can remember; every major moment in ... <a title="Charles has been proclaimed king. But who is Charles the man?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/charles-has-been-proclaimed-king-but-who-is-charles-the-man-190342/" aria-label="Read more about Charles has been proclaimed king. But who is Charles the man?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has said it would be appropriate for King Charles to continue his advocacy on the challenge of climate change. “That’s a matter for him, of course,” Albanese said on Sunday. But “in my view that would be appropriate”. ... <a title="It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong on climate: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/it-would-be-appropriate-for-king-charles-to-remain-strong-on-climate-albanese-190416/" aria-label="Read more about It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong on climate: Albanese">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has said it would be appropriate for King Charles to continue his advocacy on the challenge of climate change. “That’s a matter for him, of course,” Albanese said on Sunday. But “in my view that would be appropriate”. ... <a title="It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/it-would-be-appropriate-for-king-charles-to-remain-strong-voice-on-climate-change-albanese-190416/" aria-label="Read more about It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has said it would be appropriate for King Charles to continue his advocacy on the challenge of climate change. “That’s a matter for him, of course,” Albanese said on Sunday. But “in my view that would be appropriate”. ... <a title="Appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/appropriate-for-king-charles-to-remain-strong-voice-on-climate-change-albanese-190416/" aria-label="Read more about Appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese">Read more</a>
