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How could Australia actually get to net zero? Here’s how

November 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre Shutterstock Every bit of warming matters if we want to avoid the worst impacts for climate change, as the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows. In 2020, we released modelling showing how Australia could get to net zero ... <a title="How could Australia actually get to net zero? Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/how-could-australia-actually-get-to-net-zero-heres-how-217778/" aria-label="Read more about How could Australia actually get to net zero? Here’s how">Read more</a>

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We’re burning too much fossil fuel to fix by planting trees – making ‘net zero’ emissions impossible with offsets

November 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Joy, Morgan Foundation Senior Research Fellow in Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The idea that we can mitigate current carbon emissions by “offsetting” them with carbon reduction initiatives elsewhere has become central to government and business responses to ... <a title="We’re burning too much fossil fuel to fix by planting trees – making ‘net zero’ emissions impossible with offsets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/were-burning-too-much-fossil-fuel-to-fix-by-planting-trees-making-net-zero-emissions-impossible-with-offsets-217437/" aria-label="Read more about We’re burning too much fossil fuel to fix by planting trees – making ‘net zero’ emissions impossible with offsets">Read more</a>

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We won’t get real equality until we price breastmilk, and treat breastfeeding as work

November 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie P. Smith, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University Shutterstock The Australian Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce delivered a major report last month drawing attention to what it called the “motherhood penalty” – the 55% cut in earnings for Australian women in the first five years after having ... <a title="We won’t get real equality until we price breastmilk, and treat breastfeeding as work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/we-wont-get-real-equality-until-we-price-breastmilk-and-treat-breastfeeding-as-work-216623/" aria-label="Read more about We won’t get real equality until we price breastmilk, and treat breastfeeding as work">Read more</a>

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Scrublands: not a whodunit but a ‘howcatchem’, a new suspenseful Aussie inversion of the genre

November 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Senior Lecturer in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Sarah Enticknap/Stan In 2020, Stan announced its endeavour to produce 30 original series filmed in Australia over the next five years. A particular focus of the network is crime productions. Scrublands is just the latest, joining Black Snow ... <a title="Scrublands: not a whodunit but a ‘howcatchem’, a new suspenseful Aussie inversion of the genre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/16/scrublands-not-a-whodunit-but-a-howcatchem-a-new-suspenseful-aussie-inversion-of-the-genre-217365/" aria-label="Read more about Scrublands: not a whodunit but a ‘howcatchem’, a new suspenseful Aussie inversion of the genre">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on the High Court’s decision on detention and rising anti-Semitism

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Last week the High Court ruled that holding high-risk asylum seekers in indefinite detention was unconstitutional. As a consequence of the court decision, more than 80 people, some of whom were convicted of serious crimes including murder and rape, have ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on the High Court’s decision on detention and rising anti-Semitism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/politics-with-michelle-grattan-james-paterson-on-the-high-courts-decision-on-detention-and-rising-anti-semitism-217808/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on the High Court’s decision on detention and rising anti-Semitism">Read more</a>

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Grok is Elon Musk’s new sassy, foul-mouthed AI. But who exactly is it made for?

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nataliya Ilyushina, Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University Shutterstock On November 4, X owner Elon Musk unveiled his new AI chatbot Grok: a sarcastic ChatGPT alternative supposedly “modelled” after The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, one of Musk’s favourite books. The verb Grok means “to understand ... <a title="Grok is Elon Musk’s new sassy, foul-mouthed AI. But who exactly is it made for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/grok-is-elon-musks-new-sassy-foul-mouthed-ai-but-who-exactly-is-it-made-for-217284/" aria-label="Read more about Grok is Elon Musk’s new sassy, foul-mouthed AI. But who exactly is it made for?">Read more</a>

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The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Bird, DIscipline Leader, Corporate Governance & Senior Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is set to front a Senate inquiry this week, probing last week’s colossal outage which left millions stranded without internet or mobile phone connectivity for ... <a title="The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/the-optus-outage-shows-us-the-perils-of-having-vital-networks-in-private-hands-217660/" aria-label="Read more about The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands">Read more</a>

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Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Madden, PhD Candidate and Research Program Officer, University of Sydney Sherise van Dyk/Unsplash The debate on how to combat social media misinformation is as relevant as ever. In recent years, we’ve seen medical misinformation spreading alongside COVID, and political misinformation impacting the outcome of elections and ... <a title="Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/even-experts-struggle-to-tell-which-social-media-posts-are-evidence-based-so-what-do-we-do-217448/" aria-label="Read more about Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?">Read more</a>

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What is the PanaNatra line of painkillers and can herbal products effectively relieve pain?

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney In an era where chronic pain affects millions worldwide, the search for effective and safe pain relief has never been greater. PanaNatra is a line of herbal products from Haleon, the makers of Panadol. Haleon ... <a title="What is the PanaNatra line of painkillers and can herbal products effectively relieve pain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/what-is-the-pananatra-line-of-painkillers-and-can-herbal-products-effectively-relieve-pain-216445/" aria-label="Read more about What is the PanaNatra line of painkillers and can herbal products effectively relieve pain?">Read more</a>

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‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C.J. Cabilan, Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Violence against nurses is pervasive. They are more likely to experience physical violence than any other health-care professionals. Violence against nurses occurs in the context of violence against women, with 87.5% of Australia’s nursing workforce identifying as women. ... <a title="‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/i-was-told-to-return-to-work-as-soon-as-i-regained-consciousness-why-only-a-third-of-assaulted-nurses-report-it-to-police-217288/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police">Read more</a>

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Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Avenell, Professor in Modern Japanese History, Australian National University Shutterstock In 2024, the youngest of Japan’s baby boomers will turn 75. The boomers are called the “bunched” generation in Japan because they were born in a short spurt in the late 1940s, in the aftermath of ... <a title="Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/generational-tensions-flare-as-japan-faces-the-economic-reality-of-its-ageing-baby-boomers-217289/" aria-label="Read more about Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers">Read more</a>

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It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there

November 15, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maarten De Brauwer, Research fellow, CSIRO Shutterstock Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and which ones are rare or just good at hiding is an essential way to understand and care for them. Until now, it’s been very labour intensive. But now we can do ... <a title="It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/it-sounds-like-science-fiction-but-we-can-now-sample-water-to-find-the-dna-of-every-species-living-there-216989/" aria-label="Read more about It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there">Read more</a>