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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Harrison, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australia’s Medicare billing system is overly complicated, bureaucratic and not meeting the needs of a modern health service, potentially leaking billions of dollars. But claims this loss is mostly due to fraudulent billing practices ... <a title="Medicare billing is a problem but our research found many more GPs undercharge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/medicare-billing-is-a-problem-but-our-research-found-many-more-gps-undercharge-203561/" aria-label="Read more about Medicare billing is a problem but our research found many more GPs undercharge">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Eger, Postdoctoral research fellow, UNSW Sydney Joe Belanger/Shutterstock Underwater forests known as kelp have been sustaining people and cultures for millennia. However, most of us are only vaguely aware of the vibrant masses of seaweed hugging the ocean shores around Earth. Furthermore, we don’t realise how ... <a title="A forgotten and neglected ecosystem covers a third of Earth’s coastlines, with a collective value of $500 billion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/a-forgotten-and-neglected-ecosystem-covers-a-third-of-earths-coastlines-with-a-collective-value-of-500-billion-203908/" aria-label="Read more about A forgotten and neglected ecosystem covers a third of Earth’s coastlines, with a collective value of $500 billion">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock There are multiple signs the Australian education system is in crisis. This includes declining academic outcomes, teacher shortages, principals facing abuse, and an upswing in school violence. Hanging over these is the Productivity Commission’s January 2023 ... <a title="A new report proposes full public funding for private schools, but there’s a catch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/a-new-report-proposes-full-public-funding-for-private-schools-but-theres-a-catch-203840/" aria-label="Read more about A new report proposes full public funding for private schools, but there’s a catch">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images As the strategic rivalry between the United States and China intensifies, the invitation to discuss participation in the AUKUS security agreement presents New Zealand with a potentially momentous decision: how best to secure its own strategic interests ... <a title="Approach with caution: why NZ should be wary of buying into the AUKUS security pact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/approach-with-caution-why-nz-should-be-wary-of-buying-into-the-aukus-security-pact-203915/" aria-label="Read more about Approach with caution: why NZ should be wary of buying into the AUKUS security pact">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian Dröllner, Research associate, Curtin University A typical view on the Nullarbor Plain: an expansive, treeless landscape that captures the relentless dryness of Australia’s interior. Matej Lipar, Author provided Australia’s western and eastern ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots, separated by a dry desert interior. Yet millions of years ... <a title="We found out when the Nullarbor Plain dried out, splitting Australia’s ecosystems in half" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/we-found-out-when-the-nullarbor-plain-dried-out-splitting-australias-ecosystems-in-half-203052/" aria-label="Read more about We found out when the Nullarbor Plain dried out, splitting Australia’s ecosystems in half">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra There are two huge issues in Indigenous affairs at the moment: the Voice and the problems in Northern Territory Indigenous communities, especially but not only in Alice Springs. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s attention is laser-like on the Voice, and trying ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese should not try to make the Voice the only game in town in Indigenous affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/view-from-the-hill-albanese-should-not-try-to-make-the-voice-the-only-game-in-town-in-indigenous-affairs-204038/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese should not try to make the Voice the only game in town in Indigenous affairs">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne In the latest Essential poll, support for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament increased slightly to 60-40, from 59-41 in March. But hard “no” ... <a title="Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/voice-support-increases-in-essential-and-resolve-polls-203839/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne In the latest Essential poll, support for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament increased slightly to 60-40, from 59-41 in March. But hard “no” ... <a title="Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls; Animal Justice could win final NSW upper house seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/voice-support-increases-in-essential-and-resolve-polls-animal-justice-could-win-final-nsw-upper-house-seat-203839/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls; Animal Justice could win final NSW upper house seat">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Livings, Associate Professor of Criminal Law and Evidence, University of South Australia There’s yet another twist in the Bruce Lehrmann saga. On Monday, opening statements were delivered in an inquiry into the prosecution of Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins. Lehrmann has always maintained ... <a title="Why is there an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial? Legal experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/why-is-there-an-inquiry-into-the-bruce-lehrmann-trial-legal-experts-explain-200738/" aria-label="Read more about Why is there an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial? Legal experts explain">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fergus Green, Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL Australia’s coal-fired power stations are exiting the grid. This transition is already well underway, as cheaper renewables displace coal and older generators close. Australia’s oldest coal plant, Liddell, is about to close. Eleven coal-fired power plants closed ... <a title="We need a National Energy Transition Authority to help fossil fuel workers adjust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/we-need-a-national-energy-transition-authority-to-help-fossil-fuel-workers-adjust-203333/" aria-label="Read more about We need a National Energy Transition Authority to help fossil fuel workers adjust">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne L. Bartlett, Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University Marwan Ali/AP In the last few days, a deadly conflict has erupted in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, between rival factions of the armed forces, leaving at least 180 people dead and at least 1,800 civilians and combatants injured. The ... <a title="Explainer: why has fighting broken out again in Sudan and what does it mean for the region?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/explainer-why-has-fighting-broken-out-again-in-sudan-and-what-does-it-mean-for-the-region-203928/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why has fighting broken out again in Sudan and what does it mean for the region?">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral researcher in radio astronomy, University of Sydney NASA / ESA / J. Hester / A. Loll You may have heard about an asteroid set to fly near Earth that is the size of 18 platypus, or maybe the one that’s the size of ... <a title="From platypus to parsecs and milliCrab: why do astronomers use such weird units?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/from-platypus-to-parsecs-and-millicrab-why-do-astronomers-use-such-weird-units-203061/" aria-label="Read more about From platypus to parsecs and milliCrab: why do astronomers use such weird units?">Read more</a>
