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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Mitchell, Professor of Data Science; Director, Adelaide Data Science Centre, University of Adelaide kovop/Shutterstock During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) saw record high usage. The platform – and Musk in particular – played a ... <a title="Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/elon-musk-has-turned-x-into-a-globally-influential-media-platform-and-theres-more-to-come-243377/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Hendy, Professor of Physics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images The first report from a Royal Commission of Inquiry to review New Zealand’s response to the COVID pandemic was due to be released this month. But the coalition government plans to withhold ... <a title="The NZ government’s plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/the-nz-governments-plan-to-withhold-covid-inquiry-findings-until-2026-leaves-the-country-ill-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic-242914/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ government’s plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney JPC-PROD/Shutterstock One of the more significant challenges we face as parents is making sure our kids are growing at a healthy rate. To manage this, we take them for regular check-ups with our GP ... <a title="6 things to do if your child’s weight is beyond the ideal range – and 1 thing to avoid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/6-things-to-do-if-your-childs-weight-is-beyond-the-ideal-range-and-1-thing-to-avoid-235321/" aria-label="Read more about 6 things to do if your child’s weight is beyond the ideal range – and 1 thing to avoid">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University The megafires that tore through Australia’s forests in 2019–20 burnt more than ten million hectares. The tragedy prompted a massive research effort to understand how plants and animals were affected. So what did it uncover? Research published today in ... <a title="‘Catastrophic declines’: massive data haul reveals why so many plants and animals suffer after fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/catastrophic-declines-massive-data-haul-reveals-why-so-many-plants-and-animals-suffer-after-fire-241691/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Catastrophic declines’: massive data haul reveals why so many plants and animals suffer after fire">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Hutton, Professor of Nursing, Western Sydney University Year 12 exams are finishing around Australia and celebrations are beginning. Thousands of students will mark the end of high school in coming weeks with “schoolies”. This is an important rite of passage for many young Australians. About 20,000 ... <a title="First off, have a plan – 5 ways young people can stay safe at schoolies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/first-off-have-a-plan-5-ways-young-people-can-stay-safe-at-schoolies-243456/" aria-label="Read more about First off, have a plan – 5 ways young people can stay safe at schoolies">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Research Fellow, Media & Communication, RMIT University The federal government has quietly shelved plans to introduce local requirements for Australian screen content on streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+. In October, Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke flagged quotas were being delayed until after the United ... <a title="Australia has backed away from plans to introduce local quotas on streaming platforms – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/australia-has-backed-away-from-plans-to-introduce-local-quotas-on-streaming-platforms-again-243248/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has backed away from plans to introduce local quotas on streaming platforms – again">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An exiled West Papuan leader has called on supporters globally to show their support by raising the Morning Star flag — banned by Indonesia — on December 1. “Whether in your house, your workplace, the beach, the mountains or anywhere else, please raise our flag and send us a picture,” said United ... <a title="West Papuan leader makes ‘raise our banned flag’ plea over new threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/west-papuan-leader-makes-raise-our-banned-flag-plea-over-new-threat/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan leader makes ‘raise our banned flag’ plea over new threat">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will develop and legislate a “Digital Duty of Care” to place the onus on platforms to keep people safe and better prevent online harms, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has announced. In a speech to the Sydney Institute ... <a title="Government to impose ‘duty of care’ on digital platforms: Communiations Minister Rowland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/government-to-impose-duty-of-care-on-digital-platforms-communiations-minister-rowland-243598/" aria-label="Read more about Government to impose ‘duty of care’ on digital platforms: Communiations Minister Rowland">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
By Lillian Hanly, RNZ political reporter Members of the King’s Counsel, some of New Zealand’s most senior legal minds, say the controversial Treaty Principles Bill “seeks to rewrite the Treaty itself” and are calling on the prime minister and the coalition government to “act responsibly now and abandon” it. More than 40 KCs have written ... <a title="Senior NZ lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/senior-nz-lawyers-call-for-treaty-principles-bill-to-be-abandoned/" aria-label="Read more about Senior NZ lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
By Eloise Gibson, RNZ climate change correspondent New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is going to the global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan next week, where he will be co-leading talks on international carbon trading. But the government has been unable to commit to using the trading mechanism he is leading high-level discussions about, ... <a title="COP29: Does NZ have the credibility to lead carbon trading talks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/cop29-does-nz-have-the-credibility-to-lead-carbon-trading-talks/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: Does NZ have the credibility to lead carbon trading talks?">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Green, Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney Productivity is the greatest structural problem in our economy, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers. He says there is “no higher priority for reform”. Announcing a A$900 million productivity fund to be shared with the states, the treasurer ... <a title="Jim Chalmers has provided an extra $900 million to boost productivity. But this ‘high priority’ problem is going to need an across the board effort" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/jim-chalmers-has-provided-an-extra-900-million-to-boost-productivity-but-this-high-priority-problem-is-going-to-need-an-across-the-board-effort-243557/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers has provided an extra $900 million to boost productivity. But this ‘high priority’ problem is going to need an across the board effort">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flora Hui, Honorary Fellow, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne Asada Nami/Shutterstock Myopia in children is on the rise. The condition – also known as shortsightedness – already affects up to 35% of children across the world, according ... <a title="Shortsightedness is on the rise in children. There’s more we can do than limit screen time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/shortsightedness-is-on-the-rise-in-children-theres-more-we-can-do-than-limit-screen-time-240801/" aria-label="Read more about Shortsightedness is on the rise in children. There’s more we can do than limit screen time">Read more</a>
