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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University Shutterstock As the Israel-Hamas war continues, there’s been a lot of discussion around Zionism. Put simply, Zionism is a nationalist movement that advocates for a homeland for the Jewish people in the Biblical Land of Israel. It is ... <a title="Israel-Hamas war: What is Zionism? A history of the political movement that created Israel as we know it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/israel-hamas-war-what-is-zionism-a-history-of-the-political-movement-that-created-israel-as-we-know-it-217788/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Hamas war: What is Zionism? A history of the political movement that created Israel as we know it">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, famously said nothing is certain except death and taxes. But I think we can include “you’ll feel hungry when you’re trying to lose weight” as ... <a title="I’m trying to lose weight and eat healthily. Why do I feel so hungry all the time? What can I do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/im-trying-to-lose-weight-and-eat-healthily-why-do-i-feel-so-hungry-all-the-time-what-can-i-do-about-it-215808/" aria-label="Read more about I’m trying to lose weight and eat healthily. Why do I feel so hungry all the time? What can I do about it?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock One of the chief purposes of government payments and taxes is to redistribute income, which is why tax rates are higher on taxpayers with higher incomes and ... <a title="Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/australia-has-one-of-the-weakest-tax-systems-for-redistribution-among-industrial-nations-the-stage-3-tax-cuts-will-make-it-worse-217820/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University The widespread demise of coral reefs due to climate change is now a certainty. But what role does art have in our future for coral reefs? Art is about feelings. One of the great challenges today is that we ... <a title="How an underwater sculpture trail plays a role in the health – and beauty – of the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/how-an-underwater-sculpture-trail-plays-a-role-in-the-health-and-beauty-of-the-great-barrier-reef-194335/" aria-label="Read more about How an underwater sculpture trail plays a role in the health – and beauty – of the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s net-overseas migration levels will be cut dramatically over two years to bring the country’s exploding intake back to sustainable numbers. In estimates to be released on Monday, net-overseas migration will be 375,000 this financial year, compared with 510,000 in ... <a title="Government to toughen scrutiny of international students as it slashes net migration over two years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/government-to-toughen-scrutiny-of-international-students-as-it-slashes-net-migration-over-two-years-219574/" aria-label="Read more about Government to toughen scrutiny of international students as it slashes net migration over two years">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Williams, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Griffith University Democracies are, by nature, systems of stability and change. But, north of the Tweed River, Queensland politics is very much about stability, and only a little about change. Where, for example, New South Wales has seen nine premiers over ... <a title="With Annastacia Palaszczuk gone, can Labor achieve the unachievable in Queensland?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/10/with-annastacia-palaszczuk-gone-can-labor-achieve-the-unachievable-in-queensland-219573/" aria-label="Read more about With Annastacia Palaszczuk gone, can Labor achieve the unachievable in Queensland?">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Baggiarini, Lecturer, Australian National University Last week, reports emerged that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are using an artificial intelligence (AI) system called Habsora (Hebrew for “The Gospel”) to select targets in the war on Hamas in Gaza. The system has reportedly been used to find ... <a title="Israel’s AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza. Is this the future of war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/israels-ai-can-produce-100-bombing-targets-a-day-in-gaza-is-this-the-future-of-war-219302/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza. Is this the future of war?">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johan Lidberg, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University The most significant recommendation in the Senate inquiry report on the functionality of the Commonwealth FOI system is this: move the federal Freedom of Information (FOI) function from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s ... <a title="Frank and far-reaching: Senate report recommends shake-up of the way freedom of information is handled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/frank-and-far-reaching-senate-report-recommends-shake-up-of-the-way-freedom-of-information-is-handled-219331/" aria-label="Read more about Frank and far-reaching: Senate report recommends shake-up of the way freedom of information is handled">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Winkler, Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University Shutterstock A home – in the physical and emotional sense – is foundational to living an ordinary life with a feeling of inclusion. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants with the highest support needs require housing and living services. ... <a title="Taken together, the NDIS review and the royal commission recommendations could transform disability housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/taken-together-the-ndis-review-and-the-royal-commission-recommendations-could-transform-disability-housing-216267/" aria-label="Read more about Taken together, the NDIS review and the royal commission recommendations could transform disability housing">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Roberts, Conjoint Associate Professor in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Sydney Veronika Kunitsyna/Shutterstock Red imported fire ants are a particularly nasty type of ant because they are aggressive, and inflict painful stings that may be life threatening. That’s in addition to ... <a title="Fire ants are on the march. Here’s what happens when they sting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/fire-ants-are-on-the-march-heres-what-happens-when-they-sting-218908/" aria-label="Read more about Fire ants are on the march. Here’s what happens when they sting">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Pavlovich, Senior lecturer in the School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The new coalition government has announced a suite of tax reforms, including reintroducing the ability for property investors to deduct the interest costs on their mortgages against ... <a title="Yes, landlords gain from the repeal of interest deductibility rules – but it was a flawed law from the outset" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/yes-landlords-gain-from-the-repeal-of-interest-deductibility-rules-but-it-was-a-flawed-law-from-the-outset-218818/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, landlords gain from the repeal of interest deductibility rules – but it was a flawed law from the outset">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University titoOnz, Shutterstock You’ve probably heard El Niño brings hot and dry weather to the eastern states, but what about the rest of Australia? Are we all in for a scorcher this summer? El Niño is what scientists ... <a title="What does El Niño do to the weather in your state?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/what-does-el-nino-do-to-the-weather-in-your-state-218257/" aria-label="Read more about What does El Niño do to the weather in your state?">Read more</a>
