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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Bennett, Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute The long-awaited NDIS review has looked far beyond the National Disability Insurance Scheme, taking a bird’s eye view of disability services in Australia. Critical to the future of the NDIS are services for people with disability outside of the scheme. ... <a title="What’s the difference between ‘reasonable and necessary’ and ‘foundational’ supports? Here’s what the NDIS review says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/whats-the-difference-between-reasonable-and-necessary-and-foundational-supports-heres-what-the-ndis-review-says-216074/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between ‘reasonable and necessary’ and ‘foundational’ supports? Here’s what the NDIS review says">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca J McLeod, Senior Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, University of Otago Climate change might not be high on its immediate agenda, but New Zealand’s new government does have one potentially significant and innovative policy. Recognising the marine environment’s ability to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂), it ... <a title="Harnessing the oceans to ‘bury’ carbon has huge potential – and risk – so NZ needs to move with caution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/harnessing-the-oceans-to-bury-carbon-has-huge-potential-and-risk-so-nz-needs-to-move-with-caution-217553/" aria-label="Read more about Harnessing the oceans to ‘bury’ carbon has huge potential – and risk – so NZ needs to move with caution">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hing-Wah Chau, Course Chair in Building Design & Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, Victoria University Soaring rents and home prices, increasing mortgage stress, record immigration and a growing population are fuelling a housing crisis and increasing homelessness. In the face of this pressing need, tiny houses offer ... <a title="Councils are opening the door to tiny houses as a quick, affordable and green solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/councils-are-opening-the-door-to-tiny-houses-as-a-quick-affordable-and-green-solution-217267/" aria-label="Read more about Councils are opening the door to tiny houses as a quick, affordable and green solution">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Happé, Graduate researcher in art history and material culture studies, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock As we get closer to Christmas, your family will probably have some kind of gathering. You will reunite with people who you might not see any other time. There will be ... <a title="I’m an expert in diplomatic gift giving. Here are my 5 top tips for the best Christmas present exchange" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/im-an-expert-in-diplomatic-gift-giving-here-are-my-5-top-tips-for-the-best-christmas-present-exchange-218819/" aria-label="Read more about I’m an expert in diplomatic gift giving. Here are my 5 top tips for the best Christmas present exchange">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Fiji was flooded by a severe cyclone in 2016. ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock The federal government has announced an extra A$150 million for climate finance – including $100 million for the Pacific to help protect its people, housing and infrastructure from ... <a title="Helping the Pacific financially is a great start – but Australia must act on the root cause of the climate crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/helping-the-pacific-financially-is-a-great-start-but-australia-must-act-on-the-root-cause-of-the-climate-crisis-219399/" aria-label="Read more about Helping the Pacific financially is a great start – but Australia must act on the root cause of the climate crisis">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services, has released the review of the NDIS, which recommends sweeping changes to the scheme. The reforms to come will see the states take up much of the responsibility ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on making the NDIS fit for purpose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-bill-shorten-on-making-the-ndis-fit-for-purpose-219401/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on making the NDIS fit for purpose">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end. Judgments about how members of the team have performed, often public but also private, are ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/07/grattan-on-friday-winners-and-losers-in-end-of-year-report-card-on-albanese-ministers-219393/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock For many of us, dogs are our best friends. But have you wondered what would happen to your dog if we suddenly disappeared? Can domestic dogs make do without people? At least 80% of the world’s one billion ... <a title="If humans disappeared, what would happen to our dogs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/07/if-humans-disappeared-what-would-happen-to-our-dogs-218703/" aria-label="Read more about If humans disappeared, what would happen to our dogs?">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Downie, Associate Professor, Australian National University Shutterstock Until recently, financing fossil fuel projects has been relatively easy. But that is slowly changing. At the COP28 climate negotiations yesterday, Australia announced it will sign the Glasgow Statement and will no longer finance international oil, gas and coal ... <a title="COP28: Turning the tap off slowly – why Australia’s decision to end overseas fossil fuel finance matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/07/cop28-turning-the-tap-off-slowly-why-australias-decision-to-end-overseas-fossil-fuel-finance-matters-219318/" aria-label="Read more about COP28: Turning the tap off slowly – why Australia’s decision to end overseas fossil fuel finance matters">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Brown, Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock Findings from an extensive review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been released with ideas on how to transform it. Led by co-chairs Bruce Bonyhady and Lisa Paul, the review heard from around 10,000 people before ... <a title="Recommendations to reboot the NDIS have finally been released. 5 experts react" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/07/recommendations-to-reboot-the-ndis-have-finally-been-released-5-experts-react-215805/" aria-label="Read more about Recommendations to reboot the NDIS have finally been released. 5 experts react">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand has made substantial progress on promoting LGBTQ+ rights over the past 20 years, including legalising same-sex civil unions in 2004, legalising same-sex marriage in 2013, and banning conversion practices in 2022. One ... <a title="Sexual orientation and earnings appear to be linked – but patterns differ for NZ men and women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/07/sexual-orientation-and-earnings-appear-to-be-linked-but-patterns-differ-for-nz-men-and-women-218507/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual orientation and earnings appear to be linked – but patterns differ for NZ men and women">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James D Metzger, Senior Lecturer in Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney How many times have you booked travel – like a cruise or a tour – and simply clicked that you’ve read and agreed to the terms and conditions for your trip without actually reading them? What ... <a title="Nobody reads T&C’s – but the High Court’s Ruby Princess decision shows consumer law may protect us anyway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/07/nobody-reads-tandcs-but-the-high-courts-ruby-princess-decision-shows-consumer-law-may-protect-us-anyway-219229/" aria-label="Read more about Nobody reads T&C’s – but the High Court’s Ruby Princess decision shows consumer law may protect us anyway">Read more</a>
