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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former treasury secretary Ken Henry has declared the Australian taxation system is in “a parlous state” and called for “big bang” tax reform. Henry, who headed a major inquiry into the tax system launched by the Rudd government, says recent ... <a title="Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need ‘big bang’ tax reform rather than incremental change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/former-treasury-head-ken-henry-says-we-need-big-bang-tax-reform-rather-than-incremental-change-201962/" aria-label="Read more about Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need ‘big bang’ tax reform rather than incremental change">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Voters in New South Wales are heading to the polling booths on March 25. For both Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns, it is their first election as leader. The Coalition government has held power since 2011. Labor ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-antony-green-professor-andy-marks-and-ashleigh-raper-on-the-nsw-election-201957/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ariel Liebman, Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University Shutterstock Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators on Wednesday released draft details of electricity price rises in four Australian states. The Australian ... <a title="Why are electricity prices going up again, and will it ever end?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/why-are-electricity-prices-going-up-again-and-will-it-ever-end-201869/" aria-label="Read more about Why are electricity prices going up again, and will it ever end?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne The latest labour force data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows employment in February increasing by 64,600, and the (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate declining from 3.7% to 3.5%. It’s confirmation that it’s still too early to declare ... <a title="Unemployment rate back down to 3.5%. It’s anyone’s guess when things will turn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/unemployment-rate-back-down-to-3-5-its-anyones-guess-when-things-will-turn-201859/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment rate back down to 3.5%. It’s anyone’s guess when things will turn">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcel Scharth, Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Sydney OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) research company behind ChatGPT and the DALL-E 2 art generator, has unveiled the highly anticipated GPT-4 model. Excitingly, the company also made it immediately available to the public through a paid service. GPT-4 ... <a title="Evolution not revolution: why GPT-4 is notable, but not groundbreaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/evolution-not-revolution-why-gpt-4-is-notable-but-not-groundbreaking-201858/" aria-label="Read more about Evolution not revolution: why GPT-4 is notable, but not groundbreaking">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcel Scharth, Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Sydney OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) research company behind ChatGPT and the DALL-E 2 art generator, has unveiled the highly anticipated GPT-4 model. Excitingly, the company also made it immediately available to the public through a paid service. GPT-4 ... <a title="Evolution, not revolution: GPT-4 is notable – but not groundbreaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/evolution-not-revolution-gpt-4-is-notable-but-not-groundbreaking-201858/" aria-label="Read more about Evolution, not revolution: GPT-4 is notable – but not groundbreaking">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The practice of “income averaging” to calculate debts in the robodebt scheme was completely flawed. This is what I confirmed in my new report conducted for the robodebt royal commission published last Friday, the final day ... <a title="Why robodebt’s use of ‘income averaging’ lacked basic common sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/why-robodebts-use-of-income-averaging-lacked-basic-common-sense-201296/" aria-label="Read more about Why robodebt’s use of ‘income averaging’ lacked basic common sense">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Encel, Sessional Academic and UNESCO Consultant, Deakin University The Australian Football League’s 2023 season is kicking off with changes afoot. Three rule changes, in fact, which may either please or infuriate commentators and fans. One change will prevent players awarded a free kick or mark from ... <a title="Why do sports keep changing their rules? We count 4 main reasons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/why-do-sports-keep-changing-their-rules-we-count-4-main-reasons-201861/" aria-label="Read more about Why do sports keep changing their rules? We count 4 main reasons">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Stuart Nash’s resignation shows our leaders need a lesson in civics I teach a first year course at Victoria University of Wellington about government and the political process in New Zealand. In “Introduction to Government and Law”, students learn there are rules preventing senior public servants from getting involved ... <a title="Bruce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Stuart Nash’s resignation shows our leaders need a lesson in civics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/bruce-edwards-political-roundup-stuart-nashs-resignation-shows-our-leaders-need-a-lesson-in-civics/" aria-label="Read more about Bruce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Stuart Nash’s resignation shows our leaders need a lesson in civics">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Walsh, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology Kimberlite volcanic rock with mantle crystals (green olivine and purple and orange garnet) and fragments of country rock (light grey). Author provided New research is shedding light on the tumultuous processes that give rise to diamonds, by homing in ... <a title="We used to think diamonds were everywhere. New research suggests they’ve always been rare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/we-used-to-think-diamonds-were-everywhere-new-research-suggests-theyve-always-been-rare-201784/" aria-label="Read more about We used to think diamonds were everywhere. New research suggests they’ve always been rare">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellen K. Mather, Adjunct associate lecturer, Flinders University A fossil extinct eagle has been found that was twice the size of the wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax), Australia’s largest living bird of prey. Michael Lee, Author provided The year is 1959. Speleologists descend a 17-metre shaft to explore ... <a title="Australia’s extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/australias-extinct-giant-eagle-was-big-enough-to-snatch-koalas-from-trees-200341/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland Housing intensification in Hamilton. PCE, CC BY-SA Recent extreme weather events have provided a foretaste of how supercharged storms might threaten our future. So the release today of a new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the ... <a title="We’re building harder, hotter cities: it’s vital we protect and grow urban green spaces – new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/were-building-harder-hotter-cities-its-vital-we-protect-and-grow-urban-green-spaces-new-report-201753/" aria-label="Read more about We’re building harder, hotter cities: it’s vital we protect and grow urban green spaces – new report">Read more</a>
