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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abraham Gibson, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University The Bureau of Meteorology released its latest climate driver update on Tuesday, saying the current La Niña has weakened and is “likely near its end”. Most climate models now point to neutral conditions – neither ... <a title="Why El Niño doesn’t mean certain drought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/why-el-nino-doesnt-mean-certain-drought-197678/" aria-label="Read more about Why El Niño doesn’t mean certain drought">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock You’d be forgiven for thinking Treasurer Jim Chalmers had done something dramatic. From 2025 he will double the tax rate on earnings from superannuation balances above A$3 million, lifting it from 15% to 30%. ... <a title="Tax-free super for the super rich is a bad deal for the rest of us – and Morrison said it first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/tax-free-super-for-the-super-rich-is-a-bad-deal-for-the-rest-of-us-and-morrison-said-it-first-200706/" aria-label="Read more about Tax-free super for the super rich is a bad deal for the rest of us – and Morrison said it first">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor emerita, University of Sydney Mick Tsikas/AAP We asked our readers what they would like to know about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In the lead-up to the referendum, our expert authors will answer those questions. You can read the other questions and answers ... <a title="What happens if the government goes against the advice of the Voice to Parliament?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/what-happens-if-the-government-goes-against-the-advice-of-the-voice-to-parliament-200517/" aria-label="Read more about What happens if the government goes against the advice of the Voice to Parliament?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Foster, Associate Professor in Cyber Security Studies, Macquarie University The federal government is pursuing a new cybersecurity agenda in the wake of last year’s major cyber breaches with Optus and Medibank. “For businesses these days, cybersecurity is as important as having a lock on the door”, ... <a title="Australia has a new cybersecurity agenda. Two key questions lie at its heart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/australia-has-a-new-cybersecurity-agenda-two-key-questions-lie-at-its-heart-200714/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a new cybersecurity agenda. Two key questions lie at its heart">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aisha Malik, Casual Academic/ Research Administration Officer, University of Sydney Brett Boardman/Griffin Theatre Company Review: Sex Magick, directed by Declan Greene. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl and follows her to India. Boy has a transformative tantric sexual experience and realises he might like ... <a title="Sex Magick: this gender-bending, time-travelling play invites you to detangle love and sex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/sex-magick-this-gender-bending-time-travelling-play-invites-you-to-detangle-love-and-sex-199982/" aria-label="Read more about Sex Magick: this gender-bending, time-travelling play invites you to detangle love and sex">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The tax rate on earnings from superannuation balances above $3 million will double to 30% from 2025-26. The pre-budget decision – approved by the government’s expenditure review committee on Monday and ticked by the cabinet on Tuesday morning – cuts ... <a title="Albanese government to hike tax on earnings from big super balances – but not until 2025-26" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/albanese-government-to-hike-tax-on-earnings-from-big-super-balances-but-not-until-2025-26-200824/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to hike tax on earnings from big super balances – but not until 2025-26">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
The National Papua New Guinea’s The National newspaper has welcomed a statement by the Information and Communication Technology Department (DICT) that the government has no wish to control the media to limit freedom of expression. Editor-in-chief Christine Pakakota said a free media provided oxygen to any country claiming to be democratic, and effectively promoting transparency ... <a title="The National welcomes government claim of no plan to control media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/the-national-welcomes-government-claim-of-no-plan-to-control-media/" aria-label="Read more about The National welcomes government claim of no plan to control media">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Ellis, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle Independent senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe’s temporary blocking of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night has again brought to the surface discussion on the role of protest and police ... <a title="Lidia Thorpe’s Mardi Gras disruption is the latest in an ongoing debate about acceptable forms of protest at Pride" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/lidia-thorpes-mardi-gras-disruption-is-the-latest-in-an-ongoing-debate-about-acceptable-forms-of-protest-at-pride-200713/" aria-label="Read more about Lidia Thorpe’s Mardi Gras disruption is the latest in an ongoing debate about acceptable forms of protest at Pride">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Paul Murphy, Lecturer in Digital Media, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, or theft? Perhaps it comes down to the imitator. Text-to-image artificial intelligence systems such as DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are trained on huge amounts of image data from ... <a title="Is there a way to pay content creators whose work is used to train AI? Yes, but it’s not foolproof" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/is-there-a-way-to-pay-content-creators-whose-work-is-used-to-train-ai-yes-but-its-not-foolproof-199882/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a way to pay content creators whose work is used to train AI? Yes, but it’s not foolproof">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia The Iranian Islamic regime has been seriously challenged since the start of public protests last September. The government has sought to contain and suppress the protesters – even resorting to executions – but has been unable to stop ... <a title="Are Western sanctions on Iran making a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/are-western-sanctions-on-iran-making-a-difference-199302/" aria-label="Read more about Are Western sanctions on Iran making a difference?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Flooding in Hawke’s Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle. Getty Images Cyclone Gabrielle’s trail of misery and destruction presents a major fiscal and political dilemma for the government: how should the country ... <a title="Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/why-a-temporary-flood-levy-on-higher-earners-would-be-the-fairest-way-to-help-pay-for-cyclone-gabrielle-200705/" aria-label="Read more about Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital and social media journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist and Pacific Waves presenter A Pacific journalism academic has warned proposed amendments to media laws in Papua New Guinea, if “ill-defined”, could mirror the harsh restrictions in Fiji. Prime Minister James Marape’s government is facing fierce opposition from local ... <a title="‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/chilling-effect-on-journalism-fiji-academic-warns-png-against-media-law-change/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media law change">Read more</a>
