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November 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Longmuir, Lecturer – Educational Leadership, Monash University Education Minister Jason Clare has released a draft plan to address what he calls an “unprecedented” teacher shortage in Australia. As he said on Thursday, “there is a shortage of them right across the country”. For example, federal education ... <a title="Jason Clare has a draft plan to fix the teacher shortage. What needs to stay and what should change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/jason-clare-has-a-draft-plan-to-fix-the-teacher-shortage-what-needs-to-stay-and-what-should-change-193834/" aria-label="Read more about Jason Clare has a draft plan to fix the teacher shortage. What needs to stay and what should change?">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Graycar, Professor of Public Policy, University of Adelaide The Robodebt royal commission is currently hearing evidence of tremendous hardship inflicted on people by a government that appeared to have little concern for the people its actions affected. The bureaucratic process was malign, and it harmed and ... <a title="The Robodebt scheme failed tests of lawfulness, impartiality, integrity and trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/the-robodebt-scheme-failed-tests-of-lawfulness-impartiality-integrity-and-trust-193832/" aria-label="Read more about The Robodebt scheme failed tests of lawfulness, impartiality, integrity and trust">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marten Risius, Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Tech platforms use recommender algorithms to control society’s key resource: attention. With these algorithms they can quietly demote or hide certain content instead of just blocking or deleting it. This opaque practice is called ... <a title="What is shadowbanning? How do I know if it has happened to me, and what can I do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/what-is-shadowbanning-how-do-i-know-if-it-has-happened-to-me-and-what-can-i-do-about-it-192735/" aria-label="Read more about What is shadowbanning? How do I know if it has happened to me, and what can I do about it?">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
Political Roundup: A Culture war over hate speech and free speech is unlikely Sunday’s announcement by Justice Minister Kiri Allan about forthcoming legislation on hate speech has sparked concerns that the country is headed for a second round of culture wars over free speech. As one journalist states today, Allan is “reigniting last year’s political firestorm”. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A Culture war over hate speech and free speech is unlikely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-a-culture-war-over-hate-speech-and-free-speech-is-unlikely/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A Culture war over hate speech and free speech is unlikely">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyce Siette, Research Theme Fellow, Western Sydney University Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels, CC BY-SA Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make sure it’s ... <a title="Does picking your nose really increase your risk of dementia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/does-picking-your-nose-really-increase-your-risk-of-dementia-193463/" aria-label="Read more about Does picking your nose really increase your risk of dementia?">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Michael Field The ruling FijiFirst Party has released its candidate list for the general election on December 14. With it came some dubious biographies composed by candidates which voters will have to delve into over the coming weeks. The list gives a basic outline of FijiFirst: 60 percent of its candidates — 31 ... <a title="FijiFirst election candidates lineup – a bit light on educational credits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/fijifirst-election-candidates-lineup-a-bit-light-on-educational-credits/" aria-label="Read more about FijiFirst election candidates lineup – a bit light on educational credits">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Gong, Senior Lecturer in Water Engineering, Deakin University Shutterstock Outdated plumbing standards are leading to oversized systems and inflated costs for Australian apartment buildings. Their plumbing systems are required to handle demand for water that’s more than three times the actual recorded peak demand, our newly ... <a title="Oversized plumbing is adding millions to Australian building costs, thanks to a standard dating back to the 1940s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/oversized-plumbing-is-adding-millions-to-australian-building-costs-thanks-to-a-standard-dating-back-to-the-1940s-187862/" aria-label="Read more about Oversized plumbing is adding millions to Australian building costs, thanks to a standard dating back to the 1940s">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
In this, the 21st episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning analyse the notion, and perhaps the reality, of Trumpism beyond Trump. And they do so through framing the results of Brazil's election; the approaching US midterm elections, and the coalition shifts toward the far right in the wake of Israel's elections.
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November 3, 2022
RNZ Pacific The daughter of West Papuan human rights advocate Filep Karma who died on Tuesday aged 63 has confirmed that he died in a diving accident. Andrefina Karma said she followed the external post-mortem process of Filep Karma’s body. The results showed that Filep Karma had died from drowning while diving. Andrefina Karma asked ... <a title="Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/papua-activists-daughter-happy-with-post-mortem-but-suspicions-linger/" aria-label="Read more about Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images While ostensibly about improving New Zealand’s water infrastructure, the government’s proposed Three Waters reforms have instead become a lightning rod for political division and distrust. Critics cite concerns about local democracy, de facto privatisation and co-governance ... <a title="With the Three Waters reforms under fire, let’s not forget that safe and affordable water is a human right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/with-the-three-waters-reforms-under-fire-lets-not-forget-that-safe-and-affordable-water-is-a-human-right-192933/" aria-label="Read more about With the Three Waters reforms under fire, let’s not forget that safe and affordable water is a human right">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
LIVE@MIDDAY NZ Time – 6pm USEST – In this, the 21st episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning will analyse the notion, and perhaps the reality, of Trumpism beyond Trump. In earlier episodes, Paul and Selwyn have examined how Trumpism, and even Bannonism, has been ... <a title="Live Midday Today: Buchanan and Manning on Trumpism Beyond Trump – Brazil, USA, Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/live-midday-today-buchanan-and-manning-on-trumpism-beyond-trump-brazil-usa-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Live Midday Today: Buchanan and Manning on Trumpism Beyond Trump – Brazil, USA, Israel">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra) and Research Fellow (adjunct) – The Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University- NATO Fellow Asia-Pacific, University of Canberra Nathan Dumlao / Unsplash Millions of Australians ... <a title="In the wake of recent data breaches, here’s why you need to check your credit score. It could even help track down criminals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/in-the-wake-of-recent-data-breaches-heres-why-you-need-to-check-your-credit-score-it-could-even-help-track-down-criminals-193537/" aria-label="Read more about In the wake of recent data breaches, here’s why you need to check your credit score. It could even help track down criminals">Read more</a>
