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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor’s Julian Hill on employment, AI, Julian Assange and TikTok

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal budget gave a much-needed, but very modest, increase to those on JobSeeker and associated payments. However, it didn’t address that other important issue of the unemployed: how to help as many JobSeekers as possible to get into work, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor’s Julian Hill on employment, AI, Julian Assange and TikTok" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-labors-julian-hill-on-employment-ai-julian-assange-and-tiktok-206399/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor’s Julian Hill on employment, AI, Julian Assange and TikTok">Read more</a>

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Expansive, exciting and free: how Zelda’s Tears of the Kingdom unlocks the potential of open world gaming

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Birt, Associate Professor of Computer Games and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University Nintendo Whether you’re an experienced gamer or simply curious about the allure of open world games, Nintendo’s latest installment in the long-running (35-year) Zelda franchise, Tears of the Kingdom provides a captivating single-player journey ... <a title="Expansive, exciting and free: how Zelda’s Tears of the Kingdom unlocks the potential of open world gaming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/expansive-exciting-and-free-how-zeldas-tears-of-the-kingdom-unlocks-the-potential-of-open-world-gaming-206176/" aria-label="Read more about Expansive, exciting and free: how Zelda’s Tears of the Kingdom unlocks the potential of open world gaming">Read more</a>

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Working from home immoral? A lesson in ethics, and history, for Elon Musk

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Tweedie, Senior lecturer, Macquarie University Lewis Hine/Shutterstock Elon Musk doesn’t like people working from home. A year ago he declared the end of remote work for employees at car maker Tesla. Now he has called the desire of the “laptop classes” to work from home “immoral”. ... <a title="Working from home immoral? A lesson in ethics, and history, for Elon Musk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/working-from-home-immoral-a-lesson-in-ethics-and-history-for-elon-musk-205992/" aria-label="Read more about Working from home immoral? A lesson in ethics, and history, for Elon Musk">Read more</a>

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What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Braden Hill, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students Equity and Indigenous), Edith Cowan University In recent months in Australia, we have seen vigilante racism in Rockhampton, booing, abuse and vitriol directed at First Nations footy players, and the appalling treatment of First Nations children jailed in adult prisons. Racism ... <a title="What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/what-can-we-learn-from-the-marriage-equality-vote-about-supporting-first-nations-people-during-the-voice-debate-205745/" aria-label="Read more about What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?">Read more</a>

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World leaders are flocking to Papua New Guinea. Here’s why

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland AP/AAP Papua New Guinea has been in the international spotlight over the past week, hosting a remarkable series of visits by foreign leaders and senior representatives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India received ... <a title="World leaders are flocking to Papua New Guinea. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/world-leaders-are-flocking-to-papua-new-guinea-heres-why-206091/" aria-label="Read more about World leaders are flocking to Papua New Guinea. Here’s why">Read more</a>

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Could wildflowers and bug hotels help avert an insect apocalypse? We just don’t know – yet.

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Cruickshank, Lecturer – Teaching & Administration, University of Canterbury Getty Images Insects are in rapid decline. One study found the global total is falling by 2.5% a year, with insect species going extinct eight times faster than mammals, birds and reptiles. While scientists don’t yet know ... <a title="Could wildflowers and bug hotels help avert an insect apocalypse? We just don’t know – yet." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/could-wildflowers-and-bug-hotels-help-avert-an-insect-apocalypse-we-just-dont-know-yet-206390/" aria-label="Read more about Could wildflowers and bug hotels help avert an insect apocalypse? We just don’t know – yet.">Read more</a>

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Tina Turner had a history of high blood pressure and kidney disease. Here’s how one leads to the other

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Dwyer, Professor, School of Medicine, Deakin University Legendary singer Tina Turner, who died this week at the age of 83 after a long illness, has written about her history of high blood pressure and kidney disease, leading to a kidney transplant. Turner should be applauded for ... <a title="Tina Turner had a history of high blood pressure and kidney disease. Here’s how one leads to the other" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/tina-turner-had-a-history-of-high-blood-pressure-and-kidney-disease-heres-how-one-leads-to-the-other-206392/" aria-label="Read more about Tina Turner had a history of high blood pressure and kidney disease. Here’s how one leads to the other">Read more</a>

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Astronomers detected two major targets with a single telescope – a mysterious signal and its source galaxy

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcin Glowacki, Research Associate, Curtin University ASKAP multiple landscape backview. CSIRO Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) – intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins. Now, a study of the slow-moving, ... <a title="Astronomers detected two major targets with a single telescope – a mysterious signal and its source galaxy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/astronomers-detected-two-major-targets-with-a-single-telescope-a-mysterious-signal-and-its-source-galaxy-203557/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers detected two major targets with a single telescope – a mysterious signal and its source galaxy">Read more</a>

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Laws targeting protesters are being rushed through state parliaments. But they are often poorly designed and sometimes, unconstitutional

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Senior Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia Matt Turner/ AAP Across Australia, climate activists are testing the limits of what counts as lawful protest, in addition to the patience of commuters as their actions shut down roads or disrupt businesses. Authorities are responding with ... <a title="Laws targeting protesters are being rushed through state parliaments. But they are often poorly designed and sometimes, unconstitutional" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/laws-targeting-protesters-are-being-rushed-through-state-parliaments-but-they-are-often-poorly-designed-and-sometimes-unconstitutional-206103/" aria-label="Read more about Laws targeting protesters are being rushed through state parliaments. But they are often poorly designed and sometimes, unconstitutional">Read more</a>

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Babies crawl, scoot and shuffle when learning to move. Here’s what to watch for if you’re worried

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charmaine Bernie, Senior Research Fellow, Early Years Research Lab, Southern Cross University Unsplash, CC BY Early gross motor (or whole body) movements such as crawling and walking are exciting developments and clear markers for parents watching their child’s development. But what happens when a milestone isn’t reached, ... <a title="Babies crawl, scoot and shuffle when learning to move. Here’s what to watch for if you’re worried" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/babies-crawl-scoot-and-shuffle-when-learning-to-move-heres-what-to-watch-for-if-youre-worried-204913/" aria-label="Read more about Babies crawl, scoot and shuffle when learning to move. Here’s what to watch for if you’re worried">Read more</a>

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Batteries are the environmental Achilles heel of electric vehicles – unless we repair, reuse and recycle them

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Electric vehicle advocates say the cars ultimately have a smaller carbon footprint than their fossil-fuelled counterparts and could resolve our energy concerns for good. Well, fair enough, but questions arise when we dig into the ... <a title="Batteries are the environmental Achilles heel of electric vehicles – unless we repair, reuse and recycle them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/batteries-are-the-environmental-achilles-heel-of-electric-vehicles-unless-we-repair-reuse-and-recycle-them-205404/" aria-label="Read more about Batteries are the environmental Achilles heel of electric vehicles – unless we repair, reuse and recycle them">Read more</a>

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‘We haven’t been taught about sex’: teens talk about how to fix school sex education

May 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Natassia Woodley, Researcher and Phd Candidate, Edith Cowan University shutterstock Last week, the Albanese government announced an expert panel to support relationships and sexuality education in Australian schools. The group is lead by the head of anti-violence organisation Our Watch, Patty Kinnersly, and includes consent advocate ... <a title="‘We haven’t been taught about sex’: teens talk about how to fix school sex education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/we-havent-been-taught-about-sex-teens-talk-about-how-to-fix-school-sex-education-206001/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We haven’t been taught about sex’: teens talk about how to fix school sex education">Read more</a>