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Under-16 social media ban supported by 77% as economic sentiment lifts

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national YouGov poll, conducted November 15–21 from a sample of 1,515, had a 50–50 tie, unchanged from the previous YouGov poll in September. Primary votes were ... <a title="Under-16 social media ban supported by 77% as economic sentiment lifts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/under-16-social-media-ban-supported-by-77-as-economic-sentiment-lifts-243917/" aria-label="Read more about Under-16 social media ban supported by 77% as economic sentiment lifts">Read more</a>

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For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Enticott, Associate Professor, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University Overearth/Shutterstock Australian pride in our universal health system is partly derived from our belief that services should be most available to those who most need them. Logically, this should apply just as much to ... <a title="For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/for-richer-but-not-for-poorer-how-australias-mental-health-system-fails-those-most-in-need-243370/" aria-label="Read more about For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need">Read more</a>

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NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Dempsey, Associate Professor in Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury Getty Images Historically, gas in New Zealand traded below NZ$10 per gigajoule. When prices hit $50 per gigajoule in August this year, anyone with gas to sell could have made a lot of money. But there ... <a title="NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/nzs-gas-shortage-was-not-caused-by-the-offshore-exploration-ban-but-it-was-still-a-flawed-policy-242013/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy">Read more</a>

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A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shutterstock Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, new research shows. ... <a title="A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/a-13-billion-30-year-flop-landmark-study-reveals-stark-failure-to-halt-murray-darling-river-decline-244296/" aria-label="Read more about A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline">Read more</a>

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‘I felt lost’: immigrant parents want more support to help their children go to uni

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rayan Merkbawi, Lecturer, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney One of the Albanese government’s top priorities in education is to see more Australians graduating from university. It has set a target of 80% of the workforce having a university degree or TAFE qualification by 2050, up ... <a title="‘I felt lost’: immigrant parents want more support to help their children go to uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/i-felt-lost-immigrant-parents-want-more-support-to-help-their-children-go-to-uni-244817/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I felt lost’: immigrant parents want more support to help their children go to uni">Read more</a>

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Aussie drag, career vampires and a bloody game of hide and seek: what we’re watching in December

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia The so-called silliest time of the year is here. But for many it can also be a stressful time. Whether you’re frantically planning for Christmas and/or New Year celebrations – or steeling yourself ahead of some ... <a title="Aussie drag, career vampires and a bloody game of hide and seek: what we’re watching in December" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/aussie-drag-career-vampires-and-a-bloody-game-of-hide-and-seek-what-were-watching-in-december-244643/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie drag, career vampires and a bloody game of hide and seek: what we’re watching in December">Read more</a>

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‘Everything is Country’: these 4 projects blend First Nations knowledge and science to rewrite our understanding of the past

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Hurst, Adjunct Fellow – Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University Anaiwan Elder and cultural knowledge holder Uncle Les Ahoy at Bulagaranda near Armidale, NSW. From the Rola[STONE] documentary, 2022. Marissa Betts and Mike Terry A lot of things scientists study are part of Country – ... <a title="‘Everything is Country’: these 4 projects blend First Nations knowledge and science to rewrite our understanding of the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/everything-is-country-these-4-projects-blend-first-nations-knowledge-and-science-to-rewrite-our-understanding-of-the-past-243578/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Everything is Country’: these 4 projects blend First Nations knowledge and science to rewrite our understanding of the past">Read more</a>

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Australia has long aligned with the US on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach

December 2, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Dehm, Senior Lecturer, International Migration and Refugee Law, University of Technology Sydney Last month, US Republican lawmakers renewed calls to sanction officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for the arrest warrants it issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister ... <a title="Australia has long aligned with the US on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/australia-has-long-aligned-with-the-us-on-sanctions-with-trumps-return-this-is-an-increasingly-dangerous-approach-244632/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has long aligned with the US on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach">Read more</a>

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Australian printmaker Ruth Faerber has died aged 102. She never stopped making art

November 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication. Editor in chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne In 1974, when a local Sydney newspaper wrote on the success of two local artists, they were introduced using their husband’s names. Ruth Faerber, ... <a title="Australian printmaker Ruth Faerber has died aged 102. She never stopped making art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/30/australian-printmaker-ruth-faerber-has-died-aged-102-she-never-stopped-making-art-230119/" aria-label="Read more about Australian printmaker Ruth Faerber has died aged 102. She never stopped making art">Read more</a>

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Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s

November 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chaojiao Sun, Research Group Leader, physical oceanographer, CSIRO marcobrivio.gallery/Shutterstock For coral reefs, climate change is an existential threat. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has endured seven mass bleaching events over the past 25 years. Five have occurred in the past eight years. But amid the story of decline, ... <a title="Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/30/cool-water-from-the-deep-could-protect-pockets-of-the-great-barrier-reef-into-the-2080s-217911/" aria-label="Read more about Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s">Read more</a>

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The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action

November 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University Earlier this year, the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM), Jake Blight, compared the sheer volume of Australia’s secrecy laws to works of literature. “You’d be looking at about 3,000-plus pages. That’s about the same as the complete ... <a title="The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/the-government-agrees-australias-secrecy-laws-need-to-change-now-comes-the-hard-part-taking-action-244823/" aria-label="Read more about The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action">Read more</a>

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At ACMI’s The Future & Other Fictions, artists challenge us to imagine a more optimistic world

November 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa French, Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Eugene Hyland/ACMI The Future & Other Fictions, ACMI’s flagship summer exhibition, explores where storytelling imagines and rethinks the future. It is an original show co-curated by ACMI’s Amanda Haskard (Gunai/Kurnai) and Chelsey O’Brien, in collaboration ... <a title="At ACMI’s The Future & Other Fictions, artists challenge us to imagine a more optimistic world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/at-acmis-the-future-and-other-fictions-artists-challenge-us-to-imagine-a-more-optimistic-world-243911/" aria-label="Read more about At ACMI’s The Future & Other Fictions, artists challenge us to imagine a more optimistic world">Read more</a>