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October 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ishita Chordia, Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science, University of Washington Mural by artist Chris Wright on Metropolitan Avenue in East Atlanta. Art Rudick/Atlanta Street Art Map, CC BY-ND Homelessness has surged across the United States in recent years, rising 19% from 2016 though 2023. The main cause ... <a title="This Atlanta neighborhood hired a case manager to address rising homelessness − and it’s improving health and safety for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/this-atlanta-neighborhood-hired-a-case-manager-to-address-rising-homelessness-and-its-improving-health-and-safety-for-everyone-236466/" aria-label="Read more about This Atlanta neighborhood hired a case manager to address rising homelessness − and it’s improving health and safety for everyone">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Industrial relations will be hotly contested at next year’s election. Labor has introduced a raft of new worker protections and pushed for wage increases for lower paid workers. Business groups have argued against further red tape and claimed the government’s ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sally-mcmanus-on-what-unions-want-from-labor-and-innes-willox-on-business-wish-list-for-dutton-242019/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Casey, Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University Studio63/Shutterstock For jobseekers these days, staying on benefits is about accumulating points. It used to be cruder. Until 2022, unemployed Australians who wanted to stay on benefits had to apply for up to 20 jobs ... <a title="Australia’s points system for jobseekers is failing 4 in 10, putting their payments at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/australias-points-system-for-jobseekers-is-failing-4-in-10-putting-their-payments-at-risk-240317/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s points system for jobseekers is failing 4 in 10, putting their payments at risk">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharina Ruckstuhl, Associate Professor in Indigenous Economy, University of Otago Getty Images While the New Zealand government plans to review 28 pieces of legislation with a view to changing or repealing references to the Treaty of Waitangi, the science sector is embracing engagement with Māori and leading ... <a title="Majority of NZ researchers see Māori Indigenous knowledge as relevant to their work – but there is a gender divide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/majority-of-nz-researchers-see-maori-indigenous-knowledge-as-relevant-to-their-work-but-there-is-a-gender-divide-241239/" aria-label="Read more about Majority of NZ researchers see Māori Indigenous knowledge as relevant to their work – but there is a gender divide">Read more</a>
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October 23, 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 The Queensland state election is this Saturday, with polls closing at 7pm AEDT. There are 93 single-member seats, with Queensland having no upper house. At the 2020 ... <a title="LNP lead reduced as Queensland election approaches; US election remains very close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/lnp-lead-reduced-as-queensland-election-approaches-us-election-remains-very-close-241683/" aria-label="Read more about LNP lead reduced as Queensland election approaches; US election remains very close">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alyssa Choat, Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles Design, University of Technology Sydney For its recent Spring/Summer 2025 show, fashion brand Diesel filled a runway with mounds of denim offcuts, making a spectacle of its efforts to reduce waste. Haunting yet poetic, the “forgotten” byproducts of fashion production ... <a title="New Prada-designed spacesuit is a small step for astronaut style, but could be a giant leap for sustainable fashion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/new-prada-designed-spacesuit-is-a-small-step-for-astronaut-style-but-could-be-a-giant-leap-for-sustainable-fashion-240551/" aria-label="Read more about New Prada-designed spacesuit is a small step for astronaut style, but could be a giant leap for sustainable fashion">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Sims, Professor in the practice of public policy and antitrust, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Meta’s announcement nearly eight months ago that it would no longer do commercial deals under the News Media Bargaining Code has led to much speculation as to how ... <a title="Should a big tech tax fund news? A new report reopens debate on platforms and media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/should-a-big-tech-tax-fund-news-a-new-report-reopens-debate-on-platforms-and-media-241897/" aria-label="Read more about Should a big tech tax fund news? A new report reopens debate on platforms and media">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Dunning, Sessional Academic, School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University While the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could have provided an off-ramp for the conflict in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing vows of “total victory” make this seem unlikely. The concept of “total victory”, ... <a title="Israel’s actions in Gaza, backed by the US, are shaking the world order to its core" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/israels-actions-in-gaza-backed-by-the-us-are-shaking-the-world-order-to-its-core-241460/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s actions in Gaza, backed by the US, are shaking the world order to its core">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea de Silva, Adjunct professor, Monash University Many Australians are victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. Almost one in three have been sexually abused as a child, generally more than once, and often with significant and lifelong impacts. The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual ... <a title="New research shows problematic community attitudes allow child sexual abuse to continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/new-research-shows-problematic-community-attitudes-allow-child-sexual-abuse-to-continue-241792/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows problematic community attitudes allow child sexual abuse to continue">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Breen, Professor of Psychology, Curtin University Sesame Workshop/YouTube When was the last time you heard someone talk in detail about their grief? For many of us, it could be rarely or never. There are several reasons for this. Grieving people often avoid raising the topic in ... <a title="Andrew Garfield and Elmo are going viral with their moving chat. Celebrities can help us talk about grief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/andrew-garfield-and-elmo-are-going-viral-with-their-moving-chat-celebrities-can-help-us-talk-about-grief-241782/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Garfield and Elmo are going viral with their moving chat. Celebrities can help us talk about grief">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Garnaut, Professorial Research Fellow in Economics, The University of Melbourne Damitha Jayawardena/Shutterstock Australia now has a government and parliament wanting timely transition to net zero. We have a government and parliament wanting to build Australia as the renewable energy superpower of the zero-carbon world economy. For ... <a title="Let’s tax carbon: Ross Garnaut on why the time is right for a second shot at carbon pricing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/lets-tax-carbon-ross-garnaut-on-why-the-time-is-right-for-a-second-shot-at-carbon-pricing-241806/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s tax carbon: Ross Garnaut on why the time is right for a second shot at carbon pricing">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Matilda Wormwood/Pexels Scurvy is is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables. Yet doctors in developed countries have recently reported ... <a title="Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it’s making a comeback" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/scurvy-is-largely-a-historical-disease-but-there-are-signs-its-making-a-comeback-241894/" aria-label="Read more about Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it’s making a comeback">Read more</a>
