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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Casey, Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University In July 2023, after the release of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared: it was wrong, it was illegal, it should never have happened and it should never happen again. ... <a title="How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/how-did-public-service-leaders-talk-to-staff-about-robodebt-what-they-said-or-didnt-is-revealing-240015/" aria-label="Read more about How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Fehrer, Associate Professor, Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand is highly reliant on trade – particularly on maritime routes, which are lifelines for exports and imports. Key sectors such as agriculture, construction, and wholesale and retail trade depend heavily on this global ... <a title="Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/can-nzs-supply-chain-build-enough-resilience-and-sustainability-to-survive-the-next-global-crisis-241348/" aria-label="Read more about Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Thompson, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University Bonsai Fims So, on we go His welfare is of my concern No burden is he to bear We’ll get there For I know He would not encumber me He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My ... <a title="A sister’s last hope to save her brother from addiction – David Vincent Smith’s He Ain’t Heavy is a triumphant debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/a-sisters-last-hope-to-save-her-brother-from-addiction-david-vincent-smiths-he-aint-heavy-is-a-triumphant-debut-237764/" aria-label="Read more about A sister’s last hope to save her brother from addiction – David Vincent Smith’s He Ain’t Heavy is a triumphant debut">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kellie Vella, Postdoctoral researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, Queensland University of Technology RasaBasa/Shutterstock Young children’s lives are increasingly spent indoors. They have less access to green spaces, their parents are concerned about safety, and there’s also the draw of digital entertainment. This shift away from the natural world ... <a title="Tech can help kids connect with nature and go outdoors – here are tips to make it work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/tech-can-help-kids-connect-with-nature-and-go-outdoors-here-are-tips-to-make-it-work-240442/" aria-label="Read more about Tech can help kids connect with nature and go outdoors – here are tips to make it work">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Curl, Senior lecturer, Department of Population Health, University of Otago Google Street View has fast become a tool for people trying to get the feel for a community, look at real estate – and sometimes prank the tech giant when its mapping car drives by. But ... <a title="Preventing falls: Google Street View offers a quick way to assess risks for older New Zealanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/preventing-falls-google-street-view-offers-a-quick-way-to-assess-risks-for-older-new-zealanders-241343/" aria-label="Read more about Preventing falls: Google Street View offers a quick way to assess risks for older New Zealanders">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Wright, Alcohol and other Drugs Program Lead, Menzies School of Health Research logoboom/Shutterstock The new Northern Territory government is planning a swathe of changes to alcohol policy. If implemented, these changes fly in the face of what evidence shows works to reduce alcohol-related harms. Some are ... <a title="Cheap grog, new drunkenness offence and mandatory rehab: why 9 experts think proposed NT alcohol reforms would be a disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/cheap-grog-new-drunkenness-offence-and-mandatory-rehab-why-9-experts-think-proposed-nt-alcohol-reforms-would-be-a-disaster-241373/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap grog, new drunkenness offence and mandatory rehab: why 9 experts think proposed NT alcohol reforms would be a disaster">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Amy Sears, Lecturer, School of Education, Charles Sturt University mattimix/Shutterstock Health and physical education is one of the key subjects students learn at school. In Australia it is mandatory for students from the first year of school to Year 10. It involves theory and practical components ... <a title="Why are some Australian students having to pay to do PE at public schools?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/why-are-some-australian-students-having-to-pay-to-do-pe-at-public-schools-239489/" aria-label="Read more about Why are some Australian students having to pay to do PE at public schools?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Burne, Honorary Fellow (Screenwriting), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne/PhD Candidate, UniSA Creative, The University of Melbourne Amazon/Bunya Entertainment Firstly, let’s revisit the question: why are they remaking The Office? Just over ten years after the United States version of the British series ended, ... <a title="A decade after the US version ended, Australia remakes The Office. It’s not new, but it’s funny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/a-decade-after-the-us-version-ended-australia-remakes-the-office-its-not-new-but-its-funny-241356/" aria-label="Read more about A decade after the US version ended, Australia remakes The Office. It’s not new, but it’s funny">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Williams, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Griffith University It’s long been assumed the Queensland election of October 26 – to elect the state’s 58th (and second fixed, four-year) parliament – would be a tough ask for a tired-looking Labor government seeking a rare fourth term. Having won ... <a title="LNP is set for an easy win in Queensland, but its first term may pose a much greater challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/lnp-is-set-for-an-easy-win-in-queensland-but-its-first-term-may-pose-a-much-greater-challenge-241009/" aria-label="Read more about LNP is set for an easy win in Queensland, but its first term may pose a much greater challenge">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, researching Greco-Roman antiquity, The University of Melbourne Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is being damaged by human beings and discuss ways to prevent this. These concerns are not new. Millennia ... <a title="‘The waters become corrupt, the air infected’: here’s how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/the-waters-become-corrupt-the-air-infected-heres-how-ancient-greeks-and-romans-grappled-with-environmental-damage-236680/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The waters become corrupt, the air infected’: here’s how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton has been receiving a good many political breaks recently – Anthony Albanese’s new house is the latest icing on the cake. Although the Coalition is not expected to win next year’s election, presently it looks placed to do ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: whatever his policy, Peter Dutton will be a big target on workplace relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/17/grattan-on-friday-whatever-his-policy-peter-dutton-will-be-a-big-target-on-workplace-relations-241568/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: whatever his policy, Peter Dutton will be a big target on workplace relations">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Brown, Research Fellow in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Jamestorm/Shutterstock Clusters of severe thunderstorms are expected to strike Australia’s southern regions over Thursday and Friday. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings and forecasts related to these unusually widespread stormy conditions as they ... <a title="Severe thunderstorms are sweeping through southern Australia. But what makes a thunderstorm ‘severe’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/17/severe-thunderstorms-are-sweeping-through-southern-australia-but-what-makes-a-thunderstorm-severe-241555/" aria-label="Read more about Severe thunderstorms are sweeping through southern Australia. But what makes a thunderstorm ‘severe’?">Read more</a>
