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December 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal budget is headed for a small $1.1 billion deficit this financial year, according to the update released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher on Wednesday morning. This is an improvement of $12.8 billion compared to ... <a title="Budget update forecasts deficit of $1.1 billion this financial year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/13/budget-update-forecasts-deficit-of-1-1-billion-this-financial-year-219799/" aria-label="Read more about Budget update forecasts deficit of $1.1 billion this financial year">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in calling for a sustainable ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. In a joint statement, the three leaders said they wanted to resume ... <a title="Anthony Albanese joins Canadian and NZ prime ministers in calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/13/anthony-albanese-joins-canadian-and-nz-prime-ministers-in-calling-for-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-war-219793/" aria-label="Read more about Anthony Albanese joins Canadian and NZ prime ministers in calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Reynolds, Adjunct lecturer and nutritionist, UNSW Sydney maddi bazzocco/unsplash What we eat matters – not just for our health, but for the planet and other living things too. Most of us know meat consumption contributes to global warming and many of us are aware of animal ... <a title="5 ways to make Christmas lunch more ethical this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/13/5-ways-to-make-christmas-lunch-more-ethical-this-year-218351/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ways to make Christmas lunch more ethical this year">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mattia Saccò, Lecturer in ecology, Curtin University Shutterstock Groundwater is the world’s largest unfrozen freshwater reserve. Australia’s Great Artesian Basin alone holds enough water to fill Sydney Harbour 130,000 times. Worldwide, groundwater provides drinking water for half the world’s population. Countries like Denmark and Austria rely entirely ... <a title="We rely heavily on groundwater – but pumping too much threatens thousands of underground species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/13/we-rely-heavily-on-groundwater-but-pumping-too-much-threatens-thousands-of-underground-species-218919/" aria-label="Read more about We rely heavily on groundwater – but pumping too much threatens thousands of underground species">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University Baden H Mullaney, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales In 1933, trousers rocked Australia. They had entered the 20th century as a symbol of masculinity. Essential to the suit, trousers exuded power, professionalism and authority ... <a title="Should women be allowed to wear pants? It was a topic of contention in Australian parliament in 1933" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/13/should-women-be-allowed-to-wear-pants-it-was-a-topic-of-contention-in-australian-parliament-in-1933-212604/" aria-label="Read more about Should women be allowed to wear pants? It was a topic of contention in Australian parliament in 1933">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelo Capuano, Law Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia Somkid Thongdee Imagine being the most qualified person for a job and not getting a call-back or not being selected for an interview. As recruitment decisions shift from being based on assessing applicants’ traditional CVs to relying on information gleaned from ... <a title="‘Computer says no’: more employers are using AI to recruit, increasing the risk of discrimination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/13/computer-says-no-more-employers-are-using-ai-to-recruit-increasing-the-risk-of-discrimination-218598/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Computer says no’: more employers are using AI to recruit, increasing the risk of discrimination">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Higham, Professor of Tourism, Griffith University On the same day last week that Air New Zealand announced the purchase of its first fully electric aircraft, Christchurch Airport announced it had reached “a new standard for decarbonisation”. On the face of it, great news for reducing aviation ... <a title="The NZ aviation industry is making bold climate claims – and risking anti-greenwashing litigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/13/the-nz-aviation-industry-is-making-bold-climate-claims-and-risking-anti-greenwashing-litigation-219591/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ aviation industry is making bold climate claims – and risking anti-greenwashing litigation">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Pandanus Petter, Research Fellow Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University When Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk resigned over the weekend, she indicated her preferred successor would be her deputy, Steven Miles. He promptly nominated for the leadership. He avoided a leadership contest between himself, Health ... <a title="Who is Queensland’s next premier, Steven Miles?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/who-is-queenslands-next-premier-steven-miles-219701/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Queensland’s next premier, Steven Miles?">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Cullen, Lecturer, Macquarie University Shutterstock On a summer’s day in January 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was kidnapped from Fairy Meadow Beach in Wollongong, New South Wales. This is the last time Cheryl was seen. Cheryl remains missing, 53 years later. She is one of the 2,500 ... <a title="Child abductions can be hard to identify, and people may not know they are witnessing a serious crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/child-abductions-can-be-hard-to-identify-and-people-may-not-know-they-are-witnessing-a-serious-crime-219221/" aria-label="Read more about Child abductions can be hard to identify, and people may not know they are witnessing a serious crime">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Sydney and other parts of Australia have just experienced a significant heatwave, with temperatures reaching highs of well over 40°C. In Sydney in particular, the extreme heat has coincided with a bustling ... <a title="Planning to use drugs at a festival on a scorching summer day? Here’s why extreme heat might make MDMA riskier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/planning-to-use-drugs-at-a-festival-on-a-scorching-summer-day-heres-why-extreme-heat-might-make-mdma-riskier-219599/" aria-label="Read more about Planning to use drugs at a festival on a scorching summer day? Here’s why extreme heat might make MDMA riskier">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Narayan, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, The University of Queensland Yatra4289, Shutterstock As we brace for an unusually hot summer, spare a thought for koalas. They will be out and about in search of love, food and water in the searing heat. Mother koalas with pouch ... <a title="Koalas suffer in the heat – here’s how to help this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/koalas-suffer-in-the-heat-heres-how-to-help-this-summer-216435/" aria-label="Read more about Koalas suffer in the heat – here’s how to help this summer">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Smith-Merry, Director, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney Shutterstock The review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been released and it recommends some big changes. This is not a report that just moves the deck chairs – it changes the whole ... <a title="More than mental illness. How the NDIS review could help people with psychosocial disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/more-than-mental-illness-how-the-ndis-review-could-help-people-with-psychosocial-disability-219502/" aria-label="Read more about More than mental illness. How the NDIS review could help people with psychosocial disability">Read more</a>
