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October 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland In defending a Federal Court case brought by opponents of her decisions to approve two export coal mines, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is relying in part on what critics call the “drug dealer’s defence”. It’s reasoning that ... <a title="Why the ‘drug dealers defence’ doesn’t work for exporting coal. It’s actually Economics 101" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/06/why-the-drug-dealers-defence-doesnt-work-for-exporting-coal-its-actually-economics-101-214588/" aria-label="Read more about Why the ‘drug dealers defence’ doesn’t work for exporting coal. It’s actually Economics 101">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the country’s population has been boosted to the extent it ... <a title="Record immigration will put pressure on NZ’s population, infrastructure and productivity – where’s the election debate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/06/record-immigration-will-put-pressure-on-nzs-population-infrastructure-and-productivity-wheres-the-election-debate-214952/" aria-label="Read more about Record immigration will put pressure on NZ’s population, infrastructure and productivity – where’s the election debate?">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Ghezelbash, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney Immigration Minister Andrew Giles today announced significant changes aimed at restoring the integrity of Australia’s refugee protection system. The key focus is on reducing the significant ... <a title="Why the government’s plan to overhaul the asylum system is a smart use of resources – and might just work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/why-the-governments-plan-to-overhaul-the-asylum-system-is-a-smart-use-of-resources-and-might-just-work-215061/" aria-label="Read more about Why the government’s plan to overhaul the asylum system is a smart use of resources – and might just work">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritesh Chugh, Associate Professor – Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take centre stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery? A number of factors determine a phone battery’s ... <a title="Should you charge your phone overnight? Will ‘overcharging’ make it explode? Common battery myths debunked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/should-you-charge-your-phone-overnight-will-overcharging-make-it-explode-common-battery-myths-debunked-214956/" aria-label="Read more about Should you charge your phone overnight? Will ‘overcharging’ make it explode? Common battery myths debunked">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Ann Wheeler, Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide The impact on mental health of weather extremes such as drought is a growing concern due to climate change. Rural communities feel the impact of drought much more than urban residents. Our new research looks at the ... <a title="Suicide rates jumped after extreme drought in the Murray-Darling Basin – we have to do better as climate change intensifies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/suicide-rates-jumped-after-extreme-drought-in-the-murray-darling-basin-we-have-to-do-better-as-climate-change-intensifies-211107/" aria-label="Read more about Suicide rates jumped after extreme drought in the Murray-Darling Basin – we have to do better as climate change intensifies">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lensen, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence | Pūkenga Matua, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington As the 2023 election campaign enters its final days, there is an elephant in the room that politicians seem keen to ignore: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ... <a title="NZ’s political leaders are ignoring the mounting threats from AI – and that’s putting everyone at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/nzs-political-leaders-are-ignoring-the-mounting-threats-from-ai-and-thats-putting-everyone-at-risk-214714/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s political leaders are ignoring the mounting threats from AI – and that’s putting everyone at risk">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Petraglia, Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University A general view of Wadi Gharandal riverine wetland, along the Jordan Rift Valley, showing palm trees concentrated at the centre of the wadi near the active spring. Mahmoud Abbas Our species, Homo sapiens, migrated out of Africa ... <a title="New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single ‘out of Africa’ origin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/new-path-for-early-human-migrations-through-a-once-lush-arabia-contradicts-a-single-out-of-africa-origin-214719/" aria-label="Read more about New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single ‘out of Africa’ origin">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Guagnin, Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Maria Guagnin, Michael Petraglia, CC BY About 7,000 years ago, a small group of people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia. We found some ... <a title="Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/stone-age-herders-transported-heavy-rock-tools-to-grind-animal-bones-plants-and-pigment-214838/" aria-label="Read more about Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Axel Bruns, Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology As campaigning in the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament continues, “no” campaigners have repeatedly argued against what they call “the Voice of division”. The results of our exclusive opinion poll suggest something to the ... <a title="New polling shows ‘no’ voters more likely to see Australia as already divided" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/new-polling-shows-no-voters-more-likely-to-see-australia-as-already-divided-214713/" aria-label="Read more about New polling shows ‘no’ voters more likely to see Australia as already divided">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Birrell, Researcher at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney Unsplash Moody, withdrawn, down. These words are often used by parents of teens. And young people may say they feel so “depressed” about upcoming exams, or that the world ... <a title="I think my teen is depressed. How can I get them help and what are the treatment options?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/i-think-my-teen-is-depressed-how-can-i-get-them-help-and-what-are-the-treatment-options-206702/" aria-label="Read more about I think my teen is depressed. How can I get them help and what are the treatment options?">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ... <a title="Made in America: how Biden’s climate package is fuelling the global drive to net zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/made-in-america-how-bidens-climate-package-is-fuelling-the-global-drive-to-net-zero-214709/" aria-label="Read more about Made in America: how Biden’s climate package is fuelling the global drive to net zero">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Banham, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Tasmania Shutterstock The famous Sycamore Gap tree was felled last week, prompting global expressions of sorrow, anger and horror. For some, the reaction was puzzling. Wasn’t it just a single tree in northern England? But for many, the tree felt profoundly ... <a title="It wasn’t just a tree: why it feels so bad to lose the iconic Sycamore Gap tree and others like it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/it-wasnt-just-a-tree-why-it-feels-so-bad-to-lose-the-iconic-sycamore-gap-tree-and-others-like-it-214841/" aria-label="Read more about It wasn’t just a tree: why it feels so bad to lose the iconic Sycamore Gap tree and others like it">Read more</a>
