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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Many international students come to Australia with the hope of staying permanently. But our latest report, Graduates in limbo: International student visa pathways after graduation, shows that the rights Australia grants international students to stay and work here after ... <a title="Australia is leaving thousands of international graduates in visa limbo, and it’s about to get worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/australia-is-leaving-thousands-of-international-graduates-in-visa-limbo-and-its-about-to-get-worse-214471/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is leaving thousands of international graduates in visa limbo, and it’s about to get worse">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Mussell, Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury The promise to “get tough on youth crime” is a New Zealand election perennial. This year, parties on both the left and right have pledged to crack down on young offenders – despite a lot of ... <a title="Promises to get tough on youth crime might win votes – but the evidence shows it hasn’t worked for NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/promises-to-get-tough-on-youth-crime-might-win-votes-but-the-evidence-shows-it-hasnt-worked-for-nz-214147/" aria-label="Read more about Promises to get tough on youth crime might win votes – but the evidence shows it hasn’t worked for NZ">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Smith, Senior lecturer, The University of Melbourne The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability delivered 222 recommendations on Friday after four and a half years of investigation and deliberation. In its 32 hearings and nearly 8,000 submissions, people with disability ... <a title="Disability royal commissioners disagreed over phasing out ‘special schools’ – that leaves segregation on the table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/disability-royal-commissioners-disagreed-over-phasing-out-special-schools-that-leaves-segregation-on-the-table-214706/" aria-label="Read more about Disability royal commissioners disagreed over phasing out ‘special schools’ – that leaves segregation on the table">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elina Hypponen, Professor of Nutritional and Genetic Epidemiology, University of South Australia Pexels/Kevin Malik Australia has seen a surge in vitamin D testing of children, with similar trends reported for adults around the world. GPs are now being urged not to test for vitamin D unnecessarily. So ... <a title="Should I be getting my vitamin D levels checked?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/should-i-be-getting-my-vitamin-d-levels-checked-211268/" aria-label="Read more about Should I be getting my vitamin D levels checked?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Aside from humans, dingoes are Australia’s largest land-based predator. They are arguably our most maligned, misunderstood, and mismanaged native species. But evidence suggests this iconic canine helps maintain healthy ecosystems. They’re ... <a title="‘The boss of Country’, not wild dogs to kill: living with dingoes can unite communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/the-boss-of-country-not-wild-dogs-to-kill-living-with-dingoes-can-unite-communities-214212/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The boss of Country’, not wild dogs to kill: living with dingoes can unite communities">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas White, Senior lecturer, University of Sydney Shutterstock The brain is an evolutionary marvel. By shifting the control of sensing and behaviour to this central organ, animals (including us) are able to flexibly respond and flourish in unpredictable environments. One skill above all – learning – has ... <a title="Organisms without brains can learn, too – so what does it mean to be a thinking creature?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/organisms-without-brains-can-learn-too-so-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-thinking-creature-214275/" aria-label="Read more about Organisms without brains can learn, too – so what does it mean to be a thinking creature?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney ATO Why do I suddenly owe tax this year? This is one of the most Googled questions in Australia right now. And rightly so. Ever since Australia’s transition to self-assessment for income tax returns, we have been primed to expect an ... <a title="Why do I suddenly owe tax this year? It could be because the Low and Middle Income Tax offset is gone, forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/why-do-i-suddenly-owe-tax-this-year-it-could-be-because-the-low-and-middle-income-tax-offset-is-gone-forever-214632/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I suddenly owe tax this year? It could be because the Low and Middle Income Tax offset is gone, forever">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Labrousse, Chercheuse en écologie polaire, Sorbonne Université Sara Labrousse/French Polar Institute, CC BY-SA The long-term future looks bleak for Emperor penguins, but our new research shows some birds may be able to survive in certain conditions, depending on where they live, at least for the next ... <a title="Emperor penguins face a bleak future – but some colonies will do better than others in diverse sea-ice conditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/emperor-penguins-face-a-bleak-future-but-some-colonies-will-do-better-than-others-in-diverse-sea-ice-conditions-214625/" aria-label="Read more about Emperor penguins face a bleak future – but some colonies will do better than others in diverse sea-ice conditions">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in dire straits. With the market in a severe downturn, it’s safe to assume the NFT bubble has well and truly burst. It was never clear why these ... <a title="Are NFTs really dead and buried? All signs point to ‘yes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/are-nfts-really-dead-and-buried-all-signs-point-to-yes-214145/" aria-label="Read more about Are NFTs really dead and buried? All signs point to ‘yes’">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Emeritus professor of politics, Monash University It was Robert Menzies, father of the modern Liberal Party, who famously remarked: “to get an affirmative vote from the Australian people on a referendum proposal is the labour of Hercules”. Menzies knew this from bitter experience. The politician ... <a title="What kind of Australia will we wake up to if the Voice referendum is defeated on October 14?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/what-kind-of-australia-will-we-wake-up-to-if-the-voice-referendum-is-defeated-on-october-14-214359/" aria-label="Read more about What kind of Australia will we wake up to if the Voice referendum is defeated on October 14?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara Crandon, Psychologist and PhD Candidate, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute When we think of spring, we might imagine rebirth and renewal that comes with the warmer weather and longer days. It’s usually a time to celebrate, flock to spring flower festivals and spend more time in ... <a title="Our mood usually lifts in spring. But after early heatwaves and bushfires, this year may be different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/our-mood-usually-lifts-in-spring-but-after-early-heatwaves-and-bushfires-this-year-may-be-different-213643/" aria-label="Read more about Our mood usually lifts in spring. But after early heatwaves and bushfires, this year may be different">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. The marks of industry have forever changed the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, edged by the Blue Mountains to the south and ancient rainforests ... <a title="The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/the-road-is-long-and-time-is-short-but-australias-pace-towards-net-zero-is-quickening-214570/" aria-label="Read more about The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening">Read more</a>
