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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Professor of Politics, Monash University Daniel Andrews, who has announced he will step down after nearly nine years as premier, leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics. An activist premier, a gifted political communicator and a hard man of politics, he has been an ... <a title="Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics – who drove conservatives to distraction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/dan-andrews-leaves-office-as-a-titan-of-victorian-politics-who-drove-conservatives-to-distraction-214373/" aria-label="Read more about Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics – who drove conservatives to distraction">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government’s employment white paper is “ambitious”. I’m not convinced. A clearly ambitious statement would have specified a target for unemployment, ideally one that was a bit of a ... <a title="The Albanese government blew its shot at setting a historic new unemployment target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/the-albanese-government-blew-its-shot-at-setting-a-historic-new-unemployment-target-214357/" aria-label="Read more about The Albanese government blew its shot at setting a historic new unemployment target">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Dan Andrews has announced he is quitting, after nine years as premier and three election wins. Andrews’ surprise announcement came early Tuesday afternoon. He said his resignation would take effect at 5pm Wednesday. He told a news conference it was ... <a title="Dan Andrews quits after nine years as premier of Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/dan-andrews-quits-after-nine-years-as-premier-of-victoria-214372/" aria-label="Read more about Dan Andrews quits after nine years as premier of Victoria">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Antoni Shkraba/Pexels As part of the new employment white paper, the federal government has announced it is thinking seriously about a national skills passport. It has set aside A$9.1 million to prepare a business case for the ... <a title="Is it time for Australia to introduce a national skills passport?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/is-it-time-for-australia-to-introduce-a-national-skills-passport-214267/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time for Australia to introduce a national skills passport?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christiane Gerblinger, Visiting Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University Shutterstock Australia’s public service is no stranger to reform. In the past nine years, it has undergone three significant reviews of its policy advising capabilities, all of which broadly agreed that ... <a title="The many reviews of the public service miss one vital problem – the language used to communicate ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/the-many-reviews-of-the-public-service-miss-one-vital-problem-the-language-used-to-communicate-ideas-213654/" aria-label="Read more about The many reviews of the public service miss one vital problem – the language used to communicate ideas">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Conor, ARC Future Fellow, La Trobe University Child coal miners, Pennsylvania, 1911 Lewis Wickes Hines/Wikimedia Commons In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82% of the world’s energy. In 2000, it was 87%. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they’ve been offset by increased ... <a title="Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/muscle-wood-coal-oil-what-earlier-energy-transitions-tell-us-about-renewables-213550/" aria-label="Read more about Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Fulcher, Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Sydney Shutterstock Complexity is all around us, from the daily fluctuations of financial markets to the intricate web of neurons in our brains. Understanding how the different components of these systems interact with each other is a fundamental ... <a title="From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonises hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/from-stock-markets-to-brain-scans-new-research-harmonises-hundreds-of-scientific-methods-to-understand-complex-systems-214261/" aria-label="Read more about From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonises hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melinda Jackson, Associate Professor at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University Shutterstock You’re lying in bed, trying to fall asleep but the racing thoughts won’t stop. Instead, your brain is busy making detailed plans for the next day, replaying embarrassing ... <a title="What do people think about when they go to sleep?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/what-do-people-think-about-when-they-go-to-sleep-207406/" aria-label="Read more about What do people think about when they go to sleep?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Mitchell, Lecturer in Law, University of the Sunshine Coast IMDB From Elle Woods in Legally Blonde to Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird to Denny Crane in Boston Legal, our popular culture is often where we first see and witness legal ... <a title="No gavels, no hearsay and lots of drinking: a law expert ranks legal dramas by their accuracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/no-gavels-no-hearsay-and-lots-of-drinking-a-law-expert-ranks-legal-dramas-by-their-accuracy-212880/" aria-label="Read more about No gavels, no hearsay and lots of drinking: a law expert ranks legal dramas by their accuracy">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleanor K. Sansom, Research Associate, Curtin University NASA After a journey of billions of kilometres, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has culminated in a small black capsule blazing through the sky before touching down in the Utah desert. Inside is likely to be the largest ever sample of dust ... <a title="7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/7-years-billions-of-kilometres-a-handful-of-dust-nasa-just-brought-back-the-largest-ever-asteroid-sample-214151/" aria-label="Read more about 7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock In 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion. To address such costs, the federal government is proposing a national digital identity scheme that will let people prove their identity without having ... <a title="A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/a-national-digital-id-scheme-is-being-proposed-an-expert-weighs-the-pros-and-many-more-cons-214144/" aria-label="Read more about A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University With early voting set to open next week for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, this is a critical time for campaigners to win over voters. If the 2022 federal election is ... <a title="The ‘yes’ Voice campaign is far outspending ‘no’ in online advertising, but is the message getting through?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/the-yes-voice-campaign-is-far-outspending-no-in-online-advertising-but-is-the-message-getting-through-213749/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘yes’ Voice campaign is far outspending ‘no’ in online advertising, but is the message getting through?">Read more</a>
