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September 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The Australian government spends A$6.7 billion a year on private health insurance rebates. These rebates are the government’s contribution towards the costs of individuals’ premiums. But our analysis shows higher rebates for people aged 65 and ... <a title="Who really benefits from private health insurance rebates? Not people who need cover the most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/18/who-really-benefits-from-private-health-insurance-rebates-not-people-who-need-cover-the-most-212611/" aria-label="Read more about Who really benefits from private health insurance rebates? Not people who need cover the most">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Smith, Senior lecturer, The University of Melbourne Redd F/Unsplash The National School Reform Agreement is made about once every five years in Australia. This is the main way the federal government can steer changes in how Australian schools are run. The current reform agreement ends in ... <a title="70% of Australian students with a disability are excluded at school – the next round of education reforms can fix this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/18/70-of-australian-students-with-a-disability-are-excluded-at-school-the-next-round-of-education-reforms-can-fix-this-213369/" aria-label="Read more about 70% of Australian students with a disability are excluded at school – the next round of education reforms can fix this">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Buckley, ARC Laureate Fellow, Scientia Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Back in 2017, The Economist published a headline that became a meme. It said data had become the new oil. By that it meant that the world’s biggest and most profitable companies no longer worked ... <a title="Like plumbing did for water, Australia’s ‘consumer data right’ could make your personal data safer and easier to share" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/18/like-plumbing-did-for-water-australias-consumer-data-right-could-make-your-personal-data-safer-and-easier-to-share-210969/" aria-label="Read more about Like plumbing did for water, Australia’s ‘consumer data right’ could make your personal data safer and easier to share">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government says replacing Australia’s retiring fleet of coal-fired power stations with nuclear energy would cost some $387 billion. The costing, put out by the Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, is a pre-emptive strike against the opposition, which ... <a title="Climate minister Chris Bowen says replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear would cost $387 billion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/18/climate-minister-chris-bowen-says-replacing-coal-fired-power-stations-with-nuclear-would-cost-387-billion-213735/" aria-label="Read more about Climate minister Chris Bowen says replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear would cost $387 billion">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Symons, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University Marcus E Jones, Shutterstock For three decades, the goal of international climate negotiations has been to avoid “dangerous” warming above 1.5℃. With warming to date standing at around 1.2℃, we haven’t quite reached the zone we ... <a title="We are poised to pass 1.5℃ of global warming – world leaders offer 4 ways to manage this dangerous time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/we-are-poised-to-pass-1-5-of-global-warming-world-leaders-offer-4-ways-to-manage-this-dangerous-time-213649/" aria-label="Read more about We are poised to pass 1.5℃ of global warming – world leaders offer 4 ways to manage this dangerous time">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tyrone Berger, Lecturer in Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Shutterstock This week, technology news has been abuzz as Apple introduced its latest iPhones into the market. Among the usual new feature announcements, one stunning change has stood out in particular. The long-standing rumours are true – ... <a title="iPhone switching to USB-C is a win for consumers and the environment – but to what extent?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/iphone-switching-to-usb-c-is-a-win-for-consumers-and-the-environment-but-to-what-extent-213549/" aria-label="Read more about iPhone switching to USB-C is a win for consumers and the environment – but to what extent?">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Two electric vehicle fires have been reported in Australia this week. Five cars were destroyed after a lithium battery ignited in a car parked at Sydney Airport on Monday. Firefighters believed the battery had been detached ... <a title="Electric vehicle fires are very rare. The risk for petrol and diesel vehicles is at least 20 times higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/electric-vehicle-fires-are-very-rare-the-risk-for-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles-is-at-least-20-times-higher-213468/" aria-label="Read more about Electric vehicle fires are very rare. The risk for petrol and diesel vehicles is at least 20 times higher">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The most recent protest by the Restore Passenger Rail climate protest group, in which a Wellington car dealership was defaced with red paint, is not just the latest in a local movement – it’s part of a global trend. ... <a title="Another day, another roadblock: how should NZ law deal with disruptive climate protests?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/another-day-another-roadblock-how-should-nz-law-deal-with-disruptive-climate-protests-213644/" aria-label="Read more about Another day, another roadblock: how should NZ law deal with disruptive climate protests?">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Hastings, Lecturer in International Relations and Comparative Politics, University of Sydney North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly offered his “full and unconditional support” to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to eastern Russia this week. Analysts speculate this could mean ammunition for Russia’s war ... <a title="What does Kim Jong Un stand to gain from his meeting with Vladimir Putin?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/what-does-kim-jong-un-stand-to-gain-from-his-meeting-with-vladimir-putin-213555/" aria-label="Read more about What does Kim Jong Un stand to gain from his meeting with Vladimir Putin?">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia ©Disney Agatha Christie regularly drew upon the supernatural to generate a feeling of uncertainty. We – the audience, and the ensemble of characters – are given limited information regarding a murder. This uncertainty, ultimately, concerns the fear ... <a title="A Haunting of Venice: a Gothic horror, supernatural, Agatha Christie murder mystery which all becomes quite camp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/a-haunting-of-venice-a-gothic-horror-supernatural-agatha-christie-murder-mystery-which-all-becomes-quite-camp-211188/" aria-label="Read more about A Haunting of Venice: a Gothic horror, supernatural, Agatha Christie murder mystery which all becomes quite camp">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Nataliya Vaitkevich/Pexels Your GP says you have high cholesterol. You’ve six months to work on your diet to see if that’ll bring down your levels, then you’ll review your options. Could taking supplements over this ... <a title="How can I lower my cholesterol? Do supplements work? How about psyllium or probiotics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/how-can-i-lower-my-cholesterol-do-supplements-work-how-about-psyllium-or-probiotics-211748/" aria-label="Read more about How can I lower my cholesterol? Do supplements work? How about psyllium or probiotics?">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Kelly, Associate Professor in Quantitative Ecology, The University of Melbourne People have been using fire for millennia. It is a vital part of many ecosystems and cultures. Yet human activities in the current era, sometimes called the “Anthropocene”, are reshaping patterns of fire across the planet. ... <a title="Our planet is burning in unexpected ways – here’s how we can protect people and nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/our-planet-is-burning-in-unexpected-ways-heres-how-we-can-protect-people-and-nature-213215/" aria-label="Read more about Our planet is burning in unexpected ways – here’s how we can protect people and nature">Read more</a>
