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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Over recent months, support for the Voice has fallen from a clear majority to a minority. With polling day set for October 14, the “yes” and “no” camps are battling it out to capture those still undecided. In this podcast, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Redbridge’s Kosmos Samaras on what the public are saying about the Voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-redbridges-kosmos-samaras-on-what-the-public-are-saying-about-the-voice-213074/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Redbridge’s Kosmos Samaras on what the public are saying about the Voice">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Barolsky, Research Associate, Deakin University Invasion Day Reflection and smoking ceremony on parliament steps, Melbourne. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY This article mentions ongoing colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and contains references that feature antiquated language. Truth-telling is a key demand in the ... <a title="Why is truth-telling so important? Our research shows meaningful reconciliation cannot occur without it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/why-is-truth-telling-so-important-our-research-shows-meaningful-reconciliation-cannot-occur-without-it-197685/" aria-label="Read more about Why is truth-telling so important? Our research shows meaningful reconciliation cannot occur without it">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deren Pillay, Researcher and Advanced Trainee in Public Health Medicine, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania Australia is holding its collective breath ahead of a bushfire season that may bring a return of the smoke linked to 400 deaths and 4,500 hospitalisations and emergency department ... <a title="3,200 deaths a year: 1 of many reasons air pollution in Australia demands urgent national action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/3-200-deaths-a-year-1-of-many-reasons-air-pollution-in-australia-demands-urgent-national-action-212973/" aria-label="Read more about 3,200 deaths a year: 1 of many reasons air pollution in Australia demands urgent national action">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University IMDB As artificial intelligence becomes mainstream, its infiltration into children’s lives is causing tremendous anxiety. The global panic around AI’s co-option of children’s play and cultures has manifested unpredictably. Earlier this ... <a title="Is AI coming for our kids? Why the latest wave of pop-cultural tech anxiety should come as no surprise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/is-ai-coming-for-our-kids-why-the-latest-wave-of-pop-cultural-tech-anxiety-should-come-as-no-surprise-212869/" aria-label="Read more about Is AI coming for our kids? Why the latest wave of pop-cultural tech anxiety should come as no surprise">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Roberts, Graduate Researcher, La Trobe University For more than three decades, China has struggled to contain criticism of its human rights record. It faced a storm of outrage over the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 and condemnation of its mass incarceration of Muslim Uyghurs in recent ... <a title="China’s concerning new strategy on human rights: unite the world behind a ‘selective’ approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/chinas-concerning-new-strategy-on-human-rights-unite-the-world-behind-a-selective-approach-212007/" aria-label="Read more about China’s concerning new strategy on human rights: unite the world behind a ‘selective’ approach">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arjuna Dibley, Head of Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Last month, a significant victory for climate change was won behind closed doors. In 2020, Katta O’Donnell, then a 23-year-old student at the University of Melbourne, launched a world-leading class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth ... <a title="How one student forced the government to admit the economic risks of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/how-one-student-forced-the-government-to-admit-the-economic-risks-of-climate-change-212856/" aria-label="Read more about How one student forced the government to admit the economic risks of climate change">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Elkins, Senior Lecturer with School of Economics, Finance and Marketing and Behavioural Business Lab Member, RMIT University Shutterstock Are you spending more and more time at work doing paperwork and filling in forms rather than the thing you were trained and hired for? Does this busy ... <a title="Red tape can strangle your key asset as an employee: your motivation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/red-tape-can-strangle-your-key-asset-as-an-employee-your-motivation-209320/" aria-label="Read more about Red tape can strangle your key asset as an employee: your motivation">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Lizier, Associate Professor of Complex Systems, University of Sydney Shutterstock Getting in sync can be exhilarating when you’re dancing in rhythm with other people or clapping along in an audience. Fireflies too know the joy of synchronisation, timing their flashes together to create a larger display ... <a title="Fireflies, brain cells, dancers: new synchronisation research shows nature’s perfect timing is all about connections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/fireflies-brain-cells-dancers-new-synchronisation-research-shows-natures-perfect-timing-is-all-about-connections-212708/" aria-label="Read more about Fireflies, brain cells, dancers: new synchronisation research shows nature’s perfect timing is all about connections">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University On October 14, the voting public will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” on a proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament. While the “yes” campaign has largely coalesced behind a ... <a title="There are two sides to the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice. Who are they and why are they opposed to it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/there-are-two-sides-to-the-no-campaign-on-the-voice-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-opposed-to-it-212362/" aria-label="Read more about There are two sides to the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice. Who are they and why are they opposed to it?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reema Harrison, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Unsplash/Cezar Sampaio Australians are living longer than ever. But these extra years of life come with higher rates of long-term and complex conditions and greater health care needs. The government wants to improve Australians’ access to primary care services. These services ... <a title="It can be tough getting a GP appointment. Nurse practitioners could take some of the load" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/it-can-be-tough-getting-a-gp-appointment-nurse-practitioners-could-take-some-of-the-load-212620/" aria-label="Read more about It can be tough getting a GP appointment. Nurse practitioners could take some of the load">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Climate change and energy costs mean we need to rethink how we design and build our homes. The updated National Construction Code has lifted the required energy performance of new housing from 6 stars ... <a title="On hot days, up to 87% of heat gain in our homes is through windows. On cold days, it’s 40% of heat loss. Here’s how we can fix that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/on-hot-days-up-to-87-of-heat-gain-in-our-homes-is-through-windows-on-cold-days-its-40-of-heat-loss-heres-how-we-can-fix-that-212117/" aria-label="Read more about On hot days, up to 87% of heat gain in our homes is through windows. On cold days, it’s 40% of heat loss. Here’s how we can fix that">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Gilmore, Lecturer in Engineering Design, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Farmers often pride themselves on their self-reliance. When you live far from the cities, it makes sense to do as much as possible yourself. Australia’s sheer size has meant many remote farms have long been off grid as ... <a title="Farmers are famously self-reliant. Why not use farm dams as mini-hydro plants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/farmers-are-famously-self-reliant-why-not-use-farm-dams-as-mini-hydro-plants-212374/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers are famously self-reliant. Why not use farm dams as mini-hydro plants?">Read more</a>
