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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna West Brett, Associate Professor in Art History, University of Sydney Tacita Dean, Paradise (film still), 2021, with music, Paradiso by Thomas Adès, 35mm colour anamorphic film, image courtesy the artist, Frith Street Gallery, London and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris and Los Angeles, © the ... <a title="How the poetically-charged art of Tacita Dean gives its audience a moment for stillness and time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/how-the-poetically-charged-art-of-tacita-dean-gives-its-audience-a-moment-for-stillness-and-time-219485/" aria-label="Read more about How the poetically-charged art of Tacita Dean gives its audience a moment for stillness and time">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Brooks, Fieldwork Coordinator/Research Technician, CSIRO The Argentine research station, Base Primavera, on the Antarctic Peninsula. Shaun Brooks Scientific research in Antarctica has played a key role in many important discoveries of the past century. But it has also come at a considerable cost to the environment. ... <a title="Doing science in Antarctica has harmed an environment under great pressure. Here’s how we can do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/doing-science-in-antarctica-has-harmed-an-environment-under-great-pressure-heres-how-we-can-do-better-211616/" aria-label="Read more about Doing science in Antarctica has harmed an environment under great pressure. Here’s how we can do better">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Allen, Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington It has been clear that change is coming to the New Zealand public service since the election campaign. Just what impact that change will have is less easy to predict now the ... <a title="Return of the ‘consultocracy’ – how cutting public service jobs to save costs usually backfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/return-of-the-consultocracy-how-cutting-public-service-jobs-to-save-costs-usually-backfires-218990/" aria-label="Read more about Return of the ‘consultocracy’ – how cutting public service jobs to save costs usually backfires">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Santow, Professor & Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney Simon Lee / Unsplash In a world promising self-driving cars and artificial general intelligence, the prospect of a new form of digital identity verification can feel … less than exciting. And yet digital identity is ... <a title="Digital ID will go mainstream across Australia in 2024. Here’s how it can work for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/digital-id-will-go-mainstream-across-australia-in-2024-heres-how-it-can-work-for-everyone-219406/" aria-label="Read more about Digital ID will go mainstream across Australia in 2024. Here’s how it can work for everyone">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock As an astronomer and meteor enthusiast, I’d say it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Each December sees the return of the Geminid meteor shower – the best natural fireworks display of the year – and people ... <a title="The Geminids: the year’s best meteor shower is upon us. And this one will be a true spectacle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/the-geminids-the-years-best-meteor-shower-is-upon-us-and-this-one-will-be-a-true-spectacle-218923/" aria-label="Read more about The Geminids: the year’s best meteor shower is upon us. And this one will be a true spectacle">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University Shutterstock As the Israel-Hamas war continues, there’s been a lot of discussion around Zionism. Put simply, Zionism is a nationalist movement that advocates for a homeland for the Jewish people in the Biblical Land of Israel. It is ... <a title="Israel-Hamas war: What is Zionism? A history of the political movement that created Israel as we know it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/israel-hamas-war-what-is-zionism-a-history-of-the-political-movement-that-created-israel-as-we-know-it-217788/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Hamas war: What is Zionism? A history of the political movement that created Israel as we know it">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, famously said nothing is certain except death and taxes. But I think we can include “you’ll feel hungry when you’re trying to lose weight” as ... <a title="I’m trying to lose weight and eat healthily. Why do I feel so hungry all the time? What can I do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/im-trying-to-lose-weight-and-eat-healthily-why-do-i-feel-so-hungry-all-the-time-what-can-i-do-about-it-215808/" aria-label="Read more about I’m trying to lose weight and eat healthily. Why do I feel so hungry all the time? What can I do about it?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock One of the chief purposes of government payments and taxes is to redistribute income, which is why tax rates are higher on taxpayers with higher incomes and ... <a title="Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/australia-has-one-of-the-weakest-tax-systems-for-redistribution-among-industrial-nations-the-stage-3-tax-cuts-will-make-it-worse-217820/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University The widespread demise of coral reefs due to climate change is now a certainty. But what role does art have in our future for coral reefs? Art is about feelings. One of the great challenges today is that we ... <a title="How an underwater sculpture trail plays a role in the health – and beauty – of the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/how-an-underwater-sculpture-trail-plays-a-role-in-the-health-and-beauty-of-the-great-barrier-reef-194335/" aria-label="Read more about How an underwater sculpture trail plays a role in the health – and beauty – of the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s net-overseas migration levels will be cut dramatically over two years to bring the country’s exploding intake back to sustainable numbers. In estimates to be released on Monday, net-overseas migration will be 375,000 this financial year, compared with 510,000 in ... <a title="Government to toughen scrutiny of international students as it slashes net migration over two years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/government-to-toughen-scrutiny-of-international-students-as-it-slashes-net-migration-over-two-years-219574/" aria-label="Read more about Government to toughen scrutiny of international students as it slashes net migration over two years">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Williams, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Griffith University Democracies are, by nature, systems of stability and change. But, north of the Tweed River, Queensland politics is very much about stability, and only a little about change. Where, for example, New South Wales has seen nine premiers over ... <a title="With Annastacia Palaszczuk gone, can Labor achieve the unachievable in Queensland?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/10/with-annastacia-palaszczuk-gone-can-labor-achieve-the-unachievable-in-queensland-219573/" aria-label="Read more about With Annastacia Palaszczuk gone, can Labor achieve the unachievable in Queensland?">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Baggiarini, Lecturer, Australian National University Last week, reports emerged that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are using an artificial intelligence (AI) system called Habsora (Hebrew for “The Gospel”) to select targets in the war on Hamas in Gaza. The system has reportedly been used to find ... <a title="Israel’s AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza. Is this the future of war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/08/israels-ai-can-produce-100-bombing-targets-a-day-in-gaza-is-this-the-future-of-war-219302/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza. Is this the future of war?">Read more</a>
