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The unsafe Safeguard Mechanism: how carbon credits could blow up Australia’s main climate policy

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Macintosh, Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University James Adams/Unsplash This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. A time bomb is ticking inside the Albanese government’s climate policy. When it explodes, Australia ... <a title="The unsafe Safeguard Mechanism: how carbon credits could blow up Australia’s main climate policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/the-unsafe-safeguard-mechanism-how-carbon-credits-could-blow-up-australias-main-climate-policy-213874/" aria-label="Read more about The unsafe Safeguard Mechanism: how carbon credits could blow up Australia’s main climate policy">Read more</a>

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Farmers or foragers? Pre-colonial Aboriginal food production was hardly that simple

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Westaway, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Shutterstock For almost ten years, debate has raged over the book Dark Emu by Aboriginal historian Bruce Pascoe. In it, Pascoe argues many pre-colonial Aboriginal groups were farmers, pointing to examples ... <a title="Farmers or foragers? Pre-colonial Aboriginal food production was hardly that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/farmers-or-foragers-pre-colonial-aboriginal-food-production-was-hardly-that-simple-216988/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers or foragers? Pre-colonial Aboriginal food production was hardly that simple">Read more</a>

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‘Thank you for making me feel smart’: will a new campaign to raise the status of teaching work?

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Virginia Beal, Senior Marketing Scientist, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, University of South Australia Federal and state governments have just launched a A$10 million advertising campaign to “raise the status” of teachers in Australia and encourage people to consider a career in school education. Called “Be That ... <a title="‘Thank you for making me feel smart’: will a new campaign to raise the status of teaching work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/thank-you-for-making-me-feel-smart-will-a-new-campaign-to-raise-the-status-of-teaching-work-217362/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thank you for making me feel smart’: will a new campaign to raise the status of teaching work?">Read more</a>

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5 Aussie musicals you might not have heard of – but really should see

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Macrossan, Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast Gillian Armstrong’s Starstruck (1982) IMDB When you think of great Aussie musicals, some key films from the 1990s and 2000s come to mind: Strictly Ballroom, Muriel’s Wedding, Moulin Rouge!, Bran Nue Dae and The Sapphires. These ... <a title="5 Aussie musicals you might not have heard of – but really should see" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/5-aussie-musicals-you-might-not-have-heard-of-but-really-should-see-213646/" aria-label="Read more about 5 Aussie musicals you might not have heard of – but really should see">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: When Labor states don’t dance to the Albanese government’s tune

November 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s helpful for the Albanese government to have all mainland states in Labor hands – but only up to a point. This week we’ve seen the Queensland government bite back at federal plans to curb the national infrastructure program, while ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: When Labor states don’t dance to the Albanese government’s tune" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/09/grattan-on-friday-when-labor-states-dont-dance-to-the-albanese-governments-tune-217280/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: When Labor states don’t dance to the Albanese government’s tune">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what is the ‘core network’ that was crucial to the Optus outage?

November 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University This week’s Optus outage affected 10 million people and hundreds of businesses. One of the early reasons given for the failure was a fault in the “core network”. The latest statement from the company points to “a ... <a title="Explainer: what is the ‘core network’ that was crucial to the Optus outage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/09/explainer-what-is-the-core-network-that-was-crucial-to-the-optus-outage-217375/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the ‘core network’ that was crucial to the Optus outage?">Read more</a>

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Optus said it didn’t have the ‘soundbite’ to explain the crisis. We should expect better

November 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Roberts, Lecturer, School of the Arts and Media, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Asked on Wednesday to explain why Optus broadband and mobile services had been simultaneously knocked out for five hours, its chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarino blamed a “technical network fault”, and then added: There is ... <a title="Optus said it didn’t have the ‘soundbite’ to explain the crisis. We should expect better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/09/optus-said-it-didnt-have-the-soundbite-to-explain-the-crisis-we-should-expect-better-217302/" aria-label="Read more about Optus said it didn’t have the ‘soundbite’ to explain the crisis. We should expect better">Read more</a>

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41 US states are suing Meta for getting teens hooked on social media. Here’s what to expect next

November 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayleen Manwaring, Senior Research Fellow, Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation, and Senior Lecturer, School of Private & Commercial Law, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock In the United States, 41 states have filed lawsuits against Meta for allegedly driving social media addiction in its young users (under the ... <a title="41 US states are suing Meta for getting teens hooked on social media. Here’s what to expect next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/09/41-us-states-are-suing-meta-for-getting-teens-hooked-on-social-media-heres-what-to-expect-next-216914/" aria-label="Read more about 41 US states are suing Meta for getting teens hooked on social media. Here’s what to expect next">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: How the Hamas-Israel War is a Catalyst of Global Order Change – Buchanan and Manning

November 9, 2023

Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how a massive shift in geopolitic demarcations is forming, relatively quickly, into a world of bipolarity where on one side we have a multipolar constellation of states, and on the other the traditional western liberal democracies. The catalyst behind this rapidly forming bipolarity is conflict. And, most recently, it is clear, that the Israel-Hamas war – and the atrocities committed initially by Hamas and more lately by Israel forces – is driving the world toward a transitional moment.

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How to never get a speeding fine again — and maybe save a child’s life

November 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Mclaughlin, Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Matthew Mclaughlin What if our cars didn’t allow us to speed? Or, at least, strongly encouraged us not to speed? We could help motorists avoid speeding — and therefore reduce emissions and fuel use, improve traffic flow, ... <a title="How to never get a speeding fine again — and maybe save a child’s life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/09/how-to-never-get-a-speeding-fine-again-and-maybe-save-a-childs-life-216347/" aria-label="Read more about How to never get a speeding fine again — and maybe save a child’s life">Read more</a>

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It’s hard to find a surrogate in Australia. But heading overseas comes with risks

November 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ezra Kneebone, PhD Candidate, Monash University Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema Surrogacy offers the chance of parenthood for those who can’t carry a pregnancy for medical or social reasons. In a surrogacy arrangement, a surrogate gives birth to a baby for the intended parents to raise. Most intended parents are ... <a title="It’s hard to find a surrogate in Australia. But heading overseas comes with risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/09/its-hard-to-find-a-surrogate-in-australia-but-heading-overseas-comes-with-risks-206182/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hard to find a surrogate in Australia. But heading overseas comes with risks">Read more</a>

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Interlinking tunnels, hidden explosives and civilian casualties: the Israel-Hamas war enters a precarious new phase

November 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Knight, Adjunct Lecturer in Terrorism and Assymetric Conflict and Senior Researcher in Urban Warfare (UNSW), Charles Sturt University With Israeli Defence Forces now reportedly surrounding Gaza City, the most densely packed part of the Gaza Strip, their fight against Hamas has entered a new phase focused ... <a title="Interlinking tunnels, hidden explosives and civilian casualties: the Israel-Hamas war enters a precarious new phase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/09/interlinking-tunnels-hidden-explosives-and-civilian-casualties-the-israel-hamas-war-enters-a-precarious-new-phase-216830/" aria-label="Read more about Interlinking tunnels, hidden explosives and civilian casualties: the Israel-Hamas war enters a precarious new phase">Read more</a>