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June 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fatemeh Aminpour, Associate Lecturer, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney Author supplied. The traditional idea of a one-or-two-storey school, spread over a vast campus is no longer an option for some new schools. Population growth and a lack of land in urban areas mean some schools have ... <a title="Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/vertical-schools-are-increasingly-common-this-is-what-students-want-in-high-school-design-207321/" aria-label="Read more about Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Afire, directed by Christian Petzold. Sydney Film Festival Winter on Market Street, and it’s time to switch off one’s phone and retreat to the cinema cave for the 12 days of hibernation known as the ... <a title="Finland in 1944, Kurdish ghettos of Bonn, and January 6: the top 5 films at the Sydney Film Festival in 2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/finland-in-1944-kurdish-ghettos-of-bonn-and-january-6-the-top-5-films-at-the-sydney-film-festival-in-2023-208094/" aria-label="Read more about Finland in 1944, Kurdish ghettos of Bonn, and January 6: the top 5 films at the Sydney Film Festival in 2023">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan St John, Honorary Associate Professor, Economic Policy Centre, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland Getty Images The Green Party made waves recently when it proposed to tax net wealth over NZ$2 million for individuals and $4 million for couples. As part of a broad range of ... <a title="NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses like any other income?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/nzs-housing-market-drives-inequality-why-not-just-tax-houses-like-any-other-income-208003/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses like any other income?">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock The diplomatic thaw between China and Australian since the election of the Albanese government is being followed by a limited thaw in Australians’ negativity towards China, according to the Lowy Institute’s 2023 Poll. But Australians remain deeply concerned about ... <a title="Australians’ feelings towards China are thawing but suspicion remains high: Lowy 2023 poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/21/australians-feelings-towards-china-are-thawing-but-suspicion-remains-high-lowy-2023-poll-208103/" aria-label="Read more about Australians’ feelings towards China are thawing but suspicion remains high: Lowy 2023 poll">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The next federal election could be conducted under dramatically reformed electoral laws, with caps on spending and donations, and a much lower disclosure threshold for the disclosure of donations. The changes, being worked up by Special Minister Don Farrell, would ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-special-minister-of-state-don-farrell-wants-donation-and-spending-caps-for-next-election-208107/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan B. Williams, Professor, Australian Centre for Field Robotics, University of Sydney OceanGate An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck. According to the US Coast Guard, contact with the submersible was ... <a title="Missing Titanic sub: what are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/missing-titanic-sub-what-are-submersibles-how-do-they-communicate-and-what-may-have-gone-wrong-208100/" aria-label="Read more about Missing Titanic sub: what are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University original Pakistan is experiencing a confluence of crises attributed to a decline in governance standards. Security challenges, chiefly posed by terrorism, have exacerbated the country’s economic deterioration, which in turn has given rise to energy shortages, rampant unemployment and ... <a title="Deadly tragedy off the coast of Greece exposes how human traffickers are exploiting Pakistan’s economic meltdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/deadly-tragedy-off-the-coast-of-greece-exposes-how-human-traffickers-are-exploiting-pakistans-economic-meltdown-208013/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly tragedy off the coast of Greece exposes how human traffickers are exploiting Pakistan’s economic meltdown">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David S G Goodman, Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney Leah Millis/Pool Reuters/AP A potentially significant meeting took place in Beijing this week when Chinese President Xi Jinping met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken’s visit to Beijing was ostensibly to ... <a title="China and the US are talking again – so, where does the relationship go from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/china-and-the-us-are-talking-again-so-where-does-the-relationship-go-from-here-208096/" aria-label="Read more about China and the US are talking again – so, where does the relationship go from here?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Late last year, the Reserve Bank gave 1,000 Australians diaries and asked them to record every payment they made over the course of a week. Of the 13,000 payments, only 17 were with cheques. ... <a title="Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who’ll miss it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/cash-could-be-almost-gone-in-australia-in-a-decade-but-like-cheques-wholl-miss-it-208020/" aria-label="Read more about Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who’ll miss it?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Shackell, Visiting Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Dry July, an Australian fundraising campaign to support people affected by cancer, is almost here again. The premise is that abstaining from booze and hangovers for a month frees up money to donate. But with prices in the ... <a title="Why are we paying so much for alcohol-free drinks that aren’t taxed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/why-are-we-paying-so-much-for-alcohol-free-drinks-that-arent-taxed-207728/" aria-label="Read more about Why are we paying so much for alcohol-free drinks that aren’t taxed?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Irving, Climate Data Scientist, CSIRO When an extreme weather event happens somewhere in the world these days, it’s common to read quotes from climate scientists explaining this is exactly the kind of event we expect to see more often as climate change progresses. Such events are ... <a title="Is climate change outpacing our ability to predict extreme heatwaves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/is-climate-change-outpacing-our-ability-to-predict-extreme-heatwaves-207925/" aria-label="Read more about Is climate change outpacing our ability to predict extreme heatwaves?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Verspoor, Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University, RMIT University Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere these days, and healthcare is no exception. There are computer vision tools that can detect suspicious skin lesions as well as a specialist dermatologist can. Other tools can ... <a title="AI is already being used in healthcare. But not all of it is ‘medical grade’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/ai-is-already-being-used-in-healthcare-but-not-all-of-it-is-medical-grade-207912/" aria-label="Read more about AI is already being used in healthcare. But not all of it is ‘medical grade’">Read more</a>
