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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Leonard, Associate Professor of STEM Education, University of South Australia Shutterstock There is increasing talk about microcredentials in higher education. Earlier this week, the federal government announced the first group of courses it is supporting in a microcredential pilot program. Microcredentials have been around in vocational ... <a title="Thinking about a microcredential course? 4 things to consider first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/thinking-about-a-microcredential-course-4-things-to-consider-first-207619/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about a microcredential course? 4 things to consider first">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrei Lux, Lecturer of Leadership and Director of Academic Studies, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock You’re in a meeting, with something important to say. Just as you begin, a colleague sighs and shares an eye-roll with their buddy. And not for the first time. Workplaces aren’t always harmonious. ... <a title="Toxic work cultures start with incivility and mediocre leadership. What can you do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/toxic-work-cultures-start-with-incivility-and-mediocre-leadership-what-can-you-do-about-it-204198/" aria-label="Read more about Toxic work cultures start with incivility and mediocre leadership. What can you do about it?">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjana Gupta, Senior Lecturer Taxation, Auckland University of Technology GettyImages Food prices are rising at the fastest rate in almost four decades, with fruit and vegetables up more than 22% in the past year. As often happens during a cost of living crisis, there have been calls ... <a title="Cutting GST on fresh produce won’t help those most in need – a targeted approach works better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/cutting-gst-on-fresh-produce-wont-help-those-most-in-need-a-targeted-approach-works-better-207598/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting GST on fresh produce won’t help those most in need – a targeted approach works better">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp. But the scalp wasn’t that of Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, who was targeted by the ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/grattan-on-friday-liberals-come-a-cropper-when-they-try-to-dig-afresh-into-the-brittany-higgins-story-207840/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney More than 20 prominent Australian sport bodies have taken a united stand, publicly declaring their support for a “yes” vote on the Indigenous Voice to parliament. Why, as custodians of sport, have they chosen to take ... <a title="Sport bodies say ‘yes’ to the Voice. But they should reflect on their own backyards too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/sport-bodies-say-yes-to-the-voice-but-they-should-reflect-on-their-own-backyards-too-206396/" aria-label="Read more about Sport bodies say ‘yes’ to the Voice. But they should reflect on their own backyards too">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tyler Rohr, Lecturer in Southern Ocean Biogeochemical Modelling, IMAS, University of Tasmania Julian Uribe-Palomino/IMOS-CSIRO, Author provided The ocean holds 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere and absorbs almost 30% of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from human activities. This means the ocean is key to understanding the ... <a title="Oceans absorb 30% of our emissions, driven by a huge carbon pump. Tiny marine animals are key to working out its climate impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/oceans-absorb-30-of-our-emissions-driven-by-a-huge-carbon-pump-tiny-marine-animals-are-key-to-working-out-its-climate-impacts-207219/" aria-label="Read more about Oceans absorb 30% of our emissions, driven by a huge carbon pump. Tiny marine animals are key to working out its climate impacts">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver A.H. Jones, Professor, RMIT University Darebin Creek Oliver Jones, Author provided In the 19th century, many of Australia’s urban creeks and rivers were in poor shape. Melbourne’s major river, the Maribyrnong, was full of waste from abattoirs, tanneries and factories. I live near Darebin Creek in ... <a title="Many urban waterways were once waste dumps. Restoration efforts have made great strides – but there’s more to do to bring nature back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/many-urban-waterways-were-once-waste-dumps-restoration-efforts-have-made-great-strides-but-theres-more-to-do-to-bring-nature-back-206407/" aria-label="Read more about Many urban waterways were once waste dumps. Restoration efforts have made great strides – but there’s more to do to bring nature back">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to negotiate his release, and an unsuccessful Indonesian military rescue attempt, suggest a confused picture behind the scenes. Members of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Mehrtens on February ... <a title="I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot in West Papua. What happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/i-was-involved-in-stalled-talks-to-free-kidnapped-nz-pilot-in-west-papua-what-happens-now/" aria-label="Read more about I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot in West Papua. What happens now?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Shutterstock Amid an ongoing cost-cutting effort, Twitter has now refused to pay the bills to renew its multi-year contract with Google Cloud, Platformer has reported. We’ve all heard of “the cloud” – but what does it ... <a title="Twitter is refusing to pay Google for cloud services. Here’s why it matters, and what the fallout could be for users" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/twitter-is-refusing-to-pay-google-for-cloud-services-heres-why-it-matters-and-what-the-fallout-could-be-for-users-207718/" aria-label="Read more about Twitter is refusing to pay Google for cloud services. Here’s why it matters, and what the fallout could be for users">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Aitchison, Professor of Architecture and CEO of Building 4.0 CRC, Monash University Have we reached peak affordable-housing-debate in Australia? Or is it a case of that old mountaineering saying: the fog is thickest just before the summit? As someone who has been involved in building innovation ... <a title="Building in the same old ways won’t end the housing crisis. We need innovation to boost productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/building-in-the-same-old-ways-wont-end-the-housing-crisis-we-need-innovation-to-boost-productivity-206862/" aria-label="Read more about Building in the same old ways won’t end the housing crisis. We need innovation to boost productivity">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Shutterstock We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our scalp. This might sound like a lot of hair, yet humans are described as “hairless”. We have evolved to be the only ... <a title="Big hair? Bald? How much difference your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/big-hair-bald-how-much-difference-your-hair-really-makes-to-keep-you-cool-or-warm-201380/" aria-label="Read more about Big hair? Bald? How much difference your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The slide in Australia’s labour productivity – real gross domestic product per hour worked – has become a real concern. In the past year, labour productivity has fallen 4.6%. Unless it resumes growing, ... <a title="We know how to boost productivity and lift wages – but it will take time and much tougher tax reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/we-know-how-to-boost-productivity-and-lift-wages-but-it-will-take-time-and-much-tougher-tax-reform-207609/" aria-label="Read more about We know how to boost productivity and lift wages – but it will take time and much tougher tax reform">Read more</a>
