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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The tax rate on earnings from superannuation balances above $3 million will double to 30% from 2025-26. The pre-budget decision – approved by the government’s expenditure review committee on Monday and ticked by the cabinet on Tuesday morning – cuts ... <a title="Albanese government to hike tax on earnings from big super balances – but not until 2025-26" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/albanese-government-to-hike-tax-on-earnings-from-big-super-balances-but-not-until-2025-26-200824/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to hike tax on earnings from big super balances – but not until 2025-26">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
The National Papua New Guinea’s The National newspaper has welcomed a statement by the Information and Communication Technology Department (DICT) that the government has no wish to control the media to limit freedom of expression. Editor-in-chief Christine Pakakota said a free media provided oxygen to any country claiming to be democratic, and effectively promoting transparency ... <a title="The National welcomes government claim of no plan to control media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/the-national-welcomes-government-claim-of-no-plan-to-control-media/" aria-label="Read more about The National welcomes government claim of no plan to control media">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Ellis, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle Independent senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe’s temporary blocking of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night has again brought to the surface discussion on the role of protest and police ... <a title="Lidia Thorpe’s Mardi Gras disruption is the latest in an ongoing debate about acceptable forms of protest at Pride" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/lidia-thorpes-mardi-gras-disruption-is-the-latest-in-an-ongoing-debate-about-acceptable-forms-of-protest-at-pride-200713/" aria-label="Read more about Lidia Thorpe’s Mardi Gras disruption is the latest in an ongoing debate about acceptable forms of protest at Pride">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Paul Murphy, Lecturer in Digital Media, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, or theft? Perhaps it comes down to the imitator. Text-to-image artificial intelligence systems such as DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are trained on huge amounts of image data from ... <a title="Is there a way to pay content creators whose work is used to train AI? Yes, but it’s not foolproof" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/is-there-a-way-to-pay-content-creators-whose-work-is-used-to-train-ai-yes-but-its-not-foolproof-199882/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a way to pay content creators whose work is used to train AI? Yes, but it’s not foolproof">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia The Iranian Islamic regime has been seriously challenged since the start of public protests last September. The government has sought to contain and suppress the protesters – even resorting to executions – but has been unable to stop ... <a title="Are Western sanctions on Iran making a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/are-western-sanctions-on-iran-making-a-difference-199302/" aria-label="Read more about Are Western sanctions on Iran making a difference?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Flooding in Hawke’s Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle. Getty Images Cyclone Gabrielle’s trail of misery and destruction presents a major fiscal and political dilemma for the government: how should the country ... <a title="Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/why-a-temporary-flood-levy-on-higher-earners-would-be-the-fairest-way-to-help-pay-for-cyclone-gabrielle-200705/" aria-label="Read more about Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital and social media journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist and Pacific Waves presenter A Pacific journalism academic has warned proposed amendments to media laws in Papua New Guinea, if “ill-defined”, could mirror the harsh restrictions in Fiji. Prime Minister James Marape’s government is facing fierce opposition from local ... <a title="‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/chilling-effect-on-journalism-fiji-academic-warns-png-against-media-law-change/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media law change">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Lecturer, RMIT University Evan Vucci/ AP Photo/AAP, Piotr Nowak/EPA/AAP, Al Drago/EPA/AAP, The Conversation Speculation over US President Joe Biden’s intention to run for office again is reaching fever pitch. Biden is, reportedly, on the verge of announcing he will indeed seek reelection. Opinion pieces are ... <a title="Could Joe Biden be the most consequential American president of our times?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/could-joe-biden-be-the-most-consequential-american-president-of-our-times-200348/" aria-label="Read more about Could Joe Biden be the most consequential American president of our times?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Treasure McGuire, Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland sh Shutterstock Mental health is key to health and wellbeing. Yet two in five Australians aged 16 to 85 (44%) ... <a title="Considering going off antidepressants? Here’s what to think about first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/considering-going-off-antidepressants-heres-what-to-think-about-first-198880/" aria-label="Read more about Considering going off antidepressants? Here’s what to think about first">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Moseby, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney If you want to see some of Australia’s most charismatic threatened mammals such as bilbies, boodies and stick-nest rats, chances are you’ll have to go to a zoo – or a safe haven. What’s a safe haven? An area safe from ... <a title="Threatened species recover in fenced safe havens. But their safety is only temporary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/threatened-species-recover-in-fenced-safe-havens-but-their-safety-is-only-temporary-200548/" aria-label="Read more about Threatened species recover in fenced safe havens. But their safety is only temporary">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Wreford, Professor Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand Kerry Marshall/Getty Images Hawke’s Bay, one of New Zealand’s most productive regions and the hub of the fruit-growing sector, is among the areas worst hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and ongoing rain. Horticulture underpins the local economy, with apple ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region hard — now orchardists face critical climate choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/cyclone-gabrielle-hit-nzs-main-fruit-growing-region-hard-now-orchardists-face-critical-climate-choices-200252/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region hard — now orchardists face critical climate choices">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Branwen Morgan, Research Director and Minimising AMR Mission Lead, CSIRO The next time you need to take antibiotics, they may not work. So you may be prescribed a different antibiotic, which also may not work. Maybe nothing works. This is what happens when bacteria develop resistance to ... <a title="Climate change is fuelling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to save ourselves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/climate-change-is-fuelling-the-rise-of-superbugs-what-can-we-do-to-save-ourselves-200707/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is fuelling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to save ourselves?">Read more</a>
