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February 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Milne, Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Until now, the New Zealand Curriculum has focused almost exclusively on the development of technical reading skills. Simply reading for pleasure hasn’t been a priority, which makes its inclusion in the draft version of a ... <a title="Learning to read for pleasure is a serious matter – NZ schools should embrace a new curriculum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/learning-to-read-for-pleasure-is-a-serious-matter-nz-schools-should-embrace-a-new-curriculum-198664/" aria-label="Read more about Learning to read for pleasure is a serious matter – NZ schools should embrace a new curriculum">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Bushell, PhD Candidate and Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Shutterstock Melburnians know Myki, Sydneysiders know Opal. These two electronic ticketing systems for public transport may be streets ahead of what they replaced, but are now decidedly old-fashioned compared with systems ... <a title="What if Opal and Myki became one? It’d help more of us than you’d think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/what-if-opal-and-myki-became-one-itd-help-more-of-us-than-youd-think-197684/" aria-label="Read more about What if Opal and Myki became one? It’d help more of us than you’d think">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Whitley, PhD Candidate, Flinders University HBO In the video game turned HBO adaptation The Last of Us, human survivors must contend with hordes of zombie-like “infected” called “clickers” in a battle for survival. Now, the show itself is facing a similar problem: disgruntled fans of the ... <a title="Review bombing is about power, politics and revenge – but it’s not about art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/review-bombing-is-about-power-politics-and-revenge-but-its-not-about-art-199005/" aria-label="Read more about Review bombing is about power, politics and revenge – but it’s not about art">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sathana Dushyanthen, Academic Specialist & Lecturer in Cancer Sciences & Digital Health| Superstar of STEM| Science Communicator, The University of Melbourne CDC/Unsplash Australians aged 18 and over will be eligible for a COVID booster from February 20 if they have not had a vaccine dose or infection ... <a title="Haven’t had COVID or a vaccine dose in the past six months? Consider getting a booster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/havent-had-covid-or-a-vaccine-dose-in-the-past-six-months-consider-getting-a-booster-199096/" aria-label="Read more about Haven’t had COVID or a vaccine dose in the past six months? Consider getting a booster">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Flood, Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology shutterstock Some 1.6 million women (17%) and 548,000 men (6.1%) in Australia aged 15 or older have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or previous cohabiting partner. This means significant proportions of the population in Australia ... <a title="Who is perpetrating domestic, sexual and family violence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/who-is-perpetrating-domestic-sexual-and-family-violence-192606/" aria-label="Read more about Who is perpetrating domestic, sexual and family violence?">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin O’Connor, Professor of Cultural Economy, University of South Australia Federal Labor is engaged in urgent reform, making up for the “lost decade” under the Coalition. The Voice, industrial relations, climate change, universities, health, Asian-Pacific diplomacy, research and development are all undergoing significant policy review. We can ... <a title="A story for every place, not jobs and growth: Revive reflects global trends in policy – cultural and otherwise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/a-story-for-every-place-not-jobs-and-growth-revive-reflects-global-trends-in-policy-cultural-and-otherwise-198871/" aria-label="Read more about A story for every place, not jobs and growth: Revive reflects global trends in policy – cultural and otherwise">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Talbot-Jones, Senior lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/Dr Ajay Kumar Singh As New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins embarks on reprioritising policies to focus on “bread and butter issues”, the details of the contentious Three Waters reforms remain unclear. The reforms ... <a title="It’s near impossible to get good data on water use in New Zealand. This raises questions about public accountability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/its-near-impossible-to-get-good-data-on-water-use-in-new-zealand-this-raises-questions-about-public-accountability-198983/" aria-label="Read more about It’s near impossible to get good data on water use in New Zealand. This raises questions about public accountability">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori In recent decades the Labour Party has lost its traditional connection with working class voters, becoming more of a middle class party of liberalism. This is especially true of Labour’s historic connection with working class Māori. This is a constituency that the party ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-reorientation-to-working-class-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Shutterstock ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are attracted to the tool’s advanced capabilities ... <a title="ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/chatgpt-is-a-data-privacy-nightmare-if-youve-ever-posted-online-you-ought-to-be-concerned-199283/" aria-label="Read more about ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Madden, Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock This week’s ABC Four Corners investigation revealed the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), or tribunals determining such complaints, allowed a number of doctors sanctioned for sexual misconduct to ... <a title="How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/how-can-the-health-regulator-better-protect-patients-from-sexual-misconduct-199173/" aria-label="Read more about How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Bianca de Marchi/AAP The New South Wales government has embraced a sweeping set of reforms to the state’s massive poker machine business. These reforms are centred on a “cashless gaming” system linked to pre-commitment. ... <a title="NSW pokies reforms will do much to limit problem gambling and money laundering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/nsw-pokies-reforms-will-do-much-to-limit-problem-gambling-and-money-laundering-199382/" aria-label="Read more about NSW pokies reforms will do much to limit problem gambling and money laundering">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The Albanese government’s housing package moved a step closer to delivery with the recent release of draft legislation. The bills are expected to be tabled in parliament soon. After ... <a title="Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there’s still more to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/albanese-government-tackles-housing-crisis-on-3-fronts-but-theres-still-more-to-do-198509/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there’s still more to do">Read more</a>
