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January 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Pearse, Lecturer, Australian National University The federal government today proposed new rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from Australia’s polluting industrial sector. The rule changes apply to a measure known as the “safeguard mechanism”, and are supposed to stop Australia’s top 215 emitters, such as new ... <a title="Labor’s scheme to cut industrial emissions is worryingly flexible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/labors-scheme-to-cut-industrial-emissions-is-worryingly-flexible-197525/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s scheme to cut industrial emissions is worryingly flexible">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Parker, Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia Shutterstock Amid the first year of the pandemic in 2020, crime statistics in Victoria showed an increase in the number of dogs reported stolen. Since then, media reports suggest there’s been an increase in dog theft in Australia. ... <a title="Dog theft is increasing, and so are new laws targeting this awful crime. But will they help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/dog-theft-is-increasing-and-so-are-new-laws-targeting-this-awful-crime-but-will-they-help-196875/" aria-label="Read more about Dog theft is increasing, and so are new laws targeting this awful crime. But will they help?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, Research fellow, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney The news headlines show summer is a deadly period for drowning in Australia. Sadly, between December 1 and January 9, 35 people died due to drowning. There are a range of reasons why the season is one ... <a title="‘Drowning for love’ – 5 ways to protect your life while you’re trying to rescue someone in trouble in the water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/drowning-for-love-5-ways-to-protect-your-life-while-youre-trying-to-rescue-someone-in-trouble-in-the-water-197411/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Drowning for love’ – 5 ways to protect your life while you’re trying to rescue someone in trouble in the water">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Van Kranendonk, Professor and Director of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, UNSW Sydney Google Maps We live on an active planet, one whose surface is constantly in motion, although imperceptibly to us most of the time. Until an earthquake occurs. This morning, just such an event ... <a title="Maluku earthquake: why do some ocean earthquakes cause tsunamis while others don’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/maluku-earthquake-why-do-some-ocean-earthquakes-cause-tsunamis-while-others-dont-197529/" aria-label="Read more about Maluku earthquake: why do some ocean earthquakes cause tsunamis while others don’t?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: MPs set for a big post-election pay increase One of the most popular moves Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ever made was the pay freeze her government imposed on politicians back in 2018. The freeze may have only been grudgingly agreed to by other MPs and parties, but it had ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: MPs set for a big post-election pay increase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-mps-set-for-a-big-post-election-pay-increase/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: MPs set for a big post-election pay increase">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Pexels/Valeria Boltneva, CC BY People are increasingly opting for regular manicures – with vibrant layers of polish, gel, acrylic or powder. Australians spend more than $22 billion a year on beauty treatments. And it’s not slowing down ... <a title="Are polishes, acrylics and powders bad for my fingernails? Do I need a breather between manicures?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/are-polishes-acrylics-and-powders-bad-for-my-fingernails-do-i-need-a-breather-between-manicures-193947/" aria-label="Read more about Are polishes, acrylics and powders bad for my fingernails? Do I need a breather between manicures?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merewalesi Yee, PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environment Sciences, The University of Queensland Photo: Merawalesi Yee, Author provided Climate change is forcing people around the world to abandon their homes. In the Pacific Islands, rising sea levels are leaving communities facing tough decisions about relocation. Some ... <a title="Why Pacific Islanders are staying put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/why-pacific-islanders-are-staying-put-even-as-rising-seas-flood-their-homes-and-crops-195100/" aria-label="Read more about Why Pacific Islanders are staying put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lena Waizenegger, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The need for businesses to adapt to the workplace demands of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies, with clear implications for jobs and workers. But just how much employees worry ... <a title="What if your colleague is a bot? Harnessing the benefits of workplace automation without alienating staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/what-if-your-colleague-is-a-bot-harnessing-the-benefits-of-workplace-automation-without-alienating-staff-196203/" aria-label="Read more about What if your colleague is a bot? Harnessing the benefits of workplace automation without alienating staff">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Macintosh, Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University Jeremy Ng/AAP An independent review of Australia’s controversial carbon credit system released today concluded the scheme is essentially sound. But key questions remain unaddressed – a fact that will continue to undermine confidence in ... <a title="Chubb review of Australia’s carbon credit scheme falls short – and problems will continue to fester" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/09/chubb-review-of-australias-carbon-credit-scheme-falls-short-and-problems-will-continue-to-fester-197401/" aria-label="Read more about Chubb review of Australia’s carbon credit scheme falls short – and problems will continue to fester">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. What actually transpired in ... <a title="Mad world: global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of ‘polycrisis’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/09/mad-world-global-flashpoints-to-watch-in-2023-in-the-era-of-polycrisis-195433/" aria-label="Read more about Mad world: global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of ‘polycrisis’">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcel Scharth, Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Sydney Mahdis Mousavi/Unsplash These days, we don’t have to wait long until the next breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) impresses everyone with capabilities that previously belonged only in science fiction. In 2022, AI art generation tools such as Open ... <a title="AI might be seemingly everywhere, but there are still plenty of things it can’t do – for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/09/ai-might-be-seemingly-everywhere-but-there-are-still-plenty-of-things-it-cant-do-for-now-197050/" aria-label="Read more about AI might be seemingly everywhere, but there are still plenty of things it can’t do – for now">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Harper, Senior Lecturer in English, Literacy and Language Education, University of New England Photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels, CC BY Many children start school excited about learning to read. And parents too! After many years of reading and re-reading (seemingly ad nauseam) favourite picture books aloud, it’s ... <a title="Help! My kid won’t read chapter books. What do I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/09/help-my-kid-wont-read-chapter-books-what-do-i-do-195092/" aria-label="Read more about Help! My kid won’t read chapter books. What do I do?">Read more</a>
