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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Newsome, Associate Professor in Global Ecology, University of Sydney You don’t have to look far to see what climate change is doing to the planet. The word “unprecedented” is everywhere this year. We are seeing unprecedented rapidly intensifying tropical storms such as Hurricane Helene in the ... <a title="Unprecedented peril: disaster lies ahead as we track towards 2.7°C of warming this century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/unprecedented-peril-disaster-lies-ahead-as-we-track-towards-2-7-c-of-warming-this-century-240549/" aria-label="Read more about Unprecedented peril: disaster lies ahead as we track towards 2.7°C of warming this century">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tashi Dema, PhD Candidate in Language and Politics, University of New England Deki, a 23-year-old resident of the remote town of Armidale, NSW, has been sleepless with excitement since the Bhutanese embassy in Canberra announced an upcoming visit from Bhutan’s fifth monarch, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. ... <a title="Bhutan’s king is set to visit Australia for the first time. Here’s why thousands will line the streets to see him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/bhutans-king-is-set-to-visit-australia-for-the-first-time-heres-why-thousands-will-line-the-streets-to-see-him-239932/" aria-label="Read more about Bhutan’s king is set to visit Australia for the first time. Here’s why thousands will line the streets to see him">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University It might seem surprising today in the era of Donald Trump, but Republicans in the United States once championed immigration and supported pathways to citizenship for undocumented Americans. In January 1989, ... <a title="Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Now, under Trump, an ugly nativism has been normalised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/republicans-once-championed-immigration-in-the-us-now-under-trump-an-ugly-nativism-has-been-normalised-239836/" aria-label="Read more about Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Now, under Trump, an ugly nativism has been normalised">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonny Williams, Climate Scientist, University of Reading Getty Images Climate change is usually discussed in terms of rising temperatures. But scientists often use a different measure, known as “equilibrium climate sensitivity”. This is defined as the global mean warming caused by a doubling of pre-industrial carbon dioxide ... <a title="Will the Earth warm by 2°C or 5.5°C? Either way it’s bad, and trying to narrow it down may be a distraction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/will-the-earth-warm-by-2-c-or-5-5-c-either-way-its-bad-and-trying-to-narrow-it-down-may-be-a-distraction-229497/" aria-label="Read more about Will the Earth warm by 2°C or 5.5°C? Either way it’s bad, and trying to narrow it down may be a distraction">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Snoswell, Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”. Inspired by ideas from physics and ... <a title="Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/physics-nobel-awarded-to-neural-network-pioneers-who-laid-foundations-for-ai-240833/" aria-label="Read more about Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government on Wednesday will introduce legislation to ensure the NBN remains in government ownership. The move is designed to set up a test for the Coalition, putting pressure on the opposition ahead of the election to declare whether ... <a title="Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/government-to-put-pressure-on-opposition-with-legislation-to-ensure-nbn-stays-in-public-hands-240807/" aria-label="Read more about Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Prashantrajsingh/Shutterstock It’s time to take Donald Trump seriously. Betting markets say it’s as likely as not he will be elected US president four weeks from today. And unlike in 2016 when his program wasn’t clearly ... <a title="From mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do to the US and Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/from-mass-deportations-to-huge-tariff-hikes-heres-what-trumps-economic-program-would-do-to-the-us-and-australia-240650/" aria-label="Read more about From mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do to the US and Australia">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Prashantrajsingh/Shutterstock It’s time to take Donald Trump seriously. Betting markets say it’s as likely as not he will be elected US president four weeks from today. And unlike in 2016 when his program wasn’t clearly ... <a title="From mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do the US and to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/09/from-mass-deportations-to-huge-tariff-hikes-heres-what-trumps-economic-program-would-do-the-us-and-to-australia-240650/" aria-label="Read more about From mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do the US and to Australia">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “Productivity” might sound a nerdy word to many, but improving it is vital for a more affluent life for Australians in coming years. At the moment it is languishing. Investigating ways in which our national productivity can be improved is ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on the keys to growing Australia’s weak productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-danielle-wood-on-the-keys-to-growing-australias-weak-productivity-240793/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on the keys to growing Australia’s weak productivity">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Federal parliament has split on partisan lines over the Middle East crisis, just a day after the anniversary of the Hamas atrocities against Israelis. After discussions between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton failed to reach agreement, the government’s wide-ranging motion ... <a title="Partisanship dominates as federal parliament fights over Middle East war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/08/partisanship-dominates-as-federal-parliament-fights-over-middle-east-war-240791/" aria-label="Read more about Partisanship dominates as federal parliament fights over Middle East war">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elvis Okoffo, PhD candidate in Environmental Science, The University of Queensland M-Productions/Shutterstock When it rains heavily, plastic waste is washed off our streets into rivers, flowing out to the ocean. Most plastic is trapped in estuaries and coastal ecosystems, with a small fraction ending up offshore in ... <a title="700 million plastic bottles: we worked out how much microplastic is in Queensland’s Moreton Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/08/700-million-plastic-bottles-we-worked-out-how-much-microplastic-is-in-queenslands-moreton-bay-238892/" aria-label="Read more about 700 million plastic bottles: we worked out how much microplastic is in Queensland’s Moreton Bay">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J Constable, Adviser, Antarctica and Marine Systems, Science & Policy, University of Tasmania The Albanese government has today declared stronger protections for the waters around Heard Island and McDonald Islands, one of Australia’s wildest, most remote areas. The marine park surrounding the islands will be extended ... <a title="Australia will protect a vast swathe of the Southern Ocean, but squanders the chance to show global leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/08/australia-will-protect-a-vast-swathe-of-the-southern-ocean-but-squanders-the-chance-to-show-global-leadership-240789/" aria-label="Read more about Australia will protect a vast swathe of the Southern Ocean, but squanders the chance to show global leadership">Read more</a>
