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September 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Buchanan, Deputy Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University Chun photographer/Shutterstock This piece is part of a series on the great internet letdown. Read the rest of the series. The internet can be a toxic place. Disinformation, hate speech and trolling are not just abundant – ... <a title="The internet can be toxic. But there are also online oases where mutual care flourishes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/24/the-internet-can-be-toxic-but-there-are-also-online-oases-where-mutual-care-flourishes-237769/" aria-label="Read more about The internet can be toxic. But there are also online oases where mutual care flourishes">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Naugle, PhD Candidate in Coral Ecology, Southern Cross University Wikimedia, CC BY Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by side, vary in their tolerance to pressures such as heatwaves. In research published today, ... <a title="Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/24/scientists-discover-heat-tolerant-corals-hidden-in-plain-sight-could-it-help-protect-the-great-barrier-reef-231823/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Ailwood, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wollongong Shutterstock This piece is the second in a series on Australia’s defamation laws. You can read the first article here. Over recent years, forces like the #MeToo movement have shone a light on how Australia’s defamation laws ... <a title="Politicians know defamation laws can silence women, but they won’t do anything about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/24/politicians-know-defamation-laws-can-silence-women-but-they-wont-do-anything-about-it-238079/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians know defamation laws can silence women, but they won’t do anything about it">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Professor, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Vaccination is one of the most effective methods to protect individuals and the broader public from disease. Vaccines are typically given to healthy people to prevent disease, so the bar ... <a title="In the rare event of a vaccine injury, Australians should be compensated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/24/in-the-rare-event-of-a-vaccine-injury-australians-should-be-compensated-232396/" aria-label="Read more about In the rare event of a vaccine injury, Australians should be compensated">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anjum Naweed, Professor of Human Factors, CQUniversity Australia Janet Julie Vanatko/Shutterstock How often do you find yourself hitting “play” on an old favourite, reliving the same TV episodes you’ve seen before – or even know by heart? I’m a chronic re-watcher. Episodes of sitcoms like Blackadder (1983–89), ... <a title="The power of nostalgia: why it’s healthy for you to keep returning to your favourite TV series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/24/the-power-of-nostalgia-why-its-healthy-for-you-to-keep-returning-to-your-favourite-tv-series-237753/" aria-label="Read more about The power of nostalgia: why it’s healthy for you to keep returning to your favourite TV series">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau As universities consider their future in the 21st century, many are embracing the concept of “innovation” in their strategic plans. According to Harvard Business School, innovation is “a product, service, business model or strategy that’s both ... <a title="Beyond the ivory tower: universities need to prioritise the entrepreneurial mindset, not just new ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/24/beyond-the-ivory-tower-universities-need-to-prioritise-the-entrepreneurial-mindset-not-just-new-ideas-239377/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the ivory tower: universities need to prioritise the entrepreneurial mindset, not just new ideas">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neera Bhatia, Associate Professor in Law, Deakin University fizkes/Shutterstock A record number of Australians are accessing their superannuation early on compassionate grounds, mainly to fund their own medical procedures – or those of a family member. Some 150,000 Australians have used the scheme in the last five ... <a title="More Australians are using their superannuation for medical procedures. But that might put their financial health at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/23/more-australians-are-using-their-superannuation-for-medical-procedures-but-that-might-put-their-financial-health-at-risk-239588/" aria-label="Read more about More Australians are using their superannuation for medical procedures. But that might put their financial health at risk">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2024
In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning discuss: The Murky World of Israel’s Booby-Trapped Pagers and Walkie-Talkies.
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September 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met. So it is with their “ask” on the Reserve Bank legislation. Treasurer Jim Chalmers ... <a title="View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/23/view-from-the-hill-the-greens-demands-on-the-rba-make-for-bad-economic-policy-is-it-also-crazy-politics-239595/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics?">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Tieman, Matthew Flinders Professor and Director of the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, Flinders University Andrew Angelov/Shutterstock Earlier this month, the government announced major changes to aged care in Australia, including a A$4.3 billion investment in home care. Alongside a shake up of ... <a title="Offering end of life support as part of home care is important – but may face some challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/23/offering-end-of-life-support-as-part-of-home-care-is-important-but-may-face-some-challenges-239296/" aria-label="Read more about Offering end of life support as part of home care is important – but may face some challenges">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral researcher in radio astronomy, University of Sydney The minimoon 2020 CD3 orbited Earth between 2018 and 2020. International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/G. Fedorets, CC BY Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular Moon’s new, temporary ... <a title="Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/23/earth-is-getting-a-tiny-new-mini-moon-it-wont-be-the-first-or-the-last-239507/" aria-label="Read more about Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne At a time most people are trying to cut their weekly grocery bills, Australia’s supermarket giants have been hit with legal action for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of hundreds of products. The Australian Competition and ... <a title="Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/23/woolworths-and-coles-sued-by-accc-for-allegedly-misleading-shoppers-over-the-price-of-more-than-500-products-239585/" aria-label="Read more about Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 products">Read more</a>
