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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Tham, Research fellow at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The federal government has released a highly anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says addressing affordability should be a priority. It recommends fully subsidised childcare for families earning under A$80,000 from ... <a title="The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/the-productivity-commission-wants-all-australian-kids-to-get-3-days-a-week-of-childcare-but-it-wont-be-until-2036-239293/" aria-label="Read more about The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University As Australia and other countries debate the merits of banning kids under 14 from social media, Meta has announced a significant “reimagining” of teenagers’ experience of Instagram. These new “Teen Accounts” will be set to private by default, have ... <a title="New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/new-teen-accounts-on-instagram-are-a-welcome-step-but-real-peace-of-mind-requires-more-239290/" aria-label="Read more about New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University The alleged Israeli attack on members of Hezbollah via their pagers is another ominous development propelling the Middle East towards a full-scale regional war. It leaves Hezbollah with little option but to retaliate ... <a title="Will the exploding pager attack be the spark that ignites an Israel-Hezbollah war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/will-the-exploding-pager-attack-be-the-spark-that-ignites-an-israel-hezbollah-war-239302/" aria-label="Read more about Will the exploding pager attack be the spark that ignites an Israel-Hezbollah war?">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to A$80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). This would cover about 30% of families with children ... <a title="Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/productivity-commission-charts-the-costly-path-to-universal-early-childhood-education-239301/" aria-label="Read more about Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A former senior member of the Hawke and Keating governments, Gareth Evans, has accused the Albanese government of political timidity, condemning its instinct to “move into cautious, defensive, wedge-avoiding mode”. In a speech on Wednesday, Evans said the government had ... <a title="Gareth Evans condemns Labor timidity, tells leadership to ‘recover mojo’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/gareth-evans-condemns-labor-timidity-tells-leadership-to-recover-mojo-239209/" aria-label="Read more about Gareth Evans condemns Labor timidity, tells leadership to ‘recover mojo’">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Doug Drury, Professor/Head of Aviation, CQUniversity Australia ymgerman/Shutterstock Planning a flight to an AFL final is like trying to decide when and how to hop on an amusement park ride that hasn’t stopped. You don’t know where you need to be until the very last minute, and ... <a title="Flying to a footy final? Watch your wallet. Here’s why airfares soar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/flying-to-a-footy-final-watch-your-wallet-heres-why-airfares-soar-239104/" aria-label="Read more about Flying to a footy final? Watch your wallet. Here’s why airfares soar">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John McAloon, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney Court McAllister/STUDIOCANAL When young Annie Shearer (Lilly LaTorre) meets a stray dog named Runt (Squid) the two become inseparable. They live in the dry Western Australian town of Upson Downs where rain hasn’t fallen in ... <a title="Runt is a gentle, beautifully shot, and warmly humorous small town Australian story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/runt-is-a-gentle-beautifully-shot-and-warmly-humorous-small-town-australian-story-239182/" aria-label="Read more about Runt is a gentle, beautifully shot, and warmly humorous small town Australian story">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Rynne, Associate Professor, Sports Coaching; Affiliate, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland In the world of elite sport, where everything is planned down to the last minute detail, surprisingly few are prepared to acknowledge the inherent role of luck in the outcomes ... <a title="The harder I work, the luckier I get? What coaches, athletes and fans need to understand about luck in sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/the-harder-i-work-the-luckier-i-get-what-coaches-athletes-and-fans-need-to-understand-about-luck-in-sport-238310/" aria-label="Read more about The harder I work, the luckier I get? What coaches, athletes and fans need to understand about luck in sport">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University The federal government has just introduced a new bill that seeks to combat disinformation and misinformation on the internet. This is a laudable measure in the context of a rise of dangerous misinformation being peddled by conspiracy theorists ... <a title="The government is looking to combat disinformation – but what about truth in political advertising?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/the-government-is-looking-to-combat-disinformation-but-what-about-truth-in-political-advertising-239094/" aria-label="Read more about The government is looking to combat disinformation – but what about truth in political advertising?">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve D’Alessandro, Professor of Marketing, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Kenny Eliason/Unsplash It is difficult to spend any time on the internet these days without being inundated with advertisements. In Australia alone this year, online advertising has increased 9.3% and is now worth more ... <a title="Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it?">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by ... <a title="Harris gains in post-debate US national polls, but will her gains be sustained?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/harris-gains-in-post-debate-us-national-polls-but-will-her-gains-be-sustained-239059/" aria-label="Read more about Harris gains in post-debate US national polls, but will her gains be sustained?">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re an accomplished sailor of the small watercraft ... <a title="Small populations of Stone Age people drove dwarf hippos and elephants to extinction on Cyprus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/small-populations-of-stone-age-people-drove-dwarf-hippos-and-elephants-to-extinction-on-cyprus-238999/" aria-label="Read more about Small populations of Stone Age people drove dwarf hippos and elephants to extinction on Cyprus">Read more</a>
