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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Nordberg, Senior Lecturer (Applied Ecology and Landscape Management), University of New England Eric Nordberg Freshwater turtles live in farm dams, creeks and wetlands across Australia. They often travel over land when these wetlands or farm dams dry up, or during breeding season. But when a turtle ... <a title="Farm fences trouble turtles in search of water. Here’s how to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/farm-fences-trouble-turtles-in-search-of-water-heres-how-to-help-236939/" aria-label="Read more about Farm fences trouble turtles in search of water. Here’s how to help">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karley Beckman, Senior Lecturer in Digital Technologies for Learning, University of Wollongong Luiza Kamalova/Shutterstock , CC BY Earlier this week, the federal government announced it is going to introduce a social media ban for children. It hasn’t nominated a minimum age yet, but the focus of political ... <a title="Kids under 13 use social media. How can parents help keep them safe online?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/kids-under-13-use-social-media-how-can-parents-help-keep-them-safe-online-238795/" aria-label="Read more about Kids under 13 use social media. How can parents help keep them safe online?">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Self-funded retirees and many part pensioners will pay more for their aged care under the government’s reform package, endorsed by the opposition and announced on Thursday. The changes involve a $930 million extra spend over four years, and $12.6 billion ... <a title="Aged care reform: self-funded retirees and part-pensioners to pay more as government aims to shore up the system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/aged-care-reform-self-funded-retirees-and-part-pensioners-to-pay-more-as-government-aims-to-shore-up-the-system-238879/" aria-label="Read more about Aged care reform: self-funded retirees and part-pensioners to pay more as government aims to shore up the system">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Third, Co-Director, Young and Resilient Research Centre/Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Banning children under 16 from social media sounds like a seductive idea. For overwhelmed parents navigating their kids’ lives in a digital age, this move from the Australian government ... <a title="Instead of banning kids from online spaces, here’s what we should offer them instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/instead-of-banning-kids-from-online-spaces-heres-what-we-should-offer-them-instead-238798/" aria-label="Read more about Instead of banning kids from online spaces, here’s what we should offer them instead">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Self-funded retirees and many part pensioners will pay more for their aged care under the government’s reform package, endorsed by the opposition and announced on Thursday. The changes involve a $930 million extra spend over four years, and $12.6 billion ... <a title="Age care changes will hit self-funded retirees and many part pensioners to sustain the system long term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/age-care-changes-will-hit-self-funded-retirees-and-many-part-pensioners-to-sustain-the-system-long-term-238879/" aria-label="Read more about Age care changes will hit self-funded retirees and many part pensioners to sustain the system long term">Read more</a>
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September 12, 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 A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 3–7 from a sample of 1,614 people, gave Labor a 51–49% lead using 2022 election preference flows. However, ... <a title="New polling: half of Australians want gambling ads banned entirely; LNP has big Queensland lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/new-polling-half-of-australians-want-gambling-ads-banned-entirely-lnp-has-big-queensland-lead-238525/" aria-label="Read more about New polling: half of Australians want gambling ads banned entirely; LNP has big Queensland lead">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Ford, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney vectorfusionart/Shutterstock Facebook acknowledged in a Senate inquiry yesterday that it is scraping the public photos of Australian users to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. Facebook’s parent company Meta claims this excludes data from users who have marked their ... <a title="Facebook has scraped public data from Australian users without an opt out. What can we do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/facebook-has-scraped-public-data-from-australian-users-without-an-opt-out-what-can-we-do-238814/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook has scraped public data from Australian users without an opt out. What can we do?">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Almost four years since the Privacy Act review commenced, the Australian government has introduced a reform bill that fails to make most of the fundamental changes ... <a title="Long-overdue Australian privacy law reform is here – and it’s still not fit for the digital era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/long-overdue-australian-privacy-law-reform-is-here-and-its-still-not-fit-for-the-digital-era-238214/" aria-label="Read more about Long-overdue Australian privacy law reform is here – and it’s still not fit for the digital era">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor and Director – Academic Excellence, Macquarie University Doucefleur/Shutterstock Common medicines used to treat conditions including heartburn, reflux, indigestion and stomach ulcers may be the subject of a class action lawsuit in Australia. Lawyers are exploring whether long-term use of these over-the-counter and prescription drugs ... <a title="Which gut drugs might end up in a lawsuit? Are there really links with cancer and kidney disease? Should I stop taking them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/which-gut-drugs-might-end-up-in-a-lawsuit-are-there-really-links-with-cancer-and-kidney-disease-should-i-stop-taking-them-238766/" aria-label="Read more about Which gut drugs might end up in a lawsuit? Are there really links with cancer and kidney disease? Should I stop taking them?">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs backed him and 32 voted for the opposition. But the session was not without drama. Just after 10am, after the opposition leader moved a motion for a vote of no ... <a title="PNG’s Marape remains PM after no confidence vote against him fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/pngs-marape-remains-pm-after-no-confidence-vote-against-him-fails/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Marape remains PM after no confidence vote against him fails">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Casey Peter Mainsbridge, Senior Lecturer in Personal Devlopment, Health and Physical Education, University of New England WBMUL/Shutterstock Sport is a significant part of Australian culture and for many represents national pride and social connection. So, it would be fair to assume sport is viewed as central to ... <a title="In sports-mad Australia, new research suggests physical education can be undervalued at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/in-sports-mad-australia-new-research-suggests-physical-education-can-be-undervalued-at-school-233448/" aria-label="Read more about In sports-mad Australia, new research suggests physical education can be undervalued at school">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has been awarded $140,000 in his defamation suit against One Nation New South Wales leader Mark Latham over a homophobic tweet. Latham posted the tweet in March 2023 after ... <a title="Alex Greenwich’s defamation win against Mark Latham shows political spite is not above the law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/alex-greenwichs-defamation-win-against-mark-latham-shows-political-spite-is-not-above-the-law-238767/" aria-label="Read more about Alex Greenwich’s defamation win against Mark Latham shows political spite is not above the law">Read more</a>
