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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Schleiger, Research Scientist, CSIRO The question of whether technology is good or bad depends on how it’s developed and used. Nowhere is that more topical than in technolgies using artificial intelligence. When developed and used appropriately, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the way ... <a title="Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/artificial-intelligence-in-australia-needs-to-get-ethical-so-we-have-a-plan-114438/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Dean Wilson, Ph.D candidate, Department of Environment & Science, Griffith University, Griffith University Several new species of trapdoor spiders found in Queensland are finally described in an article published this month in Invertebrate Systematics. But each of the new species occurs in only its own single, ... <a title="Trapdoor spider species that stay local put themselves at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/trapdoor-spider-species-that-stay-local-put-themselves-at-risk-114588/" aria-label="Read more about Trapdoor spider species that stay local put themselves at risk">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher talks about the week in Australian politics with Michelle Grattan. They discuss the government’s pre-election budget, Bill Shorten’s strong budget reply, and the effect of these on the immanent election. – ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s benign budget and Shorten’s mic drop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-governments-benign-budget-and-shortens-mic-drop-114983/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s benign budget and Shorten’s mic drop">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Russell, Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago In the wake of the Christchurch terror attack, and the subsequent ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons, social media has provided a platform for gun owners. Media have examined the influence of the American National Rifle Association (NRA) in New ... <a title="New Zealand gun owners invoke NRA-style tropes in response to fast-tracked law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/new-zealand-gun-owners-invoke-nra-style-tropes-in-response-to-fast-tracked-law-change-114430/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand gun owners invoke NRA-style tropes in response to fast-tracked law change">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Maddison, Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, Co-Director, Indigenous-Settler Relations Collaboration, University of Melbourne As the nation gears up for another federal election, both major parties are taking a position on Indigenous affairs. And it looks like First Nations peoples are set to be disappointed ... <a title="It’s time for Indigenous nationhood to replace a failing colonial authority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/its-time-for-indigenous-nationhood-to-replace-a-failing-colonial-authority-114088/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time for Indigenous nationhood to replace a failing colonial authority">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Richard Braczkowski, PhD Candidate – Wildlife Cameraman, The University of Queensland Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do tigers have whiskers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/curious-kids-why-do-tigers-have-whiskers-110791/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do tigers have whiskers?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Fraser, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England Many criminal trials feature forensic evidence in the form of audio recordings, typically from bugging houses or cars, or intercepting phone calls. Unfortunately, the audio is often of very poor quality, making it hard for the jury to ... <a title="Don’t believe your ears: ‘enhancing’ forensic audio can mislead juries in criminal trials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/dont-believe-your-ears-enhancing-forensic-audio-can-mislead-juries-in-criminal-trials-113844/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t believe your ears: ‘enhancing’ forensic audio can mislead juries in criminal trials">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 5 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Gun laws Graeme Edgeler (Public Address): A (non-)submission on the new Arms Amendment legislation Stephen Franks: NZ’s right to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 5 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-5-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 5 2019">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Klein, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Australian National University Imagine a life without pain. No toothache. No period pain. No arthritis. A woman who feels no pain has been in the news recently, linked to a case study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. Jo Cameron ... <a title="The ‘painless woman’ helps us see how anxiety and fear fit in the big picture of pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/the-painless-woman-helps-us-see-how-anxiety-and-fear-fit-in-the-big-picture-of-pain-114751/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘painless woman’ helps us see how anxiety and fear fit in the big picture of pain">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato The man arrested over the Christchurch terror attacks has appeared in court today, facing 50 charges of murder and 39 of attempted murder. Although further charges relating to terrorism are possible, I argue, ... <a title="Why it might be time for New Zealand to reconsider the legal definition of murder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/why-it-might-be-time-for-new-zealand-to-reconsider-the-legal-definition-of-murder-113737/" aria-label="Read more about Why it might be time for New Zealand to reconsider the legal definition of murder">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Brenton Tarrant at his first court hearing on March 16 in the Christchurch District Court. Image: EveningReportNZ/Screengrab of TVNZ coverage By RNZ News The man charged over the Christchurch mosque shootings last month appeared in the High Court in Christchurch today, accused of killing 50 people. Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared via a video link from ... <a title="Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/christchurch-mosque-attacks-accused-gunman-appears-in-court-via-video-link/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
A voter casts his ballot during the 2019 Solomon Islands general election on Wednesday. Image: Island Sun/Wansolwara By Rosalie Nongebatu As Solomon Islanders headed to the polls on Wednesday to vote for leaders whom they trust will lead them in the next four years, some were not so lucky to have this choice. Despite that ... <a title="Solomon Islands students ‘denied’ opportunity to vote in election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/solomon-islands-students-denied-opportunity-to-vote-in-election/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands students ‘denied’ opportunity to vote in election">Read more</a>
