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May 12, 2022
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil has died following a car crash in the Bulolo district of Morobe Province. As well being Deputy Prime Minister, Basil was Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, and is the former Minister for Communications, Information Technology and Energy. Police Commissioner David Manning confirmed his death after ... <a title="PNG Deputy PM killed in road accident – a driver on the run, say police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/png-deputy-pm-killed-in-road-accident-a-driver-on-the-run-say-police/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Deputy PM killed in road accident – a driver on the run, say police">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evita March, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia Mick Tsikas/AAP Prime Minister Scott Morrison says one of his “great missions” is to make social media a safer place for young people. If the Coalition is re-elected, Morrison says one of the first pieces of legislation will ... <a title="Morrison says his anti-trolling bill is a top priority if he’s re-elected – this is why it won’t work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/morrison-says-his-anti-trolling-bill-is-a-top-priority-if-hes-re-elected-this-is-why-it-wont-work-178148/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison says his anti-trolling bill is a top priority if he’s re-elected – this is why it won’t work">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning bring you a programme in three parts. First a roundup of Putin’s V-Day speech; they then evaluate a raft of election results that have occurred around the world; and then deep dive into the PRC-Solomons security deal.
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hickson, Economics Lecturer and Director Business Taught Masters Programme, University of Canterbury Getty Images Removing the goods and services tax (GST) from food is not a new idea. Te Pāti Māori are currently pushing for its removal from all foods. In 2011 Labour campaigned on removing ... <a title="Removing GST on food is back in the news, proving some bad ideas just never go away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/removing-gst-on-food-is-back-in-the-news-proving-some-bad-ideas-just-never-go-away-182592/" aria-label="Read more about Removing GST on food is back in the news, proving some bad ideas just never go away">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer – Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology EA Sports EA Sports and FIFA will part ways after almost 30 years of collaboration. This is surprising for a number of reasons, not least because it is such a large part of EA’s success: ... <a title="FIFA and EA sports are splitting: a look at 30 years of game innovation, and what fans can expect next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/fifa-and-ea-sports-are-splitting-a-look-at-30-years-of-game-innovation-and-what-fans-can-expect-next-182851/" aria-label="Read more about FIFA and EA sports are splitting: a look at 30 years of game innovation, and what fans can expect next">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Zorbas, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University Shutterstock The cost of living is on the rise. The recent Consumer Price Index (a measure of inflation of a standard basket of goods) revealed Australians’ grocery baskets are one of the biggest casualties. The latest data tell us the ... <a title="Yes, $5 for lettuce is too much. Government should act to stem the rising cost of healthy eating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/yes-5-for-lettuce-is-too-much-government-should-act-to-stem-the-rising-cost-of-healthy-eating-182295/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, $5 for lettuce is too much. Government should act to stem the rising cost of healthy eating">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohitash Chandra, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Machine learning and other artificial intelligence (AI) methods have had immense success with scientific and technical tasks such as predicting how protein molecules fold and recognising faces in a crowd. However, the application of these methods to ... <a title="AI, philosophy and religion: what machine learning can tell us about the Bhagavad Gita" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/ai-philosophy-and-religion-what-machine-learning-can-tell-us-about-the-bhagavad-gita-182517/" aria-label="Read more about AI, philosophy and religion: what machine learning can tell us about the Bhagavad Gita">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese faced off in the third and final leaders’ debate on Wednesday night on the Seven network, ten days ahead of the federal election on May 21. Both leaders were criticised after the previous ... <a title="Were minor parties the big winners? 3 experts on the final leaders’ debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/were-minor-parties-the-big-winners-3-experts-on-the-final-leaders-debate-182848/" aria-label="Read more about Were minor parties the big winners? 3 experts on the final leaders’ debate">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Whiting, Professor of Animal Behaviour, Macquarie University Martin Whiting, Author provided Invasive species offer a rare research opportunity, as they often colonise new environments very different to their native habitat. One such species is the Jackson’s three-horned chameleon (Triocerus j. xantholophus), which was accidentally introduced to ... <a title="A tug of war between survival and fitness: how chameleons become even brighter without predators around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/a-tug-of-war-between-survival-and-fitness-how-chameleons-become-even-brighter-without-predators-around-182427/" aria-label="Read more about A tug of war between survival and fitness: how chameleons become even brighter without predators around">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine R. Smith, Professor of Eye & Vision Health, Flinders University Shutterstock Toxoplasma gondii is probably the most successful parasite in the world today. This microscopic creature is capable of infecting any mammal or bird, and people across all continents are infected. Once infected, a person carries ... <a title="One in three people are infected with _Toxoplasma_ parasite – and the clue could be in our eyes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/one-in-three-people-are-infected-with-toxoplasma-parasite-and-the-clue-could-be-in-our-eyes-182418/" aria-label="Read more about One in three people are infected with _Toxoplasma_ parasite – and the clue could be in our eyes">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Reidy, Lecturer, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Shutterstock The global pandemic might have revealed the importance of robust public health infrastructure, but we still have trouble grasping the vital need to invest in it. An analogy might help. Wellington’s recently opened Transmission Gully motorway ... <a title="Why the budget should treat public health like transport – vital infrastructure with long-term economic benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/why-the-budget-should-treat-public-health-like-transport-vital-infrastructure-with-long-term-economic-benefits-180322/" aria-label="Read more about Why the budget should treat public health like transport – vital infrastructure with long-term economic benefits">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Healy, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Cost of living is a major focus in this election campaign, and yet political leaders have been unacceptably silent on the disproportionate impact of climate change on Australians with low incomes. This is ... <a title="Climate change hits low-income earners harder – and poor housing in hotter cities is a disastrous combination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/12/climate-change-hits-low-income-earners-harder-and-poor-housing-in-hotter-cities-is-a-disastrous-combination-180960/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change hits low-income earners harder – and poor housing in hotter cities is a disastrous combination">Read more</a>
