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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock This week Amazon announced plans to fork out US$3.9 billion (A$5.6 billion) to acquire US healthcare company One Medical. One Medical reportedly provides primary care on a membership basis to some 800,000 people across the United ... <a title="Amazon just took over a primary healthcare company for a lot of money. Should we be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/amazon-just-took-over-a-primary-healthcare-company-for-a-lot-of-money-should-we-be-worried-187627/" aria-label="Read more about Amazon just took over a primary healthcare company for a lot of money. Should we be worried?">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University Shutterstock Disturbing footage emerged this week of a chess-playing robot breaking the finger of a seven-year-old child during a tournament in Russia. Public commentary on this event highlights some ... <a title="A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old: a lesson in the need for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/a-robot-breaks-the-finger-of-a-7-year-old-a-lesson-in-the-need-for-stronger-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-187612/" aria-label="Read more about A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old: a lesson in the need for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreea S. Calude, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Waikato Shutterstock Social media has the reputation of being spontaneous, rushed, prone to typos and ungrammatical sentences, and generally a linguistic disaster. And some of it is. However, analysis of Twitter posts on the topic of COVID-19 suggests ... <a title="We analysed NZ Twitter users’ language during lockdown – with surprising results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/we-analysed-nz-twitter-users-language-during-lockdown-with-surprising-results-187520/" aria-label="Read more about We analysed NZ Twitter users’ language during lockdown – with surprising results">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Hajkowicz, Senior Principal Scientist, Strategy and Foresight, Data61 Around 3.7 million Australians have been unintentionally caught in an ocean rip. For the unprepared it can be a harrowing experience – but for experienced surfers, rips are a handy way to ride through the whitewash and out ... <a title="‘Like ocean rips’: CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/like-ocean-rips-csiro-report-identifies-7-global-megatrends-shaping-the-21st-century-187433/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like ocean rips’: CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st century">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide Australia’s controversial building industry watchdog is earmarked for the chopping block. But federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke has started by pulling a few of its teeth. He’s used his ministerial powers to gut the code of ... <a title="Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/killing-off-the-building-watchdog-may-not-be-the-win-unionists-want-187601/" aria-label="Read more about Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Shutterstock Telstra and Westpac are the latest companies to encourage staff to work from home, just a few months after some of them returned to the office. Working from home for extended periods can ... <a title="We are working from home (again). 7 tips to boost wellbeing and productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/we-are-working-from-home-again-7-tips-to-boost-wellbeing-and-productivity-187427/" aria-label="Read more about We are working from home (again). 7 tips to boost wellbeing and productivity">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cope, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney Associate Professor Catherine Herbert, Author provided Every year, Australia’s wildlife volunteers devote time, effort and their own money to rescue, rehabilitate and release tens of thousands of native animals. Their efforts get a lot of media attention, particularly after ... <a title="Saving burned or injured animals draws our sympathy. But some don’t survive after release. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/saving-burned-or-injured-animals-draws-our-sympathy-but-some-dont-survive-after-release-heres-why-186063/" aria-label="Read more about Saving burned or injured animals draws our sympathy. But some don’t survive after release. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Turnbull, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney John Turnbull, Author provided For the first time, the new State of the Environment report explicitly assessed the dependency of humans on nature. We, as report authors, evaluated trends and changes in the environment’s health for their impact on ... <a title="Nature’s deteriorating health is threatening the wellbeing of Australians, the State of the Environment report finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/natures-deteriorating-health-is-threatening-the-wellbeing-of-australians-the-state-of-the-environment-report-finds-187437/" aria-label="Read more about Nature’s deteriorating health is threatening the wellbeing of Australians, the State of the Environment report finds">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Riddle, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland Mick Tsikas/AAP In a move that surprised political watchers, Liberal leader Peter Dutton says the school curriculum and education reform will be some of his key priorities in opposition. Despite the Morrison government signing off on ... <a title="Why is Peter Dutton trying to start another political fight over the school curriculum?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/why-is-peter-dutton-trying-to-start-another-political-fight-over-the-school-curriculum-187021/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Peter Dutton trying to start another political fight over the school curriculum?">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Casey, Program Coordinator: Bachelor of Communication, University of the Sunshine Coast Sam Tabone/Getty Images From its early days, Neighbours reinforced stereotypes of white Australian heteronormative suburbia. But it also evolved to push boundaries around representations of gender, sexuality and feminism. As we farewell the residents of ... <a title="From Charlene the mechanic to Australian TV’s first gay marriage: was Neighbours feminist?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/27/from-charlene-the-mechanic-to-australian-tvs-first-gay-marriage-was-neighbours-feminist-187539/" aria-label="Read more about From Charlene the mechanic to Australian TV’s first gay marriage: was Neighbours feminist?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific A Fiji political leader is calling out the Australian and New Zealand governments on their “deafening silence” over human rights issues in the region. The leader of the opposition National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad, has called out the two countries for not acknowledging what he described as “the declining standards” of democracy, ... <a title="Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing ‘democratic deficit’ in Pacific region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/prasad-criticises-nz-australia-over-not-addressing-democratic-deficit-in-pacific-region/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing ‘democratic deficit’ in Pacific region">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Inside PNG News Papua New Guinea’s Governor-General, Sir Bob Dadae, today accepted Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai’s recommendation to extend the date for the 2022 general election Return of Writs by two weeks. The new date is August 12. With three days remaining before the initial gazetted date of July 29, counting for more than half ... <a title="PNG extends election returns date by two weeks to avoid ‘failed vote’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/png-extends-election-returns-date-by-two-weeks-to-avoid-failed-vote/" aria-label="Read more about PNG extends election returns date by two weeks to avoid ‘failed vote’">Read more</a>
