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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Horvath, Senior lecturer, La Trobe University It’s difficult to exaggerate the importance of the inclusion of the Memorial Society, the Russian human rights movement, among the recipients of this year’s Nobel peace prize, which also recognised human rights campaigners in Ukraine and Belarus. The award to ... <a title="‘A rebuke to Putin’s dictatorship’: Russian human rights group Memorial wins joint Nobel peace prize" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/a-rebuke-to-putins-dictatorship-russian-human-rights-group-memorial-wins-joint-nobel-peace-prize-192160/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A rebuke to Putin’s dictatorship’: Russian human rights group Memorial wins joint Nobel peace prize">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michele Ruyters, Associate Dean, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University Netflix Netflix’s recent series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has stirred controversy over its apparent glamorisation of a serial killer and perceived insensitivity towards the families of Dahmer’s victims. In contrast to more journalistic true crime entertainment? ... <a title="‘They’re making money off tragedy’ – Netflix’s Dahmer series shows the dangers of fictionalising real horrors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/theyre-making-money-off-tragedy-netflixs-dahmer-series-shows-the-dangers-of-fictionalising-real-horrors-192006/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They’re making money off tragedy’ – Netflix’s Dahmer series shows the dangers of fictionalising real horrors">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University Photo by cottonbro/Pexels, CC BY Throughout the pandemic, many families have struggled with fears about COVID, employment and lock-downs – all while experiencing disruption to things like school, childcare, social support services and beloved activities. It has been stressful ... <a title="Anxiety can look different in children. Here’s what to look for and some treatments to consider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/anxiety-can-look-different-in-children-heres-what-to-look-for-and-some-treatments-to-consider-189685/" aria-label="Read more about Anxiety can look different in children. Here’s what to look for and some treatments to consider">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Clement, Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Shutterstock We see evolution all around us, constantly, in every living thing. Yet in the deep oceans we find a number of “living fossils” reminiscent of creatures from prehistoric times. In his 1859 book ... <a title="From coelacanths to crinoids: these 9 ‘living fossils’ haven’t changed in millions of years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/from-coelacanths-to-crinoids-these-9-living-fossils-havent-changed-in-millions-of-years-188886/" aria-label="Read more about From coelacanths to crinoids: these 9 ‘living fossils’ haven’t changed in millions of years">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Mathews, Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University NASA/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The battle of the billionaires has become the stuff of headlines. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has gone head-to-head with Australia’s richest man, billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest. Musk, founding investor in battery-powered car giant ... <a title="What will power the future: Elon Musk’s battery packs or Twiggy Forrest’s green hydrogen? Truth is, we’ll need both" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/what-will-power-the-future-elon-musks-battery-packs-or-twiggy-forrests-green-hydrogen-truth-is-well-need-both-191333/" aria-label="Read more about What will power the future: Elon Musk’s battery packs or Twiggy Forrest’s green hydrogen? Truth is, we’ll need both">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cordelia Fine, Professor, History & Philosophy of Science program, School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne Julia Koblitz / Unsplash The British journal Nature was founded in 1869 and is one of the world’s most influential and prestigious outlets for scientific research. Its publisher, ... <a title="New ‘ethics guidance’ for top science journals aims to root out harmful research – but can it succeed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/new-ethics-guidance-for-top-science-journals-aims-to-root-out-harmful-research-but-can-it-succeed-191343/" aria-label="Read more about New ‘ethics guidance’ for top science journals aims to root out harmful research – but can it succeed?">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND “The duty of an Opposition is to oppose” – attributed to Lord Randolph Churchill – is one of those quotations I remember seeing on exam papers in ... <a title="The Liberal Party is in a dire state across Australia right now. That should worry us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/the-liberal-party-is-in-a-dire-state-across-australia-right-now-that-should-worry-us-all-191851/" aria-label="Read more about The Liberal Party is in a dire state across Australia right now. That should worry us all">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University David Crosling/AAP If future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation, they may well point to AGL’s decision to bring forward the closure of Loy Yang A, the cheapest (excluding ... <a title="The end of coal-fired power is in sight, even with private interests holding out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/the-end-of-coal-fired-power-is-in-sight-even-with-private-interests-holding-out-191951/" aria-label="Read more about The end of coal-fired power is in sight, even with private interests holding out">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitch Goodwin, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne MidJourney text prompt: ‘HAL the computer approaching through the foggy morning mist’. Author provided Generative art making is flourishing. Algorithms that turn text prompts into images, such as DALL-E and Stable Diffusion, are emerging as viable creative tools. ... <a title="Synthetic futures: my journey into the emotional, poetic world of AI art making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/synthetic-futures-my-journey-into-the-emotional-poetic-world-of-ai-art-making-188533/" aria-label="Read more about Synthetic futures: my journey into the emotional, poetic world of AI art making">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese on Sunday insisted the government’s intention to deliver the Stage 3 tax cuts has not changed, while he reinforced the expectation of deep spending cuts in this month’s budget to attack “waste”. Meanwhile the government on Monday will ... <a title="Albanese insists tax position ‘hasn’t changed’, as the government targets defence delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/10/albanese-insists-tax-position-hasnt-changed-as-the-government-targets-defence-delays-192155/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese insists tax position ‘hasn’t changed’, as the government targets defence delays">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute If you watch TV or read the paper, you’ve probably seen ads spruiking the achievements of the federal or state government – from the next big transport project to how they’re reducing the cost of living. While some government ads ... <a title="All governments are guilty of running political ads on the public purse. Here’s how to stop it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/09/all-governments-are-guilty-of-running-political-ads-on-the-public-purse-heres-how-to-stop-it-191766/" aria-label="Read more about All governments are guilty of running political ads on the public purse. Here’s how to stop it">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Jamie Wall, RNZ sports writer The Blacks Ferns 41-17 win over the Wallaroos on the field at Auckland’s Eden Park last night was good, but the one off it was better. There had been a lot of conjecture going into the Rugby World Cup about just how people would respond, given the team’s ... <a title="Black Ferns: a new dawn for global women’s rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/09/black-ferns-a-new-dawn-for-global-womens-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns: a new dawn for global women’s rugby">Read more</a>
