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Month: August 2023

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Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noam Peleg, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law and Justice; Associate, the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a human rights crisis. And the humans to be most affected by climate catastrophe are the youngest ones: children. We have ... <a title="Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/climate-change-threatens-the-rights-of-children-the-un-just-outlined-the-obligations-states-have-to-protect-them-209587/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them">Read more</a>

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Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion

August 28, 2023

RNZ Pacific One of Fiji’s three deputy prime ministers, Viliame Gavoka, has appealed to the country’s prime minister to review his stance on Japan’s disposal of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka supports Japan’s compliance with safety protocols outlined by the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency. However, Rabuka also spoke ... <a title="Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/rabukas-nuclear-wastewater-discharge-stance-splits-fiji-coalition-opinion/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion">Read more</a>

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‘Every flight is a learning event’: why the V-22 Osprey aircraft won’t be grounded despite dozens of crashes and 54 fatalities

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Shutterstock At the weekend a V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed on Melville Island north of Darwin. Of the 23 US Marine Corps personnel onboard, three died, five were taken to Darwin hospital in a serious condition, and some others ... <a title="‘Every flight is a learning event’: why the V-22 Osprey aircraft won’t be grounded despite dozens of crashes and 54 fatalities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/every-flight-is-a-learning-event-why-the-v-22-osprey-aircraft-wont-be-grounded-despite-dozens-of-crashes-and-54-fatalities-212358/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Every flight is a learning event’: why the V-22 Osprey aircraft won’t be grounded despite dozens of crashes and 54 fatalities">Read more</a>

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As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it’s wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noel Morada, Director (Regional Diplomacy and Capacity Building) Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, The University of Queensland LCPL Riley Blennerhassett/Australian Department of Defence/AP At the end of last week, 1,200 Australian troops took part in a joint military exercise in the Philippines with hundreds ... <a title="As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it’s wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/as-australia-strengthens-its-ties-with-the-philippines-its-wading-even-further-into-the-dangerous-south-china-sea-212111/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it’s wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea">Read more</a>

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Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Shackell, Sessional Academic and Visitor, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the “hot job” of prompt engineering. Having skills in using natural language (such as English) ... <a title="Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/prompt-engineering-is-being-an-ai-whisperer-the-job-of-the-future-or-a-short-lived-fad-211833/" aria-label="Read more about Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?">Read more</a>

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They sense electric fields, tolerate snow and have ‘mating trains’: 4 reasons echidnas really are remarkable

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Dutton-Regester, Lecturer, Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Many of us love seeing an echidna. Their shuffling walk, inquisitive gaze and protective spines are unmistakable, coupled with the coarse hair and stubby beak. They look like a quirky blend of hedgehog and anteater. But they’re ... <a title="They sense electric fields, tolerate snow and have ‘mating trains’: 4 reasons echidnas really are remarkable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/they-sense-electric-fields-tolerate-snow-and-have-mating-trains-4-reasons-echidnas-really-are-remarkable-210556/" aria-label="Read more about They sense electric fields, tolerate snow and have ‘mating trains’: 4 reasons echidnas really are remarkable">Read more</a>

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Think curbing overseas migration will end the housing crisis? It won’t – and we can’t afford to do it

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland With the nation feeling the pressures of a housing crisis, some believe the Australian government needs to ease housing demand by limiting international migration. To others, this sentiment comes across as xenophobic. They dismiss it outright, ... <a title="Think curbing overseas migration will end the housing crisis? It won’t – and we can’t afford to do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/think-curbing-overseas-migration-will-end-the-housing-crisis-it-wont-and-we-cant-afford-to-do-it-211120/" aria-label="Read more about Think curbing overseas migration will end the housing crisis? It won’t – and we can’t afford to do it">Read more</a>

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20% of children have developmental delay. What does this mean for them, their families and the NDIS?

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Professor Bruce Bonyhady is often described as the architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and is co-chair of the panel reviewing it. He spoke last week about the sustainability challenges faced ... <a title="20% of children have developmental delay. What does this mean for them, their families and the NDIS?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/20-of-children-have-developmental-delay-what-does-this-mean-for-them-their-families-and-the-ndis-212097/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of children have developmental delay. What does this mean for them, their families and the NDIS?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: August 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

August 28, 2023

New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 28 August 2023 ELECTION, WORKING WITH NZ FIRST Jo Moir (Newsroom): Chris Hipkins unleashes as he prepares for dogfight Luke Malpass (Post): Chris Hipkins to Winston Peters: ... <a title="Newsletter: August 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/newsletter-august-28-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Financial education has its limits – if we want New Zealanders to be better with money, we need to start at home

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Agnew, Senior Lecturer of Economics, University of Canterbury Even as an economics student at university, I remember heading into town on a Friday night knowing what I needed to pay the bills before I could spend on socialising. But despite having the financial literacy to know ... <a title="Financial education has its limits – if we want New Zealanders to be better with money, we need to start at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/financial-education-has-its-limits-if-we-want-new-zealanders-to-be-better-with-money-we-need-to-start-at-home-212098/" aria-label="Read more about Financial education has its limits – if we want New Zealanders to be better with money, we need to start at home">Read more</a>

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Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The more people take up private health insurance, the less pressure on the public hospital system, including shorter waiting lists for surgery. That’s one of the key messages we’ve been hearing from government and the private ... <a title="Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/does-private-health-insurance-cut-public-hospital-waiting-lists-we-found-it-barely-makes-a-dent-211680/" aria-label="Read more about Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent">Read more</a>

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Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging

August 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University KLC/Ewan Noakes, CC BY-ND Even though it’s still winter, the fire season has already started in Australia’s arid centre. About half of the Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park west of Alice Springs has burnt this year. The ... <a title="Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/indigenous-rangers-are-burning-the-desert-the-right-way-to-stop-the-wrong-kind-of-intense-fires-from-raging-211900/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging">Read more</a>