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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA On Monday US President Joe Biden released a wide ranging and ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) – catapulting the US to the front of conversations about regulating AI. In doing so, the ... <a title="The US just issued the world’s strongest action yet on regulating AI. Here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/the-us-just-issued-the-worlds-strongest-action-yet-on-regulating-ai-heres-what-to-expect-216729/" aria-label="Read more about The US just issued the world’s strongest action yet on regulating AI. Here’s what to expect">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Each of Australia’s big four banks is now predicting a rate rise in six days’ time on Melbourne Cup Tuesday. It would add another A$77 to the monthly cost of servicing a $500,000 mortgage and ... <a title="Think the RBA will lift rates on Melbourne Cup day? Don’t bet your house on it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/think-the-rba-will-lift-rates-on-melbourne-cup-day-dont-bet-your-house-on-it-216716/" aria-label="Read more about Think the RBA will lift rates on Melbourne Cup day? Don’t bet your house on it">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Screenshot ABC YouTube Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people and mentions of discrimination and violence against First Nations people. The most recent ABC Four Corners episode, Guarded, investigates the ... <a title="‘Cheap police’: Four Corners shows the dangers of private policing in the NT and why First Nations people are more at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/cheap-police-four-corners-shows-the-dangers-of-private-policing-in-the-nt-and-why-first-nations-people-are-more-at-risk-216442/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Cheap police’: Four Corners shows the dangers of private policing in the NT and why First Nations people are more at risk">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Gerace, Senior Lecturer and Head of Course – Positive Psychology, CQUniversity Australia The death of Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the television series Friends, has seen an outpouring of grief from fans and the Hollywood community. His passing at age ... <a title="The enduring appeal of Friends, and why so many of us feel we’ve lost a personal friend in Matthew Perry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/the-enduring-appeal-of-friends-and-why-so-many-of-us-feel-weve-lost-a-personal-friend-in-matthew-perry-216626/" aria-label="Read more about The enduring appeal of Friends, and why so many of us feel we’ve lost a personal friend in Matthew Perry">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Dix, Research Fellow in Nutrition & Dietetics, The University of Queensland Charles Parker/ Pexels, CC BY-SA Halloween is a very exciting time for children and let’s face it, for many adults, too. The costumes, decorations and of course the treats all contribute to the thrill of ... <a title="How can kids have a healthier Halloween? And what do you do with the leftover lollies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/how-can-kids-have-a-healthier-halloween-and-what-do-you-do-with-the-leftover-lollies-216634/" aria-label="Read more about How can kids have a healthier Halloween? And what do you do with the leftover lollies?">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Breen, Professor of Psychology, Curtin University Shutterstock Death and grief are not easy to talk about. Talking to children about these can be harder still. Our instinct to protect children from harsh realities means we might avoid these topics altogether. But, as we discovered in our ... <a title="‘Why did he Leve Me?’ 5 things grieving children want to know about the death of a loved one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/why-did-he-leve-me-5-things-grieving-children-want-to-know-about-the-death-of-a-loved-one-215881/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Why did he Leve Me?’ 5 things grieving children want to know about the death of a loved one">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne This Friday at 2pm (12pm AEDT), New Zealanders will find out the final results of the October 14 election. This tally will include the estimated 567,000 special ... <a title="Special votes mean National and ACT will likely lose their majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/special-votes-mean-national-and-act-will-likely-lose-their-majority-215994/" aria-label="Read more about Special votes mean National and ACT will likely lose their majority">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Sumruay Rattanataipob/Shutterstock Species lists are one of the unseen pillars of science and society. Lists of species underpin our understanding of the natural world, threatened species management, quarantine, disease control and much else besides. The people ... <a title="We need a single list of all life on Earth – and most taxonomists now agree on how to start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/we-need-a-single-list-of-all-life-on-earth-and-most-taxonomists-now-agree-on-how-to-start-216006/" aria-label="Read more about We need a single list of all life on Earth – and most taxonomists now agree on how to start">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Hobbs, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney Judges have described it as “gibberish”, “obvious nonsense”, “largely incoherent, if not incomprehensible” and “gobbledygook”. It involves grand claims like “Magna Carta means you do not need to pay your mortgage”, or “the introduction of decimal currency means income ... <a title="Some people think income tax is illegal. It’s pseudolaw, and it’s damaging the legal system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/some-people-think-income-tax-is-illegal-its-pseudolaw-and-its-damaging-the-legal-system-214847/" aria-label="Read more about Some people think income tax is illegal. It’s pseudolaw, and it’s damaging the legal system">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University Shutterstock Even as Australia braces for a summer of projected extreme heatwaves and bushfires amid the intensifying climate crisis, the fossil gas industry is gearing up for a truly enormous new fracking project in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin. In February, ... <a title="The Beetaloo gas field is a climate bomb. How did CSIRO modelling make it look otherwise?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/the-beetaloo-gas-field-is-a-climate-bomb-how-did-csiro-modelling-make-it-look-otherwise-215711/" aria-label="Read more about The Beetaloo gas field is a climate bomb. How did CSIRO modelling make it look otherwise?">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Curran, Associate Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand Destructive wildfires continue to threaten lives, property and the environment throughout the world. Around 10% of all fires globally occur on agricultural land, causing damage to crops, infrastructure and nearby native vegetation. But what if the properties ... <a title="Fire-smart farming: how the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/fire-smart-farming-how-the-crops-we-plant-could-help-reduce-the-risk-of-wildfires-on-agricultural-landscapes-215703/" aria-label="Read more about Fire-smart farming: how the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Karolina Grabowska/Pexels , CC BY-SA Australia’s Year 12 students are in the middle of making important decisions about their futures. For many, this will involve choosing a university course and the subjects within that. But if trends are anything ... <a title="The number of Australian students learning Indonesian keeps dropping. How do we fix this worrying decline?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/31/the-number-of-australian-students-learning-indonesian-keeps-dropping-how-do-we-fix-this-worrying-decline-216348/" aria-label="Read more about The number of Australian students learning Indonesian keeps dropping. How do we fix this worrying decline?">Read more</a>
