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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rolph, Professor of Law, University of Sydney At the heart of the spectacular defamation trial brought by decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith were two key questions. Had the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times damaged his reputation when they published in 2018 a ... <a title="A win for the press, a big loss for Ben Roberts-Smith: what does this judgment tell us about defamation law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/a-win-for-the-press-a-big-loss-for-ben-roberts-smith-what-does-this-judgment-tell-us-about-defamation-law-206759/" aria-label="Read more about A win for the press, a big loss for Ben Roberts-Smith: what does this judgment tell us about defamation law?">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Bateson, Professor of Practice, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australians’ access to a range of contraceptive options depends on where they live and how wealthy they are. A recent parliamentary inquiry recommends ways to end this “postcode lottery” for people who want to use long-acting reversible contraception. ... <a title="Want long-term contraception? There are more effective options than the pill. But they can be hard to find" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/want-long-term-contraception-there-are-more-effective-options-than-the-pill-but-they-can-be-hard-to-find-206503/" aria-label="Read more about Want long-term contraception? There are more effective options than the pill. But they can be hard to find">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Coalition’s decision to oppose the Voice to Parliament has put its moderate members in a jam. Some moderates are active yes advocates, while others are trying to keep low profiles. Bridget Archer, the outspoken Liberal MP for Bass, is ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Liberal MP Bridget Archer urges other moderates to speak up as she presses for party change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/politics-with-michelle-grattan-liberal-mp-bridget-archer-urges-other-moderates-to-speak-up-as-she-presses-for-party-change-206856/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Liberal MP Bridget Archer urges other moderates to speak up as she presses for party change">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Klugman, Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains mention of the Stolen Generations. On April 18, a ... <a title="The antithesis of healing: the AFL turns away from truth-telling again, ending Hawthorn investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/the-antithesis-of-healing-the-afl-turns-away-from-truth-telling-again-ending-hawthorn-investigation-200722/" aria-label="Read more about The antithesis of healing: the AFL turns away from truth-telling again, ending Hawthorn investigation">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sudyumna Dahal, PhD Student, Australian National University Shutterstock The human costs of tobacco and smoking worldwide are huge. 1.3 billion people use tobacco, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. More than 8 million people die prematurely because of tobacco, at an annual economic loss of at least ... <a title="How raising tobacco taxes can save lives and cut poverty across the Asia-Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/how-raising-tobacco-taxes-can-save-lives-and-cut-poverty-across-the-asia-pacific-197912/" aria-label="Read more about How raising tobacco taxes can save lives and cut poverty across the Asia-Pacific">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Clement, Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology, Author provided Palaeontology is the study of evolution and prehistoric life, usually preserved as fossils in rocks. It combines aspects of geology with biology and many other scientific disciplines. ... <a title="A new virtual museum reveals 600 million years of Australian fossils in unprecedented 3D detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/a-new-virtual-museum-reveals-600-million-years-of-australian-fossils-in-unprecedented-3d-detail-205409/" aria-label="Read more about A new virtual museum reveals 600 million years of Australian fossils in unprecedented 3D detail">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Timothy Bennett, PhD Student, School of Computing, Australian National University Better Images of AI / Alan Warburton, CC BY-SA Doomsaying is an old occupation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a complex subject. It’s easy to fear what you don’t understand. These three truths go some way towards ... <a title="No, AI probably won’t kill us all – and there’s more to this fear campaign than meets the eye" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/no-ai-probably-wont-kill-us-all-and-theres-more-to-this-fear-campaign-than-meets-the-eye-206614/" aria-label="Read more about No, AI probably won’t kill us all – and there’s more to this fear campaign than meets the eye">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antje Deckert, Associate Professor (Criminology), Auckland University of Technology Getty Images When TVNZ cancelled reality TV show Police Ten 7 earlier this year, it certainly rattled some law-and-order cages. The show’s former host Graham Bell, who described suspects variously as “creeps, halfwits, low-lifes, mongrels and lunatics”, claimed ... <a title="Did ‘wokeness’ cancel Police Ten 7? New research suggests racial stereotyping was the real culprit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/did-wokeness-cancel-police-ten-7-new-research-suggests-racial-stereotyping-was-the-real-culprit-206494/" aria-label="Read more about Did ‘wokeness’ cancel Police Ten 7? New research suggests racial stereotyping was the real culprit">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Pang, Research Fellow in Psychology, Monash University Shutterstock The human brain is made up of around 86 billion neurons, linked by trillions of connections. For decades, scientists have believed that we need to map this intricate connectivity in detail to understand how the structured patterns of ... <a title="Have we got the brain all wrong? A new study shows its shape is more important than its wiring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/have-we-got-the-brain-all-wrong-a-new-study-shows-its-shape-is-more-important-than-its-wiring-206573/" aria-label="Read more about Have we got the brain all wrong? A new study shows its shape is more important than its wiring">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gapps, Historian and Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle Benjamin Duterrau, The Conciliation 1840, oil on canvas. Purchased by the Friends of TMAG and the Board of Trustees, 1945. Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, AG79. Note of warning: This article refers to deceased Aboriginal people, their ... <a title="In the 1800s, colonisers attempted to listen to First Nations people. It didn’t stop the massacres" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/in-the-1800s-colonisers-attempted-to-listen-to-first-nations-people-it-didnt-stop-the-massacres-204538/" aria-label="Read more about In the 1800s, colonisers attempted to listen to First Nations people. It didn’t stop the massacres">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Magdalena Plebanski, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University Philippe Leone/Unsplash Influenza, or the flu, is a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing. It can cause the sudden onset of a fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache, muscle and joint pain. In Australia, the flu ... <a title="I’m over 65 and worried about the flu. Which vaccine should I have?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/im-over-65-and-worried-about-the-flu-which-vaccine-should-i-have-204810/" aria-label="Read more about I’m over 65 and worried about the flu. Which vaccine should I have?">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven J Lade, Resilience researcher at Australian National University, Australian National University Shutterstock People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as ... <a title="It’s not just climate – we’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/01/its-not-just-climate-weve-already-breached-most-of-the-earths-limits-a-safer-fairer-future-means-treading-lightly-206678/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just climate – we’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly">Read more</a>
