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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricio Gallardo, Researcher in Transition Engineering, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/snvv18870020330 According to a recent study, coastal shipping produces a fifth of the carbon emissions (well-to-wheel) of road freight. Rail also performed well, with about a quarter of trucking emissions. Despite this, trucking accounts for nearly 80% of ... <a title="A shift to coastal shipping and rail could cut NZ’s freight transport emissions — why aren’t we doing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/a-shift-to-coastal-shipping-and-rail-could-cut-nzs-freight-transport-emissions-why-arent-we-doing-it-204023/" aria-label="Read more about A shift to coastal shipping and rail could cut NZ’s freight transport emissions — why aren’t we doing it?">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury What happened on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey 108 years ago has shocked and shaped Aotearoa New Zealand ever since. The challenge in the 21st century, then, is how best to give contemporary relevance to such an epochal event. The essence of the Anzac story is well known. ... <a title="New lessons about old wars: keeping the complex Anzac Day story relevant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/new-lessons-about-old-wars-keeping-the-complex-anzac-day-story-relevant/" aria-label="Read more about New lessons about old wars: keeping the complex Anzac Day story relevant">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter New Caledonia’s largest pro-independence party has been told that France is “panicking” and afraid of losing New Caledonia. The head of the Caledonian Union Daniel Goa briefed the party in Koumac after a week of meetings of a cross-section of New Caledonian politicians with the French government in Paris ... <a title="Decolonisation tensions rise in New Caledonia as Kanaks accuse France of opposing ‘wind of history’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/decolonisation-tensions-rise-in-new-caledonia-as-kanaks-accuse-france-of-opposing-wind-of-history/" aria-label="Read more about Decolonisation tensions rise in New Caledonia as Kanaks accuse France of opposing ‘wind of history’">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samar Fatima, Research Fellow Enterprise AI and Data Analytics Hub, RMIT University Deepmind/Unsplash/Artist: Champ Panupong Techawongthawon, CC BY-NC-SA Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming ever more prevalent in our lives. It’s no longer confined to certain industries or research institutions; AI is now for everyone. It’s hard to ... <a title="AI to Z: all the terms you need to know to keep up in the AI hype age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/ai-to-z-all-the-terms-you-need-to-know-to-keep-up-in-the-ai-hype-age-203917/" aria-label="Read more about AI to Z: all the terms you need to know to keep up in the AI hype age">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Smeaton, PhD Candidate, Australian Catholic University Members of the Australian Army Medical Women’s Service at work in the sterilising room of a military hospital, 1943. State Library of Victoria Sheila Sibley enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 with a vision of becoming a wartime nurse ... <a title="Auxiliary power: in wartime, Australian women fought germs, fired shells – and took on gender norms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/auxiliary-power-in-wartime-australian-women-fought-germs-fired-shells-and-took-on-gender-norms-203841/" aria-label="Read more about Auxiliary power: in wartime, Australian women fought germs, fired shells – and took on gender norms">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katinka van de Ven, Alcohol and other drug specialist, University of New South Wales &, University of New England Shutterstock Alcohol and other drug treatment in Australia is generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families. Treatment can include withdrawal from the substance, counselling and ... <a title="Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/treatment-for-drug-and-alcohol-misuse-should-involve-families-and-communities-197536/" aria-label="Read more about Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland It was pitched as the “most significant” shift in Australia’s armed forces in decades. And among the headline announcements, climate change was recognised as an issue of national security. But the strategic review of Australia’s military ... <a title="Climate isn’t a distraction from the military’s job of war fighting. It’s front and centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/climate-isnt-a-distraction-from-the-militarys-job-of-war-fighting-its-front-and-centre-204362/" aria-label="Read more about Climate isn’t a distraction from the military’s job of war fighting. It’s front and centre">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peyman Khezr, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Director of Behavioural Business Lab, RMIT University Shutterstock Buying a home is likely to be the biggest financial transaction you will ever make, and you’re at a distinct disadvantage. You’re an amateur up against professionals – real estate agents – ... <a title="3 sales tactics rife in the real estate industry, and why they work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/3-sales-tactics-rife-in-the-real-estate-industry-and-why-they-work-202960/" aria-label="Read more about 3 sales tactics rife in the real estate industry, and why they work">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael P. Cameron, Professor of Economics, University of Waikato Getty Images Despite the latest inflation figures for New Zealand coming in slightly lower than expected by many economists, the rate remains stubbornly high. At 6.7% for the year to March 2023, the inflation rate is more than ... <a title="It might be tempting to blame inflation on profits, but the reality is still about high demand and short supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/it-might-be-tempting-to-blame-inflation-on-profits-but-the-reality-is-still-about-high-demand-and-short-supply-204181/" aria-label="Read more about It might be tempting to blame inflation on profits, but the reality is still about high demand and short supply">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Glitsos, Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock In early April, when Elon Musk randomly and very briefly replaced the Twitter bird logo with the face of the “doge” meme, the value of the dogecoin both rose and fell by a matter of billions ... <a title="Much wow, very meme: what the revival of the ancient doge meme tells us about the lifecycle of the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/much-wow-very-meme-what-the-revival-of-the-ancient-doge-meme-tells-us-about-the-lifecycle-of-the-internet-203560/" aria-label="Read more about Much wow, very meme: what the revival of the ancient doge meme tells us about the lifecycle of the internet">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Lockyer, Associate Professor in Strategic Studies, Macquarie University Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaak Martinez/Australian Defence Force/AP Before today’s release of the government’s defence strategic review, Defence Minister Richard Marles said it would be the most important examination of Australia’s defence capabilities since the 1986 “Dibb Report” ... <a title="The most significant defence review in 40 years positions Australia for complex threats in a changing region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/24/the-most-significant-defence-review-in-40-years-positions-australia-for-complex-threats-in-a-changing-region-200070/" aria-label="Read more about The most significant defence review in 40 years positions Australia for complex threats in a changing region">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University The Albanese government on Monday released a declassified version of the much-anticipated defence strategic review, authored by former defence chief Angus Houston and former defence minister Stephen Smith. The report looks at Australia’s defence equipment and ... <a title="The much-anticipated defence review is here. So what does it say, and what does it mean for Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/24/the-much-anticipated-defence-review-is-here-so-what-does-it-say-and-what-does-it-mean-for-australia-204267/" aria-label="Read more about The much-anticipated defence review is here. So what does it say, and what does it mean for Australia?">Read more</a>
