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April 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Ordway, Associate Professor Sport Management and Sport Integrity Lead, University of Canberra Lawyers for Australian 800-metre star Peter Bol say allegations the runner engaged in doping should be dropped after two independent labs found no evidence he used a banned substance. Bol has always strongly denied ... <a title="What went wrong in Peter Bol’s doping case? A sport integrity expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/01/what-went-wrong-in-peter-bols-doping-case-a-sport-integrity-expert-explains-202957/" aria-label="Read more about What went wrong in Peter Bol’s doping case? A sport integrity expert explains">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Vanuatu’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Trading Post Ltd, the owner of the Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper, BUZZ FM96 and other media outlets, in a case against the government’s refusal to renew the company’s former media director’s work permit. Dan McGarry, who served as a director of the company when he had his ... <a title="‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/i-feel-vindicated-vanuatu-daily-post-in-landmark-work-permit-win/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit win">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare JM Burns, Assistant Professor and Non-executive Director, Bond University Shutterstock The story of the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, whose name and marketing misled thousands of customers into believing it was Indigenous owned and run, is a stark example of how Australia’s financial regulations have let down ... <a title="Listen! The simple thing the finance sector can do for Indigenous customers that can change people’s lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/listen-the-simple-thing-the-finance-sector-can-do-for-indigenous-customers-that-can-change-peoples-lives-195565/" aria-label="Read more about Listen! The simple thing the finance sector can do for Indigenous customers that can change people’s lives">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Siemens, Co-Director, Professor, Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning, University of South Australia agsandrew/Shutterstock Recent public interest in tools like ChatGPT has raised an old question in the artificial intelligence community: is artificial general intelligence (in this case, AI that performs at human level) achievable? ... <a title="Has GPT-4 really passed the startling threshold of human-level artificial intelligence? Well, it depends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/has-gpt-4-really-passed-the-startling-threshold-of-human-level-artificial-intelligence-well-it-depends-202856/" aria-label="Read more about Has GPT-4 really passed the startling threshold of human-level artificial intelligence? Well, it depends">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Blunden, Professor and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock What would happen to a person if they didn’t get the sleep they needed? Hedya, age 11, Australia This is a really good question Heyda, because it makes us think about how important sleep is. ... <a title="Curious Kids: what happens if you don’t get enough sleep?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/curious-kids-what-happens-if-you-dont-get-enough-sleep-201467/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what happens if you don’t get enough sleep?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
By Barbara Dreaver in Port Vila Vanuatu is in celebration mode after winning a significant battle on the world stage over climate change. In a United Nations resolution spearheaded by Vanuatu, the world’s top court will now advise on countries’ legal obligations to fight climate change. It also means the International Court of Justice can ... <a title="Vanuatu hails ‘historic resolution’ in climate battle on the world stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/vanuatu-hails-historic-resolution-in-climate-battle-on-the-world-stage/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu hails ‘historic resolution’ in climate battle on the world stage">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
By Jan Kohout, RNZ Pacific journalist New Caledonia’s Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) say they will tell the French Prime Minister of the Kanak people’s “sense of humiliation” over the last independence referendum. The pro-independence alliance is set to talk to the French state from April 7-15. The secretary-general of the Caledonian Union, ... <a title="FLNKS message to French PM about Kanak ‘humiliation’ over referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/flnks-message-to-french-pm-about-kanak-humiliation-over-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS message to French PM about Kanak ‘humiliation’ over referendum">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guzyal Hill, Senior Lecturer, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock Sunday will mark the end of the Daylight Saving Time (DST) in eastern Australia, but there are many who would like to see it last longer or permanently. Twice a year, New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania ... <a title="As the US pushes to make daylight saving permanent, should Australia move in the same direction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/as-the-us-pushes-to-make-daylight-saving-permanent-should-australia-move-in-the-same-direction-202627/" aria-label="Read more about As the US pushes to make daylight saving permanent, should Australia move in the same direction?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Lecturer, RMIT University Alex Brandon/AP Events often seem inevitable in hindsight. The indictment of former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges has been a possibility since the start of his presidency – arguably, since close to the beginning of his career in New York ... <a title="What does Trump’s indictment mean for his political future – and the strength of US democracy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/what-does-trumps-indictment-mean-for-his-political-future-and-the-strength-of-us-democracy-202231/" aria-label="Read more about What does Trump’s indictment mean for his political future – and the strength of US democracy?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology Media Whale Stock/Shutterstock What would you do to get more likes or shares on your favourite social media platform this April Fool’s Day? Would you blast an airhorn in your partner’s ear while they’re sleeping, ... <a title="Clout-lighting: pranking your partner for likes is a surefire way to get dumped this April Fools’ Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/clout-lighting-pranking-your-partner-for-likes-is-a-surefire-way-to-get-dumped-this-april-fools-day-198405/" aria-label="Read more about Clout-lighting: pranking your partner for likes is a surefire way to get dumped this April Fools’ Day">Read more</a>
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March 31, 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. Today’s content STUART NASH, OIA Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Stuart Nash scandal boils down to cock-up vs ‘conspiracy’ (paywalled) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): The opaque transparency of the OIA system Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Nash ... <a title="Newsletter: March 31 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/newsletter-march-31-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: March 31 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara McAllister, Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/Guy Hasler As global environmental challenges grow, people and societies are increasingly looking to Indigenous knowledge for solutions. Indigenous knowledge is particularly appealing for addressing climate change because it includes long histories and guidance on ... <a title="Indigenous knowledge offers solutions, but its use must be based on meaningful collaboration with Indigenous communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/31/indigenous-knowledge-offers-solutions-but-its-use-must-be-based-on-meaningful-collaboration-with-indigenous-communities-201670/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous knowledge offers solutions, but its use must be based on meaningful collaboration with Indigenous communities">Read more</a>
