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March 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antti Mikkonen, Principal Health Risk Advisor – Chemicals, EPA Victoria, and PhD Candidate, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia Shutterstock PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”, have been found just about everywhere on Earth, including in toilet paper. These chemicals are a group of ... <a title="PFAS for dinner? Study of ‘forever chemicals’ build-up in cattle points to ways to reduce risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/17/pfas-for-dinner-study-of-forever-chemicals-build-up-in-cattle-points-to-ways-to-reduce-risks-201553/" aria-label="Read more about PFAS for dinner? Study of ‘forever chemicals’ build-up in cattle points to ways to reduce risks">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University Ben Den Engelsen/Unsplash Many students spend their final years of school working toward the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) they can get. But after many years of concerns, there is a renewed debate about whether we should ... <a title="Students think the ATAR is ‘unfair’ but we need to be careful about replacing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/17/students-think-the-atar-is-unfair-but-we-need-to-be-careful-about-replacing-it-200173/" aria-label="Read more about Students think the ATAR is ‘unfair’ but we need to be careful about replacing it">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Jean Baker, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University Santiago Felipe/Perth Festival Kathleen Hanna yells like she did in the 1990s, pushing the toxic male patriarchy out of the moshpit at Melbourne’s The Forum on the eve of International Women’s Day. Hanna’s band Bikini Kill rampages through ... <a title="Sexual exhibitionism, Riot Grrrl and climate change activism: 30 years of raging by Peaches, Bikini Kill and Björk, still going strong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/17/sexual-exhibitionism-riot-grrrl-and-climate-change-activism-30-years-of-raging-by-peaches-bikini-kill-and-bjork-still-going-strong-201388/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual exhibitionism, Riot Grrrl and climate change activism: 30 years of raging by Peaches, Bikini Kill and Björk, still going strong">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Khoo, Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Otago Australian PM Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden seal the AUKUS deal in San Diego, March 13. Getty Images Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating’s recent strident criticism of the A$368 billion nuclear-powered submarine deal announced ... <a title="As Australia signs up for nuclear subs, NZ faces hard decisions over the AUKUS alliance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/17/as-australia-signs-up-for-nuclear-subs-nz-faces-hard-decisions-over-the-aukus-alliance-201946/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia signs up for nuclear subs, NZ faces hard decisions over the AUKUS alliance">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University Khalid Mohammed/AP Two decades ago, Australia joined the US-led “coalition of the willing” that staged a major military intervention in Iraq. To justify the war, leaders like US President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard argued ... <a title="Iraq war, 20 years on: how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/17/iraq-war-20-years-on-how-the-world-failed-iraq-and-created-a-less-peaceful-democratic-and-prosperous-state-200075/" aria-label="Read more about Iraq war, 20 years on: how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous state">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the old adage goes, time will tell whether Paul Keating’s scepticism about AUKUS and his extremely benign view of China’s intentions turn out to be justified. That judgment could be many years away. History’s reading can be very different ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: History will judge Keating’s assessments of AUKUS and China, but his performance went over the top" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/grattan-on-friday-history-will-judge-keatings-assessments-of-aukus-and-china-but-his-performance-went-over-the-top-201949/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: History will judge Keating’s assessments of AUKUS and China, but his performance went over the top">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former treasury secretary Ken Henry has declared the Australian taxation system is in “a parlous state” and called for “big bang” tax reform. Henry, who headed a major inquiry into the tax system launched by the Rudd government, says recent ... <a title="Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need ‘big bang’ tax reform rather than incremental change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/former-treasury-head-ken-henry-says-we-need-big-bang-tax-reform-rather-than-incremental-change-201962/" aria-label="Read more about Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need ‘big bang’ tax reform rather than incremental change">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Voters in New South Wales are heading to the polling booths on March 25. For both Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns, it is their first election as leader. The Coalition government has held power since 2011. Labor ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-antony-green-professor-andy-marks-and-ashleigh-raper-on-the-nsw-election-201957/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ariel Liebman, Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University Shutterstock Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators on Wednesday released draft details of electricity price rises in four Australian states. The Australian ... <a title="Why are electricity prices going up again, and will it ever end?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/why-are-electricity-prices-going-up-again-and-will-it-ever-end-201869/" aria-label="Read more about Why are electricity prices going up again, and will it ever end?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne The latest labour force data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows employment in February increasing by 64,600, and the (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate declining from 3.7% to 3.5%. It’s confirmation that it’s still too early to declare ... <a title="Unemployment rate back down to 3.5%. It’s anyone’s guess when things will turn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/unemployment-rate-back-down-to-3-5-its-anyones-guess-when-things-will-turn-201859/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment rate back down to 3.5%. It’s anyone’s guess when things will turn">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcel Scharth, Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Sydney OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) research company behind ChatGPT and the DALL-E 2 art generator, has unveiled the highly anticipated GPT-4 model. Excitingly, the company also made it immediately available to the public through a paid service. GPT-4 ... <a title="Evolution not revolution: why GPT-4 is notable, but not groundbreaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/evolution-not-revolution-why-gpt-4-is-notable-but-not-groundbreaking-201858/" aria-label="Read more about Evolution not revolution: why GPT-4 is notable, but not groundbreaking">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcel Scharth, Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Sydney OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) research company behind ChatGPT and the DALL-E 2 art generator, has unveiled the highly anticipated GPT-4 model. Excitingly, the company also made it immediately available to the public through a paid service. GPT-4 ... <a title="Evolution, not revolution: GPT-4 is notable – but not groundbreaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/16/evolution-not-revolution-gpt-4-is-notable-but-not-groundbreaking-201858/" aria-label="Read more about Evolution, not revolution: GPT-4 is notable – but not groundbreaking">Read more</a>
