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Year: 2023

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AI could take your job, but it can also help you score a new one with these simple tips

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Eager, Senior Lecturer Freelancing, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, University of Tasmania Shutterstock It was once thought physical labour jobs would be the most at risk from the rise of artificial intelligence. But recent advances suggest we can expect disruption across a vast range of sectors, including ... <a title="AI could take your job, but it can also help you score a new one with these simple tips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/ai-could-take-your-job-but-it-can-also-help-you-score-a-new-one-with-these-simple-tips-199883/" aria-label="Read more about AI could take your job, but it can also help you score a new one with these simple tips">Read more</a>

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When is it time to stop driving? Will mandatory assessments of older drivers make our roads safer?

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amie Hayley, Rebecca L. Cooper Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellow and Senior Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Australia is a nation of car owners with a rapidly ageing population. Drivers aged over 70 have nearly doubled in number in the past 20 years. The trend ... <a title="When is it time to stop driving? Will mandatory assessments of older drivers make our roads safer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/when-is-it-time-to-stop-driving-will-mandatory-assessments-of-older-drivers-make-our-roads-safer-200352/" aria-label="Read more about When is it time to stop driving? Will mandatory assessments of older drivers make our roads safer?">Read more</a>

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When is a nature reserve not a nature reserve? When it’s already been burned and logged

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Australia has the world’s worst mammal extinction record, with nearly 40 native mammal species lost since European colonisation. By contrast, the United States has lost three. Last year, the federal Labor government made a ... <a title="When is a nature reserve not a nature reserve? When it’s already been burned and logged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/when-is-a-nature-reserve-not-a-nature-reserve-when-its-already-been-burned-and-logged-200528/" aria-label="Read more about When is a nature reserve not a nature reserve? When it’s already been burned and logged">Read more</a>

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Russia’s foreign minister got laughter, cheers and shrugs in India. Outrage over the war isn’t universal

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/AP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made headlines over the weekend when his claim the Ukraine war was “launched against” Russia provoked laughter from the audience during a forum in India. But ... <a title="Russia’s foreign minister got laughter, cheers and shrugs in India. Outrage over the war isn’t universal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/russias-foreign-minister-got-laughter-cheers-and-shrugs-in-india-outrage-over-the-war-isnt-universal-201163/" aria-label="Read more about Russia’s foreign minister got laughter, cheers and shrugs in India. Outrage over the war isn’t universal">Read more</a>

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Anyone can save a life, including kids. Here’s why they should learn CPR and basic life support

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Bray, Associate Professor, Monash University www.shutterstock.com With over 26,000 cardiac arrests occurring every year in Australia and over 76% of them occurring in the home, some of our youngest Australians are learning how to help. But why kids? It’s simple. Anyone can learn to save a ... <a title="Anyone can save a life, including kids. Here’s why they should learn CPR and basic life support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/anyone-can-save-a-life-including-kids-heres-why-they-should-learn-cpr-and-basic-life-support-200337/" aria-label="Read more about Anyone can save a life, including kids. Here’s why they should learn CPR and basic life support">Read more</a>

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Resistance to mega-tourism is rising in the South Pacific – but will governments put words into action?

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Apisalome Movono, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University Getty Images With COVID-19 travel restrictions largely a thing of the past for Australian and New Zealand tourists, Pacific destinations are enjoying the return of visitors – albeit at a slower pace than in other parts of the ... <a title="Resistance to mega-tourism is rising in the South Pacific – but will governments put words into action?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/resistance-to-mega-tourism-is-rising-in-the-south-pacific-but-will-governments-put-words-into-action-201071/" aria-label="Read more about Resistance to mega-tourism is rising in the South Pacific – but will governments put words into action?">Read more</a>

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Tropical Cyclone Kevin lashes Port Vila with destructive winds and heavy rain

March 6, 2023

Asia Pacific Report Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days, reports ABC News. Hundreds of people remained in emergency evacuation centres in the capital Port Vila as Tropical Cyclone Kevin brought destructive winds and heavy rainfall. The Fiji Meteorology Service said wind gusts ... <a title="Tropical Cyclone Kevin lashes Port Vila with destructive winds and heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/tropical-cyclone-kevin-lashes-port-vila-with-destructive-winds-and-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Tropical Cyclone Kevin lashes Port Vila with destructive winds and heavy rain">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Sky TV plans to outsource 200 jobs to India, Philippines

March 6, 2023

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand pay-TV company Sky TV plans to cut some jobs in the country as it outsources roles to India and the Philippines, reports the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Sky chief executive Sophie Moloney said the proposal would result in some of Sky’s work in technology and content operations being outsourced to experienced ... <a title="NZ’s Sky TV plans to outsource 200 jobs to India, Philippines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/nzs-sky-tv-plans-to-outsource-200-jobs-to-india-philippines/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Sky TV plans to outsource 200 jobs to India, Philippines">Read more</a>

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Labor slides in a federal Newspoll; NSW polls give Labor a modest lead

March 6, 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 Morgan Hancock/AAP A federal Newspoll, conducted March 1-4 from a sample of 1,530, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous ... <a title="Labor slides in a federal Newspoll; NSW polls give Labor a modest lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/labor-slides-in-a-federal-newspoll-nsw-polls-give-labor-a-modest-lead-200734/" aria-label="Read more about Labor slides in a federal Newspoll; NSW polls give Labor a modest lead">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch

March 6, 2023

Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch National’s pitch to voters is both progressive and shrewd. Christopher Luxon declared a war on business consultants in his state of the nation speech yesterday, promising to crack down on the public service’s $1.7bn overuse of expensive business consultants and contractors, and use the savings ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-progressive-childcare-consultocracy-switch/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s progressive childcare-consultocracy switch">Read more</a>

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What are the best conditions for life? Exploring the multiverse can help us find out

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sydney Israel Pina / Unsplash Is our universe all there is, or could there be more? Is our universe just one of a countless multitude, all together in an all-encompassing multiverse? And if there are other universes, what would they ... <a title="What are the best conditions for life? Exploring the multiverse can help us find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/what-are-the-best-conditions-for-life-exploring-the-multiverse-can-help-us-find-out-200829/" aria-label="Read more about What are the best conditions for life? Exploring the multiverse can help us find out">Read more</a>

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How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads today

March 6, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Holbrook, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University Julian Smith/AAP If you think you are seeing a lot more gambling ads on television and online platforms, you are not imagining it. They are so common that high-profile AFL players have refused to participate in sponsored gambling. Online ... <a title="How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/06/how-the-push-to-end-tobacco-advertising-in-the-1970s-could-be-used-to-curb-gambling-ads-today-200915/" aria-label="Read more about How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads today">Read more</a>