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Year: 2023

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori

February 8, 2023

Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori In recent decades the Labour Party has lost its traditional connection with working class voters, becoming more of a middle class party of liberalism. This is especially true of Labour’s historic connection with working class Māori. This is a constituency that the party ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-reorientation-to-working-class-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori">Read more</a>

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ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney   Shutterstock ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are attracted to the tool’s advanced capabilities ... <a title="ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/chatgpt-is-a-data-privacy-nightmare-if-youve-ever-posted-online-you-ought-to-be-concerned-199283/" aria-label="Read more about ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned">Read more</a>

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How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Madden, Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock This week’s ABC Four Corners investigation revealed the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), or tribunals determining such complaints, allowed a number of doctors sanctioned for sexual misconduct to ... <a title="How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/how-can-the-health-regulator-better-protect-patients-from-sexual-misconduct-199173/" aria-label="Read more about How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?">Read more</a>

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NSW pokies reforms will do much to limit problem gambling and money laundering

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Bianca de Marchi/AAP The New South Wales government has embraced a sweeping set of reforms to the state’s massive poker machine business. These reforms are centred on a “cashless gaming” system linked to pre-commitment. ... <a title="NSW pokies reforms will do much to limit problem gambling and money laundering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/nsw-pokies-reforms-will-do-much-to-limit-problem-gambling-and-money-laundering-199382/" aria-label="Read more about NSW pokies reforms will do much to limit problem gambling and money laundering">Read more</a>

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Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there’s still more to do

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The Albanese government’s housing package moved a step closer to delivery with the recent release of draft legislation. The bills are expected to be tabled in parliament soon. After ... <a title="Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there’s still more to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/albanese-government-tackles-housing-crisis-on-3-fronts-but-theres-still-more-to-do-198509/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there’s still more to do">Read more</a>

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Two major announcements about Australia’s defence force are imminent. Here’s what to expect

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University The United States’ shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina over the weekend points to international security affairs being on a knife edge. It follows a surge in crises and ... <a title="Two major announcements about Australia’s defence force are imminent. Here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/two-major-announcements-about-australias-defence-force-are-imminent-heres-what-to-expect-198511/" aria-label="Read more about Two major announcements about Australia’s defence force are imminent. Here’s what to expect">Read more</a>

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The TGA has approved certain psychedelic treatments: the response from experts is mixed

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Liknaitzky, Head of Clinical Psychedelic Research, Monash University Collaborative care teams will need to be established for safe treatment. Author provided A few days ago, the Australian drug regulator – the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) – surprised experts around the world when it announced the approval ... <a title="The TGA has approved certain psychedelic treatments: the response from experts is mixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/the-tga-has-approved-certain-psychedelic-treatments-the-response-from-experts-is-mixed-199290/" aria-label="Read more about The TGA has approved certain psychedelic treatments: the response from experts is mixed">Read more</a>

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‘We need to restore the land’: as coal mines close, here’s a community blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Crofts, Doctoral Student, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock The decline of the coal industry means 17 mines in the New South Wales Hunter Valley will close over the next two decades. More than 130,000 hectares of mining land — nearly two-thirds of the ... <a title="‘We need to restore the land’: as coal mines close, here’s a community blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/we-need-to-restore-the-land-as-coal-mines-close-heres-a-community-blueprint-to-sustain-the-hunter-valley-198792/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We need to restore the land’: as coal mines close, here’s a community blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley">Read more</a>

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Whether it’s a new teacher or class – here’s what to do when your child is not loving it

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jefferson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock The first signs were the half-eaten lunches coming home from high school. This was in stark contrast to the primary school years, where the box looked as if a demolition team had run through it with only ... <a title="Whether it’s a new teacher or class – here’s what to do when your child is not loving it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/whether-its-a-new-teacher-or-class-heres-what-to-do-when-your-child-is-not-loving-it-199288/" aria-label="Read more about Whether it’s a new teacher or class – here’s what to do when your child is not loving it">Read more</a>

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Titanic at 25: like the ship itself, James Cameron’s film is a bit of a wreck

February 8, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland Disney When it was released 25 years ago, James Cameron’s Titanic was enormous. It made stars of its two leads, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Reviews overwhelmingly heaped praise not only on the technical aspects ... <a title="Titanic at 25: like the ship itself, James Cameron’s film is a bit of a wreck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/08/titanic-at-25-like-the-ship-itself-james-camerons-film-is-a-bit-of-a-wreck-199171/" aria-label="Read more about Titanic at 25: like the ship itself, James Cameron’s film is a bit of a wreck">Read more</a>

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Former FBC head’s pay package – ‘We have proof’, says Amrit

February 7, 2023

By Ian Chute in Suva Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) board chairman Ajay Bhai Amrit says he has receipts to prove former FBC chief executive officer Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum received an annual package of $387,790 including benefits and entitlements. He said this worked out to $32,315 a month and that the board had evidence in the form ... <a title="Former FBC head’s pay package – ‘We have proof’, says Amrit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/former-fbc-heads-pay-package-we-have-proof-says-amrit/" aria-label="Read more about Former FBC head’s pay package – ‘We have proof’, says Amrit">Read more</a>

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PNG military ‘won’t sit back’ after soldiers ambushed, warns chief

February 7, 2023

PNG Post-Courier PNG Defence Force Commander Major-General Mark Goina says “appropriate force” will be dealt to the gunmen who ambushed and wounded two soldiers in Saugurap, Enga Province, last week. In a statement Major-General Goina said: “A section from the PNGDF contingent deployed in Enga Province were on routine duty, conducting clearance patrol to Laiagam ... <a title="PNG military ‘won’t sit back’ after soldiers ambushed, warns chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/png-military-wont-sit-back-after-soldiers-ambushed-warns-chief/" aria-label="Read more about PNG military ‘won’t sit back’ after soldiers ambushed, warns chief">Read more</a>