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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Finnigan, Leader, Complex Systems Science, CSIRO Shutterstock One of Australia’s leading climate scientists, Professor Will Steffen, died on Sunday. Steffen has been hailed as a leading climate thinker, selfless mentor and gifted communicator. He is survived by his wife Carrie and daughter Sonja. Steffen’s colleagues and ... <a title="We’ve lost a giant: Vale Professor Will Steffen, climate science pioneer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/weve-lost-a-giant-vale-professor-will-steffen-climate-science-pioneer-198873/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve lost a giant: Vale Professor Will Steffen, climate science pioneer">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Graycar, Professor of Public Policy, University of Adelaide Just months after Australia legislated to establish the long-anticipated National Anti-Corruption Agency, our standing is back on the rise in Transparency International’s annual Global Corruption Perceptions Index. This is a small but important turn-around following a decade of ... <a title="After a decade of decline, Australia is back on the rise in a global anti-corruption ranking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/after-a-decade-of-decline-australia-is-back-on-the-rise-in-a-global-anti-corruption-ranking-198305/" aria-label="Read more about After a decade of decline, Australia is back on the rise in a global anti-corruption ranking">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Ferguson, Director, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock After a few difficult years of lockdowns and travel restrictions, people are finally winging their way across the globe again; families are being reunited and sights are being seen. Yet the joys of international travel often come with a ... <a title="Jetlag hits differently depending on your travel direction. Here are 6 tips to help you get over it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/jetlag-hits-differently-depending-on-your-travel-direction-here-are-6-tips-to-help-you-get-over-it-196730/" aria-label="Read more about Jetlag hits differently depending on your travel direction. Here are 6 tips to help you get over it">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Goodwin, Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Terren Hurst on Unsplash In May, we predicted Tony Burke’s joint portfolio of workplace relations and the arts was an opportunity to address some of the challenges facing the arts and cultural sector. With the launch of Revive, the new ... <a title="Pay, safety and welfare: how the new Centre for Arts and Entertainment Workplaces can strengthen the arts sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/pay-safety-and-welfare-how-the-new-centre-for-arts-and-entertainment-workplaces-can-strengthen-the-arts-sector-198859/" aria-label="Read more about Pay, safety and welfare: how the new Centre for Arts and Entertainment Workplaces can strengthen the arts sector">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Kingsley, Visiting Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University Shutterstock Unless you’ve spent your summer on a digital detox, you’ve probably heard of ChatGPT: the latest AI chatbot taking the world by storm. Recent discussion about ChatGPT has focused on ... <a title="Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/major-publishers-are-banning-chatgpt-from-being-listed-as-an-academic-author-whats-the-big-deal-198765/" aria-label="Read more about Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal?">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis It is unlikely that the Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, took any lessons from the city’s devastating floods but the rest of us — and journalists in particular — could learn a thing or two. Brown’s demeanour will not be improved by a petition calling for his resignation or media columnists ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the great flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/gavin-ellis-communication-lessons-from-the-great-flood/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the great flood">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
RNZ Pacific The headquarters of the Malvatumauri of National Council of Chiefs of Vanuatu has burned down. The fire broke out about 1am Monday local time. Police are investigating the cause of the fire in Port Vila. The Malvatumauri nakamal is a custom parliament for all Vanuatu’s chiefs. “This nakamal was the identity of the ... <a title="Police probe fire after Vanuatu chiefs’ cultural ‘nakamal’ burns down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/police-probe-fire-after-vanuatu-chiefs-cultural-nakamal-burns-down/" aria-label="Read more about Police probe fire after Vanuatu chiefs’ cultural ‘nakamal’ burns down">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is under fire for calling New Zealand journalists “drongos”, blaming them for having to cancel a round of tennis with friends on Sunday as the city dealt with the aftermath of record rainfall and flooding that left four dead. It comes after widespread criticism of his handling of the disaster, including ... <a title="Auckland deputy mayor talks up media role in disasters in wake of mayor Brown ‘drongos’ text" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/auckland-deputy-mayor-talks-up-media-role-in-disasters-in-wake-of-mayor-brown-drongos-text/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland deputy mayor talks up media role in disasters in wake of mayor Brown ‘drongos’ text">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University In 2016, the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence released its findings following an exhaustive 13-month inquiry. In it were 227 recommendations to completely transform the state’s family ... <a title="Victoria has implemented all 227 recommendations from its royal commission into family violence. So was it a success?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/victoria-has-implemented-all-227-recommendations-from-its-royal-commission-into-family-violence-so-was-it-a-success-198762/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria has implemented all 227 recommendations from its royal commission into family violence. So was it a success?">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eliza Middleton, Biodiversity Management Officer, University of Sydney Overall winner of the 2018 competition, a Growling Grass Frog (_Litoria raniformis_) by EnviroDNA @enviro_DNA @enviro_DNA, CC BY-NC Almost 2,000 native species are officially listed as “threatened” in Australia – but how many have you actually heard of? Each ... <a title="Enough with the koala cakes – the government’s annual Threatened Species Bake Off seriously neglects fish, plants and other lesser-loved species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/enough-with-the-koala-cakes-the-governments-annual-threatened-species-bake-off-seriously-neglects-fish-plants-and-other-lesser-loved-species-197028/" aria-label="Read more about Enough with the koala cakes – the government’s annual Threatened Species Bake Off seriously neglects fish, plants and other lesser-loved species">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Sivertsen, Senior Lecturer (Nursing), Flinders University Getty Images It’s good practice for employers to consult staff when forming policies or guidelines. However, for some staff from diverse backgrounds, this creates extra work and pressure. “Cultural load” in the context of the workplace is the invisible workload ... <a title="First Nations people often take on the ‘cultural load’ in their workplaces. Employers need to ease this burden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/first-nations-people-often-take-on-the-cultural-load-in-their-workplaces-employers-need-to-ease-this-burden-193858/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people often take on the ‘cultural load’ in their workplaces. Employers need to ease this burden">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics AO, University of Newcastle Pexels/Anna Shvets Ever feel a bit stressed or need a concentration boost? Research suggests one remedy may be right under your nose. Chewing has benefits for brain function, stress, anxiety, exam performance, pain perception, as ... <a title="Can chewing help manage stress, pain and appetite? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/31/can-chewing-help-manage-stress-pain-and-appetite-heres-what-the-science-says-163364/" aria-label="Read more about Can chewing help manage stress, pain and appetite? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>
