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Year: 2023

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Can we eat our way through an exploding sea urchin problem?

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Keane, Research Fellow (Dive Fisheries), University of Tasmania John Keane on an extensive urchin barren John Keane, CC BY-ND Longspined sea urchins are native to temperate waters around New South Wales. But as oceans heat up, their range has expanded more than 650km, through eastern Victoria ... <a title="Can we eat our way through an exploding sea urchin problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/can-we-eat-our-way-through-an-exploding-sea-urchin-problem-214389/" aria-label="Read more about Can we eat our way through an exploding sea urchin problem?">Read more</a>

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National drops 2 seats on NZ final results, and will need NZ First to form government

November 3, 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 The final results of the October 14 New Zealand election have been released. The National Party has won a total of 48 seats (down two from the ... <a title="National drops 2 seats on NZ final results, and will need NZ First to form government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/national-drops-2-seats-on-nz-final-results-and-will-need-nz-first-to-form-government-215995/" aria-label="Read more about National drops 2 seats on NZ final results, and will need NZ First to form government">Read more</a>

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Sam Bankman-Fried convicted for massive FTX fraud, in stark reminder of risks of crypto trading

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra It is not just crypto tokens that have spectacular downfalls. So can crypto personalities. Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX, one of the world’s largest exchanges for so-called cryptocurrencies, which collapsed last year owing billions ... <a title="Sam Bankman-Fried convicted for massive FTX fraud, in stark reminder of risks of crypto trading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/sam-bankman-fried-convicted-for-massive-ftx-fraud-in-stark-reminder-of-risks-of-crypto-trading-216991/" aria-label="Read more about Sam Bankman-Fried convicted for massive FTX fraud, in stark reminder of risks of crypto trading">Read more</a>

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The fury on show at the Qantas AGM couldn’t have come at a worse time for the airline

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Wastnage, Adjunct Industry Fellow, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Fielding tough questions from a furious audience is no one’s idea of fun. But as Richard Goyder and Vanessa Hudson – Qantas chairman and chief executive, respectively – dealt with angry question after angry question at ... <a title="The fury on show at the Qantas AGM couldn’t have come at a worse time for the airline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/the-fury-on-show-at-the-qantas-agm-couldnt-have-come-at-a-worse-time-for-the-airline-216983/" aria-label="Read more about The fury on show at the Qantas AGM couldn’t have come at a worse time for the airline">Read more</a>

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When Oregon decriminalised drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen in the ACT?

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University Shutterstock A new bill came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalising personal possession of common illegal drugs. The bill decriminalises the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, ... <a title="When Oregon decriminalised drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen in the ACT?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/when-oregon-decriminalised-drugs-overdoses-went-up-will-that-happen-in-the-act-216736/" aria-label="Read more about When Oregon decriminalised drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen in the ACT?">Read more</a>

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Is Now and Then really a Beatles song? The fab four always used technology to create new music

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jadey O’Regan, Lecturer in Contemporary Music, Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Co-author of "Hooks in Popular Music" (2022), University of Sydney Over the past few weeks, Paul McCartney has been touring Australia to play through three hours of his musical legacy – from Beatles and Wings favourites to ... <a title="Is Now and Then really a Beatles song? The fab four always used technology to create new music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/is-now-and-then-really-a-beatles-song-the-fab-four-always-used-technology-to-create-new-music-216981/" aria-label="Read more about Is Now and Then really a Beatles song? The fab four always used technology to create new music">Read more</a>

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The UN is calling the Israel-Hamas war a ‘graveyard of children’. In an adult conflict, the young are suffering most

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick O’Leary, Professor, Co-Lead of the Disrupting Violence Beacon and Director of Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith Criminology Institute and School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University Too often, it’s the most vulnerable who suffer most in the throes of war. This remains true, ... <a title="The UN is calling the Israel-Hamas war a ‘graveyard of children’. In an adult conflict, the young are suffering most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/the-un-is-calling-the-israel-hamas-war-a-graveyard-of-children-in-an-adult-conflict-the-young-are-suffering-most-216633/" aria-label="Read more about The UN is calling the Israel-Hamas war a ‘graveyard of children’. In an adult conflict, the young are suffering most">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin on Predicting the Final Outcome of the Election

November 3, 2023

Analysis by Keith Rankin. There may be some surprises when the final election count comes out today. One particular point to note refers back to the United States presidential election of 2020, when the late votes in most states – those votes not counted on election night – very heavily favoured Biden over Trump. The ... <a title="Keith Rankin on Predicting the Final Outcome of the Election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/keith-rankin-on-predicting-the-final-outcome-of-the-election/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin on Predicting the Final Outcome of the Election">Read more</a>

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In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat’s Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Waldron, Senior Lecturer in History, Federation University Australia The discovery of gold in Ballarat in 1851 transformed its landscape to a staggering degree. Within days, and despite the news being initially suppressed, hundreds of men had gathered along the Yarrowee River. They sluiced the clay and ... <a title="In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat’s Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/in-the-1800s-colonial-settlers-moved-ballarats-yarrowee-river-the-impacts-are-still-felt-today-214949/" aria-label="Read more about In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat’s Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today">Read more</a>

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Whose job will AI replace? Here’s why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niusha Shafiabady, Associate Professor in Computational Intelligence, Charles Darwin University Artificial intelligence is changing the world – and one of the main areas it will affect in the short-to-medium term is the workforce. AI algorithms imitate real-world systems. The more repetitive a system is, the easier it ... <a title="Whose job will AI replace? Here’s why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/whose-job-will-ai-replace-heres-why-a-clerk-in-ethiopia-has-more-to-fear-than-one-in-california-216735/" aria-label="Read more about Whose job will AI replace? Here’s why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California">Read more</a>

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The ‘drums of war’ are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David S G Goodman, Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney Fifty years ago this week, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam visited the People’s Republic of China, establishing a relationship that has become mutually beneficial in terms of economic growth and development to both ... <a title="The ‘drums of war’ are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/the-drums-of-war-are-receding-but-anthony-albanese-still-faces-many-uncertainties-on-his-trip-to-china-216727/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘drums of war’ are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China">Read more</a>

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I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Ward, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney EndemolShine Australia, CC BY-ND Many people will have heard about “intergenerational practice” via the TV. This is the purposeful bringing together of different generations, aiming to benefit all involved. It’s the idea central to ... <a title="I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/i-was-a-geriatrician-on-old-peoples-home-for-teenagers-heres-why-i-joined-this-tv-experiment-215074/" aria-label="Read more about I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment">Read more</a>