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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University The Victorian government is planning Australia’s largest urban renewal project. The plan is to knock down and rebuild 44 large public housing towers in Melbourne. The government says these towers, built in the 1960s ... <a title="Why knock down all public housing towers when retrofit can sometimes be better?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/why-knock-down-all-public-housing-towers-when-retrofit-can-sometimes-be-better-229186/" aria-label="Read more about Why knock down all public housing towers when retrofit can sometimes be better?">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury Christian Charisius/dpa/Getty Images In a significant development for small island nations threatened by rising seas, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has found greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution. The tribunal handed down a unanimous advisory ... <a title="A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/a-new-ruling-says-countries-including-nz-must-take-action-on-climate-change-under-the-law-of-the-sea-230420/" aria-label="Read more about A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University William Fortunato/Pexels Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of any innovative economy. New business creation has been shown to have a significant and positive impact on economic growth, innovation and job creation. But it isn’t easy, and most new ... <a title="Life’s big moments can impact an entrepreneur’s success – but not always in the way you’d expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/lifes-big-moments-can-impact-an-entrepreneurs-success-but-not-always-in-the-way-youd-expect-230436/" aria-label="Read more about Life’s big moments can impact an entrepreneur’s success – but not always in the way you’d expect">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Treena Clark, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains names, images and stories of deceased people. Around the world, fashion researchers, designers and artists are exploring the ... <a title="How First Nations fashion design can rewrite painful memories and be a powerful method of healing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/how-first-nations-fashion-design-can-rewrite-painful-memories-and-be-a-powerful-method-of-healing-227679/" aria-label="Read more about How First Nations fashion design can rewrite painful memories and be a powerful method of healing">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Thousands of students across Aotearoa New Zealand protested in a nationwide rally at seven universities across the country in a global day of solidarity with Palestine, calling on their universities to divest all partnerships with Israel. A combined group of students and academic staff from the country’s two largest universities chanted “AUT ... <a title="NZ students stage Gaza protests in global ‘take a stand’ rallies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/nz-students-stage-gaza-protests-in-global-take-a-stand-rallies/" aria-label="Read more about NZ students stage Gaza protests in global ‘take a stand’ rallies">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Rob Campbell Is it just me or is it not more than a little odd that coverage of current events in New Caledonia/Kanaky is dominated by the inconvenience of tourists and rescue flights out of the Pacific paradise. That the events are described as “disruption” or “riots” without any real reference to the ... <a title="Rob Campbell: Unrest in New Caledonia – as seen through moana or colonialist eyes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/rob-campbell-unrest-in-new-caledonia-as-seen-through-moana-or-colonialist-eyes/" aria-label="Read more about Rob Campbell: Unrest in New Caledonia – as seen through moana or colonialist eyes?">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra While federal politics often seems “top down”, some issues are pushed onto the national agenda from lower levels. We’re seeing this with the increasing concern to protect kids from the harmful effects of social media. This week Prime Minister Anthony ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Growing momentum for governments to fight social media’s grip on children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/grattan-on-friday-growing-momentum-for-governments-to-fight-social-medias-grip-on-children-230771/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Growing momentum for governments to fight social media’s grip on children">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Nouméa today under heavy security after pro-independence protests by indigenous Kanaks followed by rioting in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia. Speaking to a pool of journalists, he set as his top priority the return to peace with New Caledonia ... <a title="Macron says ‘peace, calm and security’ his top priority for New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/macron-says-peace-calm-and-security-his-top-priority-for-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Macron says ‘peace, calm and security’ his top priority for New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Balolia, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Australian National University Slavianin/Shutterstock Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large, bizarre nose. In male proboscis monkeys, their bulbous noses will often hang past their mouths. But why evolve such a strange feature? ... <a title="Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses – now we better understand why they evolved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/honk-these-monkeys-have-truly-legendary-noses-now-we-better-understand-why-they-evolved-230012/" aria-label="Read more about Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses – now we better understand why they evolved">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Dewald Kirsten/Shutterstock The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia was reported yesterday in Victoria. A child acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India ... <a title="Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/bird-flu-is-hitting-australian-poultry-farms-and-the-first-human-case-has-been-reported-in-victoria-heres-what-we-know-230691/" aria-label="Read more about Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The energy debate has ramped up, with government and opposition trading blows over their respective plans to secure Australia’s energy future. The budget announced big tax incentives for green energy projects. Earlier the government embraced the importance of gas up ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-madeleine-king-on-investment-incentives-and-the-pivotal-role-of-gas-230772/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Englezos, Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University OpenAI will be removing access to one of its ChatGPT voices, following objections by actor Scarlett Johansson that it sounds “eerily similar” to her own. Earlier this week, the company said it was “working to pause” the voice of ... <a title="Scarlett Johansson’s row with OpenAI reminds us identity is a slippery yet important subject. AI leaves everyone’s at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/scarlett-johanssons-row-with-openai-reminds-us-identity-is-a-slippery-yet-important-subject-ai-leaves-everyones-at-risk-230677/" aria-label="Read more about Scarlett Johansson’s row with OpenAI reminds us identity is a slippery yet important subject. AI leaves everyone’s at risk">Read more</a>
