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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Fraser, Research Fellow in Law, Accountability and Data Science, Queensland University of Technology De Visu/Shutterstock Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI ... <a title="Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as ‘high-risk’ AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/deaths-linked-to-chatbots-show-we-must-urgently-revisit-what-counts-as-high-risk-ai-242289/" aria-label="Read more about Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as ‘high-risk’ AI">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A major takeout from the inquiry into the national response to COVID is that a lack of trust would likely mean a less cooperative public during a future pandemic. Trust spiked early in the crisis, as fear ran high and ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: furore over Anthony Albanese’s Qantas perks chips away at public trust in politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/grattan-on-friday-furore-over-anthony-albaneses-qantas-perks-chips-away-at-public-trust-in-politicians-242589/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: furore over Anthony Albanese’s Qantas perks chips away at public trust in politicians">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
By Teagan Laszlo, Queensland University of Technology For Samantha Magick, journalism isn’t just a job. It is a lifelong commitment to storytelling, advocacy, and empowering voices often overlooked in the Pacific. As the managing editor and publisher at Islands Business, the Pacific Islands’ longest surviving news and business monthly magazine, Magick’s commitment to quality reporting ... <a title="Islands Business publisher Samantha Magick – storyteller, risk-taker and community champion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/islands-business-publisher-samantha-magick-storyteller-risk-taker-and-community-champion/" aria-label="Read more about Islands Business publisher Samantha Magick – storyteller, risk-taker and community champion">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Marguerite Mahood, Feline design, 1930s colour linocut, with hand-colouring 36.0 × 22.5 cm (image and block). National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Gift of Andrée Fay Harkness through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020 © MTH Mahood ... <a title="Cats and dogs shaped our world – and art: the NGV gives us the definitive exhibition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/cats-and-dogs-shaped-our-world-and-art-the-ngv-gives-us-the-definitive-exhibition-241365/" aria-label="Read more about Cats and dogs shaped our world – and art: the NGV gives us the definitive exhibition">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Julien Jean Zayatz/Shutterstock Australia’s COVID vaccine roll-out started slowly, with supply shortages and logistical shortcomings. Once it got going, we immunised more than 95% of the population. This week’s COVID inquiry report contains a number of recommendations ... <a title="Trust matters but we also need these 3 things to boost vaccine coverage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/trust-matters-but-we-also-need-these-3-things-to-boost-vaccine-coverage-242487/" aria-label="Read more about Trust matters but we also need these 3 things to boost vaccine coverage">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Charleson, Senior Lecturer in media School of Arts Australian Catholic University, Australian Catholic University Alina Gozin’a Award-winning director Madeleine Hetherton-Miau’s latest offering is an evocative and hard-hitting documentary with a strong message. Mozart’s Sister investigates the life of Maria Anna Mozart, the older sister of the ... <a title="Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/maria-anna-mozart-was-a-musical-prodigy-overshadowed-by-her-brother-a-new-documentary-tells-her-story-241794/" aria-label="Read more about Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
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 United States presidential election will be held next Tuesday, with results coming in Wednesday AEDT. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris ... <a title="Trump’s slight lead in Pennsylvania could give him Electoral College win; Biden a drag on Harris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/trumps-slight-lead-in-pennsylvania-could-give-him-electoral-college-win-biden-a-drag-on-harris-242393/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s slight lead in Pennsylvania could give him Electoral College win; Biden a drag on Harris">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research fellow, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock The mental health benefits of exercise for adults are well known, easing depression and reducing anxiety. Now, emerging research highlights its rising importance for children’s wellbeing. Staying active could be key to ... <a title="Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What’s the best way to get them active?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/fit-kids-have-better-mental-and-physical-health-whats-the-best-way-to-get-them-active-242102/" aria-label="Read more about Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What’s the best way to get them active?">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Associate Professor, Journalism, RMIT University Shutterstock Unless you’re a moderator for a local community group discussing garbage collections or dog park etiquette, you are unlikely to fully understand the sheer volume and scale of abuse directed at people online. But when social media moderation and ... <a title="Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/moderators-protect-us-from-the-worst-of-the-internet-that-comes-at-huge-personal-cost-241775/" aria-label="Read more about Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of South Australia j.chizhe/Shutterstock Two decades ago, the fight against climate change was often framed as a personal choice. You might try to reduce your carbon footprint by avoiding flights or change your buying habits to avoid meat or reduce ... <a title="Individual action on climate was tarred as greenwashing or virtue signalling. But it still has a place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/individual-action-on-climate-was-tarred-as-greenwashing-or-virtue-signalling-but-it-still-has-a-place-239196/" aria-label="Read more about Individual action on climate was tarred as greenwashing or virtue signalling. But it still has a place">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk As a three-day fact-finding mission from a group of Pacific leaders drew to a close in New Caledonia, and with the outcomes report not expected before next year, the visit to the riot-hit French Pacific territory seems to have triggered a new sense of awareness ... <a title="Forum troika’s visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/forum-troikas-visit-highlights-value-of-regionalism-for-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Forum troika’s visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cindy Towns, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Wellington, University of Otago As New Zealand agonises over its hospitals – where they are, how they should be staffed and how they should be funded – a key element in the debate is being missed: the need for single ... <a title="Not the time to share: NZ needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/not-the-time-to-share-nz-needs-to-rethink-multi-bed-hospital-rooms-241573/" aria-label="Read more about Not the time to share: NZ needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms">Read more</a>
