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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Vergani, Associate professor, Deakin University Last week, emergency services were called to the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, where a car was found engulfed in flames. While the blaze was quickly extinguished, the situation soon escalated. Police discovered that around a dozen vehicles and at least three ... <a title="Rising antisemitism looms large over the lives of Jewish Australians. Here’s what can be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/rising-antisemitism-looms-large-over-the-lives-of-jewish-australians-heres-what-can-be-done-244281/" aria-label="Read more about Rising antisemitism looms large over the lives of Jewish Australians. Here’s what can be done">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University Ever since the October 7 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, the Albanese government has consistently said Australia respects Israel’s right to defend itself, but how it does so matters. To an international lawyer, those words are code ... <a title="Many of Israel’s Western supporters indicate they would arrest Netanyahu. Will Australia and NZ follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/many-of-israels-western-supporters-indicate-they-would-arrest-netanyahu-will-australia-and-nz-follow-suit-244500/" aria-label="Read more about Many of Israel’s Western supporters indicate they would arrest Netanyahu. Will Australia and NZ follow suit?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Australia and Pacific island nations had hoped to leave this year’s global climate talks in Azerbaijan having won a bid to host the 2026 summit. Instead, that decision on who will host the 31st “conference ... <a title="The Australia-Pacific bid to host UN climate talks in 2026 is in limbo. What now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/the-australia-pacific-bid-to-host-un-climate-talks-in-2026-is-in-limbo-what-now-243719/" aria-label="Read more about The Australia-Pacific bid to host UN climate talks in 2026 is in limbo. What now?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
RNZ Pacific The United Nations climate change summit COP29 has “once again ignored” the Pacific Islands, a group of regional climate advocacy organisations say. The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) said today that “the richest nations turned their backs on their legal and moral obligations” as the UN meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, fell short ... <a title="COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/cop29-pacific-climate-advocates-decry-outcome-as-a-catastrophic-failure/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Joseph, Professor of Human Rights Law, Griffith University Shutterstock On November 21 2024, the Albanese government unveiled its bill to introduce a minimum age of 16 for most social media platforms. The government claims the bill is necessary to protect children from social harm. But it ... <a title="Banning under-16s from social media may be unconstitutional – and ripe for High Court challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/banning-under-16s-from-social-media-may-be-unconstitutional-and-ripe-for-high-court-challenge-244282/" aria-label="Read more about Banning under-16s from social media may be unconstitutional – and ripe for High Court challenge">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology Plataresca/Shutterstock Sea moss is the latest “superfood” wellness influencers are swearing by. They claim sea moss products – usually in gel form – have multiple health benefits. These include supporting brain and immune function, or protecting against viruses ... <a title="Is TikTok right? Are there health benefits to eating sea moss?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/is-tiktok-right-are-there-health-benefits-to-eating-sea-moss-243156/" aria-label="Read more about Is TikTok right? Are there health benefits to eating sea moss?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Dawes, Research Fellow in Medico-Legal History, Australian National University Peter Krocka/Shutterstock This month marks 35 years of DNA evidence being used in Australian legal cases. But unlike DNA firsts in other countries, Autralia’s is perhaps the most significant legal milestone that is practically unheard of. The ... <a title="A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/a-milestone-legal-case-from-35-years-ago-holds-important-lessons-for-how-courts-deal-with-scientific-evidence-today-244033/" aria-label="Read more about A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vicki Lowik, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity Australia The Conversation,Elīna Arāja/Pexels In a recent Newcastle trial, a jury found three men guilty on multiple charges of sexually assaulting three teenage girls over two nights. The victims provided harrowing evidence of the ... <a title="Character references tell a court you’re a good person. Why are convicted rapists allowed to use them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/character-references-tell-a-court-youre-a-good-person-why-are-convicted-rapists-allowed-to-use-them-240324/" aria-label="Read more about Character references tell a court you’re a good person. Why are convicted rapists allowed to use them?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maïa Ponsonnet, Researcher, Linguistics, The University of Western Australia KitohodkA/Shutterstock We all know what words we might shout out when we stub a toe or touch something hot. For those of us who speak English, it’s probably “ouch”. But what kinds of “pain words” (or “interjections”) do ... <a title="Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/human-exclamations-of-pain-are-similar-across-the-world-new-study-reveals-244053/" aria-label="Read more about Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Wenley, Senior Lecturer, Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Anthony DELANOIX/Unsplash The arts and cultural activity of Aotearoa New Zealand enhances our global reputation, grows our economy and brings us fulfilment as individuals. But more could be done ... <a title="NZ’s new cultural policy will be called Amplify. It is timely and needed, but not ambitious enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/nzs-new-cultural-policy-will-be-called-amplify-it-is-timely-and-needed-but-not-ambitious-enough-244276/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s new cultural policy will be called Amplify. It is timely and needed, but not ambitious enough">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shahper Richter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming education, with schools and universities increasingly experimenting with AI chatbots to assist students in self-directed learning. These digital assistants offer immediate feedback, answer questions and guide students through ... <a title="Warm and friendly or competent and straightforward? What students want from AI chatbots in the classroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/warm-and-friendly-or-competent-and-straightforward-what-students-want-from-ai-chatbots-in-the-classroom-244261/" aria-label="Read more about Warm and friendly or competent and straightforward? What students want from AI chatbots in the classroom">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Highfield, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education Academic Lead, University of Canberra Screen use and internet safety are two of the top concerns Australian parents have about their kids’ health and wellbeing – even ranking ahead of diet, exercise and depression. We know it’s important to teach ... <a title="Why parents need to be like Big Ted and ‘talk aloud’ while they use screens with their kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/why-parents-need-to-be-like-big-ted-and-talk-aloud-while-they-use-screens-with-their-kids-243357/" aria-label="Read more about Why parents need to be like Big Ted and ‘talk aloud’ while they use screens with their kids">Read more</a>
