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September 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos, Lecturer, Macquarie University Billion Photos/Shutterstock We’ve long been warned about the looming demise of traditional journalism in the face of digital disruption. But some tech giants, once the very disruptors themselves, have been positioning themselves as journalism’s saviours. Programs such as the Google News Initiative ... <a title="Big tech is painting itself as journalism’s saviour. We should tread carefully" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/06/big-tech-is-painting-itself-as-journalisms-saviour-we-should-tread-carefully-236692/" aria-label="Read more about Big tech is painting itself as journalism’s saviour. We should tread carefully">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology The government’s new gang legislation – now split into the Gangs Bill and the Sentencing Amendment Bill – is expected to pass its third reading soon. But a last minute amendment, added after public consultation closed, has raised ... <a title="A last minute amendment to NZ’s gang legislation risks making a bad law worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/06/a-last-minute-amendment-to-nzs-gang-legislation-risks-making-a-bad-law-worse-238070/" aria-label="Read more about A last minute amendment to NZ’s gang legislation risks making a bad law worse">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Finally, just months out from the election, the Liberal Party is tackling the Augean stable that is its New South Wales division. It is a task that should have been a priority two years ago, after the division’s toxic factionalism ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Liberals send in veteran warhorses to deal with party’s hot mess" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/grattan-on-friday-liberals-send-in-veteran-warhorses-to-deal-with-partys-hot-mess-238229/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Liberals send in veteran warhorses to deal with party’s hot mess">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney Celebrity supermodel Elle Macpherson disclosed in an interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly earlier this week that seven years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Media coverage around the world said Elle had rejected some “conventional” ... <a title="Elle Macpherson’s breast cancer: when the media reports on celebrity cancer, are we really getting the whole story?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/elle-macphersons-breast-cancer-when-the-media-reports-on-celebrity-cancer-are-we-really-getting-the-whole-story-238231/" aria-label="Read more about Elle Macpherson’s breast cancer: when the media reports on celebrity cancer, are we really getting the whole story?">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy L. Winship, Group Leader and Senior Research Fellow, Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University Jacek Dylag/Unsplash Roughly one in six people are affected by infertility worldwide. And with more than half the world’s population now living in urban areas, researchers are interested in whether living in ... <a title="A new study has linked traffic noise and pollution to infertility – but the effects differed for men and women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/a-new-study-has-linked-traffic-noise-and-pollution-to-infertility-but-the-effects-differed-for-men-and-women-238223/" aria-label="Read more about A new study has linked traffic noise and pollution to infertility – but the effects differed for men and women">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Davis, Industry Professor of Emerging Technology and Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney Joshua Sortino / Unsplash / The Conversation Australia’s federal government has today launched a proposed set of mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI alongside a voluntary safety standard for organisations using AI. ... <a title="How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/how-australias-new-ai-guardrails-can-clean-up-the-messy-market-for-artificial-intelligence-238307/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Rose, Honorary Lecturer, University of Adelaide Next week, Timor-Leste will welcome Pope Francis, its first papal visit in 35 years. Aside from being an enormous event in this deeply Catholic country, the two-day visit also has resonance in terms of its recent history. In 1989, John ... <a title="With pope’s visit, Timor-Leste must shine a light on its democratic ideals – not intolerance for dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/with-popes-visit-timor-leste-must-shine-a-light-on-its-democratic-ideals-not-intolerance-for-dissent-238204/" aria-label="Read more about With pope’s visit, Timor-Leste must shine a light on its democratic ideals – not intolerance for dissent">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stine S. Johansen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Melnikov Dmitriy/Shutterstock Do you think a robot should be allowed to lie? A new study published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI investigates what people think of robots that deceive their users. Their research uses examples of ... <a title="If robots could lie, would we be okay with it? A new study throws up intriguing results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/if-robots-could-lie-would-we-be-okay-with-it-a-new-study-throws-up-intriguing-results-238099/" aria-label="Read more about If robots could lie, would we be okay with it? A new study throws up intriguing results">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Hayward, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Newcastle Jack7_7, Shutterstock The dire state of biodiversity across the globe suggests not all governments are willing to act decisively to protect nature. Why is that the case, and is a country’s political ideology a factor? Political ideology is ... <a title="Conservative governments protect more land while socialists and nationalists threaten more species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/conservative-governments-protect-more-land-while-socialists-and-nationalists-threaten-more-species-236519/" aria-label="Read more about Conservative governments protect more land while socialists and nationalists threaten more species">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyrian Daniel, Associate Professor in Architecture, University of South Australia Imagine coming home after a long day at work. It is winter. You step inside your home. It is warm, quiet and dry. A storm is forecast to blow in tonight. Unprecedented rainfall, they are saying. But ... <a title="How to get the housing we need: healthy, affordable and resilient to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/how-to-get-the-housing-we-need-healthy-affordable-and-resilient-to-climate-change-238205/" aria-label="Read more about How to get the housing we need: healthy, affordable and resilient to climate change">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Bowell, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology The 2024 AFLW season kicked off last week, continuing the growth of a variety of sports that were once considered only for men. This growth has resulted in more women athletes entering elite sporting structures for the first time. However, ... <a title="GPS tracking is everywhere in pro sports but many AFLW players are uncomfortable with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/gps-tracking-is-everywhere-in-pro-sports-but-many-aflw-players-are-uncomfortable-with-it-237475/" aria-label="Read more about GPS tracking is everywhere in pro sports but many AFLW players are uncomfortable with it">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Peake, Adjunct research fellow, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University Transmission Films As a racing historian, I knew about Winx’s story long before I stepped into a preview screening of A Horse Named Winx, a new documentary tracing the mare’s great career. But ... <a title="Winx smashed racing records. A new documentary tells her story on and off the track" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/winx-smashed-racing-records-a-new-documentary-tells-her-story-on-and-off-the-track-233102/" aria-label="Read more about Winx smashed racing records. A new documentary tells her story on and off the track">Read more</a>
