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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne JelenaStanojkovic/Shutterstock Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online. It wants companies like Apple and Google, who run mobile ... <a title="Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it’s a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/meta-has-a-new-plan-to-keep-kids-safe-online-but-its-a-missed-opportunity-for-tech-giants-to-work-together-238224/" aria-label="Read more about Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it’s a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock When most of us think about politics, we think of different views as sitting on a spectrum. Left wing is at one end, right wing at the other. We all, therefore, sit ... <a title="Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/are-the-far-left-and-far-right-merging-together-thats-what-the-horseshoe-theory-of-politics-says-but-its-wrong-234079/" aria-label="Read more about Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Shaw, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images With walking and cycling funding halved in the government’s recently released National Land Transport Programme, and a weaker transport emissions reduction plan, the potential health benefits of a low-carbon transport system have hit a real ... <a title="Healthier, happier, fairer: new research shows major life benefits from decarbonising transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/healthier-happier-fairer-new-research-shows-major-life-benefits-from-decarbonising-transport-237660/" aria-label="Read more about Healthier, happier, fairer: new research shows major life benefits from decarbonising transport">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stacy Carter, Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Imagine this. You’ve finally summoned up the courage to see a GP about an embarrassing problem. You sit down. The GP says: before we start, I’m using my computer ... <a title="Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/some-clinicians-are-using-ai-to-write-health-records-what-do-you-need-to-know-237762/" aria-label="Read more about Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know?">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University structuresxx, Shutterstock A zero-carbon mindset must “become the new normal” in Australia, according to a much-anticipated report from the federal government’s independent climate advisory body. ... <a title="Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia’s path in more detail than ever before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/can-we-really-reach-net-zero-by-2050-a-new-report-maps-out-australias-path-in-more-detail-than-ever-before-235959/" aria-label="Read more about Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia’s path in more detail than ever before">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Bradbury, Senior Research Fellow in the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Many seafood products sold in New Zealand make environmental claims, but our new research shows most of them are too ambiguous and may serve as greenwashing. We looked ... <a title="Dolphin friendly? New research shows vague environmental labelling is common on NZ seafood products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/dolphin-friendly-new-research-shows-vague-environmental-labelling-is-common-on-nz-seafood-products-237954/" aria-label="Read more about Dolphin friendly? New research shows vague environmental labelling is common on NZ seafood products">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Everyday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated. For more than two decades, the claim that 80% of biodiversity occurs on the territories ... <a title="For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands – but it’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/for-decades-weve-been-told-80-of-the-worlds-biodiversity-is-found-on-indigenous-lands-but-its-wrong-237811/" aria-label="Read more about For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands – but it’s wrong">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Jarzabkowski, Professor in Strategic Management, The University of Queensland paintings/Shutterstock Late winter and early spring has been marked by wild weather sweeping large parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages. Such unpredictable weather is also occurring around the world and driving huge ... <a title="Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/wild-weather-is-costing-billions-of-dollars-and-putting-the-future-of-insurance-in-doubt-237983/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Still, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, 1994. Courtesy of Park Circus. The lavender painted bus named “Priscilla” continues to pick up new fans while never going out of favour with its legion of original devotees, ... <a title="The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at 30: more important, enjoyable and vital than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-at-30-more-important-enjoyable-and-vital-than-ever-235424/" aria-label="Read more about The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at 30: more important, enjoyable and vital than ever">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute Gambling harm dwells in the dark, often in the night hours, usually unspoken, yet it casts long shadows across our communities. But the spotlight is finally on gambling and the industry that pulls the strings. A new ... <a title="Gambling is causing great harm. Here’s how to tip the odds back in the community’s favour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/gambling-is-causing-great-harm-heres-how-to-tip-the-odds-back-in-the-communitys-favour-237973/" aria-label="Read more about Gambling is causing great harm. Here’s how to tip the odds back in the community’s favour">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It is almost been a year since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Since then, the conflict in the Middle East has increasingly impinged on our domestic politics, despite Australia having no direct role in it. The horrific death ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ghaith Krayem on Muslim votes mattering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/politics-with-michelle-grattan-ghaith-krayem-on-muslim-votes-mattering-238221/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ghaith Krayem on Muslim votes mattering">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock A Korean study published recently suggests people with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed a particular class of drug might be at a significantly lower risk of dementia. The researchers ... <a title="Research shows diabetes drug could reduce dementia risk. Here’s how the two diseases may be linked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/research-shows-diabetes-drug-could-reduce-dementia-risk-heres-how-the-two-diseases-may-be-linked-237760/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows diabetes drug could reduce dementia risk. Here’s how the two diseases may be linked">Read more</a>
