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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia My recent research trip to the Thai town of Mae Sot on the Myanmar border coincided with two big events. The heavens opened for several days with the first big rains of the monsoon season. And across ... <a title="Myanmar’s junta has suffered a humiliating military defeat. Could it be a turning point in the war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/myanmars-junta-has-suffered-a-humiliating-military-defeat-could-it-be-a-turning-point-in-the-war-236142/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s junta has suffered a humiliating military defeat. Could it be a turning point in the war?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael B. Charles, Associate Professor, Management Discipline, Faculty of Business, Arts and Law, Southern Cross University ScottYellox/Shutterstock Imagine, for a moment, you are a Roman soldier at war. In the midst of battle, you are confronted with an enormous and loudly trumpeting creature you’ve never seen before. ... <a title="Romans were terrified by war elephants at first – but eventually found a way to defeat them in battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/romans-were-terrified-by-war-elephants-at-first-but-eventually-found-a-way-to-defeat-them-in-battle-234484/" aria-label="Read more about Romans were terrified by war elephants at first – but eventually found a way to defeat them in battle">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Dr Gavin Ellis Integrity is the most valued element of a news organisation’s reputation. Without it, it cannot expect its audience to lend credence to what it publishes or broadcasts. So, The New Zealand Herald has dealt itself an awful blow. Its admission that ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: AI-created editorials: What in HAL’s name was the Herald thinking?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/gavin-ellis-ai-created-editorials-what-in-hals-name-was-the-herald-thinking/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: AI-created editorials: What in HAL’s name was the Herald thinking?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney ASIO has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”. In Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement, he said “probable does not mean inevitable, and it does not mean there is intelligence ... <a title="ASIO has now declared the terrorist threat to Australia is ‘probable’. What does this mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/asio-has-now-declared-the-terrorist-threat-to-australia-is-probable-what-does-this-mean-236131/" aria-label="Read more about ASIO has now declared the terrorist threat to Australia is ‘probable’. What does this mean?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised our lives in myriad ways, from personalising our social media feeds to giving us driving directions and monitoring our health. In recent years, hopes have grown that AI may also help ... <a title="From climate change to landfill, AI promises to solve Earth’s big environmental problems – but there’s a hitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/from-climate-change-to-landfill-ai-promises-to-solve-earths-big-environmental-problems-but-theres-a-hitch-235011/" aria-label="Read more about From climate change to landfill, AI promises to solve Earth’s big environmental problems – but there’s a hitch">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University David NG/Shutterstock The federal government is due to respond to a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling. Last year the inquiry, led by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, recommended phasing out gambling advertising over ... <a title="The government is under pressure to ban gambling ads. History shows half-measures don’t work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/the-government-is-under-pressure-to-ban-gambling-ads-history-shows-half-measures-dont-work-235592/" aria-label="Read more about The government is under pressure to ban gambling ads. History shows half-measures don’t work">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Monash University Men’s violence against women in Australia is recognised as a national crisis. We urgently need to better understand what can be done to prevent it and intervene effectively. There is a need to hold ... <a title="Men’s behaviour change programs are key to addressing domestic violence. Our new study shows how we can improve them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/mens-behaviour-change-programs-are-key-to-addressing-domestic-violence-our-new-study-shows-how-we-can-improve-them-236056/" aria-label="Read more about Men’s behaviour change programs are key to addressing domestic violence. Our new study shows how we can improve them">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayden Houghton, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau NiseriN/Getty Images From Formula 1 clothing lines to baby products, a variety of businesses have come under fire for allegedly using Māori cultural imagery and language without context or permission. But it doesn’t stop there. ... <a title="Public outrage is not enough: NZ needs to develop a legal remedy for cultural misappropriation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/public-outrage-is-not-enough-nz-needs-to-develop-a-legal-remedy-for-cultural-misappropriation-235858/" aria-label="Read more about Public outrage is not enough: NZ needs to develop a legal remedy for cultural misappropriation">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhavna Middha, ARC DECRA and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University doublelee/Shutterstock In recent years, the question of what to do with our household waste has become more pressing. In 2018, China stopped accepting many types of recyclable plastic waste from Australia. Four years ... <a title="Soft plastics, glass bins and bans on compostable liners: will Victoria’s new recycling proposal be a step forward?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/soft-plastics-glass-bins-and-bans-on-compostable-liners-will-victorias-new-recycling-proposal-be-a-step-forward-235513/" aria-label="Read more about Soft plastics, glass bins and bans on compostable liners: will Victoria’s new recycling proposal be a step forward?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong Helena Lopes/ Pixels, CC BY Screen time is one of the top worries for Australian parents. In a national February 2021 poll by the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, parents rated it as ... <a title="We reviewed 100 studies about little kids and screens. Here are 4 ways to help your child use them well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/we-reviewed-100-studies-about-little-kids-and-screens-here-are-4-ways-to-help-your-child-use-them-well-233564/" aria-label="Read more about We reviewed 100 studies about little kids and screens. Here are 4 ways to help your child use them well">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock Over the past 20 years, social media has transformed how we communicate, share information and form social connections. A federal parliamentary committee is currently trying to come to grips with these changes, and work out ... <a title="Social media algorithms are shrouded in secrecy. We’re trying to change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/social-media-algorithms-are-shrouded-in-secrecy-were-trying-to-change-that-236057/" aria-label="Read more about Social media algorithms are shrouded in secrecy. We’re trying to change that">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney pikselstock/Shutterstock Around half of Australian aged care homes are losing money, prompting concerns about their long-term financial viability and the potential for closures – particularly in the country. Aged care homes in rural and remote areas face ... <a title="Rural Australia delivers quality aged care, despite many homes doing it tough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/rural-australia-delivers-quality-aged-care-despite-many-homes-doing-it-tough-235783/" aria-label="Read more about Rural Australia delivers quality aged care, despite many homes doing it tough">Read more</a>
