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August 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Duffy, Associate Professor, Monash Business School, Director Corporate Law, Organisation and Litigation Research Group (CLOL), Monash University Michael MLPG/Shutterstock Few industries remain untouched by the potential for transformation through artificial intelligence (AI) – or at least the hype. For business, the technology’s promise goes far beyond ... <a title="The rise of the ‘machine defendant’ – who’s to blame when an AI makes mistakes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/the-rise-of-the-machine-defendant-whos-to-blame-when-an-ai-makes-mistakes-235019/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of the ‘machine defendant’ – who’s to blame when an AI makes mistakes?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
People accused under Papua New Guinea’s Cybercrime Code Act may not always find free speech protection offered by the Constitution. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that this law does not contravene the provisions of Section 46 which provides for freedom of expression. The decision is a serious warning to offending users ... <a title="Landmark PNG Supreme Court ruling toughens cybercrime law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/landmark-png-supreme-court-ruling-toughens-cybercrime-law/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark PNG Supreme Court ruling toughens cybercrime law">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times Australian constitutional law expert Professor Anthony Regan believes Fiji’s Coalition government came into power “by the skin of its teeth”. In the face of that, he believes it is not an option to leave the 2013 Constitution “as it is!” Professor Regan spoke at the Fiji ... <a title="The Fiji Times: Democracy – ‘by the skin of its teeth’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/the-fiji-times-democracy-by-the-skin-of-its-teeth/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: Democracy – ‘by the skin of its teeth’">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Jucker, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, UNSW Sydney NASA Australia’s south and east have seen freezing temperatures and wild weather this winter. At the same time, the continent as a whole – and the globe – have continued to warm. What’s going on? As ever, it’s ... <a title="Antarctic heat, wild Australian winter: what’s happening to the weather and what it means for the rest of the year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/antarctic-heat-wild-australian-winter-whats-happening-to-the-weather-and-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-the-year-236067/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctic heat, wild Australian winter: what’s happening to the weather and what it means for the rest of the year">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Burch, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University New Africa/Shutterstock If you spend any time looking at diet and lifestyle content on social media, you may well have encountered a variety of weight loss “hacks”. One of the more recent trends is a home-made drink ... <a title="Ricezempic: is there any evidence this TikTok trend will help you lose weight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/ricezempic-is-there-any-evidence-this-tiktok-trend-will-help-you-lose-weight-234368/" aria-label="Read more about Ricezempic: is there any evidence this TikTok trend will help you lose weight?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney When the review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was handed down at the end of last year, one of the more controversial recommendations was to make provider registration mandatory. The review – and NDIS Minister Bill Shorten ... <a title="Tiered NDIS provider registration and a say on supports. Are we finally listening to people with disability?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/tiered-ndis-provider-registration-and-a-say-on-supports-are-we-finally-listening-to-people-with-disability-233657/" aria-label="Read more about Tiered NDIS provider registration and a say on supports. Are we finally listening to people with disability?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Simon, Senior Lecturer in Media, Macquarie University Hiroshi Sugimoto, installation view, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2024. Image courtesy the artist and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, © the artist, photograph: Zan Wimberley In the work of Hiroshi Sugimoto, photography is a ... <a title="The photography of Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto captures uncertainty, ruin and empty splendour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/the-photography-of-japanese-artist-hiroshi-sugimoto-captures-uncertainty-ruin-and-empty-splendour-235666/" aria-label="Read more about The photography of Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto captures uncertainty, ruin and empty splendour">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, with ASIO head Mike Burgess giving a grim assessment of the “degrading security enviroment”. The “probable” threat level means ASIO assesses there is ... <a title="ASIO raises threat level to ‘probable’ due to increasing extremism, chief says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/asio-raises-threat-level-to-probable-due-to-increasing-extremism-chief-says-236133/" aria-label="Read more about ASIO raises threat level to ‘probable’ due to increasing extremism, chief says">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Hastings, Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics, University of Sydney It may not have attracted much attention in recent months with global attention focused elsewhere. But the international sanctions monitoring regime on North Korea has been disbanded, raising concerns about the unimpeded flow of North ... <a title="With UN oversight of sanctions against North Korea now scrapped, its weapons are going global" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/with-un-oversight-of-sanctions-against-north-korea-now-scrapped-its-weapons-are-going-global-232716/" aria-label="Read more about With UN oversight of sanctions against North Korea now scrapped, its weapons are going global">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato In a preliminary women’s under 66kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics last week between Algerian Imane Khelif and Italian Angela Carini, a powerful punch to the face resulted in Carini withdrawing after 46 seconds. ... <a title="Misinformation, abuse and injustice: breaking down the Olympic boxing firestorm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/misinformation-abuse-and-injustice-breaking-down-the-olympic-boxing-firestorm-236061/" aria-label="Read more about Misinformation, abuse and injustice: breaking down the Olympic boxing firestorm">Read more</a>
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August 5, 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 on November 5. Election analyst Nate Silver’s national poll aggregate has Democratic nominee and current vice president Kamala Harris ... <a title="Kamala Harris edges ahead of Donald Trump in national polls for US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/kamala-harris-edges-ahead-of-donald-trump-in-national-polls-for-us-election-235187/" aria-label="Read more about Kamala Harris edges ahead of Donald Trump in national polls for US election">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irma Mooi-Reci, Professor in Labour Sociology, The University of Melbourne Liudmila Fadzeyeva/Shutterstock Across developed countries, including Australia, fewer babies are being born. In 2023, 289,100 babies were born in Australia, a big drop from the 2021 post-lockdown spike during which there was 315,200 births, an analysis by ... <a title="More secure jobs and higher unemployment benefits would help lift Australia’s birth rate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/more-secure-jobs-and-higher-unemployment-benefits-would-help-lift-australias-birth-rate-230538/" aria-label="Read more about More secure jobs and higher unemployment benefits would help lift Australia’s birth rate">Read more</a>
