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May 14, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia has gone through yet another day of tense political protests and a failed prison mutiny — a few hours ahead of a vote in Paris’s National Assembly on a government-tabled Constitutional amendment. This amendment would “unfreeze” the list of eligible voters at local elections. ... <a title="Botched prison mutiny, protests ahead of New Caledonia constitution vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/botched-prison-mutiny-protests-ahead-of-new-caledonia-constitution-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Botched prison mutiny, protests ahead of New Caledonia constitution vote">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasir Arafat, Senior Research Associate, Edith Cowan University asharkyu, Shutterstock As electric vehicle (EV) demand accelerates, so does the need for lithium batteries. But these batteries contain valuable critical minerals, as well as toxic materials, so they should not be treated as common waste. Unlike China and ... <a title="Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/scrapping-the-waste-export-levy-threatens-australias-emerging-lithium-battery-recycling-industry-229807/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Eugenio Marongiu/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) text and image generation tools have now been around for a while, but in recent weeks, apps for making AI-generated music have reached consumers as well. Just like other generative AI tools, the ... <a title="AI can make up songs now, but who owns the copyright? The answer is complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/ai-can-make-up-songs-now-but-who-owns-the-copyright-the-answer-is-complicated-229714/" aria-label="Read more about AI can make up songs now, but who owns the copyright? The answer is complicated">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Byrne, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne For many reasons, the 2024 US presidential election will be like no other. Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign is unprecedented. Never before has a former president who so openly threatens the existence of ... <a title="1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/1968-was-an-inflection-point-for-the-us-is-another-one-coming-in-2024-229386/" aria-label="Read more about 1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Associate Professor and Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney We know vaccines have been a miracle for public health. Now, new research led by the World Health Organization has found vaccines have saved an estimated 154 ... <a title="154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/154-million-lives-saved-in-50-years-5-charts-on-the-global-success-of-vaccines-229707/" aria-label="Read more about 154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chrissy Severinsen, Associate Professor in Public Health, Massey University Getty Images Becoming a mother is a significant identity shift, and many new mums struggle. Up to 18% of New Zealand mothers experience depression and anxiety after giving birth. The first thousand days, from conception to a child’s ... <a title="Many new mums struggle, but NZ’s postnatal services often fail to address maternal mental health – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/many-new-mums-struggle-but-nzs-postnatal-services-often-fail-to-address-maternal-mental-health-new-study-227341/" aria-label="Read more about Many new mums struggle, but NZ’s postnatal services often fail to address maternal mental health – new study">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anabela Malpique, Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Norma Mortenson/ Pexels , CC BY Children today are growing up surrounded by technology. So it’s easy to assume they will be able to write effectively using a keyboard. But our research suggests this is not necessarily true. We need ... <a title="Our research shows children produce better pieces of writing by hand. But they need keyboard skills too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/our-research-shows-children-produce-better-pieces-of-writing-by-hand-but-they-need-keyboard-skills-too-229380/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows children produce better pieces of writing by hand. But they need keyboard skills too">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Teo, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland ABC Much has been written and produced about white men’s fetishisation of Asian women (crudely nicknamed “yellow fever”). The ABC’s comedy series White Fever breaks new ground by exploring an Asian woman’s white man fetish in ... <a title="Is it wrong to have a romantic type based on race? Yes – it’s a form of racism we rarely speak about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/is-it-wrong-to-have-a-romantic-type-based-on-race-yes-its-a-form-of-racism-we-rarely-speak-about-229002/" aria-label="Read more about Is it wrong to have a romantic type based on race? Yes – it’s a form of racism we rarely speak about">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The third Chalmers’ budget will deliver a surplus of $9.3 billion for this financial year – the second successive surplus of the Albanese government. This will be the first time there have been back-to-back surpluses in nearly two decades. But ... <a title="Jim Chalmers’ third budget will have a surplus of $9.3 billion for this financial year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/jim-chalmers-third-budget-will-have-a-surplus-of-9-3-billion-for-this-financial-year-229009/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers’ third budget will have a surplus of $9.3 billion for this financial year">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2024
RNZ News A New Zealand pro-Palestinian protester who climbed onto the roof of the Christchurch City Council building has been handcuffed and taken away in a police car. About 20 protesters gathered near the Christchurch Art Gallery today. Officers were called to the scene near Worcester Boulevard about 11.20am, and police and firefighters worked to ... <a title="NZ pro-Palestine protester climbs onto Christchurch City Council roof" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/nz-pro-palestine-protester-climbs-onto-christchurch-city-council-roof/" aria-label="Read more about NZ pro-Palestine protester climbs onto Christchurch City Council roof">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Greenhow, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University In recent years, a growing number of professional athletes are medically retiring from sport, particularly in some of Australia’s most popular football codes. In April, Collingwood player Nathan Murphy, 24, medically retired due to advice about his concussion ... <a title="What is the process of an athlete being ‘medically retired’ due to concussion?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/13/what-is-the-process-of-an-athlete-being-medically-retired-due-to-concussion-229710/" aria-label="Read more about What is the process of an athlete being ‘medically retired’ due to concussion?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics, Monash University David Fuentes Prieto/Shutterstock Deciding whether to wait and see if your health condition improves or go to a GP can be a difficult task. You might be unsure about where to go, whom to see, how much it will ... <a title="It’s so hard to see a doctor right now. What are my options?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/13/its-so-hard-to-see-a-doctor-right-now-what-are-my-options-229191/" aria-label="Read more about It’s so hard to see a doctor right now. What are my options?">Read more</a>
