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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson’s victory in the defamation action brought against them by Bruce Lehrmann is the second big win inside a year for the Australian media using the defence of truth. However, ... <a title="How the Lehrmann v Channel 10 defamation case shone an unflattering light on commercial news gathering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/how-the-lehrmann-v-channel-10-defamation-case-shone-an-unflattering-light-on-commercial-news-gathering-227568/" aria-label="Read more about How the Lehrmann v Channel 10 defamation case shone an unflattering light on commercial news gathering">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Coral Gartner, Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland Zamrznuti tonovi/Shutterstock The Australian government is currently considering a bill to implement the next stage of reforms to vaping regulation. At present, vaping products that don’t contain nicotine can be ... <a title="Pharmacists should be able to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/pharmacists-should-be-able-to-dispense-nicotine-vapes-without-a-prescription-heres-why-227560/" aria-label="Read more about Pharmacists should be able to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keagan Brewer, Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University Yale University Library The Voynich manuscript has long puzzled and fascinated historians and the public. This late-medieval document is covered in illustrations of stars and planets, plants, zodiac symbols, naked women, and blue and green fluids. But the text ... <a title="For 600 years the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery. Now we think it’s partly about sex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/for-600-years-the-voynich-manuscript-has-remained-a-mystery-now-we-think-its-partly-about-sex-227157/" aria-label="Read more about For 600 years the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery. Now we think it’s partly about sex">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne Iconic Bestiary / Shutterstock Earlier this year, Neuralink implanted a chip inside the brain of 29-year-old US man Noland Arbaugh, who is paralysed from the shoulders down. The chip has enabled Arbaugh to move a mouse ... <a title="Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/can-ai-read-our-minds-probably-not-but-that-doesnt-mean-we-shouldnt-be-worried-227057/" aria-label="Read more about Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Conservation “good news” stories – the release of native birds into new habitats, for example – are always welcome. They recognise the work of conservation staff and volunteers who do the hard slog of ... <a title="5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/5-reasons-why-the-fast-track-approvals-bill-threatens-nzs-already-fragile-ecosystems-227888/" aria-label="Read more about 5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Warner Bros Discovery has done a deal with Stuff to provide news to replace Newshub. It will keep news on TV channel Three from July 6 and help Three retain some viewers. It also means important income for Stuff, but it will also stretch the company’s staff, finances and ... <a title="Stuff to provide news bulletins to replace Newshub on Three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/stuff-to-provide-news-bulletins-to-replace-newshub-on-three/" aria-label="Read more about Stuff to provide news bulletins to replace Newshub on Three">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Can you remember a time when you felt stressed leading up to a big life event and then afterwards felt like a weight had been lifted? This process – the ramping up of the stress response ... <a title="Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the ‘stress cycle’ and avoid burnout or depression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/stuck-in-fight-or-flight-mode-5-ways-to-complete-the-stress-cycle-and-avoid-burnout-or-depression-218599/" aria-label="Read more about Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the ‘stress cycle’ and avoid burnout or depression">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Giles, Research Fellow, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales may face significant consequences for his non-consensual kiss of Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso. But this is not the norm for perpetrators of gender-based violence in sport. Our ... <a title="From forced kisses to power imbalances, violence against women in sport is endemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/from-forced-kisses-to-power-imbalances-violence-against-women-in-sport-is-endemic-227446/" aria-label="Read more about From forced kisses to power imbalances, violence against women in sport is endemic">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Morieson, Lecturer in Politics and Communication , RMIT University When the people of Solomon Islands go to the polls on Wednesday, they will be voting for more than just a new prime minister. The election will also be a referendum on whether the country continues with ... <a title="As China’s influence on Pacific media intensifies, Australia can’t afford to lose the region’s trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/as-chinas-influence-on-pacific-media-intensifies-australia-cant-afford-to-lose-the-regions-trust-227785/" aria-label="Read more about As China’s influence on Pacific media intensifies, Australia can’t afford to lose the region’s trust">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt its planned constitution amendments or face “war”. The call for a u-turn follows proposed constitutional changes to voting rights which could push the number of eligible anti-independence voters up. Pacific Independence Movement (le Mouvement des Océaniens indépendantistes) ... <a title="Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/pro-independence-activist-issues-dire-warning-to-france-over-kanaky-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Ward, Senior Lecturer in Music, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock What’s that sound you hear – a combination of down-tempo hip-hop, menacing bass, distorted drums and plucky synths? It’s phonk! Still have no idea what we’re talking about? You’ve ... <a title="How a global crisis, drift racing and Memphis hip-hop gave us phonk – the music of the TikTok generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/how-a-global-crisis-drift-racing-and-memphis-hip-hop-gave-us-phonk-the-music-of-the-tiktok-generation-224960/" aria-label="Read more about How a global crisis, drift racing and Memphis hip-hop gave us phonk – the music of the TikTok generation">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Bressington, Professor in Mental Health, Charles Darwin University In the wake of witnessing tragic events, many people turn to online communities such as Reddit to discuss and process their experiences. A common bit of advice users give each other is to play Tetris to help combat ... <a title="Can playing Tetris help prevent PTSD if you’ve witnessed something traumatic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/can-playing-tetris-help-prevent-ptsd-if-youve-witnessed-something-traumatic-226736/" aria-label="Read more about Can playing Tetris help prevent PTSD if you’ve witnessed something traumatic?">Read more</a>
