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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James B. Dorey, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong James Dorey Photography After a decade searching for new species of bees in forests of the Pacific Islands, all we had to do was look up. We soon found eight new species of masked bees in the ... <a title="Secrets in the canopy: scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/secrets-in-the-canopy-scientists-discover-8-striking-new-bee-species-in-the-pacific-222599/" aria-label="Read more about Secrets in the canopy: scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An Australian-based West Papua advocacy group has condemned the arrest and “humiliation” of two teenagers by Indonesian security forces last week. The head of Cartenz 2024 Peace Operations, Kombes Faizal Ramadhani, said in a statement on Friday that the 15-year-olds had been arrested after a clash with the West Papua National Liberation ... <a title="West Papua advocacy group condemns arrest, ‘humiliation’ of two teenagers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/west-papua-advocacy-group-condemns-arrest-humiliation-of-two-teenagers/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua advocacy group condemns arrest, ‘humiliation’ of two teenagers">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tapani Rinta-Kahila, Lecturer in Business Information Systems, The University of Queensland Shutterstock In 2009, an Air France jet crashed into the ocean, leaving no survivors. The plane’s autopilot system shut down and the pilots, having become reliant on their computerised assistant, were unable to correct the situation ... <a title="What happens when we outsource boring but important work to AI? Research shows we forget how to do it ourselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/what-happens-when-we-outsource-boring-but-important-work-to-ai-research-shows-we-forget-how-to-do-it-ourselves-223981/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when we outsource boring but important work to AI? Research shows we forget how to do it ourselves">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, PhD Candidate, Deakin University A tawny-crowned honeyeater in an artificial refuge Author provided Australia is home to some of the most spectacular and enigmatic wildlife on Earth. Much of it, however, is being eaten by two incredibly damaging invasive predators: the feral cat and the ... <a title="Our native animals are easy prey after a fire. Could artificial refuges save them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/our-native-animals-are-easy-prey-after-a-fire-could-artificial-refuges-save-them-223357/" aria-label="Read more about Our native animals are easy prey after a fire. Could artificial refuges save them?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney Pexels/Sora Shimazaki For women diagnosed with endometriosis it is often a long sentence of chronic pain and cramping that impacts their daily life. It is a condition that is both difficult to diagnose and treat, ... <a title="What is Ryeqo, the recently approved medicine for endometriosis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/what-is-ryeqo-the-recently-approved-medicine-for-endometriosis-224237/" aria-label="Read more about What is Ryeqo, the recently approved medicine for endometriosis?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Daley, Senior Lecturer, Youth Work & Youth Studies, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University Two teens were arrested in Melbourne last month after horrific video footage of them pushing an unsuspecting elderly fisherman off a pier went viral. The “prank” appeared to have been undertaken and ... <a title="From viral social media ‘pranks’ to hooning, what makes teens behave so badly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/from-viral-social-media-pranks-to-hooning-what-makes-teens-behave-so-badly-222392/" aria-label="Read more about From viral social media ‘pranks’ to hooning, what makes teens behave so badly?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ journalist Fiji’s Women and Children’s Minister Lynda Tabuya says Pacific island countries need to “strengthen our laws” on online harassment. Tabuya spoke to RNZ Pacific on the sidelines of the Pacific Women in Power forum taking place in Auckland this week. She said the issue that she was dealing with — ... <a title="Fiji Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya calls for stronger online bullying laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/fiji-womens-minister-lynda-tabuya-calls-for-stronger-online-bullying-laws/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya calls for stronger online bullying laws">Read more</a>
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February 26, 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 A federal Newspoll, conducted February 19–23 from a sample of 1,245, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. Primary votes were ... <a title="Labor steady in Newspoll but down in Resolve; it’s tied in Queensland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/labor-steady-in-newspoll-but-down-in-resolve-its-tied-in-queensland-223853/" aria-label="Read more about Labor steady in Newspoll but down in Resolve; it’s tied in Queensland">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards: Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) The Labour Party’s fortunes go from bad to worse. Ever since the party was turfed out of power in October, incurring its biggest-ever loss, the party has shown no real sign of learning any lessons from its defeat, nor does it show any capacity to revive ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Labour’s worst week highlights its existential crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/bryce-edwards-analysis-forwarded-this-email-subscribe-here-for-more-labours-worst-week-highlights-its-existential-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Labour’s worst week highlights its existential crisis">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock Earlier this month, a Hong Kong company lost HK$200 million (A$40 million) in a deepfake scam. An employee transferred funds following a video conference call with scammers who looked and sounded like senior company officials. ... <a title="So, you’ve been scammed by a deepfake. What can you do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/so-youve-been-scammed-by-a-deepfake-what-can-you-do-223299/" aria-label="Read more about So, you’ve been scammed by a deepfake. What can you do?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Emeritus professor of politics, Monash University This week Scott Morrison, Australia’s 30th prime minister, will deliver his valedictory speech to the House of Representatives. As Morrison leaves parliament, it’s timely to ask where he is placed in the pantheon of Australia’s national leaders. Already there ... <a title="As Scott Morrison leaves parliament, where does he rank among Australian prime ministers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/as-scott-morrison-leaves-parliament-where-does-he-rank-among-australian-prime-ministers-223003/" aria-label="Read more about As Scott Morrison leaves parliament, where does he rank among Australian prime ministers?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Becky Freeman, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney Piskova Photo/Shutterstock Flavoured nicotine pouches are being promoted to young people on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Although some viral videos have been taken down following a series of reports in The Guardian, ... <a title="Nicotine pouches are being marketed to young people on social media. But are they safe, or even legal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/nicotine-pouches-are-being-marketed-to-young-people-on-social-media-but-are-they-safe-or-even-legal-223084/" aria-label="Read more about Nicotine pouches are being marketed to young people on social media. But are they safe, or even legal?">Read more</a>
