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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute Who funds Australia’s political parties? Besides the occasional scandal – think Aldi bags full of cash – most Australians would not hear much about it. But money matters: political donations can buy access to politicians and create opportunities to sway ... <a title="The tide has turned: big donations money is now flowing to Labor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/the-tide-has-turned-big-donations-money-is-now-flowing-to-labor-221976/" aria-label="Read more about The tide has turned: big donations money is now flowing to Labor">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mariam Farida, Lecturer in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies, Macquarie University Days after a drone attack killed three US soldiers at a military outpost in Jordan – an attack blamed on a shadowy Iranian-linked militia group – it appears a wider regional conflict may have been averted. At ... <a title="What is Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ and why are these groups uniting to attack the US and Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/what-is-irans-axis-of-resistance-and-why-are-these-groups-uniting-to-attack-the-us-and-israel-222281/" aria-label="Read more about What is Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ and why are these groups uniting to attack the US and Israel?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Diepstraten, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Pexels/Michelle Leman All cancers begin in a single organ or tissue, such as the lungs or skin. When these cancers are confined in their original organ or tissue, they are generally ... <a title="How does cancer spread to other parts of the body?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/how-does-cancer-spread-to-other-parts-of-the-body-219616/" aria-label="Read more about How does cancer spread to other parts of the body?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Henry, Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University Sexually graphic “deepfake” images of Taylor Swift went viral on social media last week, fuelling widespread condemnation from Swifties, the general public and even the White House. This problem isn’t new. ... <a title="Taylor Swift deepfakes: new technologies have long been weaponised against women. The solution involves us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/taylor-swift-deepfakes-new-technologies-have-long-been-weaponised-against-women-the-solution-involves-us-all-222268/" aria-label="Read more about Taylor Swift deepfakes: new technologies have long been weaponised against women. The solution involves us all">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University It’s back-to-school time for students and staff across Australia. But the politics of school funding has also turned up at the front gate. On Wednesday, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare told nearly 325,000 Western Australian students and ... <a title="As more money is flagged for WA schools, what does ‘fully funded’ really mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/as-more-money-is-flagged-for-wa-schools-what-does-fully-funded-really-mean-222400/" aria-label="Read more about As more money is flagged for WA schools, what does ‘fully funded’ really mean?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Morton, Honorary Fellow, Charles Darwin University Spinifex hopping mouse, or Tarkawarra from the Pitjantjatjara language. Mike Gillam The common names of Australian animals often originate in Aboriginal languages, and beneficially so. Continuing use of names such as kangaroo and kookaburra helps to honour the wealth of ... <a title="Why don’t people care about Australia’s native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/why-dont-people-care-about-australias-native-rodents-the-problem-could-be-their-ugly-names-219608/" aria-label="Read more about Why don’t people care about Australia’s native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
New Zealand’s commitment to the rule of law means it must also go beyond the UN court’s genocide case findings on Gaza, writes the University of Auckland’s Treasa Dunworth. ANALYSIS: By Treasa Dunworth As Newsroom has reported, 15 aid agencies have joined forces to call on the Aotearoa New Zealand government to do more to ... <a title="NZ legally obliged to step up and speak out after World Court ruling on Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/nz-legally-obliged-to-step-up-and-speak-out-after-world-court-ruling-on-israel/" aria-label="Read more about NZ legally obliged to step up and speak out after World Court ruling on Israel">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Jones, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Monash University Toho Studios The new hit Japanese film Godzilla Minus One – an homage to Honda Ishirō’s original 1954 film Gojira (more commonly known to English speakers as Godzilla) – centres on the human costs of war. Released in Japan ... <a title="Godzilla Minus One offers an insight into the complexity of Japan’s war memories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/godzilla-minus-one-offers-an-insight-into-the-complexity-of-japans-war-memories-221596/" aria-label="Read more about Godzilla Minus One offers an insight into the complexity of Japan’s war memories">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Nine News/Georgie Purcell via X/The Conversation Earlier this week, Channel Nine published an altered image of Victorian MP Georgie Purcell that showed her in a midriff-exposing tank top. The outfit was actually a dress. Purcell ... <a title="Nine was slammed for ‘AI editing’ a Victorian MP’s dress. How can news media use AI responsibly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/nine-was-slammed-for-ai-editing-a-victorian-mps-dress-how-can-news-media-use-ai-responsibly-222382/" aria-label="Read more about Nine was slammed for ‘AI editing’ a Victorian MP’s dress. How can news media use AI responsibly?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Ryan, Associate Lecturer of Criminology, La Trobe University Shutterstock It was like walking through the gates of hell. That’s what one visitor to a prison told us about their experience. It can be a traumatic and stressful event. Family members of first-time prisoners are most often ... <a title="Most prisoners never receive visitors, and this puts them at a higher risk of reoffending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/most-prisoners-never-receive-visitors-and-this-puts-them-at-a-higher-risk-of-reoffending-222157/" aria-label="Read more about Most prisoners never receive visitors, and this puts them at a higher risk of reoffending">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Mason, Adjunct Senior Fellow in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury The potential for alternative foods to displace and disrupt conventional agricultural production has been discussed and debated for some time. While it may still be too early to make firm predictions, the trends are ... <a title="NZ has the energy resources to adopt alternative food technologies – it just needs a plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/nz-has-the-energy-resources-to-adopt-alternative-food-technologies-it-just-needs-a-plan-222348/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has the energy resources to adopt alternative food technologies – it just needs a plan">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Krohn, Postoctoral Researcher, School of Science, RMIT University hans engbers/Shutterstock COVID-19 showed us how useful monitoring wastewater can be. But the genetic material in our wastewater, namely DNA and RNA, is a treasure trove of other useful information. It reveals the presence of thousands of different ... <a title="How the weird and wonderful microbes in wastewater can make our cities more sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/how-the-weird-and-wonderful-microbes-in-wastewater-can-make-our-cities-more-sustainable-220850/" aria-label="Read more about How the weird and wonderful microbes in wastewater can make our cities more sustainable">Read more</a>
