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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tegan Cohen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Ti Wi / Unsplash Another election, another wave of unsolicited political texts. Over this campaign, our digital mailboxes have been stuffed with a slew of political appeals and promises, many from the new party ... <a title="Why are political parties allowed to send spam texts? And how can we make them stop?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/why-are-political-parties-allowed-to-send-spam-texts-and-how-can-we-make-them-stop-255413/" aria-label="Read more about Why are political parties allowed to send spam texts? And how can we make them stop?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University The Oscars have entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Last week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences explicitly said, for the first time, films using generative AI tools will not be disqualified from the awards. ... <a title="The Oscars have rolled out the red carpet for generative AI. And surprisingly, viewers don’t seem to mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/the-oscars-have-rolled-out-the-red-carpet-for-generative-ai-and-surprisingly-viewers-dont-seem-to-mind-255120/" aria-label="Read more about The Oscars have rolled out the red carpet for generative AI. And surprisingly, viewers don’t seem to mind">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Hand, Professor Emeritus, Palaeontology, UNSW Sydney Mary_May/Shutterstock As the world’s only surviving egg-laying mammals, Australasia’s platypus and four echidna species are among the most extraordinary animals on Earth. They are also very different from each other. The platypus is well adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle, spending ... <a title="Echidna ancestors lived watery lifestyles like platypuses 100 million years ago – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/echidna-ancestors-lived-watery-lifestyles-like-platypuses-100-million-years-ago-new-study-254484/" aria-label="Read more about Echidna ancestors lived watery lifestyles like platypuses 100 million years ago – new study">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Pitt, Senior Research Fellow – Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University David P. Smith/Shutterstock Do something about it before it gets worse. This was a response from a 16-year-old boy in one of our recent studies when asked what he would say to the prime minister ... <a title="‘Do something about it before it gets worse’: young people want government action on gambling reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/do-something-about-it-before-it-gets-worse-young-people-want-government-action-on-gambling-reform-251614/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Do something about it before it gets worse’: young people want government action on gambling reform">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University When refugees flee their home country due to war, violence, conflict or persecution, they are often forced to leave behind their families. For more than 30,000 people who have sought asylum in Australia since arriving more than ... <a title="‘I’m always afraid for the future of my family’: why it’s too hard for some refugees to reunite with loved ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/im-always-afraid-for-the-future-of-my-family-why-its-too-hard-for-some-refugees-to-reunite-with-loved-ones-254710/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m always afraid for the future of my family’: why it’s too hard for some refugees to reunite with loved ones">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Gillespie, Professor of Management; Chair in Trust, Melbourne Business School Matheus Bertelli/Pexels Have you ever used ChatGPT to draft a work email? Perhaps to summarise a report, research a topic or analyse data in a spreadsheet? If so, you certainly aren’t alone. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools ... <a title="Major survey finds most people use AI regularly at work – but almost half admit to doing so inappropriately" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/major-survey-finds-most-people-use-ai-regularly-at-work-but-almost-half-admit-to-doing-so-inappropriately-255405/" aria-label="Read more about Major survey finds most people use AI regularly at work – but almost half admit to doing so inappropriately">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University Stoer Head lighthouse, Scotland. William Gale/Shutterstock We’ve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology. This impact now aligns with some ... <a title="1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/1-billion-years-ago-a-meteorite-struck-scotland-and-influenced-life-on-earth-254285/" aria-label="Read more about 1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Magdalena Wajrak, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Edith Cowan University Arsenic is a nasty poison that once reigned as the ultimate weapon of deception. In the 18th century, it was the poison of choice for those wanting to kill their enemies and spouses, favoured for its undetectable nature ... <a title="Arsenic is everywhere – but new detection methods could help save lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/arsenic-is-everywhere-but-new-detection-methods-could-help-save-lives-248547/" aria-label="Read more about Arsenic is everywhere – but new detection methods could help save lives">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research Fellow, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia SarahMcEwan/Shutterstock If you’ve ever tried to build a new habit – whether that’s exercising more, eating healthier, or going to bed earlier – you may have heard the popular claim that it only takes ... <a title="Forming new habits can take longer than you think. Here are 8 tips to help you stick with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/forming-new-habits-can-take-longer-than-you-think-here-are-8-tips-to-help-you-stick-with-them-255118/" aria-label="Read more about Forming new habits can take longer than you think. Here are 8 tips to help you stick with them">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hegedus, Associate Professor, Griffith Film School, Griffith University Shutterstock The Australian screen industry is often associated with fun, creativity and perhaps even glamour. But our new Pressure Point Report reveals a more troubling reality: a pervasive mental health crisis, which could see the screen industry lose ... <a title="‘Complaining is career suicide’: the hidden mental health crisis turning our screen industry upside down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/complaining-is-career-suicide-the-hidden-mental-health-crisis-turning-our-screen-industry-upside-down-254593/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Complaining is career suicide’: the hidden mental health crisis turning our screen industry upside down">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University Vivid Brands/Shutterstock Uncertainty is everywhere these days. There is even uncertainty about the uncertainty. The Reserve Bank of Australia, for example, noted in the minutes from its April 1 meeting: The most significant development in the period leading up ... <a title="New survey shows business outlook is weakening and uncertainty rising as the trade war bites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/new-survey-shows-business-outlook-is-weakening-and-uncertainty-rising-as-the-trade-war-bites-255101/" aria-label="Read more about New survey shows business outlook is weakening and uncertainty rising as the trade war bites">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Morgenbesser, Associate Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University Secret police are a quintessential feature of authoritarian regimes. From Azerbaijan’s State Security Service to Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation, these agencies typically target political opponents and dissidents through covert surveillance, imprisonment and physical violence. In ... <a title="How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/how-ice-is-becoming-a-secret-police-force-under-the-trump-administration-255019/" aria-label="Read more about How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration">Read more</a>
