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May 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Sadiq, Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Australia’s federal government has a plan to discourage companies from shifting profits to tax havens. The idea is to impose a “global minimum tax” on large Australian and foreign-owned companies ... <a title="Why taxing the world’s biggest companies at 15% won’t fix the gaping hole in global tax rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/why-taxing-the-worlds-biggest-companies-at-15-wont-fix-the-gaping-hole-in-global-tax-rules-206400/" aria-label="Read more about Why taxing the world’s biggest companies at 15% won’t fix the gaping hole in global tax rules">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Pryke, Honorary Research Associate, University of Sydney 13th century painting of mermaids from a house in Barcelona. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona Mermaids are multicultural mythical figures, reflecting the continuing human fascination with the sea in stories echoing thousands of years into the past. Mermaids ... <a title="A long and fishy tail: before Disney’s Little Mermaid, these creatures existed in mythologies from around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/a-long-and-fishy-tail-before-disneys-little-mermaid-these-creatures-existed-in-mythologies-from-around-the-world-204677/" aria-label="Read more about A long and fishy tail: before Disney’s Little Mermaid, these creatures existed in mythologies from around the world">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Voice to Parliament is supported by nearly 90% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and provides an opportunity for an intergenerational solution to Indigenous problems, Anthony Albanese will say in a Monday address. Delivering the Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration ... <a title="Albanese says nearly 90% of Indigenous people support the Voice, which embodies the ‘spirit of the fair go’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/albanese-says-nearly-90-of-indigenous-people-support-the-voice-which-embodies-the-spirit-of-the-fair-go-206581/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese says nearly 90% of Indigenous people support the Voice, which embodies the ‘spirit of the fair go’">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Changlong Wang, Research fellow, Monash University Shutterstock The race to net zero is accelerating. Just last week, United States President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled a climate pact to boost cooperation. The move signifies Australia is becoming a global leader in the renewable ... <a title="Picture this: green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks to boost efficiency and kickstart both industries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/picture-this-green-hydrogen-plants-next-to-green-steelworks-to-boost-efficiency-and-kickstart-both-industries-205845/" aria-label="Read more about Picture this: green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks to boost efficiency and kickstart both industries">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney Top Dog factory for men’s hats, Surry Hills, 1941 State Library of New South Wales Sydney has awoken to the smouldering ruins of its largest city fire in 55 years. The “abandoned building” in Randle ... <a title="Surry Hills was once the centre of New South Wales’ ‘rag trade’: a short history of fashion manufacturing in Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/surry-hills-was-once-the-centre-of-new-south-wales-rag-trade-a-short-history-of-fashion-manufacturing-in-sydney-206490/" aria-label="Read more about Surry Hills was once the centre of New South Wales’ ‘rag trade’: a short history of fashion manufacturing in Sydney">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis B. Desmond, Lecturer, Cyberintelligence and Cybercrime Investigations, University of the Sunshine Coast Dennis Desmond, Author provided This week the Five Eyes alliance – an intelligence alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the United States – announced its investigation into a China-backed threat ... <a title="The highly secretive Five Eyes alliance has disrupted a China-backed hacker group – in an unusually public manner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/the-highly-secretive-five-eyes-alliance-has-disrupted-a-china-backed-hacker-group-in-an-unusually-public-manner-206403/" aria-label="Read more about The highly secretive Five Eyes alliance has disrupted a China-backed hacker group – in an unusually public manner">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Lullfitz, Research Associate, The University of Western Australia Alison Lullfitz, Author provided Noongar Country of southwestern Australia is home to the world’s largest parasitic plant, a mighty mistletoe that blooms every December. That’s why it’s commonly known as WA’s Christmas Tree. But it also goes by ... <a title="‘WA’s Christmas tree’: what mungee, the world’s largest mistletoe, can teach us about treading lightly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/was-christmas-tree-what-mungee-the-worlds-largest-mistletoe-can-teach-us-about-treading-lightly-205568/" aria-label="Read more about ‘WA’s Christmas tree’: what mungee, the world’s largest mistletoe, can teach us about treading lightly">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Blackwell, Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy), Australian National University Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Uluru Statement From the Heart, and National Sorry Day. The statement is a powerful document that speaks of the opportunity for true and meaningful change between First Nations peoples and the ... <a title="Regional communities were central to Uluru Statement, and they must also be for the Voice to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/regional-communities-were-central-to-uluru-statement-and-they-must-also-be-for-the-voice-to-parliament-206288/" aria-label="Read more about Regional communities were central to Uluru Statement, and they must also be for the Voice to Parliament">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arjun Burlakoti, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, University of South Australia Shutterstock How does your brain know how to move your body? – Ivy, age 8, Victoria Hi Ivy, thanks for asking such an interesting question! To answer it, we’ll need to look at some different ... <a title="Curious Kids: how does your brain know how to move your body?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/curious-kids-how-does-your-brain-know-how-to-move-your-body-200544/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how does your brain know how to move your body?">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Maksymov, Principal Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock Can a computer learn from the past and anticipate what will happen next, like a human? You might not be surprised to hear that some cutting-edge AI models could achieve this feat, but what about a computer that ... <a title="Researchers built an analogue computer that uses water waves to forecast the chaotic future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/researchers-built-an-analogue-computer-that-uses-water-waves-to-forecast-the-chaotic-future-205842/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers built an analogue computer that uses water waves to forecast the chaotic future">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Dare, Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland Getty Images When Jason Paris, head of the company that sponsors the New Zealand Warriors NRL team, complained recently about Australian referee bias, more than a few heads will have nodded in agreement. Sports fans often think the ref ... <a title="‘Whose side are you on mate?’ How no one is free from bias – including referees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/whose-side-are-you-on-mate-how-no-one-is-free-from-bias-including-referees-206273/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Whose side are you on mate?’ How no one is free from bias – including referees">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Muhammad Usman, Principal Research Scientist and Team Leader, CSIRO Shutterstock Artificial intelligence algorithms are quickly becoming a part of everyday life. Many systems that require strong security are either already underpinned by machine learning or soon will be. These systems include facial recognition, banking, military targeting applications, ... <a title="From self-driving cars to military surveillance: quantum computing can help secure the future of AI systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/from-self-driving-cars-to-military-surveillance-quantum-computing-can-help-secure-the-future-of-ai-systems-206177/" aria-label="Read more about From self-driving cars to military surveillance: quantum computing can help secure the future of AI systems">Read more</a>
