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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The aftermath of one of the most undiplomatic – and notorious – White House meetings in recent history reveals a changed world. Having berated Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky for supposedly not wanting peace with Russia and failing to show ... <a title="America or Europe? Why Trump’s Ukraine U-turn is a fork in the road for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/america-or-europe-why-trumps-ukraine-u-turn-is-a-fork-in-the-road-for-new-zealand-251459/" aria-label="Read more about America or Europe? Why Trump’s Ukraine U-turn is a fork in the road for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Fire rages in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles in January 2025 eley archives/Shutterstock For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities built largely of wood could – and did – burn. ... <a title="Fires used to terrify city residents. New research suggests climate change could see this fear return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/fires-used-to-terrify-city-residents-new-research-suggests-climate-change-could-see-this-fear-return-251056/" aria-label="Read more about Fires used to terrify city residents. New research suggests climate change could see this fear return">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana McKay, Associate Dean, Interaction, Technology and Information, RMIT University Bill Gates, cofounder of Microsoft, is one of the world’s richest men. He is also a highly controversial figure. On one hand, he contributes to social, medical and environmental causes through his foundation, making grants worth more ... <a title="Bill Gates’ origin story describes a life of privilege, exposing the DNA of some of the tech industry’s problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/bill-gates-origin-story-describes-a-life-of-privilege-exposing-the-dna-of-some-of-the-tech-industrys-problems-247577/" aria-label="Read more about Bill Gates’ origin story describes a life of privilege, exposing the DNA of some of the tech industry’s problems">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Etienne Capron, Postdoctoral fellow, HEC Montréal Cities, and on a smaller scale, neighbourhoods and meeting places, play a significant role in promoting innovation. (Shutterstock) There is an enduring myth that many technological innovations have come out of garages, bedrooms and basements. One of the most famous garages ... <a title="Beyond the garage: How important are spaces to business creation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/beyond-the-garage-how-important-are-spaces-to-business-creation-250130/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the garage: How important are spaces to business creation?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine H. Greenaway, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne Caspar David Friedrich / The Conversation, CC BY-SA In 218 BC, the Carthaginian general Hannibal crossed the Alps against the advice of his men, who claimed it was impossible. “Aut inveniam viam, aut faciam,” Hannibal is said to ... <a title="‘High agency’: what the science says about the latest tech buzzword" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/high-agency-what-the-science-says-about-the-latest-tech-buzzword-250767/" aria-label="Read more about ‘High agency’: what the science says about the latest tech buzzword">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Genauer, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Flinders University Since commencing his second term as United States president, Donald Trump has distanced the US from Ukraine and warmed relations with Russia. This presents a predicament for European nations. A changing landscape Europe relies on the US for ... <a title="The strategies and risks European powers must consider when it comes to tackling Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/the-strategies-and-risks-european-powers-must-consider-when-it-comes-to-tackling-trump-251253/" aria-label="Read more about The strategies and risks European powers must consider when it comes to tackling Trump">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ty Ferguson, Research Fellow, University of South Australia Marcos Mesa Sam Wordley/Shutterstock Tossing and turning on sweltering summer nights? You’re not alone. As temperatures rise due to climate change, our sleep is becoming shorter and more disrupted. But it’s not just the heat keeping us awake – ... <a title="Why can’t I sleep? 4 ways climate change could be keeping you up at night and what you can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/why-cant-i-sleep-4-ways-climate-change-could-be-keeping-you-up-at-night-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-250253/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t I sleep? 4 ways climate change could be keeping you up at night and what you can do about it">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Whiting, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University Visual Generation/Shutterstock The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union for voice actors and creatives, recently circulated a video of voice actor Thomas G. Burt describing the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on his livelihood. Voice actors have ... <a title="‘I can’t be friends with the machine’: what audio artists working in games think of AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/i-cant-be-friends-with-the-machine-what-audio-artists-working-in-games-think-of-ai-248869/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I can’t be friends with the machine’: what audio artists working in games think of AI">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images Extending the length of the parliamentary term is one of those recurring issues in New Zealand politics, emerging from the constitutional shadows every 30 years or so and quickly retreating from the bright ... <a title="NZ governments enjoy an ‘executive paradise’ – a longer parliamentary term won’t change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/nz-governments-enjoy-an-executive-paradise-a-longer-parliamentary-term-wont-change-that-251139/" aria-label="Read more about NZ governments enjoy an ‘executive paradise’ – a longer parliamentary term won’t change that">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo Imogen Warren/Shutterstock What do the Australian lungfish, ghost bat, sandhill dunnart and southern and central greater gliders have in common? They’re all threatened species that need a formal ... <a title="Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been taken to court over 11 threatened species. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/04/environment-minister-tanya-plibersek-has-been-taken-to-court-over-11-threatened-species-heres-why-219231/" aria-label="Read more about Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been taken to court over 11 threatened species. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Ludovic Toinel/Unsplash In July last year, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, directed tech companies to develop codes of practice to keep children safe from online porn and harmful content. Now, after ... <a title="Tech companies’ proposed new safety codes won’t protect all kids online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/04/tech-companies-proposed-new-safety-codes-wont-protect-all-kids-online-251266/" aria-label="Read more about Tech companies’ proposed new safety codes won’t protect all kids online">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Hard on the heels of Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID, the United Kingdom has ripped more than A$12 billion (£6 billion) from its foreign assistance budget. The double hit from two of the globe’s biggest contributors ... <a title="The US and UK have decimated their aid spending. Australia has a unique opportunity to help fill the vacuum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/04/the-us-and-uk-have-decimated-their-aid-spending-australia-has-a-unique-opportunity-to-help-fill-the-vacuum-251156/" aria-label="Read more about The US and UK have decimated their aid spending. Australia has a unique opportunity to help fill the vacuum">Read more</a>
