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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Dawes, Research Fellow in Medico-Legal History, Australian National University Peter Krocka/Shutterstock This month marks 35 years of DNA evidence being used in Australian legal cases. But unlike DNA firsts in other countries, Autralia’s is perhaps the most significant legal milestone that is practically unheard of. The ... <a title="A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/a-milestone-legal-case-from-35-years-ago-holds-important-lessons-for-how-courts-deal-with-scientific-evidence-today-244033/" aria-label="Read more about A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vicki Lowik, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity Australia The Conversation,Elīna Arāja/Pexels In a recent Newcastle trial, a jury found three men guilty on multiple charges of sexually assaulting three teenage girls over two nights. The victims provided harrowing evidence of the ... <a title="Character references tell a court you’re a good person. Why are convicted rapists allowed to use them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/character-references-tell-a-court-youre-a-good-person-why-are-convicted-rapists-allowed-to-use-them-240324/" aria-label="Read more about Character references tell a court you’re a good person. Why are convicted rapists allowed to use them?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maïa Ponsonnet, Researcher, Linguistics, The University of Western Australia KitohodkA/Shutterstock We all know what words we might shout out when we stub a toe or touch something hot. For those of us who speak English, it’s probably “ouch”. But what kinds of “pain words” (or “interjections”) do ... <a title="Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/human-exclamations-of-pain-are-similar-across-the-world-new-study-reveals-244053/" aria-label="Read more about Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Wenley, Senior Lecturer, Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Anthony DELANOIX/Unsplash The arts and cultural activity of Aotearoa New Zealand enhances our global reputation, grows our economy and brings us fulfilment as individuals. But more could be done ... <a title="NZ’s new cultural policy will be called Amplify. It is timely and needed, but not ambitious enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/nzs-new-cultural-policy-will-be-called-amplify-it-is-timely-and-needed-but-not-ambitious-enough-244276/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s new cultural policy will be called Amplify. It is timely and needed, but not ambitious enough">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shahper Richter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming education, with schools and universities increasingly experimenting with AI chatbots to assist students in self-directed learning. These digital assistants offer immediate feedback, answer questions and guide students through ... <a title="Warm and friendly or competent and straightforward? What students want from AI chatbots in the classroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/warm-and-friendly-or-competent-and-straightforward-what-students-want-from-ai-chatbots-in-the-classroom-244261/" aria-label="Read more about Warm and friendly or competent and straightforward? What students want from AI chatbots in the classroom">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Highfield, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education Academic Lead, University of Canberra Screen use and internet safety are two of the top concerns Australian parents have about their kids’ health and wellbeing – even ranking ahead of diet, exercise and depression. We know it’s important to teach ... <a title="Why parents need to be like Big Ted and ‘talk aloud’ while they use screens with their kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/why-parents-need-to-be-like-big-ted-and-talk-aloud-while-they-use-screens-with-their-kids-243357/" aria-label="Read more about Why parents need to be like Big Ted and ‘talk aloud’ while they use screens with their kids">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Gray, Professor, School of Demography, Australian National University Photo by ADIEL MALKA/Pexels There is a seemingly endless stream of news headlines about plummeting birth rates. Many have alarmist narratives about the perils of “baby busts” and “population decline”. This reflects a deep-seated anxiety about what declining ... <a title="Australia in a baby bust? It’s not that simple – and a panic won’t help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/australia-in-a-baby-bust-its-not-that-simple-and-a-panic-wont-help-243590/" aria-label="Read more about Australia in a baby bust? It’s not that simple – and a panic won’t help">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney M2020/Shutterstock Australia’s construction industry employs more than 1.3 million workers. That’s about 9% of the workforce. But construction sites can be dangerous workplaces. There are also more accidents on a Monday than any other weekday, a ... <a title="Why Monday is the most dangerous day on a building site" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/why-monday-is-the-most-dangerous-day-on-a-building-site-243787/" aria-label="Read more about Why Monday is the most dangerous day on a building site">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frigg Janne Daan Speelman, PhD Candidate in behavioural ecology, Macquarie University Coulanges/Shutterstock Like humans, many animals form lasting monogamous relationships. Most birds pair up to produce and raise offspring together over many years. However, as with humans, they also commonly “divorce” – terminating the pair bond well ... <a title="‘Divorce’ in songbirds: extreme weather pushes couples past breaking point" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/divorce-in-songbirds-extreme-weather-pushes-couples-past-breaking-point-243274/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Divorce’ in songbirds: extreme weather pushes couples past breaking point">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jannik Haas, Senior Lecturer of Sustainable Systems, University of Canterbury Getty Images Hydrogen has been called the “Swiss army knife” of decarbonisation because it can do many things. But not all of them make sense. Today, the world uses about 100 megatonnes of hydrogen per year (MT/y), ... <a title="Green hydrogen could decarbonise entire industries in NZ – but there’s a long way to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/green-hydrogen-could-decarbonise-entire-industries-in-nz-but-theres-a-long-way-to-go-240668/" aria-label="Read more about Green hydrogen could decarbonise entire industries in NZ – but there’s a long way to go">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “Big Tech” is celebrating one victory over the Albanese government, but is set to lose on another front. Ahead of the final parliamentary sitting week for 2024, the government has not just withdrawn its bill aimed at curbing misinformation and ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese government crumples on misinformation bill and gambling advertising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/24/view-from-the-hill-albanese-government-crumples-on-misinformation-bill-and-gambling-advertising-244485/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese government crumples on misinformation bill and gambling advertising">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government is still discussing the details for the remaining five of the “Bali nine” to be repatriated to Australia, Special Minister of Sate Don Farrell has said. The planned repatriation follows the representations from Anthony Albanese to new ... <a title="Remaining members of ‘Bali nine’ set for repatriation, with conditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/24/remaining-members-of-bali-nine-set-for-repatriation-with-conditions-243597/" aria-label="Read more about Remaining members of ‘Bali nine’ set for repatriation, with conditions">Read more</a>
