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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney JFontan/Shutterstock With the Paris Olympics and Paralympics wrapped up, and leading Australian sports codes coming to an end of their 2024 seasons, many athletes will be celebrating ... <a title="Are sports stars who are caught using illegal drugs unfairly vilified?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/are-sports-stars-who-are-caught-using-illegal-drugs-unfairly-vilified-238323/" aria-label="Read more about Are sports stars who are caught using illegal drugs unfairly vilified?">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University Last month, the Taliban passed a new “vice and virtue” law, making it illegal for women to speak in public. Under the law, women can also be punished if they are heard singing or reading aloud from within ... <a title="Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. But they won’t remain silent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/afghan-women-have-been-robbed-of-health-care-education-and-now-their-voices-but-they-wont-remain-silent-238435/" aria-label="Read more about Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. But they won’t remain silent">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Green, Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University When tickets for Green Day’s 2025 Australian tour went on sale, fans joined a queue – a ritual that has been practised for decades on footpaths, on phones, and now online. But as Green Day ... <a title="What is ‘dynamic pricing’ for concert tickets? It can cost you hundreds of dollars while you queue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/what-is-dynamic-pricing-for-concert-tickets-it-can-cost-you-hundreds-of-dollars-while-you-queue-239320/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘dynamic pricing’ for concert tickets? It can cost you hundreds of dollars while you queue">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David T. Hill, Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University David T. Hill You don’t have to be in India long to appreciate just how dramatic its electric vehicle revolution is. Whether it’s electric two-wheelers or trucks, buses or bicycles, they are hard ... <a title="India is in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution – and Australia should tap in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/india-is-in-the-midst-of-an-electric-vehicle-revolution-and-australia-should-tap-in-234557/" aria-label="Read more about India is in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution – and Australia should tap in">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Henry, Physiotherapist and PhD candidate, Body in Mind Research Group, University of South Australia simona pilolla 2/Shutterstock One of the most common feelings associated with persisting pain is fatigue and this fatigue can become overwhelming. People with chronic pain can report being drained of energy and ... <a title="Why is pain so exhausting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/why-is-pain-so-exhausting-238417/" aria-label="Read more about Why is pain so exhausting?">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models. This was a change of posture for the company, whose chief ... <a title="OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/openais-data-hunger-raises-privacy-concerns-237448/" aria-label="Read more about OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Fastnedge, Lecturer in Advertising and Brand Creativity, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Controversial advertising holds a mirror up to society. It can unite us in laughter or outrage, spark debates that shape our beliefs – and sometimes expose our political differences. But where do lines ... <a title="Ads from Hell: how a pizza brand’s marketing reveals NZ’s shifting religious attitudes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/ads-from-hell-how-a-pizza-brands-marketing-reveals-nzs-shifting-religious-attitudes-238984/" aria-label="Read more about Ads from Hell: how a pizza brand’s marketing reveals NZ’s shifting religious attitudes">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Shutterstock “Honestly, I can’t wait to have grandkids and spoil them — but I don’t want to be called ‘Granny’” (overheard on the No. 96 tram in Melbourne) “I love it. It’s not the word that needs to change, it’s ... <a title="From cauldrons to cardigans – the lurking prejudices behind the name ‘Granny’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/from-cauldrons-to-cardigans-the-lurking-prejudices-behind-the-name-granny-238200/" aria-label="Read more about From cauldrons to cardigans – the lurking prejudices behind the name ‘Granny’">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Sutherland, Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Alex Green/Pexels Each year, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW Sydney surveys hundreds of people who regularly use drugs in Australia to understand trends in substance use around the country. Today, we’ve ... <a title="More than half of people who use party drugs take ADHD medicines without a prescription, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/more-than-half-of-people-who-use-party-drugs-take-adhd-medicines-without-a-prescription-new-research-shows-239187/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of people who use party drugs take ADHD medicines without a prescription, new research shows">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Raubenheimer, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong Shutterstock It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”. The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published ... <a title="Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/scientists-reviewed-7-000-studies-on-microplastics-their-alarming-conclusion-puts-humanity-on-notice-239105/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Tattersall, Associate Professor in Urban Geography and Host of ChangeMakers Podcast, University of Sydney mantisdesign/Shutterstock Over the last decade, several groups in Australia have successfully mobilised against fossil fuel interests. But which ones have gone the distance? The urgent global threat of climate change might suggest ... <a title="Endure – or peter out? Here’s what Northern Rivers organisers and Stop Adani can teach us about building climate groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/endure-or-peter-out-heres-what-northern-rivers-organisers-and-stop-adani-can-teach-us-about-building-climate-groups-235774/" aria-label="Read more about Endure – or peter out? Here’s what Northern Rivers organisers and Stop Adani can teach us about building climate groups">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Patfield, Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock During September, many Australian universities start making early offers to Year 12 students for a place next year. This is ahead of the main rounds of offers, due in January. These ... <a title="‘I don’t believe I would have gotten into university’: how early entry schemes help Year 12 students experiencing disadvantage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/i-dont-believe-i-would-have-gotten-into-university-how-early-entry-schemes-help-year-12-students-experiencing-disadvantage-238679/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t believe I would have gotten into university’: how early entry schemes help Year 12 students experiencing disadvantage">Read more</a>
