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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock This week, federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic announced the Australian government’s response to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia consultation. The response addresses feedback from last ... <a title="Australia plans to regulate ‘high-risk’ AI. Here’s how to do that successfully" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/australia-plans-to-regulate-high-risk-ai-heres-how-to-do-that-successfully-221321/" aria-label="Read more about Australia plans to regulate ‘high-risk’ AI. Here’s how to do that successfully">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Meritt Thomas/Unsplash Protecting yourself and family from mosquito bites can be challenging, especially in this hot and humid weather. Protests from young children and fears about topical insect repellents drive some to try alternatives such ... <a title="Stickers and wristbands aren’t a reliable way to prevent mosquito bites. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/stickers-and-wristbands-arent-a-reliable-way-to-prevent-mosquito-bites-heres-why-220284/" aria-label="Read more about Stickers and wristbands aren’t a reliable way to prevent mosquito bites. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew M. Baker, Associate Professor in Ecology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology If you are exploring our beautiful Australian wilderness this year, keep an eye out for animals behaving in interesting ways. You never know what you might see, as our research team discovered. In ... <a title="These fierce, tiny marsupials drop dead after lengthy sex fests – and sometimes become cannibals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/these-fierce-tiny-marsupials-drop-dead-after-lengthy-sex-fests-and-sometimes-become-cannibals-221009/" aria-label="Read more about These fierce, tiny marsupials drop dead after lengthy sex fests – and sometimes become cannibals">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Robert Cook, Associate Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne In the wake of cyclone Jasper, the new Australian Warning System has been roundly criticised. The system has been characterised as a “dog’s breakfast” and a “cock-up of massive proportions”. For both emergency warnings, as well ... <a title="We can’t rely on the ‘dogs breakfast’ of disaster warnings to do the hard work of building community resilience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/we-cant-rely-on-the-dogs-breakfast-of-disaster-warnings-to-do-the-hard-work-of-building-community-resilience-220940/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t rely on the ‘dogs breakfast’ of disaster warnings to do the hard work of building community resilience">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney Wolf Avni/Shutterstock Last year, 1,266 Australians died from road accidents involving at least one car and a driver, passenger, pedestrian or cyclist. The economic cost of Australian road trauma exceeds A$27 billion each ... <a title="Can we cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/can-we-cut-road-deaths-to-zero-by-2050-current-trends-say-no-whats-going-wrong-220289/" aria-label="Read more about Can we cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong?">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Transport is likely the hardest economic sector to decarbonise. And road vehicles produce the most greenhouse gas emissions of the Australian transport sector – 85% of its total. Freight trucks account for ... <a title="Why electric trucks are our best bet to cut road transport emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/why-electric-trucks-are-our-best-bet-to-cut-road-transport-emissions-219960/" aria-label="Read more about Why electric trucks are our best bet to cut road transport emissions">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University With the cost of living soaring and many struggling to get a pay rise, it’s not surprising people are using debt to navigate life’s financial twists and turns. Owing money can sometimes feel challenging, but not all debts should ... <a title="What are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debts, and which should I pay off first?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/what-are-good-and-bad-debts-and-which-should-i-pay-off-first-217779/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debts, and which should I pay off first?">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, Associate Lecturer, Flinders University After spending eight years in prison in the United States, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released on parole on December 28, 2023. Three weeks later, Blanchard has 9.8 million followers on TikTok and 8.3 million followers on Instagram. The 32-year-old pleaded ... <a title="‘A really weird energy’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard went to prison for murder – and is now a social media star" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/a-really-weird-energy-gypsy-rose-blanchard-went-to-prison-for-murder-and-is-now-a-social-media-star-220846/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A really weird energy’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard went to prison for murder – and is now a social media star">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney Wes Cockx & Google DeepMind, CC BY Today, the federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic revealed an interim response from the Australian government on the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI). The public, ... <a title="Australians are concerned about AI. Is the federal government doing enough to mitigate risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/australians-are-concerned-about-ai-is-the-federal-government-doing-enough-to-mitigate-risks-221300/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are concerned about AI. Is the federal government doing enough to mitigate risks?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University Ground Picture/Shutterstock The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Australia for the first time. The shot, called Arexvy and manufactured by GSK, will be available by prescription to adults over 60. ... <a title="An RSV vaccine has been approved for people over 60. But what about young children?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/an-rsv-vaccine-has-been-approved-for-people-over-60-but-what-about-young-children-221311/" aria-label="Read more about An RSV vaccine has been approved for people over 60. But what about young children?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Mortlock, Adjunct Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Sea-level rise – along with increasing temperatures – is one of the clearest signals of man-made global warming. Yet exactly how rising water levels affect the coast is often misunderstood. A new coastal hazard assessment for Victoria’s ... <a title="How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/how-rising-sea-levels-will-affect-our-coastal-cities-and-towns-221121/" aria-label="Read more about How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Ritchie, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University The world has been shocked by images of wanton violence, looting and destruction on the streets of Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, in the past week. Prime Minister James Marape declared a state of emergency as shops were ... <a title="More than a pay dispute: what’s really behind the Papua New Guinea riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/more-than-a-pay-dispute-whats-really-behind-the-papua-new-guinea-riots-221208/" aria-label="Read more about More than a pay dispute: what’s really behind the Papua New Guinea riots">Read more</a>
