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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Karoly, Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock From Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef in the North, to the Snowy Mountains in the Southeast, and jarrah and marri forests in the Southwest, Australia is home to incredibly diverse ecosystems. Many of our plants, animals, birds ... <a title="We should use Australia’s environment laws to protect our ‘living wonders’ from new coal and gas projects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/we-should-use-australias-environment-laws-to-protect-our-living-wonders-from-new-coal-and-gas-projects-214211/" aria-label="Read more about We should use Australia’s environment laws to protect our ‘living wonders’ from new coal and gas projects">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Yesterday’s 1News-Verian poll, and the Newshub-Reid Research poll reported earlier in the week, both show flattening trend lines – but they are still moving to the right ... <a title="NZ Election 2023: latest poll trends show the left regaining some ground and NZ First as possible kingmaker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/nz-election-2023-latest-poll-trends-show-the-left-regaining-some-ground-and-nz-first-as-possible-kingmaker-214460/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Election 2023: latest poll trends show the left regaining some ground and NZ First as possible kingmaker">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Shackell, Sessional Academic and Visitor, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock AI There’s no doubt generative AI’s ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point ... <a title="Will AI kill our creativity? It could – if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that make us human" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/will-ai-kill-our-creativity-it-could-if-we-dont-start-to-value-and-protect-the-traits-that-make-us-human-214149/" aria-label="Read more about Will AI kill our creativity? It could – if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that make us human">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliette McIntyre, Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia In the days immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian government filed a case against Moscow in the UN’s highest court, the International Court of Justice. Ukraine accuses Russia of violating the Genocide Convention ... <a title="Ukraine and Russia traded barbs in the UN’s top court over the legality of the invasion. What could happen next in the case?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/ukraine-and-russia-traded-barbs-in-the-uns-top-court-over-the-legality-of-the-invasion-what-could-happen-next-in-the-case-213986/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine and Russia traded barbs in the UN’s top court over the legality of the invasion. What could happen next in the case?">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Robinson, Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will hand its final report and recommendations to the Australian governor general today. Many people are waiting keenly to hear how the recommendations can make ... <a title="The disability royal commission delivers its findings today. We must all listen to end violence, abuse and neglect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/the-disability-royal-commission-delivers-its-findings-today-we-must-all-listen-to-end-violence-abuse-and-neglect-213253/" aria-label="Read more about The disability royal commission delivers its findings today. We must all listen to end violence, abuse and neglect">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mel Marquis, Deputy Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University Shutterstock As Qantas faces up to tough questioning from a Senate committee and a claim from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for as much as A$600 million for allegedly selling tickets on more ... <a title="Even if Qantas is fined hundreds of millions it is likely to continue to take us for granted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/even-if-qantas-is-fined-hundreds-of-millions-it-is-likely-to-continue-to-take-us-for-granted-213754/" aria-label="Read more about Even if Qantas is fined hundreds of millions it is likely to continue to take us for granted">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanna Wilberg, Associate professor – Law, University of Auckland The National Party’s pledge to apply sanctions to unemployed people receiving a welfare payment, if they are “persistently” failing to meet the criteria for receiving the benefit, has attracted plenty of comment and criticism. Less talked about has ... <a title="Forcing people to repay welfare ‘loans’ traps them in a poverty cycle – where is the policy debate about that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/forcing-people-to-repay-welfare-loans-traps-them-in-a-poverty-cycle-where-is-the-policy-debate-about-that-212528/" aria-label="Read more about Forcing people to repay welfare ‘loans’ traps them in a poverty cycle – where is the policy debate about that?">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University With the sudden announcement that Daniel Andrews will be stepping down as premier of Victoria at 5pm today, the Labor Party has been working to find the best replacement. Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan, from the Socialist Left ... <a title="Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s new premier?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/who-is-jacinta-allan-victorias-new-premier-214457/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s new premier?">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Shutterstock A beauty trend gaining popularity on TikTok, dubbed the “carrot tan”, claims eating three carrots a day will give you a natural tan. But can this really give you a natural glow? And is ... <a title="Is TikTok right – will eating three carrots a day really give me a natural tan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/is-tiktok-right-will-eating-three-carrots-a-day-really-give-me-a-natural-tan-214270/" aria-label="Read more about Is TikTok right – will eating three carrots a day really give me a natural tan?">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Earlier this year, China updated its anti-espionage law amid an intensifying rivalry with the US and growing distrust of the Western-led international order. The law broadens the scope beyond what it originally sought to prohibit – leaks of ... <a title="China’s new anti-espionage law is sending a chill through foreign corporations and citizens alike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/chinas-new-anti-espionage-law-is-sending-a-chill-through-foreign-corporations-and-citizens-alike-212010/" aria-label="Read more about China’s new anti-espionage law is sending a chill through foreign corporations and citizens alike">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Bayne, Professor of Philosophy, Monash University Shutterstock Science is hard. The science of consciousness is particularly hard, beset with philosophical difficulties and a scarcity of experimental data. So in June, when the results of a head-to-head experimental contest between two rival theories were announced at the ... <a title="Nobody knows how consciousness works – but top researchers are fighting over which theories are really science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/nobody-knows-how-consciousness-works-but-top-researchers-are-fighting-over-which-theories-are-really-science-214074/" aria-label="Read more about Nobody knows how consciousness works – but top researchers are fighting over which theories are really science">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Roger, Sector Lead, CSIRO Shutterstock Citizen science isn’t new anymore. For decades, keen amateur naturalists have been gathering data about nature and the environment around them – and sharing it. But what is new is the rate at which citizen scientists are collecting and sharing useful data. ... <a title="Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/citizen-scientists-collect-more-nature-data-than-ever-showing-us-where-common-and-threatened-species-live-212372/" aria-label="Read more about Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live">Read more</a>
