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September 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Sheppard, Research Director CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, CSIRO Avigator Fortuner. Shutterstock Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world. Responding to the challenge, the United Nations is today releasing the first global assessment of invasive alien species and ... <a title="The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here’s how we must act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/the-true-damage-of-invasive-alien-species-was-just-revealed-in-a-landmark-report-heres-how-we-must-act-211893/" aria-label="Read more about The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here’s how we must act">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Goldstein, Associate Professor, Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton made headlines earlier this year when he raised concerns about the capabilities of AI systems. Speaking to CNN journalist Jake Tapper, Hinton said: If it gets to ... <a title="AI systems have learned how to deceive humans. What does that mean for our future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/ai-systems-have-learned-how-to-deceive-humans-what-does-that-mean-for-our-future-212197/" aria-label="Read more about AI systems have learned how to deceive humans. What does that mean for our future?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne John Farnham in the new ad for the Yes campaign. Uluru Dialogue The serendipity of the pairing between John Farnham’s 1986 hit single You’re the Voice and the Voice to Parliament referendum is obvious, but ... <a title="It was written for nuclear disarmament – but today You’re The Voice is the perfect song for the ‘yes’ campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/it-was-written-for-nuclear-disarmament-but-today-youre-the-voice-is-the-perfect-song-for-the-yes-campaign-212769/" aria-label="Read more about It was written for nuclear disarmament – but today You’re The Voice is the perfect song for the ‘yes’ campaign">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine, Monash University Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will vote in the Voice referendum on October 14. When the proposal for a Voice to Parliament was first put forward in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, it was mostly welcomed ... <a title="How hate speech during the Voice campaign can harm personal wellbeing, as well as democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/how-hate-speech-during-the-voice-campaign-can-harm-personal-wellbeing-as-well-as-democracy-211730/" aria-label="Read more about How hate speech during the Voice campaign can harm personal wellbeing, as well as democracy">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Even before COVID-19, social isolation and loneliness were all too common across the community. Living among millions of other people is no comfort for people in cities, where the pace of life is often hectic, and ... <a title="Feeling lonely? Too many of us do. Here’s what our supermarkets can do to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/feeling-lonely-too-many-of-us-do-heres-what-our-supermarkets-can-do-to-help-211126/" aria-label="Read more about Feeling lonely? Too many of us do. Here’s what our supermarkets can do to help">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Haswell, Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, Queensland University of Technology and Professor of Practice in Environmental Wellbeing, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) and Honorary Professor (School of Geosciences), University of Sydney We are seeing deadly heat and fires circle the ... <a title="Health evidence against gas and oil is piling up, as governments turn a blind eye" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/health-evidence-against-gas-and-oil-is-piling-up-as-governments-turn-a-blind-eye-212459/" aria-label="Read more about Health evidence against gas and oil is piling up, as governments turn a blind eye">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erika Penney, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the sight of clutter and mess in your home? Have you walked in the door only to feel overloaded by scattered papers, unwashed dishes and clothes in disarray? Maybe you’ve ... <a title="Why is a messy house such an anxiety trigger for me and what can I do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/why-is-a-messy-house-such-an-anxiety-trigger-for-me-and-what-can-i-do-about-it-211684/" aria-label="Read more about Why is a messy house such an anxiety trigger for me and what can I do about it?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjana Gupta, Senior Lecturer Taxation, Auckland University of Technology The property market is New Zealand’s largest industry, adding NZ$41.2 billion a year to gross domestic product. But there is an ongoing debate over how we tax houses – particularly those sitting empty despite the ongoing housing crisis. ... <a title="As NZ struggles to resolve its long-running housing crisis, investors should be taxed for keeping homes empty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/as-nz-struggles-to-resolve-its-long-running-housing-crisis-investors-should-be-taxed-for-keeping-homes-empty-212356/" aria-label="Read more about As NZ struggles to resolve its long-running housing crisis, investors should be taxed for keeping homes empty">Read more</a>
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September 4, 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 The first federal Newspoll since mid-July, conducted August 28 to September 1 from a sample of 1,200, gave Labor a 53–47 lead, a two-point gain for the ... <a title="Albanese records first net negative Newspoll approval as Voice support slumps further" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/albanese-records-first-net-negative-newspoll-approval-as-voice-support-slumps-further-212368/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese records first net negative Newspoll approval as Voice support slumps further">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Sanderson, Professor of Information Retrieval, RMIT University Flickr/sergio m mahugo, Edited by The Conversation, CC BY-NC-SA Today marks an important milestone in the history of the internet: Google’s 25th birthday. With billions of search queries submitted each day, it’s difficult to remember how we ever lived ... <a title="Google turns 25: the search engine revolutionised how we access information, but will it survive AI?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/google-turns-25-the-search-engine-revolutionised-how-we-access-information-but-will-it-survive-ai-212367/" aria-label="Read more about Google turns 25: the search engine revolutionised how we access information, but will it survive AI?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suman Majumdar, Chief Health Officer, Burnet Institute Pexels/Engin Akyurt Around 5–10% of people who get infected with SARS-CoV-2 will experience symptoms that persist way beyond the initial acute period, a clinical syndrome we are learning more about, known widely as long COVID. Shortness of breath, brain fog, ... <a title="Long COVID symptoms can improve, but their resolution is slow and imperfect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/long-covid-symptoms-can-improve-but-their-resolution-is-slow-and-imperfect-212015/" aria-label="Read more about Long COVID symptoms can improve, but their resolution is slow and imperfect">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Stevens, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Adelaide Macronatura.es, Shutterstock When you think of moths, do you see holes in your clothes, pests in the pantry, or pesky insects drawn to night lights spoiling your social BBQ? Or worse, do you have an irrational fear of moths? ... <a title="Unveiling the enigmatic world of moths: from ancient pollinators to whistling wonders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/unveiling-the-enigmatic-world-of-moths-from-ancient-pollinators-to-whistling-wonders-209590/" aria-label="Read more about Unveiling the enigmatic world of moths: from ancient pollinators to whistling wonders">Read more</a>
