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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Shackell, Sessional Academic and Visitor, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the “hot job” of prompt engineering. Having skills in using natural language (such as English) ... <a title="Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/prompt-engineering-is-being-an-ai-whisperer-the-job-of-the-future-or-a-short-lived-fad-211833/" aria-label="Read more about Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Dutton-Regester, Lecturer, Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Many of us love seeing an echidna. Their shuffling walk, inquisitive gaze and protective spines are unmistakable, coupled with the coarse hair and stubby beak. They look like a quirky blend of hedgehog and anteater. But they’re ... <a title="They sense electric fields, tolerate snow and have ‘mating trains’: 4 reasons echidnas really are remarkable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/they-sense-electric-fields-tolerate-snow-and-have-mating-trains-4-reasons-echidnas-really-are-remarkable-210556/" aria-label="Read more about They sense electric fields, tolerate snow and have ‘mating trains’: 4 reasons echidnas really are remarkable">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland With the nation feeling the pressures of a housing crisis, some believe the Australian government needs to ease housing demand by limiting international migration. To others, this sentiment comes across as xenophobic. They dismiss it outright, ... <a title="Think curbing overseas migration will end the housing crisis? It won’t – and we can’t afford to do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/think-curbing-overseas-migration-will-end-the-housing-crisis-it-wont-and-we-cant-afford-to-do-it-211120/" aria-label="Read more about Think curbing overseas migration will end the housing crisis? It won’t – and we can’t afford to do it">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Professor Bruce Bonyhady is often described as the architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and is co-chair of the panel reviewing it. He spoke last week about the sustainability challenges faced ... <a title="20% of children have developmental delay. What does this mean for them, their families and the NDIS?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/20-of-children-have-developmental-delay-what-does-this-mean-for-them-their-families-and-the-ndis-212097/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of children have developmental delay. What does this mean for them, their families and the NDIS?">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Agnew, Senior Lecturer of Economics, University of Canterbury Even as an economics student at university, I remember heading into town on a Friday night knowing what I needed to pay the bills before I could spend on socialising. But despite having the financial literacy to know ... <a title="Financial education has its limits – if we want New Zealanders to be better with money, we need to start at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/financial-education-has-its-limits-if-we-want-new-zealanders-to-be-better-with-money-we-need-to-start-at-home-212098/" aria-label="Read more about Financial education has its limits – if we want New Zealanders to be better with money, we need to start at home">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The more people take up private health insurance, the less pressure on the public hospital system, including shorter waiting lists for surgery. That’s one of the key messages we’ve been hearing from government and the private ... <a title="Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/does-private-health-insurance-cut-public-hospital-waiting-lists-we-found-it-barely-makes-a-dent-211680/" aria-label="Read more about Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University KLC/Ewan Noakes, CC BY-ND Even though it’s still winter, the fire season has already started in Australia’s arid centre. About half of the Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park west of Alice Springs has burnt this year. The ... <a title="Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/indigenous-rangers-are-burning-the-desert-the-right-way-to-stop-the-wrong-kind-of-intense-fires-from-raging-211900/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Walsh, Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University Shutterstock As we pass the half way mark in term 3, many students in Year 12 will be thinking more and more about their future. Universities and TAFEs are having open ... <a title="‘So many things to consider’: how to help school leavers decide what to do next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/so-many-things-to-consider-how-to-help-school-leavers-decide-what-to-do-next-211189/" aria-label="Read more about ‘So many things to consider’: how to help school leavers decide what to do next">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janneke Blijlevens, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University These shoes are perfect, made for me! I have to get them! But really, I should be paying off my car loan instead. I can’t justify this purchase. Or can I …? We all know this feeling, this tension ... <a title="#GirlMaths: a seemingly innocent and fun way to justify expenses that can have serious financial consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/girlmaths-a-seemingly-innocent-and-fun-way-to-justify-expenses-that-can-have-serious-financial-consequences-211903/" aria-label="Read more about #GirlMaths: a seemingly innocent and fun way to justify expenses that can have serious financial consequences">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Phiddian, Professor of English, Flinders University After seven decades as a visual satirist provoking Australia as it is and might be, Bruce Petty passed away at 93 on April 6 this year. His career as a political cartoonist started with a trip to London in the ... <a title="How cartoonist Bruce Petty documented the Vietnam War – and how his great satire keeps finding its moment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/how-cartoonist-bruce-petty-documented-the-vietnam-war-and-how-his-great-satire-keeps-finding-its-moment-208952/" aria-label="Read more about How cartoonist Bruce Petty documented the Vietnam War – and how his great satire keeps finding its moment">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John White, Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University Imogen Warren, Shutterstock There’s nothing quite like having a rodent problem in your home. Most people will do anything to get rid of them. Australians usually reach for rat poison, without a second thought. Most of ... <a title="Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths – and that’s the tip of the iceberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/rat-poison-is-killing-our-beloved-native-owls-and-tawny-frogmouths-and-thats-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-212184/" aria-label="Read more about Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths – and that’s the tip of the iceberg">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral Researcher in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Dogs are important to a lot of humans, but what makes them so? Apart from being warm, soft and capable of inspiring our unconditional love, there are a number of unique characteristics that set dogs apart from ... <a title="An expert’s top 5 reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/an-experts-top-5-reasons-why-dogs-can-be-considered-exceptional-animals-211832/" aria-label="Read more about An expert’s top 5 reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals">Read more</a>
