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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Chay_Tee/Shutterstock False and misleading health information online and on social media is on the rise, thanks to rapid developments in deepfake technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI). This allows videos, photos ... <a title="Generative AI and deepfakes are fuelling health misinformation. Here’s what to look out for so you don’t get scammed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/generative-ai-and-deepfakes-are-fuelling-health-misinformation-heres-what-to-look-out-for-so-you-dont-get-scammed-246149/" aria-label="Read more about Generative AI and deepfakes are fuelling health misinformation. Here’s what to look out for so you don’t get scammed">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan W. Marshall, Associate Professor & Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University Big Name, No Blankets. James Henry/Perth Festival In the Perth Festival exhibitions brochure, artistic director Anna Reece noted that the city is “uniquely positioned in relation to Southeast Asia ... <a title="Aboriginal bands, experimental dance and a Hindu epic: the highlights of Perth Festival 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/aboriginal-bands-experimental-dance-and-a-hindu-epic-the-highlights-of-perth-festival-2025-252030/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal bands, experimental dance and a Hindu epic: the highlights of Perth Festival 2025">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland Angelica Pasquali/Shutterstock Cats and milk often go hand in hand in popular culture. But on dairy farms, cats do much more than enjoy a saucer of milk – their mousing skills are essential. That’s because ... <a title="Working dogs and horses have tax-deductible upkeep. But Australia’s thousands of working cats go unrecognised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/working-dogs-and-horses-have-tax-deductible-upkeep-but-australias-thousands-of-working-cats-go-unrecognised-248675/" aria-label="Read more about Working dogs and horses have tax-deductible upkeep. But Australia’s thousands of working cats go unrecognised">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Getty Images What actually was the biggest dinosaur? – Zavier, 14, Tauranga, New Zealand. Great question Zavier, and one that palaeontologists (scientists who study fossil animals and plants) are interested in all around the world. And let’s ... <a title="Curious Kids: what was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/curious-kids-what-was-the-biggest-dinosaur-that-ever-lived-250885/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is worse than the general population and the gulf is getting wider. Our new study, published recently in BMJ Mental Health, shows ... <a title="We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for over 20 years. And we’re worried" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/we-tracked-the-mental-health-of-trans-and-gender-diverse-australians-for-over-20-years-and-were-worried-249355/" aria-label="Read more about We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for over 20 years. And we’re worried">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Signing off his 26-year parliamentary career three years ago, the retiring Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon lamented a power imbalance that allowed the majority party routinely to railroad the national legislature. In a refreshingly frank valedictory speech, the former ... <a title="Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/independent-mps-are-elected-for-a-reason-hung-parliaments-may-be-precisely-what-voters-want-251900/" aria-label="Read more about Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pascal Scherrer, Associate Professor, Southern Cross University Leah-Anne Thompson/Shutterstock Luxury hiking developments are popping up around Australia – fancy lodges, hot showers and extensive walking infrastructure. While many opt for these deluxe alternatives to a backpack and tent, they can also stop independent hikers with smaller budgets ... <a title="Luxury hiking developments look picture-perfect, but could stop everyday Australians from accessing national parks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/luxury-hiking-developments-look-picture-perfect-but-could-stop-everyday-australians-from-accessing-national-parks-250626/" aria-label="Read more about Luxury hiking developments look picture-perfect, but could stop everyday Australians from accessing national parks">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Schulz, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Adelaide Shutterstock/ Matej Kastelic Editor’s note: this article contains examples of offensive and abusive language. Researchers have been reporting a disturbing rise in sexist, misogynist behaviour from students in school classrooms. This includes Australian studies which show how ... <a title="‘They eat snacks during class and swing on chairs’: the worrying, sexist behaviour of some young men at uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/they-eat-snacks-during-class-and-swing-on-chairs-the-worrying-sexist-behaviour-of-some-young-men-at-uni-251702/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They eat snacks during class and swing on chairs’: the worrying, sexist behaviour of some young men at uni">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John McMullan, Screen Production Lecturer, Murdoch University It feels like everything is slowly but surely being affected by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). And like every other disruptive technology before it, AI is having both positive and negative outcomes for society. One of these negative outcomes ... <a title="How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/how-ai-images-are-flattening-indigenous-cultures-creating-a-new-form-of-tech-colonialism-246972/" aria-label="Read more about How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Lavers (Métis Nation ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ), Lecturer in Ornithology, Charles Sturt University Ingested plastic recovered from one of the shearwater chicks included in the study. Jennifer Lavers We all know microplastics are bad for the environment and our health, but do we really know how bad? Our new ... <a title="World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/world-first-analysis-of-seabirds-whove-eaten-plastic-reveals-slow-insidious-health-impacts-222893/" aria-label="Read more about World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology Atstock Productions/Shutterstock Trans and non-binary people in New Zealand and elsewhere can be the targets of harmful rhetoric and violence. Recent research found one in five trans and non-binary people in New Zealand were threatened with physical violence ... <a title="Trans and non-binary New Zealanders earn less and are more likely to be unemployed – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/trans-and-non-binary-new-zealanders-earn-less-and-are-more-likely-to-be-unemployed-new-study-247341/" aria-label="Read more about Trans and non-binary New Zealanders earn less and are more likely to be unemployed – new study">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iris de Ruiter, Postdoctoral Researcher in OzGrav, University of Sydney Artist’s impression of a red dwarf (left) and a white dwarf orbiting each other, resulting in radio pulses. Daniëlle Futselaar/artsource.nl In the past three years, astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of radio source. We call ... <a title="Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down – and the source is not what astronomers expected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/mysterious-radio-pulses-from-space-have-been-tracked-down-and-the-source-is-not-what-astronomers-expected-250251/" aria-label="Read more about Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down – and the source is not what astronomers expected">Read more</a>
