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Keith Rankin on Predicting the Final Outcome of the Election

November 3, 2023

Analysis by Keith Rankin. There may be some surprises when the final election count comes out today. One particular point to note refers back to the United States presidential election of 2020, when the late votes in most states – those votes not counted on election night – very heavily favoured Biden over Trump. The ... <a title="Keith Rankin on Predicting the Final Outcome of the Election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/keith-rankin-on-predicting-the-final-outcome-of-the-election/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin on Predicting the Final Outcome of the Election">Read more</a>

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In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat’s Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Waldron, Senior Lecturer in History, Federation University Australia The discovery of gold in Ballarat in 1851 transformed its landscape to a staggering degree. Within days, and despite the news being initially suppressed, hundreds of men had gathered along the Yarrowee River. They sluiced the clay and ... <a title="In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat’s Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/in-the-1800s-colonial-settlers-moved-ballarats-yarrowee-river-the-impacts-are-still-felt-today-214949/" aria-label="Read more about In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat’s Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today">Read more</a>

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Whose job will AI replace? Here’s why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niusha Shafiabady, Associate Professor in Computational Intelligence, Charles Darwin University Artificial intelligence is changing the world – and one of the main areas it will affect in the short-to-medium term is the workforce. AI algorithms imitate real-world systems. The more repetitive a system is, the easier it ... <a title="Whose job will AI replace? Here’s why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/whose-job-will-ai-replace-heres-why-a-clerk-in-ethiopia-has-more-to-fear-than-one-in-california-216735/" aria-label="Read more about Whose job will AI replace? Here’s why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California">Read more</a>

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The ‘drums of war’ are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David S G Goodman, Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney Fifty years ago this week, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam visited the People’s Republic of China, establishing a relationship that has become mutually beneficial in terms of economic growth and development to both ... <a title="The ‘drums of war’ are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/the-drums-of-war-are-receding-but-anthony-albanese-still-faces-many-uncertainties-on-his-trip-to-china-216727/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘drums of war’ are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China">Read more</a>

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I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Ward, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney EndemolShine Australia, CC BY-ND Many people will have heard about “intergenerational practice” via the TV. This is the purposeful bringing together of different generations, aiming to benefit all involved. It’s the idea central to ... <a title="I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/i-was-a-geriatrician-on-old-peoples-home-for-teenagers-heres-why-i-joined-this-tv-experiment-215074/" aria-label="Read more about I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment">Read more</a>

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Is nuclear the answer to Australia’s climate crisis?

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reuben Finighan, PhD candidate at the LSE and Research Fellow at the Superpower Institute, The University of Melbourne This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. In Australia’s race to net zero emissions, nuclear power has surged back ... <a title="Is nuclear the answer to Australia’s climate crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/is-nuclear-the-answer-to-australias-climate-crisis-216891/" aria-label="Read more about Is nuclear the answer to Australia’s climate crisis?">Read more</a>

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Taming wild northern rivers could harm marine fisheries and threaten endangered sawfish

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Éva Plagányi, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Google Earth Image Landsat/Copernicus, CC BY-ND Australia’s tropical northern rivers still run wild and free. These relatively pristine areas have so far avoided extensive development. But this might not last. There are ongoing scoping studies exploring irrigating agricultural land using ... <a title="Taming wild northern rivers could harm marine fisheries and threaten endangered sawfish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/taming-wild-northern-rivers-could-harm-marine-fisheries-and-threaten-endangered-sawfish-212690/" aria-label="Read more about Taming wild northern rivers could harm marine fisheries and threaten endangered sawfish">Read more</a>

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AI chatbots are coming to your workplace but are not necessarily coming for your job

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Artificial Intelligence chatbots are everywhere. They have captured the public imagination and that of countless Silicon Valley inventors and investors since the arrival of ChatGPT about a year ago. The stunning human-like abilities of conversational AI ... <a title="AI chatbots are coming to your workplace but are not necessarily coming for your job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/ai-chatbots-are-coming-to-your-workplace-but-are-not-necessarily-coming-for-your-job-216433/" aria-label="Read more about AI chatbots are coming to your workplace but are not necessarily coming for your job">Read more</a>

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I was a ward of the state. The horrors of the Parramatta Girls’ Home were legendary

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Z. Wilson, Adjunct Associate Professor in History, Australian Catholic University Readers are advised this article discusses sexual abuse. In the Sydney suburb of North Parramatta sits a cluster of very old buildings known as the “Parramatta Female Factory Precinct”. Built in 1821 to house and provide ... <a title="I was a ward of the state. The horrors of the Parramatta Girls’ Home were legendary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/i-was-a-ward-of-the-state-the-horrors-of-the-parramatta-girls-home-were-legendary-214567/" aria-label="Read more about I was a ward of the state. The horrors of the Parramatta Girls’ Home were legendary">Read more</a>

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Whakaari/White Island court case will change the level of accepted risk in NZ’s tourism industry

November 3, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management/ Adjunct Associate Professor, University of South Australia An Auckland court has found Whakaari Management Limited (WML) guilty of breaching workplace safety laws relating to the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019. This decision could have implications for anyone involved in ... <a title="Whakaari/White Island court case will change the level of accepted risk in NZ’s tourism industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/03/whakaari-white-island-court-case-will-change-the-level-of-accepted-risk-in-nzs-tourism-industry-216817/" aria-label="Read more about Whakaari/White Island court case will change the level of accepted risk in NZ’s tourism industry">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Treasurer Jim Chalmers pumps up his role in energy transition

November 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Jim Chalmers – as if he doesn’t have enough on his plate – is marching into the centre of energy policy. This is probably a good thing for the government, because the transition to renewables isn’t going as well as ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Treasurer Jim Chalmers pumps up his role in energy transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/02/grattan-on-friday-treasurer-jim-chalmers-pumps-up-his-role-in-energy-transition-216907/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Treasurer Jim Chalmers pumps up his role in energy transition">Read more</a>

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Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security? Not necessarily

November 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Yesterday, Abdul Nacer Benbrika, perhaps Australia’s most notorious convicted terrorist, won in the High Court. A six-one majority of the court struck down a ministerial power to revoke the Australian citizenship of certain terrorist ... <a title="Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security? Not necessarily" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/02/is-a-terrorists-win-in-the-high-court-bad-for-national-security-not-necessarily-216896/" aria-label="Read more about Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security? Not necessarily">Read more</a>