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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Jarzabkowski, Professor in Strategic Management, The University of Queensland A series of wildfires in Los Angeles County have caused widespread devastation in California, including at least 24 deaths and the destruction of more than 12,000 homes and structures. Thousands of residents have been evacuated, and the ... <a title="The LA fires have prompted a reckoning for the insurance industry – Australian premiums could soar as a result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/the-la-fires-have-prompted-a-reckoning-for-the-insurance-industry-australian-premiums-could-soar-as-a-result-247207/" aria-label="Read more about The LA fires have prompted a reckoning for the insurance industry – Australian premiums could soar as a result">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chelsea Watego, Professor of Indigenous Health, Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology Just before universities closed for the year in 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission released its Interim Report on Racism at Australian Universities. The timing of the report’s release resulted in little news ... <a title="The Human Rights Commission has handed down a report on racism at Australian universities. Here’s why it fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/the-human-rights-commission-has-handed-down-a-report-on-racism-at-australian-universities-heres-why-it-fails-246422/" aria-label="Read more about The Human Rights Commission has handed down a report on racism at Australian universities. Here’s why it fails">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jian Xu, Associate Professor in Communication, Deakin University Ti Vla/Shutterstock Social media giant TikTok is preparing to shut down its app in the United States this Sunday – the day that legislation signed by President Joe Biden last year banning the app takes effect. There is a ... <a title="US ‘TikTok refugees’ are fleeing to Chinese app RedNote. It’s a new phase of the digital cold war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/us-tiktok-refugees-are-fleeing-to-chinese-app-rednote-its-a-new-phase-of-the-digital-cold-war-247342/" aria-label="Read more about US ‘TikTok refugees’ are fleeing to Chinese app RedNote. It’s a new phase of the digital cold war">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kath Albury, Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology natamrli/Shutterstock Last week, social media giant Meta announced major changes to its content moderation practices. This includes an end to its fact-checking program, starting ... <a title="Meta’s shift to ‘community notes’ risks hurting online health info providers more than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/metas-shift-to-community-notes-risks-hurting-online-health-info-providers-more-than-ever-247331/" aria-label="Read more about Meta’s shift to ‘community notes’ risks hurting online health info providers more than ever">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Effie Karageorgos, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Newcastle Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy SEARCH Foundation, CC BY Journalist Simon Townsend has died aged 79 only a few months after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. A statement released by ... <a title="Remembering Simon Townsend as a conscientious objector and fearless anti-Vietnam War activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/remembering-simon-townsend-as-a-conscientious-objector-and-fearless-anti-vietnam-war-activist-247457/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering Simon Townsend as a conscientious objector and fearless anti-Vietnam War activist">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Andhov, Associate Professor, Law School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Iconic Bestiary/Shutterstock They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But in the world of legal contracts, pictures can be worth even more by making complicated concepts more accessible to people without expertise. Traditional ... <a title="Say it with a picture: overcoming legalese in public procurement contracts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/say-it-with-a-picture-overcoming-legalese-in-public-procurement-contracts-244924/" aria-label="Read more about Say it with a picture: overcoming legalese in public procurement contracts">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne After 467 days of violence, a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached and will come into effect on Sunday, pending Israeli government approval. This agreement will not end the war or bring about peace. Ceasefires ... <a title="Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire. It doesn’t guarantee a peaceful end to a devastating war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/israel-and-hamas-have-agreed-to-a-ceasefire-it-doesnt-guarantee-a-peaceful-end-to-a-devastating-war-247338/" aria-label="Read more about Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire. It doesn’t guarantee a peaceful end to a devastating war">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group + School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney byvalet/Shutterstock Australia is considered a nation of beach lovers. But with all this water surrounding us, drownings remain tragically common. At least 55 people have drowned in waterways in Australia so ... <a title="Despite decades of beach safety ads, at least 55 people have drowned in Australia this summer. It’s time to change tack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/despite-decades-of-beach-safety-ads-at-least-55-people-have-drowned-in-australia-this-summer-its-time-to-change-tack-245747/" aria-label="Read more about Despite decades of beach safety ads, at least 55 people have drowned in Australia this summer. It’s time to change tack">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Sergii Gnatiuk/Shutterstock Over the past two years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated public attention. This year signals the beginning of a new phase: the rise of AI agents. AI agents are autonomous systems that can make ... <a title="‘AI agents’ promise to arrange your finances, do your taxes, book your holidays – and put us all at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/ai-agents-promise-to-arrange-your-finances-do-your-taxes-book-your-holidays-and-put-us-all-at-risk-247021/" aria-label="Read more about ‘AI agents’ promise to arrange your finances, do your taxes, book your holidays – and put us all at risk">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Norris, Associate Professor of Practice Health Technology Assessment, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data, School of Public Health, University of Sydney Iryna Inshyna/Shutterstock Within a few days of being born, more than 300,000 Australian babies a year have a spot of their blood analysed ... <a title="Should we sequence the DNA of every baby born in Australia? Soon, you could have your say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/should-we-sequence-the-dna-of-every-baby-born-in-australia-soon-you-could-have-your-say-244919/" aria-label="Read more about Should we sequence the DNA of every baby born in Australia? Soon, you could have your say">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland shisu_ka/Shutterstock A wide range of voices in the Australian media have been sounding the alarm about the phenomenon of “forever-renting”. This describes a situation in which individuals or families are unable to transition from renting to ... <a title="Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/home-ownership-is-slipping-out-of-reach-its-time-to-rethink-our-fear-of-forever-renting-245848/" aria-label="Read more about Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Originally known as 2JJ, or Double Jay, when it launched in Sydney at 11am on January 19 1975, Triple J has since become the national youth network. The station now encompasses broadcast radio, live events, social media ... <a title="50 years of Triple J: challenging censorship, supporting Australian artists, and ‘no dope in the studio!’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/50-years-of-triple-j-challenging-censorship-supporting-australian-artists-and-no-dope-in-the-studio-246679/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years of Triple J: challenging censorship, supporting Australian artists, and ‘no dope in the studio!’">Read more</a>
