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January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Clark, Professor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock/Nils Versemann From the Torres Strait to Tasmania, and from the east coast to the west, beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian coastal history. Beach shacks have a distinctive identity as emblems of summer holidays ... <a title="Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they have also have a hidden, more complex history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/beach-shacks-are-an-iconic-part-of-australian-summer-yet-they-have-also-have-a-hidden-more-complex-history-241908/" aria-label="Read more about Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they have also have a hidden, more complex history">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Davis, Industry Professor of Emerging Technology and Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney Oselote/Shutterstock In November 2023, the estates of two now-deceased policyholders sued the US health insurer, United Healthcare, for deploying what they allege is a flawed artificial intelligence (AI) system to systematically ... <a title="Businesses can’t escape the AI revolution – so here’s how to build a culture of safe and responsible use" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/businesses-cant-escape-the-ai-revolution-so-heres-how-to-build-a-culture-of-safe-and-responsible-use-246024/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses can’t escape the AI revolution – so here’s how to build a culture of safe and responsible use">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Spry, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University Earth ring on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country, near Sunbury, Victoria. David Mullins On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out of hills. These “earth rings”, ... <a title="New excavation of ‘rings of mystery’ in Victoria reveals rich Aboriginal history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/new-excavation-of-rings-of-mystery-in-victoria-reveals-rich-aboriginal-history-246408/" aria-label="Read more about New excavation of ‘rings of mystery’ in Victoria reveals rich Aboriginal history">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Message, Professor of Public Humanities and Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University National Museum of Australia Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before it was destroyed ... <a title="Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/pompeii-comes-to-australia-and-ancient-and-contemporary-stories-of-disaster-and-loss-converge-246236/" aria-label="Read more about Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns. Chinese authorities first issued warnings about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in 2023, but media reports indicate cases may ... <a title="hMPV may be spreading in China. Here’s what to know about this virus – and why it’s not cause for alarm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/hmpv-may-be-spreading-in-china-heres-what-to-know-about-this-virus-and-why-its-not-cause-for-alarm-246775/" aria-label="Read more about hMPV may be spreading in China. Here’s what to know about this virus – and why it’s not cause for alarm">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Jean Baker, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University Nominations galore, but no wins for Aussiewood at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday. Formerly, the Golden Globes were voted on by the nonprofit Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which consisted of about 100 entertainment journalists based in California ... <a title="9 Australians can now vote for the Golden Globes – but Aussiewood came up empty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/9-australians-can-now-vote-for-the-golden-globes-but-aussiewood-came-up-empty-246416/" aria-label="Read more about 9 Australians can now vote for the Golden Globes – but Aussiewood came up empty">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dirk Matten, Professor of Sustainability, Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada The second season of Squid Game, Netflix’s most-watched show of all time, has been eagerly awaited by many. The first season featured players participating in a series of deadly ... <a title="‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is a dystopian reflection of capitalism’s dark side" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/squid-game-season-2-is-a-dystopian-reflection-of-capitalisms-dark-side-246633/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is a dystopian reflection of capitalism’s dark side">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a “blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a ‘faux pas’.” It evokes a sense of triviality rather than high seriousness. If one’s clumsiness results ... <a title="‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of the best (or worst)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/i-dont-hold-a-hose-mate-australias-political-history-is-full-of-gaffes-here-are-some-of-the-best-or-worst-241919/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of the best (or worst)">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne It’s the height of summer and many Australians have already experienced heatwaves, heavy rains and even significant bushfires over the Christmas and New Year period. But could we ... <a title="La Niña back this summer? Not likely – and unofficial declarations are jumping the gun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/la-nina-back-this-summer-not-likely-and-unofficial-declarations-are-jumping-the-gun-246778/" aria-label="Read more about La Niña back this summer? Not likely – and unofficial declarations are jumping the gun">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Israelis were frustrated that captives remained in Gaza and surprised that, in recent weeks, Israeli military activity there had intensified, Liel said. ‘Surprised’ over military intensity“Generally speaking, Israelis are quite surprised that the intensity of the military activity is growing. I think the general feeling here was a month or two ago that [the war] ... <a title="Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/young-israelis-dont-want-peace-warns-former-israeli-top-diplomat/" aria-label="Read more about Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a “blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a ‘faux pas’.” It evokes a sense of triviality rather than high seriousness. If one’s clumsiness results ... <a title="‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of best (or worst)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/i-dont-hold-a-hose-mate-australias-political-history-is-full-of-gaffes-here-are-some-of-best-or-worst-241919/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of best (or worst)">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent, French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s territorial government has been toppled on Christmas Eve, due to a mass resignation within its ranks. Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Jérémie Katidjo-Monnier said he was resigning from the cabinet, with immediate effect. Katidjo-Monnier was the sole representative from Calédonie Ensemble (a moderately pro-France ... <a title="‘Bloc’ resignation over riots recovery plan topples New Caledonia’s government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/bloc-resignation-over-riots-recovery-plan-topples-new-caledonias-government/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bloc’ resignation over riots recovery plan topples New Caledonia’s government">Read more</a>
