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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra While federal politics often seems “top down”, some issues are pushed onto the national agenda from lower levels. We’re seeing this with the increasing concern to protect kids from the harmful effects of social media. This week Prime Minister Anthony ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Growing momentum for governments to fight social media’s grip on children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/grattan-on-friday-growing-momentum-for-governments-to-fight-social-medias-grip-on-children-230771/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Growing momentum for governments to fight social media’s grip on children">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Nouméa today under heavy security after pro-independence protests by indigenous Kanaks followed by rioting in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia. Speaking to a pool of journalists, he set as his top priority the return to peace with New Caledonia ... <a title="Macron says ‘peace, calm and security’ his top priority for New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/macron-says-peace-calm-and-security-his-top-priority-for-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Macron says ‘peace, calm and security’ his top priority for New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Balolia, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Australian National University Slavianin/Shutterstock Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large, bizarre nose. In male proboscis monkeys, their bulbous noses will often hang past their mouths. But why evolve such a strange feature? ... <a title="Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses – now we better understand why they evolved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/honk-these-monkeys-have-truly-legendary-noses-now-we-better-understand-why-they-evolved-230012/" aria-label="Read more about Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses – now we better understand why they evolved">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Dewald Kirsten/Shutterstock The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia was reported yesterday in Victoria. A child acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India ... <a title="Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/bird-flu-is-hitting-australian-poultry-farms-and-the-first-human-case-has-been-reported-in-victoria-heres-what-we-know-230691/" aria-label="Read more about Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The energy debate has ramped up, with government and opposition trading blows over their respective plans to secure Australia’s energy future. The budget announced big tax incentives for green energy projects. Earlier the government embraced the importance of gas up ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-madeleine-king-on-investment-incentives-and-the-pivotal-role-of-gas-230772/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Englezos, Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University OpenAI will be removing access to one of its ChatGPT voices, following objections by actor Scarlett Johansson that it sounds “eerily similar” to her own. Earlier this week, the company said it was “working to pause” the voice of ... <a title="Scarlett Johansson’s row with OpenAI reminds us identity is a slippery yet important subject. AI leaves everyone’s at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/scarlett-johanssons-row-with-openai-reminds-us-identity-is-a-slippery-yet-important-subject-ai-leaves-everyones-at-risk-230677/" aria-label="Read more about Scarlett Johansson’s row with OpenAI reminds us identity is a slippery yet important subject. AI leaves everyone’s at risk">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Panga Media/Shutterstock Globalisation is on shaky ground. As China rises, the United States and its allies are moving to reduce their reliance on the world’s factory. The rivalry between the US and China is wide-ranging, from competition in ... <a title="Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/critical-minerals-for-the-world-or-just-for-the-us-turning-australia-into-a-green-minerals-powerhouse-comes-with-risks-230212/" aria-label="Read more about Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
By Adam Gifford of Waatea News A New Zealand Kanak woman, Jesse Ounei, says young people in New Caledonia feel a sense of anger and betrayal at the way France is attempting to “snuff out” any prospect of independence for its Pacific territory. France invaded New Caledonia in 1853 and pushed the Kanak people into ... <a title="French ‘betrayal’ triggered Kanak youth rebellion in Nouméa, says activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/french-betrayal-triggered-kanak-youth-rebellion-in-noumea-says-activist/" aria-label="Read more about French ‘betrayal’ triggered Kanak youth rebellion in Nouméa, says activist">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Furger, Graduate Researcher and Teaching Fellow in International Law, The University of Melbourne This week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) applied for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, in connection with ... <a title="US hostility towards the ICC is nothing new – it has long supported the court only when it suits American interests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/us-hostility-towards-the-icc-is-nothing-new-it-has-long-supported-the-court-only-when-it-suits-american-interests-230663/" aria-label="Read more about US hostility towards the ICC is nothing new – it has long supported the court only when it suits American interests">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vita Pilkington, Research Assistant, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Retiring from professional sport can be anguishing for some athletes. In Australia, high-profile athletes such as Brendan Cannon, Nathan Bracken, Stephanie Rice and Lauren Jackson have spoken about the loss of identity, purpose and goals for the ... <a title="It’s not just retiring athletes who need mental health support – young sportspeople need it, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/its-not-just-retiring-athletes-who-need-mental-health-support-young-sportspeople-need-it-too-230296/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just retiring athletes who need mental health support – young sportspeople need it, too">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Gustave Moreau’s The Apparition (1876-1877). © President and Fellows of Harvard College, CC BY-NC-SA New norms for differentiating supernatural phenomena from the natural within Roman Catholicism took effect on May 19. The ... <a title="The Vatican is cracking down on miracles. Here are the new rules for ‘supernatural’ occurrences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/the-vatican-is-cracking-down-on-miracles-here-are-the-new-rules-for-supernatural-occurrences-230544/" aria-label="Read more about The Vatican is cracking down on miracles. Here are the new rules for ‘supernatural’ occurrences">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Debates about infrastructure often turn around money – with good reason. It’s estimated New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit – the amount we would need to spend to modernise, upgrade and build what we ... <a title="How to end the wasteful boom-bust cycle driving NZ’s infrastructure gap: new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/23/how-to-end-the-wasteful-boom-bust-cycle-driving-nzs-infrastructure-gap-new-report-230398/" aria-label="Read more about How to end the wasteful boom-bust cycle driving NZ’s infrastructure gap: new report">Read more</a>
