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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lensen, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence | Pūkenga Matua, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington As the 2023 election campaign enters its final days, there is an elephant in the room that politicians seem keen to ignore: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ... <a title="NZ’s political leaders are ignoring the mounting threats from AI – and that’s putting everyone at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/nzs-political-leaders-are-ignoring-the-mounting-threats-from-ai-and-thats-putting-everyone-at-risk-214714/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s political leaders are ignoring the mounting threats from AI – and that’s putting everyone at risk">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Pacific Media Watch Pacific Media Network (PMN) has continued its transition into the “Moanaverse” with a new digital home for its news and media PMN said in a statement it was pleased to reveal its new website that “ensures the future of Pacific storytelling, radio and news media continues to connect with its growing online ... <a title="Pacific Media Network launches new ‘Moanaverse’ digital website" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/pacific-media-network-launches-new-moanaverse-digital-website/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media Network launches new ‘Moanaverse’ digital website">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have denounced the Rome Agreement of 30 September 1962 as “illegal” during protest speeches marking the 61st anniversary last Saturday. The groups gathered at several places throughout Indonesia to hold peaceful protests and speeches. The protesters ... <a title="West Papuan, Indonesian youth protest over ‘illegal’ 1962 Rome Agreement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/west-papuan-indonesian-youth-protest-over-illegal-1962-rome-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan, Indonesian youth protest over ‘illegal’ 1962 Rome Agreement">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Petraglia, Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University A general view of Wadi Gharandal riverine wetland, along the Jordan Rift Valley, showing palm trees concentrated at the centre of the wadi near the active spring. Mahmoud Abbas Our species, Homo sapiens, migrated out of Africa ... <a title="New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single ‘out of Africa’ origin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/new-path-for-early-human-migrations-through-a-once-lush-arabia-contradicts-a-single-out-of-africa-origin-214719/" aria-label="Read more about New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single ‘out of Africa’ origin">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Guagnin, Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Maria Guagnin, Michael Petraglia, CC BY About 7,000 years ago, a small group of people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia. We found some ... <a title="Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/stone-age-herders-transported-heavy-rock-tools-to-grind-animal-bones-plants-and-pigment-214838/" aria-label="Read more about Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Axel Bruns, Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology As campaigning in the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament continues, “no” campaigners have repeatedly argued against what they call “the Voice of division”. The results of our exclusive opinion poll suggest something to the ... <a title="New polling shows ‘no’ voters more likely to see Australia as already divided" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/new-polling-shows-no-voters-more-likely-to-see-australia-as-already-divided-214713/" aria-label="Read more about New polling shows ‘no’ voters more likely to see Australia as already divided">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Birrell, Researcher at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney Unsplash Moody, withdrawn, down. These words are often used by parents of teens. And young people may say they feel so “depressed” about upcoming exams, or that the world ... <a title="I think my teen is depressed. How can I get them help and what are the treatment options?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/i-think-my-teen-is-depressed-how-can-i-get-them-help-and-what-are-the-treatment-options-206702/" aria-label="Read more about I think my teen is depressed. How can I get them help and what are the treatment options?">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ... <a title="Made in America: how Biden’s climate package is fuelling the global drive to net zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/made-in-america-how-bidens-climate-package-is-fuelling-the-global-drive-to-net-zero-214709/" aria-label="Read more about Made in America: how Biden’s climate package is fuelling the global drive to net zero">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Banham, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Tasmania Shutterstock The famous Sycamore Gap tree was felled last week, prompting global expressions of sorrow, anger and horror. For some, the reaction was puzzling. Wasn’t it just a single tree in northern England? But for many, the tree felt profoundly ... <a title="It wasn’t just a tree: why it feels so bad to lose the iconic Sycamore Gap tree and others like it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/it-wasnt-just-a-tree-why-it-feels-so-bad-to-lose-the-iconic-sycamore-gap-tree-and-others-like-it-214841/" aria-label="Read more about It wasn’t just a tree: why it feels so bad to lose the iconic Sycamore Gap tree and others like it">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David O’Halloran, Adjunct Lecturer in Work and Labour Market Theory, Monash University National Archives of Australia There’s talk of bringing back Australia’s Commonwealth Employment Service. The Community and Public Sector Union has launched a campaign, the parliament has begun an inquiry into the appropriateness of the present ... <a title="Please, don’t bring back the Commonwealth Employment Service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/please-dont-bring-back-the-commonwealth-employment-service-214644/" aria-label="Read more about Please, don’t bring back the Commonwealth Employment Service">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney Jane Zhang/Madman Entertainment Australian cinema has often struggled to authentically portray the cultural lives of Middle Eastern Australians. Stereotypical stories frequently sidestep the intricacies of social bonds, as well as the cultural differences in domestic life and ... <a title="Shayda: this unflinching portrayal of domestic violence marks a profound shift in Australian cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/shayda-this-unflinching-portrayal-of-domestic-violence-marks-a-profound-shift-in-australian-cinema-212535/" aria-label="Read more about Shayda: this unflinching portrayal of domestic violence marks a profound shift in Australian cinema">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) supporters are livid Labour is refusing to recognise the state of Palestine a full 104 years after the first Palestinian calls for an independent state. It’s a disgraceful decision, both unprincipled and cowardly. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson confirmed this decision when answering questions here: Q ... <a title="John Minto: NZ’s Labour refuses to recognise Palestine – even after 104 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/john-minto-nzs-labour-refuses-to-recognise-palestine-even-after-104-years/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: NZ’s Labour refuses to recognise Palestine – even after 104 years">Read more</a>