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October 25, 2022
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist About 23,000 Melanesians live in Aotearoa and yesterday they had their first very own festival showcasing their diverse cultures. Fijians make up the bulk of the population but there are also ni-Vanuatu, Solomon Islanders, Papua New Guineans, West Papuans and Kanaks from New Caledonia. The founder and director of ... <a title="‘Forgotten’ Melanesians host their first cultural festival in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/25/forgotten-melanesians-host-their-first-cultural-festival-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forgotten’ Melanesians host their first cultural festival in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The promise by the Andrews government to reintroduce public enterprise to Victoria’s electricity industry, through a revived State Electricity Commission, is something of a shock. The process of electricity privatisation in Australia began with Labor in ... <a title="Labor’s love lost: the tide is turning on private ownership of electricity grids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/labors-love-lost-the-tide-is-turning-on-private-ownership-of-electricity-grids-193091/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s love lost: the tide is turning on private ownership of electricity grids">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Maley, Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP How should staff resources be allocated to members of parliament to carry out their legislative and deliberative functions? Disappointingly, the newly released review of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act ... <a title="Chance to reform the allocation of staff in federal parliament has been lost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/chance-to-reform-the-allocation-of-staff-in-federal-parliament-has-been-lost-192184/" aria-label="Read more about Chance to reform the allocation of staff in federal parliament has been lost">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renate Egan, Professor, UNSW Lead, Australian Centre of Advanced Photovoltaics, UNSW Sydney Andreas Gucklhorn/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation. Job done? Not quite. ... <a title="You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/you-might-think-solar-panels-have-been-perfected-but-we-can-still-make-them-even-better-and-cheaper-191755/" aria-label="Read more about You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaper">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Howden, Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Kat Von Wood/unsplash, CC BY Australia has just joined 122 other nations in signing a pledge to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. It was a long ... <a title="No, signing the global methane pledge won’t end the backyard barbecue – it’ll strengthen Aussie industries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/no-signing-the-global-methane-pledge-wont-end-the-backyard-barbecue-itll-strengthen-aussie-industries-192617/" aria-label="Read more about No, signing the global methane pledge won’t end the backyard barbecue – it’ll strengthen Aussie industries">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Fred Williams Australia 1927-82, worked in England 1952-56. Elephant 1953 cont é crayon 25.2 x 31.8 cm (sheet) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Presented by the Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs Lyn Williams, Founder Benefactor, 1988 ... <a title="Fred Williams is known for his landscapes. But his drawings are little pockets of explosive expressive energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/fred-williams-is-known-for-his-landscapes-but-his-drawings-are-little-pockets-of-explosive-expressive-energy-190734/" aria-label="Read more about Fred Williams is known for his landscapes. But his drawings are little pockets of explosive expressive energy">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University Christian Erfurt/Unsplash The South Australian government is planning to roll out a new mass media campaign about the impact of using methamphetamine, including crystal methamphetamine or “ice” and powdered methamphetamine or “speed”. The campaign includes ... <a title="Does methamphetamine use cause Parkinson’s? And what do pizza boxes have to do with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/does-methamphetamine-use-cause-parkinsons-and-what-do-pizza-boxes-have-to-do-with-it-192635/" aria-label="Read more about Does methamphetamine use cause Parkinson’s? And what do pizza boxes have to do with it?">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael K. Cohen, Doctoral Candidate in Engineering, University of Oxford DALL-E How would an artificial intelligence (AI) decide what to do? One common approach in AI research is called “reinforcement learning”. Reinforcement learning gives the software a “reward” defined in some way, and lets the software figure ... <a title="The danger of advanced artificial intelligence controlling its own feedback" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/the-danger-of-advanced-artificial-intelligence-controlling-its-own-feedback-190445/" aria-label="Read more about The danger of advanced artificial intelligence controlling its own feedback">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Egliston, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Meta According to Mark Zuckerberg, the “metaverse” – which the Meta founder describes as “an embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content – you are in it” – will radically change our lives. ... <a title="Is the metaverse really the future of work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/is-the-metaverse-really-the-future-of-work-192633/" aria-label="Read more about Is the metaverse really the future of work?">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Spring Zhou, Lecturer, operations and supply chain management, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Most developed countries hold significant quantities of medical supplies in reserve to respond in an emergency. For example, Australia has its National Medical Stockpile, which stocks personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves, among ... <a title="What should rich countries do with spare masks and gloves? It’s the opposite of what the WHO recommends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/what-should-rich-countries-do-with-spare-masks-and-gloves-its-the-opposite-of-what-the-who-recommends-191265/" aria-label="Read more about What should rich countries do with spare masks and gloves? It’s the opposite of what the WHO recommends">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aliakbar Gholampour, Senior Lecturer in Civil and Structural Engineering, Flinders University Shutterstock Building materials and construction generate about 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Much of these emissions are due to the environmentally unfriendly process of producing ordinary Portland cement, which is widely used in construction materials ... <a title="A green trifecta: how a concrete alternative can cut emissions, resource use and waste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/a-green-trifecta-how-a-concrete-alternative-can-cut-emissions-resource-use-and-waste-192501/" aria-label="Read more about A green trifecta: how a concrete alternative can cut emissions, resource use and waste">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr William James Baker, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Tasmania Members of Tasmanian Youth Orchestra Mike Morffew, Author provided One of the most important qualities for a young person to develop is resilience. This involves their ability to overcome adversity. Resilience is perhaps more important ... <a title="If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/if-you-want-your-child-to-be-more-resilient-get-them-to-join-a-choir-orchestra-or-band-190657/" aria-label="Read more about If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band">Read more</a>
