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View from The Hill: Victorian Liberal Party to meet about allegations against Senator David Van

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton on Friday declared Victorian Liberal senator David Van should leave parliament ASAP. The opposition leader told Sydney radio: “I think it’s in everyone’s best interests that he resign from the parliament and I hope he’s able to do ... <a title="View from The Hill: Victorian Liberal Party to meet about allegations against Senator David Van" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/view-from-the-hill-victorian-liberal-party-to-meet-about-allegations-against-senator-david-van-207931/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Victorian Liberal Party to meet about allegations against Senator David Van">Read more</a>

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Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn MacKay, Senior Lecturer in Bioethics, University of Sydney Shutterstock Researchers have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, according to media reports. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova. This development, widely described as ... <a title="Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/scientists-have-created-synthetic-human-embryos-now-we-must-consider-the-ethical-and-moral-quandaries-207911/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries">Read more</a>

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Cuts in the state budget, a gallery on hold and millions on sports: the decline of arts support in South Australia

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The Adelaide Festival Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. Opened in 1973, the building was completed before the Sydney Opera House, Arts Centre Melbourne and the Queensland ... <a title="Cuts in the state budget, a gallery on hold and millions on sports: the decline of arts support in South Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/cuts-in-the-state-budget-a-gallery-on-hold-and-millions-on-sports-the-decline-of-arts-support-in-south-australia-207612/" aria-label="Read more about Cuts in the state budget, a gallery on hold and millions on sports: the decline of arts support in South Australia">Read more</a>

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Does it matter if you sit or stand to pee? And what about peeing in the shower?

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Shutterstock Do you sit or stand? That is the question about 7,000 men around the world have been asked about how they pee. We’ll get to their answers soon. But the media interest that followed prompted one ... <a title="Does it matter if you sit or stand to pee? And what about peeing in the shower?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/does-it-matter-if-you-sit-or-stand-to-pee-and-what-about-peeing-in-the-shower-206869/" aria-label="Read more about Does it matter if you sit or stand to pee? And what about peeing in the shower?">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Community Independent Dai Le on what voters are saying

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra For most voters, the cost of living is their major current concern. Rising interest rates and high prices for power, groceries and other necessities are hurting in particular lower and middle income people. Nowhere is this more the case than ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Community Independent Dai Le on what voters are saying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-community-independent-dai-le-on-what-voters-are-saying-207832/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Community Independent Dai Le on what voters are saying">Read more</a>

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Why does grass grow more slowly in winter?

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock A reader of The Conversation recently wrote in to ask: Why does grass grow slower in winter? It is a great question and at first the answer might seem obvious. There ... <a title="Why does grass grow more slowly in winter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/why-does-grass-grow-more-slowly-in-winter-206616/" aria-label="Read more about Why does grass grow more slowly in winter?">Read more</a>

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Both humans and AI hallucinate — but not in the same way

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Vivienne Bentley, Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation, Data61, CSIRO Google Deepmind/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The launch of ever-capable large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 has sparked much interest over the past six months. However, trust in these models has waned as users have discovered they can make ... <a title="Both humans and AI hallucinate — but not in the same way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/both-humans-and-ai-hallucinate-but-not-in-the-same-way-205754/" aria-label="Read more about Both humans and AI hallucinate — but not in the same way">Read more</a>

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Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Humphries, Associate professor in ecology, Charles Sturt University In this edited book extract, Paul Humphries describes how a proposal to feed hungry miners on Victoria’s goldfields led to a Murray cod fishery – and the collapse of cod populations, the effects of which are still with us ... <a title="Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/hungry-gold-miners-created-victorias-murray-cod-fisheries-and-were-still-dealing-with-the-consequences-206768/" aria-label="Read more about Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences">Read more</a>

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Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne James Ross/AAP A Victorian state Resolve poll for The Age, conducted with the federal May and June Resolve polls from a sample of about 1,000, gave Labor ... <a title="Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/woeful-victorian-poll-for-state-coalition-victoria-and-nsw-to-lose-federal-seats-as-wa-gains-207628/" aria-label="Read more about Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains">Read more</a>

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Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ’s Alpine Fault

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meghan S. Miller, Professor of Geophysics, Australian National University Author provided, CC BY-ND Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018. In the South Island, the largest seismic hazard is the ... <a title="Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ’s Alpine Fault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/seismology-at-light-speed-how-fibre-optic-telecommunications-cables-deliver-a-close-up-view-of-nzs-alpine-fault-206858/" aria-label="Read more about Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ’s Alpine Fault">Read more</a>

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‘He just kept going’ – why you might snap back, freeze or ignore street harassment

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock As someone who has spent the last decade researching sexual harassment and violence in public spaces, the question I’m commonly asked is: What advice should I give my teenage daughter about what to do when she’s ... <a title="‘He just kept going’ – why you might snap back, freeze or ignore street harassment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/he-just-kept-going-why-you-might-snap-back-freeze-or-ignore-street-harassment-207129/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He just kept going’ – why you might snap back, freeze or ignore street harassment">Read more</a>

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Imagine the outcry if factories killed as many people as wood heaters

June 16, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Dodd, Knowledge Broker, Centre for Safe Air (NHMRC CRE), University of Tasmania Shutterstock Imagine a fleet of ageing factories operating in neighbourhoods across Australia. On most days the smoke from their stacks is hardly noticed. But on cold days when the smog settles in the densely ... <a title="Imagine the outcry if factories killed as many people as wood heaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/imagine-the-outcry-if-factories-killed-as-many-people-as-wood-heaters-207411/" aria-label="Read more about Imagine the outcry if factories killed as many people as wood heaters">Read more</a>