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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chay Brown, Research and Partnerships Manager, The Equality Institute, & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University shutterstock Content warning: this article contains mentions of racial discrimination against First Nations people, and themes of domestic violence. Let us tell you about our town, our home. Mparntwe/Alice Springs is a ... <a title="Here’s some context missing from the Mparntwe Alice Springs ‘crime wave’ reporting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/heres-some-context-missing-from-the-mparntwe-alice-springs-crime-wave-reporting-199481/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s some context missing from the Mparntwe Alice Springs ‘crime wave’ reporting">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Shutterstock If you’re really feeling the heat this summer, it might be down to more than the temperature outside. Some types of medicines can increase your core body temperature or make you feel hotter than ... <a title="Is my medicine making me feel hotter this summer? 5 reasons why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/is-my-medicine-making-me-feel-hotter-this-summer-5-reasons-why-199085/" aria-label="Read more about Is my medicine making me feel hotter this summer? 5 reasons why">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camellia Webb-Gannon, Lecturer, University of Wollongong “Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is – no one ever had anything bad to say about him”, says a colleague of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage this week by members of the West Papuan Liberation Army (TPN-PB) ... <a title="The NZ pilot held hostage in West Papua is the pawn in a conflict only real international engagement can resolve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/the-nz-pilot-held-hostage-in-west-papua-is-the-pawn-in-a-conflict-only-real-international-engagement-can-resolve-199601/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ pilot held hostage in West Papua is the pawn in a conflict only real international engagement can resolve">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renée Middlemost, Lecturer, Communication and Media, University of Wollongong IMDB A jaunty yet dramatic piano-driven soundtrack motif; a view of the Golden Gate Bridge; a series of location shots around San Francisco. The generic title sequence of the 2003 film The Room barely hints at what follows. ... <a title="‘You can love something deep inside your heart and there is nothing wrong with it’: why we still love The Room, 20 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/you-can-love-something-deep-inside-your-heart-and-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-it-why-we-still-love-the-room-20-years-on-198665/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You can love something deep inside your heart and there is nothing wrong with it’: why we still love The Room, 20 years on">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julien Louys, Deputy Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University Julian Louys, Author provided On the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, a short valley extends south towards the looming Mount Homa. From it have emerged some of the oldest-known stone tools used to butcher ... <a title="We found 2.9-million-year-old stone tools used to butcher ancient hippos – but likely not by our ancestors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/we-found-2-9-million-year-old-stone-tools-used-to-butcher-ancient-hippos-but-likely-not-by-our-ancestors-199499/" aria-label="Read more about We found 2.9-million-year-old stone tools used to butcher ancient hippos – but likely not by our ancestors">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Collin Bjork, Senior Lecturer, Massey University Collin Bjork, Author provided The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT is palpable. People are both optimistic and frightened by the possibilities of these tools. Clearly, these technologies will change how people write. But in terms of what people ... <a title="ChatGPT threatens language diversity. More needs to be done to protect our differences in the age of AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/chatgpt-threatens-language-diversity-more-needs-to-be-done-to-protect-our-differences-in-the-age-of-ai-198878/" aria-label="Read more about ChatGPT threatens language diversity. More needs to be done to protect our differences in the age of AI">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Cutler, Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University Shutterstock Last financial year, the Australian government spent more than A$37 billion on primary care – a patient’s usual first contact with the health system when sick or injured. Every year, this spending ... <a title="Need a bulk-billing GP? Why throwing more money at Medicare isn’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/need-a-bulk-billing-gp-why-throwing-more-money-at-medicare-isnt-the-answer-199303/" aria-label="Read more about Need a bulk-billing GP? Why throwing more money at Medicare isn’t the answer">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kilian Vos, Research Associate, UNSW Sydney If you’ve been visiting the same beach for a few summers, you’ll have seen it change. While beaches look static, they’re actually one of the most dynamic regions on Earth. Winds, waves and tides stir and push sand around constantly. Storms ... <a title="Millions of satellite images reveal how beaches around the Pacific vanish or replenish in El Niño and La Niña years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/millions-of-satellite-images-reveal-how-beaches-around-the-pacific-vanish-or-replenish-in-el-nino-and-la-nina-years-198505/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of satellite images reveal how beaches around the Pacific vanish or replenish in El Niño and La Niña years">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Page Jeffery, Lecturer in media and communications, University of Sydney Ksenia Chernaya/Pexels The surgeon general is the “nation’s doctor” in the United States. They are tasked with giving Americans the “best scientific information” about their health. Late last month, the current US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, ... <a title="Is 13 too young to have a TikTok or Instagram account?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/is-13-too-young-to-have-a-tiktok-or-instagram-account-199097/" aria-label="Read more about Is 13 too young to have a TikTok or Instagram account?">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW Sydney shutterstock The Albanese government’s efforts to address the gender pay gap are laudable. Despite all the attention given to the issue over the past decade or so, sectoral pay discrimination is very real and workplace biases persist. But the ... <a title="Australia’s new pay equality law risks failing women – unless we make this simple fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/australias-new-pay-equality-law-risks-failing-women-unless-we-make-this-simple-fix-199587/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new pay equality law risks failing women – unless we make this simple fix">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ebony Nilsson, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University AR/BNPS The Chinese “spy balloon” shot down over the United States has brought the seemingly strange methods of surveillance and espionage into news headlines. Balloons have long been used for espionage – and not just for surveillance, as appears to ... <a title="Forget spy balloons, the world of surveillance has tried everything from schoolchildren to trained cats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/forget-spy-balloons-the-world-of-surveillance-has-tried-everything-from-schoolchildren-to-trained-cats-199300/" aria-label="Read more about Forget spy balloons, the world of surveillance has tried everything from schoolchildren to trained cats">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Melbourne outer suburban seat of Aston, set for a byelection after former Liberal minister Alan Tudge’s resignation, has already made its mark on history. The Howard government was on the ropes in 2001 when Aston’s then Liberal MP, Peter ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Aston byelection will test Peter Dutton’s ability to campaign on Victoria’s tough terrain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/09/grattan-on-friday-aston-byelection-will-test-peter-duttons-ability-to-campaign-on-victorias-tough-terrain-199606/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Aston byelection will test Peter Dutton’s ability to campaign on Victoria’s tough terrain">Read more</a>
