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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ladan Hashemi, Senior Research Fellow in Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau PickPik, CC BY-SA Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives have a higher risk of obesity. But as our new research shows, this risk can be reduced through positive experiences. Childhood traumatic ... <a title="Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity – but this can be turned around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/children-with-traumatic-experiences-have-a-higher-risk-of-obesity-but-this-can-be-turned-around-245656/" aria-label="Read more about Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity – but this can be turned around">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, RMIT University Vietnam Luke Conroy and Anne Fehres & AI4Media, CC BY-SA Last week the billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk, claimed the pool of human-generated data that’s used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT ... <a title="Tech companies are turning to ‘synthetic data’ to train AI models – but there’s a hidden cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/tech-companies-are-turning-to-synthetic-data-to-train-ai-models-but-theres-a-hidden-cost-246248/" aria-label="Read more about Tech companies are turning to ‘synthetic data’ to train AI models – but there’s a hidden cost">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carmen Lim, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland Visualistka/Shutterstock A multi-million dollar business has developed in Australia to meet the demand for medicinal cannabis. Australians spent more than A$400 million on it in the first half of 2024 ... <a title="We looked at 54 medicinal cannabis websites to see if they followed the rules. Here’s what we found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/we-looked-at-54-medicinal-cannabis-websites-to-see-if-they-followed-the-rules-heres-what-we-found-244932/" aria-label="Read more about We looked at 54 medicinal cannabis websites to see if they followed the rules. Here’s what we found">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Stained glass with a depiction of the martyred nuns, Saint Honoré d’Eylau Church, Paris. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The Martyrs of Compiègne, a group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, ... <a title="These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/these-16-nuns-were-guillotined-in-the-french-revolution-now-the-pope-has-declared-them-saints-246329/" aria-label="Read more about These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Arthur Poulin/Unsplash A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite. This news comes after both Victoria and New South Wales issued public health alerts ... <a title="Mozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here’s what to know if you’re spending time outdoors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/mozzies-may-be-carrying-japanese-encephalitis-this-summer-heres-what-to-know-if-youre-spending-time-outdoors-246781/" aria-label="Read more about Mozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here’s what to know if you’re spending time outdoors">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pavlina Jasovska, Senior Lecturer in International Business & Strategy, University of Technology Sydney Multiculturalism is central to Australia’s identity, with more than half the population coming from overseas or having parents who did. Most Australians view multiculturalism positively. However, many experience a declining sense of belonging and ... <a title="How Sydney’s cultural festivals cultivate a sense of hope and optimism for Australia’s future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/how-sydneys-cultural-festivals-cultivate-a-sense-of-hope-and-optimism-for-australias-future-244639/" aria-label="Read more about How Sydney’s cultural festivals cultivate a sense of hope and optimism for Australia’s future">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s Sunday “soft launch” of his campaign for election year was carefully calibrated to pitch to the party faithful while seeking to project enough nuance to avoid alienating centrist voters. It contained nothing new – there was ... <a title="View from The Hill: Dutton’s 2025 launch still leaves voters needing answers on key policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/12/view-from-the-hill-duttons-2025-launch-still-leaves-voters-needing-answers-on-key-policies-247193/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Dutton’s 2025 launch still leaves voters needing answers on key policies">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Vaughan, PhD Researcher Sport Integrity, University of Canberra As the Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne, the sport is facing a crisis over positive doping tests involving two of the biggest stars in tennis. Last March, the top-ranked men’s player, Jannik Sinner, tested positive for ... <a title="Tennis is facing an existential crisis over doping. How will it respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/12/tennis-is-facing-an-existential-crisis-over-doping-how-will-it-respond-244516/" aria-label="Read more about Tennis is facing an existential crisis over doping. How will it respond?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Associate Professor in Law, University of South Australia The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia breached international human rights law by detaining a group of young asylum seekers in immigration detention in Nauru. The committee found the asylum seekers were subject to ... <a title="The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/the-un-says-australia-violated-human-rights-law-but-its-unlikely-to-change-the-way-we-treat-refugees-247096/" aria-label="Read more about The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on record globally, and the first calendar year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial levels. The official declaration ... <a title="As Los Angeles combusts, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/as-los-angeles-combusts-2024-is-declared-earths-hottest-on-record-246976/" aria-label="Read more about As Los Angeles combusts, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology Leah-Anne Thompson/Shutterstock This time of year, many of us love to get out and spend time in nature. This may include hiking through Australia’s many beautiful national parks. Walking in nature is a wonderful activity, supporting both physical ... <a title="Going for a bushwalk? 3 handy foods to have in your backpack (including muesli bars)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/going-for-a-bushwalk-3-handy-foods-to-have-in-your-backpack-including-muesli-bars-246968/" aria-label="Read more about Going for a bushwalk? 3 handy foods to have in your backpack (including muesli bars)">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Wei Zhou, Researcher in Ecology, Monash University By JJ Harrison – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0., CC BY Every year, tens of thousands of land birds make a long flight across Bass Strait – the stretch of water separating Tasmania from continental Australia. Well known for ... <a title="We tracked the Tasmanian boobook as it flew a remarkable 250 kilometres non-stop across Bass Strait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/we-tracked-the-tasmanian-boobook-as-it-flew-a-remarkable-250-kilometres-non-stop-across-bass-strait-246135/" aria-label="Read more about We tracked the Tasmanian boobook as it flew a remarkable 250 kilometres non-stop across Bass Strait">Read more</a>
