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Vale Leon Paroissien: the first director of the Museum of Contemporary Art who shaped how Australians experience art

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication. Editor in chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Graeme Andrews ‘Working Harbour’ Collection/City of Sydney Archives, CC BY-NC-ND In 1975 when Gough Whitlam opened the Manet to Matisse exhibition at the Art ... <a title="Vale Leon Paroissien: the first director of the Museum of Contemporary Art who shaped how Australians experience art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/vale-leon-paroissien-the-first-director-of-the-museum-of-contemporary-art-who-shaped-how-australians-experience-art-243255/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Leon Paroissien: the first director of the Museum of Contemporary Art who shaped how Australians experience art">Read more</a>

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Anticipation in sports: why do some athletes seem to be one step ahead of their opponents?

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Kennedy, Casual Academic Performance Psychology and Sports Coaching, The University of Queensland With less than 30 seconds remaining in the Australia-Belgium women’s basketball bronze medal game at the Paris Olympics, Belgium was trailing by three points and on the attack, advancing the ball to a player ... <a title="Anticipation in sports: why do some athletes seem to be one step ahead of their opponents?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/anticipation-in-sports-why-do-some-athletes-seem-to-be-one-step-ahead-of-their-opponents-243256/" aria-label="Read more about Anticipation in sports: why do some athletes seem to be one step ahead of their opponents?">Read more</a>

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Fetal monitoring can be essential during labour – but many women don’t realise they have choices

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Levett, Research Fellow University of Notre Dame Australia; Adjunct Fellow (National Institute of Complementary Medicine), Western Sydney University, University of Notre Dame Australia ravipatt/Shutterstock So, you’re about to have a baby. You’ve been to the birth classes – you learned how being upright and moving around ... <a title="Fetal monitoring can be essential during labour – but many women don’t realise they have choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/fetal-monitoring-can-be-essential-during-labour-but-many-women-dont-realise-they-have-choices-237131/" aria-label="Read more about Fetal monitoring can be essential during labour – but many women don’t realise they have choices">Read more</a>

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5 fun podcasts for when you need a break from the news

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siobhan McHugh, Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, Consulting Producer, The Greatest Menace, Walkley-winning podcast, University of Wollongong Katie Lyke/Unsplash So-called “comedy” podcasts have huge followings, but who gets to say they’re actually funny? Stellar “comedy” hosts such as Joe Rogan have never made me laugh, while other prominent ... <a title="5 fun podcasts for when you need a break from the news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/5-fun-podcasts-for-when-you-need-a-break-from-the-news-243154/" aria-label="Read more about 5 fun podcasts for when you need a break from the news">Read more</a>

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Meta now allows military agencies to access its AI software. It poses a moral dilemma for everybody who uses it

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University Collagery/shutterstock Meta will make its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models available to the United States’ government, the tech giant has announced, in a controversial move that raises a moral dilemma for everyone who uses the software. Meta ... <a title="Meta now allows military agencies to access its AI software. It poses a moral dilemma for everybody who uses it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/meta-now-allows-military-agencies-to-access-its-ai-software-it-poses-a-moral-dilemma-for-everybody-who-uses-it-243250/" aria-label="Read more about Meta now allows military agencies to access its AI software. It poses a moral dilemma for everybody who uses it">Read more</a>

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Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Christensen, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice, Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), University of the Sunshine Coast Sexual offending perpetrated by females is probably much more common than people think. In Australia, we have seen an almost 208% increase in the ... <a title="Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/child-sexual-abuse-by-women-is-on-the-rise-we-dont-have-the-support-services-to-cope-241125/" aria-label="Read more about Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope">Read more</a>

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We knew offshore detention was bad for the mental health of people seeking asylum. Our new research shows exactly how bad

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Specker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney For more than a decade, mandatory offshore detention has been a cornerstone of Australia’s strategy to deter people who arrive by boat to seek asylum. Then there’s onshore detention where ... <a title="We knew offshore detention was bad for the mental health of people seeking asylum. Our new research shows exactly how bad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/we-knew-offshore-detention-was-bad-for-the-mental-health-of-people-seeking-asylum-our-new-research-shows-exactly-how-bad-237860/" aria-label="Read more about We knew offshore detention was bad for the mental health of people seeking asylum. Our new research shows exactly how bad">Read more</a>

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The ‘Lost Boys’ of Gen Z: how Trump won the hearts of alienated young men

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Scott, PhD Candidate in Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney Generation Z was supposed to be a vanguard of progressive politics – more queer, ethnically diverse and environmentally conscious than previous generations. Spurred on by climate protests, racial equality campaigns and feminist movements, we were ... <a title="The ‘Lost Boys’ of Gen Z: how Trump won the hearts of alienated young men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/the-lost-boys-of-gen-z-how-trump-won-the-hearts-of-alienated-young-men-243358/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘Lost Boys’ of Gen Z: how Trump won the hearts of alienated young men">Read more</a>

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Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want?

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellie Martus, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University Halit Sadik, Shutterstock For the third year in a row, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted by an authoritarian state that sells fossil fuels. This week the 29th “conference ... <a title="Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/authoritarian-fossil-fuel-states-keep-hosting-climate-conferences-how-do-these-regimes-operate-and-what-do-they-want-240564/" aria-label="Read more about Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want?">Read more</a>

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COP29: who pays for climate action in developing nations – and how much – becomes more urgent

November 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Ives, PhD Candidate in Climate Change, Auckland University of Technology NASA/Getty Images This year’s United Nations climate summit, the Conference of the Parties (COP29) which starts in Azerbaijan this week, has been dubbed the “finance COP”. Its key focus is on establishing a new collective goal ... <a title="COP29: who pays for climate action in developing nations – and how much – becomes more urgent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/cop29-who-pays-for-climate-action-in-developing-nations-and-how-much-becomes-more-urgent-242678/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: who pays for climate action in developing nations – and how much – becomes more urgent">Read more</a>

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WA premier seeks advice about a possible early federal poll clashing with state election

November 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Western Australian Labor premier Roger Cook has  asked for advice about  the implications of a possible March federal election clashing with the state poll.   The WA election is on March 8.  The state has fixed terms. The Albanese government ... <a title="WA premier seeks advice about a possible early federal poll clashing with state election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/wa-premier-seeks-advice-about-a-possible-early-federal-poll-clashing-with-state-election-243375/" aria-label="Read more about WA premier seeks advice about a possible early federal poll clashing with state election">Read more</a>

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Jamie Oliver’s novel really missed the mark. There are plenty of fantastic First Nations’ books if schools look for them

November 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Thomson, PhD candidate, Senior Research Assistant, School of Education, The University of Queensland Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s new fantasy novel for primary students, Billy and the Epic Escape, features a First Nations character. As The Guardian reports, it features a “young First Nations girl living in ... <a title="Jamie Oliver’s novel really missed the mark. There are plenty of fantastic First Nations’ books if schools look for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/jamie-olivers-novel-really-missed-the-mark-there-are-plenty-of-fantastic-first-nations-books-if-schools-look-for-them-243359/" aria-label="Read more about Jamie Oliver’s novel really missed the mark. There are plenty of fantastic First Nations’ books if schools look for them">Read more</a>