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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Buning, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, School of Business, The University of Queensland Authors, courtesy of Brisbane City Council Five years after being the first Australian city to introduce rideshare e-scooters, Brisbane is leading the way after many growing pains and a lot of learning. Our latest ... <a title="Five years on, Brisbane’s e-scooters and e-bikes are winning over tourists and residents as they open up the city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/five-years-on-brisbanes-e-scooters-and-e-bikes-are-winning-over-tourists-and-residents-as-they-open-up-the-city-212464/" aria-label="Read more about Five years on, Brisbane’s e-scooters and e-bikes are winning over tourists and residents as they open up the city">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Jefferson-Buchanan, Lecturer in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University We’ve known for some time the body mass index (BMI) is an inaccurate measuring stick for assessing someone’s weight and associated health. But it continues to be the go-to tool for ... <a title="The body mass index can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should use instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/the-body-mass-index-cant-tell-us-if-were-healthy-heres-what-we-should-use-instead-211190/" aria-label="Read more about The body mass index can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should use instead">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Simon, Senior Lecturer in Media, Macquarie University Al río/To the River (detail) © Zoe Leonard. For Zoe Leonard, photography is not just about using a camera. Photography is also about a way of thinking, seeing and interacting. This focus continues in her recent series Al río/To ... <a title="The persistence of nature, the movement of water, the rigidity of walls: photographer Zoe Leonard documents the US–Mexico border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/the-persistence-of-nature-the-movement-of-water-the-rigidity-of-walls-photographer-zoe-leonard-documents-the-us-mexico-border-212267/" aria-label="Read more about The persistence of nature, the movement of water, the rigidity of walls: photographer Zoe Leonard documents the US–Mexico border">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe McIntyre, Associate Professor of Law, University of South Australia In October, Australians are, for the first time in a generation, going to the polls to vote in a referendum. Unfortunately, we’re out of practice in how to conduct ourselves in a referendum. This process is supposed ... <a title="7 rules for a respectful and worthwhile Voice referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/7-rules-for-a-respectful-and-worthwhile-voice-referendum-212974/" aria-label="Read more about 7 rules for a respectful and worthwhile Voice referendum">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU, Australian National University Some 560 days have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We have repeatedly been reminded about the awfulness of war – the senseless waste of human life ... <a title="As Russia woos nations to support its war in Ukraine, will fault lines deepen around the globe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/as-russia-woos-nations-to-support-its-war-in-ukraine-will-fault-lines-deepen-around-the-globe-212865/" aria-label="Read more about As Russia woos nations to support its war in Ukraine, will fault lines deepen around the globe?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carmel Hobbs, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Australian teens need adults to help them recognise red flags for potentially abusive relationships. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates 2.2 million adults have been victims of physical and/or sexual violence from a partner since the age of ... <a title="7 red flags your teen might be in an abusive relationship – and 6 signs it’s escalating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/7-red-flags-your-teen-might-be-in-an-abusive-relationship-and-6-signs-its-escalating-212536/" aria-label="Read more about 7 red flags your teen might be in an abusive relationship – and 6 signs it’s escalating">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruno Vicari Stefani, CERC Fellow, Solar Technologies, CSIRO Shutterstock Solar panel technology has made enormous progress in the last two decades. In fact, the most advanced silicon solar cells produced today are about as good as the technology will get. So what’s next? Enter “tandem solar cells”, ... <a title="Solar panel technology is set to be turbo-charged – but first, a few big roadblocks have to be cleared" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/solar-panel-technology-is-set-to-be-turbo-charged-but-first-a-few-big-roadblocks-have-to-be-cleared-210723/" aria-label="Read more about Solar panel technology is set to be turbo-charged – but first, a few big roadblocks have to be cleared">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Freeman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Newcastle Cottonbro Studio/Pexels That’s getting a bit wild, kids! Why don’t you play something quieter? How often have you found yourself saying something like this to your children as they’re rolling around on the lounge room floor? Even if ... <a title="‘That’s getting a bit wild, kids!’ Why children love to play-fight and why it is good for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/thats-getting-a-bit-wild-kids-why-children-love-to-play-fight-and-why-it-is-good-for-them-212967/" aria-label="Read more about ‘That’s getting a bit wild, kids!’ Why children love to play-fight and why it is good for them">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Song Shi, Associate Professor School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock When China cracked down on money leaving the country in 2017, some Sydney home prices fell 3%, while in other suburbs the restrictions had next to no impact. This finding – from research Xunpeng ... <a title="How much did Chinese investors drive up Sydney home prices? It’s less than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/how-much-did-chinese-investors-drive-up-sydney-home-prices-its-less-than-you-might-think-212186/" aria-label="Read more about How much did Chinese investors drive up Sydney home prices? It’s less than you might think">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his relatively brief time as prime minister, Anthony Albanese has had very extensive contact with US President Joe Biden. According to the prime minister’s office, Albanese has had four formal meetings with him, plus two Quad meetings, and several ... <a title="View from The Hill: Australia’s bid for Julian Assange’s freedom presents formidable problems for Joe Biden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/08/view-from-the-hill-australias-bid-for-julian-assanges-freedom-presents-formidable-problems-for-joe-biden-213152/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Australia’s bid for Julian Assange’s freedom presents formidable problems for Joe Biden">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University Artificial intelligence (AI) relies on its creators for training, otherwise known as “machine learning.” Machine learning is the process by which the machine generates its intelligence through outside input. But its ... <a title="Indigenous knowledges informing ‘machine learning’ could prevent stolen art and other culturally unsafe AI practices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/08/indigenous-knowledges-informing-machine-learning-could-prevent-stolen-art-and-other-culturally-unsafe-ai-practices-210625/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous knowledges informing ‘machine learning’ could prevent stolen art and other culturally unsafe AI practices">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlett Howard, Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Wolfgang Hasselmann/Unsplash Everybody loves bees, but their cousins the wasps often provoke a far less friendly reaction. The much-maligned insects often inspire fear, disgust or even the “kill it with fire” response. The stereotypical wasp is the angular, ... <a title="Many people hate wasps, but they’re smarter than you might think – and ecologically important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/08/many-people-hate-wasps-but-theyre-smarter-than-you-might-think-and-ecologically-important-212706/" aria-label="Read more about Many people hate wasps, but they’re smarter than you might think – and ecologically important">Read more</a>
