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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lorrey, Principal Scientist & Programme Leader of Southern Hemisphere Climates and Environments, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Freshly exposed bedrock at the terminus of Brewster Glacier in March 2023. Andrew Lorrey, CC BY-SA As the austral summer draws to a close, we are preparing ... <a title="Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/frozen-in-time-old-paintings-and-new-photographs-reveal-some-nz-glaciers-may-soon-be-extinct-224373/" aria-label="Read more about Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Conrad Sanderson, Research Scientist & Team Leader, CSIRO AMD As the world rushes to make use of the latest wave of AI technologies, one piece of high-tech hardware has become a surprisingly hot commodity: the graphics processing unit, or GPU. A top-of-the-line GPU can sell for tens ... <a title="What is a GPU? An expert explains the chips powering the AI boom, and why they’re worth trillions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/what-is-a-gpu-an-expert-explains-the-chips-powering-the-ai-boom-and-why-theyre-worth-trillions-224637/" aria-label="Read more about What is a GPU? An expert explains the chips powering the AI boom, and why they’re worth trillions">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Shutterstock With the rise of disinformation, third-party fact checking has grown into a billion-dollar global industry. But debunking false claims is time-consuming and costly, and recent developments suggest it may have hit ... <a title="Is Australia’s golden age of third-party fact checking over?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/is-australias-golden-age-of-third-party-fact-checking-over-224502/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia’s golden age of third-party fact checking over?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Lysenko Andrii/Shutterstock It can be normal to wake up once or even twice during the night to wee, especially as we get older. One in three adults over 30 makes at least two trips to the bathroom ... <a title="Why do I need to get up during the night to wee? Is this normal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/why-do-i-need-to-get-up-during-the-night-to-wee-is-this-normal-224160/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I need to get up during the night to wee? Is this normal?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Hewson, Senior Lecturer Geography, CQUniversity Australia Cocos.Bounty/Shutterstock Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, North and South America, Europe – and the Maritime Continent. Never heard of the last one? That’s because it’s not a continent made of land. In fact, it’s the largest warm tropical sea in the ... <a title="Ever heard of the Maritime Continent? It’s not far from Australia – and channels heat around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/ever-heard-of-the-maritime-continent-its-not-far-from-australia-and-channels-heat-around-the-world-221988/" aria-label="Read more about Ever heard of the Maritime Continent? It’s not far from Australia – and channels heat around the world">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kellie Burns, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, University of Sydney Rhin Photography/ Unsplash, CC BY Cranbrook in Sydney’s east is one of the most elite boys schools in Australia. On Monday night, the ABC’s Four Corners program aired claims some female teachers had been bullied by male ... <a title="What do schools need to do to have a good culture and healthy approach to gender?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/what-do-schools-need-to-do-to-have-a-good-culture-and-healthy-approach-to-gender-225073/" aria-label="Read more about What do schools need to do to have a good culture and healthy approach to gender?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Cull, Associate professor, Western Sydney University This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. Australia’s housing crisis is putting the Australian dream to own one’s home out of reach for many. But it’s not ... <a title="What is negative gearing and what is it doing to housing affordability?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/what-is-negative-gearing-and-what-is-it-doing-to-housing-affordability-223823/" aria-label="Read more about What is negative gearing and what is it doing to housing affordability?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Although the notion of a government’s “first 100 days” in office is constitutionally meaningless, it has become part of the modern political lexicon. Ever since US president Franklin D. Roosevelt used the phrase to usher in an era of unparalleled ... <a title="The government’s first 100 days have gone largely to plan – now comes the hard part" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/the-governments-first-100-days-have-gone-largely-to-plan-now-comes-the-hard-part-224935/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s first 100 days have gone largely to plan – now comes the hard part">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
By Alex Bainbridge, Peter Boyle, Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha, Jordan Ellis, Alex Salmon, Stephen W Enciso and Khaled Ghannam of Green Left Thousands marched for Palestine across Australia at the weekend in the wake of Israel’s massacre of more than 100 starving Palestinians who were trying to get flour from an aid truck southwest of ... <a title="Protests demand UNRWA funding restored as Israel starves Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/protests-demand-unrwa-funding-restored-as-israel-starves-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about Protests demand UNRWA funding restored as Israel starves Palestinians">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australians are set to find out if we are on the edge of a so-called “official” recession. Due out mid-Wednesday, the national accounts will either show spending, incomes and production continued to grow in the ... <a title="Prepare to hear about an ‘official recession’. Unofficially, we’ve been in one for some time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/05/prepare-to-hear-about-an-official-recession-unofficially-weve-been-in-one-for-some-time-224963/" aria-label="Read more about Prepare to hear about an ‘official recession’. Unofficially, we’ve been in one for some time">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sometimes it’s hard to decide whether Peter Dutton is a gambler at heart or ultra cautious. On the policy front, the Opposition Leader is overseeing the development of a radical plan for Australia to use nuclear power in its energy ... <a title="View from The Hill: Peter Dutton talks up nuclear replacements for coal-fired generators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/05/view-from-the-hill-peter-dutton-talks-up-nuclear-replacements-for-coal-fired-generators-225082/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Peter Dutton talks up nuclear replacements for coal-fired generators">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University In an unprecedented legal development, senior Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have been referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation into whether they have aided or supported Israel’s actions in Gaza. The referral, made ... <a title="Why have Anthony Albanese and other politicians been referred to the ICC over the Gaza war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/05/why-have-anthony-albanese-and-other-politicians-been-referred-to-the-icc-over-the-gaza-war-225079/" aria-label="Read more about Why have Anthony Albanese and other politicians been referred to the ICC over the Gaza war?">Read more</a>