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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Erbe, Director, Centre for Marine Science & Technology, Curtin University Over the weekend, the Australian government revealed that last Tuesday its navy divers had sustained “minor injuries”, likely due to sonar pulses from a Chinese navy vessel. The divers had been clearing fishing nets from the ... <a title="What is a sonar pulse and how can it injure humans under water?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/what-is-a-sonar-pulse-and-how-can-it-injure-humans-under-water-218116/" aria-label="Read more about What is a sonar pulse and how can it injure humans under water?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock On Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer Greg Brockman was also removed as the board president, after which he promptly resigned. In an ... <a title="Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI’s wunderkind ex-CEO – and why does it matter that he got sacked?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/who-is-sam-altman-openais-wunderkind-ex-ceo-and-why-does-it-matter-that-he-got-sacked-218111/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI’s wunderkind ex-CEO – and why does it matter that he got sacked?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Bird, DIscipline Leader, Corporate Governance & Senior Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin bowed to the inevitable on Monday and resigned as chief executive of Australia’s second largest telecommunications company. Why inevitable? Poor communication and a lacklustre response ... <a title="The Optus chief was right to quit but real change is unlikely at the telco until bigger issues are fixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/the-optus-chief-was-right-to-quit-but-real-change-is-unlikely-at-the-telco-until-bigger-issues-are-fixed-218109/" aria-label="Read more about The Optus chief was right to quit but real change is unlikely at the telco until bigger issues are fixed">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland The long-awaited trial of former Australian Defence Force lawyer David McBride was short-lived. He stood accused of putting national security at risk by sharing confidential information with journalists, who then reported on alleged Australian ... <a title="David McBride is facing jailtime for helping reveal alleged war crimes. Will it end whistleblowing in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/david-mcbride-is-facing-jailtime-for-helping-reveal-alleged-war-crimes-will-it-end-whistleblowing-in-australia-218108/" aria-label="Read more about David McBride is facing jailtime for helping reveal alleged war crimes. Will it end whistleblowing in Australia?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney COVID is on the rise again, with a peak likely over the holiday season. Given this, health authorities in a number of Australian states have recommended people start wearing ... <a title="With COVID surging, should I wear a mask?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/with-covid-surging-should-i-wear-a-mask-217902/" aria-label="Read more about With COVID surging, should I wear a mask?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne On November 17, the ABC’s editor-in-chief and managing director, David Anderson, was interviewed on Radio 774, the ABC’s local station in Melbourne, about criticisms of the national broadcaster’s coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. The ... <a title="ABC chief is right: impartiality is paramount when reporting the Israel-Gaza war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/abc-chief-is-right-impartiality-is-paramount-when-reporting-the-israel-gaza-war-218100/" aria-label="Read more about ABC chief is right: impartiality is paramount when reporting the Israel-Gaza war">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The incident last Tuesday in which Australian sailors suffered minor injuries from sonar pulses from a Chinese destroyer couldn’t have come at a worse time for Anthony Albanese. He’d just finished a very successful trip to Beijing. He was about ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese should come clean about what he did or didn’t say to Xi Jinping about sonar incident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/view-from-the-hill-albanese-should-come-clean-about-what-he-did-or-didnt-say-to-xi-jinping-about-sonar-incident-218115/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese should come clean about what he did or didn’t say to Xi Jinping about sonar incident">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yolanda Lee Waters, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Matt Curnock / Ocean Image Bank There’s no doubt you’ve heard the Great Barrier Reef is under pressure. The main culprit? Climate change. The main solution? An urgent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a shift away from ... <a title="Concern for the Great Barrier Reef can inspire climate action – but the way we talk about it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/concern-for-the-great-barrier-reef-can-inspire-climate-action-but-the-way-we-talk-about-it-matters-216992/" aria-label="Read more about Concern for the Great Barrier Reef can inspire climate action – but the way we talk about it matters">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Beever, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology Ever since the 17th century, the rule of law has been regarded as one of the fundamental values of a free society. It means you cannot be forced to do something unless there is a law requiring you ... <a title="The rule of law is fundamental to a free society – so why don’t NZ courts always uphold it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/the-rule-of-law-is-fundamental-to-a-free-society-so-why-dont-nz-courts-always-uphold-it-217556/" aria-label="Read more about The rule of law is fundamental to a free society – so why don’t NZ courts always uphold it?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, Australian Catholic University What’s a medical drug? Ask someone on the street and they’re likely to tell you it’s the kind of thing you take when you’re unwell. This understanding is wrong, as we will see. But after a thorough ... <a title="How can you define a ‘drug’? Nobody really knows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/how-can-you-define-a-drug-nobody-really-knows-216540/" aria-label="Read more about How can you define a ‘drug’? Nobody really knows">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McGlade, Associate professor, Curtin University GettyImages This article mentions violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children. There are also mentions of racial discrimination, sexual abuse, and death. The Voice referendum was an important rallying cry for recognition of Indigenous rights in 2023. This, ... <a title="A royal commission won’t help the abuse of Aboriginal kids. Indigenous-led solutions will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/a-royal-commission-wont-help-the-abuse-of-aboriginal-kids-indigenous-led-solutions-will-216526/" aria-label="Read more about A royal commission won’t help the abuse of Aboriginal kids. Indigenous-led solutions will">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonja Petrovic, Assistant Lecturer in Media and Communications, The University of Melbourne Explicit content has long been a feature of the internet and social media, and young people’s exposure to it has been a persistent concern. This issue has taken centre stage again with the meteoric rise ... <a title="TikTok has a startling amount of sexual content – and it’s way too easy for children to access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/20/tiktok-has-a-startling-amount-of-sexual-content-and-its-way-too-easy-for-children-to-access-216114/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok has a startling amount of sexual content – and it’s way too easy for children to access">Read more</a>
