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October 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania Aspland, Emeritus Professor (ACU) and Vice President (Kaplan ANZ), Australian Catholic University Yan Krukau/Pexels , CC BY-SA The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could ... <a title="‘She is cared for and feels that she belongs’: what parents think of special schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/she-is-cared-for-and-feels-that-she-belongs-what-parents-think-of-special-schools-215443/" aria-label="Read more about ‘She is cared for and feels that she belongs’: what parents think of special schools">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Vivienne Bentley, Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation, Data61, CSIRO Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT are now managing this information on our behalf – collating it, summarising it, and ... <a title="Dumbing down or wising up: how will generative AI change the way we think?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/dumbing-down-or-wising-up-how-will-generative-ai-change-the-way-we-think-214561/" aria-label="Read more about Dumbing down or wising up: how will generative AI change the way we think?">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney This Saturday is the final day of voting in the Voice to Parliament referendum, which asks Australians to support recognition of First Peoples in the Constitution and enable First Peoples’ representation on relevant policies ... <a title="Coming to terms with the past is more important than ever. The Voice referendum is a vital first step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/coming-to-terms-with-the-past-is-more-important-than-ever-the-voice-referendum-is-a-vital-first-step-215152/" aria-label="Read more about Coming to terms with the past is more important than ever. The Voice referendum is a vital first step">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Valeria Boltneva/Pexels Coffee is well recognised as having a positive impact on long-term health. Drinking the equivalent of three to four cups of instant coffee a day reduces the risk of many health conditions including ... <a title="Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/can-coffee-help-you-avoid-weight-gain-heres-what-the-science-says-214954/" aria-label="Read more about Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trang Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Adelaide Andrey Popov, Shutterstock Each year, Australian households discard about 2.5 million tonnes of food. Most (73%) of this food waste ends up in landfill. This is costly and contributes to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, because food waste rotting in landfill ... <a title="We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/we-found-3-types-of-food-wasters-which-one-are-you-214482/" aria-label="Read more about We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Cross, Assistant Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, Melbourne Business School Global oil prices jumped after Israel declared war on Hamas in response to its unexpected attack on Israel on Saturday, the eve of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Back then, between late 1973 ... <a title="50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/50-years-ago-when-the-middle-east-was-at-war-oil-prices-skyrocketed-but-it-probably-wont-happen-this-time-215523/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years ago when the Middle East was at war, oil prices skyrocketed. But it probably won’t happen this time.">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cairnduff, PhD candidate in cultural leadership, Deakin University Shutterstock When the date of the referendum was announced, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) quietly cancelled its Last Night of the Proms concert scheduled for the night before. The reason, given by the orchestra to the media some ... <a title="Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/13/arts-organisations-say-they-want-to-be-cultural-leaders-but-are-they-living-up-to-their-goals-215445/" aria-label="Read more about Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto The tragic events in Israel/Palestine these past few days have highlighted the absolute failure of Western governments like New Zealand to hold Israel accountable for its myriad war crimes against the Palestinian people for more than 75 years. Even in the past year the New Zealand government has failed to speak ... <a title="Genocidal language being used to justify a massive death toll on Palestinian refugees in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/genocidal-language-being-used-to-justify-a-massive-death-toll-on-palestinian-refugees-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Genocidal language being used to justify a massive death toll on Palestinian refugees in Gaza">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A progressive foreign policy group is calling for the New Zealand government to condemn the siege of Gaza, and demand an immediate ceasefire to allow the establishment of a humanitarian aid corridor in the region. Israel’s complete siege on the Gaza Strip has cut off power, food, water, electricity and fuel to ... <a title="Foreign policy group Te Kuaka calls on NZ to urge immediate Gaza ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/foreign-policy-group-te-kuaka-calls-on-nz-to-urge-immediate-gaza-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign policy group Te Kuaka calls on NZ to urge immediate Gaza ceasefire">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney Kate Williams/Seymour Centre and Sport For Jove Shakespeare wrote his famous narrative poem Venus and Adonis in a lockdown era when, in 1593, the bubonic plague closed the theatres in London for 18 months. In Shakespeare’s poem ... <a title="Venus and Adonis: this ‘play within a plague’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/venus-and-adonis-this-play-within-a-plague-about-shakespeare-is-wildly-romantic-erotic-and-colourful-212705/" aria-label="Read more about Venus and Adonis: this ‘play within a plague’ about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock Since gay couples have fewer children, the high frequency of same-sex relationships in humans is puzzling from an evolutionary point of view. Perhaps there are social advantages such relationships confer on a group, ... <a title="How – and why – did homosexual behaviour evolve in humans and other animals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/how-and-why-did-homosexual-behaviour-evolve-in-humans-and-other-animals-215331/" aria-label="Read more about How – and why – did homosexual behaviour evolve in humans and other animals?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2023
By Lawrence Fong in Port Moresby Cheaper loans will be a key agenda for Papua New Guinea officials when Prime Minister James Marape leads a delegation of government and business leaders to China for bilateral talks next week. Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey, who is going to be part of the delegation, made the announcement earlier this ... <a title="PNG eyes China for more ‘cheaper’ loans as ties gain momentum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/png-eyes-china-for-more-cheaper-loans-as-ties-gain-momentum/" aria-label="Read more about PNG eyes China for more ‘cheaper’ loans as ties gain momentum">Read more</a>
