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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor emerita, University of Sydney Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has committed to holding another referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition (without a Voice to Parliament), if the upcoming Voice referendum fails. What does history tell us about the repeat of referendums on the same or similar ... <a title="What does history tell us about the Coalition’s proposal for a second referendum?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/what-does-history-tell-us-about-the-coalitions-proposal-for-a-second-referendum-212773/" aria-label="Read more about What does history tell us about the Coalition’s proposal for a second referendum?">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jay Daniel Thompson, Lecturer and Program Manager, Professional Communication program, RMIT University Shutterstock In January this year, the federal government proposed legislation that seeks to curb the online spread of false and misleading information. Since then, a range of experts and groups have accused the draft Communications ... <a title="Yes, Labor’s misinformation bill could jeopardise free speech online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/yes-labors-misinformation-bill-could-jeopardise-free-speech-online-213241/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Labor’s misinformation bill could jeopardise free speech online">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist A Pacific leader in New Zealand’s South Island wants the future government to prioritise bridging the Pacific pay-gap. Reverend Alofa Lale said her church community in Dunedin struggled to afford basic needs and said people needed higher wages to survive. “There is a big Pacific pay gap that needs ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Pay parity an electoral issue among South Island Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/nz-election-2023-pay-parity-an-electoral-issue-among-south-island-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Pay parity an electoral issue among South Island Pasifika">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Koval, Associate Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Apple/screenshot Apple’s iOS 17 operating system is expected to drop any day. The software update comes with several new features, including a tool for daily mood and emotion logging – a technique known to emotion researchers as ... <a title="Apple wants to know if you’re happy or sad as part of its latest software update. Who will this benefit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/apple-wants-to-know-if-youre-happy-or-sad-as-part-of-its-latest-software-update-who-will-this-benefit-210789/" aria-label="Read more about Apple wants to know if you’re happy or sad as part of its latest software update. Who will this benefit?">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, Art Gallery NSW A/Prof Cameron Webb (NSW Health Pathology), Author provided The weather is warming up and that means more time in the backyard. It also means more mosquitoes. Here are five ways you can mosquito-proof your backyard ... <a title="It’s warming up and mozzies are coming. Here’s how to mosquito-proof your backyard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/its-warming-up-and-mozzies-are-coming-heres-how-to-mosquito-proof-your-backyard-212711/" aria-label="Read more about It’s warming up and mozzies are coming. Here’s how to mosquito-proof your backyard">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Cornwall, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Christopher Cornwall, CC BY-SA Years of almost non-stop marine heatwaves are stressing New Zealand’s kelp forests. But as we show in our new research, ongoing ocean warming is only one of several threats to these unique ... <a title="NZ’s vital kelp forests are in peril from ocean warming – threatening the important species that rely on them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/nzs-vital-kelp-forests-are-in-peril-from-ocean-warming-threatening-the-important-species-that-rely-on-them-212956/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s vital kelp forests are in peril from ocean warming – threatening the important species that rely on them">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
PNG Post-Courier The University of Papua New Guinea’s vice-chancellor, Professor Frank Griffin, has assured protesting students of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences that their concerns raised during a sit-in last Friday will be addressed immediately. He told the students when receiving a seven-page petition containing protests over the student’s welfare which was presented ... <a title="‘I hear your cry’, UPNG chief tells protesting medical students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/i-hear-your-cry-upng-chief-tells-protesting-medical-students/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I hear your cry’, UPNG chief tells protesting medical students">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Klein, Professor, School of Philosophy, Australian National University Shutterstock In June 2022, Google engineer Blake Lemoine made headlines by claiming the company’s LaMDA chatbot had achieved sentience. The software had the conversational ability of a precocious seven-year-old, Lemoine said, and we should assume it possessed a ... <a title="Why ChatGPT isn’t conscious – but future AI systems might be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/why-chatgpt-isnt-conscious-but-future-ai-systems-might-be-212860/" aria-label="Read more about Why ChatGPT isn’t conscious – but future AI systems might be">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan St John, Honorary Associate Professor, Economic Policy Centre, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland Casual observers could be forgiven for thinking the National Party’s recently released Working for Families tax policy had been cut and pasted from the Labour Party’s own policy. The similarities are certainly ... <a title="The Labour-National consensus on family support means the election won’t change much for NZ’s poorest households" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/the-labour-national-consensus-on-family-support-means-the-election-wont-change-much-for-nzs-poorest-households-212450/" aria-label="Read more about The Labour-National consensus on family support means the election won’t change much for NZ’s poorest households">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josephine Chau, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Macquarie University Shutterstock In modern life, many of us spend the majority of our waking hours sitting. A recent review of the research has reiterated the harmful health impacts of prolonged, unbroken periods of sitting. Many workplaces have adopted sit-stand ... <a title="Is standing at your desk actually better than sitting? Here’s what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/is-standing-at-your-desk-actually-better-than-sitting-heres-what-the-evidence-says-212618/" aria-label="Read more about Is standing at your desk actually better than sitting? Here’s what the evidence says">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University David M Watson Until recently, mistletoes were regarded as problematic pests across Australia. They were seen as having been introduced from elsewhere, exploiting helpless trees and driving their premature demise. Around the world, arborists and plantation managers used ... <a title="How we brought mistletoes back to the trees of Melbourne – while warding off hungry possums" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/how-we-brought-mistletoes-back-to-the-trees-of-melbourne-while-warding-off-hungry-possums-211742/" aria-label="Read more about How we brought mistletoes back to the trees of Melbourne – while warding off hungry possums">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marg Rogers, Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, University of New England Parents have no doubt heard all the classic grumbles from children and teenagers. From “It’s not fair!” to “Not spinach again!” and our personal favourite, “Why do I have to do all the work?” All children ... <a title="‘It’s not fair!’ Kids grumble and complain for a reason, here’s how to handle it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/its-not-fair-kids-grumble-and-complain-for-a-reason-heres-how-to-handle-it-212621/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s not fair!’ Kids grumble and complain for a reason, here’s how to handle it">Read more</a>
