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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Giblin, ARC Future Fellow; Professor; Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock For hundreds of years, we’ve been told patents help deliver big new inventions, such as life-saving drugs. They are meant to be a bargain between the inventor and the ... <a title="Patents were meant to reward inventions. It’s time to talk about how they might not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/patents-were-meant-to-reward-inventions-its-time-to-talk-about-how-they-might-not-211518/" aria-label="Read more about Patents were meant to reward inventions. It’s time to talk about how they might not">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock Australia’s care economy could increase from its present about 8% of GDP to about 15% in 40 years, according to the government’s Intergenerational Report, to be released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Thursday. The projections say in four decades’ ... <a title="‘Care’ economy to balloon in an Australia of 40.5 million: Intergenerational Report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/care-economy-to-balloon-in-an-australia-of-40-5-million-intergenerational-report-211876/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Care’ economy to balloon in an Australia of 40.5 million: Intergenerational Report">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2023
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva The United States government’s overseas development aid arm US Agency for International Development (USAID) opened two new offices in Papua New Guinea and Fiji last week, pledging to assist Pacific island countries in addressing the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The last USAID office in the region was closed over 25 ... <a title="USAID launches ‘reinvigorated’ Pacific mission to help sustainability goals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/20/usaid-launches-reinvigorated-pacific-mission-to-help-sustainability-goals/" aria-label="Read more about USAID launches ‘reinvigorated’ Pacific mission to help sustainability goals">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2023
Pacific Media Watch A new media monitoring watchdog, Muslim Media Watch, published its first edition today featuring a cover story alleging that a Malaysian cult leader who was reportedly now in New Zealand could “create social unrest”. Named as Suhaini bin Mohammad, he was allegedly posing as a Muslim religious leader and was said to ... <a title="Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch monitor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/19/allegations-over-cult-leader-feature-in-new-muslim-media-watch-monitor/" aria-label="Read more about Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch monitor">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist The Pacific region’s focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu hosts the heads of governments from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the leader of the FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) of New Caledonia for the 22nd ... <a title="West Papua high on agenda as MSG leaders set to convene in Port Vila" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/19/west-papua-high-on-agenda-as-msg-leaders-set-to-convene-in-port-vila/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua high on agenda as MSG leaders set to convene in Port Vila">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Jubi News Greenpeace Indonesia’s forest campaigner Nico Wamafma says the West Papua region has lost 641,400 ha of its natural forests in the two decades between 2000-2020 in massive deforestation. Greenpeace’s research shows this deforestation occurred mainly due to the increasingly widespread licensing of land-based extractive industries that damage the rights of indigenous peoples. Wamafma ... <a title="Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/massive-deforestation-in-west-papua-greenpeace-reveals-loss-of-641400-ha/" aria-label="Read more about Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
By Alisha Evans for Te Ao Māori , Local Democracy Reporting After a 12-year fight, mana whenua will get a seat at the table after the Western Bay of Plenty District Council has voted to establish Māori wards at the next election. Applause then waiata rang out from the packed public gallery as the councillors ... <a title="NZ’s Western Bay of Plenty councillors vote for Māori wards – ‘a momentous day’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/nzs-western-bay-of-plenty-councillors-vote-for-maori-wards-a-momentous-day/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Western Bay of Plenty councillors vote for Māori wards – ‘a momentous day’">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor this week had its first face-to-face national conference in five years, and it all went Anthony Albanese’s way. He won on AUKUS and rallied the party faithful, who did not rock the government’s boat. For this podcast we caught ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: WA Premier Roger Cook on Labor’s conference and his state’s issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-wa-premier-roger-cook-on-labors-conference-and-his-states-issues-211836/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: WA Premier Roger Cook on Labor’s conference and his state’s issues">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Predictably, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got his way on AUKUS at Labor’s national conference on Friday. But, ironically, he and his colleagues had to do a good deal more wrangling with the party than Albanese had done when Labor embraced ... <a title="View from The Hill: Labor conference gives Albanese a firm ‘yes’ on AUKUS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/view-from-the-hill-labor-conference-gives-albanese-a-firm-yes-on-aukus-211827/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Labor conference gives Albanese a firm ‘yes’ on AUKUS">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daswin de Silva, Deputy Director of the Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition, La Trobe University Shutterstock Artificial intelligence-powered (AI) chatbots are becoming increasingly human-like by design, to the point that some among us may struggle to distinguish between human and machine. This week, Snapchat’s My AI ... <a title="Snapchat’s ‘creepy’ AI blunder reminds us that chatbots aren’t people. But as the lines blur, the risks grow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/snapchats-creepy-ai-blunder-reminds-us-that-chatbots-arent-people-but-as-the-lines-blur-the-risks-grow-211744/" aria-label="Read more about Snapchat’s ‘creepy’ AI blunder reminds us that chatbots aren’t people. But as the lines blur, the risks grow">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Wallace, Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney When we sat down with friends to watch the Matildas take on England, the two of us played it cool through the pre-match period, as if this was a game like any other. There was the usual chatter while ... <a title="‘Wouldn’t want to be on any other team’: the queer joy of watching the Matildas at the ‘outest’ World Cup ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/wouldnt-want-to-be-on-any-other-team-the-queer-joy-of-watching-the-matildas-at-the-outest-world-cup-ever-211681/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wouldn’t want to be on any other team’: the queer joy of watching the Matildas at the ‘outest’ World Cup ever">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
RNZ Pacific The board chair of the Office of Hawai’ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation. Carmen Lindsey said as kānaka (Native Hawai’ians), no words could describe the devastation of the losses in Lāhainā, the former capital of the Hawai’ian Kingdom, on the island of Maui. “The ... <a title="Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/native-hawaiian-official-blames-colonisation-climate-change-for-wildfires/" aria-label="Read more about Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires">Read more</a>
