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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Thousands of people on the beach. Children reportedly falling off evacuation boats. Panic. People fleeing with the clothes on their backs. It felt like “the end of the world”, according to one tourist. The fires ... <a title="Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/tourists-flock-to-the-mediterranean-as-if-the-climate-crisis-isnt-happening-this-years-heat-and-fire-will-force-change-210282/" aria-label="Read more about Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy-Marie Gilpin, Research Fellow, Ecology, Western Sydney University Australia’s national parks, botanic gardens, wild places and green spaces are swarming with an invasive pest that is largely flying under the radar. This is yet another form of livestock, escaped from captivity and left to roam free. Contrary ... <a title="The feral flying under the radar: why we need to rethink European honeybees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/the-feral-flying-under-the-radar-why-we-need-to-rethink-european-honeybees-207153/" aria-label="Read more about The feral flying under the radar: why we need to rethink European honeybees">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Kate Hattam, Senior Lecturer at Education Futures University of South Australia, University of South Australia Shutterstock One of Education Minister Jason Clare’s top priorities for the Universities Accord is encouraging more Australians to go to university. As he notes, “more jobs are going to require a ... <a title="What are enabling programs? How do they help Australians get to uni?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/what-are-enabling-programs-how-do-they-help-australians-get-to-uni-210269/" aria-label="Read more about What are enabling programs? How do they help Australians get to uni?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jasmin Pfefferkorn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne For the first time in 60 years, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are simultaneously facing off against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The ... <a title="Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/computer-written-scripts-and-deepfake-actors-whats-at-the-heart-of-the-hollywood-strikes-against-generative-ai-210191/" aria-label="Read more about Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Renwick, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand Getty Images Supermarket customers around New Zealand are noticing gaps in the grocery aisles that have nothing to do with the global pandemic or Ukraine war. It’s clear domestic food supply chains have been increasingly challenged by ... <a title="Climate extremes make NZ’s supply chains highly vulnerable – it’s time to rethink how we grow and ship food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/climate-extremes-make-nzs-supply-chains-highly-vulnerable-its-time-to-rethink-how-we-grow-and-ship-food-209023/" aria-label="Read more about Climate extremes make NZ’s supply chains highly vulnerable – it’s time to rethink how we grow and ship food">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2023
By Eleisha Foon, journalist France has deployed Rafale jet fighters during a military ceremony in New Caledonia, marking President Emmanuel Macron’s first official day in the Pacific. Macron arrived in Noumea overnight on a visit aimed at bolstering his Indo-Pacific strategy and reaffirming France’s role in the region. The historic five-day trip includes a visit ... <a title="Macron in New Caledonia to bolster France’s Indo-Pacific strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/macron-in-new-caledonia-to-bolster-frances-indo-pacific-strategy/" aria-label="Read more about Macron in New Caledonia to bolster France’s Indo-Pacific strategy">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University One of the things still worrying me about robodebt was the attention to detail. By that, I am not referring to the crude system by which hundreds of thousands of Australians on benefits received letters ... <a title="Behavioural ‘experts’ quietly shaped robodebt’s most devilish details – and their work in government continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/behavioural-experts-quietly-shaped-robodebts-most-devilish-details-and-their-work-in-government-continues-210369/" aria-label="Read more about Behavioural ‘experts’ quietly shaped robodebt’s most devilish details – and their work in government continues">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Nicholas, Associate professor Sexualities and Genders / Sociology, Western Sydney University Warner Brothers In the Barbie movie, we open with a picture of a perfect Barbieland where (almost) everyone is happy, diversity and sisterhood are embraced, and Barbies hold all positions of power. The Kens however, ... <a title="Ken’s rights? Our research shows Barbie is surprisingly accurate on how ‘men’s rights activists’ are radicalised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/kens-rights-our-research-shows-barbie-is-surprisingly-accurate-on-how-mens-rights-activists-are-radicalised-210273/" aria-label="Read more about Ken’s rights? Our research shows Barbie is surprisingly accurate on how ‘men’s rights activists’ are radicalised">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Puppies! Goats! Kittens! A quick online search suggests you can take a yoga class with just about any cute animal you like. Operators provide the animals, room and an instructor – people pay to ... <a title="Puppy yoga? Goat meditation? An animal welfare scientist explores what these activities might mean for the cute creatures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/puppy-yoga-goat-meditation-an-animal-welfare-scientist-explores-what-these-activities-might-mean-for-the-cute-creatures-209396/" aria-label="Read more about Puppy yoga? Goat meditation? An animal welfare scientist explores what these activities might mean for the cute creatures">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Bianca de Marchi/AAP A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted July 12–15 from a sample of 1,610, had “no” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament leading ... <a title="Voice support slips again in national Resolve poll; massive swing in WA puts Libs ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/voice-support-slips-again-in-national-resolve-poll-massive-swing-in-wa-puts-libs-ahead-210252/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support slips again in national Resolve poll; massive swing in WA puts Libs ahead">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Getty Images The headline job loss figures from New Zealand’s university funding crisis are in the public domain: over 100 gone at Otago University, with as many as 250 potentially about to go from Te Herenga Waka–Victoria and Massey. But ... <a title="A changing world needs arts and social science graduates more than ever – just ask business leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/a-changing-world-needs-arts-and-social-science-graduates-more-than-ever-just-ask-business-leaders-210194/" aria-label="Read more about A changing world needs arts and social science graduates more than ever – just ask business leaders">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Graham, Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO Addressing climate change means enduring some economic pain in the early part of this century to avoid worse outcomes in the long run. But recently the narrative has shifted from pain to opportunity. In Australia, there’s much talk of this ... <a title="Australia is touted as a future clean energy ‘superpower’ – but research suggests other nations will outperform us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/australia-is-touted-as-a-future-clean-energy-superpower-but-research-suggests-other-nations-will-outperform-us-209397/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is touted as a future clean energy ‘superpower’ – but research suggests other nations will outperform us">Read more</a>
