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Why is NATO expanding its reach to the Asia-Pacific region?

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gorana Grgić, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, NATO meetings and summits have been receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there are several big-ticket items on the agenda at ... <a title="Why is NATO expanding its reach to the Asia-Pacific region?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/why-is-nato-expanding-its-reach-to-the-asia-pacific-region-209140/" aria-label="Read more about Why is NATO expanding its reach to the Asia-Pacific region?">Read more</a>

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Developers aren’t paying enough to offset impacts on koalas and other endangered species

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Rhodes, Professor of Ecology, The University of Queensland Jonathan Rhodes, Author provided Developers are commonly required to “offset” their impacts on biodiversity. They can do this in two ways. They can compensate directly for the biodiversity loss their development causes by taking action to improve habitat ... <a title="Developers aren’t paying enough to offset impacts on koalas and other endangered species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/developers-arent-paying-enough-to-offset-impacts-on-koalas-and-other-endangered-species-208587/" aria-label="Read more about Developers aren’t paying enough to offset impacts on koalas and other endangered species">Read more</a>

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Ageism, sexism, classism and more: 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Shutterstock If you’ve been online much recently, chances are you’ve seen some of the fantastical imagery created by text-to-image generators such as Midjourney and DALL-E 2. This includes everything from the naturalistic (think a soccer ... <a title="Ageism, sexism, classism and more: 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/ageism-sexism-classism-and-more-7-examples-of-bias-in-ai-generated-images-208748/" aria-label="Read more about Ageism, sexism, classism and more: 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images">Read more</a>

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How do I stop my mind racing and get some sleep?

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Sweetman, Research Fellow, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Shutterstock Martin turns off the light to fall asleep, but his mind quickly springs into action. Racing thoughts about work deadlines, his overdue car service, and his father’s recent surgery occupy his mind. As he ... <a title="How do I stop my mind racing and get some sleep?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/how-do-i-stop-my-mind-racing-and-get-some-sleep-207904/" aria-label="Read more about How do I stop my mind racing and get some sleep?">Read more</a>

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NZ’s statistics on deaths and illness at work are sobering — yet, health and safety training courses are under threat

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Crawford, Worksafe New Zealand Chair in Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/S M Wilkins New Zealand has an abysmal record of work-related deaths. An estimated 10,000 people – men, women and sometimes children – have died from occupational ill health ... <a title="NZ’s statistics on deaths and illness at work are sobering — yet, health and safety training courses are under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/nzs-statistics-on-deaths-and-illness-at-work-are-sobering-yet-health-and-safety-training-courses-are-under-threat-208449/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s statistics on deaths and illness at work are sobering — yet, health and safety training courses are under threat">Read more</a>

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Uncovering 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Shutterstock If you’ve been online much recently, chances are you’ve seen some of the fantastical imagery created by text-to-image generators such as Midjourney and DALL-E 2. This includes everything from the naturalistic (think a soccer ... <a title="Uncovering 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/uncovering-7-examples-of-bias-in-ai-generated-images-208748/" aria-label="Read more about Uncovering 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images">Read more</a>

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10 reasons humans kill animals – and why we can’t avoid it

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Allen, Wildlife ecologist, University of Southern Queensland As long as humans have existed, they’ve killed animals. But the necessity of some types of animal killing are now questioned by many. So can humans ever stop killing animals entirely? And if not, what’s the best way forward? ... <a title="10 reasons humans kill animals – and why we can’t avoid it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/10-reasons-humans-kill-animals-and-why-we-cant-avoid-it-209218/" aria-label="Read more about 10 reasons humans kill animals – and why we can’t avoid it">Read more</a>

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The Islamic State flag hijacks Muslim words of faith. Banning it could cause confusion and unfair targeting of Muslims

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zuleyha Keskin, Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University The Australian government may make the Muslim community a target through an ill-informed proposal. New legislation has been introduced to parliament to outlaw the public display of “prohibited symbols”. These include two Nazi symbols and the Islamic State flag. The ... <a title="The Islamic State flag hijacks Muslim words of faith. Banning it could cause confusion and unfair targeting of Muslims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/the-islamic-state-flag-hijacks-muslim-words-of-faith-banning-it-could-cause-confusion-and-unfair-targeting-of-muslims-209042/" aria-label="Read more about The Islamic State flag hijacks Muslim words of faith. Banning it could cause confusion and unfair targeting of Muslims">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: July 10 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

July 10, 2023

New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1News: NZ pushed EU ‘as far as we could’ on free trade deal – O’Connor Jane Patterson (RNZ): New Zealand signs free trade deal with European ... <a title="Newsletter: July 10 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/newsletter-july-10-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 10 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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‘On my worst day …’ How the NDIS fosters a deficit mindset and why that should change

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Anderson, Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University Getty The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was designed to empower and support people with disability. But ten years into the scheme, many participants are finding their encounters with the NDIS dehumanising and burdensome. And, according to the ... <a title="‘On my worst day …’ How the NDIS fosters a deficit mindset and why that should change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/on-my-worst-day-how-the-ndis-fosters-a-deficit-mindset-and-why-that-should-change-208846/" aria-label="Read more about ‘On my worst day …’ How the NDIS fosters a deficit mindset and why that should change">Read more</a>

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China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID never happened. That’s bad news for the climate crisis

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Stern, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Carbon emissions from China are growing faster now than before COVID-19 struck, data show, dashing hopes the pandemic may have put the world’s most polluting nation on a new emissions trajectory. We compared emissions in China ... <a title="China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID never happened. That’s bad news for the climate crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/china-is-pumping-out-carbon-emissions-as-if-covid-never-happened-thats-bad-news-for-the-climate-crisis-207933/" aria-label="Read more about China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID never happened. That’s bad news for the climate crisis">Read more</a>

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‘I was putting like 20 resumes in a month’: research tracks young Australians’ precarious work and study lives after Year 12

July 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Walsh, Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University Alexis Brown/Unsplash New research released today by The Smith Family shows how leaving school can be a difficult and complex time for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. It also shows how ... <a title="‘I was putting like 20 resumes in a month’: research tracks young Australians’ precarious work and study lives after Year 12" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/10/i-was-putting-like-20-resumes-in-a-month-research-tracks-young-australians-precarious-work-and-study-lives-after-year-12-209132/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was putting like 20 resumes in a month’: research tracks young Australians’ precarious work and study lives after Year 12">Read more</a>