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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock The thyroid is a gland located at the base of the neck. It makes thyroid hormones, which control the way the body uses energy. A thyroid nodule is a solid or fluid-filled lump found within the ... <a title="My scan shows I have thyroid nodules. Should I be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/my-scan-shows-i-have-thyroid-nodules-should-i-be-worried-203245/" aria-label="Read more about My scan shows I have thyroid nodules. Should I be worried?">Read more</a>
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April 26, 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 AUKUS, AUS-NZ RELATIONS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Chris Trotter (Interest): Is a smoothed path for Kiwis seeking Aussie citizenship the quid pro quo for New Zealand signing-on to AUKUS? ... <a title="Newsletter: April 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/newsletter-april-26-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Toomes, Ph.D. student at the Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group, University of Adelaide A redtailed catfish. Bk87/Shuttterstock Australia has a global reputation for being tough on biosecurity. There are strict rules around the import and export of both native and exotic species. Security is tight, ... <a title="New exposé of Australia’s exotic pet trade shows an alarming proliferation of alien, threatened and illegal species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/new-expose-of-australias-exotic-pet-trade-shows-an-alarming-proliferation-of-alien-threatened-and-illegal-species-203354/" aria-label="Read more about New exposé of Australia’s exotic pet trade shows an alarming proliferation of alien, threatened and illegal species">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta An Indonesian human rights researcher has cricitised his government’s failure to negotiate with West Papuan rebels, saying security officials should learn from the 2005 Aceh peace pact. The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) research and mobilisation division head, Rozy Brilian, said the Indonesian government had always ... <a title="Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines experience’ and talk to West Papuan rebels, says researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/jakarta-should-learn-from-the-aceh-philippines-experience-and-talk-to-west-papuan-rebels-says-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines experience’ and talk to West Papuan rebels, says researcher">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Anzac dawn ceremonies have been held across the Pacific region, with tributes paid to both Anzac and Pacific Island soldiers killed in the two world wars. Papua New Guinea In Papua New Guinea, World War II veterans were among those who attended a dawn service held at the Bomana ... <a title="Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/tributes-made-to-anzac-and-pacific-soldiers-killed-in-world-wars/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Prathankarnpap/Shutterstock ChatGPT and other generative AI tools which draw on large language models (LLMs) are a hot topic. Released in November 2022 by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a chatbot – it generates text output refined through user prompts. What ... <a title="If ChatGPT wrote it, who owns the copyright? It depends on where you live, but in Australia it’s complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/if-chatgpt-wrote-it-who-owns-the-copyright-it-depends-on-where-you-live-but-in-australia-its-complicated-202516/" aria-label="Read more about If ChatGPT wrote it, who owns the copyright? It depends on where you live, but in Australia it’s complicated">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Baumann, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, Bond University Soundtrap/Unsplash After a long day of work or study, your brain might feel like it has been drained of energy. But does our brain burn more energy when engaging in mental athletics than it does during other activities, ... <a title="How much energy do we expend thinking and using our brain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/how-much-energy-do-we-expend-thinking-and-using-our-brain-197990/" aria-label="Read more about How much energy do we expend thinking and using our brain?">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Walsh, Lecturer in Conservation Science, Monash University A male superb parrot Shutterstock Australia’s woodland birds include colourful parrots, flitting honeyeaters, bright blue fairywrens and the unassuming “little brown birds”. Some, such as willie wagtails, laughing kookaburras and rosellas are found in urban gardens. Others, such as ... <a title="Dozens of woodland bird species are threatened, and we still don’t know what works best to bring them back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/dozens-of-woodland-bird-species-are-threatened-and-we-still-dont-know-what-works-best-to-bring-them-back-203332/" aria-label="Read more about Dozens of woodland bird species are threatened, and we still don’t know what works best to bring them back">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Schmidt, Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University Shuttersetock This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”. A review team ... <a title="Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt’s big ideas for how Australia funds and uses research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/nobel-laureate-brian-schmidts-big-ideas-for-how-australia-funds-and-uses-research-204015/" aria-label="Read more about Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt’s big ideas for how Australia funds and uses research">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Brymer, Chartered Psychologist, Southern Cross University Alone Australia follows individuals having an extreme adventure in wild Tasmania. From one perspective this seems like a foolish thing to do – participants must be crazy or fearless. Why else would anyone choose to be uncomfortable, alone and without ... <a title="What Alone Australia tells us about fear, and why we need it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/what-alone-australia-tells-us-about-fear-and-why-we-need-it-203399/" aria-label="Read more about What Alone Australia tells us about fear, and why we need it">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricio Gallardo, Researcher in Transition Engineering, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/snvv18870020330 According to a recent study, coastal shipping produces a fifth of the carbon emissions (well-to-wheel) of road freight. Rail also performed well, with about a quarter of trucking emissions. Despite this, trucking accounts for nearly 80% of ... <a title="A shift to coastal shipping and rail could cut NZ’s freight transport emissions — why aren’t we doing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/a-shift-to-coastal-shipping-and-rail-could-cut-nzs-freight-transport-emissions-why-arent-we-doing-it-204023/" aria-label="Read more about A shift to coastal shipping and rail could cut NZ’s freight transport emissions — why aren’t we doing it?">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury What happened on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey 108 years ago has shocked and shaped Aotearoa New Zealand ever since. The challenge in the 21st century, then, is how best to give contemporary relevance to such an epochal event. The essence of the Anzac story is well known. ... <a title="New lessons about old wars: keeping the complex Anzac Day story relevant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/25/new-lessons-about-old-wars-keeping-the-complex-anzac-day-story-relevant/" aria-label="Read more about New lessons about old wars: keeping the complex Anzac Day story relevant">Read more</a>
