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April 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alon Loeffler, PhD researcher, University of Sydney Shutterstock Over the past year or so, generative AI models such as ChatGPT and DALL-E have made it possible to produce vast quantities of apparently human-like, high-quality creative content from a simple series of prompts. Though highly capable – far ... <a title="Networks of silver nanowires seem to learn and remember, much like our brains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/22/networks-of-silver-nanowires-seem-to-learn-and-remember-much-like-our-brains-204115/" aria-label="Read more about Networks of silver nanowires seem to learn and remember, much like our brains">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Julentto Photography/Unsplash A quick search on the internet for “climate change images” readily yields the familiar photograph of a lone polar bear on a shrinking block of ice. ... <a title="Most people already think climate change is ‘here and now’, despite what we’ve been told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/22/most-people-already-think-climate-change-is-here-and-now-despite-what-weve-been-told-203425/" aria-label="Read more about Most people already think climate change is ‘here and now’, despite what we’ve been told">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Hobbs, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney The federal government today released the long-awaited legal advice on the Voice to parliament from Australia’s solicitor-general, Stephen Donaghue. In it, Donaghue states that the proposed model for the Voice “will not fetter or impede the exercise of existing ... <a title="Solicitor-general confirms Voice model is legally sound, will not ‘fetter or impede’ parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/solicitor-general-confirms-voice-model-is-legally-sound-will-not-fetter-or-impede-parliament-204266/" aria-label="Read more about Solicitor-general confirms Voice model is legally sound, will not ‘fetter or impede’ parliament">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist The United Kingdom’s commitments to upholding human rights have come under question this week over the West Papua issue, resulting in a heated exchange between a government representative and five members of the House of Lords. The exchange occurred on Monday after the Minister of State for the United ... <a title="UK minister grilled on West Papua human rights in House of Lords" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/uk-minister-grilled-on-west-papua-human-rights-in-house-of-lords/" aria-label="Read more about UK minister grilled on West Papua human rights in House of Lords">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby A senior Papua New Guinea police officer has called for mandatory drug tests because the National Capital District (NCD) and Central police command has been hard hit by “rogue” trade and consumption of methamphetamine among its ranks. NCD/Central divisional commander Anthony Wagambie Jr said this while confirming that the ... <a title="Senior PNG police officer calls for mandatory drug tests for all cops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/senior-png-police-officer-calls-for-mandatory-drug-tests-for-all-cops/" aria-label="Read more about Senior PNG police officer calls for mandatory drug tests for all cops">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
RNZ Pacific A senior health practitioner in Fiji has warned that the exodus of nurses will put significant strain on the country’s health sector. According to orthopaedic surgeon Dr Eddie McCaig, nurses are leaving in droves, with more than 800 — more than a quarter of the workforce — migrating overseas in 2019 alone. Dr ... <a title="Surgeon warns Fiji nurses exodus will put strain on health sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/surgeon-warns-fiji-nurses-exodus-will-put-strain-on-health-sector/" aria-label="Read more about Surgeon warns Fiji nurses exodus will put strain on health sector">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter French Polynesia’s President Édouard Fritch has warned of “chaos”, should his party lose power to the pro-independence Tavini Huira’atira. In last Sunday’s first round of the territorial elections, his Tapura Huira’atira came second, winning 30 percent of the votes against Tavini’s 35 percent. Fritch’s Tapura has now joined forces ... <a title="Tahiti’s Fritch warns against ‘chaos’ if his anti-independence party loses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/tahitis-fritch-warns-against-chaos-if-his-anti-independence-party-loses/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s Fritch warns against ‘chaos’ if his anti-independence party loses">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Cross, Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology Facebook The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest Targeting Scams report indicates Australians reported more than A$3 billion lost to fraud in 2022. This is about a $1 ... <a title="Australians lost more than $3bn to scammers in 2022. Here are 5 emerging scams to look out for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/australians-lost-more-than-3bn-to-scammers-in-2022-here-are-5-emerging-scams-to-look-out-for-204018/" aria-label="Read more about Australians lost more than $3bn to scammers in 2022. Here are 5 emerging scams to look out for">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Crotty, Associate Professor in Australian History, The University of Queensland An Australian Imperial Force memorial card for Nicholas Permakoff, a Russian-born Australian private who deserted the AIF during WWI. Author provided Anzac Day continues to feature on the Australian calendar as a day for celebrating and ... <a title="Challenging the Anzac ideal: the tragic stories of two Australian deserters in WWI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/challenging-the-anzac-ideal-the-tragic-stories-of-two-australian-deserters-in-wwi-199516/" aria-label="Read more about Challenging the Anzac ideal: the tragic stories of two Australian deserters in WWI">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Dwyer, Research Director – Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Australia has long had a love affair with the internal combustion engine. Its first petrol-powered car was developed in 1901. (Admittedly, the engine was imported from Germany.) Roll forward 122 years and there’s now a registered ... <a title="Australia’s adoption of electric vehicles has been maddeningly slow, but we’re well placed to catch up fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/australias-adoption-of-electric-vehicles-has-been-maddeningly-slow-but-were-well-placed-to-catch-up-fast-203923/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s adoption of electric vehicles has been maddeningly slow, but we’re well placed to catch up fast">Read more</a>
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April 21, 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 PARLIAMENT PROTEST Claire Trevett (Herald): IPCA report on Parliament protests should leave Police top brass with red faces (paywalled) Charlie Mitchell (Stuff): A chaotic day in Wellington, a ‘distraction ... <a title="Newsletter: April 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/newsletter-april-21-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Celine Marshall, Professor of Medieval Literature, University of Otago Getty Images The COVID “lab leak” story clearly isn’t going away soon. The theory that the pandemic began with an accidental release of the virus from a lab in Wuhan recurs like clockwork – most recently in ... <a title="Plagues, poisons and magical thinking – how COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle Ages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/plagues-poisons-and-magical-thinking-how-covid-lab-leak-hysteria-could-be-straight-from-the-middle-ages-204025/" aria-label="Read more about Plagues, poisons and magical thinking – how COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle Ages">Read more</a>
