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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliet A. Gerrard, Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, University of Auckland Artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use in many sectors. Its contribution is expected to rise steadily, driven by advances in data storage, computer processing power and connectivity. Following last week’s report on AI by the ... <a title="AI is here to stay. Now we need to ensure that everyone benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/ai-is-here-to-stay-now-we-need-to-ensure-that-everyone-benefits-121175/" aria-label="Read more about AI is here to stay. Now we need to ensure that everyone benefits">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Abortion Claire Trevett (Herald): Abortion reform delivers Simon Bridges a conundrum (paywalled) TVNZ: Q+A: Andrew Little says claims reforms will allow abortion up to birth are ‘absurd’ Stuff: New Zealand’s abortion ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 06 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-06-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 06 2019">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Flew, Professor of Communication and Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology With concerns growing worldwide about the economic power of digital technology giants such as Google and Facebook, there was plenty of interest internationally in Australia’s Digital Platforms Inquiry. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ... <a title="Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/australian-media-regulators-face-the-challenge-of-dealing-with-global-platforms-google-and-facebook-121430/" aria-label="Read more about Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebook">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marija Taflaga, Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University Last week, two former Liberal Party staffers, Dhanya Mani and Chelsea Potter, made claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault against two Liberal party staff members. It highlighted again how hostile political life can ... <a title="Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys’ club culture in the Liberal Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/why-a-code-of-conduct-may-not-be-enough-to-change-the-boys-club-culture-in-the-liberal-party-121365/" aria-label="Read more about Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys’ club culture in the Liberal Party">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute As we age, we’re more likely to need a prosthesis to help us function like we used to. It may be a hip or knee prosthesis to replace a worn-out joint, a new lens after a cataract has been removed, ... <a title="We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/we-can-cut-private-health-insurance-costs-by-fixing-how-we-pay-for-hip-replacements-and-other-implants-121172/" aria-label="Read more about We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implants">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abigail Powell, Associate Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW A need to manage waiting lists, rather than ensuring positive outcomes for tenant households, strongly influences social housing policy, newly published research finds. This situation is not only a result of operational policies, but also a ... <a title="Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low-income households" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/focus-on-managing-social-housing-waiting-lists-is-failing-low-income-households-120675/" aria-label="Read more about Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low-income households">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Peterie, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland The “job snobs” are back on the agenda. With some in the Australian government’s own ranks arguing for a lift in the unemployment benefit, senior ministers appear to be upping the rhetoric about joblessness being a matter of choice ... <a title="These ‘job snob’ claims don’t match the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/these-job-snob-claims-dont-match-the-evidence-121429/" aria-label="Read more about These ‘job snob’ claims don’t match the evidence">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University In a previous century, I conducted doctoral fieldwork among the abandoned warehouses, smoky pubs and crumbling squats of the British post-punk, independent rock scene. How strange that I should become re-acquainted with ... <a title="Will time time tear us apart? Exploring the appeal of Joy Division 40 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/will-time-time-tear-us-apart-exploring-the-appeal-of-joy-division-40-years-on-121314/" aria-label="Read more about Will time time tear us apart? Exploring the appeal of Joy Division 40 years on">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathalie Butt, Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Queensland According to records compiled by the campaign group Global Witness, 1,738 people described as environmental defenders were killed between 2002 and 2018, across 50 countries. Their latest report for 2018, released last week, identified 164 killings Although the figure ... <a title="More than 1,700 activists have been killed this century defending the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/more-than-1-700-activists-have-been-killed-this-century-defending-the-environment-120352/" aria-label="Read more about More than 1,700 activists have been killed this century defending the environment">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) has condemned a recent spate of killings in Negros and all extrajudicial killings in the Philippines – with the latest happening last week. Duterte’s plan for Negros has been the subject of speculation in response to the killings in Negros Oriental, ... <a title="Duterte accused of ‘creating conditions’ leading to martial law declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/duterte-accused-of-creating-conditions-leading-to-martial-law-declaration/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte accused of ‘creating conditions’ leading to martial law declaration">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heiko Timmers, Associate Professor of Physics, UNSW Last year Australia sold more than 7,000 tonnes of uranium, at a value of nearly A$600 million. This uranium produced nearly as much energy as Australia uses in a year, but with less than 10% of the carbon dioxide from ... <a title="Australia should explore nuclear waste before we try domestic nuclear power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/05/australia-should-explore-nuclear-waste-before-we-try-domestic-nuclear-power-121361/" aria-label="Read more about Australia should explore nuclear waste before we try domestic nuclear power">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hocking, Postdoctoral fellow, Monash University Some people don’t like sharing their food – we all have a friend who gets cranky when you steal a chip from their plate. For wild animals, this makes sense, because any food shared is energy lost that could otherwise have ... <a title="Buffet buddies: footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/05/buffet-buddies-footage-reveals-that-fierce-leopard-seals-work-together-when-king-penguin-is-on-the-menu-121186/" aria-label="Read more about Buffet buddies: footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menu">Read more</a>
