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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antje Fiedler, Senior Lecturer, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau With rising costs and drops in consumer spending, small businesses have been struggling lately. Continuous economic pressure is causing significant stress and burnout among small business owners, while confidence continues to decline. Data ... <a title="Tougher than the GFC: why NZ’s small businesses may be in worse shape than in 2008" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/tougher-than-the-gfc-why-nzs-small-businesses-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-in-2008-239389/" aria-label="Read more about Tougher than the GFC: why NZ’s small businesses may be in worse shape than in 2008">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Peter, Director of Sydney Executive Plus, University of Sydney Dacachi/Shutterstock You know we’ve reached peak interest in artificial intelligence (AI) when Oprah Winfrey hosts a television special about it. AI is truly everywhere. And we will all have a relationship with it – whether using it, ... <a title="Wondering what AI actually is? Here are the 7 things it can do for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/wondering-what-ai-actually-is-here-are-the-7-things-it-can-do-for-you-239843/" aria-label="Read more about Wondering what AI actually is? Here are the 7 things it can do for you">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake M Robinson, Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University In a race against time, scientists are exploring new ways to restore natural systems. Alongside traditional methods such as planting trees, reducing pollution and reintroducing native species, a surprising new tool is emerging: sound. Ecologists can harness sound to ... <a title="The biodiversity jukebox: how sound can boost beneficial soil microbes to heal nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/the-biodiversity-jukebox-how-sound-can-boost-beneficial-soil-microbes-to-heal-nature-235866/" aria-label="Read more about The biodiversity jukebox: how sound can boost beneficial soil microbes to heal nature">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology. Police and policing. Dept of Security Studies & Criminology, Macquarie University A string of high-profile stabbing incidents in Australia, including this year’s Bondi Junction attacks, the Wakeley attack on Bishop Mari Emmanuel and last year’s stabbing murder of New South Wales paramedic ... <a title="After a spate of recent stabbings, is knife crime getting worse in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/after-a-spate-of-recent-stabbings-is-knife-crime-getting-worse-in-australia-239925/" aria-label="Read more about After a spate of recent stabbings, is knife crime getting worse in Australia?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Armin Alimardani, Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wollongong Federico Orlandi/Pexels, CC BY It’s been nearly two years since generative artificial intelligence was made widely available to the public. Some models showed great promise by passing academic and professional exams. For instance, GPT-4 scored higher than 90% ... <a title="I got generative AI to attempt an undergraduate law exam. It struggled with complex questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/i-got-generative-ai-to-attempt-an-undergraduate-law-exam-it-struggled-with-complex-questions-240021/" aria-label="Read more about I got generative AI to attempt an undergraduate law exam. It struggled with complex questions">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University OlgaKashubin/Shutterstock Thirteen years ago at the tax summit called to discuss the Henry Tax Review, David Koch stopped discussion of negative gearing dead in its tracks. Better known by many as “Kochie”, he was the ... <a title="More than 430,000 Australians could have owned their own home today – if not for 7 prime ministers’ inaction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/more-than-430-000-australians-could-have-owned-their-own-home-today-if-not-for-7-prime-ministers-inaction-240107/" aria-label="Read more about More than 430,000 Australians could have owned their own home today – if not for 7 prime ministers’ inaction">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Research Fellow, Media & Communications, RMIT University As we dive into October, here are some captivating new films and series to help fill your evenings on the couch. This month’s streaming picks from our experts feature plenty of strong women characters – from Nicole Kidman’s ... <a title="Flashy Parisian fashion, queer Marvel and the competitive world of K-pop: what we’re watching in October" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/flashy-parisian-fashion-queer-marvel-and-the-competitive-world-of-k-pop-what-were-watching-in-october-239731/" aria-label="Read more about Flashy Parisian fashion, queer Marvel and the competitive world of K-pop: what we’re watching in October">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad E Tucker, Astrophysicist/Cosmologist, Australian National University A composite of enhanced colour images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left). NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute In the outer reaches of our Solar System, 5.7 billion kilometres from the Sun, lies the dwarf planet ... <a title="Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Pluto’s largest moon – offering clues about how it formed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/scientists-have-found-carbon-dioxide-on-plutos-largest-moon-offering-clues-about-how-it-formed-240115/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Pluto’s largest moon – offering clues about how it formed">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan J. Méndez, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Fees for medical specialists are going up faster than Medicare rebates, leading to a bigger gap for patients to pay. Recent data from the Australian Institute of ... <a title="Medicare is covering less of specialist visits. But why are doctors’ fees so high in the first place?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/medicare-is-covering-less-of-specialist-visits-but-why-are-doctors-fees-so-high-in-the-first-place-239827/" aria-label="Read more about Medicare is covering less of specialist visits. But why are doctors’ fees so high in the first place?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Katerina Asher, Retail Expert, PhD Candidate & Sessional Academic, University of Sydney Two of the dominant players in New Zealand’s supermarket sector – Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island – have failed in their quest to officially join forces. In a decision announced yesterday, ... <a title="The Foodstuffs merger is dead – but that still won’t fix NZ’s over-concentrated supermarket sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/02/the-foodstuffs-merger-is-dead-but-that-still-wont-fix-nzs-over-concentrated-supermarket-sector-240185/" aria-label="Read more about The Foodstuffs merger is dead – but that still won’t fix NZ’s over-concentrated supermarket sector">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Rico Merkert, Professor in Transport and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney Peter Gudella/Shutterstock Qatar Airways has announced plans to buy a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia from its owner, ... <a title="Qatar Airways is set to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia. Who will be the winners?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/01/qatar-airways-is-set-to-acquire-25-of-virgin-australia-who-will-be-the-winners-240204/" aria-label="Read more about Qatar Airways is set to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia. Who will be the winners?">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In May 1970, about 70,000 people occupied the Melbourne CBD for the moratorium protest against the Vietnam war. The Age newspaper reported: There were Viet Cong flags – carried mainly by members of the Monash Labor Club, who chanted ‘Ho, ... <a title="View from The Hill: Should we accept displaying the Hezbollah flag as (shocking) free expression?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/01/view-from-the-hill-should-we-accept-displaying-the-hezbollah-flag-as-shocking-free-expression-240213/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Should we accept displaying the Hezbollah flag as (shocking) free expression?">Read more</a>
