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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benny Zuse Rousso, Research Fellow, International Water Centre, Griffith University Pvince73/Shutterstock The Pacific Islands may evoke images of sprawling coastlines and picturesque scenery. But while this part of the world might look like paradise, many local residents are grappling with a serious public health issue. Across Pacific ... <a title="Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets – and climate change makes things worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/many-people-in-the-pacific-lack-access-to-adequate-toilets-and-climate-change-makes-things-worse-238416/" aria-label="Read more about Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets – and climate change makes things worse">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wenting He, PhD candidate of International Relations, Australian National University The skyline in Shenzhen, the city that is home to many of China’s largest tech companies. asharkyu/Shutterstock According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Pony Ma, co-founder of Tencent Holdings, is once again China’s richest person, now ... <a title="Is life getting better for China’s tech billionaires?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/is-life-getting-better-for-chinas-tech-billionaires-239382/" aria-label="Read more about Is life getting better for China’s tech billionaires?">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
RNZ Pacific The man behind the 2000 coup in Fiji, George Speight, and the head of the mutineers, former soldier Shane Stevens, have been granted presidential pardons. In a statement yesterday, the Fiji Correction Service said the pair were among seven prisoners who has been granted pardons by the President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, after recommendations ... <a title="Fiji 2000 coup leader George Speight granted presidential pardon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/fiji-2000-coup-leader-george-speight-granted-presidential-pardon/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji 2000 coup leader George Speight granted presidential pardon">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney JFontan/Shutterstock With the Paris Olympics and Paralympics wrapped up, and leading Australian sports codes coming to an end of their 2024 seasons, many athletes will be celebrating ... <a title="Are sports stars who are caught using illegal drugs unfairly vilified?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/are-sports-stars-who-are-caught-using-illegal-drugs-unfairly-vilified-238323/" aria-label="Read more about Are sports stars who are caught using illegal drugs unfairly vilified?">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University Last month, the Taliban passed a new “vice and virtue” law, making it illegal for women to speak in public. Under the law, women can also be punished if they are heard singing or reading aloud from within ... <a title="Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. But they won’t remain silent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/afghan-women-have-been-robbed-of-health-care-education-and-now-their-voices-but-they-wont-remain-silent-238435/" aria-label="Read more about Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. But they won’t remain silent">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Green, Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University When tickets for Green Day’s 2025 Australian tour went on sale, fans joined a queue – a ritual that has been practised for decades on footpaths, on phones, and now online. But as Green Day ... <a title="What is ‘dynamic pricing’ for concert tickets? It can cost you hundreds of dollars while you queue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/what-is-dynamic-pricing-for-concert-tickets-it-can-cost-you-hundreds-of-dollars-while-you-queue-239320/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘dynamic pricing’ for concert tickets? It can cost you hundreds of dollars while you queue">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David T. Hill, Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University David T. Hill You don’t have to be in India long to appreciate just how dramatic its electric vehicle revolution is. Whether it’s electric two-wheelers or trucks, buses or bicycles, they are hard ... <a title="India is in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution – and Australia should tap in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/india-is-in-the-midst-of-an-electric-vehicle-revolution-and-australia-should-tap-in-234557/" aria-label="Read more about India is in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution – and Australia should tap in">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Henry, Physiotherapist and PhD candidate, Body in Mind Research Group, University of South Australia simona pilolla 2/Shutterstock One of the most common feelings associated with persisting pain is fatigue and this fatigue can become overwhelming. People with chronic pain can report being drained of energy and ... <a title="Why is pain so exhausting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/why-is-pain-so-exhausting-238417/" aria-label="Read more about Why is pain so exhausting?">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models. This was a change of posture for the company, whose chief ... <a title="OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/openais-data-hunger-raises-privacy-concerns-237448/" aria-label="Read more about OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Fastnedge, Lecturer in Advertising and Brand Creativity, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Controversial advertising holds a mirror up to society. It can unite us in laughter or outrage, spark debates that shape our beliefs – and sometimes expose our political differences. But where do lines ... <a title="Ads from Hell: how a pizza brand’s marketing reveals NZ’s shifting religious attitudes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/ads-from-hell-how-a-pizza-brands-marketing-reveals-nzs-shifting-religious-attitudes-238984/" aria-label="Read more about Ads from Hell: how a pizza brand’s marketing reveals NZ’s shifting religious attitudes">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Shutterstock “Honestly, I can’t wait to have grandkids and spoil them — but I don’t want to be called ‘Granny’” (overheard on the No. 96 tram in Melbourne) “I love it. It’s not the word that needs to change, it’s ... <a title="From cauldrons to cardigans – the lurking prejudices behind the name ‘Granny’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/from-cauldrons-to-cardigans-the-lurking-prejudices-behind-the-name-granny-238200/" aria-label="Read more about From cauldrons to cardigans – the lurking prejudices behind the name ‘Granny’">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Sutherland, Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Alex Green/Pexels Each year, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW Sydney surveys hundreds of people who regularly use drugs in Australia to understand trends in substance use around the country. Today, we’ve ... <a title="More than half of people who use party drugs take ADHD medicines without a prescription, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/20/more-than-half-of-people-who-use-party-drugs-take-adhd-medicines-without-a-prescription-new-research-shows-239187/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of people who use party drugs take ADHD medicines without a prescription, new research shows">Read more</a>
