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Feeling angry, frustrated and ignored, many have turned to online echo chambers to vent their rage. And that can tip over into conspiracy theories and violence. @DrJoshuaRoose @Deakin theconversation.com/how-rage…

How rage and frustration against authority figures tips over into conspiracy and violence – and...

Feeling angry, frustrated and ignored, many have turned to online echo chambers to vent their rage. And that can tip over into conspiracy theories and violence.

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The latest 1News Verian poll suggests the right may not need Opportunity to form a government. @unimelb theconversation.com/nz-elect…

NZ election poll watch: right majority possible even if Opportunity enters parliament

The latest 1News Verian poll suggests the right may not need Opportunity to form a government.

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New research shows abuse of older people takes many forms, from threats to harmful actions and neglect, and it often involves family members. @DeniseWilsonAUT @AUTuni @Griffith_Uni theconversation.com/one-in-s…

One in six older people experience abuse in NZ, with psychological harm most common

New research shows abuse of older people takes many forms, from threats to harmful actions and neglect, and it often involves family members.

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In The Red and the Black, Stendhal skewers the hypocrisies of post-revolutionary France. @JamieQRoberts @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/guide-to…

Guide to the classics: bemused by the contemporary world? The Red and the Black might be just the...

In The Red and the Black, Stendhal skewers the hypocrisies of post-revolutionary France.

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Enjoying parenting and loving your child are two very different things. @Deakin @FedUniAustralia theconversation.com/not-enjo…

Not enjoying being a parent? You’re not alone. Here’s how to handle this complicated feeling

Enjoying parenting and loving your child are two very different things.

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In 1920, an estimated ten billion rabbits roamed Australia. Biological controls have reduced their numbers – but rabbits remain a big problem @CSIRO theconversation.com/why-the-…

Why the humble rabbit might be Australia’s worst introduced species

In 1920, an estimated ten billion rabbits roamed Australia. Biological controls have reduced their numbers – but rabbits remain a big problem

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New research shows travellers are willing to hand over control to AI if it provides accurate and consistent recommendations. @roysanjit2004 @EdithCowanUni theconversation.com/using-ai…

Using AI to plan your next holiday? Sometimes, too much information is just too much

New research shows travellers are willing to hand over control to AI if it provides accurate and consistent recommendations.

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GLP-1s are very effective at managing diabetes, obesity and weight-related conditions. But they can come with side effects, including nutritional deficiencies. @ProfCCollins @Uni_Newcastle theconversation.com/started-…

Started a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro? Here’s what you need to know about nutrition

GLP-1s are very effective at managing diabetes, obesity and weight-related conditions. But they can come with side effects, including nutritional deficiencies.

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Australian history has been relatively free of political violence. But there have nonetheless been some shocking incidents from which we should learn. @fbongiornoanu @Joshua_Black97 @UniCanberra theconversation.com/australi…

Australian democracy is usually peaceful. But there’s a homegrown history with political violence...

Australian history has been relatively free of political violence. But there have nonetheless been some shocking incidents from which we should learn.

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The independent MP remains in a critical condition after the incident on Monday afternoon. The alleged attacker has been identified as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent. @michellegrattan @UniCanberra theconversation.com/haines-l…

Haines loses leg; alleged attacker posted about environment and Gaza

The independent MP remains in a critical condition after the incident on Monday afternoon. The alleged attacker has been identified as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent.

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How much should Māori voices count in public life? And when does decisionmaking belong outside government and within Māori institutions? @indigpolitics @CharlesSturtUni theconversation.com/nzs-next…

NZ’s next government will inherit a Treaty debate that is far from resolved

How much should Māori voices count in public life? And when does decisionmaking belong outside government and within Māori institutions?

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By running hundreds of climate simulations much faster than conventional models, AI can deliver better regional projections of what communities need to prepare for. @StevenSherwood4 @UNSW theconversation.com/ai-revea…

AI reveals how a warming climate will intensify NZ’s most extreme downpours

By running hundreds of climate simulations much faster than conventional models, AI can deliver better regional projections of what communities need to prepare for.

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The former industry minister said Australia is 'going too fast' and 'been swamped by US tech' building data centres here to dodge growing US community opposition. @michellegrattan @UniCanberra theconversation.com/politics…

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ed Husic urges brakes on data centres ‘swamping’ Australia

The former industry minister said Australia is ‘going too fast’ and ‘been swamped by US tech’ building data centres here to dodge growing US community opposition.

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Healthy honey bee colonies are remarkably good at keeping harmful microbes under control. A new study shows how they do it. @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/honey-be…

Honey bee hives have ‘living immune systems’ which defend against disease

Healthy honey bee colonies are remarkably good at keeping harmful microbes under control. A new study shows how they do it.

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Determined to illustrate "slavery", Ryan Butta's history of 'blackbirding' says little of the labourers' recovery and resilience. @westernsydneyu theconversation.com/a-new-hi…

A new history of ‘blackbirding’ favours moral condemnation at the expense of complexity

Determined to illustrate “slavery”, Ryan Butta’s history of ‘blackbirding’ says little of the labourers’ recovery and resilience.

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Indigenous knowledges are still seen by many as peripheral to the dominant Western knowledge system. @MonashUni theconversation.com/many-ind…

Many Indigenous people now study and teach at Australian universities – but they are still excluded

Indigenous knowledges are still seen by many as peripheral to the dominant Western knowledge system.

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Wild dromedary herds no longer roam the Sahara, while wild banteng are vanishingly rare in Southeast Asia. Should we protect their feral populations in Australia? @ejlundyyy @JCSvenning @UTSEngage theconversation.com/feral-an…

Feral – and threatened? Endangered camels, banteng and hog deer have found an unexpected refuge in...

Wild dromedary herds no longer roam the Sahara, while wild banteng are vanishingly rare in Southeast Asia. Should we protect their feral populations in Australia?

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As AI agents begin shopping on our behalf, there’s a real risk cheaper products could put more pressure on vulnerable workers in global supply chains. @otago theconversation.com/new-ai-s…

New AI shopping agents promise better bargains. But who pays the price?

As AI agents begin shopping on our behalf, there’s a real risk cheaper products could put more pressure on vulnerable workers in global supply chains.

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The new ban on card surcharges could have unintended consequences. @akhtar1974 @ACUmedia theconversation.com/could-th…

Could the ban on card surcharges lead to a rise in tax evasion?

The new ban on card surcharges could have unintended consequences.

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Those carrying the greatest burden of obesity and its complications may be among the least able to afford one of the most effective treatments now available. @ProfLaurenBall @SCUonline @UQ_News theconversation.com/would-su…

Would subsidising weight loss drugs make health care fairer?

Those carrying the greatest burden of obesity and its complications may be among the least able to afford one of the most effective treatments now available.

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