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Month: July 2025

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The Dalai Lama is a cisgender man – yet he has an unexpected connection to the trans community

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Kerry, Lecturer in Sociology, Charles Darwin University Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, turns 90 this week – a milestone that’s reigniting speculation over his eventual successor. While the Dalai Lama is the face of Buddhism to many people across the world, he is actually the ... <a title="The Dalai Lama is a cisgender man – yet he has an unexpected connection to the trans community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/the-dalai-lama-is-a-cisgender-man-yet-he-has-an-unexpected-connection-to-the-trans-community-260106/" aria-label="Read more about The Dalai Lama is a cisgender man – yet he has an unexpected connection to the trans community">Read more</a>

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Childcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men. Failing to recognise that puts children at risk

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Delanie Woodlock, Senior research fellow, UNSW Sydney Australians are reeling from the news that Victorian childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown has been charged with more than 70 offences against children, including rape. As 1,200 children await results for sexually transmitted infections, a horror no parent should ever ... <a title="Childcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men. Failing to recognise that puts children at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/childcare-sexual-abuse-is-mostly-committed-by-men-failing-to-recognise-that-puts-children-at-risk-260292/" aria-label="Read more about Childcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men. Failing to recognise that puts children at risk">Read more</a>

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Overtourism is reshaping communities in Europe – could Australia be next?

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Adjunct professor and adjunct senior lecturer in tourism management, University of South Australia Bumble Dee/Shutterstock A media frenzy erupted over the recent Jeff Bezos “wedding of the century” in Venice. Also notable were the public protests that showed tensions around tourism, especially mass tourism, are ... <a title="Overtourism is reshaping communities in Europe – could Australia be next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/overtourism-is-reshaping-communities-in-europe-could-australia-be-next-260173/" aria-label="Read more about Overtourism is reshaping communities in Europe – could Australia be next?">Read more</a>

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How should I talk to my kids about abuse and body safety?

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University Jose Luis Peleaz/Getty Hearing about child abuse in trusted places such as childcare centres is every parent’s worst nightmare. So, how can we talk to our kids about it and help them stay safe? While it’s not always possible ... <a title="How should I talk to my kids about abuse and body safety?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/how-should-i-talk-to-my-kids-about-abuse-and-body-safety-260309/" aria-label="Read more about How should I talk to my kids about abuse and body safety?">Read more</a>

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Creative Australia’s backflip on Venice Biennale representatives exposes deep governance failures

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cairnduff, Lecturer in Media and Communications, The University of Melbourne The reinstatement of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s representatives for the 2026 Venice Biennale closes a bruising recent cultural episode and exposes the fragility of the systems meant to protect artistic freedom ... <a title="Creative Australia’s backflip on Venice Biennale representatives exposes deep governance failures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/creative-australias-backflip-on-venice-biennale-representatives-exposes-deep-governance-failures-260402/" aria-label="Read more about Creative Australia’s backflip on Venice Biennale representatives exposes deep governance failures">Read more</a>

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Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’

July 3, 2025

By Reinhard Minong in Port Moresby The Catholic Church has strongly warned against Papua New Guinea’s political rhetoric and push to declare the nation a Christian country, saying such a move threatens constitutional freedoms and risks dangerous implications for the country’s future. Speaking before the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Communication on Tuesday at Rapopo during ... <a title="Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/catholic-church-warns-against-png-declaring-itself-a-christian-country/" aria-label="Read more about Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’">Read more</a>

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Antarctic research is in decline, and the timing couldn’t be worse

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Leane, Professor of Antarctic Studies, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania Oleksandr Matsibura/Shutterstock Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet – sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and food webs – has been in the news a lot ... <a title="Antarctic research is in decline, and the timing couldn’t be worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/antarctic-research-is-in-decline-and-the-timing-couldnt-be-worse-260197/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctic research is in decline, and the timing couldn’t be worse">Read more</a>

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Homes are more than walls and a roof, especially for Indigenous people. It’s time housing policy reflects that

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giles Gunesekera, PhD Researcher, University of Technology Sydney Australia is experiencing a housing crisis. But for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the challenge runs deeper than high rents and limited supply. A major problem is that housing in Australia is rarely designed with Indigenous communities ... <a title="Homes are more than walls and a roof, especially for Indigenous people. It’s time housing policy reflects that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/homes-are-more-than-walls-and-a-roof-especially-for-indigenous-people-its-time-housing-policy-reflects-that-259147/" aria-label="Read more about Homes are more than walls and a roof, especially for Indigenous people. It’s time housing policy reflects that">Read more</a>

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Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island – SBS podcast

July 3, 2025

Pacific Media Watch In July 1985, Australia’s Pacific territory of Norfolk Island (pop. 2188) became the centre of a real life international spy thriller. Four French agents sailed there on board the Ouvéa, a yacht from Kanaky New Caledonia, after bombing the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, killing Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira. The Rainbow Warrior was ... <a title="Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island – SBS podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/fallout-spies-on-norfolk-island-sbs-podcast/" aria-label="Read more about Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island – SBS podcast">Read more</a>

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Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato Getty Images While he likes to provoke opponents with the possibility of serving a third term, Donald Trump faces a more immediate historical burden that has plagued so many presidents: the “second term curse”. Twenty-one US ... <a title="Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/trump-is-not-like-other-presidents-but-can-he-beat-the-second-term-curse-that-haunts-the-white-house-260002/" aria-label="Read more about Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?">Read more</a>

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More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death

July 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darla Hatton MacDonald, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Tasmania VCG via Getty Images The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, nearly 125,000 tourists flocked to the icy continent in 2023–24. The trend is ... <a title="More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/more-and-more-tourists-are-flocking-to-antarctica-lets-stop-it-from-being-loved-to-death-258294/" aria-label="Read more about More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death">Read more</a>