ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 26, 2025.
Israel’s call-up of 130,000 reservists raises legal risks for dual citizens and their home countries
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Senior Israeli Defence Force (IDF) officials have announced that around 130,000 reservists will take part in Israel’s planned military operation to take over Gaza City. Fighting is expected to continue well into 2026. The first set of 40,000–50,000 reservists
Medicinal cannabis is most often prescribed for pain, anxiety and sleep. Here’s what the evidence says
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University Vilin Visuals/Getty Images Medicinal cannabis use has increased rapidly in recent years in Australia. Since access pathways were expanded in 2016, more than 700,000 prescription approvals have been issued. The vast majority of medicinal cannabis
Universities have lost their way, but cost-cutting and consultants are not the answer
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally. Inside Sydney’s swish Fullerton Hotel, a glittering cast of vice-chancellors, politicians, public servants, journalists,
More Countries Condemn Trump’s ‘Imperialist’ Saber-Rattling Against Venezuela
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage China and members of an alliance of Latin American and Caribbean nations in recent days joined countries including Brazil and Colombia and anti-war voices around the world in denouncing the Trump administration’s deployment of US warships off the coast of Venezuela. At least three US Navy guided missile
Children First: A Campaign to Reunite 66 Venezuelan Kids with Their Parents
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By William Camacaro New York One of the casualties of Washington’s get-tough immigration policy is the plight of children separated by U.S. authorities from their parents. The political party of “family values” has caused needless trauma for these migrant children and round the clock anxiety for parents desperately
No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University Any week now, Australia will set its 2035 emissions target. It must signal the nation’s strong ambition on climate action, to drive policy and investment. And it must
Why the International Criminal Court is under attack – it must be defended
COMMENTARY: By Greg Barns If it were China or Russia, the imposition of sanctions and threats of harm to prosecutors and judges of the International Criminal Court would be front page news in Australia- and in New Zealand. The Australian’s headline writers and columnists, for example, would be apoplectic. Prime Minister Albanese, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland
Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the NDIS. But how do you know if your child is delayed?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Hill, Speech Pathologist and Senior Lecturer, School of Allied Health, Curtin University From mid-2027, the government will divert children with mild and moderate developmental delay and autism away from the NDIS and onto a program called Thriving Kids. The government is also considering new Medicare items
Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000 as a precaution
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhavna Middha, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Sociology, RMIT University Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re
Gearing up for the 2025 Samoan general election – three-way split?
COMMENTARY: By Asofou So’o Although seven political parties have officially registered to contest Samoa’s general election this Friday, three have been politically visible through their campaign activities and are likely to share among them the biggest slice of the Parliament’s 51 seats. The question on everyone’s lips is: which one of them will win enough
5 million small business employees now have a right to disconnect from work unless it’s ‘unreasonable’. What does that mean?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huong Le, Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, CQUniversity Australia Mart Production/Pexels, CC BY From August 26, 5.4 million Australians working for small businesses will have the “right to disconnect”. This means they can refuse contact about work – such as emails, texts or calls – outside work
Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney Prudence Upton/Sydney Theatre Company Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955. In 2014, Murray-Smith’s Switzerland explored Highsmith’s life, directed
Destiny is a fierce new stage show exploring love, loss and rebellion under the shadow of apartheid South Africa
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson Award-winning playwright and actor Kristy Marillier’s new work, Destiny, is an ensemble drama set in 1976 South Africa, against a backdrop of rising resistance to the apartheid regime. Commissioned and developed through Melbourne Theatre Company’s
Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haoning Xi, Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle A derailed train near Gympie in Queensland after flooding in February 2022. Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images Last week’s torrential rain disrupted several Sydney train lines, in what is becoming a familiar story for commuters. Almost
Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000. This precautionary approach makes clear sense
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhavna Middha, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Sociology, RMIT University Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for August 25, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 25, 2025.
