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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Boucaut, Lecturer, media and cultural studies, University of Adelaide The AFL is facing a monumental stress test in its efforts to tackle homophobia, with one of the league’s biggest stars facing a season-ending suspension on the eve of the finals series. Adelaide star Izak Rankine has ... <a title="Australian sports media is compounding the AFL’s homophobia problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/australian-sports-media-is-compounding-the-afls-homophobia-problem-263427/" aria-label="Read more about Australian sports media is compounding the AFL’s homophobia problem">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 20, 2025.
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva F Nisa, Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Australian National University Afriadi Hikmal/NurPhoto via Getty Images As the world grapples with myriad environmental problems, a growing number of studies shows the role of religion is key. Religion influences people’s worldviews, including how we think about nature and our ... <a title="‘Green Islam’: how Muslims are powering environmental action across the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/green-islam-how-muslims-are-powering-environmental-action-across-the-world-261380/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Green Islam’: how Muslims are powering environmental action across the world">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania Barone, Research Associate in Galaxy Evolution, Swinburne University of Technology LRG 3-757, or the Cosmic Horseshoe, where the yellow galaxy has magnified the light of the blue one farther away. NASA, ESA Astronomers are living in a golden age of bigger and better telescopes. But even ... <a title="The most powerful tool in an astronomer’s arsenal is a lens – but not the kind you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/the-most-powerful-tool-in-an-astronomers-arsenal-is-a-lens-but-not-the-kind-you-might-think-262630/" aria-label="Read more about The most powerful tool in an astronomer’s arsenal is a lens – but not the kind you might think">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Saige England I unequivocally support Irish author Sally Rooney with all my heart and soul. The author risks imprisonment for donating funds from her books and the TV series based on Normal People to a Palestinian group. Once again the United Kingdom tells Palestinians who they should support. Go figure.In her opinion piece ... <a title="Saige England: Why I have spent a decade proudly standing with Palestinians and I will never stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/saige-england-why-i-have-spent-a-decade-proudly-standing-with-palestinians-and-i-will-never-stop/" aria-label="Read more about Saige England: Why I have spent a decade proudly standing with Palestinians and I will never stop">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Liberals won 14 of the 35 lower house seats at the July 19 Tasmanian state election, Labor ten, the Greens five, independents five and the Shooters, ... <a title="Liberals retain government in Tasmania, while federal Labor keeps big lead in polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/liberals-retain-government-in-tasmania-while-federal-labor-keeps-big-lead-in-polls-263306/" aria-label="Read more about Liberals retain government in Tasmania, while federal Labor keeps big lead in polls">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit aimed at maintaining dialogue, despite a strong rejection from a significant part of the pro-independence camp. He touched down at the Nouméa-La Tontouta Airport last night on his fourth trip to New Caledonia since he took office in late ... <a title="French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia in bid to ‘save’ Bougival deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/french-overseas-minister-in-new-caledonia-in-bid-to-save-bougival-deal/" aria-label="Read more about French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia in bid to ‘save’ Bougival deal">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato Ham was one of the chimpanzees NASA used during the 1960s to test the Mercury capsule before human space flight. NASA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the ... <a title="We’ve been sending animals into space for 7 decades – yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/weve-been-sending-animals-into-space-for-7-decades-yet-there-are-still-no-rules-to-protect-them-from-harm-263332/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve been sending animals into space for 7 decades – yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Fellow, Victoria University; Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said recently the Israeli cabinet has “lost its reason and humanity” in Gaza, reflecting a ... <a title="How can Western countries back up Palestine recognition with action? Here are 4 ways to pressure Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/how-can-western-countries-back-up-palestine-recognition-with-action-here-are-4-ways-to-pressure-israel-263273/" aria-label="Read more about How can Western countries back up Palestine recognition with action? Here are 4 ways to pressure Israel">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design two new antibiotics effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”. This is a potentially exciting development, but it’s important ... <a title="AI has produced 2 new antibiotics to kill ‘superbugs’. It’s promising – but we shouldn’t get too excited yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/ai-has-produced-2-new-antibiotics-to-kill-superbugs-its-promising-but-we-shouldnt-get-too-excited-yet-263327/" aria-label="Read more about AI has produced 2 new antibiotics to kill ‘superbugs’. It’s promising – but we shouldn’t get too excited yet">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Finnerty, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation and Wildlife Management, University of Sydney Uwe-Bergwitz/Getty Australia is home to an extraordinary variety of wildlife, ranging from striking palm cockatoos to elusive mountain pygmy-possums and remarkable rat-kangaroos. Most of us never get to see these creatures in real life ... <a title="Want to see Australia’s rare and remarkable species for yourself? Here are 10 standout spots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/want-to-see-australias-rare-and-remarkable-species-for-yourself-here-are-10-standout-spots-262128/" aria-label="Read more about Want to see Australia’s rare and remarkable species for yourself? Here are 10 standout spots">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Micah Boerma, Adjunct Lecturer, School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland Helena Lopes/Pexels , CC BY In less than four months, world-first legislation will ban Australian under-16s from certain social media platforms. Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and YouTube will all be off limits ... <a title="The social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/the-social-media-ban-is-coming-whether-families-like-it-or-not-5-ways-to-prepare-kids-and-teens-263346/" aria-label="Read more about The social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens">Read more</a>
