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August 12, 2025
Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the Israeli military’s “disgraceful tactic” to cover up war crimes in the wake of the killing of six journalists in Gaza on Sunday. It has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to stop the massacre of journalists, ... <a title="RSF calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting after targeted Israeli strike kills six media professionals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/rsf-calls-for-emergency-un-security-council-meeting-after-targeted-israeli-strike-kills-six-media-professionals/" aria-label="Read more about RSF calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting after targeted Israeli strike kills six media professionals">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The bipartisanship about the path to a long-term settlement in the Middle East has finally been irrevocably broken. The shadow cabinet, meeting Tuesday morning, did not just confirm the Coalition’s disagreement with the government’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state. ... <a title="Coalition declares it would revoke Australia’s Palestinian statehood recognition if it wins office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/coalition-declares-it-would-revoke-australias-palestinian-statehood-recognition-if-it-wins-office-262600/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition declares it would revoke Australia’s Palestinian statehood recognition if it wins office">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor New Zealand Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been ejected from Parliament’s debating chamber and told to leave for the rest of the week after a fiery speech about the war in Gaza. The incident occured during an urgent debate this afternoon which was called after the ... <a title="Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick barred from NZ Parliament for rest of week after fiery Gaza speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/greens-co-leader-chloe-swarbrick-barred-from-nz-parliament-for-rest-of-week-after-fiery-gaza-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick barred from NZ Parliament for rest of week after fiery Gaza speech">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Paton Gilmour, Research Scientist: Coral Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science Until now, many of Western Australia’s most pristine coral reefs have avoided the worst bleaching brought by marine heatwaves. But their luck has now run out. The state’s longest lasting, largest and most intense underwater ... <a title="Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/safe-no-more-off-the-charts-marine-heat-has-severely-damaged-ningaloo-and-other-pristine-coral-reefs-263028/" aria-label="Read more about Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered the official interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.60% at its meeting today, marking the third cut this year. The move follows reductions in February and May, and comes after ... <a title="The RBA has cut rates for the third time this year. More relief may be on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/the-rba-has-cut-rates-for-the-third-time-this-year-more-relief-may-be-on-the-way-263031/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA has cut rates for the third time this year. More relief may be on the way">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Paterson, Teaching Associate in International Relations , Monash University In June 2024, Ukraine shocked Russian forces with the surprise Operation Spiderweb, an unprecedented, coordinated drone strike deep inside Russian territory. More recently, as part of Operation Rising Lion, Israel used drones to destroy Iranian air defences ... <a title="High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/high-tech-drones-are-changing-warfare-terrorists-may-soon-follow-the-same-playbook-262626/" aria-label="Read more about High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saskia Gerhardy, PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide A female plains-wanderer in open shrublands dominated by the low-growing woody herb _Sclerolaena_. Saskia Gerhardy In the vast, arid landscapes of South Australia’s northeast, on the lands of the Adnyamathanha and Wilyakali, a surprising discovery is ... <a title="We tracked one of Australia’s most endangered birds into strange new habitat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/we-tracked-one-of-australias-most-endangered-birds-into-strange-new-habitat-262317/" aria-label="Read more about We tracked one of Australia’s most endangered birds into strange new habitat">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland A new road charge is looming for electric vehicle drivers, amid reports Treasurer Jim Chalmers is accelerating the policy as part of a broader tax-reform push. At a forum in Sydney this week, state and federal Treasury ... <a title="Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/stop-the-free-ride-all-motorists-should-pay-their-way-whatever-vehicle-they-drive-262950/" aria-label="Read more about Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Meyer, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock We’re all born with mammary glands – better known as breasts. These are made of glandular tissue, fat and the ligaments that attach them to our chest wall. For ... <a title="Will my boobs sag if I don’t wear a bra? And 5 other common questions about breasts and bras" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/will-my-boobs-sag-if-i-dont-wear-a-bra-and-5-other-common-questions-about-breasts-and-bras-258386/" aria-label="Read more about Will my boobs sag if I don’t wear a bra? And 5 other common questions about breasts and bras">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 12, 2025.
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Hulton Archive/Getty Images The phrase “We are now one people” has resurfaced lately, largely due to a campaign by the Hobson’s Pledge lobby group against the retention of Māori wards at referendums being held as ... <a title="Māori wards: how the Hobson’s Pledge campaign relies on a ‘historical fiction’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/maori-wards-how-the-hobsons-pledge-campaign-relies-on-a-historical-fiction-262944/" aria-label="Read more about Māori wards: how the Hobson’s Pledge campaign relies on a ‘historical fiction’">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University drewsulockcreations/Getty As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement. But this isn’t a one ... <a title="Whales and dolphins regularly hang out with each other – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/12/whales-and-dolphins-regularly-hang-out-with-each-other-new-study-260196/" aria-label="Read more about Whales and dolphins regularly hang out with each other – new study">Read more</a>
