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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen King, Professor of Economics, Monash University Chris WM Willemsen/Shutterstock Data and new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence present an opportunity to get Australia back on the path to productivity growth. But we can only seize this opportunity with the right policy framework. Australia can unlock ... <a title="The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/the-digital-economy-could-turbocharge-our-productivity-but-we-need-to-get-the-settings-right-262232/" aria-label="Read more about The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Toups Dugas, Associate Professor of Human-Centred Computing, Monash University Shutterstock Online game marketplaces itch.io and Valve’s Steam have recently delisted or completely removed more than 20,000 titles from their storefronts, after not-for-profit group Collective Shout pressured payment processors to change their rules. Although Collective Shout claims ... <a title="Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/thousands-of-games-have-been-censored-from-major-platforms-with-lgbtqia-creators-caught-in-the-crossfire-262040/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Pomeroy, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Canterbury jittawit.21/Getty Images Education Minister Erica Stanford has called time on “credit counting”, announcing plans to scrap the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Under the proposed changes, from 2028 NCEA Level 1 will be replaced by foundational ... <a title="NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/ncea-isnt-perfect-but-nz-shouldnt-forget-why-it-was-introduced-in-the-first-place-262501/" aria-label="Read more about NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trang Chu, Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Shutterstock/Pandagolik1 What turns a democratically elected leader into an authoritarian? The process is rarely abrupt. It unfolds gradually and is often justified as a necessary reform. It is framed as what the people wanted. All this makes ... <a title="The hubris arc: how visionary politicians turn into authoritarians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/the-hubris-arc-how-visionary-politicians-turn-into-authoritarians-262562/" aria-label="Read more about The hubris arc: how visionary politicians turn into authoritarians">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samir Ramzy, Researcher, Helwan University Sudan’s south-western city of Nyala in Darfur recently became the centre of a significant political development. After more than two years of fighting Sudan’s army, an alliance of armed and political groups backed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced the formation ... <a title="Sudan’s rebel force has declared a parallel government: what this means for the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/sudans-rebel-force-has-declared-a-parallel-government-what-this-means-for-the-war-262363/" aria-label="Read more about Sudan’s rebel force has declared a parallel government: what this means for the war">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Channing Reed, Lecturer in Philosophy, Missouri University of Science and Technology What we do in our free time says a lot about what makes us happy. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images In his powerful book “The Burnout Society,” South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in ... <a title="Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/why-leisure-matters-for-a-good-life-according-to-aristotle-260392/" aria-label="Read more about Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The world’s most important hostage — must be released. The powerful Western countries have signalled that in the face of the genocide they may recognise the state of Palestine. States need leaders. That’s why Marwan Barghouti – often dubbed the Palestinian Mandela — must be freed. A former head of Israel’s ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Recognise Palestine? Then free Marwan Barghouti" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/eugene-doyle-recognise-palestine-then-free-marwan-barghouti/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Recognise Palestine? Then free Marwan Barghouti">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has three challenges with his economic reform roundtable, which is all about how to improve Australia’s productivity, budget sustainability and economic resilience. First, he must manage what has become a tsunami of wish lists. Second, during the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Can Chalmers extract a serious deregulation agenda from reform roundtable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/view-from-the-hill-can-chalmers-extract-a-serious-deregulation-agenda-from-reform-roundtable-262031/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Can Chalmers extract a serious deregulation agenda from reform roundtable?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been facing a recruitment crisis for years. A lack of young people wanting to join has prompted a variety of responses from the force, including opening eligibility to some foreigners. ... <a title="After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/after-years-of-backsliding-the-adf-is-growing-again-whats-behind-the-recruitment-uptick-262597/" aria-label="Read more about After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aria Yangfan Huang, PhD Candidate, School of Psychology, Deakin University Aria Yangfan Huang, CC BY-NC-ND At the start and end of every school day, many Australian children head to the carpark or street to get picked up. While they’re waiting, they will be breathing in a mix ... <a title="These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/these-students-cut-air-pollution-near-their-schools-by-taking-aim-at-their-parents-idling-cars-262435/" aria-label="Read more about These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
By Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal editor/RNZ Pacific correspondent Leaders of the three Pacific nations with diplomatic ties to Taiwan are united in a message to the Pacific Islands Forum that the premier regional body must not allow non-member countries to dictate Forum policies — a reference to the China-Taiwan geopolitical debate. Marshall Islands President ... <a title="Marshall Islands president warns of threat to Pacific Islands Forum unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/marshall-islands-president-warns-of-threat-to-pacific-islands-forum-unity/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands president warns of threat to Pacific Islands Forum unity">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a massive contract to build three new frigates for Australia’s navy. The deal is ... <a title="Australia’s new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesn’t come without risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/australias-new-frigate-deal-with-japan-plugs-a-few-critical-holes-but-doesnt-come-without-risks-262612/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesn’t come without risks">Read more</a>
