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Month: August 2025

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Antony Lowenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists

August 27, 2025

By Antony Loewenstein in Sydney The grim facts should speak for themselves. Since 7 October 2023, Israel has deliberately killed an unprecedented number of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Those brave individuals are smeared as Hamas operatives and terrorists by Israel and its supporters. But the real story behind this, beyond just Western racism and dehumanisation ... <a title="Antony Lowenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/antony-lowenstein-israels-murderous-killing-spree-against-palestinian-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Antony Lowenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists">Read more</a>

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Samoa general election: Pre-polling kicks off

August 27, 2025

By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RZ Pacific reporter in Apia, Samoa Pre-polling has kicked off in Samoa today, with around 1700 people expected to cast their votes ahead of Friday’s polling day. At the Tuana’imato Sports Complex in the capital, Apia, the atmosphere was upbeat as special voters began arriving. Special voters include those from Savai’i, the ... <a title="Samoa general election: Pre-polling kicks off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/samoa-general-election-pre-polling-kicks-off/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa general election: Pre-polling kicks off">Read more</a>

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A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?

August 27, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Thorp, Professor of Finance, University of Sydney While discussion was focused on the federal government’s economic reform roundtable last week, a significant change that will mainly affect age pensioners flew under the radar. For the first time in five years, the government will adjust the rates ... <a title="A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/a-key-measure-used-to-calculate-age-pension-payments-is-changing-how-will-this-affect-your-benefits-263542/" aria-label="Read more about A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?">Read more</a>

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Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off?

August 27, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Ekaterina Chizhevskaya / Getty Images Cars are getting smarter. Today’s vehicles can automatically brake to avoid a rear-end collision, keep themselves centred in a lane, warn of hazards in blind spots ... <a title="Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/driver-assist-technology-saves-lives-so-why-do-so-many-people-turn-it-off-260177/" aria-label="Read more about Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off?">Read more</a>

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What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?

August 27, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shawna Mastro Campbell, Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Bond University Catherine Delahaye/Getty The government is considering new, bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds, to pick up developmental concerns and refer kids that might need additional support. The detail was buried in the announcement of the new “Thriving Kids” ... <a title="What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/what-is-psychosocial-therapy-and-why-is-the-government-thinking-about-adding-it-to-medicare-for-kids-263640/" aria-label="Read more about What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?">Read more</a>

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Why do we ‘like a version’ so much? The history of cover songs, from Elvis to TikTok

August 27, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney Wikimedia Ben Platt’s recent cover of Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi has gone viral on social media. The appeal was the song choice and change in performance style – an unexpected crossover between Platt’s musical theatre background and ... <a title="Why do we ‘like a version’ so much? The history of cover songs, from Elvis to TikTok" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/why-do-we-like-a-version-so-much-the-history-of-cover-songs-from-elvis-to-tiktok-263429/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we ‘like a version’ so much? The history of cover songs, from Elvis to TikTok">Read more</a>

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NCEA reform: how will schools decide who takes an academic or vocational path?

August 27, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Maurice-Takerei, Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology The government wants secondary schools to play a bigger role in preparing students for the working world by building vocational education and training (VET) into the curriculum. But a paradigm shift will be required for that to ... <a title="NCEA reform: how will schools decide who takes an academic or vocational path?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/ncea-reform-how-will-schools-decide-who-takes-an-academic-or-vocational-path-262797/" aria-label="Read more about NCEA reform: how will schools decide who takes an academic or vocational path?">Read more</a>

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Swimming in the Seine in Paris: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming

August 27, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Moutiez, Doctorante en Architecture et Enseignante à l’École d’architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières Bathing on a hot day in Paris, 1932. Agence Rol / Gallica / BNF As the 2024 Olympic Games drew near, the promise of being able to ... <a title="Swimming in the Seine in Paris: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/swimming-in-the-seine-in-paris-an-old-pastime-resurfaces-in-the-age-of-global-warming-263386/" aria-label="Read more about Swimming in the Seine in Paris: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming">Read more</a>

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Photojournalist resigns from Reuters over its ‘betrayal of journalists’ in Gaza

August 27, 2025

By Asiye Latife Yilmaz in Istanbul Canadian photojournalist Valerie Zink has resigned after eight years with Reuters, criticising the news agency’s stance on Gaza as a “betrayal of journalists” and accusing it of “justifying and enabling” the killing of 245 journalists in the Palestinian enclave. “At this point it’s become impossible for me to maintain ... <a title="Photojournalist resigns from Reuters over its ‘betrayal of journalists’ in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/photojournalist-resigns-from-reuters-over-its-betrayal-of-journalists-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Photojournalist resigns from Reuters over its ‘betrayal of journalists’ in Gaza">Read more</a>

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Iran is under pressure from Australia at a pivotal moment – time is running out to strike a nuclear deal

August 26, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University In an extraordinary announcement, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia, including the firebombing of a synagogue, in an attempt to sow discord and undermine social cohesion in the country. ... <a title="Iran is under pressure from Australia at a pivotal moment – time is running out to strike a nuclear deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/iran-is-under-pressure-from-australia-at-a-pivotal-moment-time-is-running-out-to-strike-a-nuclear-deal-263921/" aria-label="Read more about Iran is under pressure from Australia at a pivotal moment – time is running out to strike a nuclear deal">Read more</a>

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Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings

August 26, 2025

Pacific Media Watch An Al Jazeera journalist who has documented Israel’s trail of atrocities for almost the past two years has condemned Western news agencies covering the war on Gaza as treating Palestinian reporters like “robots”. “You see how Palestinian journalists are treated. There’s no protection when they are alive,” Hind Khoudary told Al Jazeera ... <a title="Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/palestinian-journalists-treated-like-robots-by-western-media-says-gaza-reporter-in-wake-of-latest-israeli-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Growing push for early decision on climate policy wedges Ley

August 26, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sussan Ley is resisting growing internal pressure for the Coalition to quickly discuss and determine the future of its policy on net zero. A number of Liberals and Nationals urged the debate be brought forward and the process for decision ... <a title="View from The Hill: Growing push for early decision on climate policy wedges Ley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/view-from-the-hill-growing-push-for-early-decision-on-climate-policy-wedges-ley-263435/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Growing push for early decision on climate policy wedges Ley">Read more</a>