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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney The Reserve Bank kept the cash rate steady at 3.6% at today’s meeting. In its post-meeting statement, the central bank said the monetary policy board judged that it was appropriate to remain cautious. This pause follows three ... <a title="RBA stands pat on interest rates as hopes dim for future cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/rba-stands-pat-on-interest-rates-as-hopes-dim-for-future-cuts-266234/" aria-label="Read more about RBA stands pat on interest rates as hopes dim for future cuts">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University The 20-point plan announced by US President Donald Trump at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes close to living up to Trump’s hype. It is a bold attempt to address all of the ... <a title="The 5 big problems with Trump’s Gaza peace plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/the-5-big-problems-with-trumps-gaza-peace-plan-266355/" aria-label="Read more about The 5 big problems with Trump’s Gaza peace plan">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chloe Frick, PhD Candidate in Ecology, University of Adelaide Chloe Frick, CC BY-NC-ND Around 200 years ago, bettongs were the most common macropod in Australia. These small wallaby-like creatures were once found seemingly everywhere and in great numbers. After colonisation, bettongs became harder to find. The five ... <a title="These little bettongs were wiped out in South Australia a century ago. Now they’re thriving alongside foxes and feral cats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/these-little-bettongs-were-wiped-out-in-south-australia-a-century-ago-now-theyre-thriving-alongside-foxes-and-feral-cats-264697/" aria-label="Read more about These little bettongs were wiped out in South Australia a century ago. Now they’re thriving alongside foxes and feral cats">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By M. Obaidul Hamid, Associate Professor of TESOL Education, The University of Queensland Markus Spiske/Unsplash The word “halal” is probably the most common concept associated with Muslims. It is the “social face” of their religious beliefs and practices, which have enriched Australian multiculturalism. Many non-Muslims, however, don’t have ... <a title="What does halal mean? It’s about more than just food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/what-does-halal-mean-its-about-more-than-just-food-263037/" aria-label="Read more about What does halal mean? It’s about more than just food">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 30, 2025.
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Maria Korneeva / Getty Images Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, and chances are you might be asked to scan your face. Facial recognition and other kinds ... <a title="How safe is your face? The pros and cons of having facial recognition everywhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/how-safe-is-your-face-the-pros-and-cons-of-having-facial-recognition-everywhere-265753/" aria-label="Read more about How safe is your face? The pros and cons of having facial recognition everywhere">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandy Hagstrom, Senior Lecturer, Exercise Physiology. School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney Photo by Leandro Boogalu/Pexels Every few years, the concept of fasted exercise training pops up all over social media. Fasted training refers to exercising in the morning, before eating breakfast. Fans will claim it’s the ... <a title="Does ‘fasted’ cardio help you lose weight? Here’s the science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/does-fasted-cardio-help-you-lose-weight-heres-the-science-264368/" aria-label="Read more about Does ‘fasted’ cardio help you lose weight? Here’s the science">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shahper Richter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images News that several New Zealand universities have given up using detection software to expose student use of artificial intelligence (AI) underlines the challenge higher education is facing. With AI tools such as ... <a title="AI in the classroom is hard to detect – time to bring back oral tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/ai-in-the-classroom-is-hard-to-detect-time-to-bring-back-oral-tests-265955/" aria-label="Read more about AI in the classroom is hard to detect – time to bring back oral tests">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xin Janet Ge, Associate Professor, School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney Buying a first home is one of the biggest financial decisions a person can make. There are so many questions to consider it can be hard to know where to begin. Where should I ... <a title="House or apartment? City or country? The big things to consider when buying a first home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/house-or-apartment-city-or-country-the-big-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-first-home-265485/" aria-label="Read more about House or apartment? City or country? The big things to consider when buying a first home">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark W. Post, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Sydney Cast of a Neo-Hittite relief, dating to the 10thC BC. © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA If you have studied almost any European language, you will have noticed words that felt oddly familiar. French ... <a title="Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/hindi-greek-and-english-all-come-from-a-single-ancient-language-heres-how-we-know-264588/" aria-label="Read more about Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Kear, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney When Australia, France, Britain, Canada and a handful of other Western countries recognised a Palestinian state at the United Nations last week, one of their key stipulations was the wholesale reform of the Palestinian ... <a title="The Palestinian Authority is facing a legitimacy crisis. Can it be reformed to govern a Palestinian state?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/the-palestinian-authority-is-facing-a-legitimacy-crisis-can-it-be-reformed-to-govern-a-palestinian-state-263042/" aria-label="Read more about The Palestinian Authority is facing a legitimacy crisis. Can it be reformed to govern a Palestinian state?">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryce Vissel, Cojoint Professor, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney Krisada tepkulmanont/Getty Imagine knowing in your 20s or 30s that you carry a gene which will cause your mind and body to slowly unravel. Huntington’s disease is inherited, relentless and fatal, and there is no cure. Families ... <a title="A new treatment for Huntington’s disease is genuinely promising – but here’s why we still need caution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/30/a-new-treatment-for-huntingtons-disease-is-genuinely-promising-but-heres-why-we-still-need-caution-266062/" aria-label="Read more about A new treatment for Huntington’s disease is genuinely promising – but here’s why we still need caution">Read more</a>