ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 22, 2025.
Optus Triple Zero outage has left multiple people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University Multiple people have died after a botched Optus network upgrade on Thursday prevented around 600 emergency calls to Triple Zero across Australia. The deaths currently linked to the outage – which Optus only revealed to the public,
Should we scrap private health insurance rebates and direct the funding to public hospitals?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terence C. Cheng, Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University alvaro gonzalez/Getty Images If you’re one of the 45% of Australians with private health insurance, chances are the government pays, or has paid, a proportion of your premiums via rebates. Taxpayer spending on these private health
Parts of NZ could be heading into a wetter summer – a blessing in disguise for allergy sufferers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rewi Newnham, Professor in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images The latest projections suggest New Zealand could be heading into a neutral or La Niña summer, which would bring rainier conditions to the north and east of the country. While the
With 2035 emissions targets set, what Australia does next will help shape global efforts to keep 1.5°C alive
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Burdon, CEO Climate Resource, and Senior Advisor to Melbourne Climate Futures , The University of Melbourne Gabriele Maltinti/Getty This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. He will bring something important: Australia’s new 2035 emission cut
To save in-person lectures, unis need to provide lessons worth showing up for
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Gundlach, Lecturer in Education, The University of Melbourne Hill Street Studios/Getty Images In-person lectures have been a staple of university learning for centuries. But for more than a decade, there has been increasing debate about the relevance of lectures in modern higher education. Some academics and
Expressing strong opinions can put your job at risk. Clearer laws would help
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate Professor of workplace and business law, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images Within days of American conservative Charlie Kirk’s assassination, people posting on social media or commenting on his death – including TV host Jimmy Kimmel, teachers, pilots, a football
New research shows Black Summer’s megafires left lasting scars far beyond property damage
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonia Akter, Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Beginning in the second half of 2019, what we now know as the Black Summer fires began devastating eastern Australia. Thousands of homes were destroyed, hundreds of lives were lost (mainly from smoke-induced health impacts)
Criticisms against Spotify keep mounting. Luckily there are alternatives
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael James Walsh, Associate Dean and Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra Spotify has been subject to various lingering critiques. These range from criticism of its payment model, to the presence of “fake artists”, the Joe Rogan boycott saga, and controversies around AI-made music. More
The Liberal Party is riven with disagreements and discontent. Can it survive?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marija Taflaga, Senior Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University In May, immediately after the 2025 election, debate swirled about whether the Coalition agreement would survive. The consensus was that it would be madness for the Liberals and the Nationals to part ways.
Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a mission to realise a Greater Israel?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Victoria University, Australian National University Much of the world is focused on a two-state solution in resolving the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears devoted to realising his vision of a
Australia formally recognises Palestine, as Albanese begins US visit
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government on Sunday formally recognised Palestine as an independent state. Prime Minister Anothony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong in a statement said that Sunday’s recognition, “alongside Canada and the United Kingdom, is part of a coordinated international
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for September 21, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 21, 2025.
