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Month: September 2025

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New research shows Black Summer’s megafires left lasting scars far beyond property damage

September 22, 2025

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) ... <a title="New research shows Black Summer’s megafires left lasting scars far beyond property damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/22/new-research-shows-black-summers-megafires-left-lasting-scars-far-beyond-property-damage-264195/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows Black Summer’s megafires left lasting scars far beyond property damage">Read more</a>

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Criticisms against Spotify keep mounting. Luckily there are alternatives

September 22, 2025

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 ... <a title="Criticisms against Spotify keep mounting. Luckily there are alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/22/criticisms-against-spotify-keep-mounting-luckily-there-are-alternatives-264982/" aria-label="Read more about Criticisms against Spotify keep mounting. Luckily there are alternatives">Read more</a>

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The Liberal Party is riven with disagreements and discontent. Can it survive?

September 22, 2025

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. ... <a title="The Liberal Party is riven with disagreements and discontent. Can it survive?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/22/the-liberal-party-is-riven-with-disagreements-and-discontent-can-it-survive-265387/" aria-label="Read more about The Liberal Party is riven with disagreements and discontent. Can it survive?">Read more</a>

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Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a mission to realise a Greater Israel?

September 22, 2025

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 ... <a title="Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a mission to realise a Greater Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/22/is-benjamin-netanyahu-on-a-mission-to-realise-a-greater-israel-265662/" aria-label="Read more about Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a mission to realise a Greater Israel?">Read more</a>

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Australia formally recognises Palestine, as Albanese begins US visit

September 22, 2025

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 ... <a title="Australia formally recognises Palestine, as Albanese begins US visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/22/australia-formally-recognises-palestine-as-albanese-begins-us-visit-265732/" aria-label="Read more about Australia formally recognises Palestine, as Albanese begins US visit">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Structural Recession

September 21, 2025

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Yesterday the provisional Quarterly Economic Growth data was released. It showed that, seasonally adjusted, remunerated output (ie GDP, gross domestic product) fell 0.9% in April-to-June compared to January-to-March. While the resulting media hoo-ha overstated the significance of this result, there was still very little coverage of the underlying problem; New Zealand ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Structural Recession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/21/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-structural-recession/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Structural Recession">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin on Nuclear Calculus

September 21, 2025

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Over the last week I have subverted the western geo-cultural tropes of ‘Good versus Evil’ and ‘Beautiful versus Ugly’. (Geopolitical Rugby: Bad plays Evil, for the final World Cup 16 Sep 2025 and Lookism11 Sep 2025; both on Scoop and Evening Report.) Here I consider our new version of the former ... <a title="Keith Rankin on Nuclear Calculus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/21/keith-rankin-on-nuclear-calculus/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin on Nuclear Calculus">Read more</a>

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Optus Triple Zero outage has left 4 people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it

September 21, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University Four people have died after a botched Optus network upgrade on Thursday prevented around 600 emergency calls to Triple Zero across South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. South Australian police have confirmed the deaths linked ... <a title="Optus Triple Zero outage has left 4 people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/21/optus-triple-zero-outage-has-left-4-people-dead-a-telecommunications-expert-explains-what-went-wrong-and-how-to-fix-it-265692/" aria-label="Read more about Optus Triple Zero outage has left 4 people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it">Read more</a>

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Optus Triple Zero outage has left 3 people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it

September 20, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University Three people have died after a botched Optus network upgrade on Thursday prevented around 600 emergency calls to Triple Zero across South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. South Australian police have confirmed the deaths linked ... <a title="Optus Triple Zero outage has left 3 people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/20/optus-triple-zero-outage-has-left-3-people-dead-a-telecommunications-expert-explains-what-went-wrong-and-how-to-fix-it-265692/" aria-label="Read more about Optus Triple Zero outage has left 3 people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it">Read more</a>

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New entanglement breakthrough links cores of atoms, brings quantum computers closer

September 19, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Morello, Professor, Quantum Nanosystems, UNSW Sydney Quantum entanglement — once dismissed by Albert Einstein as “spooky action at a distance” — has long captured the public imagination and puzzled even seasoned scientists. But for today’s quantum practitioners, the reality is rather more mundane: entanglement is a ... <a title="New entanglement breakthrough links cores of atoms, brings quantum computers closer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/new-entanglement-breakthrough-links-cores-of-atoms-brings-quantum-computers-closer-265668/" aria-label="Read more about New entanglement breakthrough links cores of atoms, brings quantum computers closer">Read more</a>