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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland The signing of a new defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea will mark one of the most significant moments in the history of the bilateral relationship since PNG’s independence 50 years ... <a title="With new PNG defence treaty, Australia is delivering on its rhetoric about trust at a critical time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/with-new-png-defence-treaty-australia-is-delivering-on-its-rhetoric-about-trust-at-a-critical-time-265064/" aria-label="Read more about With new PNG defence treaty, Australia is delivering on its rhetoric about trust at a critical time">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. It’s caused by the most severe strain: Zaire Ebola virus. This outbreak began ... <a title="There’s a new outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/theres-a-new-outbreak-of-ebola-in-africa-heres-what-you-need-to-know-264896/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a new outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Birt, Associate Professor, Film, Screen and Creative Media, and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University Team Cherry This month, the Australian-made video game Silksong became one of the most played titles worldwide. Created by Team Cherry, a three-person indie studio in Adelaide, the sequel to 2017’s Hollow ... <a title="Hollow Knight Silksong: how 3 people in Australia made the world’s hottest game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/hollow-knight-silksong-how-3-people-in-australia-made-the-worlds-hottest-game-265069/" aria-label="Read more about Hollow Knight Silksong: how 3 people in Australia made the world’s hottest game">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 15, 2025.
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jemma Hamley, Lecturer in Social Work, James Cook University When teenage girls fall pregnant, many report facing stigma from teachers and peers at their own school. What’s less well known, however, is that the stigma often continues at the school their child attends, and often long after ... <a title="When the kids of teen mums go to school, both mum and child can cop stigma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/when-the-kids-of-teen-mums-go-to-school-both-mum-and-child-can-cop-stigma-241673/" aria-label="Read more about When the kids of teen mums go to school, both mum and child can cop stigma">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael P. Cameron, Professor of Economics, University of Waikato Getty Images An ageing population not saving fast enough for its retirement has been called a “timebomb” and a looming crisis, with many New Zealanders facing the prospect of hard times when they stop earning. So, NZ First ... <a title="NZ First wants a compulsory KiwiSaver. Boosting the Super Fund is a better bet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/nz-first-wants-a-compulsory-kiwisaver-boosting-the-super-fund-is-a-better-bet-261946/" aria-label="Read more about NZ First wants a compulsory KiwiSaver. Boosting the Super Fund is a better bet">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Wagner, Research Fellow – Forest Resilience and Adaptation, The University of Melbourne The sound of a large drone humming over a forest at night, combined with a bright floodlight, is an eerie sight. It might evoke ominous thoughts of a search-and-rescue operation. But our new study ... <a title="Drones with thermal cameras are revealing the secrets of elusive Australian forest wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/drones-with-thermal-cameras-are-revealing-the-secrets-of-elusive-australian-forest-wildlife-258906/" aria-label="Read more about Drones with thermal cameras are revealing the secrets of elusive Australian forest wildlife">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Natalia Lebendinskaia/Getty “Microdosing” originally meant taking tiny amounts of psychedelics (such as mushrooms) to enhance mood or performance, with fewer side effects. But the term has taken off to mean anything where you incorporate a much lower ... <a title="Can you ‘microdose’ exercise?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/can-you-microdose-exercise-263049/" aria-label="Read more about Can you ‘microdose’ exercise?">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Earlier today, the New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said his cabinet would not decide on whether to formally recognise Palestine as a state for some weeks. Luxon’s announcement drew criticism from advocacy groups labelling his position as weak. For more on this issue, see; New Zealand PM Luxon Labelled as Weak and Cowardly After ... <a title="UPDATED – Recognition of Palestine as a State – Advocacy Group Urges New Zealand Government to Listen to large Majority of Citizens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/recognition-of-palestine-as-a-state-advocacy-group-urges-new-zealand-government-to-listen-to-large-majority-of-citizens/" aria-label="Read more about UPDATED – Recognition of Palestine as a State – Advocacy Group Urges New Zealand Government to Listen to large Majority of Citizens">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago Getty Images Most New Zealanders are feeling the effects of a seemingly relentless rise in the cost of living – at the supermarket, the petrol pump and in their household energy bills. For some, however, this tips ... <a title="Around 900,000 Kiwis experience food insecurity: it’s a quiet crisis that needs urgent attention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/around-900-000-kiwis-experience-food-insecurity-its-a-quiet-crisis-that-needs-urgent-attention-264467/" aria-label="Read more about Around 900,000 Kiwis experience food insecurity: it’s a quiet crisis that needs urgent attention">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Nabavi, Senior Lecturer in Technology and Society, Responsible Innovation Lab, Australian National University Jorg Greuel/Getty “This is a game changer”. That’s how Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, described the state government’s launch of a tender for an artificial intelligence (AI) ... <a title="Politicians are pushing AI as a quick fix to Australia’s housing crisis. They’re risking another Robodebt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/politicians-are-pushing-ai-as-a-quick-fix-to-australias-housing-crisis-theyre-risking-another-robodebt-265062/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians are pushing AI as a quick fix to Australia’s housing crisis. They’re risking another Robodebt">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Keating, Lecturer, UnISQ College, University of Southern Queensland Fifty years ago this week, Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia. This anniversary gives both nations cause to reflect on our shared histories, as both colony and coloniser. Once separate territories under Australian administration, Papua and New ... <a title="Papua New Guinea has played an important role in Australian history – it’s time we acknowledged that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/papua-new-guinea-has-played-an-important-role-in-australian-history-its-time-we-acknowledged-that-264785/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea has played an important role in Australian history – it’s time we acknowledged that">Read more</a>