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Month: September 2025

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50 years without coups or dictators: how PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness

September 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Underhill, Research fellow, Deakin University On April 20 1972, 100 newly elected parliamentarians gathered in Port Moresby for the opening of the Third House of Assembly, Papua New Guinea’s legislative body. Many of these members were young and some were new to politics: Chief Minister (later ... <a title="50 years without coups or dictators: how PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/50-years-without-coups-or-dictators-how-png-built-a-durable-democracy-based-on-dignity-and-fairness-264484/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years without coups or dictators: how PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness">Read more</a>

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Despite improvements to early education, more children are starting school developmentally behind. What’s going on?

September 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England Maskot/Getty Images So far, 2025 has been a horror year for early education and care. Much of the recent media and political coverage about childcare has focused on safety. This is understandable, given the numerous, shocking allegations ... <a title="Despite improvements to early education, more children are starting school developmentally behind. What’s going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/despite-improvements-to-early-education-more-children-are-starting-school-developmentally-behind-whats-going-on-264770/" aria-label="Read more about Despite improvements to early education, more children are starting school developmentally behind. What’s going on?">Read more</a>

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How much money do you need to be happy? Here’s what the research says

September 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Elphinstone, Lecturer in psychology, Swinburne University of Technology Over the next decade, Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire. The Tesla board recently proposed a US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) compensation plan, if Musk can meet a series of ambitious growth targets. Australia’s corporate pay packets ... <a title="How much money do you need to be happy? Here’s what the research says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-happy-heres-what-the-research-says-265184/" aria-label="Read more about How much money do you need to be happy? Here’s what the research says">Read more</a>

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6 ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe

September 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Kamonwan Wankaew/Getty Parents play an important role in teaching their children about sex and relationships. But our new report shows many parents – fathers in particular – find it mortifying. Our ... <a title="6 ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/6-ways-to-talk-to-your-teens-about-sex-without-the-cringe-263639/" aria-label="Read more about 6 ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe">Read more</a>

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Graphic warnings on tobacco products are losing their impact – here are 5 ways to improve them

September 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Hoek, Professor in Public Health, University of Otago Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images Large pictorial warning labels on smoked tobacco products typically feature confronting images of the harmful health outcomes of smoking. Pictures of diseased lungs, gangrene and mouth decay aim to elicit strong emotional responses ... <a title="Graphic warnings on tobacco products are losing their impact – here are 5 ways to improve them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/graphic-warnings-on-tobacco-products-are-losing-their-impact-here-are-5-ways-to-improve-them-263415/" aria-label="Read more about Graphic warnings on tobacco products are losing their impact – here are 5 ways to improve them">Read more</a>

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Eradicating mould would save millions in health-care costs: how our homes affect our health

September 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Bentley, Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Olga Rolenko/Getty Images Housing is a key determinant of physical health. Housing conditions can increase or reduce ... <a title="Eradicating mould would save millions in health-care costs: how our homes affect our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/15/eradicating-mould-would-save-millions-in-health-care-costs-how-our-homes-affect-our-health-260311/" aria-label="Read more about Eradicating mould would save millions in health-care costs: how our homes affect our health">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin on Lookism

September 14, 2025

Analysis by Keith Rankin Keith Rankin – One of our least-discussed discriminatory ‘isms’ is what I call ‘lookism’. Discrimination on the basis of a person’s or a group’s appearance, noting in particular features of ancestry, age, and culture. Discrimination based on how individuals and peoples look to other people. Discrimination on the basis of the presence ... <a title="Keith Rankin on Lookism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/14/keith-rankin-on-lookism/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin on Lookism">Read more</a>

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Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence

September 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino Punishment by tar and feather of Thomas Ditson, who purchased a gun from a British soldier in Boston in March 1775. Interim Archives/Getty Images The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at ... <a title="Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/14/yes-this-is-who-we-are-americas-250-year-history-of-political-violence-265171/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence">Read more</a>

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Peter Mandelson was always a high-risk appointment – his departure will not end the matter for Keir Starmer

September 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University The line between pulling off a diplomatic masterstroke and setting up an accident waiting to happen can be a fine one. In the seven-month fable of Peter Mandelson’s UK ambassadorship to the US, the crossing of that ... <a title="Peter Mandelson was always a high-risk appointment – his departure will not end the matter for Keir Starmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/14/peter-mandelson-was-always-a-high-risk-appointment-his-departure-will-not-end-the-matter-for-keir-starmer-265159/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Mandelson was always a high-risk appointment – his departure will not end the matter for Keir Starmer">Read more</a>

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Donald Trump’s vision for Gaza’s future: what a leaked plan tells us about US regional strategy

September 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rafeef Ziadah, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy (Emerging Economies), King’s College London The Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust (Great Trust) vision. Supplied Entire neighbourhoods in Gaza lie in ruins. Hundreds of thousands are crammed into tents, struggling for food, water and power. Despite ... <a title="Donald Trump’s vision for Gaza’s future: what a leaked plan tells us about US regional strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/14/donald-trumps-vision-for-gazas-future-what-a-leaked-plan-tells-us-about-us-regional-strategy-264899/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump’s vision for Gaza’s future: what a leaked plan tells us about US regional strategy">Read more</a>