ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 3, 2025.
Australia’s new food security strategy: what’s on the table, and what’s missing?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Rose, Senior Lecturer, William Angliss Institute Dan Meyers/Unsplash In 2023, a parliamentary inquiry into food security was held in Australia. This involves the government asking for public and expert advice on key issues to make better decisions. The inquiry drew 188 submissions from experts across the
Who wrote the cabinet paper recommending NZ not recognise a Palestinian state?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images In the controversy and debate following Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ announcement at the United Nations last week that New Zealand would not yet recognise Palestine as a state, it was easy to overlook
Friday essay: trauma memoirs can help us understand the unthinkable. They can also be art
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zora Simic, Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Sydney Content warning: readers are advised this article talks about sexual abuse and child sexual abuse. As a writer who has experienced the trauma of sexual violence – and who reads and writes about it – Jamie
Stan’s Watching You is elevated Australian noir – sexy, stylish and suspenseful
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Daniel, Associate Lecturer in Communication, Western Sydney University Lisa Tomasetti In recent years, Australian TV has built a reputation for gritty, stylish crime thrillers that linger long after the credits roll. In series such as Mystery Road (2018–), Scrublands (2023–25) and Black Snow (2023–), intimate character
Taylor Swift has branded herself a showgirl. These hardworking women have a long and bejewelled history
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Brayshaw, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Taylor Swift/Instagram The iconic feathered showgirl was born amid the chaos of the first world war, when the wealthy, global French superstar Gaby Deslys entertained Parisians and Allied soldiers in a 1917 show called Laissez-les
Mysterious molecule found on brown dwarf casts further doubt on potential signs of life on Venus
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura McKemmish, Senior Lecturer, School of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney An artist’s impression of a brown dwarf. NASA/JPL-Caltech Brown dwarfs: too small to be stars, too big to be planets. Only discovered in the 1990s, these in-between cosmic objects aren’t big enough to burn as hot and bright
Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates – how did this become normalised?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andonea Jon Dickson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh Under President Donald Trump, the United States is expanding its efforts to detain and deport non-citizens at an alarming rate. In recent months, the Trump administration made deals with a number of third states to receive deported non-citizens.
Grattan on Friday: believe it or not, there would be a case for more federal politicians
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Should we have more federal politicians? One can anticipate the knee-jerk response from many sceptical voters. But Special Minister of State Don Farrell believes there’s a case, and has the parliamentary joint standing committee on electoral matters examining the arguments.
Defence treaty with PNG ready for signing after its cabinet gives it the tick
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Papua New Guinea cabinet has cleared the way for the finalisation of a sweeping new defence treaty between PNG and Australia. The cabinet’s tick off for the treaty will be a relief to the Australian government after a glitch
Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on Andrew Hastie, Sussan Ley and himself
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal opposition, embattled on many fronts, is trying to gain ground by establishing an alternative economic and fiscal narrative to that of the government. Labor boasts that the just-released budget outcome for last financial year is better than earlier
‘Only if we help shall all be saved’: Jane Goodall showed we can all be part of the solution
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Penelope Breese/Getty With the passing of Dr Jane Goodall, the world has lost a conservation giant. But her extraordinary achievements leave a profound legacy. Goodall was a world-leading expert in animal
Does my sunscreen actually work? Here’s what’s behind the latest SPF concerns
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Climstein, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty It’s been a tough time for sunscreens recently. Earlier this year, testing on behalf of consumer organisation Choice found several sunscreens were not delivering the sun protection you’d expect. One product claimed a sun
Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The Israel Defence Force has intercepted a flotilla of humanitarian vessels seeking to deliver aid to Gaza, taking control of multiple vessels and arresting activists, including Greta Thunberg. The interceptions took place in the Mediterranean Sea between 70-80
NSW Police lost a huge strip search lawsuit. It has national implications
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer in Law, UNSW Sydney Matt Jelonek/Getty This week, the Supreme Court of New South Wales delivered a landmark judgment against the NSW Police Force for unlawful strip searches. The class action was brought by lead plaintiff Raya Meredith on behalf of all people
Is China’s reported ban on BHP a bluff, or a glimpse of the future?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney Auscape/Getty Though they still haven’t been officially confirmed, reports China’s state-owned buyer told steelmakers to stop purchasing iron ore from Australian mining giant BHP have rattled both markets and Canberra. At first glance, this looks
‘Spooky action at a distance’ – a beginner’s guide to quantum entanglement and why it matters in the real world
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michele Governale, Professor of Physics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Many governments and tech companies are investing heavily in quantum technologies. In New Zealand, the recently announced Institute for Advanced Technology is also envisioned to focus on this area of research. As
From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia An artistic depiction of the sprint in armour at the ancient Greek games. O. KuilleInternet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY The ancient Athenian writer Isocrates (436-338 BC) once commented:
