ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 7, 2025.
Why do doctors run late?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland stefanamer/Getty You’ve turned up at the doctor’s clinic on time. But you’re scrolling on your phone, watching the clock tick past your appointment time. By the time you’re called in, you’re running late for work
More veg, less meat: the latest global update on a diet that’s good for people and the planet
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sheila Skeaff, Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Otago Getty Images A long-awaited expert update on the dietary changes needed to support both human and planetary health comes out clearly in favour of a plant-based approach. The EAT-Lancet Commission says a shift towards its planetary health diet,
From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costs
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jemimah Widdicombe, Research Associate, Museums Victoria, Museums Victoria Research Institute The first attempt to lay submarine telegraph cable between Britain and France. Universal History Archive/Getty When we post to a group chat or talk to an AI chatbot, we don’t think about how these technologies came to
Reusing medical equipment is good for the planet. But is it safe?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rochelle Wynne, Chair in Nursing, Western Health Deakin University Partnership, Deakin University Anchiy/Getty Even a short stay in hospital produces a large amount of waste. Just picture all the disposable items designed to be used once and thrown away: face masks, gloves, packaging, intravenous tubing, and even
From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental cost
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jemimah Widdicombe, Research Associate, Museums Victoria, Museums Victoria Research Institute The first attempt to lay submarine telegraph cable between Britain and France. Universal History Archive/Getty When we post to a group chat or talk to an AI chatbot, we don’t think about how these technologies came to
Our study followed Indigenous children for 15 years to understand what helps them thrive
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessa Rogers, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne Our new report follows the lives of around 1,700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the largest study of its kind. We wanted to understand what helps them thrive as they grow up. For more
Young businesses create 6 in 10 new jobs in Australia – far more than established firms
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan Vass, Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images Governments of all stripes provide support to small businesses in the form of tax concessions, lighter-touch regulation or government grants. They’re called the “engine room”
Experts unpack ‘quadrobics’, the fitness trend that claims leaping around on all fours will make you fit
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney In a new online trend, people are scuttling, crawling, and bounding around on all fours while filming themselves – and their videos are getting a lot of attention. The practice is
Not voting in local elections is rational. Voters need better reasons to engage
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey McNeill, Honorary Research Associate, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University With less than a week until voting in local elections closes, it seems early voter turnout may have increased compared to 2022 – up from 10% of eligible voters
There are now two appeals in the Erin Patterson mushroom murder case. What’s going on?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions, who has carriage of the Erin Patterson murder case, has chosen to appeal against what he considers to be an overly lenient sentence. This comes on the back
View from The Hill: Can Sussan Ley avoid Brendan Nelson’s fate?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When you look at Sussan Ley’s predicament, you can’t help thinking of Brendan Nelson. Nelson, a Liberal moderate and a former minister who was a competent but not outstanding performer, won the Liberal leadership after the 2007 defeat of the
On a grim anniversary, an end to Gaza’s violence is suddenly clear – if both sides can make sacrifices
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney Two years into the most horrific chapter in the history of Israel and Palestine, a glimmer of hope has been offered to both sides by US President Donald Trump’s plan for a permanent ceasefire and
New adaptation of Rebecca is visually haunting, but misses the core tensions of the original story
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson Melbourne Theatre Company’s (MTC) latest offering is a striking adaptation of the 1938 gothic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Like Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film, the story follows a young woman who marries a widower,
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for October 6, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 6, 2025.
