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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for October 16, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 16, 2025.
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Month: October 2025
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Optimising is just perfectionism in disguise. Here’s why that’s a problem
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Houlihan, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast Willie B. Thomas/Getty If you regularly scroll health and wellness content online, you’ve no doubt heard of optimising. Optimisation usually means striving to make something the best it can be – the “optimal” version. A ... <a title="Optimising is just perfectionism in disguise. Here’s why that’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/optimising-is-just-perfectionism-in-disguise-heres-why-thats-a-problem-263260/" aria-label="Read more about Optimising is just perfectionism in disguise. Here’s why that’s a problem">Read more</a>
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Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg could be the Antichrist. Here’s how three religions actually describe him
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland In a series of four lectures, Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel has been opining on the Antichrist. Thiel’s amateur riffing identifies the Antichrist with anyone or any institution that he dislikes ... <a title="Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg could be the Antichrist. Here’s how three religions actually describe him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/peter-thiel-thinks-greta-thunberg-could-be-the-antichrist-heres-how-three-religions-actually-describe-him-267439/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg could be the Antichrist. Here’s how three religions actually describe him">Read more</a>
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From the Knesset to Sharm el-Sheikh: How the US president offered Netanyahu a way out
ANALYSIS: By Elijah J Magnier Benjamin Netanyahu insisted, until just hours before Donald Trump’s arrival, that the war in Gaza would not stop. Then, standing in the Knesset before Israel’s hardline ministers, Trump announced that it had — and whisked a delegation of world leaders to Egypt to formalise the ceasefire before a global audience. ... <a title="From the Knesset to Sharm el-Sheikh: How the US president offered Netanyahu a way out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/from-the-knesset-to-sharm-el-sheikh-how-the-us-president-offered-netanyahu-a-way-out/" aria-label="Read more about From the Knesset to Sharm el-Sheikh: How the US president offered Netanyahu a way out">Read more</a>
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Wenda accuses Indonesian troops of bombarding village in Star mountains
Asia Pacific Report Indonesian military forces have again bombed Kiwirok, the site of a massacre in 2021 that killed more than 300 West Papuan civilians, amid worsening violence, alleges a Papuan advocacy group. “While President Prabowo talks about promoting peace in the Middle East, his military is trying to wipe out West Papua,” said United ... <a title="Wenda accuses Indonesian troops of bombarding village in Star mountains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/wenda-accuses-indonesian-troops-of-bombarding-village-in-star-mountains/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda accuses Indonesian troops of bombarding village in Star mountains">Read more</a>
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Human ancestors were exposed to lead millions of years ago, and it shaped our evolution
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Professor in Geochronology and Geochemistry, Southern Cross University A 2 million-year-old tooth of an early human ancestor. Fiorenza and Joannes-Boyau When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes. But our new study, published today ... <a title="Human ancestors were exposed to lead millions of years ago, and it shaped our evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/human-ancestors-were-exposed-to-lead-millions-of-years-ago-and-it-shaped-our-evolution-267318/" aria-label="Read more about Human ancestors were exposed to lead millions of years ago, and it shaped our evolution">Read more</a>
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It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast On October 16, 1975, five journalists were killed in the remote Timorese town of Balibo. To this day, no one has been charged with their deaths. Known as the “Balibo Five”, the men ... <a title="It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/its-been-50-years-since-the-balibo-5-were-killed-in-timor-leste-no-ones-been-held-accountable-266145/" aria-label="Read more about It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable">Read more</a>
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Why won’t my abusive parent admit they were wrong and apologise?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Bond University Former tennis champion-turned-commentator Jelena Dokic this week revealed she had sought to reconcile with her abusive father as an adult. He never, however, apologised or showed remorse for the physical and psychological abuse he meted out to her throughout ... <a title="Why won’t my abusive parent admit they were wrong and apologise?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/why-wont-my-abusive-parent-admit-they-were-wrong-and-apologise-267420/" aria-label="Read more about Why won’t my abusive parent admit they were wrong and apologise?">Read more</a>
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A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Jayne Carle, Postdoctoral Researcher in Tropical Forest Ecology, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, WSU, Australian National University One approach to help fight climate change is to protect natural forests, as they absorb some atmospheric carbon released by burning fossil fuels and store large volumes of carbon. ... <a title="A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/a-crucial-store-of-carbon-in-australias-tropical-forests-has-switched-from-carbon-sink-to-carbon-source-262955/" aria-label="Read more about A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source">Read more</a>
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The price of gold is skyrocketing. Why is this, and will it continue?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Hartigan, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney The price of gold surged above US$4,100 (A$6,300) an ounce on Wednesday for the first time, taking this year’s extraordinary rally to more than 50%. The speed of the upswing has been much faster than analysts had predicted and ... <a title="The price of gold is skyrocketing. Why is this, and will it continue?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/the-price-of-gold-is-skyrocketing-why-is-this-and-will-it-continue-267004/" aria-label="Read more about The price of gold is skyrocketing. Why is this, and will it continue?">Read more</a>
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The world wide web was meant to unite us, but is tearing us apart instead. Is there another way?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Buchanan, Deputy Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University The hope of the world wide web, according to its creator Tim Berners-Lee, was that it would make communication easier, bring knowledge to all, and strengthen democracy and connection. Instead, it seems to be driving us apart ... <a title="The world wide web was meant to unite us, but is tearing us apart instead. Is there another way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/the-world-wide-web-was-meant-to-unite-us-but-is-tearing-us-apart-instead-is-there-another-way-266253/" aria-label="Read more about The world wide web was meant to unite us, but is tearing us apart instead. Is there another way?">Read more</a>
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Government to introduce new powers to fight money laundering, terrorism financing, crypto crime
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Thursday will outline new powers to combat money laundering, terrorism financing and crime risks associated with cryptocurrency and Crypto ATMs. AUSTRAC, Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator, estimates 85% of the transactions sent ... <a title="Government to introduce new powers to fight money laundering, terrorism financing, crypto crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/16/government-to-introduce-new-powers-to-fight-money-laundering-terrorism-financing-crypto-crime-267224/" aria-label="Read more about Government to introduce new powers to fight money laundering, terrorism financing, crypto crime">Read more</a>