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Month: October 2025

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Hamas and Israel are on the verge of a ceasefire. What’s being left unsaid, though, could scupper the deal

October 5, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Kear, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Hamas announced that it has accepted several parts of the peace plan put forth by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to finally end Israel’s war on Gaza. Hamas has ... <a title="Hamas and Israel are on the verge of a ceasefire. What’s being left unsaid, though, could scupper the deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/05/hamas-and-israel-are-on-the-verge-of-a-ceasefire-whats-being-left-unsaid-though-could-scupper-the-deal-266581/" aria-label="Read more about Hamas and Israel are on the verge of a ceasefire. What’s being left unsaid, though, could scupper the deal">Read more</a>

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Manchester synagogue attack: why so many people in Britain’s Jewish community felt a sense of inevitability that this day would come

October 4, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Hargreaves, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George’s, University of London A man believed to be Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen born in Syria, has been shot dead by police after launching an attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, ... <a title="Manchester synagogue attack: why so many people in Britain’s Jewish community felt a sense of inevitability that this day would come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/04/manchester-synagogue-attack-why-so-many-people-in-britains-jewish-community-felt-a-sense-of-inevitability-that-this-day-would-come-266638/" aria-label="Read more about Manchester synagogue attack: why so many people in Britain’s Jewish community felt a sense of inevitability that this day would come">Read more</a>

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Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats

October 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Feeney, Research fellow, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University; Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC) An angry Australian Superb Fairy-wren confronting a Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo. David Ongley Language enables us to connect with each other and coordinate to achieve incredible feats. Our ability to communicate abstract concepts is ... <a title="Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/birds-all-over-the-world-use-the-same-sound-to-warn-of-threats-266618/" aria-label="Read more about Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats">Read more</a>

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Here’s what the review of the IVF industry said should change – and what it missed

October 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University Estersinhache fotografía/Getty Reports of several cases of embryo and sperm mix-ups have put the Australian fertility industry in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. These bungles have ... <a title="Here’s what the review of the IVF industry said should change – and what it missed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/heres-what-the-review-of-the-ivf-industry-said-should-change-and-what-it-missed-266576/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what the review of the IVF industry said should change – and what it missed">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – A Brief History of Monetary Policy (Part Two), including Modern Monetary Theory

October 3, 2025

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Last week I looked at how, for modern day purposes, monetary policy started around 1750. It began with the departure from the presumption that money is wealth to the idea that money is a veil and that therefore wealth is something else. That was, in a sense, the beginning of political ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – A Brief History of Monetary Policy (Part Two), including Modern Monetary Theory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/keith-rankin-analysis-a-brief-history-of-monetary-policy-part-two-including-modern-monetary-theory/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – A Brief History of Monetary Policy (Part Two), including Modern Monetary Theory">Read more</a>

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Taylor Swift’s Father Figure isn’t a cover, but an ‘interpolation’. What that means – and why it matters

October 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University On Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated new album The Life of a Showgirl, track four, Father Figure, includes the late George Michael as one of the credited songwriters. But Swift’s song is not a cover of Michael’s 1987 hit of the ... <a title="Taylor Swift’s Father Figure isn’t a cover, but an ‘interpolation’. What that means – and why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/taylor-swifts-father-figure-isnt-a-cover-but-an-interpolation-what-that-means-and-why-it-matters-265583/" aria-label="Read more about Taylor Swift’s Father Figure isn’t a cover, but an ‘interpolation’. What that means – and why it matters">Read more</a>

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How do banks assess you for a home loan? And how do you work out what you can afford?

October 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ama Samarasinghe, Lecturer, Financial Planning and Tax, RMIT University Navigating the money side of buying a home can be daunting – especially if it’s your first time. Unless you’ve recently come into a small fortune, you’ll need to have saved a deposit and take out a home ... <a title="How do banks assess you for a home loan? And how do you work out what you can afford?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/how-do-banks-assess-you-for-a-home-loan-and-how-do-you-work-out-what-you-can-afford-266389/" aria-label="Read more about How do banks assess you for a home loan? And how do you work out what you can afford?">Read more</a>

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‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all

October 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Towle, Research Fellow in Biological Anthropology, Monash University A Neanderthal molar. Nowaczewska et al., 2021 For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibres, or easing gum pain with ... <a title="‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/toothpick-grooves-in-ancient-fossil-human-teeth-may-not-be-from-toothpicks-after-all-266485/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all">Read more</a>

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Australia’s new food security strategy: what’s on the table, and what’s missing?

October 3, 2025

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 ... <a title="Australia’s new food security strategy: what’s on the table, and what’s missing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/australias-new-food-security-strategy-whats-on-the-table-and-whats-missing-264791/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new food security strategy: what’s on the table, and what’s missing?">Read more</a>

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Who wrote the cabinet paper recommending NZ not recognise a Palestinian state?

October 3, 2025

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 ... <a title="Who wrote the cabinet paper recommending NZ not recognise a Palestinian state?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/03/who-wrote-the-cabinet-paper-recommending-nz-not-recognise-a-palestinian-state-266462/" aria-label="Read more about Who wrote the cabinet paper recommending NZ not recognise a Palestinian state?">Read more</a>