ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on November 11, 2025.
61% of Australians would struggle with an expense of a few thousand dollars: new poll
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A new federal Resolve poll has found 61% of respondents would struggle to afford an expense of a few thousand dollars, compared to just 24% who said
The next great performance booster for athletes? Sleep
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charli Sargent, Professor, Professorial Research Fellow and Research Cluster Co-Lead – Sleep and Biological Rhythms, CQUniversity Australia English middle-distance runner Keely Hodgkinson tries to get some sleep in a pod during the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Michael Steele/Getty Images When we think of elite athletes, we generally
COP30: Pacific nations call for world to act as 1.5C threshold nears
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor, and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific nations are at the world’s biggest climate talks making the familiar plea to keep global warming under 1.5C to stay alive, as scientists say the world will now certainly surpass the limit — at least temporarily. At the opening of the
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the Moon with my phone?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. I. Brown, Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University The Conversation It’s a beautiful clear night. The stars are out and the Moon looks breathtaking against the sky, so you reach for your phone to take a snap. The results are, to be blunt, disappointing. Try
Israeli forces kill 44 journalists inside Gaza displacement tents, says report
Pacific Media Watch The Freedoms Committee of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate says the Israeli occupation forces have killed 44 Palestinian journalists inside displacement tents in the Gaza Strip. The committee said that these journalists were among 254 media workers who had been killed since the beginning of the Israeli assault on Gaza in October 2023
View from The Hill: Albanese says Whitlam’s dismissal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has denounced Gough Whitlam’s dismissal from office in 1975 as “a calculated plot, hatched by conservative forces which sacrificed conventions and institutions in the pursuit of power”. Albanese said the election that followed – won by Malcolm Fraser
Timely home repairs are needed for good health in remote Aboriginal communities
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Enkel, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Kids Research Institute Australia For people living in metro areas, a broken hot water system or washing machine is a nuisance. But it can usually be sorted by a phone call for a same-day repair or a quick trip to the hardware
COP30: climate law changes mean NZ could retreat from its international obligations
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathrine Dyer, Lecturer in Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Wagner Meier/Getty Images As this year’s UN climate summit (COP30) gets underway in Belém, Brazil, the New Zealand delegation will be attending beneath a cloud of scepticism about the government’s seriousness in addressing
I discovered a new Australian native bee, but there are still hundreds we need to identify
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit Prendergast, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pollination Ecology, University of Southern Queensland The female of the species has devil-like black horns, and a taste for extremely rare pollen. But until now, this Australian native bee has never been officially named or identified. My discovery of Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, underscores
Cane toads are hopping towards the Pilbara, but a water-free containment zone could stop them
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judy Dunlop, Research Fellow in Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University It is early evening in Australia’s top end, and a hunter stalks its prey. Keenly alert, the northern quoll follows the sound of rustling in the leaf litter. It must be some kind of frog, the
Is your child’s school using generative AI? Here are 8 questions to ask
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Fischetti, Professor, Leadership and School Transformation, School of Education, University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle Eugene Mymrin/ Getty Images There have been at least three watershed moments in how humans access information. One came with the invention of the printing press in 1440, which revolutionised the
Green finance was supposed to contribute solutions to climate change. So far, it’s fallen well short
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon O’Connor, Director, Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne Robb Miller/Unsplash A decade ago, a seminal speech by Mark Carney, then governor of the Bank of England and current Canadian prime minister, set out how climate change presented an economic risk that threatened the very stability
EV ‘charging deserts’ in regional Australia are slowing the shift to clean transport
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology If you live in a big city, finding a charger for your electric vehicle (EV) isn’t hard. But drive a few hours in any direction and the story changes. For most regional Australians, the nearest
Can a toilet block really be a war memorial?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paige Timms, PhD Candidate, Australian History, Australian National University An ANZAC mural on a toilet block in Devenish, Victoria. Facebook/Anne Matthey Van Popering Inside the Anzac Memorial Park in Cooktown, Queensland, is a public toilet war memorial. The brick building has poppies, war medals and historic propaganda
Harare’s street traders create their own system to survive in the city
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elmond Bandauko, Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Alberta The informal sector has become a dominant source of livelihoods for urban residents in African cities. Within this sector, street trading is one of the most visible and vital components of urban economies. In Zimbabwe’s capital city,
View from The Hill: Albanese says Whitlam’s dismisssal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has denounced Gough Whitlam’s dismissal from office in 1975 as “a calculated plot, hatched by conservative forces which sacrificed conventions and institutions in the pursuit of power”. Albanese said the election that followed – won by Malcolm Fraser
New Pacific Media journal launched in APMN and USP partnership
Asia Pacific Media Network Pacific Media, a new regional research journal, made its debut today with a collection of papers on issues challenging the future, such as independent journalism amid “intensifying geostrategic competition”. The papers have been largely drawn from an inaugural Pacific International Media conference hosted by The University of the South Pacific in
BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over dishonest editing of a speech in 2021 by US President Donald Trump raise several disturbing questions. These concern the
BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over dishonest editing of a speech in 2021 by US President Donald Trump raise several disturbing questions. These concern the
A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University A new statue unveiled in recent days in Iran depicts a Roman emperor in subjection to a Persian king. Erected in Tehran’s Enghelab Square, the statue titled Kneeling Before Iran shows the emperor grovelling before Shapur I (who