ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 5, 2025.
How we created new Noongar song and dance for kworlak – the bull sharks of Perth
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Ryan, Indigenous Cultural Advisor, Centre for People Place and Planet & School of Education, Edith Cowan University The beach and foreshore near where Perth’s Swan River meets the sea was recently closed to swimming after a number of bull sharks were seen circling close to the
Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Siems, Professor in Cloud Microphysics, Monash University If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island – a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica – the first thing you’ll notice is the wildlife. Elephant seals sprawl across dark beaches. King penguins march up mossy slopes.
NZ’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury The International Court of Justice delivers its landmark advisory opinion on states’ legal obligations to address climate change, July 23. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images The New Zealand government’s decision this week to reject all of the Climate Change
‘We gotta act white’: how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia AzmanL / Getty Images “I asked it to call one of my sisters, and it then started calling an old boss that I don’t talk to any more.” —Amy,
What is Taiwan and why is it important? A new study shows Australians struggle to answer these questions
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mei-fen Kuo, Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Culture and History, Macquarie University Recently, a new documentary was screened across Australia about the late Taiwanese Australian professor Chwei-Liang Chiou, who dedicated his life to improving relations between Taiwan and Australia. At the Brisbane premiere, former federal MP Graham Perrett
How to host a meal if one of your guests has an eating disorder or is anxious around food
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen de Boer, Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology fauxels/Pexels As the festive season approaches, perhaps you’re thinking of hosting friends and family. You know at least one person who’ll attend who becomes anxious around food and another with an eating disorder. So,
Meet the weird, wonderful creatures that live in Australia’s desert water holes. They might not be there much longer
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brock A. Hedges, Research Affiliate, University of Adelaide The Conversation , CC BY-ND You might think of Australia’s arid centre as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it’s actually dotted with thousands of rock holes – natural rainwater reservoirs that act as little oases
It’s end-of-year concert season. Why do some kids struggle with performance anxiety?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Education (Music), National School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University Yan Krukov/ Pexels End-of-year school concerts showcase children’s talents and hard work, often filling performers with pride. But for some, the idea of performing live is terrifying. Performance
No more call to cancel: the government wants to crack down on ‘subscription traps’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne The Conversation, CC BY It often seems like a great idea at the time. There’s a streaming service, paywalled news site or premium version of an app you want to try, offering
Impossible translations: why we struggle to translate words when we don’t experience the concept
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark W. Post, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Sydney Wietse Jongsma/Unsplash If you are fluent in any language other than English, you have probably noticed that some things are impossible to translate exactly. A Japanese designer marvelling at an object’s shibui (a sort of simple yet
Grattan on Friday: Could the Liberals make a fight of industrial relations without courting disaster?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is under pressure to produce policy that could arguably be premature. Before Christmas, Ley will unveil her immigration policy.
Will the government’s new gas reservation plan bring down prices? Yes, if it works properly
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor of Law, Deakin University The Australian government is poised to introduce a new domestic gas reservation policy on the east coast. The plan is meant to tackle growing concerns around spiking gas prices and domestic supply. Large gas producers in Queensland export the vast
Cassette tapes are making a comeback. Yes, really
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hoar, Senior Lecturer, School of Communications Studies, Auckland University of Technology Unsplash, CC BY For a supposedly obsolete music format, audio cassette sales seem to be set on fast forward at the moment. Cassettes are fragile, inconvenient and relatively low-quality in the sound they produce –
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for December 4, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 4, 2025.
