ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 18, 2025.
Will the Australian dollar keep rising in 2026? 3 factors to watch in the new year
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University After several years of steadily declining, the Australian dollar staged a meaningful recovery in 2025, culminating in a two-cent rally over the past month. Since the start of the year, the value of the Australian dollar has risen by more
Why does my hip hurt? Hip pain can have many causes and mostly doesn’t require surgery
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Ganderton, Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), RMIT University Photo by Yan Krukau/Pexels You can feel hip pain at any stage of life, including childhood, young adulthood and the middle years. This can come as a surprise; many people associate hip pain with old age. It can strike fear
What is the BRICS ‘UNIT’ – and could it really challenge the US dollar?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Fabio Teixeira/Getty Images At a major summit in Russia last year, a banknote was unveiled that carried more symbolism than monetary value. It hinted at the growing ambitions of BRICS+ – a group of
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Beers, Professor of History, American University White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing on Nov. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there was good news on the
America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arlene Stein, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University Fritz Kuhn, center, is congratulated by fellow officers of the German American Bund in New York on Sept. 3, 1938. AP Photo Masked officers conduct immigration raids. National Guard troops patrol American cities, and protesters decry their presence as
The Housemaid: this dark, sexy thriller is a seriously satisfying watch
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harriet Fletcher, Lecturer in Media and Communication, Anglia Ruskin University Based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid is a dark, sexy and satisfying thriller with plenty of twists to enjoy along the way. Millie (Sydney Sweeney) applies for a job as a housemaid for
Can Urgent Care Clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they’re not the only way
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University When we’re acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly access care in Australia’s hospital emergency departments (EDs). But more of us are seeking care in EDs. This went from 7.4 million in 2014–15 to 9.1
Not sure you picked the right uni or TAFE course? 6 ways to help you think it through
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Yevhenii Ometsynskyi/Unsplash For the class of 2025, exams are done and results are coming in. Attention is turning to plans for next year. With the benefit of a bit more free time and brain space,
Planning your next holiday? Here’s how to spot and avoid greenwashing
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rawan Nimri, Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality, Griffith University Vincent Gerbouin/Pexels More of us than ever are trying to make environmentally responsible travel choices. Sustainable travel is now less niche and more mainstream, with 93% of travellers in one survey saying they would consider sustainable choices. Accordingly,
The special envoy’s report doesn’t hold all the answers for defeating antisemitism
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor and Director of the Tackling Hate Lab, Deakin University In the wake of the Bondi terror attack, the government is under pressure to do more to address antisemitism in Australia. Many have raised a report by antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal as holding the
Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral, as Frydenberg calls for ban on ‘hate preachers’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In a stark reminder of the strong Jewish backlash against the prime minister, Anthony Albanese was not invited to attend the Wednesday funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, among the first of the Bondi massacre victims to be farewelled. Those present
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the Bondi terror attack and the mid-year budget update
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The mid-year budget update would normally be big news. But this week it’s been entirely overshadowed by the devastating Bondi terror attack. To discuss the government’s response to that deadly attack, as well as the outlook for Australia’s economy in
Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new report
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute yingchao li/Unsplash What’s the cheapest way to power Australia? Every year, CSIRO researchers and modellers seek to answer this very large question in their GenCost report. On one level, the answer in the draft 2025–26 report is unsurprising: solar and
How the myth of ‘aqua nullius’ still guides Australia’s approach to groundwater
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Bourke, Lecturer, The University of Western Australia Clint Hansen, CC BY-ND Indigenous people have coexisted with Australia’s vast and ancient groundwater systems for thousands of generations. Their knowledge extends back through deep time, before our current climate and waterways. It offers insights that Western science is
Jevon McSkimming sentencing: why a public inquiry into the police should be next
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming after pleading guilty to eight charges in the Wellington District Court, November 6. Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via Getty Images The sentencing of former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming represents not
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for December 17, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 17, 2025.
