ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 22, 2025.
Albanese government announces gas reservation plan to address supply and price
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government has announced its much-anticipated gas reservation scheme, to provide security for Australia’s domestic supply and put downward pressure on prices. The scheme, working though permits, will only affect new contracts. Although it will apply to all new
Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Jacobson, Senior Lecturer in Condensed Matter Physics, The University of Queensland Amelia Frank, June 1930. University of Wisconsin In 1977, an American physicist named John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel prize for his work on magnetism. In his Nobel lecture, amid a discussion of rare
More than just being well: teens and Gen Z are redefining what it means to be healthy
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susanna Trnka, Professor of Anthropolgy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Health isn’t what it used to be – namely the absence of being sick. Ask any teenager today what it means to them to be healthy, and you’re likely to hear about the vast
No gym or regular routine? Here’s how to stay fit over the holiday break
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Nicholas, Lecturer in Dance and Performance Science, Edith Cowan University Westend61/Getty The festive season can throw our exercise routines out the window. You might be staying somewhere different, with no access to a gym. Maybe your yoga studio is closed or social sport is on a
When disasters strike, home batteries could be a lifeline
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamshid Aghaei, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Central Queensland University, CQUniversity Australia Extreme weather is placing greater strain on Australia’s power grids. In 2022, the record-breaking Northern Rivers floods blacked out almost 70,000 households. A powerful storm in 2024 cut electricity to more than half a million
Disaster after disaster: do we have enough raw materials to ‘build back better’?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Missaka Nandalochana Hettiarachchi, Adjunct Professor in Disaster Management, James Cook University This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what followed.
Scammers won’t take a break over Christmas. Here’s how to make a plan with your family to stay safe
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Cross, Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology Mart Production/Pexels, The Conversation, CC BY With Christmas just around the corner, it can be a very busy and stressful time of year. Between festive gatherings, ticking off
Australia’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed post Bondi
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are to be reviewed, in the Albanese government’s latest responsle in the wake of the Bondi tragedy. But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is still resisting calls for a national royal commission. Albanese said in
