ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 11, 2025.
CPJ condemns Israeli killing of Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif and video crew of four
Pacific Media Watch The Committee to Protect Journalists has made a statement today that it is appalled to learn of the killing of an Al Jazeera media crew of five, including journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa by Israeli forces in Gaza. The journalists were killed
ABC’s new suburban mystery The Family Next Door is understated and addictive
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University ABC At first glance, the ABC’s new flagship drama looks like a soapy cross between Neighbours and Home and Away. Sweeping shots of rugged coastline and holiday homes roll into a tree-lined cul-de-sac near identical to Ramsay Street. The sun
56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vera Korasidis, Lecturer in Environmental Geoscience, The University of Melbourne Pollinators play a vital role in fertilising flowers, which grow into seeds and fruits and underpin our agriculture. But climate change can cause a mismatch between plants and their pollinators, affecting where they live and what time
Where have all the coaches gone? The volunteer crisis hitting grassroots sport in NZ
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blake Bennett, Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Pedagogy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau As the international rugby season kicks off in earnest, and other sporting codes compete for TV airtime and fans’ disposable income, something worrying is happening down at the grassroots. Sports clubs across
Another Gaza injustice. Israel targets Anas in Al Jazeera media crew of 5
COMMENTARY: By Saige England Another truth-teller targeted and killed in Gaza. I wish the journalists — some of whom I taught to master the skills of journalism, would look at this travesty and call it what it is: a genocide. I wish they would remember that journalists have a code of ethics, I wish they
Wikipedia’s ‘neutrality’ has always been complicated. New rules will make questioning it harder
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Ford, Professor, Communications, University of Technology Sydney Franckreporter / Getty Images Last month, the American non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia issued draft guidelines for researchers studying how neutral Wikipedia really is. But instead of supporting open inquiry, the guidelines reveal just how unaware the Wikimedia Foundation is
Pharmacists could one day work in GP clinics. Here’s what’s in it for you
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Nissen, HERA Program Director – Health Workforce Optimisation Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland sturti/Getty You’re discharged from hospital with some painkillers but aren’t sure if they’re safe to take with the heart medication you’ve been prescribed for years or
Triple whammy: how 3 types of drought crippled southern Australia this year
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Cowan, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Climate Sciences, University of Southern Queensland Soaking mid-winter rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken farms and rural towns across southern Australia, but the crisis is not over yet. And there’s more to this challenging episode than you might
Often parents and schools disagree about whether something is ‘bullying’: what happens next?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karyn Healy, Honorary Principal Research Fellow in Psychology, The University of Queensland Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock Bullying in schools can can have a devastating impact on victims. Research shows it can lead to reduced academic performance depression, anxiety and even suicidal behaviour. So, preventing and reducing bullying
No one holds the government to account on spending. We need a budget watchdog that can bite
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Pearce, Adjunct Lecturer in public finance, Griffith University Treasurer Jim Chalmers has made budget sustainability one of the key pillars of the reform roundtable to be held next week. Concern that budget spending is on an unsustainable trend has been caused by rising government spending as
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for August 10, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 10, 2025.
