ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 1, 2025.
‘Those paintings belong to us’: how an Indigenous-led project is harnessing technology to protect Kakadu’s rock art
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristen Anne Norrie Jones, Academic Fellow, Archaeology, School of Humanities, University of Sydney Sam Provost Kakadu National Park has become one of Australia’s most prized cultural landscapes since it was added to the World Heritage List in 1981. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to
Massacre of journalists triggers RSF’s Black Monday protest and action today
Pacific Media Watch Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes by the Israeli army against journalists in the Gaza Strip as part of a worldwide action by the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders and the community politics organisation Avaaz. On August 25, one
How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation, despite ‘safety’ measures
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lin Tian, Research Fellow, Data Science Institute, University of Technology Sydney Bart Fish & Power Tools of AI / https://betterimagesofai.org, CC BY When you ask ChatGPT or other AI assistants to help create misinformation, they typically refuse, with responses like “I cannot assist with creating false information.”
NZ’s shift to more private healthcare will likely raise costs and reduce quality: what the evidence tells us
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaaren Mathias, Associate Professor in Public Health and Social Justice, University of Canterbury Getty Images Because Health New Zealand has refused to reveal how much it is paying private hospitals to perform elective surgeries under a new government contract, it is difficult to assess whether taxpayers are
New data shows a jump in older people dying from drug overdoses
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University Maskot/Getty When we talk about drug overdose deaths, many of us imagine a problem that affects young people. But new data from Australia’s Annual Overdose Report, published on Sunday, reveals a significant jump in the
The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kolaia Raisele, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, La Trobe University DrPixel/Getty In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some Pacific nations
From daycare through to uni, we’ve all had this type of teacher
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Harris, Associate Professor in Education, University of Newcastle AJ_Watt/Getty Images Casual and contract workers are crucial teachers to Australians of all ages: from infants and young kids at daycare, to children at school, to being key educators for adults at universities and TAFEs. Casual staff or
Australian parents are helping their kids buy a first home with less money, but more rent-free living
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, John Curtin Distinguished Professor & ARC Future Fellow, Curtin University As many young Australians struggle to enter the housing market, research shows the “bank of mum and dad” is often called on to help. But what kind of financial support are parents willing to
Over-the-top melodrama, a platonic rom-com and retirement village murders: what to watch in September
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University With September comes spring: flowering trees, warmer weather, longer days. But just as it felt like spring had sprung, a new cold front came over much of south east Australia. No matter if you’re looking for something to while away
Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza. Can anyone protect them?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Levett, PhD candidate, public international law, University of Technology Sydney Journalist Mariam Dagga was just 33 when she was brutally killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on August 25. As a freelance photographer and videographer, she had captured the suffering in Gaza through indelible images
Report on social media age assurance trial says there is not a one-size-fits-all solution
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government’s trial has found age-assurance for its under-16 social media ban can be done effectively and protect privacy but there is not a one-size-fits-all model. The report, from an independent company and released in full, also warns continued vigilance
View from The Hill: Albanese government resorts to whatever-it-takes to rid Australia of former detainees
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government’s deal with Nauru to take up to 280 former immigration detainees again shows both sides of politics will resort to drastic and expensive actions when faced with intractable issues around illegal non-citizens. On Friday news came from
Keith Rankin Analysis – Intellectual Paralysis: Cost of Living, Inflation, and Interest Costs
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Public policy in New Zealand is paralysed by an unwavering mis-framing of the current economic stagnation. A key part of the problem is the popular attachment to the phrase ‘cost of living crisis’ as a catch-all for contemporary economic malaise. The first task towards clear thinking is to disentangle ‘cost of
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for August 31, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 31, 2025.
