ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 11, 2025.
Deadly Nepal protests reflect a wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By DB Subedi, Lecturer, The University of Queensland Earlier this week, thousands of mainly young people in Nepal took to the streets in mass protests triggered by the government’s decision to ban 26 social media platforms. Some 22 people died and hundreds were injured within in a few
The Long Walk proves yet again why Stephen King’s stories are perfect for the big screen
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Thompson, Lecturer in Theatre, Australian Catholic University IMDB Carrie, published in 1974 and adapted by screenwriter Lawrence Cohen for Brian De Palma’s 1976 film, is generally cited as Stephen King’s first novel. His actual first novel, The Long Walk, was written some seven years earlier, but
Want more protein for less money? Don’t be fooled by the slick black packaging
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Beckett, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation – School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney The Conversation, CC BY-SA If you’ve been supermarket shopping lately, you might have noticed more foods with big, bold protein claims on black packaging – from powders and bars to
Blue, green, brown, or something in between – the science of eye colour explained
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Davinia Beaver, Postdoctoral research fellow, Clem Jones Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Bond University Pouya Hajiebrahimi/Unsplash You’re introduced to someone and your attention catches on their eyes. They might be a rich, earthy brown, a pale blue, or the rare green that shifts with every flicker of light.
As the world order shifts, NZ should ‘spread its diplomatic wings’ and look at joining BRICS
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images With the old global order in a heightened state of flux, driven by US President Donald Trump’s attacks on free trade, international organisations and human rights, small states like New Zealand are
Climate action can feel slow – but the fastest energy leap in history has begun
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Mexico’s Villanueva solar farm is one of the largest in the Americas. Alfredo Estrella/Getty It’s increasingly common to hear from experts and the general public that the global shift away from fossil fuels is glacially slow, or even nonexistent. As
Victoria is on the cusp of signing a Treaty with Indigenous people. It could change lives
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremie M Bracka, Law Lecturer and Transitional Justice Academic, RMIT University Victoria is on the brink of making history. This week, after years of negotiations, the state government tabled a landmark Treaty Bill in parliament. If passed, potentially later this month, it will deliver a formal apology
Social connections, service access, language: how disability can make things even harder for refugees
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tadgh McMahon, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University FG Trade Latin/Getty Images Settling in a new country as a refugee comes with a variety of opportunities and challenges, from forming social connections, to navigating government services, and many others. The challenges can
NZ’s small music venues are struggling – but there are ways to help them thrive
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Carter, Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images Grassroots music venues are essential to the development of new talent and audiences. But right now, those small clubs and spaces are struggling, putting Aotearoa New Zealand’s local
New horror film Went Up The Hill is a chilling exploration of trauma and memory
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oscar Bloomfield, Film Studies PhD Student & Casual Academic, Deakin University Kirsty Griffin Evocative of the familiar nursery rhyme Jack and Jill, New Zealand-born filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven’s Went Up the Hill is a hauntingly tender play on the “ghost story” genre. Went Up the Hill explores
10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Stevenson, ARC DECRA Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity and began
Where does your glass come from?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aki Ishida, Professor and Director, College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design, Washington University in St. Louis Visitors get the sensation of floating above Manhattan at the Summit at One Vanderbilt. These rooms are built with low-iron glass, made with ultrapure silica sand.
Sussan Ley sacks Jacinta Price after she refuses to declare leadership loyality
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has sacked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow ministry, citing the senator’s failure to endorse her leadership as well as her refusal to apologise over her comment about Indian immigrants. The battle with Price came to
Doug Cameron says Labor’s left ‘defanged’ and co-opted into supporting US aggression
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former Labor senator Doug Cameron has accused the Albanese government, and its left faction in particular, of deserting principle and abandoning Australian sovereignty to the United States. Cameron, a New South Wales senator from 2008 to 2019, when he was
NSW daycares face whopping $500k fines. Will this ensure safety?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney The New South Wales government has proposed huge fines to crack down on childcare providers who breach safety rules. New laws, introduced to state parliament on Wednesday, would increase the maxiumum fine to A$500,000 for
Can Israel use self-defence to justify its strike on Qatar under the law?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Israel launched a targeted airstrike on the Hamas leadership in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday. Six people were reported killed, including the son of a senior Hamas figure. Global condemnation was swift. The Qatari government called the
Deadlier than varroa, a new honey-bee parasite is spreading around the world
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck, Honorary Professor Fellow, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne Albert Stoynov/Unsplash For decades, beekeepers have fought a tiny parasite called Varroa destructor, which has devastated honey-bee colonies around the world. But an even deadlier mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae – or “tropi” –
Polling shows Donald Trump’s ratings are poor – but they could be worse
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne It’s nearly eight months since Trump’s second term as United States president began. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of US national polls, Trump’s net approval is currently
Do I have insomnia? 5 reasons why you might not
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Scott, Honorary Affiliate and Clinical Psychologist at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Even a single night of sleep trouble can feel distressing and lonely. You toss and turn, stare at the ceiling, and wonder how you’ll
A new Australian production of Troy is bold, uncompromising theatre for our times
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University Pia Johnson/Matlhouse The story of Troy has been told for three millennia. Capricious deities, military clashes, legendary heroes and a famous wooden horse – a gift to the city that ultimately brings about its ruination – the mythology offers
