ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 20, 2025.
How France’s political dramas threaten more instability in violence-wracked New Caledonia
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denise Fisher, Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies and Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt thousands of kilometres away in the South Pacific. On October 16, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence motions
Why claims of ‘transformational’ school reading improvement are premature
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Milne, Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The government has made some bold claims for its school reading policies – including that early results have been “transformational”. But we should be careful about rushing to judgement this early. Following the release of
Fiji deputy PM faces corruption-related charges
RNZ Pacific A Fiji deputy prime minister has been charged by the country’s anti-corruption office with perjury and providing false information in his capacity as a public servant, according to local news media reports. Manoa Kamikamica, who also serves as the Minister for Trade and Communications and a key part of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s
Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Here’s what to do instead
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney s0ulsurfing – Jason Swain/Getty Images It’s a tactic many parents know well: “eat two bites of broccoli, and then you can have dessert”. It seems like a practical solution for encouraging kids – especially
More than just good ethics: new research links corporate diversity to better investment decisions
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam G. Arian, Lecturer Accounting & Finance, Australian Catholic University skynesher/Getty When we talk about diversity in business, it’s usually in moral or social terms – fairness, inclusion and representation. But our new research suggests diversity also pays off in a very practical way: helping companies make
10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelley Inglis, Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University A crowd gathered for a “No Kings” protest on October 18, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty Images What happens now? That may well be the question
Sam Fender wins Mercury prize: ‘Geordie Springsteen’ is voice of a UK ravaged by industrial decline
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Jones, Course Director MA (Music Industries), University of Liverpool The Mercury prize almost always produces surprises – among them, Gomez not The Verve in 1998, and English Teacher not Charlie XCX in 2024 – but perhaps the biggest surprise is that the prize has survived for
Monsters, menopause and bold women – what to see, read and visit this week
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has long served as a parable – a warning against the hubris of playing God, the dangers of motherless creation, reckless parenthood and unchecked scientific ambition. It’s a story that continues to resonate, revealing how little
Should humans colonise space? We asked 5 experts
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Banks, Lecturer, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology SpaceX Crew-2 flight in 2021. SpaceX, CC BY-NC For roughly 4.5 billion years, the Moon has kept Earth company. In the much shorter span of time that humans have been around, we’ve admired
Flattery or calm confidence? How Anthony Albanese should handle Donald Trump at the White House
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University The long-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is finally set to happen in Washington this week. While unforeseen circumstances could still derail it, the stakes for
Why is migraine more common in women than men?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lakshini Gunasekera, PhD Candidate in Neurology, Monash University We’ve known for a long time that women are more likely than men to have migraine attacks. As children, girls and boys experience migraine equally. But after puberty, women are two to three times more likely to experience this
AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nitika Garg, Professor of Marketing, UNSW Sydney Oscar Wong/Getty Images You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It’s $300. You leave your browser open. Two hours later, it’s $320. Half a day later, $280. Welcome to the world of algorithmic pricing, where technology tries
A wave, a honk, or a headlight flash? Road etiquette isn’t universal – and that brings risks
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Most of us have a way of saying “thank you” on the road. A wave in the rear-view mirror, a quick lift of the hand from the wheel, maybe even a
Sussan Ley commits to offering income tax cuts at the election
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader Sussan Ley will commit the opposition to taking a plan to cut personal income tax to the election – despite being unable to foresee what the budgetary and economic circumstances will be by then. In a Monday speech
View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce is doing again what he does best – disrupting
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Barnaby Joyce is a natural-born disruptor. He also always wants to be the head of the pack, and in the spotlight. As Nationals MP Michael McCormack puts it, “he likes to be in charge, leading, in control”. Taking into account
A government review wants schools to respond to bullying complaints within 2 days. Is this fair? What else do we need?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew White, Lecturer and Researcher in Inclusive Education, Australian Catholic University Over the weekend, the federal government released its rapid review into school bullying. Authored by clinical psychologist Charlotte Keating and suicide prevention expert Jo Robinson, the review received more than 1,700 submissions from parents, students, teachers
Caitlin Johnstone: They said the massacres would stop when the hostages were released. They haven’t stopped.
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Last year I banged out an angry rant about the way Israel supporters would yell “release the hostages!” at anyone who talked about the latest massacre of Palestinian civilians, saying Hamas was to blame for the killing because of their refusal to
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for October 19, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 19, 2025.
