ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 22, 2025.
View from The Hill: Liberals are now squabbling among themselves over Kevin Rudd
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Liberals’ ability to find things to fight about among themselves has no bounds. Now they are squabbling over Kevin Rudd. On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley suggested Rudd shouldn’t continue as Australia’s ambassador to Washington after Donald Trump’s put
Japan’s economy needs foreign workers, not the nationalist approach pushed by its new leader
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister. However, this was hardly a win for feminist or progressive politics. Takaichi is a
‘Hot girl’ stomach problems? Yes, IBS affects women more than men – here’s why
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Manning, Lecturer in Dietetics and Human Nutrition, La Trobe University Carol Yepes/Getty For a while, the “hot girls have stomach problems” trend on social media has been a way for women to destigmatise irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). By sharing content about bloating, farting, diarrhoea and constipation,
Ange Postecoglou’s sackings may say more about the Premier League’s attention span than him
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott McLean, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by two Premier League clubs in four months: Tottenham Hotspur in June (two weeks after winning the Europa League), then Nottingham Forest in October after just 40 days and eight games (with
What will happen to the Louvre jewellery after the heist? There are two likely scenarios
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreas Schloenhardt, Professor of Criminal Law, The University of Queensland Zhang Weiguo/VCG via Getty Images The spectacular heist of jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris has many people wondering how a theft like this could occur in broad daylight and what might happen to the items
Kamikamica resigns amid Fiji corruption charges
RNZ Pacific Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica has stepped down from his position on the eve of his court appearance for corruption-related charges. Kamikamica has been charged by the country’s anti-corruption office with perjury and providing false information in his capacity as a public servant. Kamikamica, who also serves as the Minister for Trade
Our brains evaluate food within milliseconds, long before we’ve decided to eat it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Violet Chae, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Carles Rabada/Unsplash Imagine you’re at the grocery store, standing before a selection of snacks. Seemingly without thinking, you skip over the rice crackers to pick out a bag of chips. These types of choices
Lisztomania: why did women go gaga for 19th century pianist Franz Liszt?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University In 1844, Berlin was struck by a cultural fever critics labelled Lisztomania. The German poet Heinrich Heine coined the term after witnessing the almost delirious reception that greeted Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt in concert halls across Europe.
Pacific protesters against deep sea mining challenge US exploration ship
Greenpeace Cook Islanders holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” have confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, protesting the emerging threat of seabed mining. Four activists in kayaks paddled alongside the Nautilus, which has spent the last three weeks on a US-funded research expedition surveying mineral nodule fields around
How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Spry, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University The wangim (boomerang) found at Yarra Junction. Zara Lasky-Davison/Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation Boomerangs are an iconic symbol of Australia. Known internationally for their unique curved shape and ability to return when
Switching off the huge Gladstone coal station in 2029 will cause problems. It needs a longer, smarter phase-out
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Klimenko, Director, Centre for Multiscale Energy Systems, The University of Queensland This month, Rio Tinto announced plans to bring forward the closure of Gladstone Power Station to 2029, six years ahead of schedule. The move was welcomed by environmental groups, as Gladstone is Queensland’s oldest and
A Supreme Court showdown looms for Trump’s tariffs. Will it limit presidential power?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney On November 5 the US Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments about the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. As important as the tariff issue is, the stakes are much higher
Will the ‘military sleep method’ really help me fall asleep in 2 minutes?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dean J. Miller, Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia LightFieldStudios/Getty Has a camouflaged athlete running on a dirt road ever shouted health advice through your phone? Sometimes these videos are motivational and get you off the couch to start exercising; sometimes they’re educational. But
The uneasy history of horror films and disability
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gwyneth Peaty, Research Fellow, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University Historically, horror films have been popular during times of social upheaval, as they allow audiences to work through collective cultural anxieties by tapping into their greatest fears. And “fear” is often built around
Mega-strike: where is the ‘ethical line’ in public health and are doctors really crossing it?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Fenton, Senior Lecturer in Bioethics, University of Otago Minister of Health Simeon Brown. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Health Minister Simeon Brown’s claim that this week’s industrial action by doctors “crosses an ethical line” misunderstands doctors’ ethical responsibilities. Doctors and nurses, together with teachers, are among tens of
Eugene Doyle: Palestinian ‘Mandela’ beaten unconscious – Western leaders yawned and looked away
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Israel and the West pretend they want a real peace in Israel-Palestine yet the Israelis have beaten unconscious the man most likely to help realise a sustainable end to the conflict: Marwan Barghouti. The ethnocentrism of Western culture is such that 20 Israeli hostages received vastly more coverage than thousands of
Netanyahu praises Papua New Guinea with ‘deep gratitude’ for backing Israel
Asia Pacific Report Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed “deep gratitude” for Papua New Guinea’s support to his country over many years and during the Middle East conflict. Prime Minister James Marape was given the message directly yesterday by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel during a courtesy call at Melanesian House, Waigani. The
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Abbott on Australia’s past and the opposition’s future
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s history is distinct and much contested, stretching from its First Nations origins, to the impacts of colonialism and the birth of a multicultural nation. Former Liberal Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s new book, “Australia: A History”, argues Australia is not
There are new plans to fix how universities will run. But will they work?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Ramsay, Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Australian universities enrol more than 1.4 million students per year and employ more than 130,000 staff. They receive substantial public funding – about A$22 billion each year. They have also demonstrated substantial governance failings – or
How does a flaming piece of space junk end up on Earth? A space archaeologist explains
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University A piece of space junk found on October 18 in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. WA Police The mysterious object was on fire and lying in the middle of a remote dirt road in Western Australia’s
