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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide Today, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles began negotiations with his Papua New Guinean counterpart, Billy Joseph, on a defence treaty. This builds on the bilateral security agreement signed between the countries in 2023. Analysts have been quick to ... <a title="A defence treaty with PNG might seem like a ‘win’ for Australia. But there are 4 crucial questions to answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/a-defence-treaty-with-png-might-seem-like-a-win-for-australia-but-there-are-4-crucial-questions-to-answer-250396/" aria-label="Read more about A defence treaty with PNG might seem like a ‘win’ for Australia. But there are 4 crucial questions to answer">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephan Rachel, Professor, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne Microsoft says the Majorana 1 processor is a ‘transformative leap toward practical quantum computing’. Microsoft Researchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device that stores information in an exotic state ... <a title="Microsoft just claimed a quantum breakthrough. A quantum physicist explains what it means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/microsoft-just-claimed-a-quantum-breakthrough-a-quantum-physicist-explains-what-it-means-250388/" aria-label="Read more about Microsoft just claimed a quantum breakthrough. A quantum physicist explains what it means">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Lawford, Senior Research Fellow in Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne pikselstock/Shutterstock Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability, affecting more than two million Australians. Routine x-rays aren’t recommended to diagnose the condition. Instead, GPs can make a diagnosis based on symptoms and medical ... <a title="Having an x-ray to diagnose knee arthritis might make you more likely to consider potentially unnecessary surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/having-an-x-ray-to-diagnose-knee-arthritis-might-make-you-more-likely-to-consider-potentially-unnecessary-surgery-249374/" aria-label="Read more about Having an x-ray to diagnose knee arthritis might make you more likely to consider potentially unnecessary surgery">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bishal Bharadwaj, Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers. Waste plastic is plentiful and highly flammable. So it’s ... <a title="Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/households-are-burning-plastic-waste-as-fuel-for-cooking-and-heating-in-slums-the-world-over-250265/" aria-label="Read more about Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Pacific Media Watch A New Zealand-based community education provider, Dark Times Academy, has had a US Embassy grant to deliver a course teaching Pacific Islands journalists about disinformation terminated after the new Trump administration took office. The new US administration requested a list of course participants and to review the programme material amid controversy over ... <a title="US backing for Pacific disinformation media course casualty of Trump aid ‘freeze’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/us-backing-for-pacific-disinformation-media-course-casualty-of-trump-aid-freeze/" aria-label="Read more about US backing for Pacific disinformation media course casualty of Trump aid ‘freeze’">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Kendall, Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock This week, ASIO chief Mike Burgess delivered his sixth Annual Threat Assessment. His approach this time was unprecedented. Instead of focusing on past and present threats, Burgess declassified parts of ASIO’s assessment for the future, warning us ... <a title="The ASIO threat assessment is a dark outlook for Australia’s security. Are our laws up to the task?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/the-asio-threat-assessment-is-a-dark-outlook-for-australias-security-are-our-laws-up-to-the-task-250372/" aria-label="Read more about The ASIO threat assessment is a dark outlook for Australia’s security. Are our laws up to the task?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Nichol, Lecturer in Law, CQUniversity Australia The tennis world is still reeling after news the number one ranked men’s player, Jannik Sinner, agreed to a three-month suspension issued by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to be served between the Australian and French Opens. Sinner, a three-time ... <a title="Playing favourites, inconsistency or a fair decision? Unpacking Jannik Sinner’s doping case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/playing-favourites-inconsistency-or-a-fair-decision-unpacking-jannik-sinners-doping-case-250143/" aria-label="Read more about Playing favourites, inconsistency or a fair decision? Unpacking Jannik Sinner’s doping case">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hales, Director, Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith University Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock The goal of science is to uncover truths and create new knowledge. But this is not always welcome. Increasingly, scientific findings are being attacked or downplayed. And scientists themselves face intimidation or harassment. In our global ... <a title="Two in five scientists in our survey reported harassment and intimidation. Often, the perpetrators are inside the institution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/two-in-five-scientists-in-our-survey-reported-harassment-and-intimidation-often-the-perpetrators-are-inside-the-institution-248013/" aria-label="Read more about Two in five scientists in our survey reported harassment and intimidation. Often, the perpetrators are inside the institution">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Brooks, Professor of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology Alex Cimbal/Shutterstock Whyalla is a proud steel town. The steelworks physically dominates the townscape, and most jobs in the town are either directly at the steelworks or heavily reliant on it. In recent months, however, the steelworks have ... <a title="With Whyalla steelworks forced into administration, Australia has crucial decisions to make on the future of its steel industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/with-whyalla-steelworks-forced-into-administration-australia-has-crucial-decisions-to-make-on-the-future-of-its-steel-industry-250317/" aria-label="Read more about With Whyalla steelworks forced into administration, Australia has crucial decisions to make on the future of its steel industry">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington bbernard/Shutterstock The low-productivity bogeyman has long haunted New Zealand, with people working longer hours for lower output than other comparable countries. The country is now one of the least productive in the OECD. At its ... <a title="NZ has long suffered from low productivity. A simple fix is keeping workers happy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/nz-has-long-suffered-from-low-productivity-a-simple-fix-is-keeping-workers-happy-248752/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has long suffered from low productivity. A simple fix is keeping workers happy">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
By Anish Chand in Suva Palestine has strongly condemned Fiji’s decision to open a Fiji embassy in Jerusalem, calling it a violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry and the Hamas resistance group that governs the besieged enclave of Gaza issued separate statements, urging the Fiji government to reverse ... <a title="Palestine and Gaza’s Hamas resistance condemn Fiji over embassy plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/palestine-and-gazas-hamas-resistance-condemn-fiji-over-embassy-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine and Gaza’s Hamas resistance condemn Fiji over embassy plan">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake Kotevski, PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University and PhD Candidate, Museums Victoria Research Institute The shinbone of a megaraptorid. Nadir Kinani/Museums Victoria Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic ... <a title="Carnivorous dinosaurs thrived in Australia 120 million years ago, new fossils show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/20/carnivorous-dinosaurs-thrived-in-australia-120-million-years-ago-new-fossils-show-242290/" aria-label="Read more about Carnivorous dinosaurs thrived in Australia 120 million years ago, new fossils show">Read more</a>
