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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiongzhi Wang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Social Science, Australian National University Max Acronym/Shutterstock When you think about climate advocates, you’ll likely picture left-leaning environmentalists who live in cities. This group has contributed to building public support for climate action worldwide, through protests, petitions, lobbying and so ... <a title="Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/farmers-investors-miners-and-parents-how-unconventional-climate-advocates-can-reach-new-audiences-249949/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romy Lauche, Deputy Director (Research), National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Ramadan is one of the most significant months of the Islamic lunar calendar. It marks the time when the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him). Almost 2 billion ... <a title="Ramadan is almost here. 5 tips to boost your wellbeing and energy levels if you’re fasting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/ramadan-is-almost-here-5-tips-to-boost-your-wellbeing-and-energy-levels-if-youre-fasting-248223/" aria-label="Read more about Ramadan is almost here. 5 tips to boost your wellbeing and energy levels if you’re fasting">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Bishop, Tracey Banivanua Mar Fellow, La Trobe University 3d_kot/Shutterstock Badly behaved artificial intelligence (AI) systems have a long history in science fiction. Way back in 1961, in the famous Astro Boy comics by Osamu Tezuka, a clone of a popular robot magician was reprogrammed into a ... <a title="Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/erotica-gore-and-racism-how-americas-war-on-ideological-bias-is-letting-ai-off-the-leash-250060/" aria-label="Read more about Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election on Sunday. The celebrations could be short-lived, though, as the task of forming a government now looms. As it stands, Germany’s public ... <a title="Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/friedrich-merz-has-won-germanys-election-but-as-the-far-right-soars-forming-a-government-may-be-difficult-250621/" aria-label="Read more about Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University moomin201/Shutterstock Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year. Dozens of cases have been reported in the state in recent weeks, which experts have described as unprecedented. So what is melioidosis, and why ... <a title="There’s an outbreak of melioidosis in north Queensland. Here’s what to know about this deadly ‘mud bug’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/theres-an-outbreak-of-melioidosis-in-north-queensland-heres-what-to-know-about-this-deadly-mud-bug-250392/" aria-label="Read more about There’s an outbreak of melioidosis in north Queensland. Here’s what to know about this deadly ‘mud bug’">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University In recent days, the Chinese Navy conducted two live-fire military exercises in waters near Australia and New Zealand, sparking concern in both countries. The Albanese government lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing. China responded by saying it was ... <a title="China didn’t violate any rules with its live-fire naval exercises. So, why are Australia and NZ so worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/china-didnt-violate-any-rules-with-its-live-fire-naval-exercises-so-why-are-australia-and-nz-so-worried-250618/" aria-label="Read more about China didn’t violate any rules with its live-fire naval exercises. So, why are Australia and NZ so worried?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Rossetto, Adjunct, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources, University of Adelaide Financial challenges at the Whyalla steelworks in South Australia have reignited debate about the nation’s steel industry and its future. Australians should have access to quality steel at competitive prices. The domestic steel production industry ... <a title="How Whyalla can be upgraded to green steel and why we need to keep steel production in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/how-whyalla-can-be-upgraded-to-green-steel-and-why-we-need-to-keep-steel-production-in-australia-250402/" aria-label="Read more about How Whyalla can be upgraded to green steel and why we need to keep steel production in Australia">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Andrews, Professor and Academic Director (Indigenous Research), La Trobe University Gregory Lorenzutti/Malthouse Theatre A Nighttime Travesty is a bold new piece of theatre that depicts many illusions and truth interspersed with history. What would happen if the world was to end? A plane has left Earth ... <a title="In A Nighttime Travesty, First Nations women embrace Indigenous futurism – and push the boundaries of theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/in-a-nighttime-travesty-first-nations-women-embrace-indigenous-futurism-and-push-the-boundaries-of-theatre-248132/" aria-label="Read more about In A Nighttime Travesty, First Nations women embrace Indigenous futurism – and push the boundaries of theatre">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Charles Young, Departmental Visitor, Materials Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University 3D printouts of the _Palaeospondylus australis_ holotype, enlarged x20. Carole Burrow Queensland is renowned for its fossils of Australia’s largest back-boned animals – dinosaurs, of course, like the Jurassic Rhoetosaurus, the Cretaceous Wintonotitan, ... <a title="A 380-million-year-old fossil ‘fish’ from Scotland has been discovered in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/a-380-million-year-old-fossil-fish-from-scotland-has-been-discovered-in-australia-250054/" aria-label="Read more about A 380-million-year-old fossil ‘fish’ from Scotland has been discovered in Australia">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the geopolitical context than the actual event. In fact, ... <a title="A Chinese own goal? How war games in the Tasman Sea could push NZ closer to AUKUS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/a-chinese-own-goal-how-war-games-in-the-tasman-sea-could-push-nz-closer-to-aukus-250615/" aria-label="Read more about A Chinese own goal? How war games in the Tasman Sea could push NZ closer to AUKUS">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Morris, Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney For people relying on rental properties to keep a roof over their heads, there are few things more scary than the possibility of being evicted from their home. The paucity of official statistics makes ... <a title="‘It’s disgusting that they can get away with this’: here’s how eviction can affect tenants’ lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/its-disgusting-that-they-can-get-away-with-this-heres-how-eviction-can-affect-tenants-lives-248221/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s disgusting that they can get away with this’: here’s how eviction can affect tenants’ lives">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Keogh, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University photoyh/Shutterstock Most children have now returned from their summer holidays and are perhaps considering what sports to play this year. For some, this means sampling a wide range of sports, but others might ... <a title="Tiger Woods and Serena Williams were sporting prodigies but children shouldn’t train like them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/24/tiger-woods-and-serena-williams-were-sporting-prodigies-but-children-shouldnt-train-like-them-248558/" aria-label="Read more about Tiger Woods and Serena Williams were sporting prodigies but children shouldn’t train like them">Read more</a>
