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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University Over the weekend, Education Minister Jason Clare sounded the alarm about “AI chatbots bullying kids”. As he told reporters in a press conference to launch a new anti-bullying review, AI chatbots are now bullying kids […] humiliating them, hurting ... <a title="There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’ – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/there-is-little-evidence-ai-chatbots-are-bullying-kids-but-this-doesnt-mean-these-tools-are-safe-267957/" aria-label="Read more about There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’ – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University Taylor Swift’s latest studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, has just enjoyed a second week on top of the Billboard charts, after smashing all-time sales records on its debut. In the United States alone, it sold more ... <a title="In her revenue era: the economics behind Taylor Swift’s 34 versions of The Life of a Showgirl" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/in-her-revenue-era-the-economics-behind-taylor-swifts-34-versions-of-the-life-of-a-showgirl-267737/" aria-label="Read more about In her revenue era: the economics behind Taylor Swift’s 34 versions of The Life of a Showgirl">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University The latest allegations against Prince Andrew, in Virginia Giuffre’s book Nobody’s Girl, and reports that he and his wife, the Duchess of York, maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein after ... <a title="How damaging to the royal family is the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/how-damaging-to-the-royal-family-is-the-scandal-surrounding-prince-andrew-267983/" aria-label="Read more about How damaging to the royal family is the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew?">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kinda Alsamara, Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland Women’s political participation is often treated as a measure of a country’s commitment to equality and democracy. Earlier this year, Syria’s new leader, President Ahmed al-Sharaa, described his country as moving in a ... <a title="Syria’s new leader promised democracy. Then he excluded women from parliamentary elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/syrias-new-leader-promised-democracy-then-he-excluded-women-from-parliamentary-elections-267625/" aria-label="Read more about Syria’s new leader promised democracy. Then he excluded women from parliamentary elections">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Talbingo reservoir. Thennicke/Wikimedia, CC BY-NC-ND When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion. ... <a title="White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/white-elephant-hardly-snowy-2-0-will-last-150-years-and-work-with-batteries-to-push-out-gas-267413/" aria-label="Read more about White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University Pacific Whale Foundation, CC BY This year’s whale season offered spectacular encounters with these majestic giants as thousands of whales migrated along Australia’s east coast. But behind the scenes, Australian scientists have ... <a title="More whales are getting tangled in fishing gear and shark nets. Here’s what we can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/more-whales-are-getting-tangled-in-fishing-gear-and-shark-nets-heres-what-we-can-do-267632/" aria-label="Read more about More whales are getting tangled in fishing gear and shark nets. Here’s what we can do">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Anne Williams, Michael J Crouch Chair in Innovation, School of Management and Governance, UNSW Sydney Flavio Coelho / Getty Images I have worked in AI for more than three decades, including with pioneers such as John McCarthy, who coined the term “artificial intelligence” in 1955. In the ... <a title="AI heavyweights call for end to ‘superintelligence’ research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/ai-heavyweights-call-for-end-to-superintelligence-research-267961/" aria-label="Read more about AI heavyweights call for end to ‘superintelligence’ research">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Archer, Professor, Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Some of the Mammoth Cave megafauna. Peter Schouten from Archer et al., 2023. Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna – large land animals such as giant marsupial wombats, flightless ... <a title="Hunters or collectors? New evidence challenges claim Australia’s First Peoples sent large animals extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/hunters-or-collectors-new-evidence-challenges-claim-australias-first-peoples-sent-large-animals-extinct-267116/" aria-label="Read more about Hunters or collectors? New evidence challenges claim Australia’s First Peoples sent large animals extinct">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
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 ... <a title="View from The Hill: Liberals are now squabbling among themselves over Kevin Rudd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/view-from-the-hill-liberals-are-now-squabbling-among-themselves-over-kevin-rudd-267825/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Liberals are now squabbling among themselves over Kevin Rudd">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
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 ... <a title="Japan’s economy needs foreign workers, not the nationalist approach pushed by its new leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/japans-economy-needs-foreign-workers-not-the-nationalist-approach-pushed-by-its-new-leader-267417/" aria-label="Read more about Japan’s economy needs foreign workers, not the nationalist approach pushed by its new leader">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
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, ... <a title="‘Hot girl’ stomach problems? Yes, IBS affects women more than men – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/hot-girl-stomach-problems-yes-ibs-affects-women-more-than-men-heres-why-264693/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hot girl’ stomach problems? Yes, IBS affects women more than men – here’s why">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
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 ... <a title="Ange Postecoglou’s sackings may say more about the Premier League’s attention span than him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/ange-postecoglous-sackings-may-say-more-about-the-premier-leagues-attention-span-than-him-267848/" aria-label="Read more about Ange Postecoglou’s sackings may say more about the Premier League’s attention span than him">Read more</a>
