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October 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Cook, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle Achieving the so-called “Australian dream” of home ownership is increasingly difficult for members of younger generations. Census data shows that rates of home ownership have fallen from 64% in 1971 to 50% in 2021 among 30–34-year-olds, and from ... <a title="Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/09/buying-with-a-sibling-or-rentvesting-some-unorthodox-approaches-to-buying-a-first-home-265571/" aria-label="Read more about Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruari Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries & Chief Investigator at QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology Sony Pictures Famed Australian director Bruce Beresford loves opera. If you weren’t aware of this before watching his new film, The Travellers, you most likely will ... <a title="Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers blends opera and the outback in a heartfelt story about homecoming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/09/bruce-beresfords-the-travellers-blends-opera-and-the-outback-in-a-heartfelt-story-about-homecoming-266586/" aria-label="Read more about Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers blends opera and the outback in a heartfelt story about homecoming">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Social cohesion in Australia has been under serious pressure in the last few years. The deadly October 7 attacks on Israel two years ago and the ensuing war in Gaza have pulled at the fabric of Australian society. Added to ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our ‘fragile’ multicultural nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-jakubowicz-on-repairing-our-fragile-multicultural-nation-266990/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our ‘fragile’ multicultural nation">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne The commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Paul Brereton, is once again facing criticism for his handling of a potential conflict of interest. On Tuesday in a Senate estimates hearing, NACC Chief Executive Philip Reed ... <a title="Australia’s anti-corruption commissioner has a trust problem. He needs to change course to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/australias-anti-corruption-commissioner-has-a-trust-problem-he-needs-to-change-course-to-fix-it-266991/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s anti-corruption commissioner has a trust problem. He needs to change course to fix it">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Madagascan sunset moth (_Chrysiridia rhipheus_). kristofz/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC-SA As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the pleasant flutter of butterflies in your garden during the day. And perhaps if you’ve ... <a title="What’s the difference between moths and butterflies? Look at their antennae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/whats-the-difference-between-moths-and-butterflies-look-at-their-antennae-266368/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between moths and butterflies? Look at their antennae">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University Julian Stratenschulte/Getty Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them adorable. Both are unique sensory organs essential for navigation, foraging and communication. They’re crucial to wombat survival in complex environments. The two different types ... <a title="Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/whiskers-for-warrens-why-wombats-have-such-whiskery-snouts-266351/" aria-label="Read more about Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images A new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana – New Zealand’s largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares, surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula ... <a title="Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with a catch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/protected-areas-in-the-hauraki-gulf-nearly-triple-under-a-new-law-but-it-comes-with-a-catch-266900/" aria-label="Read more about Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with a catch">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia Edward Berthelot/Getty Images For decades, animal rights activists, campaigners and ethical designers have fought to strip fur fashion of its glamour and expose the cruelty behind it. From bold celebrity-led protests to quiet shifts in consumer values, ... <a title="Condé Nast bans fur after decades of protest. Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/conde-nast-bans-fur-after-decades-of-protest-is-it-a-turning-point-or-another-fashion-fad-266885/" aria-label="Read more about Condé Nast bans fur after decades of protest. Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images A new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana – New Zealand’s largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares, surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula ... <a title="Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with fish hooks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/protected-areas-in-the-hauraki-gulf-nearly-triple-under-a-new-law-but-it-comes-with-fish-hooks-266900/" aria-label="Read more about Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with fish hooks">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Moss, Senior Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney After a slight delay, Australia and Papua New Guinea formally signed a defence treaty this week committing the two nations to come to each other’s aid if one is faced with an attack. According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, ... <a title="Australia-PNG defence treaty: what we can learn from history to make this new alliance work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/australia-png-defence-treaty-what-we-can-learn-from-history-to-make-this-new-alliance-work-266784/" aria-label="Read more about Australia-PNG defence treaty: what we can learn from history to make this new alliance work">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Meyer, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University HUUM/Unsplash Imagine two scenarios. In the first, you’re hiking uphill on a warm day, beads of sweat rolling down your forehead. In the second, you’ve just remembered you have an ... <a title="What’s the difference between hot sweat and cold sweat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/whats-the-difference-between-hot-sweat-and-cold-sweat-264037/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between hot sweat and cold sweat?">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer and Research Supervisor, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney d3sign/Getty Images Advice about cutting down on dopamine is everywhere right now. From “dopamine fasting” to “anti-dopamine parenting” and even “raw-dogging” flights (going without any screens, books or music), TikTok influencers ... <a title="What is a ‘dopamine detox’? And do I need one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/08/what-is-a-dopamine-detox-and-do-i-need-one-254813/" aria-label="Read more about What is a ‘dopamine detox’? And do I need one?">Read more</a>
