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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Victorian and Queensland state Resolve polls both show Labor rebounding from big deficits to now lead. In Tasmania, Josh Willie from the left faction replaces Dean Winter ... <a title="Labor rebounds to leads in Victorian and Queensland Resolve polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/labor-rebounds-to-leads-in-victorian-and-queensland-resolve-polls-263527/" aria-label="Read more about Labor rebounds to leads in Victorian and Queensland Resolve polls">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia milan2099/Getty It’s almost spring. And while respiratory infections seem to have passed their peak many people are still getting sick. So is it still worth getting a flu shot? The short answer is “yes”. If you ... <a title="Is it too late to get a flu shot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/is-it-too-late-to-get-a-flu-shot-263196/" aria-label="Read more about Is it too late to get a flu shot?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Cull, Associate Professor of Accounting and Financial Planning, Western Sydney University Every February and August, business news sites are full of headlines about company reports and “earnings season”. That’s because in Australia, most companies have a reporting period ending June 30 – the end of the ... <a title="What is a company financial statement? How can it help you spot good or bad investments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/what-is-a-company-financial-statement-how-can-it-help-you-spot-good-or-bad-investments-263051/" aria-label="Read more about What is a company financial statement? How can it help you spot good or bad investments?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Prevett, PhD Candidate, Flinders University Imagine serving your country overseas, returning home and feeling unwelcome in the very place meant to support you. That’s what happened to a 44-year-old Australian Army officer who attended a local Returned and Services League (RSL) lunch while on leave. She ... <a title="‘One of the older men catcalled me’: new research reveals the RSL’s woman problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/one-of-the-older-men-catcalled-me-new-research-reveals-the-rsls-woman-problem-262613/" aria-label="Read more about ‘One of the older men catcalled me’: new research reveals the RSL’s woman problem">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Thompson, Lecturer in Theatre, Australian Catholic University Maslow Entertainment There’s a pretty funny “in joke” in the opening scenes of the new Australian film Kangaroo Island. Shortly after we meet Lou Wells (played by Rebecca Breeds) – an ex-pat Australian actor trying to make her Hollywood ... <a title="Kangaroo Island is a quietly powerful Australian debut that explores family, grief and belonging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/kangaroo-island-is-a-quietly-powerful-australian-debut-that-explores-family-grief-and-belonging-261174/" aria-label="Read more about Kangaroo Island is a quietly powerful Australian debut that explores family, grief and belonging">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritu Trivedi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney J_art/Getty Images About one in three Australian adults have hypertension, or high blood pressure. High blood pressure is a leading contributor to preventable disability and early death because – particularly when it’s not well controlled ... <a title="Do you take your own blood pressure at home? Here’s how to choose the device that fits your arm best" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/do-you-take-your-own-blood-pressure-at-home-heres-how-to-choose-the-device-that-fits-your-arm-best-262608/" aria-label="Read more about Do you take your own blood pressure at home? Here’s how to choose the device that fits your arm best">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Draper, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Canterbury Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images When the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend, spectators will witness more than the usual thrills, skills and physical brilliance the code delivers – they’ll also see something completely ... <a title="Flashing mouthguards that signal a head injury will soon hit the rugby field – are they a game changer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/flashing-mouthguards-that-signal-a-head-injury-will-soon-hit-the-rugby-field-are-they-a-game-changer-263437/" aria-label="Read more about Flashing mouthguards that signal a head injury will soon hit the rugby field – are they a game changer?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie M. Cairns, Research fellow in canid and wildlife genomics, UNSW Sydney For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they simply feral dogs? The ... <a title="Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/dingoes-are-not-domestic-dogs-new-evidence-shows-these-native-canines-are-on-their-own-evolutionary-path-262938/" aria-label="Read more about Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Orsola De Marco, Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University Astronomers have glimpsed the inner structure of a dying star in a rare kind of cosmic explosion called an “extremely stripped supernova”. In a paper published today in Nature, Steve Schulze of Northwestern University in the United States and ... <a title="Astronomers have glimpsed the core of a dying star – confirming theories of how atoms are made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/astronomers-have-glimpsed-the-core-of-a-dying-star-confirming-theories-of-how-atoms-are-made-263339/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers have glimpsed the core of a dying star – confirming theories of how atoms are made">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their target audience not to be “sheep” and not to let themselves be told what to believe by “mainstream” ... <a title="Why bad arguments sound convincing: 10 tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/why-bad-arguments-sound-convincing-10-tricks-of-logic-that-underpin-vaccine-myths-261778/" aria-label="Read more about Why bad arguments sound convincing: 10 tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerilie Abram, Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shrinking rapidly, ... <a title="From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/from-sea-ice-to-ocean-currents-antarctica-is-now-undergoing-abrupt-changes-and-well-all-feel-them-262615/" aria-label="Read more about From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Stone, Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, University of South Australia Most market economists oppose the idea of large corporate bailouts, where taxpayer funds are used to provide failing companies with financial assistance. Despite this, Australia, and many other economies, seem to be embarking on a ... <a title="Taxpayer bailouts are common, yet rarely make economic sense. Here’s how to strike a better balance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/taxpayer-bailouts-are-common-yet-rarely-make-economic-sense-heres-how-to-strike-a-better-balance-263024/" aria-label="Read more about Taxpayer bailouts are common, yet rarely make economic sense. Here’s how to strike a better balance">Read more</a>
