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July 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Swannie, Senior Lecturer, Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University Earlier this month, the Federal Court found controversial Muslim cleric Wissam Haddad breached the Racial Discrimination Act. Justice Angus Stewart ruled a series of speeches Haddad posted online were “fundamentally racist and antisemitic [and] profoundly offensive” ... <a title="Australian law is clear: criticism of Israel does not breach the Racial Discrimination Act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/18/australian-law-is-clear-criticism-of-israel-does-not-breach-the-racial-discrimination-act-261175/" aria-label="Read more about Australian law is clear: criticism of Israel does not breach the Racial Discrimination Act">Read more</a>
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July 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynne Chepulis, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, University of Waikato Mattel Inc/AP, The Conversation, CC BY Barbie has done many things since she first appeared in 1959. She’s been an astronaut, a doctor, a president and even a palaeontologist. Now, in 2025, Barbie is something else: a woman ... <a title="New Barbie with type 1 diabetes could help kids with the condition feel seen – and help others learn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/18/new-barbie-with-type-1-diabetes-could-help-kids-with-the-condition-feel-seen-and-help-others-learn-261263/" aria-label="Read more about New Barbie with type 1 diabetes could help kids with the condition feel seen – and help others learn">Read more</a>
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July 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter N. Meihana, Senior Lecturer in History, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Veronika Meduna, CC BY-SA One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest settlement sites is at risk of being washed away by rising seas, according to new research. Te Pokohiwi o Kupe (Wairau Bar) near ... <a title="Rising seas threaten to swallow one of NZ’s oldest settlement sites – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/18/rising-seas-threaten-to-swallow-one-of-nzs-oldest-settlement-sites-new-research-260799/" aria-label="Read more about Rising seas threaten to swallow one of NZ’s oldest settlement sites – new research">Read more</a>
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July 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Fitzgerald, Associate Professor and Deputy Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland MTStock Studio/ Getty Images Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an everyday part of lives. Many of us use it without even realising, whether it be writing emails, finding ... <a title="AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/18/ai-is-now-part-of-our-world-uni-graduates-should-know-how-to-use-it-responsibly-261273/" aria-label="Read more about AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese hasn’t been in any rush to convene the new parliament, which Governor-General Sam Mostyn will open on Tuesday. It’s only mildly cynical to observe that governments of both persuasions often seem to regard having pesky members and senators ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: New parliament presents traps for Albanese and Ley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/grattan-on-friday-new-parliament-presents-traps-for-albanese-and-ley-261096/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: New parliament presents traps for Albanese and Ley">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne New figures show Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 4.3% – its highest level since late 2021 – in June this year, up from 4.1% in May. While this is bad news, it’s not as bad ... <a title="Why a surprise jump in unemployment isn’t as bad as it sounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/why-a-surprise-jump-in-unemployment-isnt-as-bad-as-it-sounds-261375/" aria-label="Read more about Why a surprise jump in unemployment isn’t as bad as it sounds">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney This week, the Federal Court found the Australian government has no legal duty to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change. The ruling was disappointing, but it’s not the end of the matter. The plaintiffs, ... <a title="Australia got off on a technicality for its climate inaction. But there are plenty more judgement days to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/australia-got-off-on-a-technicality-for-its-climate-inaction-but-there-are-plenty-more-judgement-days-to-come-261305/" aria-label="Read more about Australia got off on a technicality for its climate inaction. But there are plenty more judgement days to come">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Scott, Honorary Affiliate and Clinical Psychologist at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University klebercordeiro/Getty If you spend any time in the wellness corners of TikTok or Instagram, you’ll see claims women need one to two hours more sleep than ... <a title="Do women really need more sleep than men? A sleep psychologist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/do-women-really-need-more-sleep-than-men-a-sleep-psychologist-explains-259985/" aria-label="Read more about Do women really need more sleep than men? A sleep psychologist explains">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miriama Young, Associate Professor Music Composition, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne Marco Zorzanello It was late January when I got the call. I’m asked to bring my sound art to a collaborative ecology and design project, Song of the Cricket, for the Venice Biennale ... <a title="I created a Vivaldi-inspired sound artwork for the Venice Biennale. The star of the show is an endangered bush-cricket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/i-created-a-vivaldi-inspired-sound-artwork-for-the-venice-biennale-the-star-of-the-show-is-an-endangered-bush-cricket-259681/" aria-label="Read more about I created a Vivaldi-inspired sound artwork for the Venice Biennale. The star of the show is an endangered bush-cricket">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Faisal Hai, Professor and Head of School of Civil, Mining, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Wollongong Avocado_studio/Shutterstock The kettle is a household staple practically everywhere – how else would we make our hot drinks? But is it okay to re-boil water that’s already in the kettle ... <a title="Is it okay to boil water more than once, or should you empty the kettle every time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/is-it-okay-to-boil-water-more-than-once-or-should-you-empty-the-kettle-every-time-260293/" aria-label="Read more about Is it okay to boil water more than once, or should you empty the kettle every time?">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeleine Perrett, PhD Candidate in Law, University of Adelaide Armed with obscure legal jargon and fringe interpretations of the law, “sovereign citizens” are continuing to test the limits of the Australian justice system’s patience and power. A few weeks ago, two Western Australians were jailed for 30 ... <a title="What does Australian law have to say about sovereign citizens and ‘pseudolaw’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/what-does-australian-law-have-to-say-about-sovereign-citizens-and-pseudolaw-260289/" aria-label="Read more about What does Australian law have to say about sovereign citizens and ‘pseudolaw’?">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University A study published this week in the international obstetrics and gynaecology journal BJOG has raised concerns among women due to give birth in Australia’s public hospitals. The study compared the outcomes ... <a title="Is childbirth really safer for women and babies in private hospitals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/17/is-childbirth-really-safer-for-women-and-babies-in-private-hospitals-261179/" aria-label="Read more about Is childbirth really safer for women and babies in private hospitals?">Read more</a>
