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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Freshly elected US president Donald Trump has exercised his usual degree of modesty and named his newly launched cryptocurrency or memecoin, $Trump. And like the man himself, the coin’s price is extraordinarily volatile. ... <a title="The $Trump memecoin is reaping billions – but like the man himself, it’s extremely volatile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/the-trump-memecoin-is-reaping-billions-but-like-the-man-himself-its-extremely-volatile-247788/" aria-label="Read more about The $Trump memecoin is reaping billions – but like the man himself, it’s extremely volatile">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Garrett, Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney In a piece of pure political theatre, Donald Trump began his second presidency by signing a host of executive orders before a rapturous crowd of 20,000 in Washington on Monday. The orders immediately reversed swathes of ... <a title="Executive orders show Trump’s power and political theatre, but his honeymoon period may be short-lived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/executive-orders-show-trumps-power-and-political-theatre-but-his-honeymoon-period-may-be-short-lived-247892/" aria-label="Read more about Executive orders show Trump’s power and political theatre, but his honeymoon period may be short-lived">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominique Falla, Associate Professor, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University JYP Entertainment A South Korean boy band you’ve probably never heard of recently made history by becoming the first act to debut at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with each of its first ... <a title="This K-pop band just made US Billboard history. Here’s how Stray Kids conquered the music world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/this-k-pop-band-just-made-us-billboard-history-heres-how-stray-kids-conquered-the-music-world-247801/" aria-label="Read more about This K-pop band just made US Billboard history. Here’s how Stray Kids conquered the music world">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University Today, in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC, the 47th President of the United States was sworn into office. The second Trump era has begun. In his inaugural address, Trump outlined a radical ... <a title="Trump promises a second term focused on immigration and nationalism – as well as revenge and retribution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/trump-promises-a-second-term-focused-on-immigration-and-nationalism-as-well-as-revenge-and-retribution-247773/" aria-label="Read more about Trump promises a second term focused on immigration and nationalism – as well as revenge and retribution">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophia Nimphius, Professor of Human Performance, Edith Cowan University Tennis fans are once again filling Melbourne Park for the 2025 Australian Open, after setting an all-time attendance record in 2024. The Australian Open is one of four annual Grand Slam events, alongside the French Open, Wimbledon and ... <a title="Game, set, debate: why do women only play 3 sets in tennis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/game-set-debate-why-do-women-only-play-3-sets-in-tennis-241245/" aria-label="Read more about Game, set, debate: why do women only play 3 sets in tennis?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Khoo, Associate Professor of International Politics and Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs (Christchurch), University of Otago Getty Images Donald Trump is an unusual United States president in that he may be the first to strike greater anxiety in allies than in adversaries. Take the ... <a title="Friend or foe? How Trump’s threats against ‘free-riding’ allies could backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/friend-or-foe-how-trumps-threats-against-free-riding-allies-could-backfire-247800/" aria-label="Read more about Friend or foe? How Trump’s threats against ‘free-riding’ allies could backfire">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne ChWeiss/Shutterstock If you’ve been on a summertime stroll in recent weeks, chances are you’ve seen a red flowering gum, Corymbia ficifolia. This species comes from a small area of south west ... <a title="The red flowering gum: a perennial favourite and a summer stunner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/the-red-flowering-gum-a-perennial-favourite-and-a-summer-stunner-246485/" aria-label="Read more about The red flowering gum: a perennial favourite and a summer stunner">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Breux, Démocratie municipale, élections municipales, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) In Canada, urban studies is just over 50 years old. In this respect, the field is still in the process of defining itself. (Shutterstock) Urban studies is sometimes considered a loosely defined interdisciplinary academic ... <a title="Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/urban-studies-doing-research-when-every-city-is-different-244721/" aria-label="Read more about Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Finley Watson, PhD Candidate, Politics, La Trobe University Shutterstock Podcasting is the medium of choice for millions of listeners looking for the latest commentary on almost any topic. In Australia, it’s estimated about 48% of people tune in to a podcast each month. However, the rise of ... <a title="Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/fake-podcast-clips-are-misleading-millions-of-people-on-social-media-heres-how-to-spot-them-246425/" aria-label="Read more about Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Kranz, Assistant Lecturer in Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/Volha_R Five years since the start of the COVID pandemic, it can feel as if trust in the knowledge of experts and scientific evidence is in crisis. But according to our new findings ... <a title="Despite fears of falling trust in expert knowledge, a global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/despite-fears-of-falling-trust-in-expert-knowledge-a-global-survey-shows-new-zealanders-value-science-highly-247181/" aria-label="Read more about Despite fears of falling trust in expert knowledge, a global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Summer, Early Career Researcher, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University Ken Griffiths/Shutterstock Superbugs that are resistant to existing antibiotics are a growing health problem around the world. Globally, nearly five million people die from antimicrobial resistant infections each year. The annual toll of antimicrobial ... <a title="Oyster ‘blood’ holds promise for combating drug-resistant superbugs: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/oyster-blood-holds-promise-for-combating-drug-resistant-superbugs-new-research-226823/" aria-label="Read more about Oyster ‘blood’ holds promise for combating drug-resistant superbugs: new research">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Andrejevic, Professor of Media, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Monash University Shutterstock In the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg fired the fact-checking team for his company’s social media platforms. At the same time, he reversed Facebook’s turn ... <a title="Don’t rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don’t care much about the common good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/dont-rely-on-social-media-users-for-fact-checking-many-dont-care-much-about-the-common-good-246977/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don’t care much about the common good">Read more</a>
