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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The Queensland government will this week table legislation creating Australia’s first public child sex offender register. The Queensland legislation, to be known as Daniel’s Law, was named in honour of Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel ... <a title="Queensland is creating a public child sex offender register. Will it keep people safer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/queensland-is-creating-a-public-child-sex-offender-register-will-it-keep-people-safer-263807/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland is creating a public child sex offender register. Will it keep people safer?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Khomyn, Lecturer, Finance and Data Analytics, University of Adelaide Chip Somodevilla /Getty We may already live in the post-truth world, but are we about to enter the era of post-truth statistics? Each month, the US employment report is one of the most closely watched releases on ... <a title="In a post-truth world, what happens if we can’t trust US economic data any more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/in-a-post-truth-world-what-happens-if-we-cant-trust-us-economic-data-any-more-263338/" aria-label="Read more about In a post-truth world, what happens if we can’t trust US economic data any more?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Trembath, Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia Autistic children with mild to moderate developmental delay will no longer be eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from mid-2027. Instead, they will be directed to a new support ... <a title="What’s the best way to support autistic kids with mild to moderate delay?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/whats-the-best-way-to-support-autistic-kids-with-mild-to-moderate-delay-263622/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the best way to support autistic kids with mild to moderate delay?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Fanslow, Professor in Violence Prevention and Mental Health Promotion, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images More than 60% of women in New Zealand have experienced some form of interpersonal violence – an alarming statistic with serious implications for public health. Interpersonal violence broadly refers ... <a title="Interpersonal violence in NZ is a public health crisis, not just a social one – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/interpersonal-violence-in-nz-is-a-public-health-crisis-not-just-a-social-one-new-research-263902/" aria-label="Read more about Interpersonal violence in NZ is a public health crisis, not just a social one – new research">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Thorp, Professor of Finance, University of Sydney While discussion was focused on the federal government’s economic reform roundtable last week, a significant change that will mainly affect age pensioners flew under the radar. For the first time in five years, the government will adjust the rates ... <a title="A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/a-key-measure-used-to-calculate-age-pension-payments-is-changing-how-will-this-affect-your-benefits-263542/" aria-label="Read more about A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Ekaterina Chizhevskaya / Getty Images Cars are getting smarter. Today’s vehicles can automatically brake to avoid a rear-end collision, keep themselves centred in a lane, warn of hazards in blind spots ... <a title="Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/driver-assist-technology-saves-lives-so-why-do-so-many-people-turn-it-off-260177/" aria-label="Read more about Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shawna Mastro Campbell, Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Bond University Catherine Delahaye/Getty The government is considering new, bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds, to pick up developmental concerns and refer kids that might need additional support. The detail was buried in the announcement of the new “Thriving Kids” ... <a title="What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/what-is-psychosocial-therapy-and-why-is-the-government-thinking-about-adding-it-to-medicare-for-kids-263640/" aria-label="Read more about What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney Wikimedia Ben Platt’s recent cover of Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi has gone viral on social media. The appeal was the song choice and change in performance style – an unexpected crossover between Platt’s musical theatre background and ... <a title="Why do we ‘like a version’ so much? The history of cover songs, from Elvis to TikTok" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/why-do-we-like-a-version-so-much-the-history-of-cover-songs-from-elvis-to-tiktok-263429/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we ‘like a version’ so much? The history of cover songs, from Elvis to TikTok">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Maurice-Takerei, Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology The government wants secondary schools to play a bigger role in preparing students for the working world by building vocational education and training (VET) into the curriculum. But a paradigm shift will be required for that to ... <a title="NCEA reform: how will schools decide who takes an academic or vocational path?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/ncea-reform-how-will-schools-decide-who-takes-an-academic-or-vocational-path-262797/" aria-label="Read more about NCEA reform: how will schools decide who takes an academic or vocational path?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Moutiez, Doctorante en Architecture et Enseignante à l’École d’architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières Bathing on a hot day in Paris, 1932. Agence Rol / Gallica / BNF As the 2024 Olympic Games drew near, the promise of being able to ... <a title="Swimming in the Seine in Paris: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/swimming-in-the-seine-in-paris-an-old-pastime-resurfaces-in-the-age-of-global-warming-263386/" aria-label="Read more about Swimming in the Seine in Paris: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University In an extraordinary announcement, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia, including the firebombing of a synagogue, in an attempt to sow discord and undermine social cohesion in the country. ... <a title="Iran is under pressure from Australia at a pivotal moment – time is running out to strike a nuclear deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/iran-is-under-pressure-from-australia-at-a-pivotal-moment-time-is-running-out-to-strike-a-nuclear-deal-263921/" aria-label="Read more about Iran is under pressure from Australia at a pivotal moment – time is running out to strike a nuclear deal">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sussan Ley is resisting growing internal pressure for the Coalition to quickly discuss and determine the future of its policy on net zero. A number of Liberals and Nationals urged the debate be brought forward and the process for decision ... <a title="View from The Hill: Growing push for early decision on climate policy wedges Ley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/view-from-the-hill-growing-push-for-early-decision-on-climate-policy-wedges-ley-263435/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Growing push for early decision on climate policy wedges Ley">Read more</a>
