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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>
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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Itai Einav, Professor in Geomechanics, University of Sydney MeSSrro/Unsplash What looks like ordinary sand, rocks or snow flowing in one direction can actually hide swirling currents that move in multiple directions beneath the surface. When grains move in a landslide, most follow the steepest downhill path. This ... <a title="For the first time, scientists observed the ‘hidden swirls’ that affect the flow of sand, rocks and snow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/for-the-first-time-scientists-observed-the-hidden-swirls-that-affect-the-flow-of-sand-rocks-and-snow-262959/" aria-label="Read more about For the first time, scientists observed the ‘hidden swirls’ that affect the flow of sand, rocks and snow">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Max Andrews, Associate Lecturer of Sports Science, The University of Queensland In a recent clash against the Melbourne Storm, the Brisbane Broncos endured a nightmare rarely seen in professional sport — three players tore their hamstrings in a single game. Two players, Adam Reynolds and Ezra Mam, ... <a title="Why do hamstring injuries happen so often and how can they be prevented?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/why-do-hamstring-injuries-happen-so-often-and-how-can-they-be-prevented-263038/" aria-label="Read more about Why do hamstring injuries happen so often and how can they be prevented?">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney The media spotlight is once again on the issue of prison conditions, as sentencing looms for Erin Patterson – convicted for three murders after serving a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms. The prosecution has called for ... <a title="Erin Patterson is a triple murderer. That’s no excuse for inhumane prison conditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/erin-patterson-is-a-triple-murderer-thats-no-excuse-for-inhumane-prison-conditions-263906/" aria-label="Read more about Erin Patterson is a triple murderer. That’s no excuse for inhumane prison conditions">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong F.J. Jimenez/Getty Images Have you heard of a “cortisol cocktail”? Rather than something you might order at a bar, this drink is one of the latest wellness trends floating around social media. Proponents claim the drink – ... <a title="Could a ‘cortisol cocktail’ really reduce stress and boost energy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/could-a-cortisol-cocktail-really-reduce-stress-and-boost-energy-263277/" aria-label="Read more about Could a ‘cortisol cocktail’ really reduce stress and boost energy?">Read more</a>
