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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University Vilin Visuals/Getty Images Medicinal cannabis use has increased rapidly in recent years in Australia. Since access pathways were expanded in 2016, more than 700,000 prescription approvals have been issued. The vast majority of medicinal cannabis ... <a title="Medicinal cannabis is most often prescribed for pain, anxiety and sleep. Here’s what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/medicinal-cannabis-is-most-often-prescribed-for-pain-anxiety-and-sleep-heres-what-the-evidence-says-262429/" aria-label="Read more about Medicinal cannabis is most often prescribed for pain, anxiety and sleep. Here’s what the evidence says">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally. Inside Sydney’s swish Fullerton Hotel, a glittering cast of vice-chancellors, politicians, public servants, journalists, ... <a title="Universities have lost their way, but cost-cutting and consultants are not the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/universities-have-lost-their-way-but-cost-cutting-and-consultants-are-not-the-answer-263728/" aria-label="Read more about Universities have lost their way, but cost-cutting and consultants are not the answer">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University Any week now, Australia will set its 2035 emissions target. It must signal the nation’s strong ambition on climate action, to drive policy and investment. And it must ... <a title="No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/no-room-for-the-timid-setting-australias-2035-emissions-target-is-a-daring-tightrope-act-263802/" aria-label="Read more about No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Hill, Speech Pathologist and Senior Lecturer, School of Allied Health, Curtin University From mid-2027, the government will divert children with mild and moderate developmental delay and autism away from the NDIS and onto a program called Thriving Kids. The government is also considering new Medicare items ... <a title="Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the NDIS. But how do you know if your child is delayed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/kids-with-developmental-delay-will-be-diverted-from-the-ndis-but-how-do-you-know-if-your-child-is-delayed-263633/" aria-label="Read more about Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the NDIS. But how do you know if your child is delayed?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhavna Middha, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Sociology, RMIT University Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re ... <a title="Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000 as a precaution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/australia-has-banned-3-forever-chemicals-but-europe-wants-to-ban-all-14-000-as-a-precaution-262802/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000 as a precaution">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huong Le, Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, CQUniversity Australia Mart Production/Pexels, CC BY From August 26, 5.4 million Australians working for small businesses will have the “right to disconnect”. This means they can refuse contact about work – such as emails, texts or calls – outside work ... <a title="5 million small business employees now have a right to disconnect from work unless it’s ‘unreasonable’. What does that mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/5-million-small-business-employees-now-have-a-right-to-disconnect-from-work-unless-its-unreasonable-what-does-that-mean-263799/" aria-label="Read more about 5 million small business employees now have a right to disconnect from work unless it’s ‘unreasonable’. What does that mean?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney Prudence Upton/Sydney Theatre Company Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955. In 2014, Murray-Smith’s Switzerland explored Highsmith’s life, directed ... <a title="Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/impressive-performances-and-production-values-but-joanna-murray-smiths-the-talented-mr-ripley-doesnt-quite-land-260921/" aria-label="Read more about Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson Award-winning playwright and actor Kristy Marillier’s new work, Destiny, is an ensemble drama set in 1976 South Africa, against a backdrop of rising resistance to the apartheid regime. Commissioned and developed through Melbourne Theatre Company’s ... <a title="Destiny is a fierce new stage show exploring love, loss and rebellion under the shadow of apartheid South Africa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/destiny-is-a-fierce-new-stage-show-exploring-love-loss-and-rebellion-under-the-shadow-of-apartheid-south-africa-262515/" aria-label="Read more about Destiny is a fierce new stage show exploring love, loss and rebellion under the shadow of apartheid South Africa">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haoning Xi, Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle A derailed train near Gympie in Queensland after flooding in February 2022. Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images Last week’s torrential rain disrupted several Sydney train lines, in what is becoming a familiar story for commuters. Almost ... <a title="Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/buckling-rails-and-lines-underwater-how-australias-ageing-train-networks-are-crumbling-as-the-climate-changes-263796/" aria-label="Read more about Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhavna Middha, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Sociology, RMIT University Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re ... <a title="Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000. This precautionary approach makes clear sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/australia-has-banned-3-forever-chemicals-but-europe-wants-to-ban-all-14-000-this-precautionary-approach-makes-clear-sense-262802/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000. This precautionary approach makes clear sense">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Thompson, Associate Professor in Media and Communication, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The recent internal report on RNZ’s performance, variously described as “scathing” and “blunt” in news coverage, caused considerable debate about the state broadcaster’s performance and priorities – not all of it ... <a title="A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news – and the challenge of serving many audiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/a-scathing-report-on-rnzs-performance-obscures-the-good-news-and-the-challenge-of-serving-many-audiences-263618/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news – and the challenge of serving many audiences">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blair Williams, Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University It’s no secret the Liberal Party of Australia has a problem with women. The party has made headlines over the years for its toxic blokey “Big Swinging Dick” culture, underrepresentation of women in the party, and dwindling support from ... <a title="The Liberals used to be the party for women – then John Howard came along" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/the-liberals-used-to-be-the-party-for-women-then-john-howard-came-along-262614/" aria-label="Read more about The Liberals used to be the party for women – then John Howard came along">Read more</a>
