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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steffen A. Herff, Leader of the Sydney Music, Mind, & Body Lab, University of Sydney Urbazon / Getty Images Earlier this year, we asked a group of older adults what music they listened to when feeling lonely, and why. We discovered music was a powerful coping mechanism ... <a title="Can music be good company? Research shows it makes our imagination more social" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/can-music-be-good-company-research-shows-it-makes-our-imagination-more-social-262348/" aria-label="Read more about Can music be good company? Research shows it makes our imagination more social">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Duck, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing to limit negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to just one investment property. So who stands to win or lose the most if it happens? And is the Albanese government ... <a title="How many of Australia’s 2.2 million property investors would lose out under a new plan to curb negative gearing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/how-many-of-australias-2-2-million-property-investors-would-lose-out-under-a-new-plan-to-curb-negative-gearing-262595/" aria-label="Read more about How many of Australia’s 2.2 million property investors would lose out under a new plan to curb negative gearing?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock At the end of a long day, who has time to check the detailed nutrition information on every single product they toss into their shopping basket? To eat healthily, some people prefer to stick to a ... <a title="Is it true foods with a short ingredient list are healthier? A nutrition expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/is-it-true-foods-with-a-short-ingredient-list-are-healthier-a-nutrition-expert-explains-257712/" aria-label="Read more about Is it true foods with a short ingredient list are healthier? A nutrition expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Spry, Research Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, Deakin University Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI companions for friendship, support, and even romance. But these apps could be changing how young people connect to others, both online and off. New research by Common Sense Media, a ... <a title="Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/teens-are-increasingly-turning-to-ai-companions-and-it-could-be-harming-them-261955/" aria-label="Read more about Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It seems each week we see news stories about drive-by shootings or the use of knives or other sharp implements in violent public acts in Australia. But is violent ... <a title="When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/when-it-comes-to-weapons-on-australian-streets-do-our-perceptions-match-reality-260099/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, Lecturer in Ecology, University of Waikato Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND We’ve all had a bad night’s sleep, with a snoring partner, a crying baby or neighbours having too much fun. Sleep disturbances are common and have unpleasant consequences the day after, including feeling ... <a title="Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/sleepy-birds-quiet-dawns-how-noisy-bright-city-nights-disrupt-and-change-birdsong-261459/" aria-label="Read more about Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenys Oberg, PhD candidate in education and trauma, The University of Queensland Queensland’s public school teachers will walk off the job on Wednesday in their first statewide strike in 16 years. The state’s teaching union has asked parents to keep their primary and high school children home ... <a title="Queensland teachers are striking. It’s not just about money – they are asking for a profession worth staying in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/queensland-teachers-are-striking-its-not-just-about-money-they-are-asking-for-a-profession-worth-staying-in-262496/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland teachers are striking. It’s not just about money – they are asking for a profession worth staying in">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Hansman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Pearl PhotoPix/Shutterstock Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. It’s responsible for roughly one in every five cases of gastro annually. Sometimes dubbed the “winter vomiting bug” or the “cruise ship virus”, ... <a title="Could we one day get vaccinated against the gastro bug norovirus? Here’s where scientists are at" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/could-we-one-day-get-vaccinated-against-the-gastro-bug-norovirus-heres-where-scientists-are-at-258909/" aria-label="Read more about Could we one day get vaccinated against the gastro bug norovirus? Here’s where scientists are at">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniela Ceccarelli, Reef Fish Ecologist, Australian Institute of Marine Science Official analysis of 124 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover has dropped sharply after a record-breaking marine heatwave in 2024, prompting grave fears over the trajectory of the natural wonder. Over the past few ... <a title="World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/worlds-biggest-coral-survey-confirms-sharp-decline-in-great-barrier-reef-after-heatwave-260563/" aria-label="Read more about World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen King, Professor of Economics, Monash University Chris WM Willemsen/Shutterstock Data and new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence present an opportunity to get Australia back on the path to productivity growth. But we can only seize this opportunity with the right policy framework. Australia can unlock ... <a title="The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/the-digital-economy-could-turbocharge-our-productivity-but-we-need-to-get-the-settings-right-262232/" aria-label="Read more about The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Toups Dugas, Associate Professor of Human-Centred Computing, Monash University Shutterstock Online game marketplaces itch.io and Valve’s Steam have recently delisted or completely removed more than 20,000 titles from their storefronts, after not-for-profit group Collective Shout pressured payment processors to change their rules. Although Collective Shout claims ... <a title="Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/thousands-of-games-have-been-censored-from-major-platforms-with-lgbtqia-creators-caught-in-the-crossfire-262040/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Pomeroy, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Canterbury jittawit.21/Getty Images Education Minister Erica Stanford has called time on “credit counting”, announcing plans to scrap the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Under the proposed changes, from 2028 NCEA Level 1 will be replaced by foundational ... <a title="NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/ncea-isnt-perfect-but-nz-shouldnt-forget-why-it-was-introduced-in-the-first-place-262501/" aria-label="Read more about NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place">Read more</a>
