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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>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trang Chu, Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Shutterstock/Pandagolik1 What turns a democratically elected leader into an authoritarian? The process is rarely abrupt. It unfolds gradually and is often justified as a necessary reform. It is framed as what the people wanted. All this makes ... <a title="The hubris arc: how visionary politicians turn into authoritarians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/the-hubris-arc-how-visionary-politicians-turn-into-authoritarians-262562/" aria-label="Read more about The hubris arc: how visionary politicians turn into authoritarians">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samir Ramzy, Researcher, Helwan University Sudan’s south-western city of Nyala in Darfur recently became the centre of a significant political development. After more than two years of fighting Sudan’s army, an alliance of armed and political groups backed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced the formation ... <a title="Sudan’s rebel force has declared a parallel government: what this means for the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/sudans-rebel-force-has-declared-a-parallel-government-what-this-means-for-the-war-262363/" aria-label="Read more about Sudan’s rebel force has declared a parallel government: what this means for the war">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Channing Reed, Lecturer in Philosophy, Missouri University of Science and Technology What we do in our free time says a lot about what makes us happy. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images In his powerful book “The Burnout Society,” South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in ... <a title="Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/why-leisure-matters-for-a-good-life-according-to-aristotle-260392/" aria-label="Read more about Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has three challenges with his economic reform roundtable, which is all about how to improve Australia’s productivity, budget sustainability and economic resilience. First, he must manage what has become a tsunami of wish lists. Second, during the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Can Chalmers extract a serious deregulation agenda from reform roundtable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/view-from-the-hill-can-chalmers-extract-a-serious-deregulation-agenda-from-reform-roundtable-262031/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Can Chalmers extract a serious deregulation agenda from reform roundtable?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been facing a recruitment crisis for years. A lack of young people wanting to join has prompted a variety of responses from the force, including opening eligibility to some foreigners. ... <a title="After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/after-years-of-backsliding-the-adf-is-growing-again-whats-behind-the-recruitment-uptick-262597/" aria-label="Read more about After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aria Yangfan Huang, PhD Candidate, School of Psychology, Deakin University Aria Yangfan Huang, CC BY-NC-ND At the start and end of every school day, many Australian children head to the carpark or street to get picked up. While they’re waiting, they will be breathing in a mix ... <a title="These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/these-students-cut-air-pollution-near-their-schools-by-taking-aim-at-their-parents-idling-cars-262435/" aria-label="Read more about These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a massive contract to build three new frigates for Australia’s navy. The deal is ... <a title="Australia’s new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesn’t come without risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/australias-new-frigate-deal-with-japan-plugs-a-few-critical-holes-but-doesnt-come-without-risks-262612/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesn’t come without risks">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia muse studio/Shutterstock You’ve probably heard that running is tough on your knees – and even that it can cause long-term damage. But is this true? Running is a relatively high-impact activity. Every time your foot contacts the ... <a title="Does running ruin your knees? And how old is too old to start?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/does-running-ruin-your-knees-and-how-old-is-too-old-to-start-261575/" aria-label="Read more about Does running ruin your knees? And how old is too old to start?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide Students from an art school in Mumbai, India, created posters in response to Trump’s latest tariff announcement. SOPA Images/Getty Last week, US President ... <a title="It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/it-might-seem-like-trump-is-winning-his-trade-war-but-the-us-could-soon-be-in-a-world-of-pain-262434/" aria-label="Read more about It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University After two years of trying to reduce international student numbers, the Albanese government will soften its approach in 2026. The changes, announced on Monday, are small. The main feature is a modest increase in the government’s target maximum ... <a title="Australia’s student caps will ease up in 2026, but times will still be tough for international education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/australias-student-caps-will-ease-up-in-2026-but-times-will-still-be-tough-for-international-education-262521/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s student caps will ease up in 2026, but times will still be tough for international education">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Devenish, Senior Lecturer and director of The Sound Collectors Lab, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University Climate modelling is spoken about often by climate scientists. These complex, computer-generated calculations enable scientists to make predictions about the climate of the future. Information generated ... <a title="What would a climate model made from music sound like? This team of artists and scientists has created one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/what-would-a-climate-model-made-from-music-sound-like-this-team-of-artists-and-scientists-has-created-one-261660/" aria-label="Read more about What would a climate model made from music sound like? This team of artists and scientists has created one">Read more</a>
