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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>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nisa Salim, Director, Swinburne-CSIRO National Testlab for Composite Additive Manufacturing, Swinburne University of Technology Ricardo Gomez Angel/Unsplash When your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating, especially if you followed the instructions closely. Unfortunately, some fabrics just seem to be more prone ... <a title="Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/why-do-some-clothes-shrink-in-the-wash-a-textile-scientist-explains-how-to-unshrink-them-259388/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ them">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images The words and pictures documenting the famine in the Gaza strip are horrifying. The coverage has led to acrimonious and often misguided ... <a title="Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/soaring-food-prices-prove-the-gaza-famine-is-real-and-will-affect-generations-to-come-262486/" aria-label="Read more about Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Ransley, Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University AVN Photo Lab/Shutterstock About half of all serious weapons-related violence in Australia happens at home as part of domestic and family violence. The weapons most used in these incidents are kitchen knives. Yet new laws around the country overwhelmingly ... <a title="Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/governments-and-police-are-tackling-weapons-in-public-but-theyre-ignoring-it-in-our-homes-260097/" aria-label="Read more about Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin O’Sullivan, Associate Professor, School of Law, The University of Western Australia Society needs efficient and well-functioning courts. In practice, that means we need judges and magistrates in good mental health. However, a growing body of research shows these judicial officers are living with very concerning levels ... <a title="Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/trauma-stress-and-burnout-among-judges-and-magistrates-could-put-the-whole-legal-system-at-risk-262214/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University At first glance, it might seem like good news. Divorces in Australia have dropped to their lowest rate since no-fault divorce was introduced. And on average, marriages are lasting longer. Latest data show 2.1 divorces ... <a title="Australia’s divorce rate is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/australias-divorce-rate-is-the-lowest-its-been-in-50-years-why-262206/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s divorce rate is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Why?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia Maskot/Getty Stories about interest rates and cost-of-living often focus on Australians’ hip pockets. But what about the impact on our mental health? The National Mental Health Commission’s most recent “report card” shows financial stress has ... <a title="Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/financial-stress-is-on-the-rise-in-australia-heres-what-to-do-if-money-worries-are-affecting-your-mental-health-262441/" aria-label="Read more about Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Teerachai Jampanak/Shutterstock Australia’s tax system has come under scrutiny again ahead of the government’s reform roundtable later this month. Economists argue we could raise the same revenue with less economic harm by relying more ... <a title="Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/some-taxes-are-inefficient-at-any-level-even-modest-reforms-will-help-262043/" aria-label="Read more about Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Johnny Greig/ Getty Images If you had to do a test, how would you respond? Would you relish the chance to demonstrate your knowledge? Or worry you were about to fall short of the mark ... <a title="How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/how-do-you-feel-about-doing-exams-our-research-unearthed-4-types-of-test-takers-261552/" aria-label="Read more about How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Chinese woman has appeared in the ACT magistrates court on Monday accused of foreign interference, by allegedly covertly collecting information about a Canberra Buddhist association. Police arrested the woman, an Australian permanent resident, on Saturday, after searching homes in ... <a title="Chinese national accused under foreign interference law of spying on Buddhists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/chinese-national-accused-under-foreign-interference-law-of-spying-on-buddhists-262032/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese national accused under foreign interference law of spying on Buddhists">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Mahony, Professor of Animal Health and Director, Centre for Animal Science, The University of Queensland Eric Buermeyer/Shutterstock It sounds innocuous. But foot-and mouth disease is one of the world’s most economically devastating diseases affecting livestock. When this highly contagious virus infects cattle, many develop painful ... <a title="Foot-and-mouth disease would devastate Australia’s graziers if it got in. Here’s how a new vaccine might help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/foot-and-mouth-disease-would-devastate-australias-graziers-if-it-got-in-heres-how-a-new-vaccine-might-help-262498/" aria-label="Read more about Foot-and-mouth disease would devastate Australia’s graziers if it got in. Here’s how a new vaccine might help">Read more</a>
