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July 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Ferris, Senior Lecturer, Media Arts & Production, University of Technology Sydney LMPC via Getty Images A cinematic firecracker of a film exploded onto international screens 50 years ago this week, blending martial arts mayhem, Bond-esque set pieces, casual racism – and a distinctly Australian swagger. From ... <a title="The Man from Hong Kong at 50: how the first ever Australian–Hong Kong co-production became a cult classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/31/the-man-from-hong-kong-at-50-how-the-first-ever-australian-hong-kong-co-production-became-a-cult-classic-260306/" aria-label="Read more about The Man from Hong Kong at 50: how the first ever Australian–Hong Kong co-production became a cult classic">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Accounting and Capital, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Andrew MacDonald/Getty Images The recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on climate action marked a significant step forward in formalising an idea many already accept: climate inaction is not merely ... <a title="Rules for calculating climate risk in financial reporting by NZ businesses need revisiting – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/31/rules-for-calculating-climate-risk-in-financial-reporting-by-nz-businesses-need-revisiting-new-research-262024/" aria-label="Read more about Rules for calculating climate risk in financial reporting by NZ businesses need revisiting – new research">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s powerful earthquake – among the ten strongest in recorded ... <a title="Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/kamchatka-earthquake-is-among-top-10-strongest-ever-recorded-heres-what-they-have-in-common-262223/" aria-label="Read more about Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Last night, one of the ten largest earthquakes ever recorded struck Kamchatka, the sparsely populated Russian peninsula facing the Pacific. The magnitude 8.8 quake had its epicentre in the sea just ... <a title="Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific – even though the waves look small. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/tsunami-warnings-are-triggering-mass-evacuations-across-the-pacific-even-though-the-waves-look-small-heres-why-262224/" aria-label="Read more about Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific – even though the waves look small. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England Rawpixel/ Getty Images The latest round of NAPLAN results are out, along with a string of news reports about “students falling behind” and “failing”, and experts sounding the “alarm” about school progress. In March, all Australian students ... <a title="NAPLAN is just one test. Here’s what to do if your child’s results were in the bottom bands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/naplan-is-just-one-test-heres-what-to-do-if-your-childs-results-were-in-the-bottom-bands-262212/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN is just one test. Here’s what to do if your child’s results were in the bottom bands">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney Doublelee/Shutterstock Inflation is moving in the right direction, but new figures released today may not be soft enough to trigger a cut in official interest rates in August. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the June quarter ... <a title="Inflation slows again — but is it enough for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/inflation-slows-again-but-is-it-enough-for-the-reserve-bank-to-cut-interest-rates-262039/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation slows again — but is it enough for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University One of the smallest and most exclusive clubs in the world belongs to states. The US Department of State puts the number of independent recognised states at 197, while others count 200. The United Nations, meanwhile, has 193 ... <a title="With the UK and France moving toward recognising Palestine, will Australia now follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/with-the-uk-and-france-moving-toward-recognising-palestine-will-australia-now-follow-suit-262201/" aria-label="Read more about With the UK and France moving toward recognising Palestine, will Australia now follow suit?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University One of the smallest and most exclusive clubs in the world belongs to states. The US Department of State puts the number of independent recognised states at 197, while others count 200. The United Nations, meanwhile, has 193 ... <a title="With the UK and France moving toward recognising Palestine, will Australia follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/with-the-uk-and-france-moving-toward-recognising-palestine-will-australia-follow-suit-262201/" aria-label="Read more about With the UK and France moving toward recognising Palestine, will Australia follow suit?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Traill, PhD Candidate Southern Ocean biogeochemistry, University of Tasmania Elizabeth Shadwick In a world affected by climate change, the Southern Ocean plays an outsized role. It absorbs up to 40% of the human-caused emissions taken up by the oceans while also being home to some of ... <a title="An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/an-underwater-observatory-keeping-the-pulse-of-the-southern-ocean-for-nearly-30-years-yields-fresh-results-257467/" aria-label="Read more about An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney Parents are often told fruit is “bad” because it contains sugar, prompting concerns about how much fruit they should allow their child to eat. This message has been fuelled by the “sugar-free” movement, which ... <a title="Should I limit how much fruit my child eats because it contains sugar?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/should-i-limit-how-much-fruit-my-child-eats-because-it-contains-sugar-257622/" aria-label="Read more about Should I limit how much fruit my child eats because it contains sugar?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ekant Veer, Professor, University of Canterbury Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images When a scandal goes viral – as it recently did for the former chief executive of IT company Astronomer at a Coldplay concert – companies face nuanced challenges in a new era of crisis communication. The clip of ... <a title="How should a company deal with a scandal like the Coldplay kiss cam? Here’s what we learned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/how-should-a-company-deal-with-a-scandal-like-the-coldplay-kiss-cam-heres-what-we-learned-262112/" aria-label="Read more about How should a company deal with a scandal like the Coldplay kiss cam? Here’s what we learned">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Anthony Albanese’s recent visit to Chengdu’s panda breeding base showed the enduring power of China’s panda diplomacy. China has been sending pandas to other countries, sometimes for obviously political reasons, since ... <a title="How China’s pandas became its most valuable diplomats – and its vulnerable children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/how-chinas-pandas-became-its-most-valuable-diplomats-and-its-vulnerable-children-261845/" aria-label="Read more about How China’s pandas became its most valuable diplomats – and its vulnerable children">Read more</a>
