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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne Richard Hamilton Smith/Getty Two teenage boys were thrown from a jet ski during a ride on the Georges River in Sydney’s south this week. One died at the scene. The other ... <a title="Jet ski accidents are tragic but preventable. Here’s how to reduce the risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/jet-ski-accidents-are-tragic-but-preventable-heres-how-to-reduce-the-risk-261746/" aria-label="Read more about Jet ski accidents are tragic but preventable. Here’s how to reduce the risk">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Deane, Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology DarcyMaulsby/Getty The Albanese government has today confirmed it will lift biosecurity restrictions on beef imports from the United States. The timing of this decision has raised some eyebrows. Back in April, US President Donald Trump ... <a title="Australia says US beef will soon be welcome here again. It’s unlikely we’ll buy much of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/australia-says-us-beef-will-soon-be-welcome-here-again-its-unlikely-well-buy-much-of-it-261836/" aria-label="Read more about Australia says US beef will soon be welcome here again. It’s unlikely we’ll buy much of it">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Dovey, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne Balinese officials have begun the demolition of more than 40 businesses at Bingin Beach, a popular tourist spot in the Uluwatu region. In June, the Balinese House of Representatives determined the settlement is on public ... <a title="Bali is built on informal and ‘illegal’ settlements. Bulldozing Bingin Beach misses the real threat of overdevelopment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/bali-is-built-on-informal-and-illegal-settlements-bulldozing-bingin-beach-misses-the-real-threat-of-overdevelopment-261755/" aria-label="Read more about Bali is built on informal and ‘illegal’ settlements. Bulldozing Bingin Beach misses the real threat of overdevelopment">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images The world’s highest court says countries are legally obliged to prevent harms caused by climate change, in a ruling that repudiates Australia’s claims it is not legally responsible for emissions ... <a title="World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/worlds-highest-court-issues-groundbreaking-ruling-for-climate-action-heres-what-it-means-for-australia-261842/" aria-label="Read more about World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Energy and climate issues are front and centre for both sides of politics. The government is struggling with pushback from some regional communities against the rollout of transmission lines and wind farms. At the same time, it will soon have ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on why it’s ‘a little frustrating’ bidding for COP 31" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chris-bowen-on-why-its-a-little-frustrating-bidding-for-cop-31-261763/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on why it’s ‘a little frustrating’ bidding for COP 31">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Popi Sotiriadou, Associate Professor of Sport Management – Director Business Innovation, Griffith University MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images Most sports look to support their athletes to become “faster, higher, stronger” – in reference to the Olympic Games’ original motto – so it is perhaps surprising that cycling’s ... <a title="Cycling’s governing body is introducing new rules to slow down elite riders. Not everyone’s happy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/cyclings-governing-body-is-introducing-new-rules-to-slow-down-elite-riders-not-everyones-happy-260917/" aria-label="Read more about Cycling’s governing body is introducing new rules to slow down elite riders. Not everyone’s happy">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Pope, Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we’d been awaiting for five long years – an infrared photo of two dying stars we’d requested from ... <a title="Swirling nebula of two dying stars revealed in spectacular detail in new Webb telescope image" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/swirling-nebula-of-two-dying-stars-revealed-in-spectacular-detail-in-new-webb-telescope-image-258314/" aria-label="Read more about Swirling nebula of two dying stars revealed in spectacular detail in new Webb telescope image">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim O’Hara, Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute A brittle star of the species _Gorgonocephalus eucnemis_. Lagunatic Photo / Getty Images You may have read that the deep sea is a very different environment from the land and shallow water. There is no light, ... <a title="Five arms, no heart and a global family: what DNA revealed about the weird deep-sea world of brittle stars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/five-arms-no-heart-and-a-global-family-what-dna-revealed-about-the-weird-deep-sea-world-of-brittle-stars-261566/" aria-label="Read more about Five arms, no heart and a global family: what DNA revealed about the weird deep-sea world of brittle stars">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Griffith, Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University The green-headed tanager (_Tangara seledon_) has a hidden layer of plumage that is white underneath the orange feathers and black underneath the blue and green feathers. Daniel Field Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing ... <a title="Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/birds-use-hidden-black-and-white-feathers-to-make-themselves-more-colourful-261567/" aria-label="Read more about Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Gupta, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia Walstrom, Susanne/Getty We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again – not sleeping enough is bad ... <a title="Is sleeping a lot actually bad for your health? A sleep scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/is-sleeping-a-lot-actually-bad-for-your-health-a-sleep-scientist-explains-259991/" aria-label="Read more about Is sleeping a lot actually bad for your health? A sleep scientist explains">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriel Crowley, Adjunct Associate Professor in Geography, University of Adelaide JJ Harrison/Wikimedia, CC BY Picture this. A small, rainbow-coloured chick emerges from its nest for the first time. It stretches its wings and prepares to take flight. But before the fledgling’s life in the wild has begun, ... <a title="From grasslands to killing fields: why trees are bad news for one of Australia’s most stunning birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/from-grasslands-to-killing-fields-why-trees-are-bad-news-for-one-of-australias-most-stunning-birds-259898/" aria-label="Read more about From grasslands to killing fields: why trees are bad news for one of Australia’s most stunning birds">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celia McMichael, Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne Celia McMichael, CC BY-NC-ND In the village of Nagigi, Fiji, the ocean isn’t just a resource – it’s part of the community’s identity. But in recent years, villagers have seen the sea behave differently. Tides are pushing inland. ... <a title="As seas rise and fish decline, this Fijian village is finding new ways to adapt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/as-seas-rise-and-fish-decline-this-fijian-village-is-finding-new-ways-to-adapt-261573/" aria-label="Read more about As seas rise and fish decline, this Fijian village is finding new ways to adapt">Read more</a>
