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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pandanus Petter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University The government in the UK is introducing legislation into parliament to lower the voting age to 16. If passed, the new age rules will be in place for the next general election, expected ... <a title="Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/should-australia-lower-the-voting-age-to-16-like-the-uk-we-asked-5-experts-261469/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne HRAUN/Getty A young woman needs an abortion and the reasons, while urgent, are not medical. A United States Navy ... <a title="Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to object to medical care if it harms their patients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/doctors-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-object-to-medical-care-if-it-harms-their-patients-260003/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to object to medical care if it harms their patients">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowena Maguire, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of Justice, Queensland University of Technology Ryan McVay/Getty For centuries, clothes were hard to produce and expensive. People wore them as long as possible. But manufacturing advances have steadily driven down the cost of production. These days, ... <a title="Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/ultra-fast-fashion-could-be-taxed-to-oblivion-in-france-could-australia-follow-suit-259559/" aria-label="Read more about Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University Olga Kashubin/Shutterstock In the United States, President Donald Trump has been pressuring the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, to slash interest rates. This is partly to ease the interest payments on the ballooning US government debt. ... <a title="Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/central-bank-independence-and-credibility-matters-heres-why-260198/" aria-label="Read more about Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ciara Smart, PhD Graduand in Australasian Irish History, University of Tasmania Love them or hate them, there’s no doubt Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap are having a moment. Their music – delivered in a powerful fusion of English and Irish – is known for its gritty lyrics about ... <a title="Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/kneecaps-stance-on-gaza-extends-a-long-history-of-the-irish-supporting-other-oppressed-peoples-261261/" aria-label="Read more about Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change. It will answer two urgent questions: what are the obligations of states under international ... <a title="Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/do-countries-have-a-duty-to-prevent-climate-harm-the-worlds-highest-court-is-about-to-answer-this-crucial-question-261396/" aria-label="Read more about Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra We’re now less than a month away from the start of the Albanese government’s “economic reform” (aka “productivity”) roundtable, but it has become quite hard to get a fix on exactly what this gathering will amount to. The guest list ... <a title="View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/view-from-the-hill-how-much-can-jim-chalmers-get-out-of-the-economic-reform-roundtable-261095/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia nimis69/Getty Images Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or perhaps even a fever, you’re not ... <a title="COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/covid-flu-rsv-how-these-common-viruses-are-tracking-this-winter-and-how-to-protect-yourself-261383/" aria-label="Read more about COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jochen Kaempf, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences (Oceanography), Flinders University South Australia is desperate for help to tackle an unprecedented harmful algal bloom that has decimated marine life up and down the coast. While the extent of the damage is still unknown, my preliminary research suggests there’s ... <a title="South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/south-australias-algal-bloom-may-shrink-over-winter-but-this-model-suggests-it-will-spread-to-new-areas-in-summer-261549/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Last week, scientists announced the birth of eight healthy babies in the United Kingdom conceived with DNA from three people. Some headlines have called it “three-person IVF”. The embryo uses the ... <a title="Here’s why 3-person embryos are a breakthrough for science – but not LGBTQ+ families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/heres-why-3-person-embryos-are-a-breakthrough-for-science-but-not-lgbtq-families-261462/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why 3-person embryos are a breakthrough for science – but not LGBTQ+ families">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyndall Strazdins, Professor, Australian National University asylun/Shutterstock There are lots of reasons why people work extra hours. In some jobs, it’s the only way to cover the workload. In others, the pay is poor, so people need to work extra time. And in others still, working back ... <a title="New study finds the gender earnings gap could be halved if we reined in the long hours often worked by men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/new-study-finds-the-gender-earnings-gap-could-be-halved-if-we-reined-in-the-long-hours-often-worked-by-men-260815/" aria-label="Read more about New study finds the gender earnings gap could be halved if we reined in the long hours often worked by men">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amra Lee, PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University Australia has joined 28 international partners in calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and a lifting of all restrictions on food and medical supplies. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, along with counterparts from ... <a title="Suffering in Gaza reaches ‘new depths’ – Australia condemns ‘inhumane killing’ of Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/suffering-in-gaza-reaches-new-depths-australia-condemns-inhumane-killing-of-palestinians-261547/" aria-label="Read more about Suffering in Gaza reaches ‘new depths’ – Australia condemns ‘inhumane killing’ of Palestinians">Read more</a>
