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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Malcolm Turnbull on Australia’s ‘dumb’ defence debate

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government remains in complicated territory on the international stage. It has to tread carefully with China, despite the marked warming of the bilateral relationship. It is yet to find its line and length with the unpredictable Trump administration. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Malcolm Turnbull on Australia’s ‘dumb’ defence debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-malcolm-turnbull-on-australias-dumb-defence-debate-261178/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Malcolm Turnbull on Australia’s ‘dumb’ defence debate">Read more</a>

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Why is Israel bombing Syria?

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Conflict in Syria has escalated with Israel launching bombing raids against its northern neighbour. It follows months of fluctuating tensions in southern Syria between the Druze minority and forces aligned with the new government in Damascus. Clashes erupted ... <a title="Why is Israel bombing Syria?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/why-is-israel-bombing-syria-261259/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Israel bombing Syria?">Read more</a>

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Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathieu Duval, Adjunct Senior Researcher at Griffith University and La Trobe University, and Ramón y Cajal (Senior) Research Fellow, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) 185,000-year-old human fossil jawbone from Misliya Cave, Israel. Gerhard Weber, University of Vienna, CC BY-ND Fossils are invaluable archives ... <a title="Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/scientists-could-be-accidentally-damaging-fossils-with-a-method-we-thought-was-safe-258827/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe">Read more</a>

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Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Riboldi, Lecturer in Social Impact and Social Change, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney Advance/Facebook Political lobby group Advance has been back in the headlines this week. It was revealed an organisation headed by the husband of the Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, ... <a title="Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/right-wing-political-group-advance-is-in-the-headlines-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-stand-for-261164/" aria-label="Read more about Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?">Read more</a>

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We travelled to Antarctica to see if a Māori lunar calendar might help track environmental change

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Winton, Senior Research Fellow in Climatology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Holly Winton, CC BY-SA Antarctica’s patterns of stark seasonal changes, with months of darkness followed by a summer of 24-hour daylight, prompted us to explore how a Māori lunar and environmental calendar ... <a title="We travelled to Antarctica to see if a Māori lunar calendar might help track environmental change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/we-travelled-to-antarctica-to-see-if-a-maori-lunar-calendar-might-help-track-environmental-change-239583/" aria-label="Read more about We travelled to Antarctica to see if a Māori lunar calendar might help track environmental change">Read more</a>

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How a drone delivering medicine might just save your life

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Centaine Snoswell, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland Flystock/Shutterstock Drones can deliver pizza, and maybe one day your online shopping. So why not use them to deliver urgent medicines or other emergency health-care supplies? Trials in Australia and internationally have shown ... <a title="How a drone delivering medicine might just save your life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/how-a-drone-delivering-medicine-might-just-save-your-life-259904/" aria-label="Read more about How a drone delivering medicine might just save your life">Read more</a>

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Why it’s important young, unemployed Australians get a good job instead of just ‘any’ job

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Churchill, ARC Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Melbourne Lightfield Studios/Shutterstock We often hear young people need to get a job – any job – but what if the problem isn’t whether they’re working or not, but the kind of job ... <a title="Why it’s important young, unemployed Australians get a good job instead of just ‘any’ job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/why-its-important-young-unemployed-australians-get-a-good-job-instead-of-just-any-job-260817/" aria-label="Read more about Why it’s important young, unemployed Australians get a good job instead of just ‘any’ job">Read more</a>

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Why do some autistic people walk differently?

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Rinehart, Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people’s brains develop and function, impacting behaviour, communication and socialising. It can also involve ... <a title="Why do some autistic people walk differently?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/why-do-some-autistic-people-walk-differently-231685/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some autistic people walk differently?">Read more</a>

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How to approach going to the cinema like a philosopher

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alain Guillemain, PhD Candidate in Philosophy, Deakin University Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, and values. One “does philosophy” when they respond to such questions in ways that engage critical thought and inquiry. Many of us will often respond philosophically to the world ... <a title="How to approach going to the cinema like a philosopher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/how-to-approach-going-to-the-cinema-like-a-philosopher-259277/" aria-label="Read more about How to approach going to the cinema like a philosopher">Read more</a>

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Australia’s census is getting a stress test – keeping it going is good for everyone

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University GoldPanter/Shutterstock The Australian Bureau of Statistics will roll out a large-scale census test next month. About 60,000 households will take part across the country to stress test the bureau’s collection processes and IT systems, ahead ... <a title="Australia’s census is getting a stress test – keeping it going is good for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/australias-census-is-getting-a-stress-test-keeping-it-going-is-good-for-everyone-261077/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s census is getting a stress test – keeping it going is good for everyone">Read more</a>

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How safe are the chemicals in sunscreen? A pharmacology expert explains

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide aquaArts studio/Getty Last week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) released its safety review of seven active ingredients commonly used in sunscreens. It found five were low-risk and appropriate for use in sunscreens at their current concentrations. However, the ... <a title="How safe are the chemicals in sunscreen? A pharmacology expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/how-safe-are-the-chemicals-in-sunscreen-a-pharmacology-expert-explains-260802/" aria-label="Read more about How safe are the chemicals in sunscreen? A pharmacology expert explains">Read more</a>

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Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back

July 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alyson Stobo-Wilson, Research Adjunct in Conservation Ecology, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Alyson Stobo-Wilson In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many ... <a title="Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/control-fire-and-ferals-in-australias-tropical-savannas-to-bring-the-small-mammals-back-260813/" aria-label="Read more about Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back">Read more</a>