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July 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pearce, Professor, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Health Science, Swinburne University of Technology AAP Image/The Conversation, CC BY Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian rules football ... <a title="I’ve seen the brain damage contact sports can cause – we all need to take concussion and CTE more seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/04/ive-seen-the-brain-damage-contact-sports-can-cause-we-all-need-to-take-concussion-and-cte-more-seriously-259785/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve seen the brain damage contact sports can cause – we all need to take concussion and CTE more seriously">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) Another week, another Cook Strait ferry breakdown. As the winter maintenance season approaches and the Aratere prepares for its final months of service, New Zealand faces a self-imposed crisis. The government ... <a title="NZ will soon have no real interisland rail-ferry link – why are we so bad at infrastructure planning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/04/nz-will-soon-have-no-real-interisland-rail-ferry-link-why-are-we-so-bad-at-infrastructure-planning-260279/" aria-label="Read more about NZ will soon have no real interisland rail-ferry link – why are we so bad at infrastructure planning?">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Sen Gupta, Associate Professor in Climate Science, UNSW Sydney Izabela23/Shutterstock The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago and the first scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere with climate change was published in 1896. But it wasn’t until the 1950s that ... <a title="Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/04/mauna-loa-observatory-captured-the-reality-of-climate-change-the-us-plans-to-shut-it-down-260403/" aria-label="Read more about Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitrios Salampasis, Associate Professor, Emerging Technologies and FinTech | FinTech Capability Lead, Swinburne University of Technology Oleg Golovnev/Shutterstock Images of flashy sports cars. Lavish lifestyle shots. These are just some of the red flags consumers should watch out for when they turn to social media for financial ... <a title="6 simple questions to tell if a ‘finfluencer’ is more flash than cash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/04/6-simple-questions-to-tell-if-a-finfluencer-is-more-flash-than-cash-259906/" aria-label="Read more about 6 simple questions to tell if a ‘finfluencer’ is more flash than cash">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Political and news cycles often work in a certain and predictable way. Issues flare like bushfires, then rage for weeks or even months, until they are finally extinguished by action or fade by being overtaken by the next big thing. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: how two once hot-button issues this week barely sparked media and political interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/grattan-on-friday-how-two-once-hot-button-issues-this-week-barely-sparked-media-and-political-interest-259686/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: how two once hot-button issues this week barely sparked media and political interest">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Catherine Delahaye/ Getty Images This week, a Melbourne childcare worker was charged over alleged sexual abuse of young children in his care. Families are justifiably appalled and furious – with 1,200 children urged to be ... <a title="How many serious incidents are happening in Australian childcare centres? We don’t really know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/how-many-serious-incidents-are-happening-in-australian-childcare-centres-we-dont-really-know-260410/" aria-label="Read more about How many serious incidents are happening in Australian childcare centres? We don’t really know">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Selena3726/Shutterstock Side effects from taking too much vitamin B6 – including nerve damage – may be more widespread than we think, Australia’s medicines regulator says. In an ABC report earlier this week, a spokesperson for the Therapeutic Goods ... <a title="Too much vitamin B6 can be toxic. 3 symptoms to watch out for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/too-much-vitamin-b6-can-be-toxic-3-symptoms-to-watch-out-for-260400/" aria-label="Read more about Too much vitamin B6 can be toxic. 3 symptoms to watch out for">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mathews, Distinguished Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology Recent cases of prolific alleged child sexual abuse in Melbourne and other Australian early childhood education and care settings have shocked even experienced people who work to prevent child sexual abuse. Parents are right to be ... <a title="10 steps governments can take now to stamp out child sexual abuse in care settings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/10-steps-governments-can-take-now-to-stamp-out-child-sexual-abuse-in-care-settings-260405/" aria-label="Read more about 10 steps governments can take now to stamp out child sexual abuse in care settings">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca McNaught, Research Fellow, Rural and Remote Health, University of Sydney Dan Peled/Getty Images When flooding strikes, our screens fill with scenes of devastated victims, and men performing heroic dinghy rescues in swollen rivers. But another story often goes untold: how women step in, and step up, ... <a title="Tears, trauma and unpaid work: why men in tinnies aren’t the only heroes during a flood disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/tears-trauma-and-unpaid-work-why-men-in-tinnies-arent-the-only-heroes-during-a-flood-disaster-260327/" aria-label="Read more about Tears, trauma and unpaid work: why men in tinnies aren’t the only heroes during a flood disaster">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace McQuilten, Professor of Art and Associate Dean, Research and Innovation, School of Art, RMIT University Creative Australia’s decision earlier this year to rescind the selection of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s 2026 representatives at the Venice Biennale sent shockwaves through the arts ... <a title="The takeaway from the Venice Biennale saga: the art world faces deep and troubling structural inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/the-takeaway-from-the-venice-biennale-saga-the-art-world-faces-deep-and-troubling-structural-inequality-260316/" aria-label="Read more about The takeaway from the Venice Biennale saga: the art world faces deep and troubling structural inequality">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Gupta, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia Phoenixns/Shutterstock, The Conversation, CC BY Have you heard people say eating cheese before bed will cause you to have vivid dreams or nightmares? It’s a relatively common idea. And this week, a new study ... <a title="Does eating cheese before bed really give you nightmares? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/does-eating-cheese-before-bed-really-give-you-nightmares-heres-what-the-science-says-260205/" aria-label="Read more about Does eating cheese before bed really give you nightmares? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Omid Ghasemi, Research Associate in Behavioural Science at the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW Sydney STR / AFP via Getty Images Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is ... <a title="Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/03/experiencing-extreme-weather-and-disasters-is-not-enough-to-change-views-on-climate-action-study-shows-260308/" aria-label="Read more about Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows">Read more</a>
