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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney On Monday, the federal government announced new rules to boost safety in the early childhood sector. From September there will be mandatory reporting of any allegations or incidents of child physical or sexual abuse within ... <a title="There’s a new ban on vaping in childcare centres, but what else do we need to keep kids safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/theres-a-new-ban-on-vaping-in-childcare-centres-but-what-else-do-we-need-to-keep-kids-safe-259035/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a new ban on vaping in childcare centres, but what else do we need to keep kids safe?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University The timing and targets of Israel’s attacks on Iran tell us that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s short-term goal is to damage Iran’s nuclear facilities in order to severely diminish its weapons program. But Netanyahu has made clear another ... <a title="Regime change wouldn’t likely bring democracy to Iran. A more threatening force could fill the vacuum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/regime-change-wouldnt-likely-bring-democracy-to-iran-a-more-threatening-force-could-fill-the-vacuum-259042/" aria-label="Read more about Regime change wouldn’t likely bring democracy to Iran. A more threatening force could fill the vacuum">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Zala, Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Relations, Monash University Maxar satellite imagery overview of the Fordow enrichment facility located southwest of Tehran. Maxar/Contributor/Getty Images Conflict between Israel and Iran is intensifying, after Israeli airstrikes on key nuclear sites and targeted assassinations last week were followed by ... <a title="Why is there so much concern over Iran’s nuclear program? And where could it go from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/why-is-there-so-much-concern-over-irans-nuclear-program-and-where-could-it-go-from-here-259052/" aria-label="Read more about Why is there so much concern over Iran’s nuclear program? And where could it go from here?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Heap, Program Director for the Bachelor of Aviation, University of Southern Queensland Screenshot June 17 2025, Courtesy of Flightradar24 The Middle East is a region of intense beauty and ancient kingdoms. It has also repeatedly endured periods of geopolitical instability over many centuries. Today, geopolitical, socio-political ... <a title="The Middle East is a major flight hub. How do airlines keep passengers safe during conflict?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/the-middle-east-is-a-major-flight-hub-how-do-airlines-keep-passengers-safe-during-conflict-259034/" aria-label="Read more about The Middle East is a major flight hub. How do airlines keep passengers safe during conflict?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Redux Redux. Sydney Film Festival In an era of the atomisation of viewing practices through streaming, increasingly short, self-produced videos for TikTok and YouTube, and the reduction of all audiovisual material to “content” for various ... <a title="The 2025 Sydney Film Festival reminded me: there is nothing like a bunch of strangers assembling in the dark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/the-2025-sydney-film-festival-reminded-me-there-is-nothing-like-a-bunch-of-strangers-assembling-in-the-dark-259032/" aria-label="Read more about The 2025 Sydney Film Festival reminded me: there is nothing like a bunch of strangers assembling in the dark">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney Vardan Papikyan/Unsplash Ever find yourself unable to stop scrolling through your phone, chasing that next funny video or interesting post? Or maybe you’ve felt a rush of excitement when you achieve a goal, eat a delicious meal, or fill ... <a title="Dopamine can make it hard to put down our phone or abandon the online shopping cart. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/dopamine-can-make-it-hard-to-put-down-our-phone-or-abandon-the-online-shopping-cart-heres-why-254811/" aria-label="Read more about Dopamine can make it hard to put down our phone or abandon the online shopping cart. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elle Bowd, Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University For millennia, First Nations people have shaped Australian ecosystems through the purposeful and skilful use of fire. This cultural burning is an important way for Aboriginal people to connect to and care for Country. ... <a title="Colonisation cleared 95% of these woodlands – Indigenous cultural burning is bringing it back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/colonisation-cleared-95-of-these-woodlands-indigenous-cultural-burning-is-bringing-it-back-257883/" aria-label="Read more about Colonisation cleared 95% of these woodlands – Indigenous cultural burning is bringing it back">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Westaway, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Last week, the Queensland government launched the ambitious Destination 2045 tourism plan, which aims to make the state a global leader in tourism. The plan highlights that one in six jobs ... <a title="Cape York deserves World Heritage status – and Queensland may need it to become a global leader in tourism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/cape-york-deserves-world-heritage-status-and-queensland-may-need-it-to-become-a-global-leader-in-tourism-248660/" aria-label="Read more about Cape York deserves World Heritage status – and Queensland may need it to become a global leader in tourism">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Andrews, Senior Manager, Policy & Engagement, Australian National University Speculation is swirling around the future of the A$368 billion AUKUS agreement, following Washington’s decision to review the nuclear submarine deal to ensure it meets President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was planning ... <a title="In view of Trump’s review of AUKUS, should Australia cancel the subs deal? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/in-view-of-trumps-review-of-aukus-should-australia-cancel-the-subs-deal-we-asked-5-experts-258921/" aria-label="Read more about In view of Trump’s review of AUKUS, should Australia cancel the subs deal? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Davey, Lecturer of Criminology, Griffith University New research has found that while Australians generally support strong punishments, people living in the bush are significantly more likely than city dwellers to want to punish more harshly those who break the law. It means Australians living in rural ... <a title="Australians in the bush want tougher penalties on crime. Here’s why – and what’s needed now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/australians-in-the-bush-want-tougher-penalties-on-crime-heres-why-and-whats-needed-now-259131/" aria-label="Read more about Australians in the bush want tougher penalties on crime. Here’s why – and what’s needed now">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Moya Costello, Adjunct Lecturer in Creative Writing, Southern Cross University Brett Boardman/Belvoir In The Spare Room, Judy Davis lights up the stage with a singularly vivid performance. Adapted by Eamon Flack from Helen Garner’s 2008 novel of the same name, Davis plays sharp-tongued Helen (or Hel) to ... <a title="Judy Davis gives a singularly vivid performance in The Spare Room – but the play falls short" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/judy-davis-gives-a-singularly-vivid-performance-in-the-spare-room-but-the-play-falls-short-257244/" aria-label="Read more about Judy Davis gives a singularly vivid performance in The Spare Room – but the play falls short">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melinda Jackson, Associate Professor at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University Ursula Ferrara/Shutterstock If you’ve been on social media lately – perhaps scrolling in the middle of the night, when you know you shouldn’t but you just can’t sleep – ... <a title="What is ‘cognitive shuffling’ and does it really help you get to sleep? Two sleep scientists explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/17/what-is-cognitive-shuffling-and-does-it-really-help-you-get-to-sleep-two-sleep-scientists-explain-256444/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘cognitive shuffling’ and does it really help you get to sleep? Two sleep scientists explain">Read more</a>
