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The Australian government has launched a new strategy to boost vaccination rates. Will it work?

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Kaufman, Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute South_agency/Getty Images Last week, the Australian government announced a new National Immunisation Strategy for 2025–30. This strategy sets out the government’s priorities for improving vaccine uptake for children, adolescents and adults over the next five years. ... <a title="The Australian government has launched a new strategy to boost vaccination rates. Will it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/the-australian-government-has-launched-a-new-strategy-to-boost-vaccination-rates-will-it-work-258808/" aria-label="Read more about The Australian government has launched a new strategy to boost vaccination rates. Will it work?">Read more</a>

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The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservation

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Lothian, Senior Lecturer in Maritime Law and Academic Barrister, University of Wollongong J Nel/Shutterstock The high seas are set to gain a greater level of protection when a long-sought after treaty finally enters into force. For almost 20 years, nations have debated the need for the ... <a title="The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/the-historic-high-seas-treaty-is-almost-reality-heres-what-it-would-mean-for-ocean-conservation-258710/" aria-label="Read more about The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservation">Read more</a>

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At Rising, a dance program delves into dark places – and then finally oozes with joy

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Conquet, PhD Candidate, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave. Lucy Parakhina/Rising I first came across the work of Argentinian underground enfant terrible Marina Otero in 2022, seeing her work Fuck Me in Paris. Fuck Me starts ... <a title="At Rising, a dance program delves into dark places – and then finally oozes with joy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/at-rising-a-dance-program-delves-into-dark-places-and-then-finally-oozes-with-joy-257319/" aria-label="Read more about At Rising, a dance program delves into dark places – and then finally oozes with joy">Read more</a>

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‘They were justifying his actions’: what women say about men’s behaviour change programs

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Zeuschner, Lecturer in Social Work, Federation University Australia Marco VDM/Getty Thousands of men who use violence are referred every year to men’s behaviour change programs. Sometimes this attendance is ordered by a court, other times it is voluntary. The hope is this will result in program ... <a title="‘They were justifying his actions’: what women say about men’s behaviour change programs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/they-were-justifying-his-actions-what-women-say-about-mens-behaviour-change-programs-259012/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They were justifying his actions’: what women say about men’s behaviour change programs">Read more</a>

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What’s the difference between barista milk and regular milk? It’s what gets added to it

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Chua, Senior Research Projects Officer, Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland I love coffee/Shutterstock If you start reading the labels of the various milks at the supermarket, you’ll quickly find different fat levels, added nutrients like calcium, lactose-free options, milk from goats ... <a title="What’s the difference between barista milk and regular milk? It’s what gets added to it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/whats-the-difference-between-barista-milk-and-regular-milk-its-what-gets-added-to-it-258583/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between barista milk and regular milk? It’s what gets added to it">Read more</a>

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What actually happens to my skin when I have a really, really hot shower or bath?

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Meyer, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University MART PRODUCTION/Pexels The weather is getting cooler and many of us are turning to hot showers and baths to warm up and wind down. But what actually happens to your ... <a title="What actually happens to my skin when I have a really, really hot shower or bath?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/what-actually-happens-to-my-skin-when-i-have-a-really-really-hot-shower-or-bath-257900/" aria-label="Read more about What actually happens to my skin when I have a really, really hot shower or bath?">Read more</a>

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Seabed mining is becoming an environmental flashpoint – NZ will have to pick a side soon

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myra Williamson, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New Zealand is ... <a title="Seabed mining is becoming an environmental flashpoint – NZ will have to pick a side soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/seabed-mining-is-becoming-an-environmental-flashpoint-nz-will-have-to-pick-a-side-soon-258908/" aria-label="Read more about Seabed mining is becoming an environmental flashpoint – NZ will have to pick a side soon">Read more</a>

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‘No kings!’: like the LA protesters, the early Romans hated kings, too

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University Protesters across the United States have brandished placards declaring “no kings!” in recent days, keen to send a message one-man rule is not acceptable. The defeat of the forces of King George III in the United States’ revolutionary ... <a title="‘No kings!’: like the LA protesters, the early Romans hated kings, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/no-kings-like-the-la-protesters-the-early-romans-hated-kings-too-259011/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No kings!’: like the LA protesters, the early Romans hated kings, too">Read more</a>

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Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Pressman, Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut Protesters parade through the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans as part of the nationwide No Kings protest against President Donald Trump, on June 14, 2025. Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images At the end of a week when President ... <a title="Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/millions-rally-against-authoritarianism-while-the-white-house-portrays-protests-as-threats-a-political-scientist-explains-258963/" aria-label="Read more about Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains">Read more</a>

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A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Petrie, Earth Observation Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s concept of the NISAR satellite in orbit over Earth. NASA/JPL-Caltech In a few days, a new satellite that can detect changes on Earth’s surface down to the centimetre, in almost real time and no matter the time ... <a title="A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/a-3-tonne-1-5-billion-satellite-to-watch-earths-every-move-is-set-to-launch-this-week-258283/" aria-label="Read more about A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week">Read more</a>

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Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. The recent deaths in custody of two Indigenous men in the Northern Territory have provoked ... <a title="Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/decades-on-from-the-royal-commission-why-are-indigenous-people-still-dying-in-custody-258568/" aria-label="Read more about Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?">Read more</a>

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Need to see a specialist? You might have to choose between high costs and a long wait. Here’s what needs to change

June 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute If you have cancer, a disease such as diabetes or dementia, or need to manage other complex health conditions, you often need expert care from a specialist doctor. But as our new Grattan Institute report shows, too ... <a title="Need to see a specialist? You might have to choose between high costs and a long wait. Here’s what needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/16/need-to-see-a-specialist-you-might-have-to-choose-between-high-costs-and-a-long-wait-heres-what-needs-to-change-258194/" aria-label="Read more about Need to see a specialist? You might have to choose between high costs and a long wait. Here’s what needs to change">Read more</a>