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People with severe mental illness are waiting for days in hospital EDs. Here’s how we can do better

June 4, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, and Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney Matthew Ashmore/Shutterstock On ABC’s 4 Corners this week, psychiatrists and nurses have warned New South Wales’ mental health system is in crisis. They report some patients with severe mental ... <a title="People with severe mental illness are waiting for days in hospital EDs. Here’s how we can do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/people-with-severe-mental-illness-are-waiting-for-days-in-hospital-eds-heres-how-we-can-do-better-257971/" aria-label="Read more about People with severe mental illness are waiting for days in hospital EDs. Here’s how we can do better">Read more</a>

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With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids

June 4, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn Campbell, Professor, School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The federal government has launched a “rapid review” to look at what works to prevent bullying in schools. Led by mental health experts, the review will underpin a new national standard to ... <a title="With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/with-a-government-review-underway-we-have-to-ask-why-children-bully-other-kids-257643/" aria-label="Read more about With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids">Read more</a>

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In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note

June 4, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide General_4530/Getty While the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again trade wars wreak havoc on the business plans of the world’s exporters, the risks to the ... <a title="In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/in-the-trade-wars-there-are-lessons-for-the-us-from-brexit-australia-and-our-trading-partners-should-take-note-257555/" aria-label="Read more about In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note">Read more</a>

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‘That was rude’: why the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her was ripe for TikTok memes

June 4, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Camp, Senior Lecturer, School of Music, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau A few snippets of musicalised dialogue from the cast album of the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her – with music and lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, and a book by Marco ... <a title="‘That was rude’: why the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her was ripe for TikTok memes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/that-was-rude-why-the-new-broadway-musical-death-becomes-her-was-ripe-for-tiktok-memes-257550/" aria-label="Read more about ‘That was rude’: why the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her was ripe for TikTok memes">Read more</a>

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Australia’s lowest paid workers just got a 3.5% wage increase. Their next boost could be even better

June 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Buchanan, Professor, Discipline of Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney Carlos Castilla/Shutterstock A week ago, the Australian Financial Review released this year’s “Rich List”. It reported the number of billionaires in Australia increased from 150 to 166 between 2024 and 2025. ... <a title="Australia’s lowest paid workers just got a 3.5% wage increase. Their next boost could be even better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/australias-lowest-paid-workers-just-got-a-3-5-wage-increase-their-next-boost-could-be-even-better-258072/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s lowest paid workers just got a 3.5% wage increase. Their next boost could be even better">Read more</a>

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What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption?’ A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna

June 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teresa Ubide, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Igneous Petrology/Volcanology, The University of Queensland Fabrizio Villa / Getty Images On Monday morning local time, a huge cloud of ash, hot gas and rock fragments began spewing from Italy’s Mount Etna. An enormous plume was seen stretching ... <a title="What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption?’ A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/whats-a-strombolian-eruption-a-volcanologist-explains-what-happened-at-mount-etna-258060/" aria-label="Read more about What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption?’ A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna">Read more</a>

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The Queensland government is cancelling renewable energy projects. Can the state still reach net zero?

June 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Johan Larson/Shutterstock On the surface, Queensland’s new government is doing exactly what it pledged before winning office in October – repealing the state’s ambitious renewable energy targets and cancelling a huge pumped hydro project near Mackay. But since the start ... <a title="The Queensland government is cancelling renewable energy projects. Can the state still reach net zero?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/the-queensland-government-is-cancelling-renewable-energy-projects-can-the-state-still-reach-net-zero-257958/" aria-label="Read more about The Queensland government is cancelling renewable energy projects. Can the state still reach net zero?">Read more</a>

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1 in 3 men report using intimate partner violence. Here’s how we can better protect women – and help men

June 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University One in three men (32%) aged 18 to 57 years report using emotional abuse towards a partner. One in ten (9%) say they have used physical violence. These are some of the statistics from the latest report ... <a title="1 in 3 men report using intimate partner violence. Here’s how we can better protect women – and help men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/1-in-3-men-report-using-intimate-partner-violence-heres-how-we-can-better-protect-women-and-help-men-258058/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 men report using intimate partner violence. Here’s how we can better protect women – and help men">Read more</a>

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‘Unfair and unreasonable’ – report finds $1.9 billion in unpaid child support in system rife with financial abuse

June 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kay Cook, Professor and Associate Dean Research, School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education, Swinburne University of Technology Tar Pichet/Shutterstock The Commonwealth ombudsman has released his long-awaited report into the “weaponisation” of the child support program. He has identified widespread financial abuse throughout the system. This ... <a title="‘Unfair and unreasonable’ – report finds $1.9 billion in unpaid child support in system rife with financial abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/unfair-and-unreasonable-report-finds-1-9-billion-in-unpaid-child-support-in-system-rife-with-financial-abuse-258063/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Unfair and unreasonable’ – report finds $1.9 billion in unpaid child support in system rife with financial abuse">Read more</a>

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Why do some people need less sleep than others? A gene variation could have something to do with it

June 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Sansom, Research Associate, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University; Research Associate, Centre for Healthy Ageing, Murdoch University Maria Korneeva/Getty Images Have you ever noticed how some people bounce out of bed after just a few hours of sleep, while others can barely function without ... <a title="Why do some people need less sleep than others? A gene variation could have something to do with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/why-do-some-people-need-less-sleep-than-others-a-gene-variation-could-have-something-to-do-with-it-256342/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some people need less sleep than others? A gene variation could have something to do with it">Read more</a>

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Censorship into art: why Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s subversive stories are getting the world’s attention

June 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Habib Moghimi, Academic, University of Sydney Iranian director Jafar Panahi has spent his career turning barriers into creative inspiration. Working under travel bans, house arrests and periodic detention, he had made powerful films that show everyday life in Iran through quiet moments, daily struggles, and small talk ... <a title="Censorship into art: why Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s subversive stories are getting the world’s attention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/censorship-into-art-why-iranian-director-jafar-panahis-subversive-stories-are-getting-the-worlds-attention-255221/" aria-label="Read more about Censorship into art: why Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s subversive stories are getting the world’s attention">Read more</a>

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Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts explain

June 3, 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 His gaze softens as he draws closer to you. With one hand around your waist and the other cradling your jaw, he pulls you in. You look into his eyes, ... <a title="Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/03/why-do-our-pupils-dilate-when-were-aroused-anatomy-experts-explain-257452/" aria-label="Read more about Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts explain">Read more</a>