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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Lovell, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney According to Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, the latest emissions data show “we are on track to reach our 2030 targets” under the Paris Agreement. In 2024, Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions were “27% below 2005 ... <a title="Australia’s latest emissions data reveal we still have a giant fossil fuel problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/australias-latest-emissions-data-reveal-we-still-have-a-giant-fossil-fuel-problem-257907/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s latest emissions data reveal we still have a giant fossil fuel problem">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurence Orlando, Senior Lecturer, Product Formulation and Development, Analytical Methods, Monash University Irina Kvyatkovskaya/Shutterstock Retinol skincare products suddenly seem to be everywhere, promising clear, radiant and “youthful” skin. But what’s the science behind these claims? And are there any risks? You may have also heard retinol can ... <a title="What is retinol? And will it make my acne flare? 3 experts unpack this trendy skincare ingredient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/what-is-retinol-and-will-it-make-my-acne-flare-3-experts-unpack-this-trendy-skincare-ingredient-256074/" aria-label="Read more about What is retinol? And will it make my acne flare? 3 experts unpack this trendy skincare ingredient">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lindenmayer, Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Until now, Victorians believed their state was the sole home for Leadbeater’s possum, their critically endangered state faunal emblem. This tiny marsupial is clinging to life in a few pockets of mountain ... <a title="Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater’s possum in NSW is such big news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/decades-of-searching-and-a-chance-discovery-why-finding-leadbeaters-possum-in-nsw-is-such-big-news-257957/" aria-label="Read more about Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater’s possum in NSW is such big news">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Orr, Professor of Law, The University of Queensland Election day was over four weeks ago. Yet the outcome in one House of Representatives remains unclear. That is the formerly Liberal Sydney electorate of Bradfield. In real time, you can watch the lead tilt between Liberal hopeful, ... <a title="In Bradfield, the election is not yet over. What happens when a seat count is ultra close?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/in-bradfield-the-election-is-not-yet-over-what-happens-when-a-seat-count-is-ultra-close-257956/" aria-label="Read more about In Bradfield, the election is not yet over. What happens when a seat count is ultra close?">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Herbert, Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, University of Wollongong 2p2play/Shutterstock You might have seen those heartwarming and often funny viral videos where parents or carers engage in long “talks” with young babies about this and that – usually just fun chit chat of no great consequence. ... <a title="Is there a right way to talk to your baby? A baby brain expert explains ‘parentese’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/is-there-a-right-way-to-talk-to-your-baby-a-baby-brain-expert-explains-parentese-257007/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a right way to talk to your baby? A baby brain expert explains ‘parentese’">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael L. Brown, Director of the Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Australian National University vchal/shutterstock, The Conversation Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking ... <a title="Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/your-smartphone-is-a-parasite-according-to-evolution-256795/" aria-label="Read more about Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney The Northern Territory government recently announced the Dolphins, the NRL’s newest team that entered the league in 2023, would play a home game at TIO Stadium in Darwin every year from 2026 to 2028. The Dolphins ... <a title="As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/as-the-nrl-edges-into-darwin-does-the-afl-need-to-be-more-proactive-in-the-nt-257809/" aria-label="Read more about As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Moffitt, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University In 2017, in the wake of Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election win, populism was named the “word of the year” by Cambridge University Press. Almost a decade later, we might have thought the term’s popularity ... <a title="What is populism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/what-is-populism-249369/" aria-label="Read more about What is populism?">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna-Karina Hermkens, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Anthropology, Macquarie University Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country. To support this process, it’s offering foreign investors access to a long-shuttered copper and gold mine. Formerly owned by the ... <a title="Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/bougainville-wants-independence-chinas-support-for-a-controversial-mine-could-pave-the-way-254320/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Palazzo, Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney If war breaks out someday between the United States and China, one of the major concerns for Australia is the impact on its trade. Our trade routes are long and ... <a title="Australia’s plan to protect its trade in war is flawed. We can’t do it with nuclear submarines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/australias-plan-to-protect-its-trade-in-war-is-flawed-we-cant-do-it-with-nuclear-submarines-256557/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s plan to protect its trade in war is flawed. We can’t do it with nuclear submarines">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Maley, Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University Three and a half years ago, then-sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins’ Set the Standard report was handed to federal parliament, commissioned after Brittany Higgins’ allegations of sexual assault in Parliament House, which ... <a title="Three years after the Jenkins report, there is still work to be done on improving parliament culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/three-years-after-the-jenkins-report-there-is-still-work-to-be-done-on-improving-parliament-culture-257810/" aria-label="Read more about Three years after the Jenkins report, there is still work to be done on improving parliament culture">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Panos Karanikolas, Research officer, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, The University of Melbourne Rosie Marinelli/Shutterstock In an emergency, police are often the first called to the scene. But they are rarely equipped to deal with complex mental health crises. Following recent parliamentary inquiries and royal commissions there has ... <a title="Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/02/police-arent-properly-trained-for-mental-health-crises-but-theyre-often-the-first-responders-heres-what-works-better-257641/" aria-label="Read more about Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better">Read more</a>
