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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rawan Nimri, Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality, Griffith University Prostock Studio/Shutterstock Wellness tourism is booming. Think yoga retreats in Bali, digital detox weekends in a rainforest, or a break on a luxury island to “find yourself”. It’s no longer just about taking selfies at the beach or ... <a title="Behind the wellness industry’s scented oils and soothing music are often underpaid, exploited workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/behind-the-wellness-industrys-scented-oils-and-soothing-music-are-often-underpaid-exploited-workers-257455/" aria-label="Read more about Behind the wellness industry’s scented oils and soothing music are often underpaid, exploited workers">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ziteng Wang, Associate Lecturer, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (CIRA), Curtin University Author provided In a new study published today in Nature, we report the discovery of a new long-period transient – and, for the first time, one that also emits regular bursts of X-rays. Long-period transients ... <a title="X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/x-rays-have-revealed-a-mysterious-cosmic-object-never-before-seen-in-our-galaxy-256797/" aria-label="Read more about X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqui Stuart, Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Ecology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Jacqui Stuart, VUW, CC BY-NC-ND Antarctica is the world’s great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth’s climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of square ... <a title="Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/antarcticas-sea-ice-is-changing-and-so-is-a-vital-part-of-the-marine-food-web-that-lives-within-it-255606/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan W. Marshall, Associate Professor & Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University “Tamaokoshi (たまおこし-) – Evocation” (2013) by Yumi Umiumare. Performers: Umiumare, Felix Ching Ching Ho, Fina Po, Helen Smith, Willow Conway, Sevastian Peters-Lazaro, Takashi Takiguchi. Photo by Vikk Shayen, reproduced ... <a title="The body as landscape: how post-war Japanese dance and theatre shaped performance in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/the-body-as-landscape-how-post-war-japanese-dance-and-theatre-shaped-performance-in-australia-254814/" aria-label="Read more about The body as landscape: how post-war Japanese dance and theatre shaped performance in Australia">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Two Victorian Liberal women, Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson, have been dumped and a key numbers man has been promoted from the backbench to the shadow cabinet in the new frontbench announced by Coalition leaders Sussan Ley and David Littleproud. ... <a title="View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/view-from-the-hill-liberals-and-nationals-patch-things-up-and-announce-a-shadow-ministry-257335/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Franklin64/Shutterstock In a decision surprising very few people, Australia’s new environment minister Murray Watt has signed off on an extension for the gas plant at Karratha, part of the enormous North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project. The decision ... <a title="Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/green-light-for-gas-north-west-shelf-gas-plant-cleared-to-run-until-2070-257008/" aria-label="Read more about Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University On Wednesday, Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt and economics professor Richard Holden gave a joint address to the National Press Club in Canberra. Their key message? Australia isn’t spending enough money on university research. Schmidt wants to ensure Australia can ... <a title="Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt is ‘scared’ about Australia’s research capacity – this is why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/nobel-laureate-brian-schmidt-is-scared-about-australias-research-capacity-this-is-why-257717/" aria-label="Read more about Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt is ‘scared’ about Australia’s research capacity – this is why">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Associate Professor and Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images As we enter the colder months in Australia, COVID is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1. Last week, the World Health Organization designated ... <a title="There’s a new COVID variant driving up infections. A virologist explains what to know about NB.1.8.1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/theres-a-new-covid-variant-driving-up-infections-a-virologist-explains-what-to-know-about-nb-1-8-1-257552/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a new COVID variant driving up infections. A virologist explains what to know about NB.1.8.1">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Collin, Professor of Political Sociology, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University James Dimas/Facebook It’s been 30 years since Natasha Stott Despoja became the youngest woman ever elected to the Australian Parliament. A 25-year-old Sarah Hanson-Young beat that record slightly in 2007. Just over a ... <a title="Australia has elected its youngest senator. With Gen Z wielding more political power, is it a sign of things to come?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/australia-has-elected-its-youngest-senator-with-gen-z-wielding-more-political-power-is-it-a-sign-of-things-to-come-257711/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has elected its youngest senator. With Gen Z wielding more political power, is it a sign of things to come?">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tegan Clark, PhD Candidate, College of Systems and Society, Australian National University A false-colour satellite showing dust as a pink cloud Himawari-9 satellite, CC BY-SA Much to the surprise of Sydney-siders, a dusty haze settled over the city on Tuesday morning after a week of heavy rain. ... <a title="Raining one week, dusty the next – how did a dust storm make it all the way to rainy Sydney?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/raining-one-week-dusty-the-next-how-did-a-dust-storm-make-it-all-the-way-to-rainy-sydney-251600/" aria-label="Read more about Raining one week, dusty the next – how did a dust storm make it all the way to rainy Sydney?">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University Last week, Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The incident was well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone ... <a title="Australia must not become complacent to China’s aggression in the South China Sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/australia-must-not-become-complacent-to-chinas-aggression-in-the-south-china-sea-257328/" aria-label="Read more about Australia must not become complacent to China’s aggression in the South China Sea">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Edele, Hansen Professor in History and Deputy Dean, The University of Melbourne United States President Donald Trump was “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, this week. For three consecutive nights, from Friday to Sunday, Russia launched about 900 drones and scores of missiles at ... <a title="Is Vladimir Putin’s indiscriminate bombing of Ukrainian civilians ‘crazy’? It’s more a sign of impatience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/is-vladimir-putins-indiscriminate-bombing-of-ukrainian-civilians-crazy-its-more-a-sign-of-impatience-257630/" aria-label="Read more about Is Vladimir Putin’s indiscriminate bombing of Ukrainian civilians ‘crazy’? It’s more a sign of impatience">Read more</a>
