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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The full Federal Court has dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal to have his defamation case loss overturned. It is important in seeking to understand this judgement to know the history of the case. In June ... <a title="Ben Roberts-Smith has lost an appeal in his long-running defamation case. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/ben-roberts-smith-has-lost-an-appeal-in-his-long-running-defamation-case-heres-why-223543/" aria-label="Read more about Ben Roberts-Smith has lost an appeal in his long-running defamation case. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Minson, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Australian Catholic University This week, more reports emerged of horrific abuse of children at childcare centres. An ABC investigation reported young children had suffered burns and been verbally abused. In another case, a baby was repeatedly slapped by an ... <a title="With a new minister for early childhood education, what can the federal government do to make centres safer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/with-a-new-minister-for-early-childhood-education-what-can-the-federal-government-do-to-make-centres-safer-256802/" aria-label="Read more about With a new minister for early childhood education, what can the federal government do to make centres safer?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Kassal, Professor of Chemical Physics, University of Sydney University of Sydney Nano Institute When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy levels, atoms vibrate, and chemical bonds shift — all within millionths of a billionth of a second. ... <a title="Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/australian-researchers-use-a-quantum-computer-to-simulate-how-real-molecules-behave-256870/" aria-label="Read more about Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Walshe, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Canberra crbellette/sShutterstock On election night, a triumphant Anthony Albanese took to the stage brandishing a Medicare card as a symbol of the nation’s commitment to public healthcare. As the re-elected government gets to work on its promised national food security strategy ... <a title="To boost the nation’s health, the government’s proposed food strategy must put people over profits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/to-boost-the-nations-health-the-governments-proposed-food-strategy-must-put-people-over-profits-256679/" aria-label="Read more about To boost the nation’s health, the government’s proposed food strategy must put people over profits">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amali Cooray, PhD Candidate in Genetic Engineering and Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Lumen Photos/Shutterstock In the 2000s, biotech company Theranos promised to revolutionise blood testing. Founder Elizabeth Holmes claimed Theranos technology could perform hundreds of tests using just a finger-prick drop ... <a title="You usually need more than a few drops of blood, saliva or urine to detect illnesses. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/you-usually-need-more-than-a-few-drops-of-blood-saliva-or-urine-to-detect-illnesses-heres-why-256562/" aria-label="Read more about You usually need more than a few drops of blood, saliva or urine to detect illnesses. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristyn Davies, Senior Research Fellow in the Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney romain-jorge/Shutterstock Triggered by hormonal changes in the brain and body, puberty marks a physical transformation. Oestrogen and testosterone – often called “sex hormones” – drive many ... <a title="Some young trans people take sex hormones so their bodies better align with their gender. What are the benefits and risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/some-young-trans-people-take-sex-hormones-so-their-bodies-better-align-with-their-gender-what-are-the-benefits-and-risks-251254/" aria-label="Read more about Some young trans people take sex hormones so their bodies better align with their gender. What are the benefits and risks?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niusha Shafiabady, Associate Professor in Computational Intelligence, Australian Catholic University This week, on his tour of the Middle East, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a suite of new deals with Saudi Arabia. Trump claimed the deals were worth more than US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion). This is ... <a title="Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/saudi-arabia-has-big-ai-ambitions-they-could-come-at-the-cost-of-human-rights-256793/" aria-label="Read more about Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese steps into St Peter’s Square for the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, the optics will be far more than pious courtesy. For a day, the Vatican will temporarily be the world’s ... <a title="Why Anthony Albanese’s presence at Pope Leo’s inauguration is shrewd politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/why-anthony-albaneses-presence-at-pope-leos-inauguration-is-shrewd-politics-256696/" aria-label="Read more about Why Anthony Albanese’s presence at Pope Leo’s inauguration is shrewd politics">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Zámborský, Senior Lecturer, Management & International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau NASA/Getty Imges The space economy is being reshaped — not just by innovation, but by geopolitics. What was once dominated by state space agencies, and more recently by private ventures, is evolving into ... <a title="The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/the-space-race-is-being-reshaped-by-geopolitics-offering-opportunities-for-countries-such-as-new-zealand-256773/" aria-label="Read more about The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Abbas, Associate Dean (Research), University of Sydney Martin Mecnarowski, Shutterstock. Every year, Australia buries millions of tonnes of waste in landfills. But these sites are filling fast, recycling has its own limitations, and most waste export is banned. So councils and state governments are looking for ... <a title="Waste-to-energy in Australia: how it works, where new incinerators could go, and how they stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/waste-to-energy-in-australia-how-it-works-where-new-incinerators-could-go-and-how-they-stack-up-254395/" aria-label="Read more about Waste-to-energy in Australia: how it works, where new incinerators could go, and how they stack up">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mara Davis Johnson, Lecturer in Creative and Performing Arts, University of Wollongong The Broadway community is today mourning the passing of Charles Strouse at the age of 96, the legendary composer behind hits like Bye Bye Birdie (1960), Applause (1970) and Annie (1976). Strouse was born on ... <a title="The sun will come out tomorrow: remembering the life and music of Charles Strouse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/the-sun-will-come-out-tomorrow-remembering-the-life-and-music-of-charles-strouse-251263/" aria-label="Read more about The sun will come out tomorrow: remembering the life and music of Charles Strouse">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Associate professor of politics and policy, Deakin University Former Greens leader Adam Bandt’s 15-year career in federal parliament came to an end in a nondescript park in Melbourne, far from the seat of power in Canberra. He was there to concede defeat in the federal ... <a title="No chance to say goodbye – defeated MPs will rue not giving valedictory speeches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/no-chance-to-say-goodbye-defeated-mps-will-rue-not-giving-valedictory-speeches-256569/" aria-label="Read more about No chance to say goodbye – defeated MPs will rue not giving valedictory speeches">Read more</a>
