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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Associate Professor and Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies (IDIE) Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney Five years ago, COVID was all we could think about. Today, we’d rather forget about lockdowns, testing queues and social distancing. But the virus that sparked ... <a title="COVID is still around and a risk to vulnerable people. What are the symptoms in 2025? And how long does it last?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/covid-is-still-around-and-a-risk-to-vulnerable-people-what-are-the-symptoms-in-2025-and-how-long-does-it-last-253840/" aria-label="Read more about COVID is still around and a risk to vulnerable people. What are the symptoms in 2025? And how long does it last?">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Mills, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney With the election campaign now fading into the rear-view mirror, the parties, particularly the Liberals, will be reviewing their campaign strategies. A part of this will likely be the use of televised debates. ... <a title="In an election that played out on social media as much as TV, do leaders’ debates still matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/in-an-election-that-played-out-on-social-media-as-much-as-tv-do-leaders-debates-still-matter-255771/" aria-label="Read more about In an election that played out on social media as much as TV, do leaders’ debates still matter?">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University Labor’s federal election win means university fees and costs are set to change. But some of these changes will not be immediate. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has already said planned cuts to student debt will be a top ... <a title="Labor has promised fast action to cut student debt, but arts students will have to wait for lower fees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/labor-has-promised-fast-action-to-cut-student-debt-but-arts-students-will-have-to-wait-for-lower-fees-255872/" aria-label="Read more about Labor has promised fast action to cut student debt, but arts students will have to wait for lower fees">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jye Marshall, Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology While the official theme of the 2025 Met Gala was Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, another trend emerged among those on the red carpet: no pants. While many might shudder at the thought of ... <a title="How having no pants in public went from a nightmare to the Met Gala’s hottest fashion trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/how-having-no-pants-in-public-went-from-a-nightmare-to-the-met-galas-hottest-fashion-trend-255952/" aria-label="Read more about How having no pants in public went from a nightmare to the Met Gala’s hottest fashion trend">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne With 80% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is giving Labor 87 of the 150 House of Representatives seats, the Coalition 40, the Greens zero and all ... <a title="Greens leader Adam Bandt and Teal Zoe Daniel likely to lose their seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/greens-leader-adam-bandt-and-teal-zoe-daniel-likely-to-lose-their-seats-256067/" aria-label="Read more about Greens leader Adam Bandt and Teal Zoe Daniel likely to lose their seats">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Bush, Senior Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne Ulverstone Planetarium, Hive Tasmania Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room. They gasp in awe, as a brilliant night sky shines above. They wonder – as many after ... <a title="For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/for-100-years-we-have-marvelled-at-planetariums-heres-a-brief-history-of-how-humans-brought-the-stars-indoors-255228/" aria-label="Read more about For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University A postage stamp from the Soviet Union celebrating its Venus space program from the 1960s and 1970s. Soviet Union/Wikipedia During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, the USSR launched 29 spacecraft ... <a title="More than 50 years after trying to reach Venus, a failed Soviet spacecraft is about to return to Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/more-than-50-years-after-trying-to-reach-venus-a-failed-soviet-spacecraft-is-about-to-return-to-earth-255836/" aria-label="Read more about More than 50 years after trying to reach Venus, a failed Soviet spacecraft is about to return to Earth">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ronnie Das, Associate Professor in Data Analytics, The University of Western Australia The English Premier League (EPL) is one of the most prestigious and widely consumed soccer competitions in the world. Yet it is also manifestly lopsided when it comes to competitive balance. Only a handful of ... <a title="The Premier League champions have already been crowned but there’s still a lot on the line – mainly money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/the-premier-league-champions-have-already-been-crowned-but-theres-still-a-lot-on-the-line-mainly-money-254700/" aria-label="Read more about The Premier League champions have already been crowned but there’s still a lot on the line – mainly money">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University New Africa/Shutterstock In Europe, double-glazed windows are standard. But in Australia, these energy-saving windows are remarkably uncommon. Correctly installed, the effect of double-glazing is remarkable. Instead of a house losing or gaining huge amounts of ... <a title="Cheap overseas, ruinous in Australia: here’s how to make double-glazed windows the norm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/cheap-overseas-ruinous-in-australia-heres-how-to-make-double-glazed-windows-the-norm-250280/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap overseas, ruinous in Australia: here’s how to make double-glazed windows the norm">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Freestone, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, UNSW Sydney Hendo Wang/Unsplash Gamma hydroxybutyrate – better known as GHB – is an increasingly popular illegal drug being used recreationally in Australia. While it can create feelings of euphoria, disinhibition and increased libido, ... <a title="More Australians are overdosing on GHB. But there are ways to reduce your risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/more-australians-are-overdosing-on-ghb-but-there-are-ways-to-reduce-your-risk-253128/" aria-label="Read more about More Australians are overdosing on GHB. But there are ways to reduce your risk">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Johnson, Professor of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology and Director of the ACU Centre for Liturgy, Australian Catholic University For nearly 800 years the Catholic Church has utilised the process of the conclave to elect a new pope. “Conclave” means “with a key”, indicating the cardinal-electors ... <a title="The election of a new pope is announced with smoke: what do the colours mean, and how are they made?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/the-election-of-a-new-pope-is-announced-with-smoke-what-do-the-colours-mean-and-how-are-they-made-255595/" aria-label="Read more about The election of a new pope is announced with smoke: what do the colours mean, and how are they made?">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, RMIT University Vietnam Wachiwit Imagine applying for a job, only to find out that an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence (AI) rejected your resume before a human even saw it. Or imagine visiting a doctor where treatment options are ... <a title="Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/avoiding-ai-is-hard-but-our-freedom-to-opt-out-must-be-protected-255873/" aria-label="Read more about Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected">Read more</a>
