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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan F. Gholipour, Associate Professor of Property, Western Sydney University The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent weeks, the richest 10% of the global population now receive 53% of all income and own a ... <a title="Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest – but internet access adds the crucial spark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/inequality-alone-doesnt-cause-civil-unrest-but-internet-access-adds-the-crucial-spark-272058/" aria-label="Read more about Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest – but internet access adds the crucial spark">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney IMDB People crowd together in the sun. All smiles and waves. Joyous. Pandemonium erupts. Panic hits like a shockwave as those assembled swivel and bolt, spilling down a seemingly infinite flight of steps. Armed men ... <a title="Battleship Potemkin at 100: how the Soviet film redrew the boundaries of cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/battleship-potemkin-at-100-how-the-soviet-film-redrew-the-boundaries-of-cinema-267433/" aria-label="Read more about Battleship Potemkin at 100: how the Soviet film redrew the boundaries of cinema">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Tounsel, Associate Professor of History, University of Washington Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty, Ebrahim Hamid, Getty, Hussein Malla/Getty, Anadolu/Getty, The Conversation Sudan’s brutal civil war has dragged on for more than 2½ years, displacing millions and killing in excess of 150,000 people – making it among ... <a title="Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/sudans-civil-war-a-visual-guide-to-the-brutal-conflict-271429/" aria-label="Read more about Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carrie McDonough, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images From beginning to end, 2025 was a year of devastation for scientists in the United States. January saw the abrupt suspension ... <a title="‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/this-year-nearly-broke-me-as-a-scientist-us-researchers-reflect-on-how-2025s-science-cuts-have-changed-their-lives-271282/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In an extraordinary personal censure, Australia’s Jewish community effectively denied Anthony Albanese the role of being the nation’s chief public mourner in this week of national tragedy. In such circumstances, a prime minister would normally attend the funerals of the ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese is forced into policy catch up after Bondi atrocity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/grattan-on-friday-anthony-albanese-is-forced-into-policy-catch-up-after-bondi-atrocity-272273/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese is forced into policy catch up after Bondi atrocity">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne National Museum of Australia As a K-drama tragic I have long wondered what qualities it has that make me marvel so. K-drama and K-pop are the clearest manifestations of the Korean cultural wave ... <a title="Hallyu! rides the Korean wave. It’s a fun exhibition with depth – but misses the Australian story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/hallyu-rides-the-korean-wave-its-a-fun-exhibition-with-depth-but-misses-the-australian-story-271297/" aria-label="Read more about Hallyu! rides the Korean wave. It’s a fun exhibition with depth – but misses the Australian story">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a suite of legislative and other action to combat antisemitism including new measures against hate speech and extra power to reject visas. The package, unveiled after a meeting of cabinet’s national security committee on ... <a title="Albanese announces new crackdown on hate, in sweeping initiatives to combat antisemitism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/albanese-announces-new-crackdown-on-hate-in-sweeping-initiatives-to-combat-antisemitism-271948/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese announces new crackdown on hate, in sweeping initiatives to combat antisemitism">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Raynor, Research associate, The University of Melbourne Jon Tyson/Unsplash Homelessness is a growing issue in Australia. Data released last week by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare show 350 requests for support go unmet every day due to a lack of resources. Most of those ... <a title="How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/how-much-does-it-cost-to-end-rough-sleeping-an-australian-first-study-may-have-just-found-out-271291/" aria-label="Read more about How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney Google Trends, Facebook, The Conversation, CC BY-SA In the wake of Sunday’s tragic Bondi shooting, conspiracy theories and deliberate misinformation have spread on social media. Many social media posts suggested the name Naveed Akram was searched before the ... <a title="How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/how-misreading-google-trends-is-fuelling-bondi-attack-conspiracy-theories-272251/" aria-label="Read more about How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theories">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Kearnes, Professor of Environment & Society, UNSW Sydney 97s/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-ND Until recently, Australia’s efforts to tackle “forever chemical” pollution focused on highly polluted firefighting and defence sites. But last year, elevated levels of some of these chemicals were detected in the untreated water supply for ... <a title="Don’t talk – listen. Why communities affected by forever chemicals in water must be heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/dont-talk-listen-why-communities-affected-by-forever-chemicals-in-water-must-be-heard-258062/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t talk – listen. Why communities affected by forever chemicals in water must be heard">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University After several years of steadily declining, the Australian dollar staged a meaningful recovery in 2025, culminating in a two-cent rally over the past month. Since the start of the year, the value of the Australian dollar has risen by more ... <a title="Will the Australian dollar keep rising in 2026? 3 factors to watch in the new year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/will-the-australian-dollar-keep-rising-in-2026-3-factors-to-watch-in-the-new-year-271833/" aria-label="Read more about Will the Australian dollar keep rising in 2026? 3 factors to watch in the new year">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Ganderton, Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), RMIT University Photo by Yan Krukau/Pexels You can feel hip pain at any stage of life, including childhood, young adulthood and the middle years. This can come as a surprise; many people associate hip pain with old age. It can strike fear ... <a title="Why does my hip hurt? Hip pain can have many causes and mostly doesn’t require surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/why-does-my-hip-hurt-hip-pain-can-have-many-causes-and-mostly-doesnt-require-surgery-265871/" aria-label="Read more about Why does my hip hurt? Hip pain can have many causes and mostly doesn’t require surgery">Read more</a>
