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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra Misinformation has become a routine part of daily life, shaping public discourse and distorting perceptions. A new report reveals that in the two weeks prior to the 2025 federal election, almost two-thirds (60%) of ... <a title="Misinformation was rife during the 2025 election. New research shows many people were unable to identify it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/misinformation-was-rife-during-the-2025-election-new-research-shows-many-people-were-unable-to-identify-it-267852/" aria-label="Read more about Misinformation was rife during the 2025 election. New research shows many people were unable to identify it">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Boccabella, Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW Sydney Back in May, the parent companies of private hospital operator Healthscope fell into receivership, burdened by A$1.6 billion in debt. Since then, Healthscope’s hospitals have been kept open while receivers have worked to find buyers for the business. ... <a title="Here’s why a plan to turn private hospital giant Healthscope into a charity is stirring debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/heres-why-a-plan-to-turn-private-hospital-giant-healthscope-into-a-charity-is-stirring-debate-267855/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why a plan to turn private hospital giant Healthscope into a charity is stirring debate">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Biesiekierski, Associate Professor of Human Nutrition, The University of Melbourne Daisy-Daisy/Getty Social media and lifestyle magazines have turned gluten – a protein in wheat, rye and barley – into a dietary villain. Athletes and celebrities have promoted gluten-free eating as the secret to better health and ... <a title="Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/your-gluten-sensitivity-might-be-something-else-entirely-new-study-shows-267098/" aria-label="Read more about Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely, new study shows">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan Mordaunt, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images It might seem counter-intuitive in a sport built around speed, but the world governing body for competitive cycling wants to slow elite riders ... <a title="Pro-cycling crashes can be bad, but evidence suggests slower bikes aren’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/pro-cycling-crashes-can-be-bad-but-evidence-suggests-slower-bikes-arent-the-answer-267524/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-cycling crashes can be bad, but evidence suggests slower bikes aren’t the answer">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Spies-Butcher, Associate professor of economy and society, Macquarie University Housing was a key issue during the 2025 federal election. In a campaign fought on the cost of living, rising housing costs – rents, mortgage repayments and house prices – were issues that that all parties had ... <a title="Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/most-australians-agree-theres-a-housing-crisis-but-they-differ-on-whats-causing-it-and-how-to-fix-it-267963/" aria-label="Read more about Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Steell, Research Fellow in Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge Getty Images Most of our knowledge of New Zealand’s prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be studied by eye. But many bird bones are so tiny we can barely see their ... <a title="A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/a-tiny-fossil-suggests-bowerbirds-once-lived-in-ancient-new-zealand-new-research-267104/" aria-label="Read more about A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand – new research">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, University of Adelaide Installation view: Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Photo: Saul Steed The Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art began in 2015. The title of the exhibition ... <a title="A decade of Tarnanthi: how a festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art creates a new national art history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/a-decade-of-tarnanthi-how-a-festival-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-art-creates-a-new-national-art-history-267636/" aria-label="Read more about A decade of Tarnanthi: how a festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art creates a new national art history">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Davis, Chair of Women’s Health, Monash University MomentoJpeg/Getty Images Social media widely promotes testosterone as an essential part of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) to treat low mood, brain fog and loss of vitality. As a result, some women ... <a title="Testosterone levels decline with age, not menopause, despite what you’ve heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/testosterone-levels-decline-with-age-not-menopause-despite-what-youve-heard-267744/" aria-label="Read more about Testosterone levels decline with age, not menopause, despite what you’ve heard">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University Over the weekend, Education Minister Jason Clare sounded the alarm about “AI chatbots bullying kids”. As he told reporters in a press conference to launch a new anti-bullying review, AI chatbots are now bullying kids […] humiliating them, hurting ... <a title="There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’ – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/there-is-little-evidence-ai-chatbots-are-bullying-kids-but-this-doesnt-mean-these-tools-are-safe-267957/" aria-label="Read more about There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’ – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University Taylor Swift’s latest studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, has just enjoyed a second week on top of the Billboard charts, after smashing all-time sales records on its debut. In the United States alone, it sold more ... <a title="In her revenue era: the economics behind Taylor Swift’s 34 versions of The Life of a Showgirl" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/in-her-revenue-era-the-economics-behind-taylor-swifts-34-versions-of-the-life-of-a-showgirl-267737/" aria-label="Read more about In her revenue era: the economics behind Taylor Swift’s 34 versions of The Life of a Showgirl">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University The latest allegations against Prince Andrew, in Virginia Giuffre’s book Nobody’s Girl, and reports that he and his wife, the Duchess of York, maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein after ... <a title="How damaging to the royal family is the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/how-damaging-to-the-royal-family-is-the-scandal-surrounding-prince-andrew-267983/" aria-label="Read more about How damaging to the royal family is the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew?">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kinda Alsamara, Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland Women’s political participation is often treated as a measure of a country’s commitment to equality and democracy. Earlier this year, Syria’s new leader, President Ahmed al-Sharaa, described his country as moving in a ... <a title="Syria’s new leader promised democracy. Then he excluded women from parliamentary elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/22/syrias-new-leader-promised-democracy-then-he-excluded-women-from-parliamentary-elections-267625/" aria-label="Read more about Syria’s new leader promised democracy. Then he excluded women from parliamentary elections">Read more</a>
