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As retail workers brace for the silly season, this 20c solution could dial down customer verbal abuse

November 7, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology More than 1.4 million people are employed in Australian retail and fast food businesses. Sadly, it’s not always a happy or safe place to work. A union survey of more than 4,600 frontline workers found ... <a title="As retail workers brace for the silly season, this 20c solution could dial down customer verbal abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/07/as-retail-workers-brace-for-the-silly-season-this-20c-solution-could-dial-down-customer-verbal-abuse-269074/" aria-label="Read more about As retail workers brace for the silly season, this 20c solution could dial down customer verbal abuse">Read more</a>

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Universal Music went from suing an AI company to partnering with it. What will it mean for artists?

November 7, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Bown, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Getty Images Last week, artificial intelligence (AI) music company Udio announced an out-of-court settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a lawsuit that accused Udio (as well as another AI music company called Suno) of copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought ... <a title="Universal Music went from suing an AI company to partnering with it. What will it mean for artists?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/07/universal-music-went-from-suing-an-ai-company-to-partnering-with-it-what-will-it-mean-for-artists-268773/" aria-label="Read more about Universal Music went from suing an AI company to partnering with it. What will it mean for artists?">Read more</a>

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Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives

November 7, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristin Brig, Lecturer in Public Health & Society, Washington University in St. Louis The water infrastructure politics of eThekwini, the municipality that includes the city of Durban, have been splashed across the digital pages of South Africa’s news outlets in recent years. They’ve covered the 2022 floods ... <a title="Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/07/access-to-water-has-a-long-racial-history-in-durban-i-followed-the-story-in-the-citys-archives-267302/" aria-label="Read more about Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: November 11 1975 – watching history being made, from the best seats in the house

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Malcom Fraser, Lord Mayor of Melbourne Ron Walker and Prime Minister Gough Whitlam at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet in Melbourne on November 10, 1975. City of Melbourne, CC BY In his just-released memoir, historian and former diplomat Lachlan ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: November 11 1975 – watching history being made, from the best seats in the house" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/grattan-on-friday-november-11-1975-watching-history-being-made-from-the-best-seats-in-the-house-268988/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: November 11 1975 – watching history being made, from the best seats in the house">Read more</a>

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‘America’s big case’: the US Supreme Court raises doubts about Trump’s tariff regime

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Gascoigne, Macquarie Research Fellow in International Economic Law, Macquarie University The US Supreme Court has heard arguments overnight on the legality of President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on most countries around the world. The number of sceptical questions posed by the justices in the hearings ... <a title="‘America’s big case’: the US Supreme Court raises doubts about Trump’s tariff regime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/americas-big-case-the-us-supreme-court-raises-doubts-about-trumps-tariff-regime-269178/" aria-label="Read more about ‘America’s big case’: the US Supreme Court raises doubts about Trump’s tariff regime">Read more</a>

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New laws will force streaming giants to invest in local content – but it’s too soon to celebrate

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University This week the Labor government announced it is poised to introduce a bill to parliament that will impose regulatory obligations on major subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services operating in Australia. The legislation will require services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Prime ... <a title="New laws will force streaming giants to invest in local content – but it’s too soon to celebrate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/new-laws-will-force-streaming-giants-to-invest-in-local-content-but-its-too-soon-to-celebrate-269093/" aria-label="Read more about New laws will force streaming giants to invest in local content – but it’s too soon to celebrate">Read more</a>

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Young people are increasingly being killed or injured on e-bikes. It’s time for governments to act

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne In the span of just a few days, two children were killed in separate e-bike crashes in Queensland — one on the Sunshine Coast and another on the Gold Coast. Not ... <a title="Young people are increasingly being killed or injured on e-bikes. It’s time for governments to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/young-people-are-increasingly-being-killed-or-injured-on-e-bikes-its-time-for-governments-to-act-269095/" aria-label="Read more about Young people are increasingly being killed or injured on e-bikes. It’s time for governments to act">Read more</a>

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We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wenzhong Huang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Tropical Cyclone Ita off the shore of Queensland, Australia, 2014. NASA/NOAA via NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory/Flickr, CC BY Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and ... <a title="We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/we-studied-217-tropical-cyclones-globally-to-see-how-people-died-our-findings-might-surprise-you-268983/" aria-label="Read more about We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you">Read more</a>

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Even in a simple game, our brains keep score – and those scores shape every choice we make

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denise Moerel, Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University Malte Mueller/Getty Images There’s an optimal strategy for winning multiple rounds of rock, paper, scissors: be as random and unpredictable as possible. Don’t pay attention to what happened in the last round. However, that’s easier said than ... <a title="Even in a simple game, our brains keep score – and those scores shape every choice we make" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/even-in-a-simple-game-our-brains-keep-score-and-those-scores-shape-every-choice-we-make-267117/" aria-label="Read more about Even in a simple game, our brains keep score – and those scores shape every choice we make">Read more</a>

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We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might suprise you

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wenzhong Huang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Tropical Cyclone Ita off the shore of Queensland, Australia, 2014. NASA/NOAA via NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory/Flickr, CC BY Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and ... <a title="We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might suprise you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/we-studied-217-tropical-cyclones-globally-to-see-how-people-died-our-findings-might-suprise-you-268983/" aria-label="Read more about We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might suprise you">Read more</a>

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AI can help the government spend billions better. But humans have to be in charge

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Andhov, Associate Professor, Law School & Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The New Zealand government spends about NZ$51.5 billion each year – around 20% of GDP – on goods, services and infrastructure from third-party suppliers. It’s a lot, but how that ... <a title="AI can help the government spend billions better. But humans have to be in charge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/ai-can-help-the-government-spend-billions-better-but-humans-have-to-be-in-charge-268071/" aria-label="Read more about AI can help the government spend billions better. But humans have to be in charge">Read more</a>

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Taking prescription opioids for too long can be harmful. Here’s how to cut back and stop

November 6, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aili Langford, Pharmacist, Lecturer, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney Maskot/Getty Images Opioids, such as oxycodone, morphine, codeine, tramadol and fentanyl, are commonly prescribed to manage pain. You might be given a prescription when experiencing pain, or after surgery ... <a title="Taking prescription opioids for too long can be harmful. Here’s how to cut back and stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/taking-prescription-opioids-for-too-long-can-be-harmful-heres-how-to-cut-back-and-stop-265874/" aria-label="Read more about Taking prescription opioids for too long can be harmful. Here’s how to cut back and stop">Read more</a>