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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images The words and pictures documenting the famine in the Gaza strip are horrifying. The coverage has led to acrimonious and often misguided ... <a title="Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/soaring-food-prices-prove-the-gaza-famine-is-real-and-will-affect-generations-to-come-262486/" aria-label="Read more about Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Ransley, Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University AVN Photo Lab/Shutterstock About half of all serious weapons-related violence in Australia happens at home as part of domestic and family violence. The weapons most used in these incidents are kitchen knives. Yet new laws around the country overwhelmingly ... <a title="Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/governments-and-police-are-tackling-weapons-in-public-but-theyre-ignoring-it-in-our-homes-260097/" aria-label="Read more about Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin O’Sullivan, Associate Professor, School of Law, The University of Western Australia Society needs efficient and well-functioning courts. In practice, that means we need judges and magistrates in good mental health. However, a growing body of research shows these judicial officers are living with very concerning levels ... <a title="Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/trauma-stress-and-burnout-among-judges-and-magistrates-could-put-the-whole-legal-system-at-risk-262214/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University At first glance, it might seem like good news. Divorces in Australia have dropped to their lowest rate since no-fault divorce was introduced. And on average, marriages are lasting longer. Latest data show 2.1 divorces ... <a title="Australia’s divorce rate is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/australias-divorce-rate-is-the-lowest-its-been-in-50-years-why-262206/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s divorce rate is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Why?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia Maskot/Getty Stories about interest rates and cost-of-living often focus on Australians’ hip pockets. But what about the impact on our mental health? The National Mental Health Commission’s most recent “report card” shows financial stress has ... <a title="Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/financial-stress-is-on-the-rise-in-australia-heres-what-to-do-if-money-worries-are-affecting-your-mental-health-262441/" aria-label="Read more about Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Teerachai Jampanak/Shutterstock Australia’s tax system has come under scrutiny again ahead of the government’s reform roundtable later this month. Economists argue we could raise the same revenue with less economic harm by relying more ... <a title="Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/some-taxes-are-inefficient-at-any-level-even-modest-reforms-will-help-262043/" aria-label="Read more about Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Johnny Greig/ Getty Images If you had to do a test, how would you respond? Would you relish the chance to demonstrate your knowledge? Or worry you were about to fall short of the mark ... <a title="How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/how-do-you-feel-about-doing-exams-our-research-unearthed-4-types-of-test-takers-261552/" aria-label="Read more about How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Chinese woman has appeared in the ACT magistrates court on Monday accused of foreign interference, by allegedly covertly collecting information about a Canberra Buddhist association. Police arrested the woman, an Australian permanent resident, on Saturday, after searching homes in ... <a title="Chinese national accused under foreign interference law of spying on Buddhists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/chinese-national-accused-under-foreign-interference-law-of-spying-on-buddhists-262032/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese national accused under foreign interference law of spying on Buddhists">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Mahony, Professor of Animal Health and Director, Centre for Animal Science, The University of Queensland Eric Buermeyer/Shutterstock It sounds innocuous. But foot-and mouth disease is one of the world’s most economically devastating diseases affecting livestock. When this highly contagious virus infects cattle, many develop painful ... <a title="Foot-and-mouth disease would devastate Australia’s graziers if it got in. Here’s how a new vaccine might help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/foot-and-mouth-disease-would-devastate-australias-graziers-if-it-got-in-heres-how-a-new-vaccine-might-help-262498/" aria-label="Read more about Foot-and-mouth disease would devastate Australia’s graziers if it got in. Here’s how a new vaccine might help">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Krissy Barrett has been appointed the first female commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, replacing Reece Kershaw, who is retiring ahead of the end of his term. As a deputy commissioner since 2024, Barrett has managed the national security portfolio. ... <a title="Krissy Barrett becomes first woman Australian Federal Police commissioner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/krissy-barrett-becomes-first-woman-australian-federal-police-commissioner-261098/" aria-label="Read more about Krissy Barrett becomes first woman Australian Federal Police commissioner">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niven Winchester, Professor of Economics, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The global rollercoaster ride of United States trade tariffs has now entered its latest phase. President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement placed reciprocal tariffs on all countries. A week later, amid financial market turmoil, ... <a title="New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/new-trump-tariffs-early-modelling-shows-most-economies-lose-the-us-more-than-many-262491/" aria-label="Read more about New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Sinclair, Deputy Director of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute World Athletics president Sebastian Coe recently announced a new rule for women athletes, requiring mandatory genetic tests to verify their biological sex. This test must be done if athletes wish to compete in ... <a title="World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/world-athletics-mandatory-genetic-test-for-women-athletes-is-misguided-i-should-know-i-discovered-the-relevant-gene-in-1990-262367/" aria-label="Read more about World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990">Read more</a>
