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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University Olga Kashubin/Shutterstock In the United States, President Donald Trump has been pressuring the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, to slash interest rates. This is partly to ease the interest payments on the ballooning US government debt. ... <a title="Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/central-bank-independence-and-credibility-matters-heres-why-260198/" aria-label="Read more about Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ciara Smart, PhD Graduand in Australasian Irish History, University of Tasmania Love them or hate them, there’s no doubt Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap are having a moment. Their music – delivered in a powerful fusion of English and Irish – is known for its gritty lyrics about ... <a title="Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/kneecaps-stance-on-gaza-extends-a-long-history-of-the-irish-supporting-other-oppressed-peoples-261261/" aria-label="Read more about Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change. It will answer two urgent questions: what are the obligations of states under international ... <a title="Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/do-countries-have-a-duty-to-prevent-climate-harm-the-worlds-highest-court-is-about-to-answer-this-crucial-question-261396/" aria-label="Read more about Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra We’re now less than a month away from the start of the Albanese government’s “economic reform” (aka “productivity”) roundtable, but it has become quite hard to get a fix on exactly what this gathering will amount to. The guest list ... <a title="View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/view-from-the-hill-how-much-can-jim-chalmers-get-out-of-the-economic-reform-roundtable-261095/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia nimis69/Getty Images Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or perhaps even a fever, you’re not ... <a title="COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/covid-flu-rsv-how-these-common-viruses-are-tracking-this-winter-and-how-to-protect-yourself-261383/" aria-label="Read more about COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jochen Kaempf, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences (Oceanography), Flinders University South Australia is desperate for help to tackle an unprecedented harmful algal bloom that has decimated marine life up and down the coast. While the extent of the damage is still unknown, my preliminary research suggests there’s ... <a title="South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/south-australias-algal-bloom-may-shrink-over-winter-but-this-model-suggests-it-will-spread-to-new-areas-in-summer-261549/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Last week, scientists announced the birth of eight healthy babies in the United Kingdom conceived with DNA from three people. Some headlines have called it “three-person IVF”. The embryo uses the ... <a title="Here’s why 3-person embryos are a breakthrough for science – but not LGBTQ+ families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/heres-why-3-person-embryos-are-a-breakthrough-for-science-but-not-lgbtq-families-261462/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why 3-person embryos are a breakthrough for science – but not LGBTQ+ families">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyndall Strazdins, Professor, Australian National University asylun/Shutterstock There are lots of reasons why people work extra hours. In some jobs, it’s the only way to cover the workload. In others, the pay is poor, so people need to work extra time. And in others still, working back ... <a title="New study finds the gender earnings gap could be halved if we reined in the long hours often worked by men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/new-study-finds-the-gender-earnings-gap-could-be-halved-if-we-reined-in-the-long-hours-often-worked-by-men-260815/" aria-label="Read more about New study finds the gender earnings gap could be halved if we reined in the long hours often worked by men">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amra Lee, PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University Australia has joined 28 international partners in calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and a lifting of all restrictions on food and medical supplies. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, along with counterparts from ... <a title="Suffering in Gaza reaches ‘new depths’ – Australia condemns ‘inhumane killing’ of Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/suffering-in-gaza-reaches-new-depths-australia-condemns-inhumane-killing-of-palestinians-261547/" aria-label="Read more about Suffering in Gaza reaches ‘new depths’ – Australia condemns ‘inhumane killing’ of Palestinians">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Chappell, Post Doctoral Research, University of New England Australia’s 48th parliament has a record 112 women members. Ten of those women are independents. As they take their seats in the chamber, they’ll be realising the aspirations of some of Australia’s first suffragists who, more than a ... <a title="As female independent MPs descend on parliament, they’re fulfilling the dreams of women across history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/as-female-independent-mps-descend-on-parliament-theyre-fulfilling-the-dreams-of-women-across-history-252634/" aria-label="Read more about As female independent MPs descend on parliament, they’re fulfilling the dreams of women across history">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Goodwin, Lecturer in Arts Management and Human Resources, The University of Melbourne Vitaly Gariev/Unsplash The film and television sector in Australia employs over 26,000 workers and generated more than A$4.5 billion in income in 2021–22. TV dramas generate a large part of this revenue. Australian screen ... <a title="Are screenwriters paid for a product or a service? The definition matters for their workplace rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/are-screenwriters-paid-for-a-product-or-a-service-the-definition-matters-for-their-workplace-rights-261463/" aria-label="Read more about Are screenwriters paid for a product or a service? The definition matters for their workplace rights">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland View of the 2023 Perseid meteor shower from the southernmost part of Sequoia National Forest, US. NASA/Preston Dyches In recent days, you may have seen articles claiming the “best meteor shower of the year” is about to start. Unfortunately, ... <a title="Everyone’s talking about the Perseid meteor shower – but don’t bother trying to see it in Australia or NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/everyones-talking-about-the-perseid-meteor-shower-but-dont-bother-trying-to-see-it-in-australia-or-nz-261365/" aria-label="Read more about Everyone’s talking about the Perseid meteor shower – but don’t bother trying to see it in Australia or NZ">Read more</a>
