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August 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University The bizarre summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska should sway all but the most credulous doubters that the White House is more interested in friendly relations ... <a title="Putin got the red-carpet treatment from Trump. Where does this leave Ukraine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/17/putin-got-the-red-carpet-treatment-from-trump-where-does-this-leave-ukraine-260922/" aria-label="Read more about Putin got the red-carpet treatment from Trump. Where does this leave Ukraine?">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Liberals won 14 of the 35 lower house seats at the July 19 Tasmanian state election, Labor ten, the Greens five, independents five and the Shooters, ... <a title="Greens may be a problem for Labor in next week’s Tasmanian no-confidence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/greens-may-be-a-problem-for-labor-in-next-weeks-tasmanian-no-confidence-vote-262869/" aria-label="Read more about Greens may be a problem for Labor in next week’s Tasmanian no-confidence vote">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images One of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba”, has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in south-west Queensland. Both affected towns are about 750 ... <a title="A rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ has been detected in Queensland water. Can I catch it by drinking tapwater? Or in the shower?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/a-rare-brain-eating-amoeba-has-been-detected-in-queensland-water-can-i-catch-it-by-drinking-tapwater-or-in-the-shower-263110/" aria-label="Read more about A rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ has been detected in Queensland water. Can I catch it by drinking tapwater? Or in the shower?">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University Kira auf der Heide/Unsplash When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be “extra hot”? Whether you enjoy tea, coffee or something else, hot drinks are a comforting and often highly personal ritual. ... <a title="Do hot drinks really give you cancer? A gut expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/do-hot-drinks-really-give-you-cancer-a-gut-expert-explains-261256/" aria-label="Read more about Do hot drinks really give you cancer? A gut expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Raphael, Sistine Madonna (detail), between c. 1512 and c. 1513. Wikimedia Commons We are all familiar with cherubs – small, winged children that have a status in Western art history as angels. ... <a title="Not quite angels: why we should stop calling these small winged children ‘cherubs’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/not-quite-angels-why-we-should-stop-calling-these-small-winged-children-cherubs-261163/" aria-label="Read more about Not quite angels: why we should stop calling these small winged children ‘cherubs’">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie MacGregor, ARC Future Fellow and Matthew Flinders Fellow in Chemistry, Flinders University Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ran overtime. It’s likely to conclude this ... <a title="The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/the-global-plastics-treaty-process-has-fallen-flat-heres-what-went-wrong-and-how-you-can-help-263189/" aria-label="Read more about The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Buchanan, Professor in Working Life, Discipline of Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney In the 1850s, when Melbourne stonemasons won the eight-hour day, employers of the day prophesied economic ruin. These standardised hours then flowed into other industries. Far from ruin, ... <a title="Australia used to lead the world on shorter work hours – we could do it again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/australia-used-to-lead-the-world-on-shorter-work-hours-we-could-do-it-again-263120/" aria-label="Read more about Australia used to lead the world on shorter work hours – we could do it again">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Townsend, Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, this meant the end of not only the war in the Pacific, but also the second world war that had begun six ... <a title="New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/new-research-shows-wwii-dominates-australians-knowledge-of-military-history-but-big-gaps-remain-262711/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guzyal Hill, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Australian workers are secretly using generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools – without knowledge or approval from their boss, a new report shows. The “Our Gen AI Transition: Implications for Work and Skills” report from the federal government’s Jobs ... <a title="Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce ‘shadow AI’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/many-australians-secretly-use-ai-at-work-a-new-report-shows-clearer-rules-could-reduce-shadow-ai-263043/" aria-label="Read more about Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce ‘shadow AI’">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Morris, Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney There was much cause for celebration when no-grounds evictions were abolished in New South Wales on May 19. Keeping a pre-election promise, the NSW government amended the state’s Residential Tenancies Act to end no-grounds ... <a title="NSW’s ‘renovictions’ loophole could undermine the progress made with no-grounds evictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/nsws-renovictions-loophole-could-undermine-the-progress-made-with-no-grounds-evictions-262611/" aria-label="Read more about NSW’s ‘renovictions’ loophole could undermine the progress made with no-grounds evictions">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Hispanolistic/Getty Images Ride share company Uber has faced legal challenges around the world over whether its drivers should be classified as employees or contractors. New Zealand is no exception, with the most ... <a title="Contractor or employee? How a proposed law change will favour Uber over its drivers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/contractor-or-employee-how-a-proposed-law-change-will-favour-uber-over-its-drivers-262118/" aria-label="Read more about Contractor or employee? How a proposed law change will favour Uber over its drivers">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanan Hu, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Health Services Management, University of Technology Sydney Moyo Studio/Getty Have you received multiple, unexpected bills during your pregnancy, sometimes by text message just hours before a procedure? You’re not alone. Each year, about 70,000 Australian women give birth in the private system. ... <a title="Does your maternity cover leave you with surprise bills? Here’s one plan to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/does-your-maternity-cover-leave-you-with-surprise-bills-heres-one-plan-to-fix-it-262714/" aria-label="Read more about Does your maternity cover leave you with surprise bills? Here’s one plan to fix it">Read more</a>
