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July 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alain Guillemain, PhD Candidate in Philosophy, Deakin University Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, and values. One “does philosophy” when they respond to such questions in ways that engage critical thought and inquiry. Many of us will often respond philosophically to the world ... <a title="How to approach going to the cinema like a philosopher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/how-to-approach-going-to-the-cinema-like-a-philosopher-259277/" aria-label="Read more about How to approach going to the cinema like a philosopher">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University GoldPanter/Shutterstock The Australian Bureau of Statistics will roll out a large-scale census test next month. About 60,000 households will take part across the country to stress test the bureau’s collection processes and IT systems, ahead ... <a title="Australia’s census is getting a stress test – keeping it going is good for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/australias-census-is-getting-a-stress-test-keeping-it-going-is-good-for-everyone-261077/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s census is getting a stress test – keeping it going is good for everyone">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide aquaArts studio/Getty Last week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) released its safety review of seven active ingredients commonly used in sunscreens. It found five were low-risk and appropriate for use in sunscreens at their current concentrations. However, the ... <a title="How safe are the chemicals in sunscreen? A pharmacology expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/how-safe-are-the-chemicals-in-sunscreen-a-pharmacology-expert-explains-260802/" aria-label="Read more about How safe are the chemicals in sunscreen? A pharmacology expert explains">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alyson Stobo-Wilson, Research Adjunct in Conservation Ecology, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Alyson Stobo-Wilson In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many ... <a title="Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/control-fire-and-ferals-in-australias-tropical-savannas-to-bring-the-small-mammals-back-260813/" aria-label="Read more about Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Schlakman, Senior Program Director, The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. ... <a title="Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/florida-is-fronting-the-450m-cost-of-alligator-alcatraz-a-legal-scholar-explains-what-we-still-dont-know-about-the-detainees-260665/" aria-label="Read more about Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Dale, Research Fellow, the Pensions and Intergenerational Equity (PIE) research hub, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau MonthiraYodtiwong/Getty Images Changes to KiwiSaver, global economic uncertainty and predictions house prices could drop by as much as 20% by 2030 all mean retirement is looking very different to ... <a title="As house prices drop, will the retirement nest egg still be such a safe bet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/16/as-house-prices-drop-will-the-retirement-nest-egg-still-be-such-a-safe-bet-259380/" aria-label="Read more about As house prices drop, will the retirement nest egg still be such a safe bet?">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Hicks, Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne Australian Climate Case The Federal Court has handed down its long-awaited judgement in a four-year climate case brought by Torres Strait Islanders. Elders Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai took the Australian government to court on behalf ... <a title="Federal Court rules Australian government doesn’t have a duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/federal-court-rules-australian-government-doesnt-have-a-duty-of-care-to-protect-torres-strait-islanders-from-climate-change-259999/" aria-label="Read more about Federal Court rules Australian government doesn’t have a duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University That extra 10c on your morning coffee. That $2 surcharge on your taxi ride. The sneaky 1.5% fee when you pay by card at your local restaurant. These could all soon be history. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has ... <a title="No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/no-more-card-surcharges-what-the-reserve-banks-proposed-changes-mean-for-your-wallet-261165/" aria-label="Read more about No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Anthony Albanese China stands ready to work with Australia “to push the bilateral relationship further”, in their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. During the meeting, Albanese raised Australia’s concern about China’s lack of proper ... <a title="President Xi Jinping tells Albanese China ready to ‘push the bilateral relationship further’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/president-xi-jinping-tells-albanese-china-ready-to-push-the-bilateral-relationship-further-261094/" aria-label="Read more about President Xi Jinping tells Albanese China ready to ‘push the bilateral relationship further’">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast We’re just a few months into US president Donald Trump’s second term but his rule has already been repeatedly compared to tyranny. This may all feel very new to Americans, and to the ... <a title="Tyranny is an ever-present threat to civilisations. Here’s how Classical Greece and China dealt with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/tyranny-is-an-ever-present-threat-to-civilisations-heres-how-classical-greece-and-china-dealt-with-it-259680/" aria-label="Read more about Tyranny is an ever-present threat to civilisations. Here’s how Classical Greece and China dealt with it">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock A person in Arizona has died from the plague, local health officials reported on Friday. This marks the first such death in this region in 18 years. But it’s a stark reminder that this historic ... <a title="A person in the US has died from pneumonic plague. It’s not just a disease of history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/a-person-in-the-us-has-died-from-pneumonic-plague-its-not-just-a-disease-of-history-261088/" aria-label="Read more about A person in the US has died from pneumonic plague. It’s not just a disease of history">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Wardle, Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University Australians have long been some of the highest users of herbal and nutritional supplements that claim to boost mood or ease depression. These include omega-3s (found in fish oil), St John’s wort, probiotics and vitamin D. In fact, ... <a title="Supermarket treatments for depression don’t require a prescription. But do they work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/15/supermarket-treatments-for-depression-dont-require-a-prescription-but-do-they-work-261010/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarket treatments for depression don’t require a prescription. But do they work?">Read more</a>
