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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University As Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes, killing scores of people a day, the two-month ceasefire that brought a halt to the violence earlier this year feels like a distant memory. Israel’s overall military and political objective ... <a title="1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/1-in-5-gazans-face-starvation-can-the-law-force-israel-to-act-256695/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock More Australians than ever are being prescribed medicinal cannabis. Medicinal cannabis refers to legally prescribed cannabis products. These are either the plant itself, or naturally occurring ingredients extracted from the plant. ... <a title="More people are trying medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. But does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/more-people-are-trying-medicinal-cannabis-for-chronic-pain-but-does-it-work-256471/" aria-label="Read more about More people are trying medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. But does it work?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chiara Holgate, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University Artic_photo/Shutterstock Swathes of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia are in the grip of drought as they experience some of the lowest rainfall totals on record. Farmers are ... <a title="Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/why-is-southern-australia-in-drought-and-when-will-it-end-256443/" aria-label="Read more about Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Chad, Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Business and Law, School of Business, University of Wollongong kwest/Shutterstock Australia has become world-famous for its wine, but the industry faces an uncertain future. Too many grapes grown amid falling consumer demand, an oversupply of budget wine, and an undersupply of ... <a title="Wine is still Australia’s most popular alcoholic drink – but many producers face an uncertain future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/wine-is-still-australias-most-popular-alcoholic-drink-but-many-producers-face-an-uncertain-future-256320/" aria-label="Read more about Wine is still Australia’s most popular alcoholic drink – but many producers face an uncertain future">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jye Marshall, Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology Wedding Rebellion Workshop, London Ellie Cooper/unsplash The family and friends are all gathered, wedding bells are ringing, and the bride walks down the aisle in her beautiful bubblegum pink wedding dress. Twenty years ... <a title="Something borrowed, something blue? Why the reign of the traditional wedding dress may be over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/something-borrowed-something-blue-why-the-reign-of-the-traditional-wedding-dress-may-be-over-254806/" aria-label="Read more about Something borrowed, something blue? Why the reign of the traditional wedding dress may be over">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ryan, Lecturer in Economics, University of Waikato Javier Ghersi/Getty Images This year’s budget will be one of the tightest in a decade, with the New Zealand government halving its operating allowance – the new money it has available to spend – from NZ$2.4 billion to $1.3 ... <a title="NZ Budget 2025: economic forecasting is notoriously difficult, but global uncertainty is making it harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/nz-budget-2025-economic-forecasting-is-notoriously-difficult-but-global-uncertainty-is-making-it-harder-256469/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Budget 2025: economic forecasting is notoriously difficult, but global uncertainty is making it harder">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pankaj Rohilla, Postdoctoral Fellow in Fluid Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology Maybe you’ve unknowingly tried to do a manu jump. Isabel Pavia/Moment via Getty Images Whether diving off docks, cannonballing into lakes or leaping off the high board, there’s nothing quite like the joy of jumping into ... <a title="‘Manu jumping’: The physics behind making humongous splashes in the pool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/17/manu-jumping-the-physics-behind-making-humongous-splashes-in-the-pool-255837/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Manu jumping’: The physics behind making humongous splashes in the pool">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The full Federal Court has dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal to have his defamation case loss overturned. It is important in seeking to understand this judgement to know the history of the case. In June ... <a title="Ben Roberts-Smith has lost an appeal in his long-running defamation case. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/ben-roberts-smith-has-lost-an-appeal-in-his-long-running-defamation-case-heres-why-223543/" aria-label="Read more about Ben Roberts-Smith has lost an appeal in his long-running defamation case. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Minson, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Australian Catholic University This week, more reports emerged of horrific abuse of children at childcare centres. An ABC investigation reported young children had suffered burns and been verbally abused. In another case, a baby was repeatedly slapped by an ... <a title="With a new minister for early childhood education, what can the federal government do to make centres safer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/with-a-new-minister-for-early-childhood-education-what-can-the-federal-government-do-to-make-centres-safer-256802/" aria-label="Read more about With a new minister for early childhood education, what can the federal government do to make centres safer?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Kassal, Professor of Chemical Physics, University of Sydney University of Sydney Nano Institute When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy levels, atoms vibrate, and chemical bonds shift — all within millionths of a billionth of a second. ... <a title="Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/australian-researchers-use-a-quantum-computer-to-simulate-how-real-molecules-behave-256870/" aria-label="Read more about Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Walshe, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Canberra crbellette/sShutterstock On election night, a triumphant Anthony Albanese took to the stage brandishing a Medicare card as a symbol of the nation’s commitment to public healthcare. As the re-elected government gets to work on its promised national food security strategy ... <a title="To boost the nation’s health, the government’s proposed food strategy must put people over profits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/to-boost-the-nations-health-the-governments-proposed-food-strategy-must-put-people-over-profits-256679/" aria-label="Read more about To boost the nation’s health, the government’s proposed food strategy must put people over profits">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amali Cooray, PhD Candidate in Genetic Engineering and Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Lumen Photos/Shutterstock In the 2000s, biotech company Theranos promised to revolutionise blood testing. Founder Elizabeth Holmes claimed Theranos technology could perform hundreds of tests using just a finger-prick drop ... <a title="You usually need more than a few drops of blood, saliva or urine to detect illnesses. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/you-usually-need-more-than-a-few-drops-of-blood-saliva-or-urine-to-detect-illnesses-heres-why-256562/" aria-label="Read more about You usually need more than a few drops of blood, saliva or urine to detect illnesses. Here’s why">Read more</a>
