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September 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology NurPhoto/Getty Tesla is expected to soon turn on its “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” (FSD) mode in Australia and New Zealand. Is a future of driverless cars upon us? Not exactly – it’s essentially more advanced driver ... <a title="Tesla’s self-driving mode is coming to Australia amid controversy – but it won’t create true driverless cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/12/teslas-self-driving-mode-is-coming-to-australia-amid-controversy-but-it-wont-create-true-driverless-cars-264971/" aria-label="Read more about Tesla’s self-driving mode is coming to Australia amid controversy – but it won’t create true driverless cars">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Art Cotterell, Research Associate, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University Jill Bazeley/Flickr, CC BY-NC At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy declared the United States has a “manifest destiny to the stars”, linking this to the need to win ... <a title="For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/12/for-too-long-colonial-language-has-dominated-space-exploration-there-is-a-better-way-264886/" aria-label="Read more about For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne If you’ve ever driven in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, chances are you’ve used – or steered clear of – a private toll road. Those three cities are home to 22 private ... <a title="Private toll roads are supposed to save taxpayers’ money, but can have these hidden costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/12/private-toll-roads-are-supposed-to-save-taxpayers-money-but-can-have-these-hidden-costs-263441/" aria-label="Read more about Private toll roads are supposed to save taxpayers’ money, but can have these hidden costs">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harriette Richards, Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University The New South Wales government recently announced the launch of the NSW Fashion Sector Strategy, 2025–28. The strategy, developed in partnership with the Australian Fashion Council, TAFE NSW, University of Technology Sydney and the Powerhouse Museum, ... <a title="NSW has a new fashion sector strategy – but a sustainable industry needs a federally legislated response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/12/nsw-has-a-new-fashion-sector-strategy-but-a-sustainable-industry-needs-a-federally-legislated-response-264579/" aria-label="Read more about NSW has a new fashion sector strategy – but a sustainable industry needs a federally legislated response">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney In yet another shocking act of political violence in the United States, Charlie Kirk, who came to prominence as a conservative influencer and supporter of Donald Trump, was assassinated while debating with students at a university ... <a title="Charlie Kirk’s assassination is the latest act of political violence in a febrile United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/charlie-kirks-assassination-is-the-latest-act-of-political-violence-in-a-febrile-united-states-265063/" aria-label="Read more about Charlie Kirk’s assassination is the latest act of political violence in a febrile United States">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It says everything about the Liberals that the fracas over Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments about Indian immigrants became a proxy for the longer-term, debilitating battle over the party’s leadership and identity. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley mishandled the affair initially by ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Sussan Ley hasn’t solved her Jacinta Price problem – it may just become bigger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/grattan-on-friday-sussan-ley-hasnt-solved-her-jacinta-price-problem-it-may-just-become-bigger-264779/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Sussan Ley hasn’t solved her Jacinta Price problem – it may just become bigger">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin T. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia The Australian National University is one of the most prestigious universities in Australia and is regularly ranked among the world’s best. Despite this pedigree, it has recently been embroiled in ongoing controversies. This includes a restructure to try ... <a title="The ANU was set up to be a ‘national asset’. Here are 3 ways it can return to its original mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/the-anu-was-set-up-to-be-a-national-asset-here-are-3-ways-it-can-return-to-its-original-mission-265067/" aria-label="Read more about The ANU was set up to be a ‘national asset’. Here are 3 ways it can return to its original mission">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Robert McGregor, Senior Lecturer, Criminology, Swinburne University of Technology Violent crime involving young people is causing significant community concern in Victoria. The recent fatal stabbings of two boys in Cobblebank, along with the high rates of youth involvement in robberies and aggravated burglaries, has fuelled calls ... <a title="Tougher knife laws aren’t the only solution to Victoria’s violent crime problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/tougher-knife-laws-arent-the-only-solution-to-victorias-violent-crime-problem-264993/" aria-label="Read more about Tougher knife laws aren’t the only solution to Victoria’s violent crime problem">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Thompson, Associate Professor in Music Therapy; Senior Academic Fellow at Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne Halfpoint/Getty From November, music and art therapists will be able to charge the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the same as counsellors, after an ... <a title="Art and music therapies can be ‘life changing’ for people with disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/art-and-music-therapies-can-be-life-changing-for-people-with-disability-264973/" aria-label="Read more about Art and music therapies can be ‘life changing’ for people with disability">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chelsea Morrison, PhD Candidate, Occupational Therapy, Southern Cross University The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program called Thriving Kids. When announcing the change last month, health and disability minister Mark Butler explained: Tens and tens ... <a title="Autism is lifelong. Here’s what support looks like in adulthood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/autism-is-lifelong-heres-what-support-looks-like-in-adulthood-264121/" aria-label="Read more about Autism is lifelong. Here’s what support looks like in adulthood">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology Martin Ollman/Getty Images Australia’s energy story is at a turning point. Demand for electricity is rising rapidly as homes, industries, and transport systems electrify. The nation is also under pressure to cut emissions from ... <a title="Cheap power to the people could shift the dial for renewables in the regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/cheap-power-to-the-people-could-shift-the-dial-for-renewables-in-the-regions-264584/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap power to the people could shift the dial for renewables in the regions">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By DB Subedi, Lecturer, The University of Queensland Earlier this week, thousands of mainly young people in Nepal took to the streets in mass protests triggered by the government’s decision to ban 26 social media platforms. Some 22 people died and hundreds were injured within in a few ... <a title="Deadly Nepal protests reflect a wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/11/deadly-nepal-protests-reflect-a-wider-pattern-of-gen-z-political-activism-across-asia-264968/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly Nepal protests reflect a wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia">Read more</a>
