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What’s behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down?

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne For many Indonesians, the violent riots currently wracking Jakarta and other cities across the archipelago are eerily reminiscent of the riots of 1998 that ... <a title="What’s behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/whats-behind-the-rioting-in-indonesia-and-will-the-much-loathed-political-elite-back-down-264470/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down?">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Abul Rizvi on how silence and stalling stoke anti-migrant fears

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Immigration has once again become a hot button issue, from weekend protests featuring neo-Nazis to a new A$408 million deal with Nauru to accept former immigration detainees Australia cannot legally deport back to their own countries. The federal government has ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Abul Rizvi on how silence and stalling stoke anti-migrant fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/politics-with-michelle-grattan-abul-rizvi-on-how-silence-and-stalling-stoke-anti-migrant-fears-264351/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Abul Rizvi on how silence and stalling stoke anti-migrant fears">Read more</a>

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So-called ‘clutch’ athletes might be more hype than nerveless match-winners

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ger Post, Lecturer Neuroscience, PhD student collaborative reasoning, The University of Melbourne With the AFL finals approaching, discussions about the league’s clutch players – those who excel under pressure – will soon appear in the media and be debated among fans. Last year, Gold Coast captain Noah ... <a title="So-called ‘clutch’ athletes might be more hype than nerveless match-winners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/so-called-clutch-athletes-might-be-more-hype-than-nerveless-match-winners-263111/" aria-label="Read more about So-called ‘clutch’ athletes might be more hype than nerveless match-winners">Read more</a>

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Not all processed foods are bad for you. Here’s what you can tell from reading the label

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle If you follow wellness content on social media or in the news, you’ve probably heard that processed food is not just unhealthy, but can cause serious harm. Eating a diet dominated by highly processed foods means ... <a title="Not all processed foods are bad for you. Here’s what you can tell from reading the label" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/not-all-processed-foods-are-bad-for-you-heres-what-you-can-tell-from-reading-the-label-260818/" aria-label="Read more about Not all processed foods are bad for you. Here’s what you can tell from reading the label">Read more</a>

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What happens if I eat too much protein?

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology lakshmiprasad S/Getty Images The hype around protein intake doesn’t seem to be going away. Social media is full of people urging you to eat more protein, including via supplements such as protein shakes. Food companies have also started ... <a title="What happens if I eat too much protein?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/what-happens-if-i-eat-too-much-protein-261849/" aria-label="Read more about What happens if I eat too much protein?">Read more</a>

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Touch reveals what eyes can’t see – so museums should embrace interactivity

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanné Mestrom, Senior Lecturer, DECRA Fellow, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney Maja Baska Photography Walk into most art galleries with children, and you’ll hear the familiar refrain “look but don’t touch”. This instruction reveals something troubling about how cultural institutions understand learning. Museums have ... <a title="Touch reveals what eyes can’t see – so museums should embrace interactivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/touch-reveals-what-eyes-cant-see-so-museums-should-embrace-interactivity-257325/" aria-label="Read more about Touch reveals what eyes can’t see – so museums should embrace interactivity">Read more</a>

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Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists

September 3, 2025

The colleagues of these Palestinian journalists in the Western press broadcast from the border fence with Gaza decked out in flak jackets and helmets, where they have as much chance of being hit by shrapnel or a bullet as being struck by an asteroid. They scurry like lemmings to briefings by Israeli officials. They are ... <a title="Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/chris-hedges-the-betrayal-of-palestinian-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists">Read more</a>

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What are ShinyHunters, the hackers that attacked Google? Should we all be worried?

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Medbury, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security, Edith Cowan University Cyber crime group ShinyHunters has received global attention after Google urged 2.5 billion users to tighten their security following a data breach via Salesforce, a customer management platform. Unlike data breaches where hackers directly break into databases ... <a title="What are ShinyHunters, the hackers that attacked Google? Should we all be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/what-are-shinyhunters-the-hackers-that-attacked-google-should-we-all-be-worried-264271/" aria-label="Read more about What are ShinyHunters, the hackers that attacked Google? Should we all be worried?">Read more</a>

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Here’s what we know – and don’t know – about using IVF sperm donors from overseas

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University fitopardo/Getty Australia’s fertility sector has been rocked by yet more reports of serious errors, this time involving sperm donors from overseas. On Monday, an ABC investigation revealed a ... <a title="Here’s what we know – and don’t know – about using IVF sperm donors from overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/heres-what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-using-ivf-sperm-donors-from-overseas-264276/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what we know – and don’t know – about using IVF sperm donors from overseas">Read more</a>

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Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Lloyd, Lecturer in Science and Society, James Cook University Peter Harrison/Getty At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great Barrier Reef would be drilled for oil. The first gas well had been drilled in Victoria’s Bass Strait in 1965 and oil was ... <a title="Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/half-a-century-ago-the-great-barrier-reef-was-to-be-drilled-for-oil-it-was-saved-for-a-time-262710/" aria-label="Read more about Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time">Read more</a>

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Some unis are moving away from in-person lectures. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Brown, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland Maskot/Getty Images Students have been protesting to keep in-person lectures at the newly amalgamated Adelaide University next year. University representatives say Adelaide University will not remove face-to-face lectures but “rework” the traditional format in line with ... <a title="Some unis are moving away from in-person lectures. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/some-unis-are-moving-away-from-in-person-lectures-heres-why-thats-not-such-a-bad-thing-264189/" aria-label="Read more about Some unis are moving away from in-person lectures. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing">Read more</a>

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Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Parris, Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School, Deakin University David Gray/AFP via Getty Images Pathways to resolving Australia’s skills shortage were a key discussion point at the government’s recent economic reform roundtable. One of those discussions specifically focused on the need to streamline skills recognition for qualified ... <a title="Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/underuse-of-migrants-skills-is-costing-us-billions-discrimination-often-starts-at-the-job-interview-263635/" aria-label="Read more about Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview">Read more</a>