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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>

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YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Koskie, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Media and Communications, University of Sydney ThisIsEngineering/Pexels Disclosure, consent and platform power have become newly invigorated battlefields with the rise of AI. The issue came to the fore recently with YouTube’s controversial decision to use AI-powered tools to “unblur, denoise and ... <a title="YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/youtubes-ai-editing-scandal-reveals-how-reality-can-be-manipulated-without-our-consent-264047/" aria-label="Read more about YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent">Read more</a>

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Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem

September 3, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Visiting Scholar in Politics, School of Policy and Global Affairs, City St George’s, University of London Getty Images If history is a guide, any future referendum on extending the parliamentary term to four years will be rejected by New Zealanders. Two previous referendums, in 1967 ... <a title="Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/third-time-lucky-for-a-4-year-parliamentary-term-a-lack-of-checks-and-balances-is-still-the-problem-264106/" aria-label="Read more about Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem">Read more</a>

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How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Callum Jones, Associate research fellow, Deakin University Over the weekend, rallies were staged across various Australian cities under the branding “March for Australia”. The rallies, which were attended by avowed neo-Nazis and elected politicians alike, called for an end to mass migration. These protests are not unique ... <a title="How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/how-australias-anti-immigration-rallies-were-amplified-online-by-the-global-far-right-264269/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right">Read more</a>

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Russia’s GPS interference: do I need to worry when flying?

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucia McCallum, Senior Scientist in Geodesy, University of Tasmania Gints Ivuskans / AFP via Getty Images On Sunday, a plane carrying European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen was reportedly forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after its GPS navigation systems were jammed. Bulgarian authorities ... <a title="Russia’s GPS interference: do I need to worry when flying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/russias-gps-interference-do-i-need-to-worry-when-flying-264334/" aria-label="Read more about Russia’s GPS interference: do I need to worry when flying?">Read more</a>

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Albanese government sets unchanged 185,000 intake under permanent migration program

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government will keep the permanent migration level for 2025-26 at 185,000, the same level as the previous financial year. Immigration Minister Tony Burke announced the figure amid a fresh divisive debate about immigration, intensified by the weekend marches calling ... <a title="Albanese government sets unchanged 185,000 intake under permanent migration program" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/albanese-government-sets-unchanged-185-000-intake-under-permanent-migration-program-263910/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government sets unchanged 185,000 intake under permanent migration program">Read more</a>

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Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Haswell, Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology Environment groups have called for federal intervention following revelations an LNG export hub in Darwin has emitted large volumes of methane from an LNG storage tank since 2006. ... <a title="Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/long-hidden-methane-leak-in-darwin-raises-fresh-doubts-over-australias-climate-action-264260/" aria-label="Read more about Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action">Read more</a>

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Donald Trump was once India’s best friend. How did it all go wrong?

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hall, Professor of International Relations, Griffith University Just months into President Donald Trump’s second term in office, one of the United States’ most important strategic partnerships is in crisis. Relations between the US and India are at their lowest ebb in a quarter of a century. ... <a title="Donald Trump was once India’s best friend. How did it all go wrong?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/donald-trump-was-once-indias-best-friend-how-did-it-all-go-wrong-264272/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump was once India’s best friend. How did it all go wrong?">Read more</a>

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Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne If there was any doubt about neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell’s racist and anti-democratic attitudes, they were dispelled on the morning of September 2 when he gatecrashed a press conference by Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan ... <a title="Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/neo-nazis-and-racist-rallies-why-its-important-the-australian-media-call-them-for-what-they-are-264329/" aria-label="Read more about Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are">Read more</a>

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A warm, wet spring means more mozzies. How to protect yourself from the diseases they spread

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Mosquito bites are annoying. They can also have deadly consequences. So what diseases do mosquitoes in Australia carry? And with warmer weather on its way and rain ... <a title="A warm, wet spring means more mozzies. How to protect yourself from the diseases they spread" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/a-warm-wet-spring-means-more-mozzies-how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-diseases-they-spread-263340/" aria-label="Read more about A warm, wet spring means more mozzies. How to protect yourself from the diseases they spread">Read more</a>

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I’m a former hostage negotiator. Here’s why police offered a surrender plan to fugitive Dezi Freeman

September 2, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology, police and policing, Dept of Security Studies & Criminology, Macquarie University, Macquarie University From the time accused police killer Dezi Freeman escaped into bushland heavily armed, Victoria’s Special Operations Group and the Negotiation Unit would have drawn up surrender plan scenarios if ... <a title="I’m a former hostage negotiator. Here’s why police offered a surrender plan to fugitive Dezi Freeman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/02/im-a-former-hostage-negotiator-heres-why-police-offered-a-surrender-plan-to-fugitive-dezi-freeman-264270/" aria-label="Read more about I’m a former hostage negotiator. Here’s why police offered a surrender plan to fugitive Dezi Freeman">Read more</a>