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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Draper, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Canterbury Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images When the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend, spectators will witness more than the usual thrills, skills and physical brilliance the code delivers – they’ll also see something completely ... <a title="Flashing mouthguards that signal a head injury will soon hit the rugby field – are they a game changer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/flashing-mouthguards-that-signal-a-head-injury-will-soon-hit-the-rugby-field-are-they-a-game-changer-263437/" aria-label="Read more about Flashing mouthguards that signal a head injury will soon hit the rugby field – are they a game changer?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie M. Cairns, Research fellow in canid and wildlife genomics, UNSW Sydney For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they simply feral dogs? The ... <a title="Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/dingoes-are-not-domestic-dogs-new-evidence-shows-these-native-canines-are-on-their-own-evolutionary-path-262938/" aria-label="Read more about Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Orsola De Marco, Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University Astronomers have glimpsed the inner structure of a dying star in a rare kind of cosmic explosion called an “extremely stripped supernova”. In a paper published today in Nature, Steve Schulze of Northwestern University in the United States and ... <a title="Astronomers have glimpsed the core of a dying star – confirming theories of how atoms are made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/astronomers-have-glimpsed-the-core-of-a-dying-star-confirming-theories-of-how-atoms-are-made-263339/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers have glimpsed the core of a dying star – confirming theories of how atoms are made">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their target audience not to be “sheep” and not to let themselves be told what to believe by “mainstream” ... <a title="Why bad arguments sound convincing: 10 tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/why-bad-arguments-sound-convincing-10-tricks-of-logic-that-underpin-vaccine-myths-261778/" aria-label="Read more about Why bad arguments sound convincing: 10 tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerilie Abram, Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shrinking rapidly, ... <a title="From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/from-sea-ice-to-ocean-currents-antarctica-is-now-undergoing-abrupt-changes-and-well-all-feel-them-262615/" aria-label="Read more about From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Stone, Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, University of South Australia Most market economists oppose the idea of large corporate bailouts, where taxpayer funds are used to provide failing companies with financial assistance. Despite this, Australia, and many other economies, seem to be embarking on a ... <a title="Taxpayer bailouts are common, yet rarely make economic sense. Here’s how to strike a better balance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/taxpayer-bailouts-are-common-yet-rarely-make-economic-sense-heres-how-to-strike-a-better-balance-263024/" aria-label="Read more about Taxpayer bailouts are common, yet rarely make economic sense. Here’s how to strike a better balance">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Watkins, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, University of Otago Fertnig/Getty Images Media headlines, industry figures and research confirm what many parents suspect: marketing to children has not only grown in scale but also in sophistication. It now happens in a wider variety of contexts, both physical ... <a title="Commodifying childhood: NZ children see marketing for unhealthy products 76 times a day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/commodifying-childhood-nz-children-see-marketing-for-unhealthy-products-76-times-a-day-263418/" aria-label="Read more about Commodifying childhood: NZ children see marketing for unhealthy products 76 times a day">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Moutiez, Doctorante en Architecture et Enseignante à l’École d’architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières Bathing on a hot day in Paris, 1932. Agence Rol / Gallica / BNF As the 2024 Olympic Games drew near, the promise of being able to ... <a title="Swimming in the Seine: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/21/swimming-in-the-seine-an-old-pastime-resurfaces-in-the-age-of-global-warming-263386/" aria-label="Read more about Swimming in the Seine: an old pastime resurfaces in the age of global warming">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney Goodboy Picture Company/Getty Images Mark Butler, the minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), today announced a new plan to “secure the future” of the NDIS. Central to this plan is that children under nine with ... <a title="‘Thriving Kids’ could help secure the future of the NDIS. But what will the program mean for children and families?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/thriving-kids-could-help-secure-the-future-of-the-ndis-but-what-will-the-program-mean-for-children-and-families-263532/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thriving Kids’ could help secure the future of the NDIS. But what will the program mean for children and families?">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s too early to make a judgement about how productive the government’s economic reform (also known as productivity roundtable) will be, but the fact it’s behind closed doors is making it a rather amorphous affair to follow. Its sessions are ... <a title="View from The Hill: Everyone wants a slice of the productivity action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/view-from-the-hill-everyone-wants-a-slice-of-the-productivity-action-263431/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Everyone wants a slice of the productivity action">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor of Law, National Security College, Australian National University Israeli politician Simcha Rothman Gil Cohen-Magan/Getty The Australian government has cancelled the visa of Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, setting off a diplomatic falling out that’s escalated over the course of the week. Rothman is a ... <a title="Granting visas to enter Australia is a delicate balancing act – whether you’re a politician or not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/granting-visas-to-enter-australia-is-a-delicate-balancing-act-whether-youre-a-politician-or-not-263528/" aria-label="Read more about Granting visas to enter Australia is a delicate balancing act – whether you’re a politician or not">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The peak body of Australian Jewry has delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as strongly chastising Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in letters to the two leaders. The Executive Council of Australia Jewry has told ... <a title="Australian Jewish representatives deliver stinging rebukes to Netanyahu and Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/australian-jewish-representatives-deliver-stinging-rebukes-to-netanyahu-and-albanese-263430/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Jewish representatives deliver stinging rebukes to Netanyahu and Albanese">Read more</a>
