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August 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niven Winchester, Professor of Economics, Auckland University of Technology Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images Women’s rugby is growing rapidly worldwide, and now accounts for 25% of the total global playing base. US women’s rugby star Ilona Maher is the most followed rugby player in the world, ahead ... <a title="Who will win the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup? We ran 10,000 simulations to rank the contenders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/who-will-win-the-2025-womens-rugby-world-cup-we-ran-10-000-simulations-to-rank-the-contenders-262795/" aria-label="Read more about Who will win the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup? We ran 10,000 simulations to rank the contenders">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Why the recognition of the State of Palestine by Australia is an important development. Meanwhile, New Zealand still dithers. This article unpacks the hypocrisy in the debate. ANALYSIS: By Paul Heywood-Smith The recognition of the State of Palestine by Australia, leading, it is hoped, to full UN member state status, is an important development. What ... <a title="Rewarding knowingly illegal conduct – some might say, Israeli terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/rewarding-knowingly-illegal-conduct-some-might-say-israeli-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about Rewarding knowingly illegal conduct – some might say, Israeli terrorism">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at prime minister Anthony Albanese, accusing him of betraying Israel and abandoning Australia’s Jews. The extraordinary outburst follows Israel revoking the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority in retaliation for ... <a title="Israeli PM Netanyahu denounces ‘weak’ Albanese in social media outburst." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/israeli-pm-netanyahu-denounces-weak-albanese-in-social-media-outburst-263473/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli PM Netanyahu denounces ‘weak’ Albanese in social media outburst.">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By William Camacaro New York The Bolivian political landscape is currently characterized by a deep, self-inflicted crisis within the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) which has culminated in a devastating electoral defeat yesterday. As the country approached the crucial presidential elections of August 17, 2025, the party’s leaders—specifically former ... <a title="The Bolivian Left’s Self-Destructive Path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/the-bolivian-lefts-self-destructive-path/" aria-label="Read more about The Bolivian Left’s Self-Destructive Path">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonia Mycak, Research Fellow in Ukrainian Studies, Australian National University The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the White House earlier this year, he was berated by Donald Trump. On Monday, he returned with European leaders by his side. He emerged with some signs of progress ... <a title="Zelensky leaves Washington with Trump’s security guarantees, but are they enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/zelensky-leaves-washington-with-trumps-security-guarantees-but-are-they-enough-263423/" aria-label="Read more about Zelensky leaves Washington with Trump’s security guarantees, but are they enough?">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra After weeks of build up, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set out his objectives for the government’s three-day economic reform roundtable, which kicked off on Tuesday. Most importantly, to make our economy more productive over time, because that’s ... <a title="With just ‘three days to inform the next three budgets’, here’s how Chalmers’ roundtable kicked off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/with-just-three-days-to-inform-the-next-three-budgets-heres-how-chalmers-roundtable-kicked-off-263186/" aria-label="Read more about With just ‘three days to inform the next three budgets’, here’s how Chalmers’ roundtable kicked off">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Israeli government has revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, in the latest deterioration of relations between the two countries. In a statement on social media Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said he had also told ... <a title="Israel bans Australian diplomats from occupied territories, as bilateral relations dive further" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/israel-bans-australian-diplomats-from-occupied-territories-as-bilateral-relations-dive-further-262604/" aria-label="Read more about Israel bans Australian diplomats from occupied territories, as bilateral relations dive further">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Turnbull, Senior Research Data Specialist, The University of Melbourne A herbarium specimen of _Cheiranthera linearis_ (commonly known as finger-flower), collected in 1912 by Edwin James Semmens, former principal of the Victorian School of Forestry. University of Melbourne In 1770, after Captain Cook’s Endeavour struck the Great ... <a title="Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/botanical-time-machines-ai-is-unlocking-a-treasure-trove-of-data-held-in-herbarium-collections-253236/" aria-label="Read more about Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Inti St Clair/Getty You may have heard high-impact activity – exercise such as running, jumping, football and basketball – is good at building bone density and strength. But what about when you’re standing still, lifting weights at ... <a title="Does weightlifting improve bone density?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/does-weightlifting-improve-bone-density-263045/" aria-label="Read more about Does weightlifting improve bone density?">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney If you’ve spent time on social media recently you have probably been exposed to questionable “wellness” content. You may have been instructed to dip your toes in icy water or let ... <a title="Why do smart people get hooked on wellness trends? Personality traits may play a role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/why-do-smart-people-get-hooked-on-wellness-trends-personality-traits-may-play-a-role-263041/" aria-label="Read more about Why do smart people get hooked on wellness trends? Personality traits may play a role">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mojtaba Rajabi, Senior Lecturer in Geoscience, The University of Queensland World Stress Map / GFZ Data Services Last Saturday at 9:49am local time, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred about 50km west of Gympie in Queensland. The earthquake was experienced as strong shaking locally, but did not produce ... <a title="Why does Australia have earthquakes? The whole continent is under stress from distant forces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/why-does-australia-have-earthquakes-the-whole-continent-is-under-stress-from-distant-forces-263334/" aria-label="Read more about Why does Australia have earthquakes? The whole continent is under stress from distant forces">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Fujak, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University On Sunday, one of rugby league’s best forwards, Payne Haas, confirmed his switch in national allegiance from Australia to Samoa. Haas, who played four Tests for Australia, was born in New South Wales. His mother is Samoan and ... <a title="Payne Haas’s allegiance switch to Samoa: a threat or an opportunity for rugby league?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/19/payne-haass-allegiance-switch-to-samoa-a-threat-or-an-opportunity-for-rugby-league-262025/" aria-label="Read more about Payne Haas’s allegiance switch to Samoa: a threat or an opportunity for rugby league?">Read more</a>
