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July 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Pang, Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader, Transgender Health Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Gender clinics provide multidisciplinary care that helps trans people to explore and affirm their gender identity. The number of adolescents referred to gender clinics has increased worldwide in recent years, ... <a title="Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/28/critics-claim-gender-clinics-are-seeing-an-excess-of-trans-boys-but-new-data-suggest-otherwise-257817/" aria-label="Read more about Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ella Vines, Post-doctoral researcher, Green Lab, Monash University One-time Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce sought to dominate the first sitting week of the current federal parliament by proposing a divisive plan to reverse Australia’s net zero emissions target. The campaign, backed by fellow former Nationals leader Michael McCormack, ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce wants Australia to abandon net zero – but his 5 central claims don’t stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/28/barnaby-joyce-wants-australia-to-abandon-net-zero-but-his-5-central-claims-dont-stack-up-261837/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce wants Australia to abandon net zero – but his 5 central claims don’t stack up">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Madden, Emeritus Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University In the wake of last week’s Tasmanian election that delivered another hung parliament, the new government will need to shore up crossbench support. One of the issues to be negotiated will be support for the new stadium ... <a title="As post-election talks drag on, what will Hobart’s proposed stadium actually cost Tasmanians?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/28/as-post-election-talks-drag-on-what-will-hobarts-proposed-stadium-actually-cost-tasmanians-261666/" aria-label="Read more about As post-election talks drag on, what will Hobart’s proposed stadium actually cost Tasmanians?">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelique Nadia Sweetman McInnes, Academic in Financial Planning, CQUniversity Australia Is there anything you can do to protect your superannuation from dodgy providers or questionable financial advice? And if someone rings you out of the blue and tempts you with a better return on your savings – ... <a title="Want to save yourself from super scams and dodgy financial advice? Ask these questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/28/want-to-save-yourself-from-super-scams-and-dodgy-financial-advice-ask-these-questions-261756/" aria-label="Read more about Want to save yourself from super scams and dodgy financial advice? Ask these questions">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamilla Rosdahl, Senior Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology Last month, actor Brad Pitt stepped onto the Formula One circuit as the leading man of the high-octane film F1, backed by Apple Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Pitt’s own Plan B Entertainment. During the publicity campaign, cameras ... <a title="The celebrity halo effect: why abuse allegations against powerful men like Brad Pitt are so easily forgotten" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/28/the-celebrity-halo-effect-why-abuse-allegations-against-powerful-men-like-brad-pitt-are-so-easily-forgotten-261101/" aria-label="Read more about The celebrity halo effect: why abuse allegations against powerful men like Brad Pitt are so easily forgotten">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2025
Muslims, and the global community, must rally around the Palestinian people’s inalienable rights: to exist, to return home, and to live free from occupation. ANALYSIS: By Shadee ElMasry In our world today, one would be hard-pressed to find a reputable, well-known scholar or group of scholars who support Israel. Of course, the keywords here are ... <a title="Debunking the theological gaslighting of Israel-supporting Imams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/28/debunking-the-theological-gaslighting-of-israel-supporting-imams/" aria-label="Read more about Debunking the theological gaslighting of Israel-supporting Imams">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University Conspiracy theories are funny things. The most enduring ones usually take hold for two reasons: first, because there’s some grain of truth to them, and second, because they speak to foundational historical divisions. ... <a title="Donald Trump cannot make the Epstein files go away. Will this be the story that brings him down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/27/donald-trump-cannot-make-the-epstein-files-go-away-will-this-be-the-story-that-brings-him-down-261843/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump cannot make the Epstein files go away. Will this be the story that brings him down?">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Efforts to end the relentless siege of Gaza have been set back by the abrupt end to peace talks in Qatar. Both the United States and Israel have withdrawn their negotiating teams, accusing Hamas of a “lack of ... <a title="Ceasefire talks collapse – what does that mean for the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/ceasefire-talks-collapse-what-does-that-mean-for-the-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-gaza-261942/" aria-label="Read more about Ceasefire talks collapse – what does that mean for the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza?">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angus Mitchell, Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Ecology, University of Adelaide Angus Mitchell When you think about climate change in our oceans, you may picture coral bleaching, melting sea ice, or extreme weather events. But beneath the ocean’s surface, another quiet shift is underway. Australia’s tropical fish are ... <a title="As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/as-oceans-warm-tropical-fish-are-moving-south-new-friendships-may-be-helping-them-survive-258405/" aria-label="Read more about As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Stephens, Associate Professor in Public Health, Flinders University Noppharat05081977/Getty Images This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns about a surge in the number of cases of a mosquito-borne viral infection called chikungunya. Diana Rojas Alvarez, a medical officer at the WHO, highlighted an outbreak ... <a title="What is chikungunya virus, and should we be worried about it in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/what-is-chikungunya-virus-and-should-we-be-worried-about-it-in-australia-261847/" aria-label="Read more about What is chikungunya virus, and should we be worried about it in Australia?">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University On July 26, Triple J will broadcast the Hottest 100 Australian Songs, as voted by the public. While predictions for winners and even preemptive complaining about the shortlist are taking up column space and social media posts, there is ... <a title="What makes a song ‘Australian’? Triple J’s Hottest 100 reignites a bigger question of national identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/what-makes-a-song-australian-triple-js-hottest-100-reignites-a-bigger-question-of-national-identity-261560/" aria-label="Read more about What makes a song ‘Australian’? Triple J’s Hottest 100 reignites a bigger question of national identity">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato According to the Global Organised Crime Index, international criminal activity has increased over the past two years. And the politically fractured post-pandemic world has made this even harder for nations to combat. New Zealand is far from immune. According ... <a title="Gangs are going global and so is the illegal gun trade – NZ can do more to fight it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/gangs-are-going-global-and-so-is-the-illegal-gun-trade-nz-can-do-more-to-fight-it-261827/" aria-label="Read more about Gangs are going global and so is the illegal gun trade – NZ can do more to fight it">Read more</a>