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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Dawson, PhD Candidate, School of Psychology and National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland Around 41% of Australians report they’ve used cannabis at some point in their life. Research estimates that 22% of recreational cannabis consumers meet criteria for a cannabis use ... <a title="What is cannabis use disorder? And how do you know if you have a problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/what-is-cannabis-use-disorder-and-how-do-you-know-if-you-have-a-problem-256098/" aria-label="Read more about What is cannabis use disorder? And how do you know if you have a problem?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Clarence, Law Lecturer, RMIT University During the recent conflict between Iran and Israel, Iran threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s major shipping routes. Would that be possible, and what effects would it have? The Strait of Hormuz is a choke point ... <a title="What is the Strait of Hormuz and why is it so important for global shipping?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/what-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-why-is-it-so-important-for-global-shipping-260920/" aria-label="Read more about What is the Strait of Hormuz and why is it so important for global shipping?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Draper, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Canterbury The widely held view among rugby players, coaches and officials is that headgear can’t prevent concussion. If so, why wear it? It’s hot, it can block vision and hearing, and it can be uncomfortable. Headgear was ... <a title="Rugby headgear can’t prevent concussion – but new materials could soften the blows over a career" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/rugby-headgear-cant-prevent-concussion-but-new-materials-could-soften-the-blows-over-a-career-258912/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby headgear can’t prevent concussion – but new materials could soften the blows over a career">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe Carrello, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Tanya Dol/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Australia’s pharmaceutical exports to the United States has raised alarm among industry and government leaders. There are fears that, if implemented, the tariffs could cost the Australian economy up to ... <a title="Trump has flagged 200% tariffs on Australian pharmaceuticals. What do we produce here, and what’s at risk?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/trump-has-flagged-200-tariffs-on-australian-pharmaceuticals-what-do-we-produce-here-and-whats-at-risk-260909/" aria-label="Read more about Trump has flagged 200% tariffs on Australian pharmaceuticals. What do we produce here, and what’s at risk?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Treena Clark, Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images of deceased people. First Nations garments have always held deep meaning. What we wear tells stories about culture, Country and ... <a title="‘Fashion helped the pride come out’: First Nations fashion as resistance, culture and connection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/fashion-helped-the-pride-come-out-first-nations-fashion-as-resistance-culture-and-connection-258816/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fashion helped the pride come out’: First Nations fashion as resistance, culture and connection">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Whittle, Director, Data61, CSIRO Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock There’s been much talk recently – especially among politicians – about productivity. And for good reason: Australia’s labour productivity growth sits at a 60-year low. To address this, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has convened a productivity round table next month. ... <a title="Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/does-ai-actually-boost-productivity-the-evidence-is-murky-260690/" aria-label="Read more about Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves for China on Saturday, confident most Australians back the government’s handling of relations with our most important economic partner and the leading strategic power in Asia. Albanese’s domestic critics ... <a title="Albanese’s China mission – managing a complex relationship in a world of shifting alliances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/albaneses-china-mission-managing-a-complex-relationship-in-a-world-of-shifting-alliances-260404/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese’s China mission – managing a complex relationship in a world of shifting alliances">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lensen, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images The government’s newly unveiled National AI Strategy is all about what its title says: “Investing with Confidence”. It tells businesses that Aotearoa New Zealand is open for AI use, and ... <a title="NZ’s new AI strategy is long on ‘economic opportunity’ but short on managing ethical and social risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/nzs-new-ai-strategy-is-long-on-economic-opportunity-but-short-on-managing-ethical-and-social-risk-260798/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s new AI strategy is long on ‘economic opportunity’ but short on managing ethical and social risk">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne shurkin_son/Shutterstock The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has fined Bupa A$35 million for unlawfully rejecting thousands of health insurance claims over more than five years. Between May 2018 and August 2023 Bupa incorrectly rejected claims from ... <a title="Will my private health insurance cover my surgery? What if my claim is rejected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/will-my-private-health-insurance-cover-my-surgery-what-if-my-claim-is-rejected-260702/" aria-label="Read more about Will my private health insurance cover my surgery? What if my claim is rejected?">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s such a familiar pattern. When a big scandal breaks publicly, governments jump into action, ministers rush out to say they’ll “do something” instantly. But how come they hadn’t seen problems that had been in plain sight? Who can forget ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: childcare is a ‘canary in mine’ warning for wider problems in policy delivery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/10/grattan-on-friday-childcare-is-a-canary-in-mine-warning-for-wider-problems-in-policy-delivery-259690/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: childcare is a ‘canary in mine’ warning for wider problems in policy delivery">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor, Deakin University On July 6, an arson attack targeted the East Melbourne Synagogue. It was the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents recorded across Australia since October 7 2023, when Hamas carried out a horrific terrorist attack, killing about 1,200 Israelis. These ... <a title="The special envoy’s antisemitism plan is ambitious, but fails to reckon with the hardest questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/10/the-special-envoys-antisemitism-plan-is-ambitious-but-fails-to-reckon-with-the-hardest-questions-260914/" aria-label="Read more about The special envoy’s antisemitism plan is ambitious, but fails to reckon with the hardest questions">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgette Leah Burns, Associate Professor, Griffith School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Luciano Gonzalez/Anadolu via Getty Images Last weekend, a woman was mauled by a lioness at Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland, and lost her arm. The zoo, which keeps nine lions, has been operating for ... <a title="Queensland’s horrific lion attack shows wild animals should not be kept for our amusement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/10/queenslands-horrific-lion-attack-shows-wild-animals-should-not-be-kept-for-our-amusement-260805/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s horrific lion attack shows wild animals should not be kept for our amusement">Read more</a>
