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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Merdith, DECRA Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared. Known as the Permian–Triassic mass extinction – or the Great Dying – this was the most catastrophic of the five mass extinction events recognised in ... <a title="Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/around-250-million-years-ago-earth-was-near-lifeless-and-locked-in-a-hothouse-state-now-scientists-know-why-260203/" aria-label="Read more about Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra From this Sunday, Australians will be celebrating NAIDOC Week, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. The week highlights the achievements, history and culture of Australia’s First Peoples. It’s also a time to reflect on the huge effort needed to ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kerrynne Liddle on seizing more opportunities with Indigenous Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-kerrynne-liddle-on-seizing-more-opportunities-with-indigenous-australians-260288/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kerrynne Liddle on seizing more opportunities with Indigenous Australians">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marg Rogers, Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education; Post Doctoral Fellow, Manna Institute, University of New England Suwatchai Pluemruetai/Shutterstock The horrific allegations of child abuse by an early childhood educator in Victoria came to light at a time when the early learning sector was already under fire for ... <a title="Supervision gaps can lead to child abuse – what can be done?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/supervision-gaps-can-lead-to-child-abuse-what-can-be-done-260284/" aria-label="Read more about Supervision gaps can lead to child abuse – what can be done?">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Igor Link/Shutterstock One of the unique aspects of Washington life is a Senate “vote-a-rama,” in which the upper house of Congress tortures itself by pulling a marathon all-nighter of speeches, amendments and votes on a critical ... <a title="Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ has passed the US Senate – these are the winners and losers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-has-passed-the-us-senate-these-are-the-winners-and-losers-260287/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ has passed the US Senate – these are the winners and losers">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Shutterstock By the end of this year, the experience of using search engines in Australia won’t be as simple as it has always been. That’s thanks to a new online safety ... <a title="Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/australians-will-soon-need-their-age-checked-to-log-into-online-search-tools-heres-why-260199/" aria-label="Read more about Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martyn Mills-Bayne, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, University of South Australia Getty Images Horrific allegations of child sexual abuse in childcare centres across Melbourne have put the role of men in early childhood education back in the spotlight. Coming after other major media reports of child ... <a title="Parents are feeling anxious about men in childcare centres. Stronger rules would make everyone feel safer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/parents-are-feeling-anxious-about-men-in-childcare-centres-stronger-rules-would-make-everyone-feel-safer-260282/" aria-label="Read more about Parents are feeling anxious about men in childcare centres. Stronger rules would make everyone feel safer">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University Helen Camacaro/Getty Coles is recalling two of its homebrand peanut butter products, over concerns they have been contaminated with aflatoxin, a toxic chemical linked to liver cancer. The supermarket chain has issued the recall notice for Coles Smooth ... <a title="What is aflatoxin, the toxic chemical behind Coles’ peanut butter recall?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/what-is-aflatoxin-the-toxic-chemical-behind-coles-peanut-butter-recall-260194/" aria-label="Read more about What is aflatoxin, the toxic chemical behind Coles’ peanut butter recall?">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Sheehan, Professor of Social Work, Monash University Catherine Falls Commercial/ Getty Images Disturbing allegations have emerged about a Melbourne childcare worker, who has been charged with more than 70 offences, including sexual assault and producing child abuse material. Health authorities have urged about 1,200 children to ... <a title="What are working with children checks? Why aren’t they keeping kids safe at daycare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/what-are-working-with-children-checks-why-arent-they-keeping-kids-safe-at-daycare-260209/" aria-label="Read more about What are working with children checks? Why aren’t they keeping kids safe at daycare?">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Coghlan, Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics, Deputy Director Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne PlayStation/StaminaZero/YouTube Some video game players recently criticised the cover art on a new video game for being generated with artificial intelligence (AI). ... <a title="Distrust in AI is on the rise – but along with healthy scepticism comes the risk of harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/distrust-in-ai-is-on-the-rise-but-along-with-healthy-scepticism-comes-the-risk-of-harm-260189/" aria-label="Read more about Distrust in AI is on the rise – but along with healthy scepticism comes the risk of harm">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Millions of people in New South Wales hunkered down last night as an intense “bomb cyclone” swept in. Falling trees took out power lines, leaving about 40,000 people without power, while some areas copped 200mm of rain in ... <a title="What’s next for NSW’s intense storm? Heavy rains, fallen trees – and a chance of a storm ‘slingshot’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/whats-next-for-nsws-intense-storm-heavy-rains-fallen-trees-and-a-chance-of-a-storm-slingshot-260283/" aria-label="Read more about What’s next for NSW’s intense storm? Heavy rains, fallen trees – and a chance of a storm ‘slingshot’">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Wheaton, Professor, School of Psychological and Social Sciences, University of Waikato Thom Leach/Getty Images New Zealanders with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will now have easier access to diagnosis and medication after the government changed prescribing rules. But there is still so much we don’t know about ... <a title="More than meds: why easier access to ADHD treatment has to be part of a whole-system approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/more-than-meds-why-easier-access-to-adhd-treatment-has-to-be-part-of-a-whole-system-approach-259981/" aria-label="Read more about More than meds: why easier access to ADHD treatment has to be part of a whole-system approach">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Arlanda Harris, Associate Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University Parents have been left reeling by news a male Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with 70 counts related to the alleged sexual abuse of young children in his care. The charges include sexual penetration ... <a title="Parents of kids in daycare are terrified following Melbourne abuse allegations. What can they do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/parents-of-kids-in-daycare-are-terrified-following-melbourne-abuse-allegations-what-can-they-do-260285/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of kids in daycare are terrified following Melbourne abuse allegations. What can they do?">Read more</a>
