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Trump demands an end to the war in Gaza – could a ceasefire be close?

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock Hopes are rising that Israel and Hamas could be inching closer to a ceasefire in the 20-month war in Gaza. US President Donald Trump is urging progress, taking to social media to demand: MAKE THE DEAL IN ... <a title="Trump demands an end to the war in Gaza – could a ceasefire be close?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/trump-demands-an-end-to-the-war-in-gaza-could-a-ceasefire-be-close-260185/" aria-label="Read more about Trump demands an end to the war in Gaza – could a ceasefire be close?">Read more</a>

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A new ‘prac payment’ has just kicked in. But it ignores many uni students

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Lambert, Associate Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong Fly View Productions/ Getting Images On Tuesday, some Australian university students got access to a new payment. The Commonwealth Prac Payment is available to eligible teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students. It will provide A$331.65 a ... <a title="A new ‘prac payment’ has just kicked in. But it ignores many uni students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/a-new-prac-payment-has-just-kicked-in-but-it-ignores-many-uni-students-260087/" aria-label="Read more about A new ‘prac payment’ has just kicked in. But it ignores many uni students">Read more</a>

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‘I’m going to send letters’: the deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on implementing so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on some 180 trading partners ends on ... <a title="‘I’m going to send letters’: the deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/im-going-to-send-letters-the-deadline-for-trumps-reciprocal-trade-tariffs-is-looming-259983/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m going to send letters’: the deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming">Read more</a>

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2 polls have Tasmania headed for another hung parliament, but disagree on which party is ahead

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Two Tasmanian state polls imply another hung parliament at the July 19 election under Tasmania’s proportional system. In one of these polls, Labor leads the Liberals, while ... <a title="2 polls have Tasmania headed for another hung parliament, but disagree on which party is ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/2-polls-have-tasmania-headed-for-another-hung-parliament-but-disagree-on-which-party-is-ahead-260062/" aria-label="Read more about 2 polls have Tasmania headed for another hung parliament, but disagree on which party is ahead">Read more</a>

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Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes.

July 1, 2025

Headline: Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes. – 36th Parallel Assessments Photo credit: Reuters. Conceptual clarity is important in any context but especially when it comes to international relations, foreign policy and the initiation of conflict. Recent events in the Middle East have shown once again how clarity in the use of words is often deliberately obfuscated ... <a title="Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/preventive-versus-pre-emptive-strikes/" aria-label="Read more about Preventive versus pre-emptive strikes.">Read more</a>

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Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara-Lyn Camilleri, Postdoctoral researcher of transgenerational effects, Monash University Radu Bercan/Shutterstock As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future generations of people in those regions. More generally, interest in the idea of transgenerational ... <a title="Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/trauma-is-carried-in-your-dna-but-science-reveals-a-more-complicated-story-259057/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story">Read more</a>

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Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanyan Hong, PhD Candidate in Communication, Media and Film Studies, University of Adelaide Bharti Dubey/X Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s return to the big screen after a three-year hiatus has been far from ordinary. Sitaare Zameen Par (2025) which translates to “stars on Earth”, is the first major ... <a title="Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/aamir-khans-big-screen-comeback-sitaare-zameen-par-features-an-all-star-neurodivergent-cast-a-bollywood-first-259673/" aria-label="Read more about Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first">Read more</a>

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The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynne Chepulis, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, University of Waikato vadimguzhva/Getty Images No longer just a condition of middle age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting children, teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. And our health system is nowhere near ready to manage this surge. Type 2 ... <a title="The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/the-rising-rate-of-type-2-diabetes-in-young-new-zealanders-is-becoming-a-health-crisis-259978/" aria-label="Read more about The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis">Read more</a>

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Understanding the ‘Slopocene’: how the failures of AI can reveal its inner workings

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Binns, Senior Lecturer, Media & Communication, RMIT University AI-generated with Leonardo Phoenix 1.0. Author supplied Some say it’s em dashes, dodgy apostrophes, or too many emoji. Others suggest that maybe the word “delve” is a chatbot’s calling card. It’s no longer the sight of morphed bodies ... <a title="Understanding the ‘Slopocene’: how the failures of AI can reveal its inner workings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/understanding-the-slopocene-how-the-failures-of-ai-can-reveal-its-inner-workings-258584/" aria-label="Read more about Understanding the ‘Slopocene’: how the failures of AI can reveal its inner workings">Read more</a>

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Trump’s worldview is causing a global shift of alliances – what does this mean for nations in the middle?

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Lecturer in Government – National Security College, Australian National University Since US President Donald Trump took office this year, one theme has come up time and again: his rule is a threat to the US-led international order. As the US political scientist John Mearsheimer famously ... <a title="Trump’s worldview is causing a global shift of alliances – what does this mean for nations in the middle?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/trumps-worldview-is-causing-a-global-shift-of-alliances-what-does-this-mean-for-nations-in-the-middle-257113/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s worldview is causing a global shift of alliances – what does this mean for nations in the middle?">Read more</a>

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We have drugs to manage HIV. So why are we spending millions looking for cures?

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridget Haire, Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Alim Yakubov/Shutterstock Over the past three decades there have been amazing advances in treating and preventing HIV. It’s now a manageable infection. A person with HIV who takes HIV medicine consistently, before their immune ... <a title="We have drugs to manage HIV. So why are we spending millions looking for cures?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/we-have-drugs-to-manage-hiv-so-why-are-we-spending-millions-looking-for-cures-258391/" aria-label="Read more about We have drugs to manage HIV. So why are we spending millions looking for cures?">Read more</a>

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Sexy K-pop demons, a human lie detector and shearers on strike: what to watch in July

July 1, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Mickel, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology Tomorrow marks exactly halfway through 2025. Luckily there’s a suite of streaming options to help get you through the mid-year bump. We’ve got iconic classics celebrating major anniversaries, as well as an animated K-Pop spectacle, ... <a title="Sexy K-pop demons, a human lie detector and shearers on strike: what to watch in July" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/01/sexy-k-pop-demons-a-human-lie-detector-and-shearers-on-strike-what-to-watch-in-july-259907/" aria-label="Read more about Sexy K-pop demons, a human lie detector and shearers on strike: what to watch in July">Read more</a>