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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vinuli Withanarachchie, PhD candidate, College of Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images The number of women using medicinal cannabis is growing in New Zealand and overseas. They use cannabis treatment for general conditions such as pain, anxiety, inflammation and nausea, as well as ... <a title="More women are using medical cannabis – but new research shows barriers push some into illegal markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/more-women-are-using-medical-cannabis-but-new-research-shows-barriers-push-some-into-illegal-markets-258797/" aria-label="Read more about More women are using medical cannabis – but new research shows barriers push some into illegal markets">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nancy Cushing, Associate professor, University of Newcastle ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images Pet-keeping is often promoted for the benefits it brings humans. A close association with another animal can provide us with a sense of purpose and a daily dose of joy. It can aid our health, ... <a title="It’s time to face an uncomfortable truth: maybe our pampered pets would be better off without us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/its-time-to-face-an-uncomfortable-truth-maybe-our-pampered-pets-would-be-better-off-without-us-256903/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to face an uncomfortable truth: maybe our pampered pets would be better off without us">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Hamilton, Lecturer in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University Weavers in the Tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hassan, Egypt. Painted by Norman de Garis Davies (MMA 33.8.16) We know surprisingly little about the lives of children in ancient Egypt. And what records we do have about them ... <a title="Work, wages and apprenticeships: sifting for clues about the lives of girls in ancient Egypt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/work-wages-and-apprenticeships-sifting-for-clues-about-the-lives-of-girls-in-ancient-egypt-249581/" aria-label="Read more about Work, wages and apprenticeships: sifting for clues about the lives of girls in ancient Egypt">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elena Morgenthaler, PhD Candidate, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University Operation Deep Sentinel Last week, one of the dark web’s most prominent drug marketplaces – Archetyp – was shut down in an international, multi-agency law enforcement operation following years of investigations. It was touted as ... <a title="Archetyp was one of the dark web’s biggest drug markets. A global sting has shut it down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/archetyp-was-one-of-the-dark-webs-biggest-drug-markets-a-global-sting-has-shut-it-down-259441/" aria-label="Read more about Archetyp was one of the dark web’s biggest drug markets. A global sting has shut it down">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dean J. Miller, Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia Many smartwatches, fitness and wellness trackers now offer sleep tracking among their many functions. Wear your watch or ring to bed, and you’ll wake up to a detailed sleep report telling you not just how ... <a title="How do sleep trackers work, and are they worth it? A sleep scientist breaks it down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/how-do-sleep-trackers-work-and-are-they-worth-it-a-sleep-scientist-breaks-it-down-258304/" aria-label="Read more about How do sleep trackers work, and are they worth it? A sleep scientist breaks it down">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenys Oberg, PhD candidate in education and trauma, The University of Queensland SolStock/Getty Images Australia is in the grip of a teacher shortage. Teachers are burning out, warning the job is no longer sustainable and leaving the profession. We know this is due to excessive workloads, stress ... <a title="‘It feels like I am being forced to harm a child’: research shows how teachers are suffering moral injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/it-feels-like-i-am-being-forced-to-harm-a-child-research-shows-how-teachers-are-suffering-moral-injury-258821/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It feels like I am being forced to harm a child’: research shows how teachers are suffering moral injury">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong went out on Monday to back the United States attack on Iran, it was obvious their support was through gritted teeth. Albanese told their joint news conference: “The world has ... <a title="View from the Hill: Albanese supports US bombing, reluctantly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/view-from-the-hill-albanese-supports-us-bombing-reluctantly-258967/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Albanese supports US bombing, reluctantly">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University The controversial extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project off Western Australia faces two legal challenges. Both raise significant concerns about the validity of government approvals. One could even seek an injunction, preventing federal environment minister Murray Watt ... <a title="Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension is being challenged in the courts. Could it be stopped?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/woodsides-north-west-shelf-gas-extension-is-being-challenged-in-the-courts-could-it-be-stopped-259130/" aria-label="Read more about Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension is being challenged in the courts. Could it be stopped?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Denniss, Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University RomanR/Shutterstock Almost all of Australia’s top chief executives are, according to their boards at least, knocking it out of the park in terms of performance. That is despite sluggish productivity, persistently high carbon emissions, rising ... <a title="Australian CEOs are still getting their bonuses. Performance doesn’t seem to matter so much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/australian-ceos-are-still-getting-their-bonuses-performance-doesnt-seem-to-matter-so-much-259382/" aria-label="Read more about Australian CEOs are still getting their bonuses. Performance doesn’t seem to matter so much">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney Below the Sky/Shutterstock The Iranian parliament has approved the closure of key shipping route the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that could further escalate the Israel/Iran war. The strait ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz: closing vital oil and gas route would disrupt global supplies. How will Australia be affected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/strait-of-hormuz-closing-vital-oil-and-gas-route-would-disrupt-global-supplies-how-will-australia-be-affected-259535/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz: closing vital oil and gas route would disrupt global supplies. How will Australia be affected?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vitomir Kovanovic, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), Education Futures, University of South Australia Rroselavy / Shutterstock Since ChatGPT appeared almost three years ago, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on learning has been widely debated. Are ... <a title="MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/mit-researchers-say-using-chatgpt-can-rot-your-brain-the-truth-is-a-little-more-complicated-259450/" aria-label="Read more about MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University After the United States bombed Iran’s three nuclear facilities on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said its objective was a “stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror”. US Defence Secretary ... <a title="Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/why-the-us-strikes-on-iran-are-illegal-and-can-set-a-troubling-precedent-259542/" aria-label="Read more about Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent">Read more</a>