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What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guido Carim Junior, Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Griffith University The back of Air India flight 171 after it crashed into a residential building in Ahmedabad. Sam Panthaky / AFP via Getty Images An Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in northwest India on Thursday ... <a title="What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/what-do-we-know-about-the-air-india-crash-how-did-one-man-survive-what-now-an-aviation-safety-expert-explains-258910/" aria-label="Read more about What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains">Read more</a>

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Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Corben, Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence, University of Sydney Ahead of a prospective meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit Canada, two key developments have bumped defence issues to the top of the alliance agenda. First, in ... <a title="Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/trump-may-push-albanese-on-defence-spending-but-australia-has-leverage-it-can-use-too-258811/" aria-label="Read more about Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too">Read more</a>

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How long is a vagina? And how do I know if mine is ‘short’?

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keersten Fitzgerald, Lecturer in General Practice, University of Sydney Jarrod Simpson/Getty We often use the word vagina to describe everything “down there”, but that’s not actually anatomically correct. The vagina is the stretchy, muscular tube that connects the external genitalia, or vulva, to the cervix, which is ... <a title="How long is a vagina? And how do I know if mine is ‘short’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/how-long-is-a-vagina-and-how-do-i-know-if-mine-is-short-256206/" aria-label="Read more about How long is a vagina? And how do I know if mine is ‘short’?">Read more</a>

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As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana M Bergstrom, Honorary Senior Fellow in Ecology, University of Wollongong When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Adélie penguins leave the freezing shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay put. The existence of emperor penguins seems all but ... <a title="As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/as-antarctic-sea-ice-shrinks-iconic-emperor-penguins-are-in-more-peril-than-we-thought-258807/" aria-label="Read more about As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought">Read more</a>

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NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images For the past fortnight, the city of Nice in France has been the global epicentre of ocean science and politics. Last week’s One Ocean Science Congress ended with a unanimous call for action ... <a title="NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/nz-has-a-vast-sea-territory-but-lags-behind-other-nations-in-protecting-the-ocean-258470/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean">Read more</a>

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US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Ware, Adjunct Professor of Domestic Terrorism, Georgetown University A recruit participates in the Army’s future soldier prep course at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 25, 2024. AP Photo/Chris Carlson The U.S. Army will celebrate its 250th birthday on Saturday, June 14, 2025, with a ... <a title="US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/us-armys-image-of-power-and-flag-waving-rings-false-to-gen-z-weary-of-gun-violence-and-long-term-recruitment-numbers-show-it-257090/" aria-label="Read more about US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it">Read more</a>

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It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide For the first time in its 124-year history, Treasury will be led by a woman. Jenny Wilkinson’s appointment is historic in its own right. Even more remarkable is the fact she joins Michele Bullock at the Reserve Bank ... <a title="It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/it-took-more-than-a-century-but-women-are-taking-charge-of-australias-economy-heres-why-it-matters-258680/" aria-label="Read more about It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters">Read more</a>

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With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Tidwell, Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University Donald Trump signs a proclamation expanding fishing rights in the Pacific Islands, April 17. Getty Images Since 2018, the United States has worked, albeit often haltingly, to regain its footing with Pacific Island countries. ... <a title="With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/with-trump-undoing-years-of-progress-can-the-us-salvage-its-pacific-islands-strategy-258679/" aria-label="Read more about With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?">Read more</a>

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Workers need better tools and tech to boost productivity. Why aren’t companies stepping up to invest?

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers turn their attention to improving productivity growth across the economy, it will be interesting to see what the business community brings to a planned summit in August. Labour ... <a title="Workers need better tools and tech to boost productivity. Why aren’t companies stepping up to invest?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/workers-need-better-tools-and-tech-to-boost-productivity-why-arent-companies-stepping-up-to-invest-257806/" aria-label="Read more about Workers need better tools and tech to boost productivity. Why aren’t companies stepping up to invest?">Read more</a>

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AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University cosma/Shutterstock People turn to the internet to run billions of search queries each year. These range from keeping tabs on world events and celebrities to learning new words and getting DIY help. One of the ... <a title="AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/ai-overviews-have-transformed-google-search-heres-how-they-work-and-how-to-opt-out-258282/" aria-label="Read more about AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out">Read more</a>

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‘Like an underwater bushfire’: SA’s marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Barrera, PhD Candidate, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide Paul Macdonald of Edithburgh Diving South Australian beaches have been awash with foamy, discoloured water and dead marine life for months. The problem hasn’t gone away; it has spread. Devastating scenes of death and destruction mobilised ... <a title="‘Like an underwater bushfire’: SA’s marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like an underwater bushfire’: SA’s marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path">Read more</a>

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Sunday Too Far Away at 50: how a story about Aussie shearers launched a local film industry

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Walsh, Associate Professor, Screen and Media, Flinders University Released 50 years ago, Sunday Too Far Away deals episodically with a group of shearers led by Foley (Jack Thompson), and the events leading up to the national shearers’ strike of 1956. The shearers are a ragtag group ... <a title="Sunday Too Far Away at 50: how a story about Aussie shearers launched a local film industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/sunday-too-far-away-at-50-how-a-story-about-aussie-shearers-launched-a-local-film-industry-258576/" aria-label="Read more about Sunday Too Far Away at 50: how a story about Aussie shearers launched a local film industry">Read more</a>