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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Heffernan, Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University Almost half of all Australian properties are at risk of bushfire, while 17,500 face risk of coastal erosion. By 2030, more than 3 million will face riverine flood risk. Meanwhile, housing demand continues to outpace supply. With climate-related disasters ... <a title="Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/climate-disasters-are-pushing-people-into-homelessness-but-theres-a-lot-we-can-do-about-it-259149/" aria-label="Read more about Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University More than 100 people were arrested in the United Kingdom on the weekend for supporting Palestine Action, a protest group that opposes Britain’s support of Israel. Palestine Action was recently proscribed as a terrorist organisation, placing it in the ... <a title="UK bans Gaza protest group – could the same thing happen in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/uk-bans-gaza-protest-group-could-the-same-thing-happen-in-australia-261562/" aria-label="Read more about UK bans Gaza protest group – could the same thing happen in Australia?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan Goold, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast Ozzy Osbourne photographed in London in 1991. Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne, the “prince of darkness” and godfather of heavy metal, has died aged 76, just weeks after he reunited with Black Sabbath bandmates for ... <a title="The incredible impact of Ozzy Osbourne, from Black Sabbath to Ozzfest to 30 years of retirement tours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/the-incredible-impact-of-ozzy-osbourne-from-black-sabbath-to-ozzfest-to-30-years-of-retirement-tours-258820/" aria-label="Read more about The incredible impact of Ozzy Osbourne, from Black Sabbath to Ozzfest to 30 years of retirement tours">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Comet 3I/ATLAS International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech/Jen Miller/Mahdi Zamani, CC BY On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the Sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space traveller had one very special quality: its ... <a title="Could the latest ‘interstellar comet’ be an alien probe? Why spotting cosmic visitors is harder than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/could-the-latest-interstellar-comet-be-an-alien-probe-why-spotting-cosmic-visitors-is-harder-than-you-think-261656/" aria-label="Read more about Could the latest ‘interstellar comet’ be an alien probe? Why spotting cosmic visitors is harder than you think">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pandanus Petter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University The government in the UK is introducing legislation into parliament to lower the voting age to 16. If passed, the new age rules will be in place for the next general election, expected ... <a title="Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/should-australia-lower-the-voting-age-to-16-like-the-uk-we-asked-5-experts-261469/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne HRAUN/Getty A young woman needs an abortion and the reasons, while urgent, are not medical. A United States Navy ... <a title="Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to object to medical care if it harms their patients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/doctors-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-object-to-medical-care-if-it-harms-their-patients-260003/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to object to medical care if it harms their patients">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowena Maguire, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of Justice, Queensland University of Technology Ryan McVay/Getty For centuries, clothes were hard to produce and expensive. People wore them as long as possible. But manufacturing advances have steadily driven down the cost of production. These days, ... <a title="Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/ultra-fast-fashion-could-be-taxed-to-oblivion-in-france-could-australia-follow-suit-259559/" aria-label="Read more about Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University Olga Kashubin/Shutterstock In the United States, President Donald Trump has been pressuring the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, to slash interest rates. This is partly to ease the interest payments on the ballooning US government debt. ... <a title="Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/central-bank-independence-and-credibility-matters-heres-why-260198/" aria-label="Read more about Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ciara Smart, PhD Graduand in Australasian Irish History, University of Tasmania Love them or hate them, there’s no doubt Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap are having a moment. Their music – delivered in a powerful fusion of English and Irish – is known for its gritty lyrics about ... <a title="Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/kneecaps-stance-on-gaza-extends-a-long-history-of-the-irish-supporting-other-oppressed-peoples-261261/" aria-label="Read more about Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change. It will answer two urgent questions: what are the obligations of states under international ... <a title="Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/do-countries-have-a-duty-to-prevent-climate-harm-the-worlds-highest-court-is-about-to-answer-this-crucial-question-261396/" aria-label="Read more about Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra We’re now less than a month away from the start of the Albanese government’s “economic reform” (aka “productivity”) roundtable, but it has become quite hard to get a fix on exactly what this gathering will amount to. The guest list ... <a title="View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/view-from-the-hill-how-much-can-jim-chalmers-get-out-of-the-economic-reform-roundtable-261095/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia nimis69/Getty Images Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or perhaps even a fever, you’re not ... <a title="COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/covid-flu-rsv-how-these-common-viruses-are-tracking-this-winter-and-how-to-protect-yourself-261383/" aria-label="Read more about COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself">Read more</a>
