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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed on Wednesday local time. Emergency services have also confirmed that more than 18 people were also injured, five of them seriously, in the ... <a title="Tragedy has struck Lisbon’s funicular railway. A transport expert explains how these old-fashioned trains work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/tragedy-has-struck-lisbons-funicular-railway-a-transport-expert-explains-how-these-old-fashioned-trains-work-264574/" aria-label="Read more about Tragedy has struck Lisbon’s funicular railway. A transport expert explains how these old-fashioned trains work">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Law, Member of Deakin Cyber and the Centre for Law as Protection, Deakin University, Deakin University The issue of open government and Freedom of Information (FOI) is again in the news, after the federal government proposed major reforms to the system. FOI ... <a title="Yes, freedom of information laws need updating, but not like the government is proposing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/yes-freedom-of-information-laws-need-updating-but-not-like-the-government-is-proposing-264474/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, freedom of information laws need updating, but not like the government is proposing">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clayton Chin, Associate Professor in Political Theory, The University of Melbourne The recent violence and tension around the nationwide “March for Australia” anti-immigration rallies has pushed questions around migration, diversity and Australian national identity to the centre of public debate. The march seems to have been attended ... <a title="Why the Eureka flag and other ‘alternative national flags’ were claimed by anti-immigration protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/why-the-eureka-flag-and-other-alternative-national-flags-were-claimed-by-anti-immigration-protesters-264258/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Eureka flag and other ‘alternative national flags’ were claimed by anti-immigration protesters">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić. Facebook.com @molchanovs, Instagram.com @maverick2go, Facebook.com @Vitomir Maričić, CC BY Most of us can hold our breath for between 30 and 90 seconds. A few minutes without oxygen can be fatal, so we have ... <a title="The science behind a freediver’s 29-minute breath hold world record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/the-science-behind-a-freedivers-29-minute-breath-hold-world-record-264020/" aria-label="Read more about The science behind a freediver’s 29-minute breath hold world record">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chennupati Jagadish, President of the Australian Academy of Science and Emeritus Professor of Physics and Electronic Materials Engineering, Australian National University Since 1945, three-quarters of all global economic growth has been driven by technological advances. Since 1990, 90% of that advance has been rooted in fundamental science, ... <a title="New report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and science capabilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/new-report-reveals-glaring-gaps-between-australias-future-needs-and-science-capabilities-264355/" aria-label="Read more about New report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and science capabilities">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aruna Sathanapally, Chief Executive, Grattan Institute When last month’s economic reform roundtable was announced, there was both hope and cynicism about the potential for progressing policy reforms in Australia that have been long understood to be necessary – tax reform being a leading example – but have ... <a title="Why major policy reform in Australia has stalled for decades – and how to change it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/why-major-policy-reform-in-australia-has-stalled-for-decades-and-how-to-change-it-263818/" aria-label="Read more about Why major policy reform in Australia has stalled for decades – and how to change it">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blake Bennett, Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Pedagogy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Every weekend, thousands of New Zealand children pull on team jerseys, play on well-kept fields, and benefit from the quiet dedication of volunteers. Few stop to think about where the ... <a title="New online gambling laws could deal a bad hand to NZ’s grassroots sports clubs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/new-online-gambling-laws-could-deal-a-bad-hand-to-nzs-grassroots-sports-clubs-264181/" aria-label="Read more about New online gambling laws could deal a bad hand to NZ’s grassroots sports clubs">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University Arisara_Tongdonnoi/Getty Many of us are guilty of scrolling our smartphones on the toilet. But a new study from the United States, published today, has found this habit may increase your risk of developing haemorrhoids by up ... <a title="Scrolling on the toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/scrolling-on-the-toilet-increases-your-risk-of-haemorrhoids-new-study-shows-264107/" aria-label="Read more about Scrolling on the toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Zeunert, Scientia Associate Professor in Environmental Design, UNSW Sydney A 1970s photo of farmland in Glenorie, around 45 km from the Sydney CBD. Spatial Services NSW, CC BY-NC-ND For much of Sydney’s history, the city supported its population with crops, orchards, dairies, abattoirs, oyster beds, wineries ... <a title="Sydney once produced its own food – but urban development has devoured the city’s food bowl" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/sydney-once-produced-its-own-food-but-urban-development-has-devoured-the-citys-food-bowl-263105/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney once produced its own food – but urban development has devoured the city’s food bowl">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jia White, Lecturer in Education, Curtin University DGLimages/ Getty Images An increasing number of young Australians are autistic. About 4.4% of children aged to 10 to 14 years and 3.4% of older teens have an autism diagnosis. While research shows including autistic students in mainstream education benefits ... <a title="Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/autistic-students-say-they-want-schools-to-focus-on-their-strengths-not-their-diagnosis-264026/" aria-label="Read more about Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Crosby, Professor of Economics, Monash University William West/AFP via Getty Images The Australian sharemarket has had a remarkably strong run since December 2023, when the S&P/ASX 200 index was around 7,000. In recent weeks the index topped 9,000 for the first time, a rise of about ... <a title="Is the Australian sharemarket headed for a correction? Here’s one way to judge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/is-the-australian-sharemarket-headed-for-a-correction-heres-one-way-to-judge-264044/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Australian sharemarket headed for a correction? Here’s one way to judge">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Darian-Smith, Professorial Fellow in History, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne Mitchell Library, State library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 076/Item 102 The introduction of television in Australia in 1956 coincided with mass post-war immigration, initially from Britain and Europe, and ... <a title="How migrant stories and contributions have shaped Australian TV since the 1950s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/how-migrant-stories-and-contributions-have-shaped-australian-tv-since-the-1950s-262949/" aria-label="Read more about How migrant stories and contributions have shaped Australian TV since the 1950s">Read more</a>
