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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig McNulty, Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, Queensland University of Technology Roman Kosolapov/Shutterstock Most of us have heard of esports but many don’t realise the fast-growing world of competitive video gaming features tournaments, university scholarships and billions of dollars in revenue. As we approach the 2032 Brisbane ... <a title="Ahead of the Brisbane Olympics, it’s time for Australia to get serious about esports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/ahead-of-the-brisbane-olympics-its-time-for-australia-to-get-serious-about-esports-256788/" aria-label="Read more about Ahead of the Brisbane Olympics, it’s time for Australia to get serious about esports">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Shiels, Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University Janenne Eaton R E E F 2015 enamel paint, vinyl decals, mirror and polymer clay on canvas Geelong Gallery Gift of the artist, 2019. Photographer: Mark Ashkanasy © the artist. With bad news-overload it is easy to conclude it is ... <a title="Artist Janenne Eaton’s retrospective is a compelling account of our troubled times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/artist-janenne-eatons-retrospective-is-a-compelling-account-of-our-troubled-times-254069/" aria-label="Read more about Artist Janenne Eaton’s retrospective is a compelling account of our troubled times">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meena Jha, Head Technology and Pedagogy Cluster CML-NET, CQUniversity Australia Linaimages/Shutterstock “This video is not available in your location”. It’s a message familiar to many people trying to watch global content online. But beneath this frustration lies a deeper question – how do we navigate digital borders ... <a title="‘Not available in your region’: what is a VPN and how can I use one safely?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/not-available-in-your-region-what-is-a-vpn-and-how-can-i-use-one-safely-256559/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not available in your region’: what is a VPN and how can I use one safely?">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julienne Molineaux, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images With accusations flying thick and fast last year about supposed “dysfunction” and a “shambles” at Wellington City Council, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown stepped in and appointed a Crown Observer. Announcing ... <a title="Just the ticket? The problem with local body candidates aligning with national political parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/just-the-ticket-the-problem-with-local-body-candidates-aligning-with-national-political-parties-257887/" aria-label="Read more about Just the ticket? The problem with local body candidates aligning with national political parties">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frigg Janne Daan Speelman, PhD Candidate in Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University Charli Davies, CC BY-NC-ND In humans, it’s very common for the traditional family structure of two parents raising children to change abruptly. Usually, this happens when the parents decide to separate. Many separated couples are able ... <a title="The chicks are alright: what songbirds can teach us about divorce and moving on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/the-chicks-are-alright-what-songbirds-can-teach-us-about-divorce-and-moving-on-256101/" aria-label="Read more about The chicks are alright: what songbirds can teach us about divorce and moving on">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanda Denise Mason, Vice Chancellor Research Fellow in Conservation Ecology, Edith Cowan University A great raft spider (_Dolomedes plantarius_). Salparadis/Shutterstock Can spiders swim? Waubra Preschool students, Victoria, Australia What a great question! Most spiders don’t swim by choice. But they sure can survive in water when they ... <a title="Curious Kids: can spiders swim?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/curious-kids-can-spiders-swim-257832/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: can spiders swim?">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University As Israel’s devastating war in Gaza has ground on, the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was thought to be “dead”. Now, it is showing signs of life again. French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly pressing other European ... <a title="A two-state solution is gaining momentum again. Does it have a chance of success?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/a-two-state-solution-is-gaining-momentum-again-does-it-have-a-chance-of-success-257890/" aria-label="Read more about A two-state solution is gaining momentum again. Does it have a chance of success?">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney Many bold claims have been made about Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and its capacity to improve productivity and generate workplace efficiencies. A recent Microsoft survey found 24% of private sector leaders have already deployed GenAI across their organisations. Many ... <a title="Senior public servants think GenAI will boost productivity – but are worried about the risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/senior-public-servants-think-genai-will-boost-productivity-but-are-worried-about-the-risks-256566/" aria-label="Read more about Senior public servants think GenAI will boost productivity – but are worried about the risks">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, and Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney Matthew Ashmore/Shutterstock On ABC’s 4 Corners this week, psychiatrists and nurses have warned New South Wales’ mental health system is in crisis. They report some patients with severe mental ... <a title="People with severe mental illness are waiting for days in hospital EDs. Here’s how we can do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/people-with-severe-mental-illness-are-waiting-for-days-in-hospital-eds-heres-how-we-can-do-better-257971/" aria-label="Read more about People with severe mental illness are waiting for days in hospital EDs. Here’s how we can do better">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn Campbell, Professor, School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The federal government has launched a “rapid review” to look at what works to prevent bullying in schools. Led by mental health experts, the review will underpin a new national standard to ... <a title="With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/with-a-government-review-underway-we-have-to-ask-why-children-bully-other-kids-257643/" aria-label="Read more about With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids">Read more</a>
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June 4, 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 General_4530/Getty While the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again trade wars wreak havoc on the business plans of the world’s exporters, the risks to the ... <a title="In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/in-the-trade-wars-there-are-lessons-for-the-us-from-brexit-australia-and-our-trading-partners-should-take-note-257555/" aria-label="Read more about In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Camp, Senior Lecturer, School of Music, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau A few snippets of musicalised dialogue from the cast album of the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her – with music and lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, and a book by Marco ... <a title="‘That was rude’: why the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her was ripe for TikTok memes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/04/that-was-rude-why-the-new-broadway-musical-death-becomes-her-was-ripe-for-tiktok-memes-257550/" aria-label="Read more about ‘That was rude’: why the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her was ripe for TikTok memes">Read more</a>
