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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wenzhong Huang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Tropical Cyclone Ita off the shore of Queensland, Australia, 2014. NASA/NOAA via NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory/Flickr, CC BY Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and ... <a title="We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might suprise you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/we-studied-217-tropical-cyclones-globally-to-see-how-people-died-our-findings-might-suprise-you-268983/" aria-label="Read more about We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might suprise you">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Andhov, Associate Professor, Law School & Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The New Zealand government spends about NZ$51.5 billion each year – around 20% of GDP – on goods, services and infrastructure from third-party suppliers. It’s a lot, but how that ... <a title="AI can help the government spend billions better. But humans have to be in charge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/ai-can-help-the-government-spend-billions-better-but-humans-have-to-be-in-charge-268071/" aria-label="Read more about AI can help the government spend billions better. But humans have to be in charge">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aili Langford, Pharmacist, Lecturer, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney Maskot/Getty Images Opioids, such as oxycodone, morphine, codeine, tramadol and fentanyl, are commonly prescribed to manage pain. You might be given a prescription when experiencing pain, or after surgery ... <a title="Taking prescription opioids for too long can be harmful. Here’s how to cut back and stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/taking-prescription-opioids-for-too-long-can-be-harmful-heres-how-to-cut-back-and-stop-265874/" aria-label="Read more about Taking prescription opioids for too long can be harmful. Here’s how to cut back and stop">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Baker, Senior lecturer in Strategy, University of Adelaide Australia’s recycling system has been lurching from one crisis to another for decades. Soft-plastic schemes are collapsing, kerbside contamination is on the rise, and states are still struggling to coordinate a coherent national approach. But the deeper problem ... <a title="How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/how-the-plastics-industry-shifted-responsibility-for-recycling-onto-you-the-consumer-268767/" aria-label="Read more about How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University GettyImages Tek Image / Science Photo Library via Getty Images Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades. Now, a growing body of scientific evidence shows ... <a title="Hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of men and women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/hundreds-of-genes-act-differently-in-the-brains-of-men-and-women-266352/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of men and women">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Flood, Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology Rigid norms of manhood, based in manly confidence and toughness, emotional stoicism, disdain for femininity, and dog-eat-dog banter, are influential among boys and young men in Australia. Between one quarter and one half of boys and young men ... <a title="Boys are still in the grip of crippling masculine stereotypes: 6 findings from a new survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/boys-are-still-in-the-grip-of-crippling-masculine-stereotypes-6-findings-from-a-new-survey-268488/" aria-label="Read more about Boys are still in the grip of crippling masculine stereotypes: 6 findings from a new survey">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Koplin, Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland Charles Wollertz/Getty Images A new study published in the journal Pediatrics ... <a title="Peanut allergies have dropped dramatically in the US. Is that likely to happen in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/peanut-allergies-have-dropped-dramatically-in-the-us-is-that-likely-to-happen-in-australia-268481/" aria-label="Read more about Peanut allergies have dropped dramatically in the US. Is that likely to happen in Australia?">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Woodley, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University The New South Wales parliament recently released a report exploring the impacts of pornography on people’s mental, emotional and physical health. It’s the first state-based inquiry of its kind, and rejects knee-jerk simplifications in favour of nuanced findings. ... <a title="Porn not ‘inherently harmful’, says first inquiry of its kind in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/06/porn-not-inherently-harmful-says-first-inquiry-of-its-kind-in-australia-268105/" aria-label="Read more about Porn not ‘inherently harmful’, says first inquiry of its kind in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney One year and a day after Donald Trump won a second term as president – and on the 35th day of the US government shutdown, which has tied a record for the longest in history ... <a title="Democratic election wins send Trump – and Republicans – a message: Americans blame them for government shutdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/05/democratic-election-wins-send-trump-and-republicans-a-message-americans-blame-them-for-government-shutdown-269094/" aria-label="Read more about Democratic election wins send Trump – and Republicans – a message: Americans blame them for government shutdown">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emille Boulot, Lecturer of Law, University of Tasmania Kai Wing Yiu/Getty For decades, conservation was focused on stemming how much nature was being lost. But a new era of nature positive environmental policy is taking hold worldwide, shifting from preventing further harm to restoring what’s been lost. ... <a title="Where’s nature positive? Australia must ensure environment reforms work to restore what’s been lost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/05/wheres-nature-positive-australia-must-ensure-environment-reforms-work-to-restore-whats-been-lost-269077/" aria-label="Read more about Where’s nature positive? Australia must ensure environment reforms work to restore what’s been lost">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Shackell, Sessional Academic, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology James Lauritz/Getty The term “black swan” refers to a shocking event on nobody’s radar until it actually happens. This has become a byword in risk analysis since a book called The Black Swan by Nassim ... <a title="Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/05/could-a-grey-swan-event-bring-down-the-ai-revolution-here-are-3-risks-we-should-be-preparing-for-268394/" aria-label="Read more about Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamar Hopkins, Honorary fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne British prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old British national with 10 counts of attempted murder in the mass stabbing attack that occurred on a train travelling from Doncaster to London on Saturday night. Another ... <a title="Should police reveal a suspect’s racial identity and immigration status in serious crimes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/05/should-police-reveal-a-suspects-racial-identity-and-immigration-status-in-serious-crimes-269076/" aria-label="Read more about Should police reveal a suspect’s racial identity and immigration status in serious crimes?">Read more</a>
