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Murdoch’s UK newspapers have apologised to Prince Harry. Where does it leave the legally embattled media empire?

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University This week Prince Harry achieved something few before him have: an admission of guilt and unlawful behaviour from the Murdoch media organisation. But he also fell short of his long-stated goal of holding the Murdochs to account in a public ... <a title="Murdoch’s UK newspapers have apologised to Prince Harry. Where does it leave the legally embattled media empire?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/murdochs-uk-newspapers-have-apologised-to-prince-harry-where-does-it-leave-the-legally-embattled-media-empire-248110/" aria-label="Read more about Murdoch’s UK newspapers have apologised to Prince Harry. Where does it leave the legally embattled media empire?">Read more</a>

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Are public schools really ‘free’? Families can pay hundreds of dollars in voluntary fees

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Rowe, Associate Professor in Education, Deakin University As Australian families prepare for term 1, many will receive letters from their public schools asking them to pay fees. While public schools are supposed to be “free”, parents are regularly asked to pay “voluntary” annual contributions. The price ... <a title="Are public schools really ‘free’? Families can pay hundreds of dollars in voluntary fees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/are-public-schools-really-free-families-can-pay-hundreds-of-dollars-in-voluntary-fees-248107/" aria-label="Read more about Are public schools really ‘free’? Families can pay hundreds of dollars in voluntary fees">Read more</a>

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The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney T. Schneider/Shutterstock Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the public health field. Some have called ... <a title="The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/the-us-intends-to-leave-the-world-health-organization-what-happens-next-247997/" aria-label="Read more about The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?">Read more</a>

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A new wave of filmmakers are exploring motherhood’s discontents. Nightbitch makes this monstrous

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Williamson, Senior Tutor in English, University of Canterbury Disney+ “Motherhood,” the beleaguered stay-at-home mother of Nightbitch tells us in contemplative voice-over, “is probably the most violent experience a human can have aside from death itself”. Increasingly depicted as a source of frustration, resentment and rage, the ... <a title="A new wave of filmmakers are exploring motherhood’s discontents. Nightbitch makes this monstrous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/a-new-wave-of-filmmakers-are-exploring-motherhoods-discontents-nightbitch-makes-this-monstrous-246414/" aria-label="Read more about A new wave of filmmakers are exploring motherhood’s discontents. Nightbitch makes this monstrous">Read more</a>

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Yes, Trump can rename the Gulf of Mexico – just not for everyone. Here’s how it works

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Schofield, Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong Getty Images Among the blizzard of executive orders issued by Donald Trump on his first day back in the Oval Office was one titled Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness. It unilaterally ... <a title="Yes, Trump can rename the Gulf of Mexico – just not for everyone. Here’s how it works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/yes-trump-can-rename-the-gulf-of-mexico-just-not-for-everyone-heres-how-it-works-248009/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Trump can rename the Gulf of Mexico – just not for everyone. Here’s how it works">Read more</a>

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What is PNF stretching, and will it improve my flexibility?

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Ingram, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia Undrey/Shutterstock Whether improving your flexibility was one of your new year’s resolutions, or you’ve been inspired watching certain tennis stars warming up at the Australian Open, maybe 2025 has you keen to focus on regular stretching. However, a ... <a title="What is PNF stretching, and will it improve my flexibility?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/what-is-pnf-stretching-and-will-it-improve-my-flexibility-246407/" aria-label="Read more about What is PNF stretching, and will it improve my flexibility?">Read more</a>

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‘Move fast and break things’: Trump’s $500 billion AI project has major risks

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Armin Chitizadeh, Lecturer, School of Computer Science, University of Sydney Collagery/Shutterstock In one of his first moves as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump announced a new US$500 billion project called Stargate to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US. The ... <a title="‘Move fast and break things’: Trump’s $500 billion AI project has major risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/move-fast-and-break-things-trumps-500-billion-ai-project-has-major-risks-248007/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Move fast and break things’: Trump’s $500 billion AI project has major risks">Read more</a>

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Why have Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons caused such a stir? A president’s pardoning power has few limits

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hart, Emeritus Faculty, US government and politics specialist, Australian National University On his last day in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden issued a number of preemptive pardons essentially to protect some leading public figures and members of his own family from possible retaliation by ... <a title="Why have Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons caused such a stir? A president’s pardoning power has few limits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/why-have-joe-bidens-preemptive-pardons-caused-such-a-stir-a-presidents-pardoning-power-has-few-limits-248108/" aria-label="Read more about Why have Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons caused such a stir? A president’s pardoning power has few limits">Read more</a>

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You can train your nose – and 4 other surprising facts about your sense of smell

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynn Nazareth, Research Scientist in Olfactory Biology, CSIRO DimaBerlin/Shutterstock Would you give up your sense of smell to keep your hair? What about your phone? A 2022 US study compared smell to other senses (sight and hearing) and personally prized commodities (including money, a pet or hair) ... <a title="You can train your nose – and 4 other surprising facts about your sense of smell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/you-can-train-your-nose-and-4-other-surprising-facts-about-your-sense-of-smell-245366/" aria-label="Read more about You can train your nose – and 4 other surprising facts about your sense of smell">Read more</a>

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Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebekkah Markey-Towler, PhD Candidate, Melbourne Law School, and Research fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne EPA On his first day back in office as United States president, Donald Trump gave formal notice of his nation’s exit from the Paris Agreement – a vital global treaty ... <a title="Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/trump-has-withdrawn-the-us-from-the-paris-agreement-heres-why-thats-not-such-a-bad-thing-248109/" aria-label="Read more about Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing">Read more</a>

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Coalition has lead in most polls as Dutton gains five-point preferred PM lead in Resolve

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted January 15–21 from a sample of 1,610, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead using 2022 election preference flows, unchanged ... <a title="Coalition has lead in most polls as Dutton gains five-point preferred PM lead in Resolve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/coalition-has-lead-in-most-polls-as-dutton-gains-five-point-preferred-pm-lead-in-resolve-248001/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition has lead in most polls as Dutton gains five-point preferred PM lead in Resolve">Read more</a>

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Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has enormous resonance – but doesn’t break with gender stereotypes

January 23, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa French, Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Searchlight Pictures In 1961, aged 19, Bob Dylan left home in Minnesota for New York City and never looked back. Unknown when he arrived, he would later be widely described as the voice of a ... <a title="Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has enormous resonance – but doesn’t break with gender stereotypes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/bob-dylan-biopic-a-complete-unknown-has-enormous-resonance-but-doesnt-break-with-gender-stereotypes-246234/" aria-label="Read more about Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has enormous resonance – but doesn’t break with gender stereotypes">Read more</a>