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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Moss, Senior Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney NASA Visible Earth This week, Sydney hosts the world’s largest space conference, attracting astronauts and heads of space agencies from around the planet. It’s a great time to ask: what does the average Australian think about space? The answer ... <a title="Australians want to spend more on space – but we don’t really know where we’re going" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/australians-want-to-spend-more-on-space-but-we-dont-really-know-where-were-going-266246/" aria-label="Read more about Australians want to spend more on space – but we don’t really know where we’re going">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra NurPhoto/Getty Reports of the death of the US dollar appear to be greatly exaggerated (like that of author Mark Twain). Global trading in the foreign exchange market has risen to almost US$10 trillion (A$15 trillion) per day. ... <a title="New data shows the US dollar still dominates foreign exchange markets – despite Trump’s economic chaos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/new-data-shows-the-us-dollar-still-dominates-foreign-exchange-markets-despite-trumps-economic-chaos-266233/" aria-label="Read more about New data shows the US dollar still dominates foreign exchange markets – despite Trump’s economic chaos">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Wardle, Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University Michele Pevide/Getty “Ear seeding” is having a moment on TikTok and Instagram. One video of someone’s experience of ear seeding has been “liked” more than half a million times. Supermodel Naomi Campbell is among celebrities reported to have ... <a title="What is ‘ear seeding’, the TikTok trend said to treat stress and fatigue?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/what-is-ear-seeding-the-tiktok-trend-said-to-treat-stress-and-fatigue-265572/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘ear seeding’, the TikTok trend said to treat stress and fatigue?">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia van Toorn, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney andreswd/Getty Images The government has announced a new tool to assess the needs of people with disability for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Instead of a having to gather and ... <a title="How people are assessed for the NDIS is changing. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/how-people-are-assessed-for-the-ndis-is-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know-266255/" aria-label="Read more about How people are assessed for the NDIS is changing. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Vikas Anand Dev/Unsplash From the earliest year of school, children begin learning how to express ideas in different ways. Lines across a page, a wobbly letter, or a simple drawing form the foundation for how ... <a title="We teach young people to write. In the age of AI, we must teach them how to see" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/we-teach-young-people-to-write-in-the-age-of-ai-we-must-teach-them-how-to-see-259283/" aria-label="Read more about We teach young people to write. In the age of AI, we must teach them how to see">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The situation in the Middle East is moving exceptionally fast. New Zealand and the international community had barely digested the debate about Palestinian statehood before United States President Donald Trump presented a 20-point peace plan for Gaza. ... <a title="What Trump’s Gaza peace plan means for NZ’s stance on Palestinian statehood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/what-trumps-gaza-peace-plan-means-for-nzs-stance-on-palestinian-statehood-266452/" aria-label="Read more about What Trump’s Gaza peace plan means for NZ’s stance on Palestinian statehood">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Guagnin, Director, Ha’il Archaeology Identification Project, University of Sydney; Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist – or perhaps artists – was hard at work. ... <a title="12,000-year-old rock art marked ancient water sources in Arabia’s desert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/12-000-year-old-rock-art-marked-ancient-water-sources-in-arabias-desert-266144/" aria-label="Read more about 12,000-year-old rock art marked ancient water sources in Arabia’s desert">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Tiller, Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University ksana-gribakina/Getty Two major Australian health insurers, Bupa and Medibank, have started offering genetic testing meant to tell you your likely reaction to certain medications. These include antidepressants, pain medications and ones to manage your ... <a title="Health insurers are offering DNA testing to see how some medicines might work. What to know before you opt in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/health-insurers-are-offering-dna-testing-to-see-how-some-medicines-might-work-what-to-know-before-you-opt-in-265974/" aria-label="Read more about Health insurers are offering DNA testing to see how some medicines might work. What to know before you opt in">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Zouwer, Visual Artist and Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canberra Cottonbro Studio/Pexels School holidays can be stressful for families. Particularly when the enthusiasm of the first few days wears off and kids keep saying “I’m bored, I need the iPad” while refusing point blank to ... <a title="5 outside art projects to do in the school holidays – whatever the weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/5-outside-art-projects-to-do-in-the-school-holidays-whatever-the-weather-266066/" aria-label="Read more about 5 outside art projects to do in the school holidays – whatever the weather">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bethany Kiss, PhD Candidate, RMIT University David Clode/Unsplash Native animals can make excellent neighbours. Blue banded bees pollinate our vegetable gardens. Microbats eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes a night and powerful owls keep rodents at bay. But could we go one step further, and change our homes ... <a title="From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/from-frog-saunas-to-butterfly-puddles-8-ways-to-turn-your-homes-into-a-wildlife-refuge-265864/" aria-label="Read more about From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide On October 1 1975, the academic journal Screen published an essay by British film theorist Laura Mulvey titled Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema. It is a groundbreaking critique of classical Hollywood cinema, which Mulvey argues is constructed ... <a title="Half a century of the ‘male gaze’: why Laura Mulvey’s pioneering theory still resonates today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/half-a-century-of-the-male-gaze-why-laura-mulveys-pioneering-theory-still-resonates-today-256875/" aria-label="Read more about Half a century of the ‘male gaze’: why Laura Mulvey’s pioneering theory still resonates today">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Daniel, Associate Lecturer in Communication, Western Sydney University This month’s streaming lineup has plenty to offer, whether you’re chasing thrills, a nostalgic romcom, or some humour to keep you company as you settle in after a long day of work. If you’re feeling moody, there’s a ... <a title="Mushroom murders, riotous mockumentary and a surveillance thriller: what to watch in October" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/01/mushroom-murders-riotous-mockumentary-and-a-surveillance-thriller-what-to-watch-in-october-265987/" aria-label="Read more about Mushroom murders, riotous mockumentary and a surveillance thriller: what to watch in October">Read more</a>
