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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Zylstra, Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University A planned burn near Perth, Western Australia. Posnov/Getty Every year, government workers around Australia start fires in the bush. The idea behind these prescribed burning programs is that removing dry leaves and ... <a title="In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning forests leads to more bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/in-1939-a-royal-commission-found-burning-forests-leads-to-more-bushfires-but-this-cycle-of-destruction-can-be-stopped-269099/" aria-label="Read more about In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning forests leads to more bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University Nick David/ Getty Images Last week, police confirmed four students at Victorian boarding school Ballarat Grammar had been cautioned over a series of “strappings” of younger students. This followed other allegations of hazings and abuse at the ... <a title="What makes a healthy and safe boarding school culture?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/what-makes-a-healthy-and-safe-boarding-school-culture-270973/" aria-label="Read more about What makes a healthy and safe boarding school culture?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 2, 2025.
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Courtney Addison, Senior Lecturer, School of Science in Society, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Conservationists have long anticipated the recent announcement that the national effort to eradicate possums, stoats and rats will now include feral cats. But the government’s decision ... <a title="NZ is taking aim at feral cats. Are we ready for the ethical and practical implications?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/nz-is-taking-aim-at-feral-cats-are-we-ready-for-the-ethical-and-practical-implications-270885/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is taking aim at feral cats. Are we ready for the ethical and practical implications?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University Liz Minchin/The Conversation, CC BY From causing a major phone outage to shutting down street lights across parks, suburbs and roads, copper theft has become a clear public safety risk. Last week, Optus said a phone ... <a title="Copper theft is hitting building sites, street lights – and now phones. How do we stop it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/copper-theft-is-hitting-building-sites-street-lights-and-now-phones-how-do-we-stop-it-270781/" aria-label="Read more about Copper theft is hitting building sites, street lights – and now phones. How do we stop it?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Krystal Randall, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong Krystal Randall If you were to wander along the parts of Antarctica that are ice-free, you might be surprised to see something soft and luxurious growing right at your feet: deep green ... <a title="Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/temperatures-in-a-patch-of-antarctic-moss-can-vary-as-much-as-an-entire-mountain-range-269801/" aria-label="Read more about Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lin Tian, Research Fellow, Data Science Institute, University of Technology Sydney Tanmay Gosh/Pexels Microsoft just released its latest small language model that can operate directly on the user’s computer. If you haven’t followed the AI industry closely, you might be asking: what exactly is a small language ... <a title="What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/what-are-small-language-models-and-how-do-they-differ-from-large-ones-269103/" aria-label="Read more about What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mayer, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide There are several predictable cycles in Australian public opinion, and one of them is the moral panic surrounding immigration. Some readers will remember the immigration panic of the 1990s, which gave rise to Pauline Hanson ... <a title="Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/immigration-panic-comes-in-waves-data-shows-who-worries-most-and-when-270565/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Button, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Deakin University Pressmaster/Getty Images A night out should be about friends, dancing and fun. But our new research shows sexual harm is an all-too-common experience. We interviewed 232 nightlife patrons in Geelong, Victoria, and found half the women and almost one ... <a title="Half of women at nightclubs recently faced sexual comments, groping, or forced kissing – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/half-of-women-at-nightclubs-recently-faced-sexual-comments-groping-or-forced-kissing-new-study-266364/" aria-label="Read more about Half of women at nightclubs recently faced sexual comments, groping, or forced kissing – new study">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Hartland, Adjunct Associate Professor, Lincoln University, New Zealand Michele Melchior, CC BY-ND As a geochemist studying New Zealand’s freshwater systems, I’ve spent years tracking the subtle chemical shifts in our rivers and lakes. But nothing prepared me for the rapid transformation unfolding in the Waikato River ... <a title="Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/gold-clam-invasion-in-nz-threatens-drinking-water-for-millions-of-people-270444/" aria-label="Read more about Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland vitaly gariev/Unsplash Too many superannuation funds are still failing to provide sufficient support to retirees, three years after being urged to lift standards, Australia’s top regulators have warned. This failure to prepare comes despite the massive demographic wave ... <a title="Many super funds are still failing retirees, even as millions prepare to stop work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/many-super-funds-are-still-failing-retirees-even-as-millions-prepare-to-stop-work-270786/" aria-label="Read more about Many super funds are still failing retirees, even as millions prepare to stop work">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University Netflix, HBO, AppleTV, Stan, ABC, The Conversation From alien hive minds, to a Fremantle-based crime caper, and a festive heist, this month’s screen picks feature leading characters at their messiest and most spirited. Vince Gilligan’s Plur1bus offers a darkly comic ... <a title="Christmas capers, a creepy clown and war-time stories: what we’re watching in December" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/christmas-capers-a-creepy-clown-and-war-time-stories-what-were-watching-in-december-270879/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas capers, a creepy clown and war-time stories: what we’re watching in December">Read more</a>
