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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Andrew Merry/Getty The 25-year-old Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act has been repeatedly criticised for failing to stem Australia’s biodiversity decline. These national laws are meant to protect threatened species and scrutinise some developments over ... <a title="Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/labors-environmental-law-overhaul-a-little-progress-and-a-lot-of-compromise-268198/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney SBDIGIT/Getty Images Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, chickenpox continues to spread across Australia with 2,010 notified cases so far this year. ... <a title="Can you get chickenpox twice? Or if you’re vaccinated? Experts answer 9 key questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/can-you-get-chickenpox-twice-or-if-youre-vaccinated-experts-answer-9-key-questions-267741/" aria-label="Read more about Can you get chickenpox twice? Or if you’re vaccinated? Experts answer 9 key questions">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Taubert, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland BitsAndSplits/Getty When you look at clouds, tree bark, or the front of a car, do you sometimes see a face staring back at you? That’s “face pareidolia” and it is a perfectly normal illusion where our ... <a title="People with this rare visual condition see illusory faces more often, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/people-with-this-rare-visual-condition-see-illusory-faces-more-often-new-study-shows-267007/" aria-label="Read more about People with this rare visual condition see illusory faces more often, new study shows">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Summer May Finlay, Senior Lecturer – Indigenous Health, University of Wollongong Billions of dollars are spent annually on Indigenous programs and services. Yet we know little about which programs are effective, and often struggle to understand their impact. That’s why evaluating programs is crucial. We need to ... <a title="Indigenous programs cost billions – but we know surprisingly little about what works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/indigenous-programs-cost-billions-but-we-know-surprisingly-little-about-what-works-241680/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous programs cost billions – but we know surprisingly little about what works">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 30, 2025.
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Fleming, Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University Lathe operator – Howard R. Hollem (1939). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not long ago, a relative of mine told me he had been working so hard in the yard that he’d ... <a title="Why do we think hard work is virtuous? Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic gives a sharp answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/why-do-we-think-hard-work-is-virtuous-max-webers-protestant-ethic-gives-a-sharp-answer-257826/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we think hard work is virtuous? Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic gives a sharp answer">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL In announcing that Prince Andrew would no longer use his title or honours, Buckingham Palace hoped to shift the spotlight away from his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and the accusations of sexual ... <a title="Prince Andrew’s ‘one peppercorn’ lease exposes how little is known about royal finances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/prince-andrews-one-peppercorn-lease-exposes-how-little-is-known-about-royal-finances-268528/" aria-label="Read more about Prince Andrew’s ‘one peppercorn’ lease exposes how little is known about royal finances">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Baker, Research Scientist, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading Hurricane Melissa is tearing through the Caribbean, bringing record-breaking wind and torrential rain to Jamaica – the island’s first ever category 5 landfall. What makes Melissa so alarming isn’t just its size and strength, but ... <a title="Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/hurricane-melissa-is-a-warning-why-violent-storms-are-increasingly-catching-the-world-off-guard-268604/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been overlooked in Australian history. Grandparents and grand friends make significant contributions to helping share the load of caring for children. Important cultural ... <a title="Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/grandparenting-tells-us-much-about-our-history-its-important-to-preserve-these-stories-267729/" aria-label="Read more about Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French MPs narrowly endorsed the postponement of New Caledonia’s provincial elections to no later than 28 June 2026 in a crucial vote in Paris this week. It comes as newly appointed Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou prepares to visit the French Pacific territory for more talks on ... <a title="French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/french-mps-vote-to-postpone-new-caledonias-elections-to-june-2026/" aria-label="Read more about French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australians are retiring with unprecedented levels of wealth. This wealth, which is primarily held in housing, investment properties and superannuation, allows retirees to draw incomes to support ... <a title="Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/taking-from-the-young-giving-to-the-old-how-our-tax-system-is-letting-us-down-263258/" aria-label="Read more about Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Dallas and John Heaton/Getty One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus. Odysseus was the hero of Homer’s Odyssey, which was probably written around the 8th ... <a title="A 2,000-year history of chucking a sickie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/a-2-000-year-history-of-chucking-a-sickie-267535/" aria-label="Read more about A 2,000-year history of chucking a sickie">Read more</a>
