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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Mintzes, Professor in Pharmaceutical Policy, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney Anna Shvets/Pexels Unlike in the United States and New Zealand, it’s illegal in Australia to advertise prescription medicines directly to the public. The main idea is to avoid demand for a ... <a title="Should drug companies be allowed to run ‘awareness’ ads for conditions their drugs treat? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/should-drug-companies-be-allowed-to-run-awareness-ads-for-conditions-their-drugs-treat-we-asked-5-experts-268206/" aria-label="Read more about Should drug companies be allowed to run ‘awareness’ ads for conditions their drugs treat? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dante DeBono, PhD Candidate in Screen Studies, University of South Australia The convoluted title of 5 STEPS FOR BETTER LIVING, MAXIMUM GAINS AND MANIFESTING YOUR MOST OPTIMISED SELF!! boldly proclaims its subject matter by evoking the clickbait of algorithm-obsessed online personalities. 5 Steps is a multi-channel installation ... <a title="The artifice of the manosphere comes to the screen. It’s comedic – but also confronting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/the-artifice-of-the-manosphere-comes-to-the-screen-its-comedic-but-also-confronting-268286/" aria-label="Read more about The artifice of the manosphere comes to the screen. It’s comedic – but also confronting">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Fewster, Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of South Australia Andrew Beveridge/SOSA State Opera South Australia’s production of Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, co-produced with the West Australian Opera and the Irish National Opera, heralds a new globalised collaboration. It is a considerable undertaking for the South ... <a title="New Australian–Irish coproduction of Roméo et Juliette grasps the spiritual quality of the opera" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/new-australian-irish-coproduction-of-romeo-et-juliette-grasps-the-spiritual-quality-of-the-opera-266589/" aria-label="Read more about New Australian–Irish coproduction of Roméo et Juliette grasps the spiritual quality of the opera">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Earlier this week, in The Truth about Prices in New Zealand, (on Evening Report, and on Scoop), I showed how the Consumers Price Index (CPI) is a lagging measure of inflation, and that the Producers Price Index (and the use of six-monthly rather than annual data) gives more timely information about turning points in ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – A Quarter-Century of New Zealand’s CPI Inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/keith-rankin-analysis-a-quarter-century-of-new-zealands-cpi-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – A Quarter-Century of New Zealand’s CPI Inflation">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 24, 2025.
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Passwords are the keys to our digital lives – think how many times you log in to websites and other systems. But just like physical keys, they can be lost, duplicated and stolen. Many alternatives have been ... <a title="What’s the difference between passwords and passkeys? It’s not just the protection they provide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/whats-the-difference-between-passwords-and-passkeys-its-not-just-the-protection-they-provide-264869/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between passwords and passkeys? It’s not just the protection they provide">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olli Hellmann, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waikato Generative AI has revolutionised how we make and consume images. Tools such as Midjourney, DALL-E and Sora can now conjure anything, from realistic photos to oil-like paintings – all from a short text prompt. These images circulate ... <a title="Historical images made with AI recycle colonial stereotypes and bias – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/historical-images-made-with-ai-recycle-colonial-stereotypes-and-bias-new-research-268070/" aria-label="Read more about Historical images made with AI recycle colonial stereotypes and bias – new research">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia’s issues even though the French Pacific territory is facing a pressing schedule. Debates in the French National Assembly on a New Caledonia-related Bill were once again heated and rocky yesterday, resulting in further delays. ... <a title="French MPs clash over New Caledonia policy, debates further postponed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/french-mps-clash-over-new-caledonia-policy-debates-further-postponed/" aria-label="Read more about French MPs clash over New Caledonia policy, debates further postponed">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Simpson, Associate Professor in Criminology, Macquarie University Melbourne has been in the news in recent weeks following a string of violent, high-profile crimes. These incidents followed Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) releasing new data that reveal the highest levels of crime on record across the state. ... <a title="Is Melbourne really the ‘crime capital of Australia’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/is-melbourne-really-the-crime-capital-of-australia-267861/" aria-label="Read more about Is Melbourne really the ‘crime capital of Australia’?">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Howe, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, University of Canterbury Getty Images The recent confirmation of new measles cases unconnected to international travel suggests the highly contagious disease has likely started spreading through communities, according to Health New Zealand. This is a stark reminder of the pending danger ... <a title="NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak – what happened in 2019 should be a warning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/nz-may-be-on-the-cusp-of-another-measles-outbreak-what-happened-in-2019-should-be-a-warning-268086/" aria-label="Read more about NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak – what happened in 2019 should be a warning">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Evans, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University A pit viper (_Bothrops asper_). marcozozaya/iNaturalist, CC BY-SA For more than 60 million years, venomous snakes have slithered across Earth. These ancient, chemical weapon-wielding reptiles owe their evolutionary success in part to the effectiveness of their bite, which ... <a title="High-tech cameras capture the secrets of venomous snake bites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/high-tech-cameras-capture-the-secrets-of-venomous-snake-bites-267738/" aria-label="Read more about High-tech cameras capture the secrets of venomous snake bites">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Ward, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Auscape/Getty The Queensland government celebrated the creation of new national parks this year, with Premier David Crisafulli saying it is time to “get serious” and be “ambitious” in protecting nature. But this claim doesn’t stand up to ... <a title="Queensland’s forests are still being bulldozed — and new parks alone won’t save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/24/queenslands-forests-are-still-being-bulldozed-and-new-parks-alone-wont-save-them-267328/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s forests are still being bulldozed — and new parks alone won’t save them">Read more</a>
