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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal opposition, embattled on many fronts, is trying to gain ground by establishing an alternative economic and fiscal narrative to that of the government. Labor boasts that the just-released budget outcome for last financial year is better than earlier ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on Andrew Hastie, Sussan Ley and himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-james-paterson-on-andrew-hastie-sussan-ley-and-himself-266580/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on Andrew Hastie, Sussan Ley and himself">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Penelope Breese/Getty With the passing of Dr Jane Goodall, the world has lost a conservation giant. But her extraordinary achievements leave a profound legacy. Goodall was a world-leading expert in animal ... <a title="‘Only if we help shall all be saved’: Jane Goodall showed we can all be part of the solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/only-if-we-help-shall-all-be-saved-jane-goodall-showed-we-can-all-be-part-of-the-solution-266572/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Only if we help shall all be saved’: Jane Goodall showed we can all be part of the solution">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Climstein, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty It’s been a tough time for sunscreens recently. Earlier this year, testing on behalf of consumer organisation Choice found several sunscreens were not delivering the sun protection you’d expect. One product claimed a sun ... <a title="Does my sunscreen actually work? Here’s what’s behind the latest SPF concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/does-my-sunscreen-actually-work-heres-whats-behind-the-latest-spf-concerns-266475/" aria-label="Read more about Does my sunscreen actually work? Here’s what’s behind the latest SPF concerns">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The Israel Defence Force has intercepted a flotilla of humanitarian vessels seeking to deliver aid to Gaza, taking control of multiple vessels and arresting activists, including Greta Thunberg. The interceptions took place in the Mediterranean Sea between 70-80 ... <a title="Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/israels-interception-of-the-gaza-aid-flotilla-is-a-clear-violation-of-international-law-266254/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer in Law, UNSW Sydney Matt Jelonek/Getty This week, the Supreme Court of New South Wales delivered a landmark judgment against the NSW Police Force for unlawful strip searches. The class action was brought by lead plaintiff Raya Meredith on behalf of all people ... <a title="NSW Police lost a huge strip search lawsuit. It has national implications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/nsw-police-lost-a-huge-strip-search-lawsuit-it-has-national-implications-266365/" aria-label="Read more about NSW Police lost a huge strip search lawsuit. It has national implications">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney Auscape/Getty Though they still haven’t been officially confirmed, reports China’s state-owned buyer told steelmakers to stop purchasing iron ore from Australian mining giant BHP have rattled both markets and Canberra. At first glance, this looks ... <a title="Is China’s reported ban on BHP a bluff, or a glimpse of the future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/is-chinas-reported-ban-on-bhp-a-bluff-or-a-glimpse-of-the-future-266480/" aria-label="Read more about Is China’s reported ban on BHP a bluff, or a glimpse of the future?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michele Governale, Professor of Physics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Many governments and tech companies are investing heavily in quantum technologies. In New Zealand, the recently announced Institute for Advanced Technology is also envisioned to focus on this area of research. As ... <a title="‘Spooky action at a distance’ – a beginner’s guide to quantum entanglement and why it matters in the real world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/spooky-action-at-a-distance-a-beginners-guide-to-quantum-entanglement-and-why-it-matters-in-the-real-world-266227/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Spooky action at a distance’ – a beginner’s guide to quantum entanglement and why it matters in the real world">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia An artistic depiction of the sprint in armour at the ancient Greek games. O. KuilleInternet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY The ancient Athenian writer Isocrates (436-338 BC) once commented: ... <a title="From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/from-gladiators-to-mock-naval-battles-what-were-the-major-sports-events-in-the-ancient-world-265073/" aria-label="Read more about From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on October 2, 2025.
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney On Sunday, a gunman launched a horrifying attack on people at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Thomas Jacob Sanford allegedly rammed his pickup truck, ... <a title="The Michigan church shooting sits within a long history of hatred against Mormons in America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/the-michigan-church-shooting-sits-within-a-long-history-of-hatred-against-mormons-in-america-266481/" aria-label="Read more about The Michigan church shooting sits within a long history of hatred against Mormons in America">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle Stan Between 2019 and 2023, I reported on the Malka Leifer case for The Conversation. As an international lawyer, my focus was on the attempt to extradite Leifer from Israel to Australia for trial. Leifer ... <a title="New documentary about the Malka Leifer case centres trauma, persistence and survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/new-documentary-about-the-malka-leifer-case-centres-trauma-persistence-and-survival-265199/" aria-label="Read more about New documentary about the Malka Leifer case centres trauma, persistence and survival">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyndsey Collins-Praino, Associate Professor, School of Biomedicine, University of Adelaide kokouu/Getty Most of us know dementia – a broad term for several disorders involving declines in memory, language and thinking – can severely affect daily life. But dementia is now the leading cause of death for Australians. ... <a title="Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia. But why is it fatal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/02/dementia-is-now-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-australia-but-why-is-it-fatal-265678/" aria-label="Read more about Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia. But why is it fatal?">Read more</a>