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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for September 26, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on September 26, 2025.
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Taller, leaner, faster: the evolution of the ‘perfect’ AFL body
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Geelong champion Patrick Dangerfield wowed the AFL world during last week’s preliminary final win against Hawthorn, pushing his 35-year-old body to the limit to propel his team into this year’s Grand Final. At an age when most ... <a title="Taller, leaner, faster: the evolution of the ‘perfect’ AFL body" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/taller-leaner-faster-the-evolution-of-the-perfect-afl-body-265880/" aria-label="Read more about Taller, leaner, faster: the evolution of the ‘perfect’ AFL body">Read more</a>
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Why a proposed law to criminalise protests near homes is too vague to do much good
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Should we be allowed to protest near someone’s home or private residence? It’s inconvenient and perhaps intrusive. But people have a fundamental right to protest. How do we find a balance? Parliament’s Justice Select Committee is ... <a title="Why a proposed law to criminalise protests near homes is too vague to do much good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/why-a-proposed-law-to-criminalise-protests-near-homes-is-too-vague-to-do-much-good-263794/" aria-label="Read more about Why a proposed law to criminalise protests near homes is too vague to do much good">Read more</a>
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Friday essay: new revelations of the Murdoch empire’s underbelly – from The Hack’s real-life journalist
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney David Tennant as Nick Davies in The Hack Stan This is the humblest day of my life, declared Rupert Murdoch to a parliamentary committee on July 19, 2011. This was at the height of ... <a title="Friday essay: new revelations of the Murdoch empire’s underbelly – from The Hack’s real-life journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/friday-essay-new-revelations-of-the-murdoch-empires-underbelly-from-the-hacks-real-life-journalist-265756/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: new revelations of the Murdoch empire’s underbelly – from The Hack’s real-life journalist">Read more</a>
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Underground data fortresses: the nuclear bunkers, mines and mountains being transformed to protect our ‘new gold’ from attack
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A.R.E. Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Communications, University of Exeter It’s a sunny June day in southeast England. I’m driving along a quiet, rural road that stretches through the Kent countryside. The sun flashes through breaks in the hedgerow, offering glimpses of verdant crop fields and old farmhouses. ... <a title="Underground data fortresses: the nuclear bunkers, mines and mountains being transformed to protect our ‘new gold’ from attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/underground-data-fortresses-the-nuclear-bunkers-mines-and-mountains-being-transformed-to-protect-our-new-gold-from-attack-262578/" aria-label="Read more about Underground data fortresses: the nuclear bunkers, mines and mountains being transformed to protect our ‘new gold’ from attack">Read more</a>
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Trump looks set to abandon Ukraine peace efforts – Europe must step up to face Russian aggression alone
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Whitman, Member of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent; Royal United Services Institute Donald Trump appears to have had a major change of heart with regards Ukraine. On the face of it, it looks like he has embraced outright optimism that Kyiv “is in ... <a title="Trump looks set to abandon Ukraine peace efforts – Europe must step up to face Russian aggression alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/trump-looks-set-to-abandon-ukraine-peace-efforts-europe-must-step-up-to-face-russian-aggression-alone-266085/" aria-label="Read more about Trump looks set to abandon Ukraine peace efforts – Europe must step up to face Russian aggression alone">Read more</a>
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Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation Goodreads, Penguin Books The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Literature ... <a title="Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/who-are-the-worst-mothers-in-literature-our-experts-weigh-in-263816/" aria-label="Read more about Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in">Read more</a>
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One Battle After Another: this insane movie about leftwing radicals and rightwing institutions is a powerful exploration of US today
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth Barton, Professor in Film Studies, Trinity College Dublin The recent death of Robert Redford was a reminder of just how much All the President’s Men unsettled old certainties about American democracy. An exposé of the Watergate scandal of 1972 (when members of the campaign to re-elect ... <a title="One Battle After Another: this insane movie about leftwing radicals and rightwing institutions is a powerful exploration of US today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/one-battle-after-another-this-insane-movie-about-leftwing-radicals-and-rightwing-institutions-is-a-powerful-exploration-of-us-today-265818/" aria-label="Read more about One Battle After Another: this insane movie about leftwing radicals and rightwing institutions is a powerful exploration of US today">Read more</a>
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Warn, hide or stand out? How colour in the animal world is a battle for survival
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iliana Medina, Lecturer in Ecology, The University of Melbourne The animal world is incredibly colourful, and behind this colour palette is a constant game of survival. Most animals use camouflage, covering themselves in stealthy patterns to hide from predators. Others display bright and bold colours to warn ... <a title="Warn, hide or stand out? How colour in the animal world is a battle for survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/warn-hide-or-stand-out-how-colour-in-the-animal-world-is-a-battle-for-survival-265670/" aria-label="Read more about Warn, hide or stand out? How colour in the animal world is a battle for survival">Read more</a>
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AI systems can easily lie and deceive us – a fact researchers are painfully aware of
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Armin Alimardani, Senior Lecturer in Law and Emerging Technologies, Western Sydney University In the classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey, astronaut Dave Bowman asks the ship’s artificial intelligence, HAL 9000, to open the pod bay doors to let him back into the spaceship. HAL refuses: “I’m sorry, ... <a title="AI systems can easily lie and deceive us – a fact researchers are painfully aware of" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/ai-systems-can-easily-lie-and-deceive-us-a-fact-researchers-are-painfully-aware-of-263531/" aria-label="Read more about AI systems can easily lie and deceive us – a fact researchers are painfully aware of">Read more</a>
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People who use drugs are trying to stay safe in a politicised world, our surveys show
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Sutherland, Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Lisa Maree Williams/Stringer/Getty People who use drugs are increasingly trying to reduce harm – by obtaining the life-saving drug naloxone and testing their drugs – according to new data. But they’re doing this in an ... <a title="People who use drugs are trying to stay safe in a politicised world, our surveys show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/people-who-use-drugs-are-trying-to-stay-safe-in-a-politicised-world-our-surveys-show-265958/" aria-label="Read more about People who use drugs are trying to stay safe in a politicised world, our surveys show">Read more</a>
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The Optus brand is in tatters. How can it even begin to rebuild customers’ trust?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra France, Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Queensland Optus finds itself in a perilous situation once again. Last week’s 13-hour Triple Zero network outage left about 480 customers unable to call for emergency help. Three deaths linked to the outage are being investigated. That outage wasn’t ... <a title="The Optus brand is in tatters. How can it even begin to rebuild customers’ trust?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/26/the-optus-brand-is-in-tatters-how-can-it-even-begin-to-rebuild-customers-trust-265983/" aria-label="Read more about The Optus brand is in tatters. How can it even begin to rebuild customers’ trust?">Read more</a>