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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for August 9, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 9, 2025.
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Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ihsan Yilmaz, Deputy Directory (Research Development), Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation & Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University Padini Carine/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Last week, Australian authorities arrested a woman for foreign interference. The Chinese citizen and Canberra resident is just the ... <a title="Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/foreign-interference-can-be-hidden-in-plain-sight-heres-how-countries-use-sharp-power-in-australia-262709/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia">Read more</a>
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As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Fellow, Victoria University; Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia For all its claims of being a democracy that adheres to international law and the rules of war, Israel’s global ... <a title="As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/as-netanyahu-moves-toward-full-takeover-of-gaza-israel-faces-a-crisis-of-international-credibility-262864/" aria-label="Read more about As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility">Read more</a>
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Why Gareth Ward’s challenge to the power to expel him from the NSW parliament failed
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Gareth Ward, who was recently found guilty of four sexual offences, has resigned as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. In itself, this is unremarkable. Politicians accused of serious crimes or facing the threat ... <a title="Why Gareth Ward’s challenge to the power to expel him from the NSW parliament failed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/why-gareth-wards-challenge-to-the-power-to-expel-him-from-the-nsw-parliament-failed-262610/" aria-label="Read more about Why Gareth Ward’s challenge to the power to expel him from the NSW parliament failed">Read more</a>
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What to say and how to help if someone close to you has attempted suicide
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milena Heinsch, Professor and Head of Social Work, University of Tasmania Adam Pretty/Getty If someone close to you has attempted suicide, you may be feeling scared, confused or overwhelmed. You’re not alone – the most recent data shows more than one in three Australians have been close ... <a title="What to say and how to help if someone close to you has attempted suicide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/what-to-say-and-how-to-help-if-someone-close-to-you-has-attempted-suicide-262699/" aria-label="Read more about What to say and how to help if someone close to you has attempted suicide">Read more</a>
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From ‘reef-friendly’ sunscreens to ‘sustainable’ super, greenwashing allegations are rife. Here’s how the claims stack up
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Riona Moodley, Lecturer in Law, UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Belle Co/Pexels Going “green” is not just good for the environment and climate, it can also be great for business. Consumers increasingly demand eco-friendly goods and services, and are willing to pay more ... <a title="From ‘reef-friendly’ sunscreens to ‘sustainable’ super, greenwashing allegations are rife. Here’s how the claims stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/from-reef-friendly-sunscreens-to-sustainable-super-greenwashing-allegations-are-rife-heres-how-the-claims-stack-up-261377/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘reef-friendly’ sunscreens to ‘sustainable’ super, greenwashing allegations are rife. Here’s how the claims stack up">Read more</a>
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Cambodia is vowing to ‘rid’ the country of scam compounds. But we’ve seen several still operating in the open
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Franceschini, Lecturer, Chinese Studies, The University of Melbourne Last month, the Cambodian government launched the largest crackdown to date on the online scam industry that has taken root in the country and operated largely in the open. On July 16, a directive from Prime Minister Hun ... <a title="Cambodia is vowing to ‘rid’ the country of scam compounds. But we’ve seen several still operating in the open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/cambodia-is-vowing-to-rid-the-country-of-scam-compounds-but-weve-seen-several-still-operating-in-the-open-262792/" aria-label="Read more about Cambodia is vowing to ‘rid’ the country of scam compounds. But we’ve seen several still operating in the open">Read more</a>
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‘What ‘are’ we going to do about the orchard?‘ Pony Cam takes on Chekhov classic for Malthouse debut
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University Pia Johnson/Malthouse Theatre Pony Cam makes its mainstage debut at Malthouse Theatre with The Orchard, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic. The company has recently produced a string of successes by launching new works at the Melbourne Fringe Festival ... <a title="‘What ‘are’ we going to do about the orchard?‘ Pony Cam takes on Chekhov classic for Malthouse debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/what-are-we-going-to-do-about-the-orchard-pony-cam-takes-on-chekhov-classic-for-malthouse-debut-261769/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What ‘are’ we going to do about the orchard?‘ Pony Cam takes on Chekhov classic for Malthouse debut">Read more</a>
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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for August 8, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 8, 2025.
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The ASX’s rookie error is just the latest of many blunders. Investors are losing confidence
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University It was the latest blow to the credibility of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). This time, the nation’s stock exchange mixed up two company names in an error that briefly wiped A$400 million off the market value of our third ... <a title="The ASX’s rookie error is just the latest of many blunders. Investors are losing confidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/the-asxs-rookie-error-is-just-the-latest-of-many-blunders-investors-are-losing-confidence-262790/" aria-label="Read more about The ASX’s rookie error is just the latest of many blunders. Investors are losing confidence">Read more</a>
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Keith Rankin Analysis – Stimulate or Suffocate, in the light of Older Women’s Spending?
Analysis by Keith Rankin. In the wake of the recent release of labour force data (Household Labour Force Survey, HLFS, Nicola Willis bemoans ‘glass half empty’ view of unemployment figures, RNZ 6 August 2025), 1918-1920 National Party Leader Simon Bridges, has called for economic “stimulus” to rescue in particular the dire Auckland economy. (See Call ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Stimulate or Suffocate, in the light of Older Women’s Spending?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/keith-rankin-analysis-stimulate-or-suffocate-in-the-light-of-older-womens-spending/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Stimulate or Suffocate, in the light of Older Women’s Spending?">Read more</a>
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The Cambridge factor: how influential NZ schools hastened the demise of NCEA
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Deerness, Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology As New Zealanders digest the news about government plans to scrap NCEA from 2028, we should also consider the role influential and prestigious schools had on its demise. Since NCEA was introduced between 2002 and 2004, these ... <a title="The Cambridge factor: how influential NZ schools hastened the demise of NCEA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/the-cambridge-factor-how-influential-nz-schools-hastened-the-demise-of-ncea-262617/" aria-label="Read more about The Cambridge factor: how influential NZ schools hastened the demise of NCEA">Read more</a>