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August 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Have you ever sat in a meeting where someone half your age casually mentions “prompting ChatGPT” or “running this through AI”, and felt a familiar knot in your stomach? You’re not alone. There’s a growing narrative ... <a title="Are you in a mid-career to senior job? Don’t fear AI – you could have this important advantage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/are-you-in-a-mid-career-to-senior-job-dont-fear-ai-you-could-have-this-important-advantage-262347/" aria-label="Read more about Are you in a mid-career to senior job? Don’t fear AI – you could have this important advantage">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Radio Astronomy, University of Sydney An artist’s impression of Chiron and its coma of gas. William Gonzalez Sierra / UCF You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron is in retrograde.” If you’re ... <a title="Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/move-over-mercury-chiron-is-in-retrograde-what-even-is-chiron-262509/" aria-label="Read more about Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Bonzer. Dinkum. Troppo. We love our distinctive words and phrases. We revel in the confusion they cause outsiders. We celebrate the stories behind them. We even make up a few furphies about them. What many Australians might not know, ... <a title="The ANU is moving to kill the Australian National Dictionary – this is why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/the-anu-is-moving-to-kill-the-australian-national-dictionary-this-is-why-it-matters-261844/" aria-label="Read more about The ANU is moving to kill the Australian National Dictionary – this is why it matters">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Tiedemann, Professor of Physical Activity and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney ipuwadol/Getty Images Every day in Australia, more than 400 people aged over 65 are admitted to hospital due to a fall. That’s around one person every four minutes. Although anyone can ... <a title="17 older Australians die from falls every day. Here are 5 things you can do to reduce your risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/17-older-australians-die-from-falls-every-day-here-are-5-things-you-can-do-to-reduce-your-risk-260307/" aria-label="Read more about 17 older Australians die from falls every day. Here are 5 things you can do to reduce your risk">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Malos, Climateworks Centre Country Lead, Australia, Monash University Ian Waldie/Getty Images Discussions are hotting up over Australia’s 2035 emission reduction target, which the federal government is due to reveal by September this year. It will be a crucial announcement, for several reasons. The target signals to ... <a title="Australia can hit an 85% emissions cut by 2035 – if government and business seize the moment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/australia-can-hit-an-85-emissions-cut-by-2035-if-government-and-business-seize-the-moment-262488/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can hit an 85% emissions cut by 2035 – if government and business seize the moment">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Coghlan, Associate Professor, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock, released 50 years ago, is remembered for its eerie atmosphere and mysterious story. But beneath its haunting beauty, the film challenges the idea ... <a title="Rewatching Picnic at Hanging Rock at 50: an unsettling portrayal of place, silence and disappearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/08/rewatching-picnic-at-hanging-rock-at-50-an-unsettling-portrayal-of-place-silence-and-disappearance-260312/" aria-label="Read more about Rewatching Picnic at Hanging Rock at 50: an unsettling portrayal of place, silence and disappearance">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been putting it succinctly, declaring it’s a question of when, not if, Australia recognises Palestine as a state. It’s a line Foreign Minister Penny Wong used more than a year ago. This week Wong was sounding ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese marches cautiously towards Palestinian recognition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/grattan-on-friday-anthony-albanese-marches-cautiously-towards-palestinian-recognition-262601/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese marches cautiously towards Palestinian recognition">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Men’s physical and mental health can be a prickly subject, both for men and those looking to help. With the rise of social media and AI, there are new challenges emerging – especially for younger men. The re-elected Albanese government ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘talking about blokes’ issues’ with ex-Olympian and Labor MP Dan Repacholi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-talking-about-blokes-issues-with-ex-olympian-and-labor-mp-dan-repacholi-262789/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘talking about blokes’ issues’ with ex-Olympian and Labor MP Dan Repacholi">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne As spring in Australia nears and the days get longer, you might be wondering what the rest of the year holds for our weather. There are signs that ... <a title="Changes are brewing in the Indian Ocean. Does this mean Australia should get ready for a soggy spring?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/changes-are-brewing-in-the-indian-ocean-does-this-mean-australia-should-get-ready-for-a-soggy-spring-262690/" aria-label="Read more about Changes are brewing in the Indian Ocean. Does this mean Australia should get ready for a soggy spring?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Quarterly Labour market data in Aotearoa New Zealand was released today. Much of the data is functionally useless, because of definitions which disguise rather than reveal important trends and turning points. I have focussed on employment data (although the definition of ’employment’ is too generous to be optimally useful) relative to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Employment in New Zealand – especially of women – at the Age Margins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-employment-in-new-zealand-especially-of-women-at-the-age-margins/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Employment in New Zealand – especially of women – at the Age Margins">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Andhov, Chair in Law and Technology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Jorge Mata We’ve all been there – absentmindedly tapping a credit or debit card to pay for something at a shop, only to remember moments later there is a 2.99% surcharge. These surcharges are ... <a title="Banning contactless and credit card surcharges won’t help – open banking reform is what’s needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/banning-contactless-and-credit-card-surcharges-wont-help-open-banking-reform-is-whats-needed-262425/" aria-label="Read more about Banning contactless and credit card surcharges won’t help – open banking reform is what’s needed">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Last Sunday, tens of thousands marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of Gaza. But exactly how many people were there depends on whom you ask. Police put it at ... <a title="How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events – and why are they often disputed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/how-do-scientists-estimate-crowd-sizes-at-public-events-and-why-are-they-often-disputed-262695/" aria-label="Read more about How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events – and why are they often disputed?">Read more</a>
