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August 1, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia’s oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on the Pacific territory’s political future signed in Paris last month. The text, bearing the signatures of all of New Caledonia’s political parties represented in the local Congress — a total ... <a title="New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/new-caledonias-oldest-party-for-independence-rejects-bougival-deal/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia The Roman baths at Sabratha, Libya, were damaged in the earthquake and tsunami of 365 AD Reza / Getty Images The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a ... <a title="‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/the-great-mass-of-waters-killed-many-thousands-how-earthquakes-and-tsunamis-shook-ancient-greece-and-rome-262358/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 1, 2025.
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury Getty Images The announcement this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of a Palestininian state has been welcomed by many who want to see a ceasefire in Gaza and lasting peace in the region. In ... <a title="Why UK recognition of a Palestinian state should not be conditional on Israel’s actions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/why-uk-recognition-of-a-palestinian-state-should-not-be-conditional-on-israels-actions-262345/" aria-label="Read more about Why UK recognition of a Palestinian state should not be conditional on Israel’s actions">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Appleby, Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney Transparency is vital to our democratic system of government. It promotes good government, spurring those in power into better practice. Even when what is revealed is pretty revolting, transparency means those transgressions are known, and accountability for ... <a title="Governments are becoming increasingly secretive. Here’s how they can be made to be more transparent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/governments-are-becoming-increasingly-secretive-heres-how-they-can-be-made-to-be-more-transparent-262012/" aria-label="Read more about Governments are becoming increasingly secretive. Here’s how they can be made to be more transparent">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Martin, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, Pathology and Laboratory Science, The University of Western Australia Alex P/Pexels It’s a cold, crisp evening and the air carries a chill that bites. As temperatures drop and houses get colder, we turn to trusted sources of ... <a title="Wood fires, warm drinks, hot water bottles: 5 expert tips on how to avoid burns this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/wood-fires-warm-drinks-hot-water-bottles-5-expert-tips-on-how-to-avoid-burns-this-winter-261254/" aria-label="Read more about Wood fires, warm drinks, hot water bottles: 5 expert tips on how to avoid burns this winter">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara McPhedran, Principal Research Fellow, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University Almost every day, it seems we read or hear reports another family is grieving the murder of a loved one in a street brawl, another business owner is hospitalised after trying to fend off armed ... <a title="Is Australia becoming a more violent country?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/is-australia-becoming-a-more-violent-country-260102/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia becoming a more violent country?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoë Prebble, Lecturer in Criminal Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Among the 138 recommendations of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry’s final report to parliament was a clear call: remove the legal time limits that prevent survivors of historic ... <a title="The royal commission recommended abolishing time limits on abuse cases – a year on, nothing has changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/the-royal-commission-recommended-abolishing-time-limits-on-abuse-cases-a-year-on-nothing-has-changed-261831/" aria-label="Read more about The royal commission recommended abolishing time limits on abuse cases – a year on, nothing has changed">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Scanlan, Senior Lecturer in Health Information Management, University of Tasmania South Korea’s deepfake crisis triggered a wave of protests in 2024. Anthony WALLACE / AFP Australian schools are seeing a growing number of incidents in which students have created deepfake sexualised imagery of their classmates. The ... <a title="Industrial-scale deepfake abuse caused a crisis in South Korean schools. Here’s how Australia can avoid the same fate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/industrial-scale-deepfake-abuse-caused-a-crisis-in-south-korean-schools-heres-how-australia-can-avoid-the-same-fate-262322/" aria-label="Read more about Industrial-scale deepfake abuse caused a crisis in South Korean schools. Here’s how Australia can avoid the same fate">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cesar Alvarez, Lecturer in Terrorism and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University Members of the Colombian anti-narcotics police test cocaine after a drug bust. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images Imagine an area larger than the Australian Capital Territory, nearly twice the size of London and four times that ... <a title="Colombia is producing more cocaine than ever – and more is reaching Australian shores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/colombia-is-producing-more-cocaine-than-ever-and-more-is-reaching-australian-shores-261745/" aria-label="Read more about Colombia is producing more cocaine than ever – and more is reaching Australian shores">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marlee Bower, Senior Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney gremlin/Getty Images Without even realising it, your world sometimes gradually gets smaller: less walking, fewer days in the office, cancelling on friends. Watching plans disintegrate on the chat as ... <a title="How can I tell if I am lonely? What are some of the signs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/how-can-i-tell-if-i-am-lonely-what-are-some-of-the-signs-261262/" aria-label="Read more about How can I tell if I am lonely? What are some of the signs?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucinda Chambers, PhD Candidate in Marine Bioacoustics, UNSW Sydney CassandraSm/Shutterstock Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes. For the next ... <a title="Rockabye baby: the ‘love songs’ of lonely leopard seals resemble human nursery rhymes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/01/rockabye-baby-the-love-songs-of-lonely-leopard-seals-resemble-human-nursery-rhymes-262113/" aria-label="Read more about Rockabye baby: the ‘love songs’ of lonely leopard seals resemble human nursery rhymes">Read more</a>
