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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers, attributed to Jan de Baen, c. 1672-1675. Rijksmuseum The Dutch Golden Age, beginning in 1588, is known for the art of Rembrandt, the invention of the microscope, and the ... <a title="Fake news and real cannibalism: a cautionary tale from the Dutch Golden Age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/fake-news-and-real-cannibalism-a-cautionary-tale-from-the-dutch-golden-age-257104/" aria-label="Read more about Fake news and real cannibalism: a cautionary tale from the Dutch Golden Age">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Venkat Narayanan, Senior Lecturer – Accounting and Tax, RMIT University Rudy Balasko/Shutterstock Earlier this year, I attended a housing conference in Sydney. The event’s opening address centred on the way Australia seems to be becoming like 18th-century England – a country where inheritance largely determines one’s opportunities ... <a title="Some economists have called for a radical ‘global wealth tax’ on billionaires. How would that work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/some-economists-have-called-for-a-radical-global-wealth-tax-on-billionaires-how-would-that-work-257632/" aria-label="Read more about Some economists have called for a radical ‘global wealth tax’ on billionaires. How would that work?">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niall Johnston, Conjoint Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock Whooping cough (pertussis) is always circulating in Australia, and epidemics are expected every three to four years. However, the numbers we’re seeing with the current surge – which started in 2024 – are higher than ... <a title="Australia’s whooping cough surge is not over – and it doesn’t just affect babies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/australias-whooping-cough-surge-is-not-over-and-it-doesnt-just-affect-babies-257808/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s whooping cough surge is not over – and it doesn’t just affect babies">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Phillips, Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University Toa55/Shutterstock As a teenager in the 1970s, I worked on a typical dairy farm in England. Fifty cows grazed on lush pastures for most of their long lives, each producing about 12 litres of milk daily. They were ... <a title="As livestock numbers grow, wild animal populations plummet. Giving all creatures a better future will take a major rethink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/as-livestock-numbers-grow-wild-animal-populations-plummet-giving-all-creatures-a-better-future-will-take-a-major-rethink-256891/" aria-label="Read more about As livestock numbers grow, wild animal populations plummet. Giving all creatures a better future will take a major rethink">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Harrison, Professor School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways to arrest the steep decline in South Africa’s largest city. Ramaphosa announced ... <a title="Johannesburg’s problems can be solved – but it’s a long journey to fix South Africa’s economic powerhouse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/johannesburgs-problems-can-be-solved-but-its-a-long-journey-to-fix-south-africas-economic-powerhouse-256013/" aria-label="Read more about Johannesburg’s problems can be solved – but it’s a long journey to fix South Africa’s economic powerhouse">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his second term government is “focused on delivery” of its commitments, declaring this is important not only for the economy but also for Australians’ faith in our democracy. In a speech to the National Press ... <a title="Albanese says the government’s focus on delivering commitments is essential to reinforce faith in democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/albanese-says-the-governments-focus-on-delivering-commitments-is-essential-to-reinforce-faith-in-democracy-257331/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese says the government’s focus on delivering commitments is essential to reinforce faith in democracy">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Cole Martin in Occupied Bethlehem Many people have been closely following the journey this week of the Madleen, a small humanitarian yacht seeking to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza with a crew of 12 on board, including humanitarian activists and journalists. This morning we woke to the harrowing, yet not unexpected, news ... <a title="Why Israel’s ‘humane’ propaganda is such a sinister facade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/why-israels-humane-propaganda-is-such-a-sinister-facade/" aria-label="Read more about Why Israel’s ‘humane’ propaganda is such a sinister facade">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University “You just [expletive] shot the reporter!” Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was in the middle of a live cross, covering the protests against the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy in Los Angeles, California. As ... <a title="Trump has long speculated about using force against his own people. Now he has the pretext to do so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/09/trump-has-long-speculated-about-using-force-against-his-own-people-now-he-has-the-pretext-to-do-so-258471/" aria-label="Read more about Trump has long speculated about using force against his own people. Now he has the pretext to do so">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Israel’s military attack and boarding of the humanitarian boat Madleen attempting to deliver food and medical aid to the besieged people of Gaza has been condemned by New Zealand Palestinian advocacy groups as a “staggering act of state piracy”. The vessel was in international waters, carrying aid workers, doctors, journalists, and supplies ... <a title="Palestinian supporters in NZ accuse Israel of ‘state piracy’ and condemn silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/09/palestinian-supporters-in-nz-accuse-israel-of-state-piracy-and-condemn-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian supporters in NZ accuse Israel of ‘state piracy’ and condemn silence">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 9, 2025.
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June 9, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Contact has been lost with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla humanitarian aid boat Madleen after Israeli commandos intercepted it in international waters. The commandos demanded that everyone on board turn off their phones, and the boat lost contact with Al Jazeera Mubasher journalist Omar Faiad as well as its live feed, reports the ... <a title="Israeli forces intercept Gaza freedom aid boat Madleen – cut communications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/09/israeli-forces-intercept-gaza-freedom-aid-boat-madleen-cut-communications/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli forces intercept Gaza freedom aid boat Madleen – cut communications">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Tookey, Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand has just been hit by the first big cold snap of 2025 and, like every year, many New Zealanders will be reaching for an extra jumper, slippers and maybe a blanket to try and keep ... <a title="NZ homes are notorious for being cold and damp. Here are 4 ways to make yours feel warmer this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/09/nz-homes-are-notorious-for-being-cold-and-damp-here-are-4-ways-to-make-yours-feel-warmer-this-winter-257893/" aria-label="Read more about NZ homes are notorious for being cold and damp. Here are 4 ways to make yours feel warmer this winter">Read more</a>
