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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Nationals’ leader David Littleproud has singled out nuclear energy as a key reason for his party’s spectacular split from the Liberals, as both parties seek to rebuild following the Coalition’s devastating election loss. Speaking to the media ... <a title="David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/david-littleproud-cites-nuclear-energy-disagreement-as-major-factor-in-coalition-split-256904/" aria-label="Read more about David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Sheard, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Melbourne Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work – not least, the process of hiring, managing and promoting employees. According to the most recent Responsible AI Index, 62% of Australian organisations used AI ... <a title="AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/ai-may-be-exposing-jobseekers-to-discrimination-heres-how-we-could-better-protect-them-256789/" aria-label="Read more about AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University 1000 Words/Shutterstock An apt metaphor for the Department of Defence in Labor’s second term might be the Titanic. The good ship “defence” has hit an iceberg: the senior officers are reassuring all is fine, the band is playing and ... <a title="Labor’s second-term defence priorities – could they include a pact with Europe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/labors-second-term-defence-priorities-could-they-include-a-pact-with-europe-256580/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s second-term defence priorities – could they include a pact with Europe?">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudia Sandberg, Senior Lecturer, Technology in Culture and Society, The University of Melbourne Netflix It all starts when a group of old friends in Buenos Aires meet for a round of the card game truco on a hot summer night. Suddenly – a power outage. As darkness ... <a title="Why Netflix’s The Eternaut is one of the most important shows to come out of Argentina in recent years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/why-netflixs-the-eternaut-is-one-of-the-most-important-shows-to-come-out-of-argentina-in-recent-years-256879/" aria-label="Read more about Why Netflix’s The Eternaut is one of the most important shows to come out of Argentina in recent years">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Nationals have broken the Coalition, for the first time in nearly four decades, because new Liberal leader Sussan Ley would not agree to their policy demands being part of a new agreement between the parties. Ley had hoped an ... <a title="Nationals break the Coalition, in a major blow to Sussan Ley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/nationals-break-the-coalition-in-a-major-blow-to-sussan-ley-256455/" aria-label="Read more about Nationals break the Coalition, in a major blow to Sussan Ley">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 20, 2025.
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zhiqi Liang, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland BaanTaksinStudio/Shutterstock You might’ve noticed some physiotherapists advertise they offer treatments for headaches and wondered: would that work? In fact, there’s a solid body of research showing that physiotherapy treatments can be really helpful for certain types of headache. ... <a title="Can you treat headaches with physiotherapy? Here’s what the research says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/can-you-treat-headaches-with-physiotherapy-heres-what-the-research-says-256581/" aria-label="Read more about Can you treat headaches with physiotherapy? Here’s what the research says">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
New Zealand has joined 22 other countries and the European Union in calling for Israel to allow a full resumption of aid into Gaza immediately. The partners also said Israel must enable the United Nations and humanitarian organisations to work independently and impartially “to save lives, reduce suffering, and maintain dignity.” Israel imposed a blockade ... <a title="NZ joins call for Israel to allow full resumption of aid to Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/nz-joins-call-for-israel-to-allow-full-resumption-of-aid-to-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about NZ joins call for Israel to allow full resumption of aid to Gaza">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Henning, PhD Candidate in Feline Behaviour, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shawn Rain/Unsplash Cats have a long history with humans, going back more than 9,000 years. Attracted to human settlements by the rodents that plagued (sometimes literally) our ancestors, cats ingratiated themselves ... <a title="Can cats drink milk? Despite the stereotypes, it’s actually a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/can-cats-drink-milk-despite-the-stereotypes-its-actually-a-bad-idea-255227/" aria-label="Read more about Can cats drink milk? Despite the stereotypes, it’s actually a bad idea">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Kennedy, Youth Mental Health Researcher, University of the Sunshine Coast We have all experienced boredom – that feeling of waning interest or decreased mental stimulation. Eventually we lose focus, we disengage. Time seems to pass slowly, and we may even start to feel restless. Whether it ... <a title="Boredom gets a bad rap. But science says it can actually be good for us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/boredom-gets-a-bad-rap-but-science-says-it-can-actually-be-good-for-us-255767/" aria-label="Read more about Boredom gets a bad rap. But science says it can actually be good for us">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat McGorry, Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne The death of former AFL footballer Adam Selwood, less than four months after the death by suicide of his twin Troy, is an unfathomable tragedy for the Selwood family. The devastating news has sent shockwaves through the AFL ... <a title="15 years ago, I urged the AFL to launch a mental health round. Now it’s time for action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/15-years-ago-i-urged-the-afl-to-launch-a-mental-health-round-now-its-time-for-action-256995/" aria-label="Read more about 15 years ago, I urged the AFL to launch a mental health round. Now it’s time for action">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Macaskill, Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Conventional wisdom suggests memories of past experiences can help us navigate problems in the present. For example, if a friend told you they were having a disagreement with their partner, ... <a title="Does drawing on memory help us solve problems? Our experiment gave some surprising answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/does-drawing-on-memory-help-us-solve-problems-our-experiment-gave-some-surprising-answers-255105/" aria-label="Read more about Does drawing on memory help us solve problems? Our experiment gave some surprising answers">Read more</a>
