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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Shepherd, Associate Professor of Psychology, Auckland University of Technology PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Most of us have experienced tingling or “goosebumps” at some point, especially when we feel a strong positive emotion such as awe or excitement. But some people have this response when they listen ... <a title="Does ASMR really help with anxiety? A psychology expert explains the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/does-asmr-really-help-with-anxiety-a-psychology-expert-explains-the-evidence-252181/" aria-label="Read more about Does ASMR really help with anxiety? A psychology expert explains the evidence">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast A modern-day political inquisition is unfolding in “digital town squares” across the United States. The slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk has become a focal point for a coordinated campaign of silencing critics that ... <a title="Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/political-witch-hunts-and-blacklists-donald-trump-and-the-new-era-of-mccarthyism-265389/" aria-label="Read more about Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lotti Tajouri, Associate Professor, Genomics and Molecular Biology; Biomedical Sciences, Bond University If you’re a parent or have a chronic health condition that needs quick or frequent trips to the bathroom, you’ve probably mapped out the half-decent public toilets in your area. But sometimes, you don’t have ... <a title="Is it OK to sit on public toilet seats?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/is-it-ok-to-sit-on-public-toilet-seats-265374/" aria-label="Read more about Is it OK to sit on public toilet seats?">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karyn Anderson, Research Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Most parents (86%) of donor-conceived children tell them about their origins, but same-sex and single parents are more likely to share that information than heterosexual parents, according to our new anonymous ... <a title="Most donor-conceived children are told about their origins, but many parents wish they had more support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/most-donor-conceived-children-are-told-about-their-origins-but-many-parents-wish-they-had-more-support-265376/" aria-label="Read more about Most donor-conceived children are told about their origins, but many parents wish they had more support">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Inga Lass, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra/Unsplash, The Conversation, CC BY-SA Every year, one of Australia’s biggest longitudinal surveys provides a range of insights on how the nation is changing. The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, released today, ... <a title="Fewer friends, more time stress: the essential charts from this year’s HILDA survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/fewer-friends-more-time-stress-the-essential-charts-from-this-years-hilda-survey-265475/" aria-label="Read more about Fewer friends, more time stress: the essential charts from this year’s HILDA survey">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tatsuya Amano, Associate Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Nikita Palenov/Unsplash Despite growing calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in science, a new study reveals how deep-rooted disparities continue to shape who gets to contribute to science. We surveyed 908 environmental scientists from eight ... <a title="Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/who-gets-to-do-science-a-demand-for-english-is-hurting-marginalised-researchers-264493/" aria-label="Read more about Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Wilkins, Professorial Fellow and Co-Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne chinaface/Getty Australians are now paying the highest average rate of income tax in more than two decades, raising concerns too much of the tax burden may be ... <a title="Australians are losing more of their income to tax than in decades, new report shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/australians-are-losing-more-of-their-income-to-tax-than-in-decades-new-report-shows-265482/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are losing more of their income to tax than in decades, new report shows">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyle Peyton, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne Jeff Overs/Getty Images Australia has seen a dramatic transformation of retirement over the past 20 years, with more Australians delaying retirement than ever before, reshaping expectations for later life. This shift matters because it marks a fundamental change ... <a title="1 in 3 Australians in their late 60s are still working, new HILDA survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/1-in-3-australians-in-their-late-60s-are-still-working-new-hilda-survey-shows-265392/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 Australians in their late 60s are still working, new HILDA survey shows">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato Christian Dala/Unsplash Food prices remain high even as inflation eases, and instant noodles are at the top of the list of cheap options. More than 100 billion servings of instant ramen are consumed each year, making ... <a title="Instant ramen: a short history of a long noodle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/instant-ramen-a-short-history-of-a-long-noodle-263271/" aria-label="Read more about Instant ramen: a short history of a long noodle">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania Liz Evans interviewing Ozzy Osbourne in Paris. In the 1990s, I was a rock journalist striving to assert myself as a young woman, working at the heart of the United Kingdom’s male-dominated music press. I loved my ... <a title="Friday essay: I loved being a ‘90s rock journalist, but sometimes it was a boys’ club nightmare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/friday-essay-i-loved-being-a-90s-rock-journalist-but-sometimes-it-was-a-boys-club-nightmare-256474/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: I loved being a ‘90s rock journalist, but sometimes it was a boys’ club nightmare">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ferdi Botha, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne The degree of bodily pain reported by Australians has grown over the last two decades, and this increase cannot be attributed only to an ageing population. Pain is a serious ... <a title="Australians are in more pain – and our new data shows it’s not just due to ageing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/australians-are-in-more-pain-and-our-new-data-shows-its-not-just-due-to-ageing-265294/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are in more pain – and our new data shows it’s not just due to ageing">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury Kate Sheppard National Memorial, Christchurch. Michal Klajban via Wikimedia Political and social reformer Kate Sheppard is famous for leading the campaign that saw New Zealand women become first in the world to gain the right to vote on September ... <a title="Kate Sheppard’s kitchen: an old recipe sheds new light on the feminist pioneer’s life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/19/kate-sheppards-kitchen-an-old-recipe-sheds-new-light-on-the-feminist-pioneers-life-265463/" aria-label="Read more about Kate Sheppard’s kitchen: an old recipe sheds new light on the feminist pioneer’s life">Read more</a>
