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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for August 5, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on August 5, 2025.
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Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ them
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nisa Salim, Director, Swinburne-CSIRO National Testlab for Composite Additive Manufacturing, Swinburne University of Technology Ricardo Gomez Angel/Unsplash When your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating, especially if you followed the instructions closely. Unfortunately, some fabrics just seem to be more prone ... <a title="Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/why-do-some-clothes-shrink-in-the-wash-a-textile-scientist-explains-how-to-unshrink-them-259388/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ them">Read more</a>
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Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images The words and pictures documenting the famine in the Gaza strip are horrifying. The coverage has led to acrimonious and often misguided ... <a title="Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/soaring-food-prices-prove-the-gaza-famine-is-real-and-will-affect-generations-to-come-262486/" aria-label="Read more about Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and will affect generations to come">Read more</a>
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Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Ransley, Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University AVN Photo Lab/Shutterstock About half of all serious weapons-related violence in Australia happens at home as part of domestic and family violence. The weapons most used in these incidents are kitchen knives. Yet new laws around the country overwhelmingly ... <a title="Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/governments-and-police-are-tackling-weapons-in-public-but-theyre-ignoring-it-in-our-homes-260097/" aria-label="Read more about Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes">Read more</a>
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Trump Targets Latino Migrants – Ideology over Humanity
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John Perry and Roger D. Harris By escalating deportations, ending humanitarian protections, and cutting remittances, Trump’s immigration policy threatens to destabilize Latin American economies and exacerbate humanitarian crises. Ironically, this might trigger a new wave of migration. The economic importance of Latinos living and working in the ... <a title="Trump Targets Latino Migrants – Ideology over Humanity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/trump-targets-latino-migrants-ideology-over-humanity/" aria-label="Read more about Trump Targets Latino Migrants – Ideology over Humanity">Read more</a>
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Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin O’Sullivan, Associate Professor, School of Law, The University of Western Australia Society needs efficient and well-functioning courts. In practice, that means we need judges and magistrates in good mental health. However, a growing body of research shows these judicial officers are living with very concerning levels ... <a title="Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/trauma-stress-and-burnout-among-judges-and-magistrates-could-put-the-whole-legal-system-at-risk-262214/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk">Read more</a>
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Australia’s divorce rate is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Why?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University At first glance, it might seem like good news. Divorces in Australia have dropped to their lowest rate since no-fault divorce was introduced. And on average, marriages are lasting longer. Latest data show 2.1 divorces ... <a title="Australia’s divorce rate is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/australias-divorce-rate-is-the-lowest-its-been-in-50-years-why-262206/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s divorce rate is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Why?">Read more</a>
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Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia Maskot/Getty Stories about interest rates and cost-of-living often focus on Australians’ hip pockets. But what about the impact on our mental health? The National Mental Health Commission’s most recent “report card” shows financial stress has ... <a title="Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/financial-stress-is-on-the-rise-in-australia-heres-what-to-do-if-money-worries-are-affecting-your-mental-health-262441/" aria-label="Read more about Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health">Read more</a>
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Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Teerachai Jampanak/Shutterstock Australia’s tax system has come under scrutiny again ahead of the government’s reform roundtable later this month. Economists argue we could raise the same revenue with less economic harm by relying more ... <a title="Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/some-taxes-are-inefficient-at-any-level-even-modest-reforms-will-help-262043/" aria-label="Read more about Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help">Read more</a>
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How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Johnny Greig/ Getty Images If you had to do a test, how would you respond? Would you relish the chance to demonstrate your knowledge? Or worry you were about to fall short of the mark ... <a title="How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/05/how-do-you-feel-about-doing-exams-our-research-unearthed-4-types-of-test-takers-261552/" aria-label="Read more about How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers">Read more</a>
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‘Right to choose’ key to Cook Islands-NZ relationship, says Peters
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist New Zealand’s foreign minister says Cook Islanders are free to choose whether their country continues in free association with New Zealand. Winston Peters made the comment at a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the constitution of the Cook Islands in Auckland today. Peters attended the community event ... <a title="‘Right to choose’ key to Cook Islands-NZ relationship, says Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/right-to-choose-key-to-cook-islands-nz-relationship-says-peters/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Right to choose’ key to Cook Islands-NZ relationship, says Peters">Read more</a>
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Australian media faces existential crisis after realising ‘free Palestine’ might extend well beyond university lawns and Instagram
COMMENTARY: By Clancy Overell, editor of The Betoota Advocate After years of sitting on the fence and looking the other way, the Australian media is today reckoning with the fact that showing basic sympathy towards the starving and war-weary people of Gaza is actually a very mainstream sentiment. This explosive moment of self-reflection has rocked ... <a title="Australian media faces existential crisis after realising ‘free Palestine’ might extend well beyond university lawns and Instagram" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/australian-media-faces-existential-crisis-after-realising-free-palestine-might-extend-well-beyond-university-lawns-and-instagram/" aria-label="Read more about Australian media faces existential crisis after realising ‘free Palestine’ might extend well beyond university lawns and Instagram">Read more</a>