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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese, just back from the G7 and his cancelled meeting with Donald Trump, has abandoned the idea of going to next week’s NATO meeting in pursuit of face time with the elusive president. The word was that the prime ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese decides against pursuing Donald Trump to NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/view-from-the-hill-albanese-decides-against-pursuing-donald-trump-to-nato-258972/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese decides against pursuing Donald Trump to NATO">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Howe, PhD candidate in International Relations, Monash University A recently announced Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact has sparked a renewed bout of debate in Australia. Led by the “AUKUS-agnostic” US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, the review raises serious questions over whether Australia will receive ... <a title="Britain’s support for AUKUS is unwavering – but its capacity to deliver is another matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/britains-support-for-aukus-is-unwavering-but-its-capacity-to-deliver-is-another-matter-259266/" aria-label="Read more about Britain’s support for AUKUS is unwavering – but its capacity to deliver is another matter">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Roche, PhD Candidate, Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, La Trobe University Sergey Dolgikh/Getty Images In Australia, there are around 235,000 emergency service volunteers who help communities respond and recover after natural disasters and other traumatic events. These include volunteers with metropolitan and rural fire services ... <a title="‘I was in a semi-breaking-down sort of place’: new study sheds light on the emotional toll for emergency volunteers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/i-was-in-a-semi-breaking-down-sort-of-place-new-study-sheds-light-on-the-emotional-toll-for-emergency-volunteers-259145/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was in a semi-breaking-down sort of place’: new study sheds light on the emotional toll for emergency volunteers">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shumi Akhtar, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Marlon Trottmann/Shutterstock The Australian origins of Santos have made an indelible mark on the company’s very name. The energy giant was first incorporated in 1954 under the acronym for “South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search”. It was publicly listed on ... <a title="Australia wants more foreign investment. That’s why a $29 billion bid for Santos puts the Treasurer in a tricky position" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/australia-wants-more-foreign-investment-thats-why-a-29-billion-bid-for-santos-puts-the-treasurer-in-a-tricky-position-259153/" aria-label="Read more about Australia wants more foreign investment. That’s why a $29 billion bid for Santos puts the Treasurer in a tricky position">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. At least 16 killed by Israeli airstrike on al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. 92 killed across Gaza in total, ... <a title="15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/15-months-after-flour-massacre-shock-israel-commits-daily-gaza-food-aid-killings/" aria-label="Read more about 15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 20, 2025.
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June 20, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has suggested a double standard, saying he was “not privy to or consulted on” agreements New Zealand may enter into with China. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has paused $18.2 million in development assistance to the Cook Islands due to a lack ... <a title="Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/mark-brown-cook-islands-not-consulted-on-nz-china-agreements/" aria-label="Read more about Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Dowdell, PhD Candidate in Sustainable Mining, The University of Queensland CUHRIG/Getty This week, Environment Minister Murray Watt met with groups representing business, the environment, renewable energy and First Nations communities in a bid to restart Labor’s stalled environmental reforms. There was one group in the room ... <a title="West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different this time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/west-australian-miners-flexed-their-muscle-to-block-a-federal-epa-last-year-will-it-be-different-this-time-257892/" aria-label="Read more about West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different this time?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The surprise US-Israeli attack on Iran is literally and figuratively designed to unleash centrifugal forces in the Islamic Republic. Two nuclear powers are currently involved in the bombing of the nuclear facilities of a third state. One of them, the US has — for the moment — limited itself to handling ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/eugene-doyle-how-centrifugal-forces-have-been-unleashed-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University MAYA LAB/Shutterstock Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and effective”. That’s according to the preliminary findings of a federal government-commissioned trial that ... <a title="Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/technology-to-enforce-teen-social-media-ban-is-effective-trial-says-but-this-is-at-odds-with-other-evidence-259373/" aria-label="Read more about Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria, Lecturer in Criminal Law and International Law, Curtin University Earlier this year, the European Union, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and an international coalition of states agreed to establish a new special tribunal. The tribunal will eventually be tasked with holding Russia accountable for the ... <a title="A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/a-new-special-tribunal-will-investigate-russias-aggression-against-ukraine-will-it-be-effective-257823/" aria-label="Read more about A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Miller, Lecturer in Education (Classroom Management), Southern Cross University Wander Women/ Getty Images Bullying is arguably one of the most serious issues facing Australia’s schools. About one in four students between Year 4 and Year 9 report being bullied regularly. This can have serious and lasting ... <a title="6 things Australia must do if it’s serious about tackling school bullying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/6-things-australia-must-do-if-its-serious-about-tackling-school-bullying-258924/" aria-label="Read more about 6 things Australia must do if it’s serious about tackling school bullying">Read more</a>