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A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made’

November 26, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Harrison, Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University In a wave of new ads, brands like Heineken, Polaroid and Cadbury have started hating on artificial intelligence (AI), celebrating their work as “human-made”. But in these advertising campaigns on TV, billboards ... <a title="A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/a-backlash-against-ai-imagery-in-ads-may-have-begun-as-brands-promote-human-made-269276/" aria-label="Read more about A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made’">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: it’s been a carefully orchestrated political courtship, but the marriage could be rocky

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Pauline Hanson dines with Barnaby Joyce in her office at Parliament House The Senate might be thoroughly sick of Pauline Hanson’s antics – on Tuesday it suspended her for seven days over her appearance in a burqa – but she’s ... <a title="View from The Hill: it’s been a carefully orchestrated political courtship, but the marriage could be rocky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/view-from-the-hill-its-been-a-carefully-orchestrated-political-courtship-but-the-marriage-could-be-rocky-269915/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: it’s been a carefully orchestrated political courtship, but the marriage could be rocky">Read more</a>

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How the Trump administration tried to sell Ukraine a diplomatic debacle

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University A flurry of recent diplomatic activity has seen two competing peace plans for Ukraine emerge. The first, widely touted as a US plan, was apparently hashed out between Kremlin ... <a title="How the Trump administration tried to sell Ukraine a diplomatic debacle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/how-the-trump-administration-tried-to-sell-ukraine-a-diplomatic-debacle-270561/" aria-label="Read more about How the Trump administration tried to sell Ukraine a diplomatic debacle">Read more</a>

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New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Heard, Science Advisor, TSX, The University of Queensland; Australian National University Nicolas Rakotopare, CC BY-ND Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets. Over 1,100 reptiles and 250 frog species are found across the Australian continent and islands. ... <a title="New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/new-data-reveals-how-australias-threatened-reptiles-and-frogs-are-disappearing-and-what-we-have-to-do-270253/" aria-label="Read more about New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do">Read more</a>

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How autoimmune encephalitis disrupts thinking, memory and everyday life

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Y. Ko, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neuropsychology, Monash University Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Have you ever found yourself searching for a word you should know, forgetting what you were just doing, or feeling mentally foggy for no obvious reason? These everyday lapses are common and are most often ... <a title="How autoimmune encephalitis disrupts thinking, memory and everyday life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/how-autoimmune-encephalitis-disrupts-thinking-memory-and-everyday-life-263341/" aria-label="Read more about How autoimmune encephalitis disrupts thinking, memory and everyday life">Read more</a>

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NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Tolbert, Professor of Science Education, Monash University Getty Images New Zealand’s draft science curriculum, released last month, promises to advance “knowledge-rich” learning. But the term remains only loosely defined and the curriculum fails to appreciate the importance of teaching students critical thinking in science. Research and ... <a title="NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/nzs-draft-science-curriculum-favours-rote-learning-over-critical-thinking-268997/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking">Read more</a>

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What a landmark Uber Eats, DoorDash pay deal could mean for delivery drivers and food costs

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Rawling, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Food delivery drivers could win a major pay boost and better working conditions, under a landmark deal jointly proposed by the Transport Workers’ Union and Uber Eats and DoorDash – Australia’s two biggest food delivery services. ... <a title="What a landmark Uber Eats, DoorDash pay deal could mean for delivery drivers and food costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/what-a-landmark-uber-eats-doordash-pay-deal-could-mean-for-delivery-drivers-and-food-costs-270558/" aria-label="Read more about What a landmark Uber Eats, DoorDash pay deal could mean for delivery drivers and food costs">Read more</a>

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Hit Netflix drama The Beast in Me does wrong by survivors of family violence

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Walls, PhD Candidate in Screenwriting, Queensland University of Technology Netflix In The Beast in Me, Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) is a reclusive writer who gets drawn into the world of her new neighbour, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), a narcissistic and possibly psychopathic businessman. When Aggie begins ... <a title="Hit Netflix drama The Beast in Me does wrong by survivors of family violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/hit-netflix-drama-the-beast-in-me-does-wrong-by-survivors-of-family-violence-270365/" aria-label="Read more about Hit Netflix drama The Beast in Me does wrong by survivors of family violence">Read more</a>

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New transmission towers are crucial for renewables – but contentious. Here’s where they should go

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cheng Cheng, Senior Research Officer, School of Engineering, Australian National University Solar and wind now provide 99% of new generating capacity in Australia. Renewables supply more than 40% of power to the main grid. Australia will need six times as much solar and wind to reach net ... <a title="New transmission towers are crucial for renewables – but contentious. Here’s where they should go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/new-transmission-towers-are-crucial-for-renewables-but-contentious-heres-where-they-should-go-267867/" aria-label="Read more about New transmission towers are crucial for renewables – but contentious. Here’s where they should go">Read more</a>

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Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie M. Cairns, Research Fellow in Canid and Wildlife Genomics, UNSW Sydney A typical ginger dingo from the Strzelecki Desert Matthew Brun, QLD, CC BY-NC Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and made their way to Australia more ... <a title="Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/impacts-of-colonisation-on-dingoes-are-written-in-their-bones-new-research-finds-270082/" aria-label="Read more about Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds">Read more</a>

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Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meena Chavan, Associate Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship, Macquarie University Getty Images An Australian company is caught out and fined under American law despite following local shipping rules. A Sydney couple is charged for unwittingly violating United Nations nuclear sanctions against Iran. A New Zealand aerospace ... <a title="Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/risky-business-how-small-firms-can-be-caught-in-the-trade-sanctions-crossfire-269696/" aria-label="Read more about Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire">Read more</a>

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Australia’s new National Food Council: lots of industry reps, at the cost of health and environment

November 25, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Carey, Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne The Australian government recently announced who would be on the nation’s first National Food Council. This council was established to advise on the development of Australia’s national food security strategy, Feeding Australia. Some stakeholders, such as ... <a title="Australia’s new National Food Council: lots of industry reps, at the cost of health and environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/australias-new-national-food-council-lots-of-industry-reps-at-the-cost-of-health-and-environment-270376/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new National Food Council: lots of industry reps, at the cost of health and environment">Read more</a>