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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen A Stockin, Professor of Marine Ecology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images Nowhere in the ocean is now left untouched by a type of “forever chemicals” called “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances”, known simply as PFAS. Our new research shows PFAS contaminate a far ... <a title="‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/forever-chemicals-contaminate-more-dolphins-and-whales-than-we-thought-new-research-269928/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney Everyone knew that once Congress passed legislation requiring the Justice Department to release all the Jeffrey Epstein files, US President Donald Trump would go on a tear to “flood the zone” with other distractions so ... <a title="Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/trumps-attacks-are-worsening-why-is-he-becoming-even-more-vengeful-270445/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful?">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine M. FitzGerald, PhD Candidate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Benoit Beaumatin/Unsplash Since early chatbots were first conceived more than 50 years go, they have become increasingly sophisticated – in large part, thanks to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. They also seem ... <a title="AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/ai-chatbots-are-encouraging-conspiracy-theories-new-research-267615/" aria-label="Read more about AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Labor’s two-party lead in the federal Newspoll increases to 58–42, as the Coalition and One Nation remain respectively at record lows and record highs. In Victoria, a ... <a title="Labor’s dominance continues in federal Newspoll, while Victorian Newspoll gives Coalition narrow lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/labors-dominance-continues-in-federal-newspoll-while-victorian-newspoll-gives-coalition-narrow-lead-270152/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s dominance continues in federal Newspoll, while Victorian Newspoll gives Coalition narrow lead">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Piret Veeroja, Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness and Urban Studies (HHAUS) Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology Australia’s ageing population is colliding with a housing system under strain. More older Australians are facing multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity, including homes that cost too much or fall ... <a title="Expensive and in bad shape: how housing precarity makes life hard for older Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/expensive-and-in-bad-shape-how-housing-precarity-makes-life-hard-for-older-australians-270292/" aria-label="Read more about Expensive and in bad shape: how housing precarity makes life hard for older Australians">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Richards, Associate Professor, Curtin University The heatwave in Western Australia last summer broke records. As marine scientists, we were deeply concerned about whether Ningaloo’s corals would survive. We were prepared for the worst, but what my colleague and I found when we returned to assess the ... <a title="We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/we-knew-ningaloos-coral-bleaching-was-severe-but-what-we-found-6-months-later-was-still-a-shock-270266/" aria-label="Read more about We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zsuzsanna Dancso, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney As the artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing industries explode, trained STEM professionals are in high demand. Mathematics is foundational to these fields. But mathematics is missing an important ingredient: people who are female or gender-diverse. In New ... <a title="One university boosted gender diversity in advanced maths by over 30% in 5 years – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/one-university-boosted-gender-diversity-in-advanced-maths-by-over-30-in-5-years-heres-how-270083/" aria-label="Read more about One university boosted gender diversity in advanced maths by over 30% in 5 years – here’s how">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blair Aitken, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology Not long ago, most people thought of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, as a childhood condition that would eventually be outgrown. Now it’s everywhere. TikTok videos describe “ADHD moments” that feel instantly familiar, clinics are ... <a title="ADHD stimulants are being used recreationally, with consequences for users" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/adhd-stimulants-are-being-used-recreationally-with-consequences-for-users-268491/" aria-label="Read more about ADHD stimulants are being used recreationally, with consequences for users">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Barnes, Associate Professor, School of Education, La Trobe University SolStock/Getty Images When parents think about their child’s education, they probably focus on basic skills and exam results, the amount a child is trying and their wellbeing. But there is another significant factor influencing their success at ... <a title="The key academic skill you’ve probably never heard of – and 4 ways to encourage it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/the-key-academic-skill-youve-probably-never-heard-of-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it-270151/" aria-label="Read more about The key academic skill you’ve probably never heard of – and 4 ways to encourage it">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney South Agency/Getty Whether you’re an employee counting down the days until your break, or an employer trying to keep a business open over Christmas – what are the rules about working these holidays? And if your workplace shuts ... <a title="Do I have to work on Christmas? Or use up leave if work shuts for the holidays?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/do-i-have-to-work-on-christmas-or-use-up-leave-if-work-shuts-for-the-holidays-269940/" aria-label="Read more about Do I have to work on Christmas? Or use up leave if work shuts for the holidays?">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Antonio Scorza/COP30, CC BY-NC-ND It wasn’t a comfortable process for the tens of thousands of delegates trying to hash out progress on climate change on the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil. I experienced the challenges of ... <a title="This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/this-years-climate-talks-saw-real-progress-just-not-on-fossil-fuels-269903/" aria-label="Read more about This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney In the lead-up to the much-discussed social media ban taking effect, Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is often in the headlines. For all the attention she’s been getting, Inman Grant probably didn’t expect any of ... <a title="What does the US Congress want with Australia’s eSafety commissioner?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/22/what-does-the-us-congress-want-with-australias-esafety-commissioner-270273/" aria-label="Read more about What does the US Congress want with Australia’s eSafety commissioner?">Read more</a>
