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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Scanlan, Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity and Privacy, University of Tasmania Marcin Kempa/Unsplash The tech industry’s unofficial motto for two decades was “move fast and break things”. It was a philosophy that broke more than just taxi monopolies or hotel chains. It also constructed a digital world ... <a title="Banning kids from social media doesn’t make online platforms safer. Here’s what will do that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/banning-kids-from-social-media-doesnt-make-online-platforms-safer-heres-what-will-do-that-271103/" aria-label="Read more about Banning kids from social media doesn’t make online platforms safer. Here’s what will do that">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Hoek, Professor in Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images It is now clear the government has failed to meet New Zealand’s smokefree goal of fewer than 5% of people from all population groups smoking by the end of this year. According to the latest New ... <a title="8 reasons the government should not introduce oral nicotine pouches to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/8-reasons-the-government-should-not-introduce-oral-nicotine-pouches-to-nz-271604/" aria-label="Read more about 8 reasons the government should not introduce oral nicotine pouches to NZ">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In a move that will enable her to avoid detailed media questioning about her use of entitlements, embattled minister Anika Wells has referred herself to the authority that oversees parliamentarians’ expenses. Wells, the Minister for Communications, who is also the ... <a title="Anika Wells refers herself to independent watchdog over expenses affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/anika-wells-refers-herself-to-independent-watchdog-over-expenses-affair-270796/" aria-label="Read more about Anika Wells refers herself to independent watchdog over expenses affair">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has ended the year with a steady hand, keeping the cash rate at 3.6% at its final meeting of 2025. The decision was widely expected, but the real story is in ... <a title="The RBA is stuck in a tug-of-war, as it holds rates steady" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/the-rba-is-stuck-in-a-tug-of-war-as-it-holds-rates-steady-271512/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA is stuck in a tug-of-war, as it holds rates steady">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University Lebanon faces a grave predicament. Israel wants the Hezbollah militant group based in the country to be disarmed. Hezbollah has refused to give up its arms as long as ... <a title="With a deadline looming, Lebanon is under pressure to disarm Hezbollah or risk another war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/with-a-deadline-looming-lebanon-is-under-pressure-to-disarm-hezbollah-or-risk-another-war-271523/" aria-label="Read more about With a deadline looming, Lebanon is under pressure to disarm Hezbollah or risk another war">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Helene Nolan, Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Dozens of bushfires raged over the weekend as far afield as the mid-north coast of New South Wales and Tasmania’s east coast. A NSW firefighter tragically lost his life, 16 homes burned down in ... <a title="Primed to burn: what’s behind the intense, sudden fires burning across New South Wales and Tasmania" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/primed-to-burn-whats-behind-the-intense-sudden-fires-burning-across-new-south-wales-and-tasmania-271499/" aria-label="Read more about Primed to burn: what’s behind the intense, sudden fires burning across New South Wales and Tasmania">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Manny Katz, EyreLab, CC BY-ND South Australians are suddenly hearing a lot about oyster reefs — from government, on the news and in conversations, both online and in person. It’s not accidental. Their state is grappling with an ... <a title="How eating oysters could help restore South Australia’s algal-bloom ravaged coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/how-eating-oysters-could-help-restore-south-australias-algal-bloom-ravaged-coast-271399/" aria-label="Read more about How eating oysters could help restore South Australia’s algal-bloom ravaged coast">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Willis, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University As Christmas approaches, many of us are busy making plans to spend the day with family – organising travel, buying presents and looking forward to (or perhaps dreading) long-held traditions. For others, this time ... <a title="How to get through the festive season when you’re estranged from your parents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/how-to-get-through-the-festive-season-when-youre-estranged-from-your-parents-269909/" aria-label="Read more about How to get through the festive season when you’re estranged from your parents">Read more</a>
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December 9, 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 expanded its national lead in a Resolve poll as a DemosAU MRP poll had One Nation winning 12 House seats. In Victoria, the Coalition has a ... <a title="Labor gains in Resolve poll as DemosAU poll has One Nation winning 12 House seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/labor-gains-in-resolve-poll-as-demosau-poll-has-one-nation-winning-12-house-seats-271097/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains in Resolve poll as DemosAU poll has One Nation winning 12 House seats">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miriam McCaleb, Fellow in Public Health, University of Canterbury Getty Images We already know excessive smartphone use affects people’s mental health and their relationships. But when new parents use digital technologies during care giving, they might also compromise their baby’s development. Smartphone use in the presence of ... <a title="Caregiver smartphone use can affect a baby’s development. New parents should get more guidance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/caregiver-smartphone-use-can-affect-a-babys-development-new-parents-should-get-more-guidance-270449/" aria-label="Read more about Caregiver smartphone use can affect a baby’s development. New parents should get more guidance">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaelen Nicole Myers, Research Officer, TropWATER, James Cook University A cowtail stingray. Scott Plume/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: what do these creatures eat? It may well be the reason I’ve spent the past three years tackling this very question. ... <a title="What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/what-do-stingrays-actually-eat-new-study-reveals-some-only-prefer-a-single-type-of-prawn-271303/" aria-label="Read more about What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Jakob, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University The Gadi supercomputer at the National Computational Infrastructure in Canberra, Australia. NCI Australia As Earth continues to warm, Australia faces some important decisions. For example, where should we place solar and ... <a title="Australia’s supercomputers are falling behind – and it’s hurting our ability to adapt to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/australias-supercomputers-are-falling-behind-and-its-hurting-our-ability-to-adapt-to-climate-change-267628/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s supercomputers are falling behind – and it’s hurting our ability to adapt to climate change">Read more</a>
