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A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University A new statue unveiled in recent days in Iran depicts a Roman emperor in subjection to a Persian king. Erected in Tehran’s Enghelab Square, the statue titled Kneeling Before Iran shows the emperor grovelling before Shapur I (who ... <a title="A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/a-roman-emperor-grovelling-to-a-persian-king-the-message-behind-a-new-statue-in-tehran-269367/" aria-label="Read more about A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran">Read more</a>

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Three hours of free power sounds great – but it could raise other costs and hamstring rooftop solar

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University moisseyev/Getty It was the news that rippled around the nation – and then the world: at least three hours of free grid-supplied electricity for Australian households, every day. The new Solar Sharer program announced by Federal ... <a title="Three hours of free power sounds great – but it could raise other costs and hamstring rooftop solar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/three-hours-of-free-power-sounds-great-but-it-could-raise-other-costs-and-hamstring-rooftop-solar-269184/" aria-label="Read more about Three hours of free power sounds great – but it could raise other costs and hamstring rooftop solar">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Remembering the day Gough Whitlam lost his job

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Gough Whitlam address a caught after being dismissed as Prime Minister, November 11 1975 National Archives of Australia, CC BY Tuesday is the fiftieth anniversary of the Dismissal of the Whitlam government. For those who were alive at the time ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Remembering the day Gough Whitlam lost his job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-remembering-the-day-gough-whitlam-lost-his-job-269387/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Remembering the day Gough Whitlam lost his job">Read more</a>

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The Democrats are riding a blue wave, but major questions remain for a divided party

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Byrne, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne All of a sudden, the Democrats seem to be on a roll. Last week’s elections in the United States gave the party the boost it has been desperately seeking since Donald Trump recaptured ... <a title="The Democrats are riding a blue wave, but major questions remain for a divided party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/the-democrats-are-riding-a-blue-wave-but-major-questions-remain-for-a-divided-party-269195/" aria-label="Read more about The Democrats are riding a blue wave, but major questions remain for a divided party">Read more</a>

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What is myasthenia gravis, the rare disease tennis great Monica Seles lives with?

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gozde Aydin, Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Former tennis star Monica Seles recently revealed she is living with the rare disease myasthenia gravis, which affects 12 in 100,000 people globally. Seles explained her first symptoms appeared suddenly around three years ago. ... <a title="What is myasthenia gravis, the rare disease tennis great Monica Seles lives with?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/what-is-myasthenia-gravis-the-rare-disease-tennis-great-monica-seles-lives-with-264888/" aria-label="Read more about What is myasthenia gravis, the rare disease tennis great Monica Seles lives with?">Read more</a>

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A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob L. Bongers, Tom Austen Brown Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney An aerial photo of Monte Sierpe, facing northeast. Jacob L Bongers In 1931, geologist Robert Shippee and US Navy Lieutenant George R. Johnson led one of the first aerial photography expeditions in South America. They ... <a title="A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/a-centuries-old-grid-of-holes-in-the-andes-may-have-been-a-spreadsheet-for-accounting-and-exchange-269277/" aria-label="Read more about A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange">Read more</a>

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Is AI really coming for our jobs and wages? Past predictions of a ‘robot apocalypse’ offer some clues

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Coupe, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Canterbury Getty Images The robots were taking our jobs – or so we were told over a decade ago. The same warnings are regularly heard today about the likely impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Tech breakthroughs have long stirred ... <a title="Is AI really coming for our jobs and wages? Past predictions of a ‘robot apocalypse’ offer some clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/is-ai-really-coming-for-our-jobs-and-wages-past-predictions-of-a-robot-apocalypse-offer-some-clues-269068/" aria-label="Read more about Is AI really coming for our jobs and wages? Past predictions of a ‘robot apocalypse’ offer some clues">Read more</a>

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Some people choosing DIY super are getting bad advice, watchdog warns

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Johnson, Senior Lecturer, Finance and Financial Planning, Griffith University Maskot/Getty It’s no secret Australians are big fans of a do-it-yourself (DIY) project. How many other countries have a weekend sausage sizzle at a hardware store embedded in their national mythology? That DIY attitude may be flowing ... <a title="Some people choosing DIY super are getting bad advice, watchdog warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/some-people-choosing-diy-super-are-getting-bad-advice-watchdog-warns-269196/" aria-label="Read more about Some people choosing DIY super are getting bad advice, watchdog warns">Read more</a>

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How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josephine Wright, Senior Research Fellow,, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute Could engineered bacteria, including <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, help treat cancer? quantic69/Getty Bacteria are rapidly emerging as a new class of “living medicines” used to kill cancer cells. We’re still a long way from a “cure” for ... <a title="How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/how-scientists-are-hacking-bacteria-to-treat-cancer-self-destruct-then-vanish-without-a-trace-266486/" aria-label="Read more about How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace">Read more</a>

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Brazil claims to be an environmental leader. Are they?

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pedro Fidelman, Associate professor in environmental policy and governance, The University of Queensland World leaders and delegates are meeting in the northern Brazilian city of Belém for COP30, this year’s major UN climate summit. This is the first time the global climate meeting has been held in ... <a title="Brazil claims to be an environmental leader. Are they?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/brazil-claims-to-be-an-environmental-leader-are-they-267441/" aria-label="Read more about Brazil claims to be an environmental leader. Are they?">Read more</a>

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Extraordinary and occasionally inept: before The Dismissal, the Whitlam government changed Australia forever

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University Wikimedia, facebook.com @Australian Labor Party, facebook.com @Whitlam Institute, Graeme Fletcher/Keystone/Getty Images, Australian Information Service/National Library of Australia When Australians of a certain age imagine Gough Whitlam, they probably think of him standing on the steps of ... <a title="Extraordinary and occasionally inept: before The Dismissal, the Whitlam government changed Australia forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/extraordinary-and-occasionally-inept-before-the-dismissal-the-whitlam-government-changed-australia-forever-269101/" aria-label="Read more about Extraordinary and occasionally inept: before The Dismissal, the Whitlam government changed Australia forever">Read more</a>

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New interactive map shows how flammable your part of Australia is right now

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Yebra, Director, Bushfire Resaerch Centre of Excellence, Australian National University Vegetation moisture changes in the Lake Magenta region, Western Australia, during 2020. Red shows drier vegetation, blue tones wetter areas. Digital Earth Australia Fuel Moisture Content This year’s fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week ... <a title="New interactive map shows how flammable your part of Australia is right now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/new-interactive-map-shows-how-flammable-your-part-of-australia-is-right-now-268289/" aria-label="Read more about New interactive map shows how flammable your part of Australia is right now">Read more</a>