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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vera Korasidis, Lecturer in Environmental Geoscience, The University of Melbourne Around 56 million years ago, Earth suddenly got much hotter. Over about 5,000 years, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere drastically increased and global temperatures shot up by some 6°C. As we show in new research ... <a title="56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/56-million-years-ago-the-earth-suddenly-heated-up-and-many-plants-stopped-working-properly-270291/" aria-label="Read more about 56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Osman, Senior Research Associate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Canva/Pexels/The Conversation, CC BY-SA From next Wednesday, thousands of young Australians under 16 will lose access to their accounts across ten social media platforms, as the teen social media ban takes effect. What do ... <a title="‘Make the platforms safer’: what young people really think about the social media ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/make-the-platforms-safer-what-young-people-really-think-about-the-social-media-ban-270159/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Make the platforms safer’: what young people really think about the social media ban">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Simpson, Associate Professor in Criminology, Macquarie University Youth crime is never far from the public consciousness, but Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement of “adult time for violent crime” has brought the issue back into sharp focus. The proposed changes would see children as young as 14 ... <a title="Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/is-australia-in-a-youth-crime-crisis-heres-what-the-numbers-say-270375/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chelsea Arnold, Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow (Lead Clinician), Monash University taylor hernandez/Unsplash In the Netflix show Nobody Wants This Morgan begins a relationship with her therapist Dr Andy. Morgan’s sister Joanne and the rest of Morgan’s family are concerned about the relationship. But the TV show ... <a title="Why dating your therapist is never OK" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/why-dating-your-therapist-is-never-ok-269512/" aria-label="Read more about Why dating your therapist is never OK">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Jonathan Raa/Getty Images The first Asian yellow-legged hornets observed in Auckland in winter were two old and slow males. Many people were concerned and worried. Now, at the end of spring, what ... <a title="NZ now has a narrow window to stop the Asian yellow-legged hornet – here’s how everyone can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/nz-now-has-a-narrow-window-to-stop-the-asian-yellow-legged-hornet-heres-how-everyone-can-help-270800/" aria-label="Read more about NZ now has a narrow window to stop the Asian yellow-legged hornet – here’s how everyone can help">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karyn Healy, Honorary Principal Research Fellow in Psychology, The University of Queensland Wander Women Collective/ Getty Images School bullying is one of the most serious issues facing Australian schools. Students who are bullied can be left psychologically and emotionally devastated for years afterwards. Last month, the federal ... <a title="Should anti-bullying approaches encourage kids to be ‘upstanders’? The evidence is not clear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/should-anti-bullying-approaches-encourage-kids-to-be-upstanders-the-evidence-is-not-clear-270660/" aria-label="Read more about Should anti-bullying approaches encourage kids to be ‘upstanders’? The evidence is not clear">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Wang, Associate Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney “Mineral-only” sunscreens are making huge inroads into the sunscreen market, driven by fears of “chemicals”, a belief that “mineral” products are inherently safer, and confusion about how sunscreens actually protect our skin. How mineral sunscreens actually work is not ... <a title="Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/29/mineral-vs-chemical-sunscreens-science-shows-the-difference-is-smaller-than-you-think-270787/" aria-label="Read more about Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University Daniel J Grant Following a year in the life of an “ordinary” woman, Carol, Andrea Gibbs’ second play for Black Swan State Theatre Company is a real original. Moving between moments in front of the curtain and scenes ... <a title="Andrea Gibbs’ Carol: a heartfelt Christmas tale in which comedy and crisis collide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/andrea-gibbs-carol-a-heartfelt-christmas-tale-in-which-comedy-and-crisis-collide-268648/" aria-label="Read more about Andrea Gibbs’ Carol: a heartfelt Christmas tale in which comedy and crisis collide">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The extraordinary Brittany Higgins saga, probably one of the biggest political scandal of our time and devastating for multiple people, returned this week to the margin of public attention when one of the legal cases was in the Federal Court. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Two women intent on vindication ensure Higgins affair haunts Labor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/view-from-the-hill-two-women-intent-on-vindication-ensure-higgins-affair-haunts-labor-269916/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Two women intent on vindication ensure Higgins affair haunts Labor">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Lee, Associate Professor in Property and Real Estate, Deakin University For the first time ever, the Australian banking regulator has announced it will impose new debt-to-income limits on housing loans made by banks. Such limits are a common tool used by regulators in other nations – ... <a title="Here’s what new debt-to-income home loan caps mean for banks and borrowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/heres-what-new-debt-to-income-home-loan-caps-mean-for-banks-and-borrowers-270807/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what new debt-to-income home loan caps mean for banks and borrowers">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katinka van de Ven, Alcohol and other drug specialist, UNSW Sydney “We must have a drink before the end of the year!” December is a perfect storm for anyone trying to cut back on drinking. Between end-of-year deadlines, work parties, family gatherings and school events, alcohol is ... <a title="8 ways to drink less during the silly season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/8-ways-to-drink-less-during-the-silly-season-270298/" aria-label="Read more about 8 ways to drink less during the silly season">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanne Weber, Adjunct Professor of Criminology, University of Canberra The Trump administration is extending its anti-immigration agenda beyond US borders. This week, US embassies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom and several Western European nations were instructed to collect and transmit migrant-related crime data in ... <a title="Trump wants Australian data on migrant crime. This will only scapegoat vulnerable people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/trump-wants-australian-data-on-migrant-crime-this-will-only-scapegoat-vulnerable-people-270571/" aria-label="Read more about Trump wants Australian data on migrant crime. This will only scapegoat vulnerable people">Read more</a>
