CoveragePost
October 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland Netflix In Son of a Donkey, the Saidden brothers Theodore and Nathan reunite viewers with the characters from Superwog, their shorts on YouTube since 2008, and later adapted into an ABC series, from 2018–20. Superwog was a ... <a title="From Wog Boy to Son of a Donkey: how ‘wog humour’ made Australian comedy its own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/31/from-wog-boy-to-son-of-a-donkey-how-wog-humour-made-australian-comedy-its-own-268085/" aria-label="Read more about From Wog Boy to Son of a Donkey: how ‘wog humour’ made Australian comedy its own">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taylor Szyszka, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Synthetic Biology, University of Sydney Hans Henning Wenk / Getty Images As Earth’s population grows, we will need more food. According to one estimate, we may need to nearly double our crop yields in the next century to keep up. At ... <a title="Engineering crops to photosynthesise better just got one step closer to reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/engineering-crops-to-photosynthesise-better-just-got-one-step-closer-to-reality-268570/" aria-label="Read more about Engineering crops to photosynthesise better just got one step closer to reality">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government used to be quite cosy with independent ACT senator David Pocock. That was back at the start, when it needed his vote. In its second term, Labor only requires the Greens or the Coalition to pass contested legislation ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese government hasn’t walked its talk about accountability and integrity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/grattan-on-friday-albanese-government-hasnt-walked-its-talk-about-accountability-and-integrity-268101/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese government hasn’t walked its talk about accountability and integrity">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing immediately, “on an equal basis” with other countries’ testing programs. If Trump is referring to the resumption of explosive ... <a title="If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/if-the-us-resumes-nuclear-weapons-testing-this-would-be-extremely-dangerous-for-humanity-268661/" aria-label="Read more about If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Townsend, Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland Acabashi/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Early on Thursday, a seventeen-year-old cricketer died in hospital after being injured in a training session in Melbourne days earlier. While details of the tragic accident are still ... <a title="Yes, cricket is a contact sport. We have safety gear – but we need to do more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/yes-cricket-is-a-contact-sport-we-have-safety-gear-but-we-need-to-do-more-268650/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, cricket is a contact sport. We have safety gear – but we need to do more">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Andrew Merry/Getty The 25-year-old Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act has been repeatedly criticised for failing to stem Australia’s biodiversity decline. These national laws are meant to protect threatened species and scrutinise some developments over ... <a title="Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/labors-environmental-law-overhaul-a-little-progress-and-a-lot-of-compromise-268198/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney SBDIGIT/Getty Images Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, chickenpox continues to spread across Australia with 2,010 notified cases so far this year. ... <a title="Can you get chickenpox twice? Or if you’re vaccinated? Experts answer 9 key questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/can-you-get-chickenpox-twice-or-if-youre-vaccinated-experts-answer-9-key-questions-267741/" aria-label="Read more about Can you get chickenpox twice? Or if you’re vaccinated? Experts answer 9 key questions">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Taubert, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland BitsAndSplits/Getty When you look at clouds, tree bark, or the front of a car, do you sometimes see a face staring back at you? That’s “face pareidolia” and it is a perfectly normal illusion where our ... <a title="People with this rare visual condition see illusory faces more often, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/people-with-this-rare-visual-condition-see-illusory-faces-more-often-new-study-shows-267007/" aria-label="Read more about People with this rare visual condition see illusory faces more often, new study shows">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Summer May Finlay, Senior Lecturer – Indigenous Health, University of Wollongong Billions of dollars are spent annually on Indigenous programs and services. Yet we know little about which programs are effective, and often struggle to understand their impact. That’s why evaluating programs is crucial. We need to ... <a title="Indigenous programs cost billions – but we know surprisingly little about what works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/indigenous-programs-cost-billions-but-we-know-surprisingly-little-about-what-works-241680/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous programs cost billions – but we know surprisingly little about what works">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Fleming, Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University Lathe operator – Howard R. Hollem (1939). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not long ago, a relative of mine told me he had been working so hard in the yard that he’d ... <a title="Why do we think hard work is virtuous? Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic gives a sharp answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/why-do-we-think-hard-work-is-virtuous-max-webers-protestant-ethic-gives-a-sharp-answer-257826/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we think hard work is virtuous? Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic gives a sharp answer">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL In announcing that Prince Andrew would no longer use his title or honours, Buckingham Palace hoped to shift the spotlight away from his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and the accusations of sexual ... <a title="Prince Andrew’s ‘one peppercorn’ lease exposes how little is known about royal finances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/prince-andrews-one-peppercorn-lease-exposes-how-little-is-known-about-royal-finances-268528/" aria-label="Read more about Prince Andrew’s ‘one peppercorn’ lease exposes how little is known about royal finances">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
October 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Baker, Research Scientist, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading Hurricane Melissa is tearing through the Caribbean, bringing record-breaking wind and torrential rain to Jamaica – the island’s first ever category 5 landfall. What makes Melissa so alarming isn’t just its size and strength, but ... <a title="Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/hurricane-melissa-is-a-warning-why-violent-storms-are-increasingly-catching-the-world-off-guard-268604/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard">Read more</a>
