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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Shearer, Lecturer in GIS and Planning, Griffith University Australia’s housing affordability crisis shows no sign of easing. An average home price now exceeds A$1 million and a recent report found only a handful of rental properties nationwide are affordable for someone on government benefits. Vulnerable people ... <a title="Tiny homes could help ease the housing crisis, but councils are dragging their feet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/tiny-homes-could-help-ease-the-housing-crisis-but-councils-are-dragging-their-feet-261664/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny homes could help ease the housing crisis, but councils are dragging their feet">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janine Dixon, Director, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University The Commonwealth Bank of Australia made headlines when it announced last week it would cut 45 call centre jobs, thanks to the introduction of an AI chatbot. This only added fuel to ongoing speculation – and some alarmism ... <a title="These jobs will thrive – but others may vanish – as AI transforms Australia’s workforce" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/these-jobs-will-thrive-but-others-may-vanish-as-ai-transforms-australias-workforce-262444/" aria-label="Read more about These jobs will thrive – but others may vanish – as AI transforms Australia’s workforce">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Manfreda, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, Torrens University Australia Tourism Australia Tourism Australia has just launched its latest global A$130m campaign, “Come and Say G’day”. It’s a sequel to the 2022 ad featuring brand ambassador Ruby the Roo. The ad is a feast of sweeping drone shots, ... <a title="Still throwing shrimp on the barbie: why is Tourism Australia’s advertising stuck in 1984?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/still-throwing-shrimp-on-the-barbie-why-is-tourism-australias-advertising-stuck-in-1984-262623/" aria-label="Read more about Still throwing shrimp on the barbie: why is Tourism Australia’s advertising stuck in 1984?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Brumm, Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University A stone tool from 1.04 million year ago. M.W. Moore/University of New England Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This means early hominins made a major sea ... <a title="This stone tool is over 1 million years old. How did its maker get to Sulawesi without a boat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/07/this-stone-tool-is-over-1-million-years-old-how-did-its-maker-get-to-sulawesi-without-a-boat-262337/" aria-label="Read more about This stone tool is over 1 million years old. How did its maker get to Sulawesi without a boat?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is set to boost the competition faced by the much-criticised ASX in an effort to clear roadblocks for investors and attract more foreign capital to Australia. ASIC, which regulates companies and financial services, announced ... <a title="Embattled ASX set to face beefed-up competition, in bid to boost investment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/embattled-asx-set-to-face-beefed-up-competition-in-bid-to-boost-investment-262599/" aria-label="Read more about Embattled ASX set to face beefed-up competition, in bid to boost investment">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia The military junta that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in 2021 is preparing the ground for national elections in December and January. The junta’s hope is these deeply flawed elections would consolidate its power and provide it ... <a title="As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/as-trump-lifts-sanctions-on-myanmar-elites-is-he-eyeing-the-countrys-rare-earth-reserves-262594/" aria-label="Read more about As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steffen A. Herff, Leader of the Sydney Music, Mind, & Body Lab, University of Sydney Urbazon / Getty Images Earlier this year, we asked a group of older adults what music they listened to when feeling lonely, and why. We discovered music was a powerful coping mechanism ... <a title="Can music be good company? Research shows it makes our imagination more social" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/can-music-be-good-company-research-shows-it-makes-our-imagination-more-social-262348/" aria-label="Read more about Can music be good company? Research shows it makes our imagination more social">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Duck, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing to limit negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to just one investment property. So who stands to win or lose the most if it happens? And is the Albanese government ... <a title="How many of Australia’s 2.2 million property investors would lose out under a new plan to curb negative gearing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/how-many-of-australias-2-2-million-property-investors-would-lose-out-under-a-new-plan-to-curb-negative-gearing-262595/" aria-label="Read more about How many of Australia’s 2.2 million property investors would lose out under a new plan to curb negative gearing?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock At the end of a long day, who has time to check the detailed nutrition information on every single product they toss into their shopping basket? To eat healthily, some people prefer to stick to a ... <a title="Is it true foods with a short ingredient list are healthier? A nutrition expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/is-it-true-foods-with-a-short-ingredient-list-are-healthier-a-nutrition-expert-explains-257712/" aria-label="Read more about Is it true foods with a short ingredient list are healthier? A nutrition expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Spry, Research Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, Deakin University Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI companions for friendship, support, and even romance. But these apps could be changing how young people connect to others, both online and off. New research by Common Sense Media, a ... <a title="Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/teens-are-increasingly-turning-to-ai-companions-and-it-could-be-harming-them-261955/" aria-label="Read more about Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Rarotonga The Cook Islands has no intention of leaving its special relationship with New Zealand, says Prime Minister Mark Brown. The Cook Islands marked 60 years of self-governance in free association with New Zealand on August 4. “The value of our relationship with New Zealand cannot be overstated,” ... <a title="Mark Brown rejects talk of ‘strategic shift’ in Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/mark-brown-rejects-talk-of-strategic-shift-in-cook-islands-new-zealand-relationship/" aria-label="Read more about Mark Brown rejects talk of ‘strategic shift’ in Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It seems each week we see news stories about drive-by shootings or the use of knives or other sharp implements in violent public acts in Australia. But is violent ... <a title="When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/06/when-it-comes-to-weapons-on-australian-streets-do-our-perceptions-match-reality-260099/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?">Read more</a>
