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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Sinclair, Deputy Director of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute World Athletics president Sebastian Coe recently announced a new rule for women athletes, requiring mandatory genetic tests to verify their biological sex. This test must be done if athletes wish to compete in ... <a title="World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/world-athletics-mandatory-genetic-test-for-women-athletes-is-misguided-i-should-know-i-discovered-the-relevant-gene-in-1990-262367/" aria-label="Read more about World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney FreshSplash/Getty Images Sauna bathing is booming in Australia. Once considered a luxury experience or only a Nordic tradition, saunas are now part of the everyday for many Australians. They’re commonly found ... <a title="Looking to warm up with a sauna this winter? Here are 5 tips to enjoy it safely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/looking-to-warm-up-with-a-sauna-this-winter-here-are-5-tips-to-enjoy-it-safely-260926/" aria-label="Read more about Looking to warm up with a sauna this winter? Here are 5 tips to enjoy it safely">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images When the Trump administration arbitrarily imposed 15% tariffs on New Zealand exports on August 1, up from a previously announced 10%, no one should have been surprised. “Reciprocal” tariffs, based on the difference ... <a title="NZ is looking for a deal over Trump’s new tariffs – that could come with a high political price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/nz-is-looking-for-a-deal-over-trumps-new-tariffs-that-could-come-with-a-high-political-price-262497/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is looking for a deal over Trump’s new tariffs – that could come with a high political price">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stanislav Roudavski, Founder of Deep Design Lab and Senior Lecturer in Digital Architectural Design, The University of Melbourne Fire is killing off giant trees in Tasmania. Deep Design Lab Tasmania’s mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is the world’s tallest flowering plant. It can grow 100 metres tall and ... <a title="5 ingenious things trees do that human designers can learn from" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/5-ingenious-things-trees-do-that-human-designers-can-learn-from-252735/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ingenious things trees do that human designers can learn from">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Rarotonga The Cook Islands Secretary of Culture Emile Kairua says people in his country are getting complacent about the use of Māori. Cook Islands Māori Language Week started on Sunday in New Zealand and will run until Saturday. Kairua said the language is at risk at the source. ... <a title="‘People have stopped using it’: Culture secretary warns of complacency over Cook Islands Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/people-have-stopped-using-it-culture-secretary-warns-of-complacency-over-cook-islands-maori/" aria-label="Read more about ‘People have stopped using it’: Culture secretary warns of complacency over Cook Islands Māori">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danica I. J. Knežević, Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University Danica I. J. Knežević, CC BY-SA I have spent a lot of time in waiting rooms. Not only because my mum used to be a medical receptionist for a doctor for the first ... <a title="As a carer, I’ve spent hours in waiting rooms. My new artwork explores these liminal spaces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/as-a-carer-ive-spent-hours-in-waiting-rooms-my-new-artwork-explores-these-liminal-spaces-261361/" aria-label="Read more about As a carer, I’ve spent hours in waiting rooms. My new artwork explores these liminal spaces">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meena Jha, Head Technology and Pedagogy Cluster CML-NET, CQUniversity Australia nikkimeel/Shutterstock We wash our hands, sanitise shopping trolleys and wipe down cafe tables. But what about our phones? We touch these devices dozens of times a day, and take them everywhere from the kitchen to the dining ... <a title="Your phone is covered in germs: a tech expert explains how to clean it without doing damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/your-phone-is-covered-in-germs-a-tech-expert-explains-how-to-clean-it-without-doing-damage-259908/" aria-label="Read more about Your phone is covered in germs: a tech expert explains how to clean it without doing damage">Read more</a>
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August 4, 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 Although the Liberals won four more seats than Labor at the Tasmanian election, it’s easier for Labor to form a government. Federal polls from Morgan and Essential ... <a title="Easier for Labor to form government in Tasmania than Liberals after final election results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/easier-for-labor-to-form-government-in-tasmania-than-liberals-after-final-election-results-262440/" aria-label="Read more about Easier for Labor to form government in Tasmania than Liberals after final election results">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory, a book on the Israeli arms and surveillance industry, says Australian protesters are “outraged” not just by what Israel is doing in Gaza, but also by the Australian government’s “complicity”. Loewenstein, who also spoke at the rally, told Al Jazeera that Australia has, for many ... <a title="Palestine surveillance author says Australian protesters ‘outraged’ by Israel’s war on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/palestine-surveillance-author-says-australian-protesters-outraged-by-israels-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine surveillance author says Australian protesters ‘outraged’ by Israel’s war on Gaza">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Wayland, Professor of Social Work, CQUniversity Australia When you think of a missing person, what do you picture? An abduction, a murder, a bushwalking misadventure – or perhaps someone with dementia who has wandered off and got lost? Our assumptions about missing people can be accentuated ... <a title="What we don’t talk about when we talk about missing people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/what-we-dont-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-missing-people-261762/" aria-label="Read more about What we don’t talk about when we talk about missing people">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Deane, Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology The Conversation, Mick Tsikas/AAP, David Crosling/AAP, Shutterstock Bold economic ideas are flowing ahead of next month’s roundtable convened by the Albanese government, aimed at boosting Australia’s productivity and economy, and repairing the budget. Among the ... <a title="Economists want a carbon price comeback – but does Australia have the political courage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/economists-want-a-carbon-price-comeback-but-does-australia-have-the-political-courage-262127/" aria-label="Read more about Economists want a carbon price comeback – but does Australia have the political courage?">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Dad (Bandit), Mum (Chilli), Bluey and Bingo. Ludo Studios She’s six years old, lives in Brisbane and might just be one of the best resilience coaches on television. We’re talking about Bluey, the animated Aussie pup whose adventures have ... <a title="Researchers watched 150 episodes of Bluey – they found it can teach kids about resilience for real life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/04/researchers-watched-150-episodes-of-bluey-they-found-it-can-teach-kids-about-resilience-for-real-life-262202/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers watched 150 episodes of Bluey – they found it can teach kids about resilience for real life">Read more</a>
