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July 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Smith, Research Scientist in Earth & Environment, Boston University Trees like these in Boston can help keep neighborhoods cooler on hot days. Yassine Khalfalli/Unsplash, CC BY When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the ... <a title="2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/24/2-ways-cities-can-beat-the-heat-which-is-best-urban-trees-or-cool-roofs-260188/" aria-label="Read more about 2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
By Julian Isaac The Indonesian Military (TNI) is committed to supporting the completion of the Trans-Papua Highway during President Prabowo Subianto’s term in office. While the military is not involved in construction, it plays a critical role in securing the project from threats posed by pro-independence Papuan resistance groups in “high-risk” regions. Spanning a total ... <a title="Indonesian military set to complete Trans-Papua Highway under Prabowo’s rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/indonesian-military-set-to-complete-trans-papua-highway-under-prabowos-rule/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian military set to complete Trans-Papua Highway under Prabowo’s rule">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra For almost as long anyone can remember, the Nationals have caused the Coalition grief on climate and energy policy. Still, for Barnaby Joyce to bring on a fresh load of trouble – with a private member’s bill to scrap Australia’s ... <a title="View from The Hill: Nationals’ mavericks ensure the Coalition is the issue in parliament’s first week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/view-from-the-hill-nationals-mavericks-ensure-the-coalition-is-the-issue-in-parliaments-first-week-261099/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Nationals’ mavericks ensure the Coalition is the issue in parliament’s first week">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Maskot/Getty Images Childcare centres will lose their eligibility for fee subsidies if they don’t meet safety standards, according to a new bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday. As Education Minister Jason Clare told parliament: it ... <a title="Childcare centres will have funding stripped if they’re not ‘up to scratch’. Is this enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/childcare-centres-will-have-funding-stripped-if-theyre-not-up-to-scratch-is-this-enough-261761/" aria-label="Read more about Childcare centres will have funding stripped if they’re not ‘up to scratch’. Is this enough?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
OPEN QUESTION: By Bryan Bruce Dear Rt Hon Winston Peters, There was a time when New Zealanders stood up for what was morally right. There are memorials around our country for those who died fighting fascism, we wrote parts of the UN Charter of Human Rights, we took an anti-nuclear stance in 1984, and three ... <a title="Gaza – an open question for NZ’s foreign minister Winston Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/gaza-an-open-question-for-nzs-foreign-minister-winston-peters/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza – an open question for NZ’s foreign minister Winston Peters">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aimee E. Smith, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Net Zero Observatory, The University of Queensland Jose Calsina/Shutterstock When an outing calls for upfront payment, such as admission to the cinema, a play or a theme park, the question of who covers it can shape the tone before ... <a title="Time to ditch splitting the bill? Shouting a close friend could actually make you happier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/time-to-ditch-splitting-the-bill-shouting-a-close-friend-could-actually-make-you-happier-261557/" aria-label="Read more about Time to ditch splitting the bill? Shouting a close friend could actually make you happier">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University Japan’s ruling coalition suffered the widely expected loss of its majority in the July 20 election, as young voters shifted to the populist right. As a result, Shigeru Ishiba’s prime ministership now hangs in the balance. The election ... <a title="Young Japanese voters embrace right-wing populist parties, leaving the prime minister on the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/young-japanese-voters-embrace-right-wing-populist-parties-leaving-the-prime-minister-on-the-brink-261673/" aria-label="Read more about Young Japanese voters embrace right-wing populist parties, leaving the prime minister on the brink">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Veen, Senior Lecturer and University of Sydney Business School Emerging Scholar Research Fellow, University of Sydney Whether it’s your first or fourth cold of the season, many Australians are waking up at the moment with a sniffle, a sore throat or feeling more tired than usual. ... <a title="I have a bit of a cold. Am I sick enough to take a day off work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/i-have-a-bit-of-a-cold-am-i-sick-enough-to-take-a-day-off-work-261379/" aria-label="Read more about I have a bit of a cold. Am I sick enough to take a day off work?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A longtime Bougainville politician, Joe Lera, wants to see widespread changes in the way the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is run. The Papua New Guinea region, which is seeking independence from Port Moresby, is holding elections in the first week of September. Seven candidates are running for president, ... <a title="Veteran Bougainville politician wants new approach to independence and development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/veteran-bougainville-politician-wants-new-approach-to-independence-and-development/" aria-label="Read more about Veteran Bougainville politician wants new approach to independence and development">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania Chatterjee, Joint PhD Candidate at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, The University of Queensland Getty Images/GCShutter Big tech platforms often present content moderation as a seamless, tech‑driven system. But human labour, often outsourced to countries such as India and the Philippines, plays a pivotal role in ... <a title="Hard labour conditions of online moderators directly affect how well the internet is policed – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/hard-labour-conditions-of-online-moderators-directly-affect-how-well-the-internet-is-policed-new-study-261386/" aria-label="Read more about Hard labour conditions of online moderators directly affect how well the internet is policed – new study">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Willis, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University martin-dm/Getty When we talk about “ghosting”, we usually think it relates to dating. But what happens when you’ve been ghosted by someone you’ve known for years – your childhood best friend, a parent, a ... <a title="Ghosted by a friend? 4 expert tips on how to handle the hurt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/ghosted-by-a-friend-4-expert-tips-on-how-to-handle-the-hurt-260300/" aria-label="Read more about Ghosted by a friend? 4 expert tips on how to handle the hurt">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University The Albanese government’s 20% cut to student debt is the first bill introduced to the new federal parliament. It is clever politics. In the government’s first term, the 3 million Australians with a student debt turned high indexation ... <a title="Labor’s new bill would cut HELP loans by 20%. But it also risks locking some graduates into a ‘debt treadmill’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/labors-new-bill-would-cut-help-loans-by-20-but-it-also-risks-locking-some-graduates-into-a-debt-treadmill-261472/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s new bill would cut HELP loans by 20%. But it also risks locking some graduates into a ‘debt treadmill’">Read more</a>
