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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasury head Steven Kennedy will become Anthony Albanese’s right-hand bureaucrat, while Treasury will get its first female secretary, with the appointment of Jenny Wilkinson, who currently heads the Finance Department. Kennedy, to be the new secretary of the Department of ... <a title="Albanese announces first woman Treasury secretary and a ‘roundtable’ on boosting productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/albanese-announces-first-woman-treasury-secretary-and-a-roundtable-on-boosting-productivity-257334/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese announces first woman Treasury secretary and a ‘roundtable’ on boosting productivity">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University The video of a Los Angeles police officer shooting a rubber bullet at Channel Nine reporter Lauren Tomasi is as shocking as it is revealing. In her live broadcast, Tomasi is standing to the side of a rank ... <a title="In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/in-trumps-america-the-shooting-of-a-journalist-is-not-a-one-off-press-freedom-itself-is-under-attack-258578/" aria-label="Read more about In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Associate Professor and Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University svetikd/Getty Images As winter settles over Australia, it’s not just the drop in temperature we notice – there’s also a sharp rise in respiratory illnesses. Most of us are familiar with the usual ... <a title="hMPV is likely one of the viruses making us sick this winter. Here’s what to know about human metapneumovirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/hmpv-is-likely-one-of-the-viruses-making-us-sick-this-winter-heres-what-to-know-about-human-metapneumovirus-257802/" aria-label="Read more about hMPV is likely one of the viruses making us sick this winter. Here’s what to know about human metapneumovirus">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel Moir, Honarary Associate Professor; economics of patents, geographical indications and other "IP"; trade treaties, Australian National University TY Lim/Shutterstock Trade Minister Don Farrell has confirmed Australia and the European Union will restart negotiations for a free trade agreement immediately. Two years ago, Australia walked away over ... <a title="Australia should stand up for our feta and prosecco in trade talks with the EU" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/australia-should-stand-up-for-our-feta-and-prosecco-in-trade-talks-with-the-eu-258392/" aria-label="Read more about Australia should stand up for our feta and prosecco in trade talks with the EU">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carissa Klein, Associate Professor in Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland Nigel Marsh/Getty Ahead of this week’s crucial United Nations ocean conference, federal Environment Minister Murray Watt promised that by 2030, 30% of Australian waters would be “highly protected”. This is a telling pledge. After all, 52% ... <a title="Australia’s government is pledging better protection for our vulnerable seas – but will it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/australias-government-is-pledging-better-protection-for-our-vulnerable-seas-but-will-it-work-258286/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s government is pledging better protection for our vulnerable seas – but will it work?">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University On June 9, the Madleen, a UK-flagged civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, was stopped by Israeli forces in international waters, about 200 kilometres off the coast. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition had organised the voyage, setting sail from ... <a title="There are clear laws on enforcing blockades – Israel’s interception of the Madleen raises serious questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/there-are-clear-laws-on-enforcing-blockades-israels-interception-of-the-madleen-raises-serious-questions-258562/" aria-label="Read more about There are clear laws on enforcing blockades – Israel’s interception of the Madleen raises serious questions">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images Cricket’s third World Test Championship final will begin on Wednesday night in London. Reigning champions Australia will compete with South Africa to be crowned the world’s best men’s Test cricket ... <a title="What is cricket’s World Test Championship and how did Australia qualify for the final?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/what-is-crickets-world-test-championship-and-how-did-australia-qualify-for-the-final-256999/" aria-label="Read more about What is cricket’s World Test Championship and how did Australia qualify for the final?">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images Cricket’s third World Test Championship final will begin on Wednesday night in London. Reigning champions Australia will compete with South Africa to be crowned the world’s best men’s Test cricket ... <a title="What is the World Test Championship and how did Australia qualify for the final?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/what-is-the-world-test-championship-and-how-did-australia-qualify-for-the-final-256999/" aria-label="Read more about What is the World Test Championship and how did Australia qualify for the final?">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David King, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland Mladen Zivkovic/Shutterstock A persistent cough can be embarrassing, especially if people think you have COVID. Coughing frequently can also make you physically tired, interfere with sleep and trigger urinary incontinence. As a GP, I have even ... <a title="Why won’t my cough go away?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/why-wont-my-cough-go-away-241899/" aria-label="Read more about Why won’t my cough go away?">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Brannigan, Associate Professor, Theatre and Performance, UNSW Sydney Bangarra/Daniel Boud The stage is covered in stars that fill the depth of the space. When the 18 dancers slowly gather, they move through a night sky. This sky, and the scenes that unfold in Bangarra’s Illume are ... <a title="Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Illume is spectacle with heart and spirit, a thrilling manifestation of Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/bangarra-dance-theatres-illume-is-spectacle-with-heart-and-spirit-a-thrilling-manifestation-of-country-257963/" aria-label="Read more about Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Illume is spectacle with heart and spirit, a thrilling manifestation of Country">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda H.A. Watson, Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University Solomon aligning the Starlink dish on the roof of his friend’s home in Vanuatu. Paul Basant In the past few years, Starlink’s satellite internet service has become available across much of the Pacific. This has created ... <a title="Starlink is transforming Pacific internet access – but in some countries it’s still illegal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/starlink-is-transforming-pacific-internet-access-but-in-some-countries-its-still-illegal-257905/" aria-label="Read more about Starlink is transforming Pacific internet access – but in some countries it’s still illegal">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Bretter, Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Psychology, The University of Queensland More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles than disagree with it and even EV owners tend to believe the myths, our new research shows. We investigated the prevalence of misinformation about EVs in four countries ... <a title="9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/10/9-myths-about-electric-vehicles-have-taken-hold-a-new-study-shows-how-many-people-fall-for-them-257557/" aria-label="Read more about 9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them">Read more</a>