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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Smith, Professor of Archaeology (World Rock Art), School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia Yesterday, new environment minister Murray Watt approved an extension for the North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project. The gas plant at Karratha, Western Australia, will run until 2070. This ... <a title="How the North West Shelf expansion risks further damage to Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/how-the-north-west-shelf-expansion-risks-further-damage-to-murujugas-50-000-year-old-rock-art-257615/" aria-label="Read more about How the North West Shelf expansion risks further damage to Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon C. Day, Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has again raised grave fears for the future of the Great Barrier Reef, highlighting the problems of water pollution, climate change and unsustainable fishing. The committee this week ... <a title="UNESCO expresses ‘utmost concern’ at the state of the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/unesco-expresses-utmost-concern-at-the-state-of-the-great-barrier-reef-257638/" aria-label="Read more about UNESCO expresses ‘utmost concern’ at the state of the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Stone, Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, University of South Australia A US court has blocked the so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs that US President Donald Trump imposed on imported goods from around 90 nations. This puts implementation of Trump’s current trade policy in disarray. The Court ... <a title="Trump’s global trade plans are in disarray, after a US court ruling on ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/trumps-global-trade-plans-are-in-disarray-after-a-us-court-ruling-on-liberation-day-tariffs-257812/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s global trade plans are in disarray, after a US court ruling on ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Maree Payne, Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney May 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the national inquiry into the forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. Conducted by the Human Rights and ... <a title="30 years ago Australia confronted its Stolen Generation past – then the Howard government blew it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/30-years-ago-australia-confronted-its-stolen-generation-past-then-the-howard-government-blew-it-257447/" aria-label="Read more about 30 years ago Australia confronted its Stolen Generation past – then the Howard government blew it">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University ErsinTekkol/Shutterstock If you’re a parent or carer of a child who’s autistic, the odds are you’re spinning more plates than the average person. The emotional, physical and logistical demands stack up, often without the kind of support you ... <a title="Parents of autistic children are stressed. Here’s what they want you to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/parents-of-autistic-children-are-stressed-heres-what-they-want-you-to-know-256871/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of autistic children are stressed. Here’s what they want you to know">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Woodley, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University CarlosDavid / Getty Last week, organisations from Australia’s online industries submitted a final draft of new industry codes aimed at protecting children from “age-inappropriate content” to the eSafety commissioner. The commissioner will now decide if the codes are ... <a title="Sexual health info online is crucial for teens. Australia’s new tech codes may threaten their access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/sexual-health-info-online-is-crucial-for-teens-australias-new-tech-codes-may-threaten-their-access-257645/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual health info online is crucial for teens. Australia’s new tech codes may threaten their access">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Liberals, still reeling from their crushing 2025 election defeat and following with brief split in the Coalition, have a new frontbench and their eyes turning to the long road of rebuilding. New leader Sussan Ley stresses the importance of ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Zoe McKenzie on everything that went wrong and whether a gender quota could help the Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/politics-with-michelle-grattan-zoe-mckenzie-on-everything-that-went-wrong-and-whether-a-gender-quota-could-help-the-liberals-257729/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Zoe McKenzie on everything that went wrong and whether a gender quota could help the Liberals">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander M. Hynd, Lecturer, Korean Politics/International Relations, The University of Melbourne On June 3, South Koreans will head to the polls to choose the country’s new president. The election may draw to a close one of the most chaotic and contentious periods in the country’s post-1987 democratic ... <a title="After a chaotic 6 months, South Koreans will elect a new president – and hope for bold leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/after-a-chaotic-6-months-south-koreans-will-elect-a-new-president-and-hope-for-bold-leadership-257348/" aria-label="Read more about After a chaotic 6 months, South Koreans will elect a new president – and hope for bold leadership">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist Its official. Samoa’s Parliament will be dissolved next week and the country will have an early return to the polls. The confirmation comes after a dramatic day in Parliament on Tuesday, which saw the government’s budget voted down at its first reading. In a live address today, Prime Minister ... <a title="Samoa parliament to be dissolved in June, election date to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/samoa-parliament-to-be-dissolved-in-june-election-date-to-come/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa parliament to be dissolved in June, election date to come">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua McLeod, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University Few sports have witnessed a transformation as dramatic as darts in recent years. From its origins as a pub game stereotypically played with cigarette and beer in hand, darts is now serious business. With surging television ratings and ... <a title="From working class pubs to sold-out stadiums: how darts has become a major international sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/from-working-class-pubs-to-sold-out-stadiums-how-darts-has-become-a-major-international-sport-254807/" aria-label="Read more about From working class pubs to sold-out stadiums: how darts has become a major international sport">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vinuli Withanarachchie, PhD candidate, College of Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University WOWstockfootage/Getty Images It doesn’t happen very often, but every now and then expectant mothers don’t quite make it to the delivery suite on time – requiring specialised care from emergency medical services (EMS). ... <a title="Sudden arrivals: NZ ambulance crews describe what it’s like when babies are born out of the blue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/sudden-arrivals-nz-ambulance-crews-describe-what-its-like-when-babies-are-born-out-of-the-blue-255965/" aria-label="Read more about Sudden arrivals: NZ ambulance crews describe what it’s like when babies are born out of the blue">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ian Powell When I despairingly contemplate the horrors and cruelty that Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to, I sometimes try to put this in the context of where I live. I live on the Kāpiti Coast in the lower North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Geographically it is around the same size ... <a title="Why NZ must act against Israel’s ethnic cleansing and genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/29/why-nz-must-act-against-israels-ethnic-cleansing-and-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Why NZ must act against Israel’s ethnic cleansing and genocide">Read more</a>
