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December 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are to be reviewed, in the Albanese government’s latest responsle in the wake of the Bondi tragedy. But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is still resisting calls for a national royal commission. Albanese said in ... <a title="Australia’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed post Bondi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/australias-law-enforcement-and-intelligence-agencies-to-be-reviewed-post-bondi-272434/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed post Bondi">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia will see the biggest gun buyback since the 1990s, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a national scheme on Friday. Under the plan, similar to the 1996 one introduced by John Howard after the Port Arthur massacre, the states ... <a title="Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/albanese-announces-national-gun-buyback-scheme-272432/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vitomir Kovanovic, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), Education Futures, University of South Australia ChatGPT, CC BY Over the past three years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has had a profound impact on society. AI’s impact on human writing, ... <a title="What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/what-the-hyperproduction-of-ai-slop-is-doing-to-science-272250/" aria-label="Read more about What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Faisal Hai, Professor and Head of School of Civil, Mining, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Wollongong Mathias Reding/Unsplash, CC BY Ever been about to pour rancid milk down the sink and thought…“Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t…”? What about the tomato passata that’s gone off? Or the water ... <a title="Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here’s why)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/should-i-pour-this-down-the-sink-probably-not-and-heres-why-269701/" aria-label="Read more about Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here’s why)">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yaqoot Fatima, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast It begins with two people, one blanket, and two very different ideas of what’s a comfortable sleeping temperature. By midnight, one partner is hot and sweaty while the other is freezing. Sounds familiar? You’re not alone. ... <a title="Will the ‘Scandinavian sleep method’ really help me sleep?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/will-the-scandinavian-sleep-method-really-help-me-sleep-270359/" aria-label="Read more about Will the ‘Scandinavian sleep method’ really help me sleep?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Taylor, Senior Lecturer, School of Indigenous Studies, The University of Western Australia Quaranup, also known as Point Possession, in Western Australia. AndrewofBornholm/Wikimedia “It makes me feel like I am right there on Country”. This was the response of a student after they used a new virtual ... <a title="A virtual reality tool I developed is helping Indigenous people connect with Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/a-virtual-reality-tool-i-developed-is-helping-indigenous-people-connect-with-country-271851/" aria-label="Read more about A virtual reality tool I developed is helping Indigenous people connect with Country">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago Getty Images President Donald Trump’s recently-issued National Security Strategy marks a decisive break in United States foreign policy. It also poses an uncomfortable challenge for New Zealand and other countries that have long depended on a rules-based ... <a title="Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/trumps-new-security-strategy-exposes-the-limits-of-nzs-softly-softly-diplomacy-272354/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacy">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Theis, PhD Candidate in Ecology, University of Otago Even small green spaces can bring nature back into cities, as our project in Ōtepoti Dunedin has shown. Over the past two years, Dunedin’s city centre has become greener and more biodiverse thanks to the installation of street-side ... <a title="Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/dunedins-inner-city-greening-project-shows-even-small-spaces-can-be-wildlife-havens-267097/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne You may have noticed — there’s a car-size inflation on Australian roads that some have nicknamed car “mobesity”. Most SUVs and utes from a decade or two ago look small next ... <a title="Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/australias-roads-are-full-of-giant-cars-and-everyone-pays-the-price-what-can-be-done-268212/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images When summer hits, the combination of heat and activity often result in increased sweating. Sweat is great – it’s our personal evaporative cooling system. Most of us will sweat out at least half a ... <a title="What’s the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant? Quite significant, actually" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/whats-the-difference-between-deodorant-and-antiperspirant-quite-significant-actually-271626/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant? Quite significant, actually">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anam Bilgrami, Senior Research Fellow, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University If you arrive at an emergency department (ED) today, you’ll be triaged. That’s a quick judgement about how urgently you need care. Those in crisis are seen quickly, while others may wait hours. ... <a title="Just 2 in 3 patients are treated on time in emergency departments. Check how your public hospital performs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/just-2-in-3-patients-are-treated-on-time-in-emergency-departments-check-how-your-public-hospital-performs-270683/" aria-label="Read more about Just 2 in 3 patients are treated on time in emergency departments. Check how your public hospital performs">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Bond University GettyImages ArtMarie/ Getty Images Christmas can be a magical time of year for kids. Writing wish-lists, seeing Santa at the shops, leaving carrots for the reindeer out on the porch. And then of course, the presents under the tree. ... <a title="Uh oh, my child just discovered the truth about Santa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/uh-oh-my-child-just-discovered-the-truth-about-santa-271747/" aria-label="Read more about Uh oh, my child just discovered the truth about Santa">Read more</a>
