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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hutchinson, Professor in Theoretical Physics, University of Otago Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff As part of a major reform of the science sector, the government plans to set up a research organisation focused on emerging technologies, including quantum technologies. The first quantum revolution – based on understanding how electrons behave ... <a title="Quantum technologies are changing our world – what does NZ need to be part of the next revolution?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/quantum-technologies-are-changing-our-world-what-does-nz-need-to-be-part-of-the-next-revolution-249466/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum technologies are changing our world – what does NZ need to be part of the next revolution?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maxine Newlands, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, Adjunct Principle Research Fellow, Cairns Institute, James Cook University In 2022, the national vote for independents or minor parties was the highest in almost a century. A third of Australians voted for someone who ... <a title="Independents took cities by storm last election. This time, they’ve got regional Australia in their sights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/independents-took-cities-by-storm-last-election-this-time-theyve-got-regional-australia-in-their-sights-250894/" aria-label="Read more about Independents took cities by storm last election. This time, they’ve got regional Australia in their sights">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Lewin, Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Anastasiia Chepinska/Unsplash On March 11, 2020, as COVID continued to spread rapidly around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a pandemic. More than 7 million people have ... <a title="5 years since COVID was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/5-years-since-covid-was-declared-a-pandemic-were-still-poorly-prepared-for-the-next-one-245362/" aria-label="Read more about 5 years since COVID was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Green, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia MPIX/Shutterstock Bullying is one of the top concerns Australian parents have about their children’s health. Unfortunately about one in four Australian students between Year 4 and Year 9 report being bullied at least every few weeks. ... <a title="What can you do if your child is being bullied?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/what-can-you-do-if-your-child-is-being-bullied-250799/" aria-label="Read more about What can you do if your child is being bullied?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Infrastructure Victoria has released a draft 30-year plan outlining how the state can grow sustainably. It focuses on key areas like transport, housing, energy, and public services to support a growing population and improve liveability. The plan ... <a title="Replacing stamp duty with a land tax could save home buyers big money. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/replacing-stamp-duty-with-a-land-tax-could-save-home-buyers-big-money-heres-how-251472/" aria-label="Read more about Replacing stamp duty with a land tax could save home buyers big money. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim M Caudwell, Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Chair, Researchers in Behavioural Addictions, Alcohol and Drugs (BAAD), Charles Darwin University Tada Images/Shutterstock Do you ever find yourself taking a sneaky few minutes out of your work day to play a game on your phone? You might try ... <a title="Can playing games like Wordle help improve work and workplaces?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/can-playing-games-like-wordle-help-improve-work-and-workplaces-247689/" aria-label="Read more about Can playing games like Wordle help improve work and workplaces?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freddie Daley, Research Associate, Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex aslysun / shutterstock Towns and cities are pushing ahead with ambitious climate policies, even as global collaboration on climate breakdown splinters. One flagship example is the proliferation of bans on advertising for highly polluting companies ... <a title="Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/many-cities-are-banning-ads-for-airlines-suvs-and-fossil-fuels-and-yours-could-be-next-251322/" aria-label="Read more about Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Donald Trump has attacked Malcolm Turnbull as “a weak and ineffective leader” after the former prime minister claimed the US president’s style of behaviour was likely to benefit China and said Australia needed to pursue a policy more independent of ... <a title="Donald Trump calls Malcolm Turnbull ‘weak and ineffective’ in spat with former prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/donald-trump-calls-malcolm-turnbull-weak-and-ineffective-in-spat-with-former-prime-minister-251625/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump calls Malcolm Turnbull ‘weak and ineffective’ in spat with former prime minister">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Hamas has accused Israel of “cheap and unacceptable blackmail” over its decision to halt the electricity supply to war-ravaged Palestinian enclave of Gaza to pressure the group into releasing the captives. “We strongly condemn the occupation’s decision to cut off electricity to Gaza, after depriving it of food, medicine, and water,” Izzat ... <a title="Hamas accuses Israel of ‘cheap blackmail’ as Gaza electricity cut-off widely condemned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/hamas-accuses-israel-of-cheap-blackmail-as-gaza-electricity-cut-off-widely-condemned/" aria-label="Read more about Hamas accuses Israel of ‘cheap blackmail’ as Gaza electricity cut-off widely condemned">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cheryl Desha, Visiting Professor, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Sciences Group, Griffith University Thousands of residents are mopping up in the wake of ex-Cyclone Alfred, which has damaged homes and cars, flooded roads and gouged out beaches. I write from Brisbane, where rain has fallen for ... <a title="‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/a-serious-wake-up-call-cyclone-alfred-exposes-weaknesses-in-australias-vital-infrastructure-251814/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2025
By Mary Merkenich in Naarm/Melbourne More than 2000 people — mostly women and union members — marked International Women’s Day two days early last week on March 6 with a lively rally and march in Melbourne, capital of the Australian state of Victoria. Chants of “Women united will never be defeated”, “Tell me what a ... <a title="Thousands in Melbourne rally for International Women’s Day, Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/thousands-in-melbourne-rally-for-international-womens-day-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands in Melbourne rally for International Women’s Day, Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Ex-Cyclone Alfred has passed. However, residents of northern New South Wales and parts of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast should be on high alert for bands of intense rainfall and possible flash flooding. This is the sting in ... <a title="The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/the-sting-in-alfreds-tail-severe-rain-and-flood-risk-as-storms-loom-over-queensland-and-northern-nsw-251817/" aria-label="Read more about The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW">Read more</a>
