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Month: April 2025

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Confirmed: Australian weapons sold to Israel, reveals Declassified Australia

April 30, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – SPECIAL REPORT: By Michelle Fahy The Australian counter-drone weapons system seen at a weapons demonstration in Israel recently is actually just one of a few that were sold by the Canberra-based company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) and sent through its wholly-owned US subsidiary to Israel, Declassified ... <a title="Confirmed: Australian weapons sold to Israel, reveals Declassified Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/confirmed-australian-weapons-sold-to-israel-reveals-declassified-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Confirmed: Australian weapons sold to Israel, reveals Declassified Australia">Read more</a>

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Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever

April 30, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Alexandra Wake Despite all the political machinations and hate towards the media coming from the president of the United States, I always thought the majority of Australian politicians supported the role of the press in safeguarding democracy. And I certainly did not expect Peter Dutton — amid an election campaign, one with citizens ... <a title="Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/amid-duttons-hate-media-and-trumps-despotism-press-freedom-is-more-vital-than-ever/" aria-label="Read more about Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever">Read more</a>

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Election Diary: post-election rate cut and phone call from Trump in the pipeline

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It used to be de rigueur for the prime minister and opposition leader to turn up to the National Press Club in the final week of the election campaign. But now Liberal leaders are not so keen. Scott Morrison gave ... <a title="Election Diary: post-election rate cut and phone call from Trump in the pipeline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/election-diary-post-election-rate-cut-and-phone-call-from-trump-in-the-pipeline-255615/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: post-election rate cut and phone call from Trump in the pipeline">Read more</a>

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Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards, rules BSA

April 30, 2025

Broadcasting Standards Authority New Zealand’s Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld complaints about two 1News reports relating to violence around a football match in Amsterdam between local team Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv. The authority found an item on “antisemitic violence” surrounding the match, and another on heightened security in Paris the following week, ... <a title="Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards, rules BSA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/inaccurate-1news-reporting-on-football-violence-breached-broadcasting-standards-rules-bsa/" aria-label="Read more about Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards, rules BSA">Read more</a>

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People’s mental health goes downhill after repeated climate disasters – it’s an issue of social equity

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ang Li, ARC DECRA and Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Across Australia, communities are grappling with climate disasters that are striking more frequently and with greater intensity. Bushfires, floods and ... <a title="People’s mental health goes downhill after repeated climate disasters – it’s an issue of social equity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/peoples-mental-health-goes-downhill-after-repeated-climate-disasters-its-an-issue-of-social-equity-254475/" aria-label="Read more about People’s mental health goes downhill after repeated climate disasters – it’s an issue of social equity">Read more</a>

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Older Australians are also hurting from the housing crisis. Where are the election policies to help them?

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Cornell, Research Fellow, Flinders University shutterstock beeboys/Shutterstock It would be impossible at this stage in the election campaign to be unaware that housing is a critical, potentially vote-changing, issue. But the suite of policies being proposed by the major parties largely focus on young, first home ... <a title="Older Australians are also hurting from the housing crisis. Where are the election policies to help them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/older-australians-are-also-hurting-from-the-housing-crisis-where-are-the-election-policies-to-help-them-255391/" aria-label="Read more about Older Australians are also hurting from the housing crisis. Where are the election policies to help them?">Read more</a>

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Inflation is easing, boosting the case for another interest rate cut in May

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Daria Nipot/Shutterstock Australia’s headline inflation rate held steady at a four-year low of 2.4% in the March quarter, according to official data, adding to the case for a cut in interest rates at ... <a title="Inflation is easing, boosting the case for another interest rate cut in May" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/inflation-is-easing-boosting-the-case-for-another-interest-rate-cut-in-may-255116/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation is easing, boosting the case for another interest rate cut in May">Read more</a>

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Is your child anxious about going on school camp? Here are 4 ways to prepare

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Micah Boerma, Researcher, School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland Nitinai Thabthong/Shutterstock One of the highlights of the school year is an overnight excursion or school camp. These can happen as early as Year 3. While many students are very excited about the chance to ... <a title="Is your child anxious about going on school camp? Here are 4 ways to prepare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/is-your-child-anxious-about-going-on-school-camp-here-are-4-ways-to-prepare-252290/" aria-label="Read more about Is your child anxious about going on school camp? Here are 4 ways to prepare">Read more</a>

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Which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump?

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University SvetlanaVV/Shutterstock Something tells me US president Donald Trump would love to be a Roman emperor. The mythology of unrestrained power with sycophants doing his bidding would be seductive. But in fact, Roman emperors were heavily constrained by institutions, ... <a title="Which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/which-roman-emperor-was-most-like-donald-trump-254573/" aria-label="Read more about Which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump?">Read more</a>

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Locked up for life? Unpacking South Australia’s new child sex crime laws

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Mallett, Criminologist, CQUniversity Australia Melnikov Dmitriy/Shutterstock It’s election time, which means the age old “tough on crime” rhetoric is being heralded by many politicians aiming to score votes. Opposition leader Peter Dutton is pushing for a national public sex offender register. Currently only Western Australia has ... <a title="Locked up for life? Unpacking South Australia’s new child sex crime laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/locked-up-for-life-unpacking-south-australias-new-child-sex-crime-laws-255429/" aria-label="Read more about Locked up for life? Unpacking South Australia’s new child sex crime laws">Read more</a>

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Why do dogs eat poo? A canine scientist explains

April 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne nygi/Unsplash When miniature dachshund Valerie was captured after 529 days alone in the wilds of Australia’s Kangaroo Island, experts speculated she survived partly by eating other animals’ poo. While this survival tactic may have saved ... <a title="Why do dogs eat poo? A canine scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/why-do-dogs-eat-poo-a-canine-scientist-explains-234361/" aria-label="Read more about Why do dogs eat poo? A canine scientist explains">Read more</a>