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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national YouGov poll, conducted April 4–10 from a sample of 1,505, gave Labor a 52.5–47.5 lead, a 1.5-point gain for Labor since the March 28 to ... <a title="Labor gains 5-point lead in a YouGov poll, taken during Trump tariff chaos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/labor-gains-5-point-lead-in-a-yougov-poll-taken-during-trump-tariff-chaos-253738/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains 5-point lead in a YouGov poll, taken during Trump tariff chaos">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle Annie Spratt/Unsplash Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia. These can have a big impact for ... <a title="Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third – and save money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/better-cleaning-of-hospital-equipment-could-cut-patient-infections-by-one-third-and-save-money-251917/" aria-label="Read more about Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third – and save money">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Hanna, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Christina Hanna, CC BY-SA Once floodwaters subside, talk of planned retreat inevitably rises. Within Aotearoa New Zealand, several communities from north to south – including Kumeū, Kawatiri Westport and parts of Ōtepoti Dunedin – are considering future ... <a title="As more communities have to consider relocation, we explore what happens to the land after people leave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/as-more-communities-have-to-consider-relocation-we-explore-what-happens-to-the-land-after-people-leave-253653/" aria-label="Read more about As more communities have to consider relocation, we explore what happens to the land after people leave">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arian Wallach, Future Fellow in Ecology, Queensland University of Technology michael garner/Shutterstock In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia’s “gentle and specialized creatures” were “unable to cope with changed conditions and introduced enemies”. The role of these “enemies” – namely, foxes and feral cats ... <a title="Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evidence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/extinctions-of-australian-mammals-have-long-been-blamed-on-foxes-and-cats-but-wheres-the-evidence-253542/" aria-label="Read more about Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evidence?">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University doublelee/Shutterstock Can the government actually make a difference to the wages Australians earn? A lot of attention always falls on the government’s submission to the Fair ... <a title="Yes, government influences wages – but not just in the way you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/yes-government-influences-wages-but-not-just-in-the-way-you-might-think-254282/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, government influences wages – but not just in the way you might think">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Egliston, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney Last week, Nintendo announced the June 5 release of its long anticipated Switch 2. But the biggest talking point wasn’t the console’s launch titles or features. At US$449 in the United States, ... <a title="Sorry gamers, Nintendo’s hefty Switch 2 price tag signals the new normal – and it might still go up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/sorry-gamers-nintendos-hefty-switch-2-price-tag-signals-the-new-normal-and-it-might-still-go-up-254063/" aria-label="Read more about Sorry gamers, Nintendo’s hefty Switch 2 price tag signals the new normal – and it might still go up">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Woodman, TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne Securing the welfare of future generations seems like solid grounds for judging policies and politicians, especially during an election campaign. Political legacies are on the line because the stakes are so high. There is a real ... <a title="A fair go for young Australians in this election? Voters are weighing up intergenerational inequity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/a-fair-go-for-young-australians-in-this-election-voters-are-weighing-up-intergenerational-inequity-250782/" aria-label="Read more about A fair go for young Australians in this election? Voters are weighing up intergenerational inequity">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute The Coalition has been forced to reassert its commitment to the Paris climate agreement after its energy spokesman Ted O’Brien appeared to waver on the pledge on Thursday. O’Brien faced off against Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen at ... <a title="The Coalition prepares to soften Australia’s 2030 climate target, while reaffirming its commitment to the Paris Agreement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/11/the-coalition-prepares-to-soften-australias-2030-climate-target-while-reaffirming-its-commitment-to-the-paris-agreement-249945/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition prepares to soften Australia’s 2030 climate target, while reaffirming its commitment to the Paris Agreement">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor met for this week’s treasurers’ debate, the moderator observed that in three or six years they might be facing each other as prime minister and opposition leader. Election results trigger, or subsequently lead to, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Will there be leadership changes on both sides of politics next parliamentary term?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/10/grattan-on-friday-will-there-be-leadership-changes-on-both-sides-of-politics-next-parliamentary-term-254203/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Will there be leadership changes on both sides of politics next parliamentary term?">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both committed to stripping a Chinese company, Landbridge, of the lease to operate Darwin Port. Landbridge paid A$506 million for the 99-year lease from ... <a title="‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/10/alarmist-nonsense-labor-and-coalition-dismissed-security-risks-over-the-port-of-darwin-for-years-whats-changed-253941/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University The Trump administration has announced a 90-day pause on its plan to impose so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on nearly all US imports. But the pause does not extend to China, where import duties will rise ... <a title="This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage would have been huge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/10/this-chart-explains-why-trump-backflipped-on-tariffs-the-economic-damage-would-have-been-huge-253632/" aria-label="Read more about This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage would have been huge">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University Ground Picture/Shutterstock There has been little new in pre-election promises for Australia’s aged-care workers, providers or the 1.3 million people who use aged care. In March, Labor announced A$2.6 billion for another pay rise for aged-care nurses ... <a title="Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But you’d never know from the major parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/10/big-changes-are-planned-for-aged-care-in-2025-but-youd-never-know-from-the-major-parties-253727/" aria-label="Read more about Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But you’d never know from the major parties">Read more</a>
