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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Marks, Vice-President, Public Affairs and Partnerships, Western Sydney University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have faced off in the first leaders’ debate of the 2025 federal election. The debate, hosted by Sky News and The Daily Telegraph, was held at the Wenty ... <a title="No major gaffes and no knockout punch: the first leaders’ debate was a pedestrian affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/no-major-gaffes-and-no-knockout-punch-the-first-leaders-debate-was-a-pedestrian-affair-253711/" aria-label="Read more about No major gaffes and no knockout punch: the first leaders’ debate was a pedestrian affair">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland Fizkes/Shutterstock In the pre-industrial era, people often lived and worked in the same building. This removed the need to travel to work. The separation of home and work occurred much later, during the Industrial Revolution. Factories ... <a title="Politics aside, new research shows there are good financial reasons to back working from home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/politics-aside-new-research-shows-there-are-good-financial-reasons-to-back-working-from-home-253629/" aria-label="Read more about Politics aside, new research shows there are good financial reasons to back working from home">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, and Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney mooremedia/Shutterstock The Labor government has announced it would invest A$1 billion in mental health if re-elected to provide more Australians – particularly young people – with “free, public mental ... <a title="Labor’s $1 billion for mental health is good news for young people in particular – but leaves some gaps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/labors-1-billion-for-mental-health-is-good-news-for-young-people-in-particular-but-leaves-some-gaps-254054/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s $1 billion for mental health is good news for young people in particular – but leaves some gaps">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fergus Edwards, Lecturer in English, University of Tasmania Amazon MGM Studios Last One Laughing is a battle royale for stand-ups. Ten comedians, one room, surrounded by cameras. Laugh once and they’re warned. Laugh again, and they’re out. Last comic left wins. It is an international TV phenomenon, ... <a title="We’re hardwired to laugh – this is why watching comedians try to be the ‘Last One Laughing’ is so funny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/were-hardwired-to-laugh-this-is-why-watching-comedians-try-to-be-the-last-one-laughing-is-so-funny-253935/" aria-label="Read more about We’re hardwired to laugh – this is why watching comedians try to be the ‘Last One Laughing’ is so funny">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research Fellow, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia Centre for Ageing Better/Unsplash Many of us turn to Sudoku, Wordle or brain-training apps to sharpen our minds. But research is increasingly showing one of the best ways to boost memory, focus and brain ... <a title="Here’s a simple, science-backed way to sharpen your thinking and improve your memory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/heres-a-simple-science-backed-way-to-sharpen-your-thinking-and-improve-your-memory-253751/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a simple, science-backed way to sharpen your thinking and improve your memory">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Prapat Aowsakorn/Shutterstock Australia has huge reserves of coal and gas – but very little oil. Before the 20th century, this didn’t matter – trains ran on local coal. But as cars and trucks have come to ... <a title="If Australia switched to EVs, we’d be more reliant on China’s car factories – but wean ourselves off foreign oil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/if-australia-switched-to-evs-wed-be-more-reliant-on-chinas-car-factories-but-wean-ourselves-off-foreign-oil-252388/" aria-label="Read more about If Australia switched to EVs, we’d be more reliant on China’s car factories – but wean ourselves off foreign oil">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 8, 2025.
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina McCabe, PhD Candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/synthetick If left unaddressed, many environmental changes in Aotearoa New Zealand could threaten livelihoods, health, quality of life and infrastructure for generations to come, according to the latest update on the state of the environment. The Ministry ... <a title="The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/the-latest-update-on-nzs-state-of-the-environment-is-sobering-but-there-are-glimmers-of-progress-254051/" aria-label="Read more about The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist Pasifika comedy troupe Naked Samoans is facing a backlash from some members of the Pacific community over its promotional poster. In the image, which has now been taken down, the Naked Samoans depicted themselves as the 12 disciples surrounding Jesus, a parody of The Last Supper. Several Pasifika influencers ... <a title="‘Never our intention to mock Jesus’ – Naked Samoans respond to backlash over controversial poster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/never-our-intention-to-mock-jesus-naked-samoans-respond-to-backlash-over-controversial-poster/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never our intention to mock Jesus’ – Naked Samoans respond to backlash over controversial poster">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Perkiss, Associate professor in accounting, University of Wollongong Jiri Hera/Shutterstock With the Easter weekend now around the corner, the sixth edition of the Global Chocolate Scorecard has just been released. This is an annual initiative produced by Be Slavery Free, in collaboration with two Australian universities ... <a title="Here’s who topped the rankings in this year’s scorecard for sustainable chocolate – and which confectionery giant refused to participate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/heres-who-topped-the-rankings-in-this-years-scorecard-for-sustainable-chocolate-and-which-confectionery-giant-refused-to-participate-253933/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s who topped the rankings in this year’s scorecard for sustainable chocolate – and which confectionery giant refused to participate">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Perkiss, Associate professor in accounting, University of Wollongong Jiri Hera/Shutterstock With the Easter weekend now around the corner, the sixth edition of the Global Chocolate Scorecard has just been released. This is an annual initiative produced by Be Slavery Free, in collaboration with two Australian universities ... <a title="This Easter, check out which chocolate brands are most ethical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/this-easter-check-out-which-chocolate-brands-are-most-ethical-253933/" aria-label="Read more about This Easter, check out which chocolate brands are most ethical">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2025
NZME directors ‘have concerns’ about businessman Jim Grenon taking editorial control NZME’s directors have fired their own shots in the war for control of the media company, saying they have concerns about a takeover bid including the risk of businessman Jim Grenon taking editorial control. In a statement to the NZX, the board said it ... <a title="Open letter to NZME board – don’t allow alt-right Canadian billionaire to take over NZ’s Fourth Estate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/08/open-letter-to-nzme-board-dont-allow-alt-right-canadian-billionaire-to-take-over-nzs-fourth-estate/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to NZME board – don’t allow alt-right Canadian billionaire to take over NZ’s Fourth Estate">Read more</a>
