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Month: September 2025

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Why a possible $1 billion bill for Coles and Woolworths has put a common employment clause in the spotlight

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Dillon, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Australian supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles now face the prospect of a combined bill exceeding A$1 billion in relation to the alleged underpayment of close to 30,000 staff over several years. These alarming liabilities were raised in statements issued ... <a title="Why a possible $1 billion bill for Coles and Woolworths has put a common employment clause in the spotlight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/why-a-possible-1-billion-bill-for-coles-and-woolworths-has-put-a-common-employment-clause-in-the-spotlight-264774/" aria-label="Read more about Why a possible $1 billion bill for Coles and Woolworths has put a common employment clause in the spotlight">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Damage done by Jacinta Price’s Indian immigration comment likely to long haunt Liberals

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In their different ways, Liberal frontbenchers Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Alex Hawke are two bare-knuckle fighters. Price, who switched from the Nationals in the (unachieved) hope of becoming deputy leader of the opposition, has made her career on cultivating a ... <a title="View from The Hill: Damage done by Jacinta Price’s Indian immigration comment likely to long haunt Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/view-from-the-hill-damage-done-by-jacinta-prices-indian-immigration-comment-likely-to-long-haunt-liberals-263915/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Damage done by Jacinta Price’s Indian immigration comment likely to long haunt Liberals">Read more</a>

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Tom Phillips shooting in NZ shows what police face with skilled and desperate fugitives

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Hendy, Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University DJ Mills/AFP via Getty Images New Zealand police have tonight found two children, alone at a camp site in a remote location, after their fugitive father was shot dead during a burglary early on Monday morning. The death of Tom ... <a title="Tom Phillips shooting in NZ shows what police face with skilled and desperate fugitives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/tom-phillips-shooting-in-nz-shows-what-police-face-with-skilled-and-desperate-fugitives-264776/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips shooting in NZ shows what police face with skilled and desperate fugitives">Read more</a>

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Rapid climate action will come at a cost, according to the Business Council. But experts say the benefits are far larger

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra Monica Bertolazzi/Getty This month, the Australian government will release its emissions-reduction target for 2035, likely to be between 65% and 75%. A 70% cut would mean reducing Australia’s emissions from about 440 million tonnes of carbon dioxide ... <a title="Rapid climate action will come at a cost, according to the Business Council. But experts say the benefits are far larger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/rapid-climate-action-will-come-at-a-cost-according-to-the-business-council-but-experts-say-the-benefits-are-far-larger-264694/" aria-label="Read more about Rapid climate action will come at a cost, according to the Business Council. But experts say the benefits are far larger">Read more</a>

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Could cutting back on caffeine really give you more vivid dreams? Here’s what the science says

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Gupta, Sleep Researcher, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia Kristina Paukshtite/Pexels Have you recently cut down on caffeine and feel like you’re having the most vivid dreams of your life? While there are a number of potential benefits of reducing our caffeine intake – such ... <a title="Could cutting back on caffeine really give you more vivid dreams? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/could-cutting-back-on-caffeine-really-give-you-more-vivid-dreams-heres-what-the-science-says-262687/" aria-label="Read more about Could cutting back on caffeine really give you more vivid dreams? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>

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Why did Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resign? And who might replace him?

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Maslow, Associate Professor, International Relations, Contemporary Japanese Politics & Society, University of Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has bowed to weeks of pressure from within his party and announced his resignation, less than a year after taking office. His departure plunges Japan back into political ... <a title="Why did Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resign? And who might replace him?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/why-did-japanese-prime-minister-shigeru-ishiba-resign-and-who-might-replace-him-264768/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resign? And who might replace him?">Read more</a>

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1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Kent, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong Around one in eight (1.3 million) Australian households experienced food insecurity in 2023. This means they didn’t always have enough money to buy the amount or quality of food they needed for an active and healthy ... <a title="1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/1-in-8-households-dont-have-the-money-to-buy-enough-food-264685/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food">Read more</a>

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Is space worth the cost? Accounting experts say its value can’t be found in spreadsheets

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Basil Tucker, Senior Lecturer in Management Accounting, University of South Australia Manuel Mazzanti / NurPhoto via Getty Images Since the early days of human space exploration, the endeavour has been haunted by a very good question: why spend so much on space when there are so many ... <a title="Is space worth the cost? Accounting experts say its value can’t be found in spreadsheets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/is-space-worth-the-cost-accounting-experts-say-its-value-cant-be-found-in-spreadsheets-262694/" aria-label="Read more about Is space worth the cost? Accounting experts say its value can’t be found in spreadsheets">Read more</a>

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Noni Hazlehurst stars in world premiere of The Lark, a play that fails to take flight

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University Cameron Grant It’s an enticing proposition for a play: an aged barkeep shares snatches of memories as the small, inner-city Melbourne pub she’s inhabited since birth is slated for demolition. Daniel Keene’s new play The Lark centres 75-year-old Rose ... <a title="Noni Hazlehurst stars in world premiere of The Lark, a play that fails to take flight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/noni-hazlehurst-stars-in-world-premiere-of-the-lark-a-play-that-fails-to-take-flight-262221/" aria-label="Read more about Noni Hazlehurst stars in world premiere of The Lark, a play that fails to take flight">Read more</a>

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Four victims, no remorse: Erin Patterson given a life sentence for mushroom murders

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Erin Patterson, having been convicted in the Supreme Court of Victoria two months ago on three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, has today received a life sentence from the trial ... <a title="Four victims, no remorse: Erin Patterson given a life sentence for mushroom murders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/four-victims-no-remorse-erin-patterson-given-a-life-sentence-for-mushroom-murders-264128/" aria-label="Read more about Four victims, no remorse: Erin Patterson given a life sentence for mushroom murders">Read more</a>

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Building consent reform: how digital technology can make new liability rules watertight

September 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dat Tien Doan, Senior Lecturer, School of Future Environments, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The government’s proposed shake-up of New Zealand’s building consent system will be the biggest reform in the sector since 2004. Essentially, the changes will spread liability for building failures across all involved ... <a title="Building consent reform: how digital technology can make new liability rules watertight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/08/building-consent-reform-how-digital-technology-can-make-new-liability-rules-watertight-264190/" aria-label="Read more about Building consent reform: how digital technology can make new liability rules watertight">Read more</a>