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Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic Redfern, Associate Professor, School of Art, RMIT University Serwah Attafuah, The Darkness Between The Stars, JOAN. Landscape still. Courtesy of the artist. Virtuosic digital artistry is on show in Serwah Attafuah’s installation The Darkness Between the Stars, currently showing at ACMI. The work fiercely challenges stereotypes ... <a title="Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/serwah-attafuah-a-powerful-and-most-welcome-voice-in-contemporary-australian-art-250154/" aria-label="Read more about Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art">Read more</a>

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Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catie Gressier, Adjunct Research Fellow in Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia Berkshire pigs JWhitwell/Shutterstock It took thousands of years to develop the world’s extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is dwindling ... <a title="Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/hundreds-of-livestock-breeds-have-gone-extinct-but-some-australian-farmers-are-keeping-endangered-breeds-alive-250393/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive">Read more</a>

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Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Some have said Christopher Luxon’s pledge to get a free trade deal between New Zealand and India over the line in his first term as prime minister was overly optimistic. But not all trade ... <a title="Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/luxon-meets-modi-why-a-good-nz-india-trade-deal-is-preferable-to-a-perfect-one-252036/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one">Read more</a>

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Australia’s defence – navigating US-China tensions in changing world

March 17, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: By Peter Cronau for Declassified Australia Australia is caught in a jam, between an assertive American ally and a bold Chinese trading partner. America is accelerating its pivot to the Indo-Pacific, building up its fighting forces and expanding its military bases. As Australia tries to navigate a pathway between America’s and Australia’s national ... <a title="Australia’s defence – navigating US-China tensions in changing world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/australias-defence-navigating-us-china-tensions-in-changing-world/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s defence – navigating US-China tensions in changing world">Read more</a>

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Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls

March 17, 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 Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted March 13–15 from a sample of 1,051, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead by respondent preferences, a one-point ... <a title="Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/gains-for-labor-as-they-lead-in-three-of-last-five-polls-252016/" aria-label="Read more about Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls">Read more</a>

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Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Boichak, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA fellow, University of Sydney More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a 30-day ceasefire between the two warring countries may be imminent. But much more needs to happen before a just and lasting ... <a title="Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/three-years-after-russias-invasion-a-global-online-army-is-still-fighting-for-ukraine-251480/" aria-label="Read more about Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine">Read more</a>

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Australia’s next government may well be in minority. Here’s how that can be a good outcome for the country

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shamit Saggar, Executive Director, Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success and Professor of Public Policy, Curtin University Two months out from an Australian federal election, the polling is pointing to a very tight race between the two major parties. This means, if the polls are correct, ... <a title="Australia’s next government may well be in minority. Here’s how that can be a good outcome for the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/australias-next-government-may-well-be-in-minority-heres-how-that-can-be-a-good-outcome-for-the-country-252162/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s next government may well be in minority. Here’s how that can be a good outcome for the country">Read more</a>

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How long will you live? New evidence says its much more about your choices than your genes

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock One of the most enduring questions humans have is how long we’re going to live. With this comes the question of how much of our lifespan is shaped by our environment and choices, and how much is predetermined by ... <a title="How long will you live? New evidence says its much more about your choices than your genes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/how-long-will-you-live-new-evidence-says-its-much-more-about-your-choices-than-your-genes-251054/" aria-label="Read more about How long will you live? New evidence says its much more about your choices than your genes">Read more</a>

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Whatever happens to Star, the age of unfettered gambling revenue for casinos may have ended

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Casino operator Star Entertainment has been under financial pressure for some time. The company’s share price has tanked, and the business, with its three casino properties, has been bleeding money. Last year’s opening of ... <a title="Whatever happens to Star, the age of unfettered gambling revenue for casinos may have ended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/whatever-happens-to-star-the-age-of-unfettered-gambling-revenue-for-casinos-may-have-ended-251248/" aria-label="Read more about Whatever happens to Star, the age of unfettered gambling revenue for casinos may have ended">Read more</a>

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Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Davey, PhD Candidate, Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University Andra C Taylor Jr/Unsplash Including pronouns in introductions, your email signature or your social media bio may seem like a minor detail. Pronouns are just small words we use in place of names ... <a title="Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/chinese-only-introduced-a-feminine-pronoun-in-the-1920s-now-it-might-adopt-a-gender-inclusive-one-221013/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one">Read more</a>

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When is workplace chat ‘just gossip’ and when is it ‘sharing information’? It depends who’s doing it

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Greenslade-Yeats, Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology THEBILLJR/Shutterstock When two junior employees bump into each other in the corridor and start chatting about their manager’s overbearing manner, it’s typically considered gossip. But what about when two managers have an off-record catch-up to discuss an ... <a title="When is workplace chat ‘just gossip’ and when is it ‘sharing information’? It depends who’s doing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/when-is-workplace-chat-just-gossip-and-when-is-it-sharing-information-it-depends-whos-doing-it-251242/" aria-label="Read more about When is workplace chat ‘just gossip’ and when is it ‘sharing information’? It depends who’s doing it">Read more</a>

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Cyclone Alfred to cost budget $1.2 billion, hit growth and push up inflation: Chalmers

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Cyclone Alfred will cost the March 25 budget at least A$1.2 billion, hit growth and put pressure on inflation, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says. In a Tuesday speech previewing the budget, Chalmers will also say that on preliminary estimates, the cyclone’s immediate ... <a title="Cyclone Alfred to cost budget $1.2 billion, hit growth and push up inflation: Chalmers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/cyclone-alfred-to-cost-budget-1-2billion-hit-growth-and-push-up-inflation-chalmers-252171/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Alfred to cost budget $1.2 billion, hit growth and push up inflation: Chalmers">Read more</a>