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April 6, 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 Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 4 from a sample of 1,250, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the March ... <a title="Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/labor-gains-52-48-lead-in-newspoll-and-redbridge-as-poll-trend-to-labor-continues-253739/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University Last year, the Coalition made the surprise decision to oppose Labor’s plans for new international student caps. On Sunday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton proposed an even more radical policy of his own to limit the number of international ... <a title="The Coalition has announced an even more radical plan to cut international students than Labor. Here’s how it would work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/the-coalition-has-announced-an-even-more-radical-plan-to-cut-international-students-than-labor-heres-how-it-would-work-253919/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition has announced an even more radical plan to cut international students than Labor. Here’s how it would work">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the government’s latest initiative on energy prices, Anthony Albanese on Sunday will promise that if re-elected, Labor will reduce the cost of installing a typical home battery by 30% from July 1. This would cut about $4,000 from the ... <a title="Election Diary: Albanese promises 30% discount on household batteries in latest energy bill help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/election-diary-albanese-promises-30-discount-on-household-batteries-in-latest-energy-bill-help-253736/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Albanese promises 30% discount on household batteries in latest energy bill help">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the government’s latest initiative on energy prices, Anthony Albanese on Sunday will promise that if re-elected, Labor will reduce the cost of installing a typical home solar battery by 30% from July 1. This would cut about $4,000 from ... <a title="Election Diary: Albanese promises 30% discount on solar batteries, in latest energy bill help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/election-diary-albanese-promises-30-discount-on-solar-batteries-in-latest-energy-bill-help-253736/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Albanese promises 30% discount on solar batteries, in latest energy bill help">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University; and Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Fellow, Victoria University The United States and Iran are once again on a collision course over the Iranian nuclear program. In a letter dated early March, US President Donald ... <a title="With US bombers at the ready, can Trump cut a deal with Iran and avoid a war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/05/with-us-bombers-at-the-ready-can-trump-cut-a-deal-with-iran-and-avoid-a-war-253828/" aria-label="Read more about With US bombers at the ready, can Trump cut a deal with Iran and avoid a war?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Bradshaw, Professor of Marketing, Royal Holloway University of London US alcohol has been removed from sale in the Canadian province of British Columbia. lenic/Shutterstock As politicians around the world scramble to respond to US “liberation day” tariffs, consumers have also begun flexing their muscles. “Boycott USA” ... <a title="Consumers are boycotting US goods around the world. Should Trump be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/05/consumers-are-boycotting-us-goods-around-the-world-should-trump-be-worried-253389/" aria-label="Read more about Consumers are boycotting US goods around the world. Should Trump be worried?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will ensure the Port of Darwin, currently leased by the Chinese company Landbridge, is returned to Australian hands. “Australia needs to own the Port of Darwin,” the prime minister declared late Friday. Albanese ... <a title="Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/05/albanese-and-dutton-both-say-they-will-return-the-port-of-darwin-to-australian-hands-253735/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Jean Monnet Chair of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide On April 2, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new “reciprocal tariff” regime he says will level the playing field in global trade – ... <a title="No, that’s not what a trade deficit means – and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/no-thats-not-what-a-trade-deficit-means-and-thats-not-how-you-calculate-other-nations-tariffs-253830/" aria-label="Read more about No, that’s not what a trade deficit means – and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Several of Australia’s biggest superannuation funds have suffered a suspected coordinated cyberattack, with scammers stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars of members’ retirement savings. Superannuation funds including Rest, HostPlus, Insignia, Australian Retirement ... <a title="Hackers have hit major super funds. A cyber expert explains how to stop it happening again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/hackers-have-hit-major-super-funds-a-cyber-expert-explains-how-to-stop-it-happening-again-253835/" aria-label="Read more about Hackers have hit major super funds. A cyber expert explains how to stop it happening again">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Trembath, Professor of Speech Pathology, Griffith University Lukas/Pexels If your child is struggling with certain everyday activities – such as playing with other kids, getting dressed or paying attention – you might want to get them assessed to see if they need additional support. Currently, the ... <a title="If a child has extra needs, support can be hard to find. This new approach can help make it easier and quicker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/if-a-child-has-extra-needs-support-can-be-hard-to-find-this-new-approach-can-help-make-it-easier-and-quicker-253339/" aria-label="Read more about If a child has extra needs, support can be hard to find. This new approach can help make it easier and quicker">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meltem Weger, Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland Kampus Productions/Pexels As summer fades into autumn, most Australian states and territories will set their clocks back an hour as daylight saving time ends and standard time resumes. About one-third of the world also adjust ... <a title="Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/daylight-saving-time-ends-sunday-why-do-we-change-our-clocks-and-how-does-it-affect-our-bodies-252518/" aria-label="Read more about Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Roberts, Conjoint Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Sydney Skrypnykov Dmytro/Shutterstock Authorities in New South Wales and Victoria have been warning the public about worrying cases of heroin overdoses after people thought they had taken cocaine or methamphetamine. We ... <a title="Heroin found in cocaine and ‘ice’, and snorting a line can be lethal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/heroin-found-in-cocaine-and-ice-and-snorting-a-line-can-be-lethal-253348/" aria-label="Read more about Heroin found in cocaine and ‘ice’, and snorting a line can be lethal">Read more</a>
