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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne alybaba/Shutterstock Street trees usually grow in appalling soils, have little space for their roots, are rarely watered and often get aggressively trimmed by road authorities or utility companies. If they do ... <a title="It’s not easy being a street tree, but this heroic eucalypt withstands everything we throw at it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/its-not-easy-being-a-street-tree-but-this-heroic-eucalypt-withstands-everything-we-throw-at-it-246040/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not easy being a street tree, but this heroic eucalypt withstands everything we throw at it">Read more</a>
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April 4, 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 The federal election will be held in four weeks. A national YouGov poll, conducted March 28 to April 3 from a sample of 1,622, gave Labor a ... <a title="Labor leads in three recent national polls, four weeks from the election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/labor-leads-in-three-recent-national-polls-four-weeks-from-the-election-253541/" aria-label="Read more about Labor leads in three recent national polls, four weeks from the election">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University Nuntiya/Shutterstock Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at least 10% on a vast range of goods imported to the US. For some countries and goods, ... <a title="Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/ancient-rome-used-high-tariffs-to-raise-money-too-and-created-other-economic-problems-along-the-way-253752/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Coakley, Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland Hakase_420/Shutterstock Earlier this year news broke about doctors in London curing blindness in children with a rare genetic condition. The genetic condition was a severe, albeit rare, form of retinal dystrophy. It causes severe ... <a title="‘Curiosity-driven research’ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But it’s under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/curiosity-driven-research-led-to-a-recent-major-medical-breakthrough-but-its-under-threat-252298/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Curiosity-driven research’ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But it’s under threat">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University As he looks to solidify his territorial gains in Ukraine in a potential ceasefire deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has one eye trained on Russia’s southern border – and boosting Russian influence in Central Asia. Following his 2024 re-election, Putin ... <a title="Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/russia-and-china-both-want-influence-over-central-asia-could-it-rupture-their-friendship-251023/" aria-label="Read more about Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Matheson, Associate Professor in Public Health and Policy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data ... <a title="Yes, data can produce better policy – but it’s no substitute for real-world experience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/yes-data-can-produce-better-policy-but-its-no-substitute-for-real-world-experience-253527/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, data can produce better policy – but it’s no substitute for real-world experience">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Manfreda, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, Torrens University Australia Warner Bros The White Lotus season three returns to familiar territory: an exotic escape, privileged and powerful guests, the supposed heights of luxury. But beneath this lies a satirical critique of these very things – an investigation into ... <a title="An exotic escape, or empty illusion? How The White Lotus exposes the contradictions of luxury travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/an-exotic-escape-or-empty-illusion-how-the-white-lotus-exposes-the-contradictions-of-luxury-travel-253229/" aria-label="Read more about An exotic escape, or empty illusion? How The White Lotus exposes the contradictions of luxury travel">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University Gender was an important factor in the 2022 election: it shaped the ways the major parties packaged their policies and their leaders. Three years later, as Australians grapple with an uncertain world and a cost-of-living crisis, how might gender shape ... <a title="Gender played a significant role in the 2022 election. Will it do the same in 2025?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/gender-played-a-significant-role-in-the-2022-election-will-it-do-the-same-in-2025-249580/" aria-label="Read more about Gender played a significant role in the 2022 election. Will it do the same in 2025?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock It’s that time of year when flu vaccines are becoming available in Australia. You may have received an email from your GP clinic or a text message from your pharmacy telling you they’re in stock. ... <a title="Flu vaccines are now available for 2025. What’s on offer and which one should I get?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/flu-vaccines-are-now-available-for-2025-whats-on-offer-and-which-one-should-i-get-252292/" aria-label="Read more about Flu vaccines are now available for 2025. What’s on offer and which one should I get?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Nalau, Senior Lecturer, Climate Adaptation, Griffith University Composite image, Xiangli Li, Shirley Jayne Photography and geckoz/Shutterstock Australia’s 2022 federal election was seen as the climate election. But this time round, climate policy has so far taken a back seat as the major parties focus on cost-of-living ... <a title="This election, what are Labor and the Coalition offering on the energy transition, climate adaptation and emissions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/this-election-what-are-labor-and-the-coalition-offering-on-the-energy-transition-climate-adaptation-and-emissions-253430/" aria-label="Read more about This election, what are Labor and the Coalition offering on the energy transition, climate adaptation and emissions?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago Phil Walter/Getty Images Five years after New Zealand’s first COVID-19 lockdown, it is clear there will be no going back to the pre-pandemic “normal”. The pandemic amplified existing fractures and inequities in New Zealand and elsewhere. It ... <a title="5 years on from its first COVID lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices – but rebuilding trust must come first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/5-years-on-from-its-first-covid-lockdown-nz-faces-hard-economic-choices-but-rebuilding-trust-must-come-first-252478/" aria-label="Read more about 5 years on from its first COVID lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices – but rebuilding trust must come first">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Woodcroft, Associate Professor of Microbial Informatics, Queensland University of Technology Association of two Cyanobacteria (Oscillatoria sp. and Chroococcus sp.). Ekky Ilham/Shutterstock There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth – the vast majority of which are bacteria. Bacteria consist of a single cell. They ... <a title="1 trillion species, 3 billion years: how we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/04/1-trillion-species-3-billion-years-how-we-used-ai-to-trace-the-evolution-of-bacteria-on-earth-253720/" aria-label="Read more about 1 trillion species, 3 billion years: how we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth">Read more</a>
