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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tax cuts are the centrepiece of the Albanese government’s cost-of-living budget bid for re-election in May. The surprise tax measures mean taxpayers will receive an extra tax cut of up to A$268 from July 1 next year and up to ... <a title="Albanese government bids for votes with ‘top-up’ tax cuts for all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/albanese-government-bids-for-votes-with-top-up-tax-cuts-for-all-253021/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government bids for votes with ‘top-up’ tax cuts for all">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation, The Conversation What’s the theme? Many budget measures are aimed at easing cost of living. The headline announcement is tax cuts: everyone will get one, but not until July 1 2026. Other major spends are on Medicare, medicines and energy bill rebates. ... <a title="At a glance: the 2025 federal budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/at-a-glance-the-2025-federal-budget-252637/" aria-label="Read more about At a glance: the 2025 federal budget">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra By the standards of pre-election budgets, this one is surprisingly modest. There are only a handful of new revenue and spending initiatives. The Budget Paper 2 book, which contains new measures, is a slim document. In part, this is ... <a title="The 2025 budget has few savings and surprises but it also ignores climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/the-2025-budget-has-few-savings-and-surprises-but-it-also-ignores-climate-change-253026/" aria-label="Read more about The 2025 budget has few savings and surprises but it also ignores climate change">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Today’s budget is a cautious and responsible response to the cost-of-living pressures facing voters. As noted ahead of budget night, many of the major spending initiatives had already been announced. But, in the ... <a title="Tax cuts are coming, but not soon, in a cautious budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/tax-cuts-are-coming-but-not-soon-in-a-cautious-budget-253027/" aria-label="Read more about Tax cuts are coming, but not soon, in a cautious budget">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University A report in The Atlantic today sent shockwaves through Washington and beyond: senior US officials shared military operations for a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen in a ... <a title="Why is the US group chat on Houthi attack plans so concerning? A military operations expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/why-is-the-us-group-chat-on-houthi-attack-plans-so-concerning-a-military-operations-expert-explains-253029/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the US group chat on Houthi attack plans so concerning? A military operations expert explains">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Watson, Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Hans Wismeijer/Shutterstock In 2022, Australia and many other nations agreed to protect 30% of their lands and waters by 2030 to arrest the rapid decline in biodiversity. Since then, the Albanese government has ... <a title="A budget splash to conserve 30% of Australia’s lands will save species – if we choose the right 30%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/a-budget-splash-to-conserve-30-of-australias-lands-will-save-species-if-we-choose-the-right-30-252918/" aria-label="Read more about A budget splash to conserve 30% of Australia’s lands will save species – if we choose the right 30%">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Vivienne Bentley, Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation, Data61, CSIRO Cristóbal Ascencio & Archival Images of AI & AIxDESIGN/Better Images of AI, CC BY-SA Where would we be without knowledge? Everything from the building of spaceships to the development of new therapies has come about through the creation, ... <a title="Technology has shaped human knowledge for centuries. Generative AI is set to transform it yet again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/technology-has-shaped-human-knowledge-for-centuries-generative-ai-is-set-to-transform-it-yet-again-252616/" aria-label="Read more about Technology has shaped human knowledge for centuries. Generative AI is set to transform it yet again">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irene Nikoloudakis, PhD Candidate in Law, University of Adelaide Getty Images Being robbed is a horrible experience under any circumstances. But being robbed by your employer involves a unique betrayal of trust. So it was a sign of real progress when “wage theft” finally became a crime ... <a title="Wage theft is now a criminal offence in NZ – investigating it shouldn’t be left to the police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/wage-theft-is-now-a-criminal-offence-in-nz-investigating-it-shouldnt-be-left-to-the-police-252712/" aria-label="Read more about Wage theft is now a criminal offence in NZ – investigating it shouldn’t be left to the police">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria, Lecturer in International Law, Curtin University Only five days after the arrest warrant against former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was issued, he was apprehended and immediately put on a plane to The Hague to face charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The prompt action ... <a title="The ICC showed its might by arresting Rodrigo Duterte. Its reputation will take longer to fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/the-icc-showed-its-might-by-arresting-rodrigo-duterte-its-reputation-will-take-longer-to-fix-252509/" aria-label="Read more about The ICC showed its might by arresting Rodrigo Duterte. Its reputation will take longer to fix">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide The Divine Sarah Bernhardt. Memento This year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival showcases a diverse selection of films from blockbusters and biopics to comedies and gripping thrillers for Australian audiences. I’ve written before about how this annual ... <a title="Nerve-wracking twists, remarkable stardom and jet-black comedy: the 5 best films of the 2025 French Film Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/nerve-wracking-twists-remarkable-stardom-and-jet-black-comedy-the-5-best-films-of-the-2025-french-film-festival-250153/" aria-label="Read more about Nerve-wracking twists, remarkable stardom and jet-black comedy: the 5 best films of the 2025 French Film Festival">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney Maria Symchych/Shutterstock If you’ve ever picked up your child from childcare and wondered if they’re living a double life, you’re not alone. Parents often receive rave reports from educators about kids’ adventurous eating habits, ... <a title="Why does my kid eat so well at childcare but not at home?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/why-does-my-kid-eat-so-well-at-childcare-but-not-at-home-247447/" aria-label="Read more about Why does my kid eat so well at childcare but not at home?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Climstein, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University Cottonbro Studio/Pexels You’ve got a new brown spot on your face, but is it a freckle or a sunspot? Or perhaps you’ve found a spot on your back that looks like a mole but is flatter than ... <a title="What’s the difference between freckles, sunspots and moles?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/25/whats-the-difference-between-freckles-sunspots-and-moles-250768/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between freckles, sunspots and moles?">Read more</a>
