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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>

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How often should I wash my exercise clothes?

March 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Senior Lecturer and Program Manager, Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) program, RMIT University Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock When you come home from a run or a sweaty gym session, do you immediately fling your clothes into the washing machine for a hot cycle? Or do you leave them ... <a title="How often should I wash my exercise clothes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/14/how-often-should-i-wash-my-exercise-clothes-250796/" aria-label="Read more about How often should I wash my exercise clothes?">Read more</a>

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After 30 years on the outer, unions could soon return to the Pilbara. Here’s why that’s a big deal

March 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexis Vassiley, Lecturer, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Aussie Family Living/Shutterstock A battle is underway on the mine sites in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. Unions are keen to get back into the iron ore industry after decades on the outer. Mining companies are ... <a title="After 30 years on the outer, unions could soon return to the Pilbara. Here’s why that’s a big deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/14/after-30-years-on-the-outer-unions-could-soon-return-to-the-pilbara-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal-252187/" aria-label="Read more about After 30 years on the outer, unions could soon return to the Pilbara. Here’s why that’s a big deal">Read more</a>

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Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear

March 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Radio Astronomy, University of Sydney Dione, one of Saturn’s 274 moons, viewed with Saturn and its rings in the background. NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International ... <a title="Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/14/saturn-now-has-274-moons-but-exactly-what-makes-something-a-moon-remains-unclear-252033/" aria-label="Read more about Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear">Read more</a>

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An artificial heart may save your life. But it can also change you in surprising ways

March 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat McConville, Lecturer in Ethics, Law, and Professionalism, School of Medicine, Deakin University Master1305/Shutterstock This week, doctors announced that an Australian man with severe heart failure had left hospital with an artificial heart that had kept him alive until he could receive a donor heart. The patient, ... <a title="An artificial heart may save your life. But it can also change you in surprising ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/14/an-artificial-heart-may-save-your-life-but-it-can-also-change-you-in-surprising-ways-252165/" aria-label="Read more about An artificial heart may save your life. But it can also change you in surprising ways">Read more</a>