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The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Ex-Cyclone Alfred has passed. However, residents of northern New South Wales and parts of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast should be on high alert for bands of intense rainfall and possible flash flooding. This is the sting in ... <a title="The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/the-sting-in-alfreds-tail-severe-rain-and-flood-risk-as-storms-loom-over-queensland-and-northern-nsw-251817/" aria-label="Read more about The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW">Read more</a>

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Greenland votes on March 11. Independence was the key issue, but Trump has changed the campaign

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Qvortrup, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University “We don’t want to be Danes or Americans”, Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede told Fox News recently. He wants his country to be independent and plans to hold a referendum. But this is no longer ... <a title="Greenland votes on March 11. Independence was the key issue, but Trump has changed the campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/greenland-votes-on-march-11-independence-was-the-key-issue-but-trump-has-changed-the-campaign-250042/" aria-label="Read more about Greenland votes on March 11. Independence was the key issue, but Trump has changed the campaign">Read more</a>

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How ocean giants are born: tracking the long-distance impact and danger of extreme swells

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Shand, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Strong waves originating from the North Pacific batter the promenade in Viña del Mar, Chile, on December 29 2024. Getty Images Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by ... <a title="How ocean giants are born: tracking the long-distance impact and danger of extreme swells" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/how-ocean-giants-are-born-tracking-the-long-distance-impact-and-danger-of-extreme-swells-247182/" aria-label="Read more about How ocean giants are born: tracking the long-distance impact and danger of extreme swells">Read more</a>

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Anthony Albanese gains in Newspoll, but the race remains neck-and-neck

March 10, 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 3–7 from a sample of 1,255, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes ... <a title="Anthony Albanese gains in Newspoll, but the race remains neck-and-neck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/anthony-albanese-gains-in-newspoll-but-the-race-remains-neck-and-neck-251352/" aria-label="Read more about Anthony Albanese gains in Newspoll, but the race remains neck-and-neck">Read more</a>

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Labor gains in some opinion polls, but the race remains neck-and-neck

March 10, 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 3–7 from a sample of 1,255, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes ... <a title="Labor gains in some opinion polls, but the race remains neck-and-neck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/labor-gains-in-some-opinion-polls-but-the-race-remains-neck-and-neck-251352/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains in some opinion polls, but the race remains neck-and-neck">Read more</a>

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‘Vague, confusing, and did nothing to improve my work’: how AI can undermine peer review

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Hugh Barker, Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide Eon eren/Shutterstock Earlier this year I received comments on an academic manuscript of mine as part of the usual peer review process, and noticed something strange. My research focuses on ensuring trustworthy evidence is ... <a title="‘Vague, confusing, and did nothing to improve my work’: how AI can undermine peer review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/vague-confusing-and-did-nothing-to-improve-my-work-how-ai-can-undermine-peer-review-251040/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Vague, confusing, and did nothing to improve my work’: how AI can undermine peer review">Read more</a>

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Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liesel Spencer, Associate Professor, School of Law, Western Sydney University Australia’s food security is on the political agenda, with Labor flagging a new national strategy if it is re-elected for a second term. “Feeding Australia” would build-in ways to make the agricultural sector more resilient. This industry ... <a title="Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/labor-is-promising-a-national-food-security-strategy-but-theres-no-mention-of-australians-who-are-going-hungry-251619/" aria-label="Read more about Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry">Read more</a>

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More households than ever are under-insured. Here’s what needs to be done

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Settle, Lecturer, Monash University As heavy rainfall and rising floodwaters caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred drench northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, it will take weeks for the full extent of the damage to be assessed. Major flood warnings have been issued for several rivers. ... <a title="More households than ever are under-insured. Here’s what needs to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/more-households-than-ever-are-under-insured-heres-what-needs-to-be-done-251708/" aria-label="Read more about More households than ever are under-insured. Here’s what needs to be done">Read more</a>

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Children of Paradise is the greatest film to come out of France, even 80 years on

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide IMDB It is March 9 1945 in a swanky cinema in Paris. The audience is settling in for the premiere of Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis) – the latest work by Marcel Carné, best known ... <a title="Children of Paradise is the greatest film to come out of France, even 80 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/children-of-paradise-is-the-greatest-film-to-come-out-of-france-even-80-years-on-250509/" aria-label="Read more about Children of Paradise is the greatest film to come out of France, even 80 years on">Read more</a>

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NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Eaves, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Brewster Glacier is thinning and retreating because of extremely low retention of winter snow and high summer melt rates. Lauren Vargo/Victoria University of Wellington, CC BY New Zealand ranks third globally in ... <a title="NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/nzs-glaciers-have-already-lost-nearly-a-third-of-their-ice-as-more-vanishes-landscapes-and-lives-change-250617/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change">Read more</a>

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‘What voice do we have?’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced unique challenges during the COVID pandemic

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Carlson, Senior Research Officer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Team, The Kids Research Institute Australia It’s now been five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic. In Australia, as in many other countries around this time, federal and state governments implemented a range of public ... <a title="‘What voice do we have?’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced unique challenges during the COVID pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/what-voice-do-we-have-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-faced-unique-challenges-during-the-covid-pandemic-249155/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What voice do we have?’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced unique challenges during the COVID pandemic">Read more</a>

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Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake

March 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University The Roger Cook Labor government has been returned comfortably to government in Western Australia, securing a commanding, even if reduced, majority in the Legislative Assembly. On election night, ABC election analyst Antony Green projected Labor had secured at least ... <a title="Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/another-decisive-labor-win-in-wa-but-much-remains-at-stake-249693/" aria-label="Read more about Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake">Read more</a>