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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank den Hartog, Professor of Information Systems, Research Chair in Critical Infrastructure, University of Canberra A few weeks ago, word started to come out that the newly minted United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had acquired unprecedented access to multiple US government computer systems. DOGE employees ... <a title="Insider threat: cyber security experts on giving Elon Musk and DOGE the keys to US government IT systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/insider-threat-cyber-security-experts-on-giving-elon-musk-and-doge-the-keys-to-us-government-it-systems-250046/" aria-label="Read more about Insider threat: cyber security experts on giving Elon Musk and DOGE the keys to US government IT systems">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Gumbariya/Shutterstock The Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time in four years has triggered a round of celebration. Mortgage holders are cheering the fact their monthly repayments are now slightly lower, while the Albanese government hopes ... <a title="Official interest rates have been cut, but not everyone is a winner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/official-interest-rates-have-been-cut-but-not-everyone-is-a-winner-250140/" aria-label="Read more about Official interest rates have been cut, but not everyone is a winner">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Housing supply in Australia will be a key battleground in the election campaign. With home ownership more and more out of reach for young and not so young Australians, red tape and low productivity are strangling the builder industry just ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on how to trim back housing regulations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/politics-with-michelle-grattan-danielle-wood-on-how-to-trim-back-housing-regulations-250260/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on how to trim back housing regulations">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Korolev, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, UNSW Sydney The United States and Russia agreed to work on a plan to end the war in Ukraine at high-level talks in Saudi Arabia this week. Ukrainian and European representatives were pointedly not invited to take part. ... <a title="Trump wants to do a deal for Ukraine’s critical minerals. Will Zelensky give him what he wants – or will Putin?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/trump-wants-to-do-a-deal-for-ukraines-critical-minerals-will-zelensky-give-him-what-he-wants-or-will-putin-250064/" aria-label="Read more about Trump wants to do a deal for Ukraine’s critical minerals. Will Zelensky give him what he wants – or will Putin?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenton Prosser, Professor of Public Policy and Leadership, UNSW Sydney Although Australia has a strong and proud democracy, it nonetheless faces important challenges. Among these, youth democratic engagement and civics education have been matters of national concern for more than two decades. With the latest national curriculum ... <a title="Civics education is at an all-time low in Australia. Mapping our ‘civic journeys’ may help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/civics-education-is-at-an-all-time-low-in-australia-mapping-our-civic-journeys-may-help-250138/" aria-label="Read more about Civics education is at an all-time low in Australia. Mapping our ‘civic journeys’ may help">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University BaLL LunLa/Shutterstock Sleep is the holy grail for new parents. So no wonder many tired parents are looking for something to help their babies sleep. A TikTok trend claims giving your baby a tablespoon or ... <a title="Feeding your baby butter won’t help them sleep through the night, whatever TikTok says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/feeding-your-baby-butter-wont-help-them-sleep-through-the-night-whatever-tiktok-says-249699/" aria-label="Read more about Feeding your baby butter won’t help them sleep through the night, whatever TikTok says">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjana Gupta, Senior Lecturer, Accounting Department, Auckland University of Technology Jirsak/Shutterstock The profit made on every breakfast bowl of weet-bix is tax exempt, giving Sanitarium Health Food Company, owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, an advantage over other breakfast food companies. But this could be about to ... <a title="With billions in ‘profit’ exempt from tax, changes to NZ’s charity rules are long overdue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/with-billions-in-profit-exempt-from-tax-changes-to-nzs-charity-rules-are-long-overdue-249575/" aria-label="Read more about With billions in ‘profit’ exempt from tax, changes to NZ’s charity rules are long overdue">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francesca Perugia, Senior Lecturer, School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University Australia’s housing crisis has created a push for fast-tracked construction. Federal, state and territory governments have set a target of 1.2 million new homes over five years. Increasing housing supply is essential. However, the ... <a title="Yes, Australia needs new homes – but they must be built to withstand disasters in a warmer world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/yes-australia-needs-new-homes-but-they-must-be-built-to-withstand-disasters-in-a-warmer-world-249702/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Australia needs new homes – but they must be built to withstand disasters in a warmer world">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ash Watson, Scientia Fellow and Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock When we’re uncomfortable we say the “vibe is off”. When we’re having a good time we’re “vibing”. To assess the mood we do a “vibe check”. And when the atmosphere in the room changes we call it ... <a title="Vibes are something we feel but can’t quite explain. Now researchers want to study them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/vibes-are-something-we-feel-but-cant-quite-explain-now-researchers-want-to-study-them-247907/" aria-label="Read more about Vibes are something we feel but can’t quite explain. Now researchers want to study them">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, Australian National University Newly published research has found clear evidence that openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer+ (LGBTIQ+) Australian politicians were disproportionately targeted with personal abuse on social media at the last federal election. Given global ... <a title="Australian LGBTIQ+ politicians were hit with vile online abuse at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/australian-lgbtiq-politicians-were-hit-with-vile-online-abuse-at-the-last-federal-election-the-coming-campaign-could-be-even-worse-250039/" aria-label="Read more about Australian LGBTIQ+ politicians were hit with vile online abuse at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanyan Hong, PhD Candidate in Communication and Media Studies, University of Adelaide IMDB On the surface, Ne Zha 2: The Sea’s Fury (2025), the sequel to the 2019 Chinese blockbuster Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child, is a high-octane, action-packed and visually stunning animated spectacle, full of ... <a title="Ne Zha 2: the ancient philosophies behind China’s record-breaking new animated film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/ne-zha-2-the-ancient-philosophies-behind-chinas-record-breaking-new-animated-film-249850/" aria-label="Read more about Ne Zha 2: the ancient philosophies behind China’s record-breaking new animated film">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Kroen, Research Fellow Planning and Transport, RMIT University The cleanup is underway in northern Queensland following the latest flooding catastrophe to hit the state. More than 7,000 insurance claims have already been lodged, most of them for inundated homes and other structures. The Queensland floods are ... <a title="How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/how-to-protect-more-australian-homes-from-the-growing-risks-of-floods-fires-and-other-climate-disasters-249860/" aria-label="Read more about How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters">Read more</a>
