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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Allen, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University Shutterstock It’s hard to remember a time the United States seemed as tense and divided as it does today. That should serve as a stark reminder of just how important it is to monitor the health of our own nation. ... <a title="A new report card shows inequality in Australia isn’t as bad as in the US – but we’re headed in the wrong direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/a-new-report-card-shows-inequality-in-australia-isnt-as-bad-as-in-the-us-but-were-headed-in-the-wrong-direction-249579/" aria-label="Read more about A new report card shows inequality in Australia isn’t as bad as in the US – but we’re headed in the wrong direction">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Burrow, PhD candidate, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia Belinda Howell/Getty Images Today marks 17 years since the apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples for the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families between the mid-1800s and ... <a title="Removing babies is still harming First Nations families, almost two decades after the apology to Stolen Generations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/removing-babies-is-still-harming-first-nations-families-almost-two-decades-after-the-apology-to-stolen-generations-249353/" aria-label="Read more about Removing babies is still harming First Nations families, almost two decades after the apology to Stolen Generations">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaitlin Barham, Wildlife ecology researcher, The University of Queensland Australia Zoo Crocodiles are hardy creatures, capable of adjusting their behaviour to cope with the heat of the tropics. But there’s a limit to their endurance. Our new research shows the average body temperature of estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles ... <a title="Nocturnal basking and deep diving may not be enough to keep crocodiles cool in a warming world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/nocturnal-basking-and-deep-diving-may-not-be-enough-to-keep-crocodiles-cool-in-a-warming-world-248655/" aria-label="Read more about Nocturnal basking and deep diving may not be enough to keep crocodiles cool in a warming world">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien O’Meara, Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Stan Stan’s new series Invisible Boys follows four young gay men as they understand and explore their identities while living in Geraldton, a regional town in Western Australia. Charlie Roth (Joseph Zada), Zeke Calogero (Aydan Clafiore), Kade ... <a title="Stan’s Invisible Boys carries the tradition of real, gritty Aussie teen drama, while smashing it into something new" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/stans-invisible-boys-carries-the-tradition-of-real-gritty-aussie-teen-drama-while-smashing-it-into-something-new-248126/" aria-label="Read more about Stan’s Invisible Boys carries the tradition of real, gritty Aussie teen drama, while smashing it into something new">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pandanus Petter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University The upcoming federal election will see the incumbent Labor prime minister, Anthony Albanese, face off against Liberal opposition leader, Peter Dutton. We’ll likely see a strong focus on the personal qualities and performance ... <a title="Do parties win elections because of their leaders, or in spite of them? History shows it’s a bit of both" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/do-parties-win-elections-because-of-their-leaders-or-in-spite-of-them-history-shows-its-a-bit-of-both-248868/" aria-label="Read more about Do parties win elections because of their leaders, or in spite of them? History shows it’s a bit of both">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Barnes, Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University An artist’s impression of a high-energy particle travelling through the KM3NeT neutrino telescope. KM3NeT Three and a half kilometres beneath the Mediterranean Sea, around 80km off the coast of Sicily, lies half of a very unusual telescope called KM3NeT. ... <a title="3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/3-5-kilometres-underwater-scientists-found-a-staggeringly-energetic-particle-from-outer-space-249590/" aria-label="Read more about 3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Jensen, Associate professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, University of Canberra Kemarrravv13/Shutterstock Hate speech on X was consistently 50% higher for at least eight months after tech billionaire Elon Musk bought the social media platform, new research has found. The research looked ... <a title="Hate speech on X surged for at least 8 months after Elon Musk takeover – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/hate-speech-on-x-surged-for-at-least-8-months-after-elon-musk-takeover-new-research-249603/" aria-label="Read more about Hate speech on X surged for at least 8 months after Elon Musk takeover – new research">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Graham, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney Ufuk Zivana/Shutterstock Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wants New Zealand to “go for growth”. But his plan, focused on reforming foreign investment, planning and competition laws, as well as boosting the tourism and mining sectors, is hampered by a ... <a title="To achieve real growth, the NZ government needs to relax the rules around housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/to-achieve-real-growth-the-nz-government-needs-to-relax-the-rules-around-housing-249000/" aria-label="Read more about To achieve real growth, the NZ government needs to relax the rules around housing">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Appiah Takyi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Street vending is a major economic activity in most of Ghana’s urban areas. The vendors bring everyday goods to residents and commuters at affordable prices in places convenient to them. However, ... <a title="Ghana’s urban strategies neglect the needs of street vendors: policy must catch up with reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/13/ghanas-urban-strategies-neglect-the-needs-of-street-vendors-policy-must-catch-up-with-reality-248020/" aria-label="Read more about Ghana’s urban strategies neglect the needs of street vendors: policy must catch up with reality">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has secured bipartisan support for a major new regime covering political donations and spending, after making significant concessions. The government agreed to increase the proposed threshold above which donations must be disclosed from $1000 to $5000. The ... <a title="Government-Coalition deal secures sweeping new regime for political donations and spending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/government-coalition-deal-secures-sweeping-new-regime-for-political-donations-and-spending-249720/" aria-label="Read more about Government-Coalition deal secures sweeping new regime for political donations and spending">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the election only months away, the Labor government finds itself suddenly battling with the Trump administration for an exemption from new US tariffs on steel and aluminium. The opposition has supported the effort, but it also claims a Coalition ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on US tariffs, a government-owned Rex, and the Nationals’ identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/politics-with-michelle-grattan-david-littleproud-on-us-tariffs-a-government-owned-rex-and-the-nationals-identity-249708/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on US tariffs, a government-owned Rex, and the Nationals’ identity">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julee McDonagh, Senior Research Fellow of Frailty Research, University of Wollongong PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Ageing is a normal part of the life course. It doesn’t matter how many green smoothies you drink, or how many “anti-ageing” skin care products you use, you can’t stop the ageing ... <a title="What’s the difference between ageing and frailty? One is inevitable – the other is not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/whats-the-difference-between-ageing-and-frailty-one-is-inevitable-the-other-is-not-247450/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between ageing and frailty? One is inevitable – the other is not">Read more</a>
