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Labor’s news bargaining incentive looks a lot like a digital services tax. Will Trump notice?

November 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney Tech giants could soon have a new multimillion-dollar motivator to negotiate deals with Australian media companies to pay for news, after details of Labor’s proposed news bargaining incentive were ... <a title="Labor’s news bargaining incentive looks a lot like a digital services tax. Will Trump notice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/14/labors-news-bargaining-incentive-looks-a-lot-like-a-digital-services-tax-will-trump-notice-269703/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s news bargaining incentive looks a lot like a digital services tax. Will Trump notice?">Read more</a>

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How the ‘one singular vision’ of Brian Eno’s Another Green World changed music

November 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dean Biron, Teaches in School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns/Getty Images Now a suite of bespoke apartments, the 17th century chapel at 8 Basing Street, Notting Hill in London once housed a recording studio. Following in the clomping footsteps of Led Zeppelin ... <a title="How the ‘one singular vision’ of Brian Eno’s Another Green World changed music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/14/how-the-one-singular-vision-of-brian-enos-another-green-world-changed-music-260303/" aria-label="Read more about How the ‘one singular vision’ of Brian Eno’s Another Green World changed music">Read more</a>

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Detection is not prevention: will drug testing drivers really make NZ roads safer?

November 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Boden, Professor of Psychology, Director of the Christchurch Health and Development Study, University of Otago Photo / Getty Images The government’s new mandate to carry out random oral-fluid roadside drug testing marks a milestone in New Zealand’s road safety policy. Under recently passed laws, police can ... <a title="Detection is not prevention: will drug testing drivers really make NZ roads safer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/14/detection-is-not-prevention-will-drug-testing-drivers-really-make-nz-roads-safer-269613/" aria-label="Read more about Detection is not prevention: will drug testing drivers really make NZ roads safer?">Read more</a>

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We studied the walking habits of young men in Cape Town and London – and debunked a myth

November 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley Rink, Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of the Western Cape Being mobile means people can get access to opportunities and take part in economic and social life. Mobility, in all its forms, is critical for cities to thrive. Recent studies highlight what most African city ... <a title="We studied the walking habits of young men in Cape Town and London – and debunked a myth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/14/we-studied-the-walking-habits-of-young-men-in-cape-town-and-london-and-debunked-a-myth-268131/" aria-label="Read more about We studied the walking habits of young men in Cape Town and London – and debunked a myth">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: In dumping net zero, the Liberals have thumbed their noses at voters they need to win

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With much talk this week about the end of the Whitlam government, Liberal conservatives might do well to read Gough Whitlam’s 1967 speech to the Victorian Labor Party, at the start of his climb to power. Like the Liberals now, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: In dumping net zero, the Liberals have thumbed their noses at voters they need to win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/grattan-on-friday-in-dumping-net-zero-the-liberals-have-thumbed-their-noses-at-voters-they-need-to-win-269394/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: In dumping net zero, the Liberals have thumbed their noses at voters they need to win">Read more</a>

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What should you do if you find a meteorite? Space rock experts explain

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Handley, Senior Curator, Geosciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University NASA / Ron Garan On Sunday November 2, people in eastern Victoria witnessed a bright streak across the sky followed by a loud sonic boom that felt like an earthquake. The event was captured by security ... <a title="What should you do if you find a meteorite? Space rock experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/what-should-you-do-if-you-find-a-meteorite-space-rock-experts-explain-268890/" aria-label="Read more about What should you do if you find a meteorite? Space rock experts explain">Read more</a>

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Sussan Ley buries Liberal commitment to net zero, but offers a fig leaf to moderates

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Sussan Ley announced on Thursday that the Liberal Party was dropping its commitment to net zero and said a future Liberal government would repeal Australia’s present legislated 2030 and 2050 targets for reducing emissions. After a meeting of ... <a title="Sussan Ley buries Liberal commitment to net zero, but offers a fig leaf to moderates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/sussan-ley-buries-liberal-commitment-to-net-zero-but-offers-a-fig-leaf-to-moderates-269392/" aria-label="Read more about Sussan Ley buries Liberal commitment to net zero, but offers a fig leaf to moderates">Read more</a>

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How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Respond Global, CC BY-NC-ND Picture dusk falling somewhere in the Solomon Islands. A fisher’s skiff glides home using a whisper-quiet electric outboard motor. In the Cook Islands, a big battery steadies the island grid. In ... <a title="How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/how-pacific-nations-plan-to-go-from-spending-up-to-25-of-gdp-on-fossil-fuels-to-running-on-100-renewables-269402/" aria-label="Read more about How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables">Read more</a>

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Victoria’s groundbreaking treaty could reshape Australia’s relationship with First Peoples

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Hobbs, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney The first treaty between Indigenous peoples and an Australian government has been signed into law. It is difficult to overstate the significance of Victoria’s treaty. So, what is the treaty, will other states and territories follow suit, and how could this ... <a title="Victoria’s groundbreaking treaty could reshape Australia’s relationship with First Peoples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/victorias-groundbreaking-treaty-could-reshape-australias-relationship-with-first-peoples-269699/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s groundbreaking treaty could reshape Australia’s relationship with First Peoples">Read more</a>

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‘Good neighbours are essential’: the history behind the landmark Indonesia-Australia defence treaty

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was expansive in his sentiments about the “watershed” bilateral security treaty announced with Indonesia this week: Australia’s relationship with Indonesia is based on friendship, trust, mutual respect ... <a title="‘Good neighbours are essential’: the history behind the landmark Indonesia-Australia defence treaty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/good-neighbours-are-essential-the-history-behind-the-landmark-indonesia-australia-defence-treaty-269700/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Good neighbours are essential’: the history behind the landmark Indonesia-Australia defence treaty">Read more</a>

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COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Sibanda, Research Assistant in Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Wagner Meier/Getty Images At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion ... <a title="COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/cop30-pacific-leaders-now-have-world-court-backing-to-call-countries-to-account-over-climate-risk-262616/" aria-label="Read more about COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk">Read more</a>

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The golden age of Japanese cinema: 5 Tatsuya Nakadai films you must see

November 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristian Ramsden, PhD Candidate in English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide Visual China Group via Getty Images The great Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai has died, aged 92. Alongside fellow actor Toshiro Mifune (1920–97), Nakadai was, for many, the face of Japanese cinema across the globe. ... <a title="The golden age of Japanese cinema: 5 Tatsuya Nakadai films you must see" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/the-golden-age-of-japanese-cinema-5-tatsuya-nakadai-films-you-must-see-269605/" aria-label="Read more about The golden age of Japanese cinema: 5 Tatsuya Nakadai films you must see">Read more</a>