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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Ross Smith, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury Getty Images There is a growing feeling in New Zealand that the regional geopolitical situation is becoming less stable and more conflicted. China has ramped up its Pacific engagement, most recently with ... <a title="‘Utu’ as foreign policy: how a Māori worldview can make sense of a shifting world order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/utu-as-foreign-policy-how-a-maori-worldview-can-make-sense-of-a-shifting-world-order-255602/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Utu’ as foreign policy: how a Māori worldview can make sense of a shifting world order">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Botterill, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Among the notable features of this year’s election campaign was that Australia’s second-oldest political party was apparently missing in action. At the same time, it managed to avoid the rout inflicted on its coalition partner. ... <a title="While the Liberals haemorrhaged, the Nationals held their own. Is it time to break up the Coalition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/while-the-liberals-haemorrhaged-the-nationals-held-their-own-is-it-time-to-break-up-the-coalition-255626/" aria-label="Read more about While the Liberals haemorrhaged, the Nationals held their own. Is it time to break up the Coalition?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Farrell, Professor of Economics (Health Economist), RMIT University ThirtyPlus/Shutterstock Imagine having to pay A$39 dollars a day to park your car while visiting your sick child in hospital. For families already struggling in a cost-of-living crisis, hospital parking fees are not just another expense. They can ... <a title="Why is hospital parking so expensive? Two economics researchers explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/why-is-hospital-parking-so-expensive-two-economics-researchers-explain-255716/" aria-label="Read more about Why is hospital parking so expensive? Two economics researchers explain">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Vo, Senior lecturer in Vietnamese culture and politics, University of Wollongong Aritra Deb/Shutterstock At a time of widespread global trade instability, Australia should be expanding and diversifying its economic partnerships. Supply chains remain fragile, and protectionist rhetoric is once again gaining traction in major Western economies. ... <a title="Vietnam is poised to become a top 20 economy, so why is Australia taking so long to make trade and investment links?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/vietnam-is-poised-to-become-a-top-20-economy-so-why-is-australia-taking-so-long-to-make-trade-and-investment-links-255722/" aria-label="Read more about Vietnam is poised to become a top 20 economy, so why is Australia taking so long to make trade and investment links?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Baulch, Research Associate, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney Marvel Studios This piece contains spoilers. Marvel’s men are sad. And that’s a good thing. Thor’s depressed in Avengers: Endgame. Tony Stark has panic attacks in Iron Man 3. Peter grieves in Spider-Man: No Way ... <a title="Marvel’s Thunderbolts* shines a light on men’s mental illness – but falls down with this outdated plotline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/marvels-thunderbolts-shines-a-light-on-mens-mental-illness-but-falls-down-with-this-outdated-plotline-255869/" aria-label="Read more about Marvel’s Thunderbolts* shines a light on men’s mental illness – but falls down with this outdated plotline">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney bmphotographer/Shutterstock An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday: In 2022, the Australian people ... <a title="Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/australia-is-set-to-be-a-renewables-nation-after-labors-win-theres-no-turning-back-256081/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle Master1305/Shutterstock The Albanese government has achieved an historic re-election, substantially building its majority in the House of Representatives. Much has already been written about the potential for a more ambitious legislative program on the back ... <a title="Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/australia-doesnt-have-a-federal-human-rights-act-but-the-election-clears-the-way-for-overdue-reform-255863/" aria-label="Read more about Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Tietz, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney Macquarie Correctional Centre Media Unit At Macquarie Correctional Centre in western New South Wales, a story of collaboration and persistence is unfolding. Inmates and prison officers are farming commercial quantities of fresh food in a purpose-built indoor facility. ... <a title="How maximum security prison inmates and officers worked together to create a farm behind bars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/how-maximum-security-prison-inmates-and-officers-worked-together-to-create-a-farm-behind-bars-244962/" aria-label="Read more about How maximum security prison inmates and officers worked together to create a farm behind bars">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Koplin, Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland Maria Evseyeva/Shutterstock Many questions pop up when you’re growing or raising ... <a title="Can what you eat during pregnancy and breastfeeding affect whether your child develops food allergies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/can-what-you-eat-during-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding-affect-whether-your-child-develops-food-allergies-255114/" aria-label="Read more about Can what you eat during pregnancy and breastfeeding affect whether your child develops food allergies?">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark David Ryan, Professor, Film, Screen, Animation, Queensland University of Technology Kirk Wester/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of a plan to impose a 100% tariff on movies “produced in foreign lands” could have a massive impact on the global entertainment industry. Film and television production ... <a title="How do you put a tariff on movies? Here’s what Trump’s plan could mean for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/how-do-you-put-a-tariff-on-movies-heres-what-trumps-plan-could-mean-for-australia-255948/" aria-label="Read more about How do you put a tariff on movies? Here’s what Trump’s plan could mean for Australia">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Green, Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney Summit Art Creations/Shutterstock In his victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted social policy as a major factor in Labor’s electoral success, particularly Medicare, housing and cost of living relief. He was justified in doing so. But ... <a title="Labor says its second term will be about productivity reform. These ideas could help shift the dial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/labor-says-its-second-term-will-be-about-productivity-reform-these-ideas-could-help-shift-the-dial-255880/" aria-label="Read more about Labor says its second term will be about productivity reform. These ideas could help shift the dial">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Tony Lam Hoang/Unsplash Last week, Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp – unveiled a new “personal artificial intelligence (AI)”. Powered by the Llama 4 language model, Meta AI is designed to assist, ... <a title="Meta’s new AI chatbot is yet another tool for harvesting data to potentially sell you stuff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/07/metas-new-ai-chatbot-is-yet-another-tool-for-harvesting-data-to-potentially-sell-you-stuff-255966/" aria-label="Read more about Meta’s new AI chatbot is yet another tool for harvesting data to potentially sell you stuff">Read more</a>
