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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitie Kuempel, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University As climate change wreaks havoc with the world’s oceans, future production of fish, crustaceans and other aquatic organisms is under threat. Our new research shows how this disturbance will play out for Australia’s prawn industry, which is ... <a title="98% of Queensland prawn areas at risk of inundation by rising seas this century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/98-of-queensland-prawn-areas-at-risk-of-inundation-by-rising-seas-this-century-253330/" aria-label="Read more about 98% of Queensland prawn areas at risk of inundation by rising seas this century">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland @logansfewd via Instagram “Sometimes you need to eat an entire cucumber.” So begins a series of viral videos by TikTok “cucumber guy” Logan Moffitt, who has raked in millions of views for his cucumber salad ... <a title="‘Sometimes you need to eat an entire cucumber’: nutrition experts on the viral TikTok trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/sometimes-you-need-to-eat-an-entire-cucumber-nutrition-experts-on-the-viral-tiktok-trend-253545/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sometimes you need to eat an entire cucumber’: nutrition experts on the viral TikTok trend">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images When retail executives start swearing during earnings calls, something is clearly amiss. That’s what happened recently when the CEO of United States-based luxury furniture retailer Restoration Hardware saw his company’s share price plunge ... <a title="Looking inward: why Trump’s tariffs highlight the need for NZ to build local capacity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/looking-inward-why-trumps-tariffs-highlight-the-need-for-nz-to-build-local-capacity-253826/" aria-label="Read more about Looking inward: why Trump’s tariffs highlight the need for NZ to build local capacity">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian D Earp, Associate Director, Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy, University of Oxford Cybermagician / Shutterstock “I’m really not sure what to do anymore. I don’t have anyone I can talk to,” types a lonely user to an AI chatbot. The bot responds: “I’m sorry, ... <a title="Friend, tutor, doctor, lover: why AI systems need different rules for different roles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/friend-tutor-doctor-lover-why-ai-systems-need-different-rules-for-different-roles-252302/" aria-label="Read more about Friend, tutor, doctor, lover: why AI systems need different rules for different roles">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aruna Sathanapally, Grattan Institute The 2025 federal election coincides with a period of profound global uncertainty, as the Trump administration wreaks havoc on the free trade system and longstanding alliances. The events of recent months have underscored how, at each election, the voters in a democracy set ... <a title="Reform clock is ticking – the big policy challenges the next government must urgently address" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/reform-clock-is-ticking-the-big-policy-challenges-the-next-government-must-urgently-address-251343/" aria-label="Read more about Reform clock is ticking – the big policy challenges the next government must urgently address">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jialing Lin, Research fellow, International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW Sydney Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock MyMedicare is a scheme that encourages patients to register with a regular GP practice to improve their health. But few patients have enrolled. Since its launch in October 2023, only about 10% of ... <a title="MyMedicare promises better health care. But only 1 in 10 patients has signed up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/mymedicare-promises-better-health-care-but-only-1-in-10-patients-has-signed-up-253335/" aria-label="Read more about MyMedicare promises better health care. But only 1 in 10 patients has signed up">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Shutterstock/Jakub Maculewicz Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the annual rate of increase has been accelerating to ... <a title="New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/new-satellite-data-shows-nzs-major-cities-are-sinking-meaning-rising-seas-will-affect-them-sooner-252881/" aria-label="Read more about New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Leihy, Ecologist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Visitors to Australia are often shocked at having to declare an apple or wooden item under our biosecurity policies. Biosecurity policies are used to keep out pest species and diseases. But they’re expensive to uphold and people can ... <a title="Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/biosecurity-policies-can-be-annoying-but-a-century-of-antarctic-data-shows-they-work-252494/" aria-label="Read more about Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work ">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamilla Rosdahl, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Being labelled a “nice guy” was once considered a form of flattery. Today, however, anyone privy to the world of dating and romance will know this isn’t necessarily a compliment. The term has been unofficially reappropriated by women ... <a title="From flowers to stalking: how ‘nice guy’ narratives can lead to male entitlement and violence against women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/from-flowers-to-stalking-how-nice-guy-narratives-can-lead-to-male-entitlement-and-violence-against-women-252523/" aria-label="Read more about From flowers to stalking: how ‘nice guy’ narratives can lead to male entitlement and violence against women">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton has raised the white flag on his controversial attempt to force Canberra public servants back into the office, with the opposition now saying there will be no change in current arrangements. The shadow minister for the public service, ... <a title="Election Diary: Dutton backs down on working-from-home crackdown after outcry threatens to cost votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/election-diary-dutton-backs-down-on-working-from-home-crackdown-after-outcry-threatens-to-cost-votes-253732/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Dutton backs down on working-from-home crackdown after outcry threatens to cost votes">Read more</a>
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April 6, 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 31 to April 4 from a sample of 1,250, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the March ... <a title="Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/labor-gains-52-48-lead-in-newspoll-and-redbridge-as-poll-trend-to-labor-continues-253739/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University Last year, the Coalition made the surprise decision to oppose Labor’s plans for new international student caps. On Sunday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton proposed an even more radical policy of his own to limit the number of international ... <a title="The Coalition has announced an even more radical plan to cut international students than Labor. Here’s how it would work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/the-coalition-has-announced-an-even-more-radical-plan-to-cut-international-students-than-labor-heres-how-it-would-work-253919/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition has announced an even more radical plan to cut international students than Labor. Here’s how it would work">Read more</a>
