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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Roper River Chris Ison/Shutterstock Water is now a contested resource around the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in the fight playing out over the Northern Territory’s Roper River – ... <a title="A fierce tussle over a Northern Territory river reveals Australia’s stark choice on water justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/a-fierce-tussle-over-a-northern-territory-river-reveals-australias-stark-choice-on-water-justice-248766/" aria-label="Read more about A fierce tussle over a Northern Territory river reveals Australia’s stark choice on water justice">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Turner, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland Matej Kastellic/ Shutterstock As we head towards the federal election, both sides of politics are making a point of criticising universities and questioning their role in the community. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused unis of ... <a title="There is declining trust in Australian unis. Federal government policy is a big part of the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/there-is-declining-trust-in-australian-unis-federal-government-policy-is-a-big-part-of-the-problem-248770/" aria-label="Read more about There is declining trust in Australian unis. Federal government policy is a big part of the problem">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong Julieta Egurrola in _Ruido_ (Noise). Courtesy of Netflix ©2022 Oscar frontrunner Emilia Pérez has received mixed reactions from the film industry, critics and general audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a ... <a title="Beyond Emilia Pérez: 5 Mexican films that do justice to victims of the drug cartels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/beyond-emilia-perez-5-mexican-films-that-do-justice-to-victims-of-the-drug-cartels-249160/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond Emilia Pérez: 5 Mexican films that do justice to victims of the drug cartels">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Taras Vyshnya/Shutterstock Australia’s road tax system has a problem. Revenue from the fuel excise – the primary way we tax motoring – has been declining steadily as a proportion of government revenue over the past two ... <a title="Jim Chalmers wants to fix Australia’s broken road tax system. Here’s what one solution might look like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/jim-chalmers-wants-to-fix-australias-broken-road-tax-system-heres-what-one-solution-might-look-like-249477/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers wants to fix Australia’s broken road tax system. Here’s what one solution might look like">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Vogels, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Da Antipina/Shutterstock When Married at First Sight Australia bride Lauren Hall said her main goal was to “serve” her man, the reality show contestant was reflecting a growing trend in western culture – the so-called ... <a title="With a ‘tradwife’ starring in Married at First Sight, a nostalgic vision of womanhood takes centre stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/with-a-tradwife-starring-in-married-at-first-sight-a-nostalgic-vision-of-womanhood-takes-centre-stage-248861/" aria-label="Read more about With a ‘tradwife’ starring in Married at First Sight, a nostalgic vision of womanhood takes centre stage">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 will on Wednesday announce it is willing, as a last resort, to purchase the collapsed Rex Airlines, in its latest bid to prop up aviation services to regional and remote areas. As the administrators work on the ... <a title="Albanese government looking to acquire Rex Airlines if buyer can’t be found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/albanese-government-looking-to-acquire-rex-airlines-if-buyer-cant-be-found-249594/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government looking to acquire Rex Airlines if buyer can’t be found">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Australia has turned the corner on its decade-long slide on Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), once again ranking in the top ten least corrupt countries in the world. ... <a title="Australia improves on global corruption rankings, but there is still work to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/australia-improves-on-global-corruption-rankings-but-there-is-still-work-to-be-done-249458/" aria-label="Read more about Australia improves on global corruption rankings, but there is still work to be done">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Bridges, Senior Lecturer in Public Relations and Director of Academic Program – Communication, Creative Industries, Screen Media, Western Sydney University Stock Rocket/Shutterstock For new parents struggling with challenges such as breastfeeding and sleep deprivation, social media can be a great place to turn for advice. Digital ... <a title="Social media groups can offer support to new parents. Here’s how to tell if there’s marketing involved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/social-media-groups-can-offer-support-to-new-parents-heres-how-to-tell-if-theres-marketing-involved-247212/" aria-label="Read more about Social media groups can offer support to new parents. Here’s how to tell if there’s marketing involved">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott French, Senior Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have stated an exemption for Australia from Trump’s executive order placing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US is “under consideration”. But prospects remain uncertain. Albanese ... <a title="Whether we carve out an exemption or not, Trump’s latest tariffs will still hit Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/whether-we-carve-out-an-exemption-or-not-trumps-latest-tariffs-will-still-hit-australia-249493/" aria-label="Read more about Whether we carve out an exemption or not, Trump’s latest tariffs will still hit Australia">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenton Griffin, Casual Lecturer and Tutor in History, Indigenous Studies, and Politics, Flinders University American Primeval/Netflix On January 24, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, penned a statement condemning the Netflix series American Primeval. This historical ... <a title="American Primeval includes brutal displays of Mormon violence, but the reality was arguably worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/american-primeval-includes-brutal-displays-of-mormon-violence-but-the-reality-was-arguably-worse-249377/" aria-label="Read more about American Primeval includes brutal displays of Mormon violence, but the reality was arguably worse">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Monash University Is history repeating itself in Labor’s fortress state of Victoria? At the 1990 federal election, Bob Hawke’s Labor government had a near-death experience when it lost nine seats in Victoria. A furious Hawke laid the blame squarely at the ... <a title="Byelections show Labor is in trouble in Victoria – but how much will Peter Dutton benefit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/byelections-show-labor-is-in-trouble-in-victoria-but-how-much-will-peter-dutton-benefit-249479/" aria-label="Read more about Byelections show Labor is in trouble in Victoria – but how much will Peter Dutton benefit?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Nissen, HERA Program Director – Health Workforce Optimisation Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock If you’ve tried to get an appointment to see a GP or specialist recently, you will likely have felt the impact of Australia’s doctor shortages. ... <a title="What are physician assistants? Can they fix the doctor shortage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/what-are-physician-assistants-can-they-fix-the-doctor-shortage-247560/" aria-label="Read more about What are physician assistants? Can they fix the doctor shortage?">Read more</a>
