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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese, just back from the G7 and his cancelled meeting with Donald Trump, has abandoned the idea of going to next week’s NATO meeting in pursuit of face time with the elusive president. The word was that the prime ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese decides against pursuing Donald Trump to NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/view-from-the-hill-albanese-decides-against-pursuing-donald-trump-to-nato-258972/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese decides against pursuing Donald Trump to NATO">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Howe, PhD candidate in International Relations, Monash University A recently announced Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact has sparked a renewed bout of debate in Australia. Led by the “AUKUS-agnostic” US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, the review raises serious questions over whether Australia will receive ... <a title="Britain’s support for AUKUS is unwavering – but its capacity to deliver is another matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/britains-support-for-aukus-is-unwavering-but-its-capacity-to-deliver-is-another-matter-259266/" aria-label="Read more about Britain’s support for AUKUS is unwavering – but its capacity to deliver is another matter">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Roche, PhD Candidate, Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, La Trobe University Sergey Dolgikh/Getty Images In Australia, there are around 235,000 emergency service volunteers who help communities respond and recover after natural disasters and other traumatic events. These include volunteers with metropolitan and rural fire services ... <a title="‘I was in a semi-breaking-down sort of place’: new study sheds light on the emotional toll for emergency volunteers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/i-was-in-a-semi-breaking-down-sort-of-place-new-study-sheds-light-on-the-emotional-toll-for-emergency-volunteers-259145/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was in a semi-breaking-down sort of place’: new study sheds light on the emotional toll for emergency volunteers">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shumi Akhtar, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Marlon Trottmann/Shutterstock The Australian origins of Santos have made an indelible mark on the company’s very name. The energy giant was first incorporated in 1954 under the acronym for “South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search”. It was publicly listed on ... <a title="Australia wants more foreign investment. That’s why a $29 billion bid for Santos puts the Treasurer in a tricky position" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/australia-wants-more-foreign-investment-thats-why-a-29-billion-bid-for-santos-puts-the-treasurer-in-a-tricky-position-259153/" aria-label="Read more about Australia wants more foreign investment. That’s why a $29 billion bid for Santos puts the Treasurer in a tricky position">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Dowdell, PhD Candidate in Sustainable Mining, The University of Queensland CUHRIG/Getty This week, Environment Minister Murray Watt met with groups representing business, the environment, renewable energy and First Nations communities in a bid to restart Labor’s stalled environmental reforms. There was one group in the room ... <a title="West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different this time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/west-australian-miners-flexed-their-muscle-to-block-a-federal-epa-last-year-will-it-be-different-this-time-257892/" aria-label="Read more about West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different this time?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University MAYA LAB/Shutterstock Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and effective”. That’s according to the preliminary findings of a federal government-commissioned trial that ... <a title="Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/technology-to-enforce-teen-social-media-ban-is-effective-trial-says-but-this-is-at-odds-with-other-evidence-259373/" aria-label="Read more about Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria, Lecturer in Criminal Law and International Law, Curtin University Earlier this year, the European Union, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and an international coalition of states agreed to establish a new special tribunal. The tribunal will eventually be tasked with holding Russia accountable for the ... <a title="A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/a-new-special-tribunal-will-investigate-russias-aggression-against-ukraine-will-it-be-effective-257823/" aria-label="Read more about A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Miller, Lecturer in Education (Classroom Management), Southern Cross University Wander Women/ Getty Images Bullying is arguably one of the most serious issues facing Australia’s schools. About one in four students between Year 4 and Year 9 report being bullied regularly. This can have serious and lasting ... <a title="6 things Australia must do if it’s serious about tackling school bullying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/6-things-australia-must-do-if-its-serious-about-tackling-school-bullying-258924/" aria-label="Read more about 6 things Australia must do if it’s serious about tackling school bullying">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Australia’s Jaclyn Narracott competes in the women’s skeleton at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images As the end of the 2024-25 financial year nears, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), in partnership with the ... <a title="Many elite athletes live below the poverty line. Tax-deductible donations won’t solve the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/many-elite-athletes-live-below-the-poverty-line-tax-deductible-donations-wont-solve-the-problem-258914/" aria-label="Read more about Many elite athletes live below the poverty line. Tax-deductible donations won’t solve the problem">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University Louise Beaumont/Getty When a renewable energy developer announces a new project, there’s one big question mark – how will nearby communities react? Community pushback has scuttled many renewables projects. Sometimes, communities are angry landowners hosting ... <a title="Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners smoothing the way for renewables projects need to be done right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/bribe-or-community-benefit-sweeteners-smoothing-the-way-for-renewables-projects-need-to-be-done-right-258903/" aria-label="Read more about Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners smoothing the way for renewables projects need to be done right">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lovering, Lecturer in International Relations, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Recent controversies over New Zealand’s Ka Ora, Ka Ako school lunch program have revolved around the apparent shortcomings of the food and its delivery. Stories of inedible meals, scalding packaging and ... <a title="Despite decades of cost cutting, governments spend more than ever. How can we make sense of this?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/despite-decades-of-cost-cutting-governments-spend-more-than-ever-how-can-we-make-sense-of-this-258902/" aria-label="Read more about Despite decades of cost cutting, governments spend more than ever. How can we make sense of this?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania When the Western Australian state government handed down its state budget on Thursday, it showed a balance sheet solidly in the black with a A$2.5 billion surplus. But, as it has for seven years, the state has received an outsized ... <a title="Is there any hope for a fairer carve-up of the GST between the states?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/is-there-any-hope-for-a-fairer-carve-up-of-the-gst-between-the-states-258913/" aria-label="Read more about Is there any hope for a fairer carve-up of the GST between the states?">Read more</a>
