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May 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Piercy, Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Waikato Getty Images Last week’s move by the government to amend pay equity laws, using parliamentary urgency to rush the reforms through, caught opposition parties and New Zealanders off guard. Protests against the Equal Pay Amendment Bill ... <a title="The pay equity puzzle: can we compare effort, skill and risk between different industries?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/the-pay-equity-puzzle-can-we-compare-effort-skill-and-risk-between-different-industries-256464/" aria-label="Read more about The pay equity puzzle: can we compare effort, skill and risk between different industries?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University As if by visual metaphor, Sussan Ley’s task seemed both obvious and impossible in her first press conference as the new Liberal leader. Three years ago this month, Ley had done something uncannily similar to what Ted O’Brien ... <a title="Sussan Ley makes history, but faces unprecedented levels of difficulty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/sussan-ley-makes-history-but-faces-unprecedented-levels-of-difficulty-256336/" aria-label="Read more about Sussan Ley makes history, but faces unprecedented levels of difficulty">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Cynics point out that when a party turns to a woman leader, it is often handing her a hot mess. That’s certainly so with the federal Liberals, now choosing their first female leader in eight decades. For the Liberals, and ... <a title="View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/view-from-the-hill-ley-says-liberals-must-meet-the-people-where-they-are-but-how-can-a-divided-party-do-that-256460/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University Australia’s new environment minister, Murray Watt, is reported to be a fixer. That’s good, because there’s a lot to fix. Being environment minister is a hard gig. It often requires difficult choices between environmental and ... <a title="It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/its-a-hard-job-being-environment-minister-heres-an-insiders-view-of-the-key-challenges-facing-murray-watt-256465/" aria-label="Read more about It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Jean Monnet Chair of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide Defying expectations, the United States and China have announced an important agreement to de-escalate bilateral trade tensions after talks in Geneva, Switzerland. The good, the bad ... <a title="The US and China have reached a temporary truce in the trade wars, but more turbulence lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/the-us-and-china-have-reached-a-temporary-truce-in-the-trade-wars-but-more-turbulence-lies-ahead-256448/" aria-label="Read more about The US and China have reached a temporary truce in the trade wars, but more turbulence lies ahead">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ulrik Egede, Professor of Physics, Monash University Sunny Young / Unsplash Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other. But our modern knowledge tells us the ... <a title="Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/physicists-at-the-large-hadron-collider-turned-lead-into-gold-by-accident-256478/" aria-label="Read more about Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Sussan Ley has been elected Liberal leader after defeating rival Angus Taylor in a party room vote on Tuesday. Now the leadership question is settled, the hard work of rebuilding the party can begin. In ... <a title="From nuclear to nature laws, here’s where new Liberal leader Sussan Ley stands on 4 energy and environment flashpoints" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/from-nuclear-to-nature-laws-heres-where-new-liberal-leader-sussan-ley-stands-on-4-energy-and-environment-flashpoints-256106/" aria-label="Read more about From nuclear to nature laws, here’s where new Liberal leader Sussan Ley stands on 4 energy and environment flashpoints">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahsa Khanpoor Siahdarka, PhD Candidate in Built Environment, RMIT University Shutterstock The architecture of northern Iran exhibits an extroverted quality. Buildings are designed to let in the sounds of rain, birds and rustling trees, as well as scents of nature. Architecture in this region is characterised by ... <a title="The ‘extroverted’ north and ‘introverted’ south: how climate and culture influence Iranian architecture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/the-extroverted-north-and-introverted-south-how-climate-and-culture-influence-iranian-architecture-251357/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘extroverted’ north and ‘introverted’ south: how climate and culture influence Iranian architecture">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Garrett, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physiology, Griffith University For many, the beep test is seared into memory. And not just the test itself, but the wave of dread that came before hearing that first beep in school physical education (PE) classes. Also known as the ... <a title="The dreaded beep test: outdated or still a valid assessment of your fitness?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/the-dreaded-beep-test-outdated-or-still-a-valid-assessment-of-your-fitness-255594/" aria-label="Read more about The dreaded beep test: outdated or still a valid assessment of your fitness?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal Liberal party has elected its first female leader, with Sussan Ley narrowly defeating Angus Taylor, 29-25. Ley, 63, who was deputy leader to Peter Dutton during the last term, had the support of the moderates in the party. ... <a title="Liberals elect first woman leader, with Ley defeating Taylor 29-25" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/liberals-elect-first-woman-leader-with-ley-defeating-taylor-29-25-256459/" aria-label="Read more about Liberals elect first woman leader, with Ley defeating Taylor 29-25">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meena Jha, Head Technology and Pedagogy Cluster CML-NET, CQUniversity Australia tete_escape/Shutterstock Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into your bank account? Used social media or spent time answering emails? Maybe you have used your phone to pay at a ... <a title="Don’t click without thinking – and 4 other ways to keep yourself safe from scams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/dont-click-without-thinking-and-4-other-ways-to-keep-yourself-safe-from-scams-254808/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t click without thinking – and 4 other ways to keep yourself safe from scams">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Kent, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong alicja neumiler/Shutterstock As grocery prices continue to rise, many Australians are struggling to afford healthy food and are looking for alternatives to the big supermarket chains. The recent supermarkets inquiry, run by the Australian Competition and ... <a title="Community-run food co-ops can reduce food insecurity and boost healthy diets, research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/community-run-food-co-ops-can-reduce-food-insecurity-and-boost-healthy-diets-research-shows-256100/" aria-label="Read more about Community-run food co-ops can reduce food insecurity and boost healthy diets, research shows">Read more</a>
