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April 24, 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 Every election cycle the media becomes infatuated, even if temporarily, with preference deals between parties. The 2025 election is no exception, with many media reports about preference ... <a title="Preference deals can decide the outcome of a seat in an election – but not always" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/preference-deals-can-decide-the-outcome-of-a-seat-in-an-election-but-not-always-255005/" aria-label="Read more about Preference deals can decide the outcome of a seat in an election – but not always">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania For each Australian federal election, there are two different ways you get to vote. Whether you vote early, by post or on polling day on May 3, each eligible voter will be given two ballot papers: one ... <a title="What is preferential voting and how does it work? Your guide to making your vote count" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/what-is-preferential-voting-and-how-does-it-work-your-guide-to-making-your-vote-count-254286/" aria-label="Read more about What is preferential voting and how does it work? Your guide to making your vote count">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University wedmoment.stock/Shutterstock If elected, the Coalition has pledged to end Labor’s substantial tax break for new zero- or low-emissions vehicles. This, combined with an earlier promise to roll back new fuel efficiency standards, would successfully slow the transition to hybrid ... <a title="Back to the fuel guzzlers? Coalition plans to end EV tax breaks would hobble the clean transport transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/back-to-the-fuel-guzzlers-coalition-plans-to-end-ev-tax-breaks-would-hobble-the-clean-transport-transition-255211/" aria-label="Read more about Back to the fuel guzzlers? Coalition plans to end EV tax breaks would hobble the clean transport transition">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Once again, housing affordability is at the forefront of an Australian federal election. Both major parties have put housing policies at the centre of their respective campaigns. But there are still concerns too little is being done ... <a title="Many experienced tradies don’t have formal qualifications. Could fast-tracked recognition ease the housing crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/many-experienced-tradies-dont-have-formal-qualifications-could-fast-tracked-recognition-ease-the-housing-crisis-255108/" aria-label="Read more about Many experienced tradies don’t have formal qualifications. Could fast-tracked recognition ease the housing crisis?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Meade, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University Daria Nipot/Shutterstock With ongoing cost of living pressures, the Australian and New Zealand supermarket sectors are attracting renewed political attention on both sides of the Tasman. Allegations of price gouging have become ... <a title="This may be as good as it gets: NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/this-may-be-as-good-as-it-gets-nz-and-australia-face-a-complicated-puzzle-when-it-comes-to-supermarket-prices-254987/" aria-label="Read more about This may be as good as it gets: NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erika K. Smith, Associate Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University This article contains mention of racist terms in historical context. Every Anzac Day, Australians are presented with narratives that re-inscribe particular versions of our national story. One such narrative persistently claims “fuzzy wuzzy angel” was ... <a title="The phrase ‘fuzzy wuzzy angels’ is far from affectionate – it reflects 500 years of racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/the-phrase-fuzzy-wuzzy-angels-is-far-from-affectionate-it-reflects-500-years-of-racism-253953/" aria-label="Read more about The phrase ‘fuzzy wuzzy angels’ is far from affectionate – it reflects 500 years of racism">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University Australian strategic thinking has long struggled to move beyond a narrow view of defence that focuses solely on protecting our shores. However, in today’s world, our economy could be ... <a title="Why AUKUS remains the right strategy for the future defence of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/why-aukus-remains-the-right-strategy-for-the-future-defence-of-australia-254985/" aria-label="Read more about Why AUKUS remains the right strategy for the future defence of Australia">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University As Australia begins voting in the federal election, we’re awash with political messages. While this of course includes the typical paid ads in newspapers and on TV (those ones with the infamously fast-paced “authorised by” ... <a title="Election meme hits and duds – we’ve graded some of the best (and worst) of the campaign so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/election-meme-hits-and-duds-weve-graded-some-of-the-best-and-worst-of-the-campaign-so-far-254709/" aria-label="Read more about Election meme hits and duds – we’ve graded some of the best (and worst) of the campaign so far">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland Shutterstock For Australians approaching retirement, recent market volatility may feel like more than just a bump in the road. Unlike younger investors, who have time on their side, retirees don’t have the luxury of waiting out downturns. A ... <a title="Markets are choppy. What should you do with your super if you are near retirement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/markets-are-choppy-what-should-you-do-with-your-super-if-you-are-near-retirement-255017/" aria-label="Read more about Markets are choppy. What should you do with your super if you are near retirement?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University Beatrice Faust is best remembered as the founder, early in 1972, of the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL). Women’s Liberation was already well under way. Betty Friedan had published The Feminine Mystique in 1962, arguing that many women found ... <a title="Provocative, progressive and fearless: why Beatrice Faust’s views still resonate in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/provocative-progressive-and-fearless-why-beatrice-fausts-views-still-resonate-in-australia-252027/" aria-label="Read more about Provocative, progressive and fearless: why Beatrice Faust’s views still resonate in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, Beach Safety Research Group, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Over the Easter weekend, seven people drowned along the Australian coast. Most were swept off rock platforms – extremely dangerous locations that are increasingly prevalent in Australia’s coastal fatality data. The weather was ... <a title="The ocean can look deceptively calm – until it isn’t. Here’s what ‘hazardous surf’ really means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/the-ocean-can-look-deceptively-calm-until-it-isnt-heres-what-hazardous-surf-really-means-255011/" aria-label="Read more about The ocean can look deceptively calm – until it isn’t. Here’s what ‘hazardous surf’ really means">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University In the past week, at least seven women have been killed in Australia, allegedly by men. These deaths have occurred in different contexts – across state borders, communities and relationships. But are united by one truth: ... <a title="The major parties have announced their plans to address domestic and family violence. How do they stack up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/the-major-parties-have-announced-their-plans-to-address-domestic-and-family-violence-how-do-they-stack-up-255127/" aria-label="Read more about The major parties have announced their plans to address domestic and family violence. How do they stack up?">Read more</a>
