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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock We now have the competing bids for our votes by the alternative governments on income tax policy. From Labor, future cuts to the lowest marginal tax rate and new standard deductions for ... <a title="We compared the Labor and Coalition’s income tax proposals to see who benefits most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/we-compared-the-labor-and-coalitions-income-tax-proposals-to-see-who-benefits-most-254576/" aria-label="Read more about We compared the Labor and Coalition’s income tax proposals to see who benefits most">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjodh B. Singh, Senior Economics and Finance Lecturer, Curtin University Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock Australia’s renters have to battle rising rents and a lack of available properties. They also face ongoing instability. Our new research suggests half of all landlords sell their investment properties after only two years, adding ... <a title="Half of Australian landlords sell their investments after 2 years, adding to renters’ insecurity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/half-of-australian-landlords-sell-their-investments-after-2-years-adding-to-renters-insecurity-254578/" aria-label="Read more about Half of Australian landlords sell their investments after 2 years, adding to renters’ insecurity">Read more</a>
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April 16, 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 As well as the election for the full House of Representatives, there will be an election on May 3 for 40 of the 76 senators. The 72 ... <a title="Labor and the Greens likely to gain Senate seats at the election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/labor-and-the-greens-likely-to-gain-senate-seats-at-the-election-253937/" aria-label="Read more about Labor and the Greens likely to gain Senate seats at the election">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Bodeker, Teaching Assistant in Behavioural Psychology, University of Canterbury Getty Images Methamphetamine is New Zealand’s most harmful illicit drug and wastewater testing shows its use and availability are on the rise. Much of the harm results from reckless and impulsive behaviour – including ram raids and ... <a title="3 in 4 meth users relapse – outcomes could improve if treatments considered the drug’s effect on impulsive behaviour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/3-in-4-meth-users-relapse-outcomes-could-improve-if-treatments-considered-the-drugs-effect-on-impulsive-behaviour-253439/" aria-label="Read more about 3 in 4 meth users relapse – outcomes could improve if treatments considered the drug’s effect on impulsive behaviour">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fan Yang, Research fellow at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society., The University of Melbourne Shutterstock/The Conversation Since 2024, the RECapture research team has been monitoring political disinformation and advertising in Australia. Our focus is ... <a title="This election, disinformation is swirling on Chinese social media. Here’s how it spreads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/this-election-disinformation-is-swirling-on-chinese-social-media-heres-how-it-spreads-253849/" aria-label="Read more about This election, disinformation is swirling on Chinese social media. Here’s how it spreads">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Global markets have remained on edge after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs caused panic worldwide. Now, more than ever, markets and economists are looking for trying to read the implications. Joining us from Washington DC is Warwick McKibbin, an internationally ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Warwick McKibbin on trying to model economic certainty in uncertain times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-warwick-mckibbin-on-trying-to-model-economic-certainty-in-uncertain-times-254591/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Warwick McKibbin on trying to model economic certainty in uncertain times">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Ward, Senior Lecturer in Music, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast Hip-hop is a cultural powerhouse that has infiltrated every facet of popular culture, across a global market. That said, one place you usually don’t see it is on the election ... <a title="Why the Coalition’s tone-deaf diss track was bound to hit all the wrong notes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/why-the-coalitions-tone-deaf-diss-track-was-bound-to-hit-all-the-wrong-notes-254595/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Coalition’s tone-deaf diss track was bound to hit all the wrong notes">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Parsell, Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Igor Corovic/Shutterstock Measures to tackle homelessness in Australia have been conspicuously absent from the election campaign. The major parties have rightly identified deep voter anxiety over high house prices. They have responded with a raft of ... <a title="Homelessness – the other housing crisis politicians aren’t talking about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/homelessness-the-other-housing-crisis-politicians-arent-talking-about-254453/" aria-label="Read more about Homelessness – the other housing crisis politicians aren’t talking about">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Colombelli-Négrel, Senior Lecturer, Animal Behaviour, Flinders University Two superb fairy-wrens (_Malurus cyaneus_). ARKphoto/Shutterstock When we think of bird songs, we often imagine a cheerful soundtrack during our morning walks. However, for birds, songs are much more than background music – they are crucial to attract a ... <a title="Superb fairy-wrens’ songs hold clues to their personalities, new study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/superb-fairy-wrens-songs-hold-clues-to-their-personalities-new-study-finds-254472/" aria-label="Read more about Superb fairy-wrens’ songs hold clues to their personalities, new study finds">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martín Boer-Cueva, Ecologist and Environmental Consultant, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Colossal Biosciences Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) – a species that went extinct about 13,000 years ago. The breakthrough has been achieved ... <a title="‘De-extinction’ of dire wolves promotes false hope: technology can’t undo extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/de-extinction-of-dire-wolves-promotes-false-hope-technology-cant-undo-extinction-254479/" aria-label="Read more about ‘De-extinction’ of dire wolves promotes false hope: technology can’t undo extinction">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate E. Williams, Professor of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast MalikNalik/ Shutterstock Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children’s education. Brain development is recommended as part of teacher education in universities. Neuroscience is even ... <a title="Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/students-are-neither-left-nor-right-brained-how-some-early-childhood-educators-get-this-neuromyth-and-others-wrong-248888/" aria-label="Read more about Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Zomaya, Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Sydney remotevfx.com/Shutterstock The global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump earlier this month shows no signs of ending anytime soon. In recent days, China suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals that are vital ... <a title="Trump’s trade war puts America’s AI ambitions at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/trumps-trade-war-puts-americas-ai-ambitions-at-risk-254462/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s trade war puts America’s AI ambitions at risk">Read more</a>
