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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barbara Pocock on the Greens’ policy priorities

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Greens have heaped a lot of pressure on the government during this term, from issues of the environment, housing, and Medicare, to the war in the Middle East. With the polls close to a dead heat and minority government ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barbara Pocock on the Greens’ policy priorities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-barbara-pocock-on-the-greens-policy-priorities-252502/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barbara Pocock on the Greens’ policy priorities">Read more</a>

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Amid claims of abuse, neglect and poor standards, what is going wrong with childcare in Australia?

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Meagher, Professor Emerita, School of Society, Communication and Culture, Macquarie University On Monday, an ABC’s Four Corners investigation reported shocking cases of abuse and neglect in Australian childcare centres. This included examples of children being sexually abused, restrained for hours in high chairs, and fed nutritionally ... <a title="Amid claims of abuse, neglect and poor standards, what is going wrong with childcare in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/amid-claims-of-abuse-neglect-and-poor-standards-what-is-going-wrong-with-childcare-in-australia-252493/" aria-label="Read more about Amid claims of abuse, neglect and poor standards, what is going wrong with childcare in Australia?">Read more</a>

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Americans can’t stop Aussie kickers on college football fields – so they’re trying in court

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Cohen, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney The National Rugby League has recently made headlines for trying to crack the American sporting landscape by hosting matches in Las Vegas. But the NRL’s great rival, the Australian Football League (AFL), has been the Australian export influencing American ... <a title="Americans can’t stop Aussie kickers on college football fields – so they’re trying in court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/americans-cant-stop-aussie-kickers-on-college-football-fields-so-theyre-trying-in-court-251916/" aria-label="Read more about Americans can’t stop Aussie kickers on college football fields – so they’re trying in court">Read more</a>

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Renewables are cheap. So why isn’t your power bill falling?

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Steve Tritton/Shutterstock Power prices are set to go up again even though renewables now account for 40% of the electricity in Australia’s main grid – close to quadruple the clean power we had just 15 years ago. How can that be, ... <a title="Renewables are cheap. So why isn’t your power bill falling?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/renewables-are-cheap-so-why-isnt-your-power-bill-falling-252391/" aria-label="Read more about Renewables are cheap. So why isn’t your power bill falling?">Read more</a>

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The next round in the US trade war has the potential to be more damaging for Australia

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Deane, Professor of Trade Law, Taxation and Climate Change, Queensland University of Technology Slladkaya/Shutterstock On April 2 the United States is set to implement a new wave of tariffs under its Fair and Reciprocal Trade Plan. Details of the plan that will impact all US trading ... <a title="The next round in the US trade war has the potential to be more damaging for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/the-next-round-in-the-us-trade-war-has-the-potential-to-be-more-damaging-for-australia-252377/" aria-label="Read more about The next round in the US trade war has the potential to be more damaging for Australia">Read more</a>

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After a century of Monday to Friday, could the 4-day week finally be coming to Australia?

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John L. Hopkins, Associate Professor of Management, Swinburne University of Technology The reality of shorter working hours could be one step closer for many Australians, pending the outcome of the federal election. The Greens, who could control crucial cross bench votes in a hung parliament, have announced ... <a title="After a century of Monday to Friday, could the 4-day week finally be coming to Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/after-a-century-of-monday-to-friday-could-the-4-day-week-finally-be-coming-to-australia-252379/" aria-label="Read more about After a century of Monday to Friday, could the 4-day week finally be coming to Australia?">Read more</a>

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Here’s what’s different about Slinda, the single-hormone contraceptive just added to the PBS

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University areeya_ann/Shutterstock From May 1, the oral contraceptive Slinda (drospirerone) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). This means the price will drop for the more than 100,000 Australian women who currently use it – from around ... <a title="Here’s what’s different about Slinda, the single-hormone contraceptive just added to the PBS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/heres-whats-different-about-slinda-the-single-hormone-contraceptive-just-added-to-the-pbs-252385/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what’s different about Slinda, the single-hormone contraceptive just added to the PBS">Read more</a>

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‘I felt like I was the one in trouble.’ Collecting evidence after sexual assault can be scary for children – and the system needs to improve

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Whitehouse, PhD Candidate, School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University Kaboompics.com/Pexels The 72 hours after the sexual assault of a child can be a crucial window for police to collect biological evidence and document signs of bruising or injury. But this procedure – known ... <a title="‘I felt like I was the one in trouble.’ Collecting evidence after sexual assault can be scary for children – and the system needs to improve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/i-felt-like-i-was-the-one-in-trouble-collecting-evidence-after-sexual-assault-can-be-scary-for-children-and-the-system-needs-to-improve-241902/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I felt like I was the one in trouble.’ Collecting evidence after sexual assault can be scary for children – and the system needs to improve">Read more</a>

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Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher? Science has the answer

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kamil Zuber, Senior Industry Research Fellow, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia ShowRecMedia/Shutterstock It’s annoying to open your dishwasher after the cycle is finished only to find half of the dishes still wet. Instead of being able to stack them away, you end up with a ... <a title="Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher? Science has the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/why-do-plastic-containers-always-come-out-wet-from-the-dishwasher-science-has-the-answer-250656/" aria-label="Read more about Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher? Science has the answer">Read more</a>

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NZ has no dedicated database to track losses from weather disasters – without it, we’re planning in the dark

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington STR/AFP via Getty Images Following the Trump administration’s abrupt cuts to USAID funding last month, the online international disaster database EM-DAT (normally funded by USAID) went dark for ... <a title="NZ has no dedicated database to track losses from weather disasters – without it, we’re planning in the dark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/nz-has-no-dedicated-database-to-track-losses-from-weather-disasters-without-it-were-planning-in-the-dark-251224/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has no dedicated database to track losses from weather disasters – without it, we’re planning in the dark">Read more</a>

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The Removalists remains a brutal commentary on Australian masculinity. This new production treats women with empathy

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denise Varney, Professor of Theatre Studies, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson/MTC The Removalists was first performed in 1971 at La Mama Theatre, Carlton, by the Australian Performing Group, an ensemble of young graduates, artists and friends. A beacon of the New Wave of Australian drama, David ... <a title="The Removalists remains a brutal commentary on Australian masculinity. This new production treats women with empathy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/the-removalists-remains-a-brutal-commentary-on-australian-masculinity-this-new-production-treats-women-with-empathy-252040/" aria-label="Read more about The Removalists remains a brutal commentary on Australian masculinity. This new production treats women with empathy">Read more</a>

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Less than 1% of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies

March 18, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Randall Wayth, SKA-Low Senior Commissioning Scientist and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy, Curtin University The first image from an early working version of the SKA-Low telescope, showing around 85 galaxies. SKAO Part of the world’s biggest mega-science facility – the SKA Observatory – is ... <a title="Less than 1% of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/less-than-1-of-the-worlds-biggest-radio-telescope-is-complete-but-its-first-image-reveals-a-sky-dotted-with-ancient-galaxies-252382/" aria-label="Read more about Less than 1% of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies">Read more</a>