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Non-compete agreements and other restraints can end up hurting Australian workers – and all of us pay the price

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology Twinsterphoto/Shutterstock Australian workers have to overcome some significant barriers in navigating their careers. Some may lack the training or work experience opportunities needed to make themselves stand out and take the next step. Others may be ... <a title="Non-compete agreements and other restraints can end up hurting Australian workers – and all of us pay the price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/non-compete-agreements-and-other-restraints-can-end-up-hurting-australian-workers-and-all-of-us-pay-the-price-247449/" aria-label="Read more about Non-compete agreements and other restraints can end up hurting Australian workers – and all of us pay the price">Read more</a>

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Many of history’s deadliest building fires have been in nightclubs. Here’s why they’re so dangerous

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne A fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia has killed at least 59 people and injured more than 150. The blaze broke out at the Pulse nightclub in Kočani, where around ... <a title="Many of history’s deadliest building fires have been in nightclubs. Here’s why they’re so dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/many-of-historys-deadliest-building-fires-have-been-in-nightclubs-heres-why-theyre-so-dangerous-252372/" aria-label="Read more about Many of history’s deadliest building fires have been in nightclubs. Here’s why they’re so dangerous">Read more</a>

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Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research?

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University Shortly after taking office, US President Donald Trump issued executive orders banning federal funding on so-called “woke” research. This is part of his broader ban on all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, grants and programs in the US ... <a title="Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/trump-is-surveying-australian-academics-about-gender-diversity-and-china-what-does-this-mean-for-unis-and-their-research-252282/" aria-label="Read more about Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research?">Read more</a>

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Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic Redfern, Associate Professor, School of Art, RMIT University Serwah Attafuah, The Darkness Between The Stars, JOAN. Landscape still. Courtesy of the artist. Virtuosic digital artistry is on show in Serwah Attafuah’s installation The Darkness Between the Stars, currently showing at ACMI. The work fiercely challenges stereotypes ... <a title="Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/serwah-attafuah-a-powerful-and-most-welcome-voice-in-contemporary-australian-art-250154/" aria-label="Read more about Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art">Read more</a>

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Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catie Gressier, Adjunct Research Fellow in Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia Berkshire pigs JWhitwell/Shutterstock It took thousands of years to develop the world’s extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is dwindling ... <a title="Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/hundreds-of-livestock-breeds-have-gone-extinct-but-some-australian-farmers-are-keeping-endangered-breeds-alive-250393/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive">Read more</a>

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Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Some have said Christopher Luxon’s pledge to get a free trade deal between New Zealand and India over the line in his first term as prime minister was overly optimistic. But not all trade ... <a title="Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/luxon-meets-modi-why-a-good-nz-india-trade-deal-is-preferable-to-a-perfect-one-252036/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon meets Modi: why a ‘good’ NZ-India trade deal is preferable to a ‘perfect’ one">Read more</a>

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Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls

March 17, 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 A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted March 13–15 from a sample of 1,051, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead by respondent preferences, a one-point ... <a title="Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/gains-for-labor-as-they-lead-in-three-of-last-five-polls-252016/" aria-label="Read more about Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls">Read more</a>

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Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Boichak, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA fellow, University of Sydney More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a 30-day ceasefire between the two warring countries may be imminent. But much more needs to happen before a just and lasting ... <a title="Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/three-years-after-russias-invasion-a-global-online-army-is-still-fighting-for-ukraine-251480/" aria-label="Read more about Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine">Read more</a>

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Australia’s next government may well be in minority. Here’s how that can be a good outcome for the country

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shamit Saggar, Executive Director, Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success and Professor of Public Policy, Curtin University Two months out from an Australian federal election, the polling is pointing to a very tight race between the two major parties. This means, if the polls are correct, ... <a title="Australia’s next government may well be in minority. Here’s how that can be a good outcome for the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/australias-next-government-may-well-be-in-minority-heres-how-that-can-be-a-good-outcome-for-the-country-252162/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s next government may well be in minority. Here’s how that can be a good outcome for the country">Read more</a>

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How long will you live? New evidence says its much more about your choices than your genes

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock One of the most enduring questions humans have is how long we’re going to live. With this comes the question of how much of our lifespan is shaped by our environment and choices, and how much is predetermined by ... <a title="How long will you live? New evidence says its much more about your choices than your genes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/how-long-will-you-live-new-evidence-says-its-much-more-about-your-choices-than-your-genes-251054/" aria-label="Read more about How long will you live? New evidence says its much more about your choices than your genes">Read more</a>

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Whatever happens to Star, the age of unfettered gambling revenue for casinos may have ended

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Casino operator Star Entertainment has been under financial pressure for some time. The company’s share price has tanked, and the business, with its three casino properties, has been bleeding money. Last year’s opening of ... <a title="Whatever happens to Star, the age of unfettered gambling revenue for casinos may have ended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/whatever-happens-to-star-the-age-of-unfettered-gambling-revenue-for-casinos-may-have-ended-251248/" aria-label="Read more about Whatever happens to Star, the age of unfettered gambling revenue for casinos may have ended">Read more</a>

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Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one

March 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Davey, PhD Candidate, Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University Andra C Taylor Jr/Unsplash Including pronouns in introductions, your email signature or your social media bio may seem like a minor detail. Pronouns are just small words we use in place of names ... <a title="Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/17/chinese-only-introduced-a-feminine-pronoun-in-the-1920s-now-it-might-adopt-a-gender-inclusive-one-221013/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one">Read more</a>