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Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liesel Spencer, Associate Professor, School of Law, Western Sydney University Australia’s food security is on the political agenda, with Labor flagging a new national strategy if it is re-elected for a second term. “Feeding Australia” would build-in ways to make the agricultural sector more resilient. This industry ... <a title="Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/labor-is-promising-a-national-food-security-strategy-but-theres-no-mention-of-australians-who-are-going-hungry-251619/" aria-label="Read more about Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry">Read more</a>

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More households than ever are under-insured. Here’s what needs to be done

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Settle, Lecturer, Monash University As heavy rainfall and rising floodwaters caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred drench northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, it will take weeks for the full extent of the damage to be assessed. Major flood warnings have been issued for several rivers. ... <a title="More households than ever are under-insured. Here’s what needs to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/more-households-than-ever-are-under-insured-heres-what-needs-to-be-done-251708/" aria-label="Read more about More households than ever are under-insured. Here’s what needs to be done">Read more</a>

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Children of Paradise is the greatest film to come out of France, even 80 years on

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide IMDB It is March 9 1945 in a swanky cinema in Paris. The audience is settling in for the premiere of Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis) – the latest work by Marcel Carné, best known ... <a title="Children of Paradise is the greatest film to come out of France, even 80 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/children-of-paradise-is-the-greatest-film-to-come-out-of-france-even-80-years-on-250509/" aria-label="Read more about Children of Paradise is the greatest film to come out of France, even 80 years on">Read more</a>

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NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Eaves, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Brewster Glacier is thinning and retreating because of extremely low retention of winter snow and high summer melt rates. Lauren Vargo/Victoria University of Wellington, CC BY New Zealand ranks third globally in ... <a title="NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/nzs-glaciers-have-already-lost-nearly-a-third-of-their-ice-as-more-vanishes-landscapes-and-lives-change-250617/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change">Read more</a>

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‘What voice do we have?’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced unique challenges during the COVID pandemic

March 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Carlson, Senior Research Officer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Team, The Kids Research Institute Australia It’s now been five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic. In Australia, as in many other countries around this time, federal and state governments implemented a range of public ... <a title="‘What voice do we have?’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced unique challenges during the COVID pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/what-voice-do-we-have-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-faced-unique-challenges-during-the-covid-pandemic-249155/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What voice do we have?’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced unique challenges during the COVID pandemic">Read more</a>

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Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake

March 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University The Roger Cook Labor government has been returned comfortably to government in Western Australia, securing a commanding, even if reduced, majority in the Legislative Assembly. On election night, ABC election analyst Antony Green projected Labor had secured at least ... <a title="Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/another-decisive-labor-win-in-wa-but-much-remains-at-stake-249693/" aria-label="Read more about Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake">Read more</a>

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Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health

March 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie Bailie, Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health and The Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney Ex-cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and ... <a title="Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/ex-cyclone-alfred-has-left-flooding-in-its-wake-heres-how-floods-affect-our-health-251488/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health">Read more</a>

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Labor wins third successive landslide in WA election

March 9, 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 With 61% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s Western Australian election, the ABC is calling 40 of the 59 lower house seats for Labor, five for the ... <a title="Labor wins third successive landslide in WA election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/labor-wins-third-successive-landslide-in-wa-election-251721/" aria-label="Read more about Labor wins third successive landslide in WA election">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities

March 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The “maybe” March 25 budget is now a definite, the government’s hand forced by cyclone Alfred. Anthony Albanese held open his option of calling an April 12 poll this weekend until the battering winds and waves and certain flooding made ... <a title="View from The Hill: Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/view-from-the-hill-alfred-forces-albanese-into-budget-of-risks-and-opportunities-251622/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities">Read more</a>

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Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert

March 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Cook, Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Tropical Cyclone Alfred has passed – now downgraded to a tropical low. But do not be lured into a false sense of security. Grave dangers remain. Parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales face heavy and ... <a title="Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/brisbane-is-bracing-for-floods-yet-again-history-shows-residents-should-remain-on-very-high-alert-251719/" aria-label="Read more about Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert">Read more</a>

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How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?

March 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University Cyclones and floods are terrifying and unpredictable. The stress of ensuring your family’s safety, worrying about what might happen and then coping with the aftermath can feel overwhelming. Some parents are also managing kids and young people through the ... <a title="How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/how-can-parents-talk-to-their-kids-about-cyclone-alfred-251712/" aria-label="Read more about How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?">Read more</a>

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After the winds, now comes the rain and floods. Here’s what you need to know about ex-Cyclone Alfred

March 8, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia After a wet and wild night, residents of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are assessing the damage wrought by Cyclone Alfred, which has been downgraded to a tropical low. While the damaging winds have dissipated, heavy ... <a title="After the winds, now comes the rain and floods. Here’s what you need to know about ex-Cyclone Alfred" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/after-the-winds-now-comes-the-rain-and-floods-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-ex-cyclone-alfred-251793/" aria-label="Read more about After the winds, now comes the rain and floods. Here’s what you need to know about ex-Cyclone Alfred">Read more</a>