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‘I feel constant anxiety’: how caring for a seriously unwell pet can lead to stress and burnout

February 17, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Ground Picture/Shutterstock Living with a pet brings many benefits, including constant presence, love and support. Pet ownership is also linked with a lower long-term risk of early death. Most of us would do anything ... <a title="‘I feel constant anxiety’: how caring for a seriously unwell pet can lead to stress and burnout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/17/i-feel-constant-anxiety-how-caring-for-a-seriously-unwell-pet-can-lead-to-stress-and-burnout-247329/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel constant anxiety’: how caring for a seriously unwell pet can lead to stress and burnout">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies

February 16, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the unembarrassed audacity parties show as an election nears, the government has stolen the opposition’s policy to ban foreign investors buying established homes. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Housing Minister Clare O’Neil have announced foreigners won’t be able to purchase ... <a title="View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/16/view-from-the-hill-government-nabs-coalition-policy-on-foreigners-buying-houses-dutton-eyes-action-on-insurance-companies-250023/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies">Read more</a>

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‘A shameful call by Creative Australia’: the arts community reacts to Khaled Sabsabi being dropped from the Venice Biennale

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cecelia Cmielewski, Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University To be selected as the artist and curator team to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale is considered the ultimate exhibition for an artistic team. To have your selection rescinded, as has now happened to ... <a title="‘A shameful call by Creative Australia’: the arts community reacts to Khaled Sabsabi being dropped from the Venice Biennale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/a-shameful-call-by-creative-australia-the-arts-community-reacts-to-khaled-sabsabi-being-dropped-from-the-venice-biennale-249941/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A shameful call by Creative Australia’: the arts community reacts to Khaled Sabsabi being dropped from the Venice Biennale">Read more</a>

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Bracing for a monster: Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing down on WA. Here’s what to expect

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing down on the northwest coast of Australia and is likely to make landfall early Friday evening. It’s a monster storm of great concern to Western Australia. Port Hedland is the largest town ... <a title="Bracing for a monster: Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing down on WA. Here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/bracing-for-a-monster-tropical-cyclone-zelia-is-bearing-down-on-wa-heres-what-to-expect-249947/" aria-label="Read more about Bracing for a monster: Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing down on WA. Here’s what to expect">Read more</a>

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Dingoes are being culled in Victoria. How much harm to the species is needed to protect commercial profits?

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor, ANU National Security College, Australian National University A Victorian government decision to allow dingo culling in the state’s east until 2028 has reignited debate over what has been dubbed Australia’s most controversial animal. Animals Australia, an animal welfare group, has filed proceedings in ... <a title="Dingoes are being culled in Victoria. How much harm to the species is needed to protect commercial profits?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/dingoes-are-being-culled-in-victoria-how-much-harm-to-the-species-is-needed-to-protect-commercial-profits-245759/" aria-label="Read more about Dingoes are being culled in Victoria. How much harm to the species is needed to protect commercial profits?">Read more</a>

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In Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the US has put a conspiracy theorist in charge of public health

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Overnight, Robert F. Kennedy Jr was confirmed as the secretary of the US Health and Human Services Department. Put simply, this makes him the most influential figure in overseeing the health and wellbeing of more than 330 million Americans. As ... <a title="In Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the US has put a conspiracy theorist in charge of public health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/in-robert-f-kennedy-jr-the-us-has-put-a-conspiracy-theorist-in-charge-of-public-health-249601/" aria-label="Read more about In Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the US has put a conspiracy theorist in charge of public health">Read more</a>

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Suicide or accident? The hidden complexities of intentional road crashes in Australia

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne Juris Teivans/Shutterstock In Australia, fatal road crashes are climbing again, especially since the pandemic, and despite years of attempts to reduce road trauma, the numbers remain stubbornly high. Strategies to reduce ... <a title="Suicide or accident? The hidden complexities of intentional road crashes in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/suicide-or-accident-the-hidden-complexities-of-intentional-road-crashes-in-australia-248673/" aria-label="Read more about Suicide or accident? The hidden complexities of intentional road crashes in Australia">Read more</a>

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Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stitch up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Federal parliament has passed the biggest changes to Australia’s electoral funding laws in decades. The Albanese government’s Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 cleared the Senate on Wednesday night after just two hours of debate on ... <a title="Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stitch up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/parliament-has-passed-landmark-election-donation-laws-they-may-be-a-stitch-up-but-they-also-improve-australias-democracy-249588/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stitch up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy">Read more</a>

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Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stich up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Federal parliament has passed the biggest changes to Australia’s electoral funding laws in decades. The Albanese government’s Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 cleared the Senate on Wednesday night after just two hours of debate on ... <a title="Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stich up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/parliament-has-passed-landmark-election-donation-laws-they-may-be-a-stich-up-but-they-also-improve-australias-democracy-249588/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stich up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy">Read more</a>

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An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominik Koll, Honorary Lecturer, Australian National University View of the Pacific Ocean from the International Space Station. NASA Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the Pacific Ocean has found a strange increase in the ... <a title="An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/an-unexpected-anomaly-was-found-in-the-pacific-ocean-and-it-could-be-a-global-time-marker-249695/" aria-label="Read more about An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker">Read more</a>

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What was the Sykes-Picot agreement, and why does it still affect the Middle East today?

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by people. This means the creation of borders is often a political exercise ... <a title="What was the Sykes-Picot agreement, and why does it still affect the Middle East today?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/what-was-the-sykes-picot-agreement-and-why-does-it-still-affect-the-middle-east-today-246332/" aria-label="Read more about What was the Sykes-Picot agreement, and why does it still affect the Middle East today?">Read more</a>

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NZ depends on the rules-based world Trump is dismantling – why the silence?

February 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ 2023 strategic foreign policy assessment, “Navigating a shifting world”, accurately foresaw a more uncertain and complex time ahead for New Zealand. But already it feels out of date. The Trump administration’s extreme disruption of ... <a title="NZ depends on the rules-based world Trump is dismantling – why the silence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/nz-depends-on-the-rules-based-world-trump-is-dismantling-why-the-silence-249857/" aria-label="Read more about NZ depends on the rules-based world Trump is dismantling – why the silence?">Read more</a>