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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra By late last week it was clear Labor would win the election, but it came as more of a surprise when Peter Dutton lost the Queensland seat of Dickson he’d held since 2001. Nor did many anticipate Greens leader Adam ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/grattan-on-friday-bitter-struggle-in-liberals-for-likely-poisoned-chalice-as-jacinta-price-defects-from-nationals-255634/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the new parliament the government is expected to need only the Greens to pass the legislation opposed by the Coalition. Counting is not finished but on present indications it won’t require any other Senate crossbenchers. Given Labor’s enhanced position ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Pocock wants us to aim for up to 90% reduction in emissions by 2035" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-david-pocock-wants-us-to-aim-for-up-to-90-reduction-in-emissions-by-2035-256218/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Pocock wants us to aim for up to 90% reduction in emissions by 2035">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Issy Borley, Research Technician, CSIRO Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock Over the last decade, humanity’s emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) have stabilised after a period of huge growth. Average growth is now down to just 0.6% per year, compared to 2% per year in the previous decade. But levelling ... <a title="Even as emissions level off, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is growing faster than ever. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/even-as-emissions-level-off-carbon-dioxide-in-the-atmosphere-is-growing-faster-than-ever-heres-why-254072/" aria-label="Read more about Even as emissions level off, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is growing faster than ever. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew James Couzens, Lecturer in Digital Media, CQUniversity Australia Donald Trump has said the United States should be applying tariffs to movies “produced in foreign lands”. This has the potential to deeply impact the Australian film industry. Local crews are currently celebrating a boom in big budget ... <a title="100 years of boom and bust: a potted history of Hollywood’s long relationship with Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/100-years-of-boom-and-bust-a-potted-history-of-hollywoods-long-relationship-with-australia-256079/" aria-label="Read more about 100 years of boom and bust: a potted history of Hollywood’s long relationship with Australia">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Hurcombe, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, RMIT University This year’s federal election demonstrated that Australia’s media landscape has changed. Big players are no longer “kingmakers” in politics. Influencers on TikTok and Instagram have seemingly become journalists. Politicians are going on podcasts, and campaign advertising has ... <a title="In the age of the influencer, does the political backing of News Corp matter anymore?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/in-the-age-of-the-influencer-does-the-political-backing-of-news-corp-matter-anymore-255876/" aria-label="Read more about In the age of the influencer, does the political backing of News Corp matter anymore?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Holloway, Lecturer in Government in the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University The Greens’ federal election result has been widely condemned as a “disaster”. The party has been all but wiped out in the House of Representatives. It has lost three of its four ... <a title="Greens’ election hubris – how the minor party lost its way and now its leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/greens-election-hubris-how-the-minor-party-lost-its-way-and-now-its-leader-255954/" aria-label="Read more about Greens’ election hubris – how the minor party lost its way and now its leader">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leoni Connah, Lecturer in International Relations, Flinders University Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated this week after India launched missile strikes on its long-time rival, killing more than 30 people. India was retaliating for a terror attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22, which killed ... <a title="‘Everyone lives in fear’: trapped between two warring nuclear giants, the people of Kashmir continue to suffer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/everyone-lives-in-fear-trapped-between-two-warring-nuclear-giants-the-people-of-kashmir-continue-to-suffer-256085/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Everyone lives in fear’: trapped between two warring nuclear giants, the people of Kashmir continue to suffer">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara Kim, PhD Candidate & Researcher, Southern Cross University Korean adoptees worldwide are grappling with a devastating possibility: they were not truly orphans, but may have been made into orphans. For decades, adoptees were told they were “abandoned”, “rescued” or “unwanted”. Many were told their Korean families ... <a title="‘These violations should never have occurred’: the troubled history of intercountry adoption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/these-violations-should-never-have-occurred-the-troubled-history-of-intercountry-adoption-254200/" aria-label="Read more about ‘These violations should never have occurred’: the troubled history of intercountry adoption">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation Are you keen to know how many women there are in the new House of Representatives? And how the parties fare on gender balance? What about how many young people will have a vote in the parliament, given they’re such a big ... <a title="Explore the new House of Representatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/explore-the-new-house-of-representatives-256214/" aria-label="Read more about Explore the new House of Representatives">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Have you had a blood test to check your cholesterol level? These check the different blood fat components: total cholesterol LDL (low-density lipoprotein), which is sometimes called “bad cholesterol” HDL (high-density lipoprotein), which is sometimes ... <a title="What is a blood cholesterol ratio? And what should yours be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/what-is-a-blood-cholesterol-ratio-and-what-should-yours-be-253126/" aria-label="Read more about What is a blood cholesterol ratio? And what should yours be?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Allen-Franks, Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau sebra/Shutterstock A recent Supreme Court decision could have far reaching consequences on how police can use photographs as evidence. The central question in Mahia Tamiefuna v The King was whether a photo taken by a ... <a title="Inadmissible evidence: why a routine traffic stop and police photo went all the way to the Supreme Court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/inadmissible-evidence-why-a-routine-traffic-stop-and-police-photo-went-all-the-way-to-the-supreme-court-256203/" aria-label="Read more about Inadmissible evidence: why a routine traffic stop and police photo went all the way to the Supreme Court">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hans Westerbeek, Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University Women’s sport is more and more getting the attention it deserves. Stadiums are filling, television ratings for many sports are climbing and athletes such as the Matildas’ Mary Fowler, triple Olympic gold ... <a title="Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against our social media algorithms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/womens-sports-are-fighting-an-uphill-battle-against-our-social-media-algorithms-255001/" aria-label="Read more about Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against our social media algorithms">Read more</a>
