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Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change

April 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul O’Hare, Lecturer in Human Geography and Urban Development, Manchester Metropolitan University John_T/Shutterstock Climate breakdown poses immense threats to global economies, societies and ecosystems. Adapting to these impacts is urgent. But many cities and countries remain chronically unprepared in what the UN calls an “adaptation gap”. Building ... <a title="Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/five-ways-to-make-cities-more-resilient-to-climate-change-252853/" aria-label="Read more about Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind

April 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As we enter the final days of campaigning, Labor leads with its nose in front on most polls, but the devil is in the detail of particular seats. To help get a read on what the voters are feeling at ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/29/politics-with-michelle-grattan-pollster-kos-samaras-on-how-voters-are-leaving-the-major-parties-behind-255421/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind">Read more</a>

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Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has dug out last-minute savings of more than A$7 billion, to ensure its election commitments are more than offset in every year of the forward estimates. Its costings, released Monday, include savings of $6.4 billion from further reducing ... <a title="Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/election-diary-labor-to-slash-more-consultant-costs-and-increase-visa-charges-to-pay-for-fresh-election-commitments-255386/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments">Read more</a>

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Big and small spending included in Labor costings, but off-budget items yet to be revealed

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra The federal budget will be stronger than suggested in last month’s budget, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers who released Labor’s costings on Monday. Many of the policies included in the costings were already detailed in either the 2025 Budget ... <a title="Big and small spending included in Labor costings, but off-budget items yet to be revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/big-and-small-spending-included-in-labor-costings-but-off-budget-items-yet-to-be-revealed-255425/" aria-label="Read more about Big and small spending included in Labor costings, but off-budget items yet to be revealed">Read more</a>

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How much do election promises cost? And why have we had to wait so long to see the costings?

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra With the May 3 federal election less than a week away, voters have only just received Labor’s costings and are yet to hear from the Coalition. At the 2022 election, the costings were not released for nearly two months ... <a title="How much do election promises cost? And why have we had to wait so long to see the costings?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/how-much-do-election-promises-cost-and-why-have-we-had-to-wait-so-long-to-see-the-costings-255104/" aria-label="Read more about How much do election promises cost? And why have we had to wait so long to see the costings?">Read more</a>

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A ketamine nasal spray will be subsidised for treatment-resistant depression. Here’s what you need to know about Spravato

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University WPixz/Shutterstock An antidepressant containing a form of the drug ketamine has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), making it much cheaper for the estimated 30,000 Australians with treatment-resistant depression. This is when a patient has tried ... <a title="A ketamine nasal spray will be subsidised for treatment-resistant depression. Here’s what you need to know about Spravato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/a-ketamine-nasal-spray-will-be-subsidised-for-treatment-resistant-depression-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-spravato-255403/" aria-label="Read more about A ketamine nasal spray will be subsidised for treatment-resistant depression. Here’s what you need to know about Spravato">Read more</a>

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Peter Dutton calling the ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ rings alarm bells for democracy

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne In front of a crowd of party faithful last weekend, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton referred to the ABC, Guardian Australia and other news platforms as “hate media”. The language was extreme, the inference being ... <a title="Peter Dutton calling the ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ rings alarm bells for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/peter-dutton-calling-the-abc-and-the-guardian-hate-media-rings-alarm-bells-for-democracy-255412/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Dutton calling the ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ rings alarm bells for democracy">Read more</a>

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Plans to stockpile critical minerals will help Australia weather global uncertainty – and encourage smaller miners

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohan Yellishetty, Professor, Co-Founder, Critical Minerals Consortium, and Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub, Monash University RHJPhtotos/Shutterstock The world needs huge quantities of critical minerals to make batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines, mobile phones, computers and advanced weaponry. Many of these minerals lie under Australian soil. Australia is ... <a title="Plans to stockpile critical minerals will help Australia weather global uncertainty – and encourage smaller miners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/plans-to-stockpile-critical-minerals-will-help-australia-weather-global-uncertainty-and-encourage-smaller-miners-255320/" aria-label="Read more about Plans to stockpile critical minerals will help Australia weather global uncertainty – and encourage smaller miners">Read more</a>

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What political ads are Australians seeing online? Astroturfing, fake grassroots groups, and outright falsehoods

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Angus, Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology In the lead-up to the 2025 Australian federal election, political advertising is seemingly everywhere. We’ve been mapping the often invisible world of digital political advertising across Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. ... <a title="What political ads are Australians seeing online? Astroturfing, fake grassroots groups, and outright falsehoods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/what-political-ads-are-australians-seeing-online-astroturfing-fake-grassroots-groups-and-outright-falsehoods-255225/" aria-label="Read more about What political ads are Australians seeing online? Astroturfing, fake grassroots groups, and outright falsehoods">Read more</a>

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Young women are among those who care most about the cost of living. It could be bad for the major parties

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University Unsplash As was widely predicted, the cost of living has dominated the federal election campaign. Soaring rents, grocery bills and energy prices have squeezed household budgets. But these pressures aren’t new. In 2022, voter frustration over living costs helped Labor ... <a title="Young women are among those who care most about the cost of living. It could be bad for the major parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/young-women-are-among-those-who-care-most-about-the-cost-of-living-it-could-be-bad-for-the-major-parties-254988/" aria-label="Read more about Young women are among those who care most about the cost of living. It could be bad for the major parties">Read more</a>

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How much do election promises cost? And why haven’t we seen the costings yet?

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra With the May 3 federal election less than a week away, voters still have little reliable information on the costs of Labor or Coalition policies. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said Labor’s policy costings will be released imminently. At the ... <a title="How much do election promises cost? And why haven’t we seen the costings yet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/how-much-do-election-promises-cost-and-why-havent-we-seen-the-costings-yet-255104/" aria-label="Read more about How much do election promises cost? And why haven’t we seen the costings yet?">Read more</a>

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Reefs in the ‘middle’ light zone along NZ’s coast are biodiversity hotspots – many are home to protected species

April 28, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James J Bell, Professor of Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington James Bell, CC BY-SA The latest update on the state of New Zealand’s environment paints a concerning outlook for marine environments, especially amid the increasing push to use the marine estate for ... <a title="Reefs in the ‘middle’ light zone along NZ’s coast are biodiversity hotspots – many are home to protected species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/reefs-in-the-middle-light-zone-along-nzs-coast-are-biodiversity-hotspots-many-are-home-to-protected-species-254597/" aria-label="Read more about Reefs in the ‘middle’ light zone along NZ’s coast are biodiversity hotspots – many are home to protected species">Read more</a>