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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Whitington, Associate Professor in Education Futures (Adjunct), University of South Australia One of the Albanese government’s headline election policies was a “three-day guarantee” for childcare. From January 5 2026, all eligible Australian families will be able to access at least three days of subsidised early education ... <a title="The ‘3 day guarantee’ for childcare starts next year. The challenge could be finding quality care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/the-3-day-guarantee-for-childcare-starts-next-year-the-challenge-could-be-finding-quality-care-256905/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘3 day guarantee’ for childcare starts next year. The challenge could be finding quality care">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney Tada Images/Shutterstock Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Netflix make billions of dollars from Australian users every year. But most of those profits are not taxed here. To address ... <a title="Australia could tax Google, Facebook and other tech giants with a digital services tax – but don’t hold your breath" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/australia-could-tax-google-facebook-and-other-tech-giants-with-a-digital-services-tax-but-dont-hold-your-breath-257251/" aria-label="Read more about Australia could tax Google, Facebook and other tech giants with a digital services tax – but don’t hold your breath">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiaoying Qi, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Humanities, Australian Catholic University During fieldwork in cities in China I came across a new marital practice, locally described as liang-tou-dun, literally “two places to stay”. A bride and groom, each an only child of their respective family, receive ... <a title="One couple, two apartments, different surnames for the children: how ‘two places to stay’ is shaping families in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/one-couple-two-apartments-different-surnames-for-the-children-how-two-places-to-stay-is-shaping-families-in-china-255877/" aria-label="Read more about One couple, two apartments, different surnames for the children: how ‘two places to stay’ is shaping families in China">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oli Wilson, Professor & Associate Dean Research, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images New Zealand Music Month turned 25 this year, and there’s been plenty to celebrate – whether it be Mokotron’s Taite Prize-winning Waerea, Lorde’s recent return (though not to New Zealand – ... <a title="Discovering new NZ music in the streaming age is getting harder – what’s the future for local artists?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/discovering-new-nz-music-in-the-streaming-age-is-getting-harder-whats-the-future-for-local-artists-257449/" aria-label="Read more about Discovering new NZ music in the streaming age is getting harder – what’s the future for local artists?">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University Model Cities staff in front of a Baltimore field office in 1971. Robert Breck Chapman Collection, Langsdale Library Special Collections, University of Baltimore, CC BY-NC-ND In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has ... <a title="Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/could-a-bold-anti-poverty-experiment-from-the-1960s-inspire-a-new-era-in-housing-justice-253706/" aria-label="Read more about Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2025
Analysis by Keith Rankin. People of a certain age will be aware that the 1962 Cuba Missile Crisis was, for the world as a whole, the most dangerous moment of the Cold War. The 1962 ‘Battle of Cuba’ was a ‘cold battle’ in the same sense that the Cold War was a ‘cold war’. (Only ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Using Cuba 1962 to explain Trump’s brinkmanship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/keith-rankin-analysis-using-cuba-1962-to-explain-trumps-brinkmanship/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Using Cuba 1962 to explain Trump’s brinkmanship">Read more</a>
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May 27, 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 Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in ... <a title="Labor gains a Senate seat from the Liberals in South Australia, while Jacqui Lambie is re-elected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/labor-gains-a-senate-seat-from-the-liberals-in-south-australia-while-jacqui-lambie-is-re-elected-257532/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains a Senate seat from the Liberals in South Australia, while Jacqui Lambie is re-elected">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne Hundreds of thousands of Liverpool Football Club fans packed the centre of Liverpool on Monday to celebrate the club’s English Premier League title. Shortly after 6pm local time, a grey Ford ... <a title="Most car-ramming incidents aren’t terrorism – but they’re becoming more common and crowds need better protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/most-car-ramming-incidents-arent-terrorism-but-theyre-becoming-more-common-and-crowds-need-better-protection-257628/" aria-label="Read more about Most car-ramming incidents aren’t terrorism – but they’re becoming more common and crowds need better protection">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Millicent Kennelly, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Event Management, Griffith University Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games nearly four years ago under a reformed host selection process. The process aims to reduce games costs, improve sustainability and ensure lasting community benefits. Read more: Looking ... <a title="The fast-tracking of Brisbane’s Olympic infrastructure plans could backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/the-fast-tracking-of-brisbanes-olympic-infrastructure-plans-could-backfire-257005/" aria-label="Read more about The fast-tracking of Brisbane’s Olympic infrastructure plans could backfire">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University After two decades of abortion decriminalisation across Australian states and territories, there has been a sudden surge of anti-abortion activity online, in the streets and in parliaments. Since 2022, right-to-life bills ... <a title="Hate over love: conservative influencers have brought angrier anti-abortion politics to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/hate-over-love-conservative-influencers-have-brought-angrier-anti-abortion-politics-to-australia-257444/" aria-label="Read more about Hate over love: conservative influencers have brought angrier anti-abortion politics to Australia">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sven Teske, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Aliraza Khatri’s Photography/Getty Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement for the second time, while heat records over land and sea have toppled and extreme weather events ... <a title="Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/earth-is-heading-for-2-7-c-warming-this-century-we-may-avoid-the-worst-climate-scenarios-but-the-outlook-is-still-dire-254284/" aria-label="Read more about Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikki Rickard, Professor, Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Among the rising tide of loneliness and disconnection, live music is proving to be more than just a good time; it’s a powerful antidote. Whether it’s a pub gig or a stadium show, live music brings people ... <a title="6 ways live music could help combat the loneliness epidemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/6-ways-live-music-could-help-combat-the-loneliness-epidemic-257464/" aria-label="Read more about 6 ways live music could help combat the loneliness epidemic">Read more</a>
