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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Wiskich, Visiting Fellow in Economics, Australian National University; CSIRO Martin Damboldt/Pexels, CC BY-NC-ND Shipping moves 90% of global trade and produces nearly 3% of global emissions. The sector has proved challenging to clean up, as cargo ships can travel for weeks between ports and typically rely ... <a title="Electric container ships won’t work – but a fleet of auxiliary battery ships could clean up shipping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/electric-container-ships-wont-work-but-a-fleet-of-auxiliary-battery-ships-could-clean-up-shipping-266596/" aria-label="Read more about Electric container ships won’t work – but a fleet of auxiliary battery ships could clean up shipping">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anabela Malpique, Senior Lecturer in Literacy, Edith Cowan University Vlad Deep/ Unsplash Writing using computers is a vital life skill. We are constantly texting, posting, blogging and emailing. This is a huge change for schools when it comes to teaching writing. For students, learning how to write ... <a title="Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/australian-students-spend-more-time-learning-to-write-on-paper-than-computers-does-this-need-to-change-270779/" aria-label="Read more about Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne’s long-awaited Metro Tunnel will open on Sunday November 30. The tunnel will only carry limited services until February 2026, when it will become fully operational. With construction having begun in 2017, this is the ... <a title="Australia’s latest metro is about to open. Here’s how we’ll know if it’s working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/australias-latest-metro-is-about-to-open-heres-how-well-know-if-its-working-270682/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s latest metro is about to open. Here’s how we’ll know if it’s working">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has had a rugged start as leader. With Liberal rivals Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie circling for her position, Ley needs to not only survive, but rebuild her party from its historic lows in the polls. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley on Barnaby’s defection and how the environment law deal ‘fell apart’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sussan-ley-on-barnabys-defection-and-how-the-environment-law-deal-fell-apart-270801/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley on Barnaby’s defection and how the environment law deal ‘fell apart’">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Come dance with me! That was Environment Minister Murray Watt’s invitation to the opposition as he prepared to push through his reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Yes, get up and dance! That was business’s clear message ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: when the music stopped, Greens had out-stepped flat-footed Liberals on environment deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/grattan-on-friday-when-the-music-stopped-greens-had-out-stepped-flat-footed-liberals-on-environment-deal-269918/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: when the music stopped, Greens had out-stepped flat-footed Liberals on environment deal">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s 2026 National Budget has drawn immediate opposition criticism from East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, who says the government continues to overspend, overestimate revenue, and deliver few tangible results for ordinary citizens. The K$30.9 billion (about NZ$12.8 billion) spending plan, unveiled earlier this week, has been ... <a title="East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/east-sepik-governor-bird-slams-marapes-risky-2026-budget-overspend/" aria-label="Read more about East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Skinner, Dean Newcastle Business School/Professor of Sport Business, University of Newcastle Debates about financial regulation in sport often begin with salary caps: strict, transparent cost-control mechanisms common in North American and Australian leagues. They’re credited with improving competitive balance and financial sustainability, so many might assume ... <a title="How England’s Premier League is trying to stop football’s financial arms race – without a salary cap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/how-englands-premier-league-is-trying-to-stop-footballs-financial-arms-race-without-a-salary-cap-270666/" aria-label="Read more about How England’s Premier League is trying to stop football’s financial arms race – without a salary cap">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Brayden Stanford/Pexels, CC BY-NC-ND Today is a landmark day for environmental law. After years of false starts and abandoned promises, Labor has finally struck a deal with the Greens to pass long-awaited changes to the ... <a title="Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/long-sought-environmental-law-reform-is-finally-here-but-will-the-compromise-deal-actually-protect-nature-270775/" aria-label="Read more about Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature?">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Tommy Wang/Getty The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, ... <a title="The Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/the-hong-kong-high-rise-fire-shows-how-difficult-it-is-to-evacuate-in-an-emergency-270774/" aria-label="Read more about The Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Barnaby Joyce has finally announced he is quitting the Nationals Party, declaring he is “strongly considering” running for a Senate seat for One Nation in New South Wales at the next election. But the maverick MP is not switching to ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals, as he eyes One Nation Senate seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/barnaby-joyce-quits-nationals-as-he-eyes-one-nation-senate-seat-270798/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals, as he eyes One Nation Senate seat">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on November 27, 2025.
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University At least 44 people have died and more than 270 are missing after a major fire engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The fire, which swept through multiple ... <a title="Why is bamboo used for scaffolding in Hong Kong? A construction expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/why-is-bamboo-used-for-scaffolding-in-hong-kong-a-construction-expert-explains-270780/" aria-label="Read more about Why is bamboo used for scaffolding in Hong Kong? A construction expert explains">Read more</a>
