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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Yiu, Associate Professor, School of Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Pixelbliss/Shutterstock New Zealand’s unaffordable housing market has left many low and middle-income families reliant on the accommodation supplement to cover rent and mortgage payments. But our new research has found the scheme, which costs ... <a title="The billions spent on NZ’s accomodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/the-billions-spent-on-nzs-accomodation-supplement-is-failing-to-make-rent-affordable-so-what-will-254779/" aria-label="Read more about The billions spent on NZ’s accomodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone McCarthy, Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Commercial Determinants of Health, Deakin University Wpadington/Shutterstock Whatever the code, whatever the season, Australian sports fans are bombarded with gambling ads. Drawing on Australians’ passion, loyalty and pride for sport, the devastating health and social consequences of gambling – including financial ... <a title="The gambling industry has women in its sights. Why aren’t policymakers paying attention?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/the-gambling-industry-has-women-in-its-sights-why-arent-policymakers-paying-attention-251914/" aria-label="Read more about The gambling industry has women in its sights. Why aren’t policymakers paying attention?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Johnson, Emerita Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide “Women’s” issues are once again playing a significant role in the election debate as Labor and the Liberals trade barbs over which parties’ policies will benefit women most. In the latest salvo, the opposition ... <a title="When ‘equal’ does not mean ‘the same’: Liberals still do not understand their women problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/when-equal-does-not-mean-the-same-liberals-still-do-not-understand-their-women-problem-254567/" aria-label="Read more about When ‘equal’ does not mean ‘the same’: Liberals still do not understand their women problem">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Scrivener, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Imagine suddenly losing the ability to move a limb, walk or speak. You would probably recognise this as a medical emergency and get to hospital. Now imagine the doctors ... <a title="Tremors, seizures and paralysis: this brain disorder is more common than multiple sclerosis – but often goes undiagnosed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/tremors-seizures-and-paralysis-this-brain-disorder-is-more-common-than-multiple-sclerosis-but-often-goes-undiagnosed-250501/" aria-label="Read more about Tremors, seizures and paralysis: this brain disorder is more common than multiple sclerosis – but often goes undiagnosed">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato Australian Comforts Fund buffet in Longueval, France, 1916. Australian War Memorial The Anzac biscuit is a cultural icon, infused with mythical value, representing the connection between women on the home front and soldiers serving overseas during ... <a title="The origin story of the Anzac biscuit is largely myth – but that shouldn’t obscure the history of women during the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/the-origin-story-of-the-anzac-biscuit-is-largely-myth-but-that-shouldnt-obscure-the-history-of-women-during-the-war-252039/" aria-label="Read more about The origin story of the Anzac biscuit is largely myth – but that shouldn’t obscure the history of women during the war">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This election has been lacklustre, without the touch of excitement of some past campaigns. Through the decades, campaigning has changed dramatically, adopting new techniques and technologies. This time, we’ve seen politicians try to jump onto viral podcasts. To discuss old ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Frank Bongiorno on dramatic shifts in how elections are fought and won" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/politics-with-michelle-grattan-historian-frank-bongiorno-on-dramatic-shifts-in-how-elections-are-fought-and-won-255113/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Frank Bongiorno on dramatic shifts in how elections are fought and won">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A re-elected Albanese government will take the unprecedented step of buying or obtaining options over key critical minerals to protect Australia’s national interest and boost its economic resilience. The move follows US President Donald Trump’s ordering a review into American ... <a title="Albanese government announces $1.2 billion plan to purchase critical minerals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/albanese-government-announces-1-2-billion-plan-to-purchase-critical-minerals-254994/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government announces $1.2 billion plan to purchase critical minerals">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
RNZ Pacific Despite calls from women’s groups urging the government to implement policies to address the underrepresentation of women in politics, the introduction of temporary special measures (TSM) to increase women’s political representation in Fiji remains a distant goal. This week, leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa), Cabinet Minister Aseri Radrodro, and opposition ... <a title="Why special measures to boost Fiji women’s political representation remain a distant goal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/why-special-measures-to-boost-fiji-womens-political-representation-remain-a-distant-goal/" aria-label="Read more about Why special measures to boost Fiji women’s political representation remain a distant goal">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A re-elected Albanese government will take the unprecedented step of buying or obtaining options over key critical minerals to protect Australia’s national interest and boost its economic resilience. The move follows US President Donald Trump’s ordering a review into American ... <a title="Albanese government announces $1.2 billion in plan to purchase critical minerals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/albanese-government-announces-1-2-billion-in-plan-to-purchase-critical-minerals-254994/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government announces $1.2 billion in plan to purchase critical minerals">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Appiah Takyi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Urban flooding is a major problem in the global south. In west and central Africa, more than 4 million people were affected by flooding in 2024. In Ghana, cities suffer damage ... <a title="Flooding incidents in Ghana’s capital are on the rise. Researchers chase the cause" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/23/flooding-incidents-in-ghanas-capital-are-on-the-rise-researchers-chase-the-cause-254000/" aria-label="Read more about Flooding incidents in Ghana’s capital are on the rise. Researchers chase the cause">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University Just as voting has begun in this year’s federal election, the Coalition has released its long-awaited defence policy platform. The main focus, as expected, is a boost in defence spending to 3% of Australia’s GDP within the next decade. ... <a title="Australia needs bold ideas on defence. The Coalition’s increased spending plan falls disappointingly short" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/23/australia-needs-bold-ideas-on-defence-the-coalitions-increased-spending-plan-falls-disappointingly-short-255106/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs bold ideas on defence. The Coalition’s increased spending plan falls disappointingly short">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Hicks, Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne Roberto La Rosa/Shutterstock Snipers in helicopters have shot more than 700 koalas in the Budj Bim National Park in western Victoria in recent weeks. It’s believed to be the first time koalas have been culled in this way. ... <a title="Sniping koalas from helicopters: here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/23/sniping-koalas-from-helicopters-heres-whats-wrong-with-victorias-unprecedented-cull-254996/" aria-label="Read more about Sniping koalas from helicopters: here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull">Read more</a>
