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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, John Curtin Distinguished Professor & ARC Future Fellow, Curtin University Shutterstock As the election campaign rolls on, housing has been, unsurprisingly, a major campaign focus. We’ve seen a series of housing policy announcements from across the political spectrum, including duelling announcements from the major ... <a title="Amid the election promises, what would actually help ‘fix’ the housing crisis? Here’s 5 ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/amid-the-election-promises-what-would-actually-help-fix-the-housing-crisis-heres-5-ideas-253332/" aria-label="Read more about Amid the election promises, what would actually help ‘fix’ the housing crisis? Here’s 5 ideas">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikki-Anne Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), UNSW Sydney RDNE Stock project/Pexels In the 21st century, digital technology has changed many aspects of our lives. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest newcomer, with chatbots and other AI tools changing how we learn and creating ... <a title="New study finds no evidence technology causes ‘digital dementia’ in older people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/new-study-finds-no-evidence-technology-causes-digital-dementia-in-older-people-254392/" aria-label="Read more about New study finds no evidence technology causes ‘digital dementia’ in older people">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, John Curtin Distinguished Professor & ARC Future Fellow, Curtin University Shutterstock As the election campaign rolls on, housing has been, unsurprisingly, a major campaign focus. We’ve seen a series of housing policy announcements from across the political spectrum, including duelling announcements from the major ... <a title="Amid the election promises, what would actually help ‘fix’ the housing crisis? Here are 5 ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/amid-the-election-promises-what-would-actually-help-fix-the-housing-crisis-here-are-5-ideas-253332/" aria-label="Read more about Amid the election promises, what would actually help ‘fix’ the housing crisis? Here are 5 ideas">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McDonald, Honorary Professor of Demography, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne Immigration is shaping as one of the most potent policy issues of the election campaign. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a Coalition government would cut the two major migration programs – permanent ... <a title="Cutting migrant numbers won’t help housing – the real immigration problems not being tackled this election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/cutting-migrant-numbers-wont-help-housing-the-real-immigration-problems-not-being-tackled-this-election-250646/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting migrant numbers won’t help housing – the real immigration problems not being tackled this election">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Guastella, Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney Jota Buyinch Photo/Shutterstock When parents are concerned about their child’s development, they often seek an assessment to address concerns and identify any conditions, such as autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ... <a title="Focusing on a child’s strengths can transform assessments – and help them thrive after an ADHD or autism diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/focusing-on-a-childs-strengths-can-transform-assessments-and-help-them-thrive-after-an-adhd-or-autism-diagnosis-250640/" aria-label="Read more about Focusing on a child’s strengths can transform assessments – and help them thrive after an ADHD or autism diagnosis">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cornelia Sattler, Research Fellow in Ecology & Videographer, Macquarie University Varroa mites on a male bee larva. Theotime Colin Australia’s honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily spreading across the country. The mite feeds on baby bees (larvae), ... <a title="Australian honeybees are under attack by mites and beetles. Here’s how to keep your backyard hive safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/australian-honeybees-are-under-attack-by-mites-and-beetles-heres-how-to-keep-your-backyard-hive-safe-253947/" aria-label="Read more about Australian honeybees are under attack by mites and beetles. Here’s how to keep your backyard hive safe">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Grant, Associate Professor in Finance, University of Sydney doublelee/Shutterstock Big promises on housing were at the centre of both major parties’ announcements at the official federal election campaign launches on the weekend. Among the highlights, Labor pledged to build 100,000 new homes and extend a government-guaranteed ... <a title="Would looser lending rules help more people buy a house – or just put them at risk?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/would-looser-lending-rules-help-more-people-buy-a-house-or-just-put-them-at-risk-253658/" aria-label="Read more about Would looser lending rules help more people buy a house – or just put them at risk?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Bilalnol/Shutterstock Home ownership in Australia was once regarded as proof of success in life. However, it remains elusive for many people today. Prices have soared beyond wage growth, rents keep rising, and even some well-intentioned government ... <a title="Why is it so hard for everyone to have a house in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/why-is-it-so-hard-for-everyone-to-have-a-house-in-australia-254464/" aria-label="Read more about Why is it so hard for everyone to have a house in Australia?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenton Griffin, Casual Lecturer and Tutor in History, Indigenous Studies, and Politics, Flinders University The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it will build 15 new temples in countries across the world, including one in Liverpool, New South Wales. This follows a similar announcement ... <a title="Why the Mormon church is on an expansion project, with two secretive new temples planned for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/why-the-mormon-church-is-on-an-expansion-project-with-two-secretive-new-temples-planned-for-australia-254217/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Mormon church is on an expansion project, with two secretive new temples planned for Australia">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Peace, Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington EyesWideOpen/Getty Images Newly announced reforms to the Health and Safety at Work Act mean landowners will no longer be responsible for tourism-related injuries on their properties. But it’s not clear this ... <a title="Owners are officially no longer responsible for tourism accidents on their land – but they never really were" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/owners-are-officially-no-longer-responsible-for-tourism-accidents-on-their-land-but-they-never-really-were-253622/" aria-label="Read more about Owners are officially no longer responsible for tourism accidents on their land – but they never really were">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab “Wherever Palestinians have control is barbaric.” These were the words from New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow. During a meeting with Philippa Yasbek from Jewish Voices for Peace, Dr Rainbow allegedly told her that information from the NZ Security Intelligence Services (NZSIS) threat assessment asserted that Muslims were the ... <a title="New Zealand’s humanity – does it include all of us, or only for some?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/new-zealands-humanity-does-it-include-all-of-us-or-only-for-some/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s humanity – does it include all of us, or only for some?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A leaked “working paper” on New Caledonia’s future political status is causing concern on the local stage and has prompted a “clarification” from the French government’s Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls. Details of the document, which was supposed to remain confidential, have been widely circulated online ... <a title="Leaked ‘working paper’ on New Caledonia’s political future sparks new concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/14/leaked-working-paper-on-new-caledonias-political-future-sparks-new-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked ‘working paper’ on New Caledonia’s political future sparks new concerns">Read more</a>
