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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jialing Lin, Research fellow, International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW Sydney Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock MyMedicare is a scheme that encourages patients to register with a regular GP practice to improve their health. But few patients have enrolled. Since its launch in October 2023, only about 10% of ... <a title="MyMedicare promises better health care. But only 1 in 10 patients has signed up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/mymedicare-promises-better-health-care-but-only-1-in-10-patients-has-signed-up-253335/" aria-label="Read more about MyMedicare promises better health care. But only 1 in 10 patients has signed up">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Shutterstock/Jakub Maculewicz Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the annual rate of increase has been accelerating to ... <a title="New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/new-satellite-data-shows-nzs-major-cities-are-sinking-meaning-rising-seas-will-affect-them-sooner-252881/" aria-label="Read more about New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Leihy, Ecologist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Visitors to Australia are often shocked at having to declare an apple or wooden item under our biosecurity policies. Biosecurity policies are used to keep out pest species and diseases. But they’re expensive to uphold and people can ... <a title="Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/biosecurity-policies-can-be-annoying-but-a-century-of-antarctic-data-shows-they-work-252494/" aria-label="Read more about Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work ">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamilla Rosdahl, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Being labelled a “nice guy” was once considered a form of flattery. Today, however, anyone privy to the world of dating and romance will know this isn’t necessarily a compliment. The term has been unofficially reappropriated by women ... <a title="From flowers to stalking: how ‘nice guy’ narratives can lead to male entitlement and violence against women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/from-flowers-to-stalking-how-nice-guy-narratives-can-lead-to-male-entitlement-and-violence-against-women-252523/" aria-label="Read more about From flowers to stalking: how ‘nice guy’ narratives can lead to male entitlement and violence against women">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook The BBC’s news verification service, Verify, digitally reconstructed a residential tower block in Mandalay earlier this week to show how it had collapsed in a huge earthquake on March 28 in Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia largely cut off from the outside world. The broadcaster painstakingly pieced together damage to ... <a title="The graver Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, the quieter the BBC grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/the-graver-israels-atrocities-in-gaza-the-quieter-the-bbc-grows/" aria-label="Read more about The graver Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, the quieter the BBC grows">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton has raised the white flag on his controversial attempt to force Canberra public servants back into the office, with the opposition now saying there will be no change in current arrangements. The shadow minister for the public service, ... <a title="Election Diary: Dutton backs down on working-from-home crackdown after outcry threatens to cost votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/07/election-diary-dutton-backs-down-on-working-from-home-crackdown-after-outcry-threatens-to-cost-votes-253732/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Dutton backs down on working-from-home crackdown after outcry threatens to cost votes">Read more</a>
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April 6, 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 A national Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 4 from a sample of 1,250, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the March ... <a title="Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/labor-gains-52-48-lead-in-newspoll-and-redbridge-as-poll-trend-to-labor-continues-253739/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University Last year, the Coalition made the surprise decision to oppose Labor’s plans for new international student caps. On Sunday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton proposed an even more radical policy of his own to limit the number of international ... <a title="The Coalition has announced an even more radical plan to cut international students than Labor. Here’s how it would work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/the-coalition-has-announced-an-even-more-radical-plan-to-cut-international-students-than-labor-heres-how-it-would-work-253919/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition has announced an even more radical plan to cut international students than Labor. Here’s how it would work">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell The 1981 Springbok Tour was one of the most controversial events in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history. For 56 days, between July and September, more than 150,000 people took part in more than 200 demonstrations in 28 centres. It was the largest protest in the country’s history. It caused social ruptures within ... <a title="Ian Powell: When apartheid met Zionism – the case for NZ recognising Palestine as a state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/ian-powell-when-apartheid-met-zionism-the-case-for-nz-recognising-palestine-as-a-state/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: When apartheid met Zionism – the case for NZ recognising Palestine as a state">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A Fiji-based Pacific solidarity group supporting the indigenous Palestine struggle for survival against the Israeli settler colonial state has today issued a statement condemning Fiji backing for Israel. In an open letter to the “people of Fiji”, the Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network (F4P) has warned “your government openly supports Israel despite ... <a title="Fiji solidarity group condemns Rabuka plans for embassy in Jerusalem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/fiji-solidarity-group-condemns-rabuka-plans-for-embassy-in-jerusalem/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji solidarity group condemns Rabuka plans for embassy in Jerusalem">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Pacific Media Watch One of the many casualties of the Trump administration’s crackdown on “soft power” that enabled many democratic media and truth to power global editorial initiatives has been BenarNews, a welcome contribution to the Asia-Pacific region. BenarNews had been producing a growing range of insightful on powerful articles on the region’s issues, articles ... <a title="Trump funding cuts on media impacts on independent Asia Pacific outlet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/trump-funding-cuts-on-media-impacts-on-independent-asia-pacific-outlet/" aria-label="Read more about Trump funding cuts on media impacts on independent Asia Pacific outlet">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the government’s latest initiative on energy prices, Anthony Albanese on Sunday will promise that if re-elected, Labor will reduce the cost of installing a typical home battery by 30% from July 1. This would cut about $4,000 from the ... <a title="Election Diary: Albanese promises 30% discount on household batteries in latest energy bill help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/06/election-diary-albanese-promises-30-discount-on-household-batteries-in-latest-energy-bill-help-253736/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Albanese promises 30% discount on household batteries in latest energy bill help">Read more</a>
