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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Windy Soemara/Shutterstock Ants are among nature’s greatest success stories, with an estimated 22,000 species worldwide. Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could hold some of ... <a title="Ants in your house? Here’s how they get everywhere – even high up in tall buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/ants-in-your-house-heres-how-they-get-everywhere-even-high-up-in-tall-buildings-250625/" aria-label="Read more about Ants in your house? Here’s how they get everywhere – even high up in tall buildings">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney Julia Suhareva/Shutterstock On March 26 NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of measles after an infectious person visited Sydney Airport and two locations in western New South Wales. The ... <a title="Travelling overseas? You could be at risk of measles. Here’s how to ensure you’re protected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/travelling-overseas-you-could-be-at-risk-of-measles-heres-how-to-ensure-youre-protected-252802/" aria-label="Read more about Travelling overseas? You could be at risk of measles. Here’s how to ensure you’re protected">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – KNIGHTLY VIEWS: By Gavin Ellis Excoriating is the word that may best describe expat Canadian James Grenon’s 11-page critique of NZME. His forensic examination of the board he hopes to replace and the company’s performance is a sobering read. You may not have seen the letter. ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Forensic detail on NZME but where are the guarantees?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/gavin-ellis-forensic-detail-on-nzme-but-where-are-the-guarantees/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Forensic detail on NZME but where are the guarantees?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish McCallum, Emeritus Professor, infectious disease ecology, Griffith University Ken Griffiths/Shutterstock Last week, Queensland Health alerted the public about the risk of Australian bat lyssavirus, after a bat found near a school just north of Brisbane was given to a wildlife carer group. The bat later died, ... <a title="What is Australian bat lyssavirus? Can I catch it from bat poo? What if bats roost near me?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/what-is-australian-bat-lyssavirus-can-i-catch-it-from-bat-poo-what-if-bats-roost-near-me-252632/" aria-label="Read more about What is Australian bat lyssavirus? Can I catch it from bat poo? What if bats roost near me?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan Gaffney, Associate Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology, University of Oxford Tristan Russell, CC BY-SA Owing to its violent political history, West Papua’s vibrant human past has long been ignored. Unlike its neighbour, the independent country of Papua New Guinea, West Papua’s cultural history is poorly understood. But ... <a title="Fitting the ‘missing puzzle pieces’ – research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/fitting-the-missing-puzzle-pieces-research-sheds-light-on-the-deep-history-of-social-change-in-west-papua-250616/" aria-label="Read more about Fitting the ‘missing puzzle pieces’ – research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathy Reid, PhD Candidate, School of Cybernetics, Australian National University Amazon Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered “agentic capabilities” and turn a profit from the popular devices. Starting today (March 28), Alexa devices will ... <a title="Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon – starting today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/everything-you-say-to-an-alexa-speaker-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-today-252923/" aria-label="Read more about Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon – starting today">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University It seems Britain has one key inducement to offer US President Donald Trump: a state visit hosted by King Charles. One can only imagine what the king thinks of ... <a title="Trump is interested in joining the Commonwealth. It’s not up to him – or even the king" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/trump-is-interested-in-joining-the-commonwealth-its-not-up-to-him-or-even-the-king-253217/" aria-label="Read more about Trump is interested in joining the Commonwealth. It’s not up to him – or even the king">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australians will go to the polls on May 3 for an election squarely centred on the cost of living. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Governor-General Sam Mostyn at Yarralumla first thing on Friday morning. Later he told an 8am news ... <a title="Albanese calls May 3 election, with cost of living the central battleground" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/albanese-calls-may-3-election-with-cost-of-living-the-central-battleground-250774/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese calls May 3 election, with cost of living the central battleground">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival. It can be a close call. John Howard risked all in 1998 with his GST, and almost lost office, ... <a title="View from The Hill: uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/view-from-the-hill-uninspiring-leaders-stressed-voters-and-the-shadow-of-trump-make-for-an-uncertain-contest-250775/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pandanus Petter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University Now that an election has been called, Australian voters will go to the polls on May 3 to decide the fate of the first-term, centre-left Australian Labor Party government led by Prime Minister ... <a title="Australians almost never vote out a first-term government. So why is this year’s election looking so tight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/australians-almost-never-vote-out-a-first-term-government-so-why-is-this-years-election-looking-so-tight-250249/" aria-label="Read more about Australians almost never vote out a first-term government. So why is this year’s election looking so tight?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, Visitor, School of History, Australian National University At the last federal election, Australia elected the largest lower house crossbench in its post-war federal history. In addition to four Greens MPs, Rebekah Sharkie from the Centre Alliance and Bob Katter (with his own micro-party), there were ... <a title="Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/australias-embrace-of-independent-political-candidates-shows-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-safe-seat-250751/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University They are neither as leafy nor as affluent as much of the Liberal heartland, but Peter Dutton believes the outer ring-roads of Australia’s capitals provide the most direct route to power. He has been telling his MPs these ... <a title="Can Peter Dutton flip Labor voters to rewrite electoral history? It might just work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/can-peter-dutton-flip-labor-voters-to-rewrite-electoral-history-it-might-just-work-248664/" aria-label="Read more about Can Peter Dutton flip Labor voters to rewrite electoral history? It might just work">Read more</a>
