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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Buchanan, Professor in Working Life, Discipline of Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney In the 1850s, when Melbourne stonemasons won the eight-hour day, employers of the day prophesied economic ruin. These standardised hours then flowed into other industries. Far from ruin, ... <a title="Australia used to lead the world on shorter work hours – we could do it again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/australia-used-to-lead-the-world-on-shorter-work-hours-we-could-do-it-again-263120/" aria-label="Read more about Australia used to lead the world on shorter work hours – we could do it again">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Townsend, Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, this meant the end of not only the war in the Pacific, but also the second world war that had begun six ... <a title="New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/new-research-shows-wwii-dominates-australians-knowledge-of-military-history-but-big-gaps-remain-262711/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guzyal Hill, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Australian workers are secretly using generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools – without knowledge or approval from their boss, a new report shows. The “Our Gen AI Transition: Implications for Work and Skills” report from the federal government’s Jobs ... <a title="Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce ‘shadow AI’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/many-australians-secretly-use-ai-at-work-a-new-report-shows-clearer-rules-could-reduce-shadow-ai-263043/" aria-label="Read more about Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce ‘shadow AI’">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Morris, Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney There was much cause for celebration when no-grounds evictions were abolished in New South Wales on May 19. Keeping a pre-election promise, the NSW government amended the state’s Residential Tenancies Act to end no-grounds ... <a title="NSW’s ‘renovictions’ loophole could undermine the progress made with no-grounds evictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/nsws-renovictions-loophole-could-undermine-the-progress-made-with-no-grounds-evictions-262611/" aria-label="Read more about NSW’s ‘renovictions’ loophole could undermine the progress made with no-grounds evictions">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Hispanolistic/Getty Images Ride share company Uber has faced legal challenges around the world over whether its drivers should be classified as employees or contractors. New Zealand is no exception, with the most ... <a title="Contractor or employee? How a proposed law change will favour Uber over its drivers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/contractor-or-employee-how-a-proposed-law-change-will-favour-uber-over-its-drivers-262118/" aria-label="Read more about Contractor or employee? How a proposed law change will favour Uber over its drivers">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanan Hu, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Health Services Management, University of Technology Sydney Moyo Studio/Getty Have you received multiple, unexpected bills during your pregnancy, sometimes by text message just hours before a procedure? You’re not alone. Each year, about 70,000 Australian women give birth in the private system. ... <a title="Does your maternity cover leave you with surprise bills? Here’s one plan to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/does-your-maternity-cover-leave-you-with-surprise-bills-heres-one-plan-to-fix-it-262714/" aria-label="Read more about Does your maternity cover leave you with surprise bills? Here’s one plan to fix it">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anoma Darshani Pieris, Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne After the Great War, Australians made pilgrimages to distant battlefields of Gallipoli and northern France. They paid their respects to the fallen soldiers who shaped our national identity. After the second world war, new places emerged such ... <a title="Cherry blossoms and eucalypts: this Japanese war cemetery remembers fallen Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/cherry-blossoms-and-eucalypts-this-japanese-war-cemetery-remembers-fallen-australians-262344/" aria-label="Read more about Cherry blossoms and eucalypts: this Japanese war cemetery remembers fallen Australians">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Lanicek, Associate Professor in Modern European History and Jewish History, UNSW Sydney Anne Frank in December 1941. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Everyone knows her photo. For some it shows the cheeky smile of a young girl, “Miss Quack Quack”. For others, the image represents an ... <a title="Friday essay: who was Anne Frank?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/friday-essay-who-was-anne-frank-261748/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: who was Anne Frank?">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake Goldenfein, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Wikimedia/Pexels/The Conversation Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as a way to boost lagging productivity growth. The AI productivity push has some powerful multinational backers: the tech companies who make AI products and the consulting companies who sell AI-related ... <a title="Does AI really boost productivity at work? Research shows gains don’t come cheap or easy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/does-ai-really-boost-productivity-at-work-research-shows-gains-dont-come-cheap-or-easy-263127/" aria-label="Read more about Does AI really boost productivity at work? Research shows gains don’t come cheap or easy">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Treadwell, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images We live in an age of declining trust in public institutions: parliament, the health and education systems, courts and police have all suffered over the past decade, both in New Zealand and internationally. And, of ... <a title="Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/why-has-trust-in-news-fallen-the-answer-is-more-complicated-than-we-thought-262609/" aria-label="Read more about Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Crystal Legacy, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne From Melbourne’s proposed Outer Metropolitan Ring Road to Sydney’s recently completed Westconnex, Australia’s addiction to mega roads continues despite the spectre of climate change. The stream of projects shows Australia’s approach to urban transport is stuck ... <a title="Australia, why are you still obsessed with freeways – when they’re driving us away from net zero?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/15/australia-why-are-you-still-obsessed-with-freeways-when-theyre-driving-us-away-from-net-zero-262129/" aria-label="Read more about Australia, why are you still obsessed with freeways – when they’re driving us away from net zero?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra One observer describes next week’s economic roundtable this way: “Chalmers has opened a can of worms – and everybody has got a worm”. Even those close to the roundtable are feeling overwhelmed by the extent of the worm farm. There ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Can Jim Chalmers reap a healthy crop with the help of his big worm farm?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/14/grattan-on-friday-can-jim-chalmers-reap-a-healthy-crop-with-the-help-of-his-big-worm-farm-262606/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Can Jim Chalmers reap a healthy crop with the help of his big worm farm?">Read more</a>
