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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne doublelee/Shutterstock The proportion of motorbikes on Australia’s roads has remained steady over the last decade, about 4.5% of all registered vehicles. But motorcyclists are over-represented in road deaths. In 2015, they ... <a title="In Australia, 1 in 5 road deaths is a motorcyclist. We can make them safer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/in-australia-1-in-5-road-deaths-is-a-motorcyclist-we-can-make-them-safer-250652/" aria-label="Read more about In Australia, 1 in 5 road deaths is a motorcyclist. We can make them safer">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Ildiko Laskay/Shutterstock The original tall poppies bloomed in the garden of Tarquin the Proud, last king of Rome. To communicate that his enemies should be defeated by killing their leaders, he is said to have decapitated the tallest ... <a title="Australia and New Zealand are plagued by ‘tall poppy syndrome’. But would a cure be worse than the disease?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/australia-and-new-zealand-are-plagued-by-tall-poppy-syndrome-but-would-a-cure-be-worse-than-the-disease-245355/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and New Zealand are plagued by ‘tall poppy syndrome’. But would a cure be worse than the disease?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niven Winchester, Professor of Economics, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images We now have a clearer picture of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and how they will affect other trading nations, including the United States itself. The US administration claims these tariffs on imports will reduce the ... <a title="New modelling reveals full impact of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs – with the US hit hardest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/new-modelling-reveals-full-impact-of-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs-with-the-us-hit-hardest-253320/" aria-label="Read more about New modelling reveals full impact of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs – with the US hit hardest">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Geyle, Ecologist, Charles Darwin University Sarah Maclagan/Author provided The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is one of Australia’s most iconic yet at-risk animals — and the last surviving bilby species. Once found across 70% of Australia, its range has contracted by more than 80% since European colonisation. ... <a title="Scientists worked with Warlpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/scientists-worked-with-warlpiri-to-track-down-bilby-poo-and-uncover-clues-to-help-conserve-these-iconic-animals-245153/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists worked with Warlpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Deane, Professor of Trade Law, Taxation and Climate Change, Queensland University of Technology US President Donald Trump has imposed a range of tariffs on all products entering the US market, with Australian exports set to face a 10% tariff, effective April 5. These import taxes will ... <a title="US tariffs will upend global trade. This is how Australia can respond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/us-tariffs-will-upend-global-trade-this-is-how-australia-can-respond-253621/" aria-label="Read more about US tariffs will upend global trade. This is how Australia can respond">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra US President Donald Trump singled out Australia’s beef trade for special mention in his announcement that the United States would impose a 10% global tariff as well as “reciprocal tariffs” on many countries. In a long speech in the White ... <a title="Trump highlights Australian beef in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/trump-highlights-australian-beef-in-liberation-day-trade-crackdown-253111/" aria-label="Read more about Trump highlights Australian beef in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Geyle, Ecologist, Charles Darwin University Sarah Maclagan/Author provided The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is one of Australia’s most iconic yet at-risk animals — and the last surviving bilby species. Once found across 70% of Australia, its range has contracted by more than 80% since European colonisation. ... <a title="Scientists worked with Walpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/scientists-worked-with-walpiri-to-track-down-bilby-poo-and-uncover-clues-to-help-conserve-these-iconic-animals-245153/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists worked with Walpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra US President Donald Trump singled out Australia’s beef trade for special mention in his announcement that the United States would impose a 10% global tariff as well as “reciprocal tariffs” on many countries. In a long speech in the White ... <a title="Australian beef highlighted by Donald Trump in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/australian-beef-highlighted-by-donald-trump-in-liberation-day-trade-crackdown-253111/" aria-label="Read more about Australian beef highlighted by Donald Trump in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney Shutterstock Recent media coverage in the Nine newspapers highlights a surge in non-medical ultrasound providers offering “reassurance ultrasounds” to expectant parents. The service has resulted in serious harms, such as misdiagnosed ectopic pregnancies and undetected fetal abnormalities, according to the ... <a title="Why do women get ‘reassurance scans’ during pregnancy? And how can you spot a dodgy provider?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/why-do-women-get-reassurance-scans-during-pregnancy-and-how-can-you-spot-a-dodgy-provider-253544/" aria-label="Read more about Why do women get ‘reassurance scans’ during pregnancy? And how can you spot a dodgy provider?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Turner, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University The Eurasian and North American tectonic plates in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. Nido Huebl/Shutterstock Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet’s magma ... <a title="New research reveals chemical secrets of Earth’s crust 4.5 billion years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/new-research-reveals-chemical-secrets-of-earths-crust-4-5-billion-years-ago-253543/" aria-label="Read more about New research reveals chemical secrets of Earth’s crust 4.5 billion years ago">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra US President Donald Trump singled out Australia’s beef trade for special mention in his announcement that the United States would impose a 10% global tariff as well as “reciprocal tariffs” on many countries. In a long speech in the White ... <a title="Australian beef targeted by Donald Trump in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/australian-beef-targeted-by-donald-trump-in-liberation-day-trade-crackdown-253111/" aria-label="Read more about Australian beef targeted by Donald Trump in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Heaslip, Senior Lecturer in Naval History, University of Portsmouth How the Shuqiao barges may be used to ferry troops ashore. X (formerly Twitter) China’s intentions when it comes to Taiwan have been at the centre of intense discussion for years. Both mainland China and Taiwan claim ... <a title="What these new landing barges can tell us about China’s plans to invade Taiwan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/what-these-new-landing-barges-can-tell-us-about-chinas-plans-to-invade-taiwan-253044/" aria-label="Read more about What these new landing barges can tell us about China’s plans to invade Taiwan">Read more</a>
