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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Garrett, Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney In just two months back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump has tested the limits of the US Constitution, from overhauling immigration to drastically reducing the federal workforce and dismantling government agencies. With Republicans now ... <a title="Why isn’t there an opposition leader to unite Democrats in the US?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/why-isnt-there-an-opposition-leader-to-unite-democrats-in-the-us-252384/" aria-label="Read more about Why isn’t there an opposition leader to unite Democrats in the US?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Windholz, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University Last week, the Novak Djokovic-led Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) announced it was suing the sport’s governing bodies – the men’s (ATP) and women’s (WTA) tours, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). ... <a title="Tennis pros rally for better pay and less punishing schedules, amid wider power struggles in world sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/tennis-pros-rally-for-better-pay-and-less-punishing-schedules-amid-wider-power-struggles-in-world-sport-252721/" aria-label="Read more about Tennis pros rally for better pay and less punishing schedules, amid wider power struggles in world sport">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Alexander Donald, Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney Irene Miller/Shutterstock Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust. This is a risk in several industries, including tunnelling, stone masonry and construction. Just last week, ABC ... <a title="Silicosis is ruining the lungs of construction workers. An AI-powered breath test can detect it in minutes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/silicosis-is-ruining-the-lungs-of-construction-workers-an-ai-powered-breath-test-can-detect-it-in-minutes-252640/" aria-label="Read more about Silicosis is ruining the lungs of construction workers. An AI-powered breath test can detect it in minutes">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Porter, Lecturer, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Monash University Sabinayro/Shutterstock Earlier this month, Kmart pulled a “hyaluronic acid cleansing balm” from its shelves, after a teen who used the skincare product was hospitalised, reporting eye pain and blurred vision. It’s unclear what ingredient caused this reaction. In ... <a title="What is hyaluronic acid – and is it OK for kids and teens to use this common skincare ingredient?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/what-is-hyaluronic-acid-and-is-it-ok-for-kids-and-teens-to-use-this-common-skincare-ingredient-252296/" aria-label="Read more about What is hyaluronic acid – and is it OK for kids and teens to use this common skincare ingredient?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina McCabe, PhD Candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/S Watson When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution – for people and nature – isn’t to confine rivers, but ... <a title="Giving rivers room to move: how rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/giving-rivers-room-to-move-how-rethinking-flood-management-can-benefit-people-and-nature-251225/" aria-label="Read more about Giving rivers room to move: how rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature">Read more</a>
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March 24, 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 Morgan poll, conducted March 10–16 from a sample of 2,097, gave Labor a 54.5–45.5 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for Labor since ... <a title="Labor gains big lead in a Morgan poll, but drops back in YouGov" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/labor-gains-big-lead-in-a-morgan-poll-but-drops-back-in-yougov-252380/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains big lead in a Morgan poll, but drops back in YouGov">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Fisher, Senior Research Fellow, Applied Implementation Science, Charles Darwin University Seven million Australians live in rural and remote areas and many struggle to access the same quality of health care as those in metropolitan areas. More than 18,000 Australians have no access to primary health care ... <a title="‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/better-than-nothing-clinicians-and-hospital-heads-accept-lower-standards-of-care-outside-metro-hospitals-251063/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Holland, Principal Research Scientist, Water Security, CSIRO A dry farm dam in Montacute, Adelaide Hills, March 2025. Ilan Sagi. The Adelaide Hills are experiencing severe water shortages. The root cause? A prolonged dry period and not enough water tankers to meet unprecedented demand from people not ... <a title="Adelaide Hills water crisis: a local problem is a global wake-up call" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/adelaide-hills-water-crisis-a-local-problem-is-a-global-wake-up-call-251265/" aria-label="Read more about Adelaide Hills water crisis: a local problem is a global wake-up call">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin O’Brien, Associate Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University Getty Images When the United States starts a trade war with your country, how do you fight back? For individuals, one option is to wage a personal trade war and boycott products from the US. ... <a title="Trouble at Tesla and protests against Trump’s tariffs suggest consumer boycotts are starting to bite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/trouble-at-tesla-and-protests-against-trumps-tariffs-suggest-consumer-boycotts-are-starting-to-bite-252489/" aria-label="Read more about Trouble at Tesla and protests against Trump’s tariffs suggest consumer boycotts are starting to bite">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers will bring down the federal budget on Tuesday. It’s likely most of the major spending initiatives have already been announced. An extra A$8.5 billion in spending on Medicare will aim ... <a title="This week’s federal budget will focus on cost-of-living measures – and a more uncertain global economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/this-weeks-federal-budget-will-focus-on-cost-of-living-measures-and-a-more-uncertain-global-economy-252515/" aria-label="Read more about This week’s federal budget will focus on cost-of-living measures – and a more uncertain global economy">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexis Weaver, Associate Lecturer in Music Technology, University of Sydney Shutterstock With artificial intelligence programs that can now generate entire songs on demand, you’d be forgiven for thinking AI might eventually lead to the decline of human-made music. But AI can still be used ethically to help ... <a title="I was a music AI sceptic – until I actually used it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/i-was-a-music-ai-sceptic-until-i-actually-used-it-252499/" aria-label="Read more about I was a music AI sceptic – until I actually used it">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor Both Labor and the Coalition are considering an increase to defence spending ahead of the federal election. Defence spending is currently at about 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), or around A$56 billion per year. The Coalition is reportedly eyeing an increase ... <a title="Should Australia increase its defence spending? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/24/should-australia-increase-its-defence-spending-we-asked-5-experts-252374/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australia increase its defence spending? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
