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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Taras Vyshnya/Shutterstock Australia’s road tax system has a problem. Revenue from the fuel excise – the primary way we tax motoring – has been declining steadily as a proportion of government revenue over the past two ... <a title="Jim Chalmers wants to fix Australia’s broken road tax system. Here’s what one solution might look like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/jim-chalmers-wants-to-fix-australias-broken-road-tax-system-heres-what-one-solution-might-look-like-249477/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers wants to fix Australia’s broken road tax system. Here’s what one solution might look like">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Vogels, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Da Antipina/Shutterstock When Married at First Sight Australia bride Lauren Hall said her main goal was to “serve” her man, the reality show contestant was reflecting a growing trend in western culture – the so-called ... <a title="With a ‘tradwife’ starring in Married at First Sight, a nostalgic vision of womanhood takes centre stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/with-a-tradwife-starring-in-married-at-first-sight-a-nostalgic-vision-of-womanhood-takes-centre-stage-248861/" aria-label="Read more about With a ‘tradwife’ starring in Married at First Sight, a nostalgic vision of womanhood takes centre stage">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will on Wednesday announce it is willing, as a last resort, to purchase the collapsed Rex Airlines, in its latest bid to prop up aviation services to regional and remote areas. As the administrators work on the ... <a title="Albanese government looking to acquire Rex Airlines if buyer can’t be found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/albanese-government-looking-to-acquire-rex-airlines-if-buyer-cant-be-found-249594/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government looking to acquire Rex Airlines if buyer can’t be found">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Australia has turned the corner on its decade-long slide on Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), once again ranking in the top ten least corrupt countries in the world. ... <a title="Australia improves on global corruption rankings, but there is still work to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/australia-improves-on-global-corruption-rankings-but-there-is-still-work-to-be-done-249458/" aria-label="Read more about Australia improves on global corruption rankings, but there is still work to be done">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Bridges, Senior Lecturer in Public Relations and Director of Academic Program – Communication, Creative Industries, Screen Media, Western Sydney University Stock Rocket/Shutterstock For new parents struggling with challenges such as breastfeeding and sleep deprivation, social media can be a great place to turn for advice. Digital ... <a title="Social media groups can offer support to new parents. Here’s how to tell if there’s marketing involved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/social-media-groups-can-offer-support-to-new-parents-heres-how-to-tell-if-theres-marketing-involved-247212/" aria-label="Read more about Social media groups can offer support to new parents. Here’s how to tell if there’s marketing involved">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott French, Senior Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have stated an exemption for Australia from Trump’s executive order placing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US is “under consideration”. But prospects remain uncertain. Albanese ... <a title="Whether we carve out an exemption or not, Trump’s latest tariffs will still hit Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/whether-we-carve-out-an-exemption-or-not-trumps-latest-tariffs-will-still-hit-australia-249493/" aria-label="Read more about Whether we carve out an exemption or not, Trump’s latest tariffs will still hit Australia">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenton Griffin, Casual Lecturer and Tutor in History, Indigenous Studies, and Politics, Flinders University American Primeval/Netflix On January 24, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, penned a statement condemning the Netflix series American Primeval. This historical ... <a title="American Primeval includes brutal displays of Mormon violence, but the reality was arguably worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/american-primeval-includes-brutal-displays-of-mormon-violence-but-the-reality-was-arguably-worse-249377/" aria-label="Read more about American Primeval includes brutal displays of Mormon violence, but the reality was arguably worse">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Monash University Is history repeating itself in Labor’s fortress state of Victoria? At the 1990 federal election, Bob Hawke’s Labor government had a near-death experience when it lost nine seats in Victoria. A furious Hawke laid the blame squarely at the ... <a title="Byelections show Labor is in trouble in Victoria – but how much will Peter Dutton benefit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/byelections-show-labor-is-in-trouble-in-victoria-but-how-much-will-peter-dutton-benefit-249479/" aria-label="Read more about Byelections show Labor is in trouble in Victoria – but how much will Peter Dutton benefit?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Nissen, HERA Program Director – Health Workforce Optimisation Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock If you’ve tried to get an appointment to see a GP or specialist recently, you will likely have felt the impact of Australia’s doctor shortages. ... <a title="What are physician assistants? Can they fix the doctor shortage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/what-are-physician-assistants-can-they-fix-the-doctor-shortage-247560/" aria-label="Read more about What are physician assistants? Can they fix the doctor shortage?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peta Ashworth, Professor and Director, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised. Different generators produce power at various times and at various costs. A generator might fail and another fills the gap. Demand soars ... <a title="Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm’ renewables?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/explainer-what-does-it-actually-mean-to-firm-renewables-248134/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm’ renewables?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Orr, Veterinarian, Southern Cross University Mitchell Orr/Unsplash Late last year, rumours swirled online that HomeSafeID, a private Australian pet microchip registry, had stopped operating. On Feburary 5 2025, a notice appeared on the HomeSafeID website, ostensibly from the site’s administrator. It states the website “is likely ... <a title="Thousands of Australian pets may soon have ‘useless’ microchips. It’s a symptom of a bigger problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/thousands-of-australian-pets-may-soon-have-useless-microchips-its-a-symptom-of-a-bigger-problem-249492/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of Australian pets may soon have ‘useless’ microchips. It’s a symptom of a bigger problem">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra US President Donald Trump has agreed to “consider” exempting Australia from the 25% tariff he has imposed on imports of steel and aluminium to the US. Trump gave the undertaking during a wide-ranging 40-minute conversation with Anthony Albanese early Tuesday ... <a title="Trump agrees to consider Australian exemption from tariffs, describing Albanese as ‘very fine man’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/trump-agrees-to-consider-australian-exemption-from-tariffs-describing-albanese-as-very-fine-man-248886/" aria-label="Read more about Trump agrees to consider Australian exemption from tariffs, describing Albanese as ‘very fine man’">Read more</a>
