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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra With the May 3 federal election less than a week away, voters still have little reliable information on the costs of Labor or Coalition policies. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said Labor’s policy costings will be released imminently. At the ... <a title="How much do election promises cost? And why haven’t we seen the costings yet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/how-much-do-election-promises-cost-and-why-havent-we-seen-the-costings-yet-255104/" aria-label="Read more about How much do election promises cost? And why haven’t we seen the costings yet?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James J Bell, Professor of Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington James Bell, CC BY-SA The latest update on the state of New Zealand’s environment paints a concerning outlook for marine environments, especially amid the increasing push to use the marine estate for ... <a title="Reefs in the ‘middle’ light zone along NZ’s coast are biodiversity hotspots – many are home to protected species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/reefs-in-the-middle-light-zone-along-nzs-coast-are-biodiversity-hotspots-many-are-home-to-protected-species-254597/" aria-label="Read more about Reefs in the ‘middle’ light zone along NZ’s coast are biodiversity hotspots – many are home to protected species">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Recently, much public attention has been given to the way online wagering and its incessant promotion has infiltrated sport and our TV screens. Despite a 2023 parliamentary inquiry that recommended new restrictions on online ... <a title="Pokies line the coffers of governments and venues – but there are ways to tame this gambling gorilla" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/pokies-line-the-coffers-of-governments-and-venues-but-there-are-ways-to-tame-this-gambling-gorilla-252038/" aria-label="Read more about Pokies line the coffers of governments and venues – but there are ways to tame this gambling gorilla">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada A car attack at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver just two days before Canada’s federal election has killed at least 11 people and injured many ... <a title="Vancouver SUV attack exposes crowd management falldowns and casts a pall on Canada’s election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/vancouver-suv-attack-exposes-crowd-management-falldowns-and-casts-a-pall-on-canadas-election-255395/" aria-label="Read more about Vancouver SUV attack exposes crowd management falldowns and casts a pall on Canada’s election">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Hoyer, Senior Researcher, Historian and Complexity Scientist, University of Toronto Canada is, by nearly any measure, a large, advanced, prosperous nation. A founding member of the G7, Canada is one of the world’s most “advanced economies,” ranking fourth in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s ... <a title="Is Canada heading down a path that has caused the collapse of mighty civilizations in the past?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/is-canada-heading-down-a-path-that-has-caused-the-collapse-of-mighty-civilizations-in-the-past-254378/" aria-label="Read more about Is Canada heading down a path that has caused the collapse of mighty civilizations in the past?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Lakin, Lecturer, Clark University Memory and politics are inherently intertwined and can never be fully separated in post-atrocity and post-genocidal contexts. They are also dynamic and ever-changing. The interplay between memory and politics is, therefore, prone to manipulation, exaggeration or misuse by clever actors to meet ... <a title="Rwanda’s genocide: why remembering needs to be free of politics – lessons from survivors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/rwandas-genocide-why-remembering-needs-to-be-free-of-politics-lessons-from-survivors-254745/" aria-label="Read more about Rwanda’s genocide: why remembering needs to be free of politics – lessons from survivors">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Fields, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences A mural on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran depicts two men in negotiation. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Negotiators from Iran and the United States are set ... <a title="In talking with Tehran, Trump is reversing course on Iran – could a new nuclear deal be next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/in-talking-with-tehran-trump-is-reversing-course-on-iran-could-a-new-nuclear-deal-be-next-254770/" aria-label="Read more about In talking with Tehran, Trump is reversing course on Iran – could a new nuclear deal be next?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cora Fox, Associate Professor of English and Health Humanities, Arizona State University Joanna Vanderham as Desdemona and Hugh Quarshie as the title character in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of ‘Othello.’ Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images What is “happiness” – and who gets to be happy? Since ... <a title="‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/i-were-but-little-happy-if-i-could-say-how-much-shakespeares-insights-on-happiness-have-held-up-for-more-than-400-years-198583/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 years">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Maine, Senior Lecturer in Law, City St George’s, University of London jeep2499/Shutterstock The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers will mean changes in how trans people in the UK access services and single-sex spaces. In the highly anticipated judgment announced ... <a title="What will the UK Supreme Court gender ruling mean in practice? A legal expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/what-will-the-uk-supreme-court-gender-ruling-mean-in-practice-a-legal-expert-explains-255043/" aria-label="Read more about What will the UK Supreme Court gender ruling mean in practice? A legal expert explains">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Chung, PhD Candidate, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland Stenko Vlad/Shutterstock E-cigarettes or vapes were originally designed to deliver nicotine in a smokeless form. But in recent years, vapes have been used to deliver other psychoactive substances, including cannabis concentrates and ... <a title="What are ‘penjamins’? Disguised cannabis vapes are gaining popularity among young people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/what-are-penjamins-disguised-cannabis-vapes-are-gaining-popularity-among-young-people-254572/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘penjamins’? Disguised cannabis vapes are gaining popularity among young people">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryoush Habibi, Professor and Head, Centre for Green and Smart Energy Systems, Edith Cowan University EV batteries are made of hundreds of smaller cells. IM Imagery/Shutterstock Around the world, more and more electric vehicles are hitting the road. Last year, more than 17 million battery-electric and hybrid ... <a title="Used EV batteries could power vehicles, houses or even towns – if their manufacturers share vital data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/used-ev-batteries-could-power-vehicles-houses-or-even-towns-if-their-manufacturers-share-vital-data-248677/" aria-label="Read more about Used EV batteries could power vehicles, houses or even towns – if their manufacturers share vital data">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Australia is running out of affordable, safe places to live. Rents and mortgages are climbing faster than wages, and young people fear they may never own a home. At the same time, ... <a title="Climate change and the housing crisis are a dangerous mix. So which party is grappling with both?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/climate-change-and-the-housing-crisis-are-a-dangerous-mix-so-which-party-is-grappling-with-both-254620/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change and the housing crisis are a dangerous mix. So which party is grappling with both?">Read more</a>
