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April 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Jakubowicz, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney In the run up to the May 3 election, questions are being raised about the value of multiculturalism as a public policy in Australia. They’ve been prompted by community tensions arising from the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and the ... <a title="Cracks in social cohesion – the major parties must commit to reinvigorating multiculturalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/cracks-in-social-cohesion-the-major-parties-must-commit-to-reinvigorating-multiculturalism-250635/" aria-label="Read more about Cracks in social cohesion – the major parties must commit to reinvigorating multiculturalism">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Clune, Honorary Associate, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney The federal election campaign has passed the halfway mark, with politicians zig-zagging across the country to spruik their policies and achievements. Where politicians choose to visit (and not visit) give us some insight into their electoral ... <a title="State of the states: six experts on how the campaign is playing out around Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/state-of-the-states-six-experts-on-how-the-campaign-is-playing-out-around-australia-253124/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: six experts on how the campaign is playing out around Australia">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University MillaF/Shutterstock Injectable medications originally developed for the treatment of diabetes are also effective for weight loss, and have surged in popularity for this purpose around the world. In Australia, Ozempic is approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, ... <a title="People are ‘microdosing’ weight-loss drugs. A GP explains what to watch out for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/people-are-microdosing-weight-loss-drugs-a-gp-explains-what-to-watch-out-for-253955/" aria-label="Read more about People are ‘microdosing’ weight-loss drugs. A GP explains what to watch out for">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Katerina Asher, Doctoral Candidate, Business School, University of Sydney JuSun/Getty Images After almost three decades in New Zealand, loyalty programme Flybuys announced it would be closing in 2024. The company behind the scheme, Loyalty New Zealand, has since entered liquidation, leaving the future of one ... <a title="With the end of Flybuys NZ, what happens to the personal data of nearly 3 million Kiwis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/with-the-end-of-flybuys-nz-what-happens-to-the-personal-data-of-nearly-3-million-kiwis-254568/" aria-label="Read more about With the end of Flybuys NZ, what happens to the personal data of nearly 3 million Kiwis?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Jean Baker, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University Maslow Entertainment The Correspondent is a film every journalist should see. There are no spoiler alerts. It is based on the globally-publicised jailing in Cairo in 2013 of Australian journalist Peter Greste (played by Richard Roxburgh) and his ... <a title="New Aussie film The Correspondent is an extraordinary retelling of Peter Greste’s story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/new-aussie-film-the-correspondent-is-an-extraordinary-retelling-of-peter-grestes-story-237476/" aria-label="Read more about New Aussie film The Correspondent is an extraordinary retelling of Peter Greste’s story">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2025
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs is facing a backlash after announcing that he was undertaking a multi-country, six-week “official travel overseas” to visit Fijian peacekeepers in the Middle East. Pio Tikoduadua’s supporters say he should “disregard critics” for his commitment to Fijian peacekeepers, which “highlights a profound dedication to duty and ... <a title="Fiji defence minister draws flak for six-week trip to meet peacekeepers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/fiji-defence-minister-draws-flak-for-six-week-trip-to-meet-peacekeepers/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji defence minister draws flak for six-week trip to meet peacekeepers">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Two “moments” stuck out in Wednesday’s leaders’ debate, the second head-to-head of the campaign. Peter Dutton cut his losses over his faux pas this week when he wrongly named Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto as having said there had been a ... <a title="Election Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/election-diary-there-were-a-couple-of-moments-in-second-albanese-dutton-encounter-254586/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Marks, Vice-President, Public Affairs and Partnerships, Western Sydney University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have had their second showdown of the 2025 federal election campaign. The debate, hosted by the ABC, was moderated by David Speers in the national broadcaster’s studios in ... <a title="Second leaders’ debate is a tame affair befitting a ‘deeply uninspiring’ campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/17/second-leaders-debate-is-a-tame-affair-befitting-a-deeply-uninspiring-campaign-254466/" aria-label="Read more about Second leaders’ debate is a tame affair befitting a ‘deeply uninspiring’ campaign">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australians strongly disagree with key policies of US President Donald Trump, and have overwhelmingly lost trust in the United States to act responsibly in the world, according to the Lowy Institute’s 2025 poll. Despite this, 80% of people say the ... <a title="Poll shows Australians hate Trump policies and have lost trust in US, but still strongly believe in alliance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/poll-shows-australians-hate-trump-policies-and-have-lost-trust-in-us-but-still-strongly-believe-in-alliance-254587/" aria-label="Read more about Poll shows Australians hate Trump policies and have lost trust in US, but still strongly believe in alliance">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A Palestinian advocacy group has called on NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters to take a firm stand for international law and human rights by following the Maldives with a ban on visiting Israelis. Maher Nazzal, chair of the Palestine Forum of New Zealand, said in an open ... <a title="NZ’s Palestine Forum calls on Luxon to take ‘firm stand’ over Israeli atrocities with temporary ban on visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/nzs-palestine-forum-calls-on-luxon-to-take-firm-stand-over-israeli-atrocities-with-temporary-ban-on-visitors/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Palestine Forum calls on Luxon to take ‘firm stand’ over Israeli atrocities with temporary ban on visitors">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock We now have the competing bids for our votes by the alternative governments on income tax policy. From Labor, future cuts to the lowest marginal tax rate and new standard deductions for ... <a title="We compared the Labor and Coalition’s income tax proposals to see who benefits most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/we-compared-the-labor-and-coalitions-income-tax-proposals-to-see-who-benefits-most-254576/" aria-label="Read more about We compared the Labor and Coalition’s income tax proposals to see who benefits most">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjodh B. Singh, Senior Economics and Finance Lecturer, Curtin University Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock Australia’s renters have to battle rising rents and a lack of available properties. They also face ongoing instability. Our new research suggests half of all landlords sell their investment properties after only two years, adding ... <a title="Half of Australian landlords sell their investments after 2 years, adding to renters’ insecurity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/half-of-australian-landlords-sell-their-investments-after-2-years-adding-to-renters-insecurity-254578/" aria-label="Read more about Half of Australian landlords sell their investments after 2 years, adding to renters’ insecurity">Read more</a>
