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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In searching for the “real” Peter Dutton, it is possible to end up frustrated because you have looked too hard. Politically, Dutton is not complicated. There is a consistent line in his beliefs through his career. Perhaps the shortest cut ... <a title="Peter Dutton: a Liberal leader seeking to surf on the wave of outer suburbia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/peter-dutton-a-liberal-leader-seeking-to-surf-on-the-wave-of-outer-suburbia-254590/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Dutton: a Liberal leader seeking to surf on the wave of outer suburbia">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Monash University Barring a rogue result, this Saturday Anthony Albanese will achieve what no major party leader has done since John Howard’s prime-ministerial era – win consecutive elections. Admittedly, in those two decades he is only the second of the six ... <a title="Albanese has been a ‘proficient and lucky general’. But if he wins a second term, we are right to demand more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/albanese-has-been-a-proficient-and-lucky-general-but-if-he-wins-a-second-term-we-are-right-to-demand-more-235197/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese has been a ‘proficient and lucky general’. But if he wins a second term, we are right to demand more">Read more</a>
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April 28, 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 fourth and final leaders’ debate of the campaign. The skirmish, hosted by 7News in Sydney, was moderated by 7’s Political Editor Mark Riley. Cost of ... <a title="Peter Dutton declares Welcome to Country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ in heated final leaders’ debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/peter-dutton-declares-welcome-to-country-ceremonies-are-overdone-in-heated-final-leaders-debate-255102/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Dutton declares Welcome to Country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ in heated final leaders’ debate">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The fourth election debate was the most idiosyncratic of the four head-to-head contests between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Apart from all the usual topics, the pair was charged with producing one-word responses to pictures of ... <a title="Election Diary: a cost-of-living election where neither leader can tell you the price of eggs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/election-diary-a-cost-of-living-election-where-neither-leader-can-tell-you-the-price-of-eggs-255385/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: a cost-of-living election where neither leader can tell you the price of eggs">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2025
Reporters Without Borders Donald Trump campaigned for the White House by unleashing a nearly endless barrage of insults against journalists and news outlets. He repeatedly threatened to weaponise the federal government against media professionals whom he considers his enemies. In his first 100 days in office, President Trump has already shown that he was not bluffing. ... <a title="Trump’s war on the media: 10 numbers from US President’s first 100 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/28/trumps-war-on-the-media-10-numbers-from-us-presidents-first-100-days/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s war on the media: 10 numbers from US President’s first 100 days">Read more</a>
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April 27, 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 While last week’s Morgan and YouGov polls had Labor continuing its surge, Newspoll is steady for the fourth successive week at 52–48 to Labor. A Redbridge poll ... <a title="Newspoll shows Labor’s lead steady at 52–48" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/27/newspoll-shows-labors-lead-steady-at-52-48-255381/" aria-label="Read more about Newspoll shows Labor’s lead steady at 52–48">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Mandy Henk When the US Embassy knocked on my door in late 2024, I was both pleased and more than a little suspicious. I’d worked with them before, but the organisation where I did that work, Tohatoha, had closed its doors. My new project, Dark Times Academy, was specifically an attempt to pull ... <a title="How to fight Trump’s cyber dystopia with community, self-determination, care and truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/27/how-to-fight-trumps-cyber-dystopia-with-community-self-determination-care-and-truth/" aria-label="Read more about How to fight Trump’s cyber dystopia with community, self-determination, care and truth">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will launch another push on health on Sunday, announcing a re-elected Labor government would set up a free around-the-clock 1800MEDICARE advice line and afterhours GP telehealth service. The service would be launched from January 1 and ... <a title="Election Diary: Albanese promises around-the-clock health line, with leaders to hold rallies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/27/election-diary-albanese-promises-around-the-clock-health-line-with-leaders-to-hold-rallies-254991/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Albanese promises around-the-clock health line, with leaders to hold rallies">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will launch another push on health on Sunday, announcing a re-elected Labor government would set up a free around-the-clock 1800MEDICARE advice line and afterhours GP telehealth service. The service would be launched from January 1 and ... <a title="Election Diary: Albanese promises around-the-clock health line, with leaders to hold rallies in Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/27/election-diary-albanese-promises-around-the-clock-health-line-with-leaders-to-hold-rallies-in-victoria-254991/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Albanese promises around-the-clock health line, with leaders to hold rallies in Victoria">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Activists for Palestine paid homage to Pope Francis in Aotearoa New Zealand today for his humility, care for marginalised in the world, and his courageous solidarity with the besieged people of Gaza at a street theatre rally just hours before his funeral in Rome. He was remembered and thanked for his daily ... <a title="Homage paid to Pope Francis at NZ street theatre rally for Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/27/homage-paid-to-pope-francis-at-nz-street-theatre-rally-for-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Homage paid to Pope Francis at NZ street theatre rally for Palestine">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University Hitler and Mussolini in Munich, Germany, June 18, 1940. Everett Collection/Shutterstock This Monday marks 80 years since Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was killed in an Italian village towards the end of the Second World War in 1945. The ... <a title="80 years after Benito Mussolini’s death, what can democracies today learn from his fascist rise?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/26/80-years-after-benito-mussolinis-death-what-can-democracies-today-learn-from-his-fascist-rise-251154/" aria-label="Read more about 80 years after Benito Mussolini’s death, what can democracies today learn from his fascist rise?">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2025
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific presenter The doors of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican have now been closed and the coffin sealed, ahead of preparations for tonight’s funeral of Pope Francis. The Vatican says a quarter of a million people have paid respects to Pope Francis in the last three days. Sister Susana Vaifale ... <a title="Samoan nun tells of ‘like a blur’ awesome meeting with Pope Francis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/26/samoan-nun-tells-of-like-a-blur-awesome-meeting-with-pope-francis/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan nun tells of ‘like a blur’ awesome meeting with Pope Francis">Read more</a>
