ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 27, 2026.
Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climate
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne The Coalition’s new leadership is undertaking a consequential shift to the right. This is bad news for climate policy. Nationals leader Matt Canavan has long opposed climate action. Most
Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Meta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also making big investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The link seems obvious. Meta’s chief people officer, Janelle
Injured Fiji police officer in checkpoint incident ‘is my daughter’, says Tikoduadua
By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji Minister for Defence and Veterans Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has confirmed that a police officer seriously injured during a checkpoint incident in Laqere is his daughter. In a statement, Tikoduadua said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at a joint checkpoint involving the Fiji Police Force and
New research shows men still outnumber women as experts in science news
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tegan Clark, PhD Candidate, College of Systems and Society, Australian National University Expert voices in Australian science news coverage are still more likely to be those of men, according to recent research, despite journalists themselves being fairly evenly spread between genders. Our study of print and online
Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says. A pharmacologist explains why that’s so misleading
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University The heady scent of tea tree is one of the iconic smells of the Australian bush. And the essential oils derived from tea trees have been used as medicines, first by Indigenous people, then by colonists. Today, many of
A new nuclear arms race is accelerating. There’s only one way to stop it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne This week in New York, diplomats from almost every nation will convene for a four-week review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the most comprehensive nuclear arms agreement
The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Centre for Public Ideas, University of Canberra The times might be bad, but they have suited Anthony Albanese. The explosions on the political right since the 2025 election have, in electoral terms, resulted so far mainly in a rearrangement of debris between the
A landmark US court ruling on birthright citizenship is coming. What does NZ law say?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy C. Charlton, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England The US Supreme Court is poised to deliver its much anticipated and debated decision on the question of birthright citizenship. At the centre of the case (known as Trump v. Barbara) is an executive order
We studied the bacteria on kids’ sports mouthguards. The results were eye-opening
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huseyin Sumer, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology Many young Australians are beginning their winter sports season, gearing up for sports such as football, hockey and rugby. Apart from the training sessions, weekend games and oranges at half-time, these contact sports also involve mouthguards. Mouthguards
How much a new $1,000 tax offset would really be worth – and who’s better off avoiding it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney When Australian workers lodge a tax return from mid next year, around 6 million taxpayers look set to be able to claim up to A$1,000 with an “instant” work-related
Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on Israeli companies
Asia Pacific Report An official of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) praised this month’s High Court judicial ruling over New Zealand Superfund “unreasonable and unlawful” investment policies towards Israeli companies — but warned that the fund management would need to shape up. Speaking at the PSNA rally at Te Komititanga Square today in week
View from The Hill: Taylor defends putting One Nation ahead of Farrer independent as ‘least worst option’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader Angus Taylor has defended preferencing One Nation ahead of high profile independent Michelle Milthorpe in the Farrer May 9 byelection, declaring this was “the least worst option”. In a close result preferences from the Liberals and Nationals could
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 26, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 26, 2026.
