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Revolut is only the latest ‘neobank’ to challenge Australia’s highly concentrated banking sector. But this attempt is backed by Europe’s most valuable startup.
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Revolut is only the latest ‘neobank’ to challenge Australia’s highly concentrated banking sector. But this attempt is backed by Europe’s most valuable startup.

From August 2, Australians will pay 16 cents more for each litre of petrol they buy.

By Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached multiple principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by approving plans to repeal and weaken Treaty protections across 18 pieces of legislation, warning the changes would cause “significant prejudice” to Māori and further damage the Māori-Crown relationship. In its report, Te Tinihanga

Keith Rankin writes; In 2026 we chatter more about interest rates and government debt, and talk as if misframed 'inflation' is the biggest threat of all. Such macroeconomist micro-doom chatter is largely an aggravating displacement activity, prose we can cite if or when we – rich as well as poor – go down with our own Homeric Titanic...

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific World Rugby has denied reports that it gave Samoa an ultimatum to sort out problems over which body governs the sport in the country, or face a ban from international competition. This follows reports that the Samoan government was given 24 hours — until Friday — to accept a

The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 31, 2026.

Tube slides aren’t like traditional playground slides. But children can still have fun without getting injured.

Bali’s traditional elephant-fish canoes embody generations of craftsmanship, spiritual belief and maritime knowledge. But only a handful remain.

AI data centres are contentious for consuming large resources. But with the right incentives and regulation, can they make for more flexible electricity systems?

Technology may give us extraordinary new power. But it may also give our deepest, least understood desires a power of their own.

The singularity has two features. The AI systems Sam Altman sells don’t deliver on either of them.