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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of New England In recent months, celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Matthew McConaughey and Jeremy Clarkson have turned to trademark law to protect aspects of their identity associated with their brands. It’s a relatively new legal tactic and not yet ... <a title="Can you trademark identity? The new legal strategy celebrities are using against AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/can-you-trademark-identity-the-new-legal-strategy-celebrities-are-using-against-ai-282976/" aria-label="Read more about Can you trademark identity? The new legal strategy celebrities are using against AI">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Higgins, Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney Regional Australia has long struggled to attract skilled workers away from urban centres. In the years since the pandemic, however, the labour market in country areas has tightened even further. Unemployment across regional Australia ... <a title="‘We need more staff!’: regional employers are hiring, but we are closing the door to skilled migrant workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/we-need-more-staff-regional-employers-are-hiring-but-we-are-closing-the-door-to-skilled-migrant-workers-283063/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We need more staff!’: regional employers are hiring, but we are closing the door to skilled migrant workers">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University This month, the South Australian government extended a contract with a private firm to manage a men’s prison in Adelaide for another five years, despite a damning report about its operations. The report from the McKell ... <a title="The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/the-effectiveness-of-private-prisons-is-debatable-why-does-australia-have-so-many-282721/" aria-label="Read more about The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many?">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury New Zealand is changing the law to make sexualised deepfakes a crime. But this alone may not be enough to counter the rise in AI-generated fake sexual material. This week the Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill is ... <a title="NZ is criminalising sexualised deepfakes – banning apps that make them should be next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/nz-is-criminalising-sexualised-deepfakes-banning-apps-that-make-them-should-be-next-282127/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is criminalising sexualised deepfakes – banning apps that make them should be next">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation From a fish and chip shop in regional Queensland to the heart of Australian politics: our new podcast series tracks the unlikely story of the country’s most controversial minor party. For 30 years, One Nation and Pauline Hanson have ... <a title="The Making of One Nation: podcast out now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/the-making-of-one-nation-podcast-out-now-283269/" aria-label="Read more about The Making of One Nation: podcast out now">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Banwell, Program Director for Podiatry, Adelaide University Manicures and pedicures are big business, with the global nail care market estimated to be worth US$23.5 billion. But sometimes clients visiting nail salons come away with more than beautiful nails. Several women from Perth recently told the ABC ... <a title="What’s the risk of infection from manicures and pedicures?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/whats-the-risk-of-infection-from-manicures-and-pedicures-282249/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the risk of infection from manicures and pedicures?">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Australians are feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices. At the same time, we throw away huge amounts of perfectly edible food every year. Some food spoils before we can use it. But we waste ... <a title="Don’t throw it out! How to cook using ingredients too good to waste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/dont-throw-it-out-how-to-cook-using-ingredients-too-good-to-waste-282490/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t throw it out! How to cook using ingredients too good to waste">Read more</a>
From MIL OSIPost
May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wayne Brown. NZME Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is considering coming to the rescue of Kaitāia’s beleaguered timber mills – but in his capacity as a private businessman. The Japanese company that owns the two mills, Juken NZ, has said it will close them down, with the loss of about 200 jobs,…
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May 21, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 21, 2026.
From MIL OSIPost
May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Philanthropist Sir Graeme Dingle. (File photo) Sir Graham Dingle Philanthropist Sir Graeme Dingle says wealthy Kiwis need to invest in young people to help them reach their goals. Through his organisation, the Graeme Dingle Foundation, he’s launching a nationwide fundraising initiative Move Mountains for Youth, calling on New Zealanders to help…
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May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government’s announced a major shake-up of social housing – beginning in this year’s Budget. The change will boost support for more than 100,000 families by an average $15 a week, but leave another 80,000 families worse off by an average $30. The…
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May 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand CFOTO via AFP Nvidia, the world’s largest listed company and a critical bellwether on the health of the AI sector, posted record first-quarter earnings on Thursday of more than NZ$136 billion. That’s up 85 percent on a year ago, with forecasts for the next quarter of over NZ$153 billion. The world’s…
