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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Primrose Jones, Researcher, Oceania Cyber Security Centre, RMIT University Over the last two months, refineries and fuel storage facilities around the world have caught fire due to war (Russia) or accident (Australia, the United States, India and Mexico), adding more pressure to stressed oil and gas ... <a title="Oil refineries are catching fire in war or by accident. How does this worsen the energy crunch?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/oil-refineries-are-catching-fire-in-war-or-by-accident-how-does-this-worsen-the-energy-crunch-281855/" aria-label="Read more about Oil refineries are catching fire in war or by accident. How does this worsen the energy crunch?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haidee Cadd, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong During the summer of 2019–2020, half of Australia’s third largest island was on fire. Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga or Karti in local mainland Aboriginal languages, was one of the worst-hit places ... <a title="Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island’s complex fire history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/lake-mud-reveals-7-000-years-of-kangaroo-islands-complex-fire-history-279567/" aria-label="Read more about Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island’s complex fire history">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University The ABC has revealed a major cybersecurity flaw in Bluetooth-enabled police tasers and body-worn cameras that means officers can be tracked. The exposé shows how anyone can use simple software tools to detect the presence of a ... <a title="Police equipment can be tracked via Bluetooth. What about your phone, watch and headphones?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/police-equipment-can-be-tracked-via-bluetooth-what-about-your-phone-watch-and-headphones-282039/" aria-label="Read more about Police equipment can be tracked via Bluetooth. What about your phone, watch and headphones?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his first term, Anthony Albanese was highly reluctant to break promises. He resisted for a long time recalibrating the Coalition’s tax cuts, because he had undertaken to deliver them intact. This term, it seems to be a different story. ... <a title="View from The Hill: the art of political spin – defending a broken promise as ‘building trust’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/view-from-the-hill-the-art-of-political-spin-defending-a-broken-promise-as-building-trust-281145/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: the art of political spin – defending a broken promise as ‘building trust’">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Beck, Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University Health Minister Mark Butler has said the government is considering capping specialists’ fees to reduce the gap between what Medicare covers and what specialists charge patients. The Australian Medical Association strongly opposes the idea and is threatening legal action. ... <a title="The federal government is considering capping specialists’ fees. Is that constitutional?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/the-federal-government-is-considering-capping-specialists-fees-is-that-constitutional-281985/" aria-label="Read more about The federal government is considering capping specialists’ fees. Is that constitutional?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Kear, Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire three weeks ago. The violence, however, hasn’t stopped. In recent days, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 40 people and the military has issued evacuation orders for residents ... <a title="Netanyahu has pledged to ‘finish the job’ against Hezbollah. It’s a promise he can’t deliver on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/netanyahu-has-pledged-to-finish-the-job-against-hezbollah-its-a-promise-he-cant-deliver-on-280468/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu has pledged to ‘finish the job’ against Hezbollah. It’s a promise he can’t deliver on">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University China’s latest national accounts show the economy grew by about 5% through 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026, pointing to resilience despite ongoing trade tensions. But the underlying picture is weaker: growth slowed last ... <a title="With a shrinking population, China needs new drivers of growth. Consumer spending has yet to fill the gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/with-a-shrinking-population-china-needs-new-drivers-of-growth-consumer-spending-has-yet-to-fill-the-gap-281342/" aria-label="Read more about With a shrinking population, China needs new drivers of growth. Consumer spending has yet to fill the gap">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
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 In both the Redbridge and Freshwater polls, Anthony Albanese’s net favourability has jumped eight points since late March to -9. In Redbridge, the Coalition rebounded from a ... <a title="Albanese’s ratings jump in federal polls; Liberals easily retain Nepean at Victorian byelection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/albaneses-ratings-jump-in-federal-polls-liberals-easily-retain-nepean-at-victorian-byelection-281756/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese’s ratings jump in federal polls; Liberals easily retain Nepean at Victorian byelection">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rahul Sen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, Auckland University of Technology Depending on which side of the argument you listen to, the recently signed New Zealand-India free trade agreement represents either a huge economic opportunity for New Zealand or a risk to its economic sovereignty. ... <a title="NZ-India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/nz-india-free-trade-deal-were-early-fears-about-immigration-and-investment-justified-281743/" aria-label="Read more about NZ-India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Ridge, Sessional academic, University of Tasmania Some parents worry if their children only read graphic novels – or even mostly read them. A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer ... <a title="Does your child only read graphic novels? That’s OK – it’s helping them build literacy skills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/does-your-child-only-read-graphic-novels-thats-ok-its-helping-them-build-literacy-skills-280373/" aria-label="Read more about Does your child only read graphic novels? That’s OK – it’s helping them build literacy skills">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pandanus Petter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University This time last year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was jubilant. Having just won 94 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, Labor had its best result in terms of seats since ... <a title="A year on from the election, what has the Albanese government achieved?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/a-year-on-from-the-election-what-has-the-albanese-government-achieved-281536/" aria-label="Read more about A year on from the election, what has the Albanese government achieved?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryosuke Hanada, PhD Candidate, Japanese Foreign and Security Policy, Macquarie University Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia this week comes against a turbulent geopolitical backdrop. The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran – and the subsequent closure of the Strait of ... <a title="Australia and Japan face a similar dilemma: how to be indispensable to the US without relying on it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/australia-and-japan-face-a-similar-dilemma-how-to-be-indispensable-to-the-us-without-relying-on-it-281318/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and Japan face a similar dilemma: how to be indispensable to the US without relying on it">Read more</a>
