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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lain Dare, Professor, Centre for Environmental Governance, University of Canberra In Australia’s regional heartland, something unusual is happening — and voters know it. For decades, elections in regional seats such as Farrer have followed a familiar script: predictable outcomes, entrenched party loyalties, and little sense that individual ... <a title="‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/fed-up-fired-up-and-finally-heard-inside-the-political-earthquake-brewing-in-farrer-282396/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The run-up to a budget always sees a degree of chaos. But this year it has looked like one of those willy willies that blow up in outback Australia when the wind stirs a storm of dust. A Middle East ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: The Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/grattan-on-friday-the-farrer-result-will-set-off-a-willy-willy-the-budget-already-has-282268/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: The Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University Russia has dramatically scaled back its annual Victory Day parade in Red Square on May 9, with no heavy military hardware for the first time in 20 years. There will also be fewer foreign or Russian ... <a title="Russia doesn’t have much to celebrate on Victory Day, as Ukraine brings the war home to Putin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/russia-doesnt-have-much-to-celebrate-on-victory-day-as-ukraine-brings-the-war-home-to-putin-282254/" aria-label="Read more about Russia doesn’t have much to celebrate on Victory Day, as Ukraine brings the war home to Putin">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Australia’s east coast will have to set aside 20% of their gas exports to be sold to domestic users from July next year. The long-awaited gas reservation plan, ... <a title="Australian gas exporters will be forced to set aside local supply for domestic users" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/australian-gas-exporters-will-be-forced-to-set-aside-local-supply-for-domestic-users-282366/" aria-label="Read more about Australian gas exporters will be forced to set aside local supply for domestic users">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Williams, PhD Candidate in the History Program, La Trobe University; The University of Melbourne Colonisation in this country has always been carried on the bodies of Aboriginal women. Many of these women, our grandmothers and aunties, were forced into domestic service in the homes of wealthy ... <a title="Game. Set. Match. is a love letter to truth-telling. It is nothing short of brilliant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/game-set-match-is-a-love-letter-to-truth-telling-it-is-nothing-short-of-brilliant-281323/" aria-label="Read more about Game. Set. Match. is a love letter to truth-telling. It is nothing short of brilliant">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Lycett, Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology, Deakin University This week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released its refreshed General Social Survey. It tells a story economic indicators can’t capture. On almost every measure of how Australians experience their lives – trust, connection, cultural openness, financial ... <a title="Less trusting, more financially stressed: new data show how Australians feel about their lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/less-trusting-more-financially-stressed-new-data-show-how-australians-feel-about-their-lives-282055/" aria-label="Read more about Less trusting, more financially stressed: new data show how Australians feel about their lives">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Sir David Attenborough turns 100 this week. Very few people have the good fortune to live for a century. Fewer still achieve so much and touch so many lives. Across his ... <a title="From fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/from-fossicking-for-fossils-to-a-champion-for-life-on-earth-sir-david-attenborough-at-100-281229/" aria-label="Read more about From fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Dalton, Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as ... <a title="I’ve investigated a hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what I can tell you about the cruise ship cluster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/ive-investigated-a-hantavirus-outbreak-heres-what-i-can-tell-you-about-the-cruise-ship-cluster-282365/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve investigated a hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what I can tell you about the cruise ship cluster">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn McDonald, Principal Academic in Audio Production, Bournemouth University Podcasting has become one of our most intimate cultural forms. We often listen alone, through headphones, to voices that guide us through complex or deeply personal stories. Over time, we come to trust these voices not just for ... <a title="The Epstein Files: the AI podcast that sounds like journalism but isn’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/the-epstein-files-the-ai-podcast-that-sounds-like-journalism-but-isnt-281489/" aria-label="Read more about The Epstein Files: the AI podcast that sounds like journalism but isn’t">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stacey Savin, Postdoctoral researcher, Vascular Immunology of Pregnancy Group, University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide Pregnancy can be a time of joy and anticipation. But it can also be a nerve-wracking experience, with many factors affecting when and how a baby arrives. A new study, published today, ... <a title="Humid heat may increase the risk of premature birth. But aspirin could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/humid-heat-may-increase-the-risk-of-premature-birth-but-aspirin-could-help-282242/" aria-label="Read more about Humid heat may increase the risk of premature birth. But aspirin could help">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Murphy, Visiting Fellow, Economics (modelling), Australian National University In Tuesday’s federal budget, the government is widely expected to bring in changes to how investment properties are taxed, including negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount. Ever since the Albanese government’s re-election, there have been growing ... <a title="Landlords pay almost $7 billion a year more in tax than home owners, pushing rents higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/landlords-pay-almost-7billion-a-year-more-in-tax-than-home-owners-pushing-rents-higher-282238/" aria-label="Read more about Landlords pay almost $7 billion a year more in tax than home owners, pushing rents higher">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Koplin, Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University; The University of Melbourne In recent days, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins wrote an op-ed suggesting AI chatbot Claude may be conscious. Dawkins did not express certainty that Claude is conscious. But he pointed out that Claude’s sophisticated abilities are difficult ... <a title="Is Richard Dawkins right about Claude? No. But it’s not surprising AI chatbots feel conscious to us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/is-richard-dawkins-right-about-claude-no-but-its-not-surprising-ai-chatbots-feel-conscious-to-us-282151/" aria-label="Read more about Is Richard Dawkins right about Claude? No. But it’s not surprising AI chatbots feel conscious to us">Read more</a>
