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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney Of the many budgets delivered since the Second World War, four stand out as having ushered in or consolidated significant economic reform. These were Ben Chifley’s in 1942, Bill Hayden’s in 1975, Paul Keating’s in 1989 and Peter Costello’s ... <a title="Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/australia-has-had-game-changer-budgets-before-how-does-chalmers-stack-up-282395/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucinda Beaman, FactCheck Editor, The Conversation Between now and November 24, when Victorians will choose their next government, they’re sure to be hit with more than their fair share of political spin, misinformation, half-truths, and maybe even a few brazen falsehoods. That’s why we’ll be turning our ... <a title="Victorian election 2018: how to spot and suggest a fact check" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/victorian-election-2018-how-to-spot-and-suggest-a-fact-check-105507-2/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian election 2018: how to spot and suggest a fact check">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University In aged care in particular we’re spending A$1 billion extra, every year. – Prime Minister Scott Morrison, doorstop interview, Guildford, Western Australia, October 2, 2018 Preparations for the Royal Commission into aged care are now underway, ... <a title="FactCheck: is the Coalition spending ‘$1 billion extra, every year’ on aged care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/factcheck-is-the-coalition-spending-1-billion-extra-every-year-on-aged-care-103323-2/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: is the Coalition spending ‘$1 billion extra, every year’ on aged care?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University The evidence on the ground is very clear. The Trump tax cuts have led to stronger investment, stronger growth, lower unemployment rate and higher wages. – Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann, interview on RN Breakfast, August 13, 2018 After ... <a title="FactCheck: have the Trump tax cuts led to lower unemployment and higher wages?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/factcheck-have-the-trump-tax-cuts-led-to-lower-unemployment-and-higher-wages-101460/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: have the Trump tax cuts led to lower unemployment and higher wages?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilpreet Kaur, Editorial Intern, The Conversation It’s February, the holidays seem like a distant memory and here we are barrelling toward a federal election, which the government has indicated will be in May. Remember in the olden days – as in, a few elections ago – we ... <a title="Trust Me, I’m An Expert: how to spot the work of a political spin doctor this election season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/trust-me-im-an-expert-how-to-spot-the-work-of-a-political-spin-doctor-this-election-season-106338-2/" aria-label="Read more about Trust Me, I’m An Expert: how to spot the work of a political spin doctor this election season">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Whelan, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney Last year, more people bought their seventh home than those buying their first. – Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni, media statement, November 22, 2018 Housing affordability remains a serious issue in many cities ... <a title="FactCheck: did more people buy their seventh home than bought their first home last year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/factcheck-did-more-people-buy-their-seventh-home-than-bought-their-first-home-last-year-108492-2/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: did more people buy their seventh home than bought their first home last year?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Buckingham, Senior Research Fellow, The Centre for Independent Studies; Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University Victoria has the lowest funding rate for public schools of any state in Australia. – Victorian Greens state election pamphlet, circulated in the seat ... <a title="FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s lowest rate of public school funding?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/factcheck-does-victoria-have-australias-lowest-rate-of-public-school-funding-106772-2/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s lowest rate of public school funding?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Markey, Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using the hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email. [embedded content]Excerpt from Q&A, ... <a title="FactCheck Q&A: have 90% of Labor MPs worked in trade unions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/factcheck-qanda-have-90-of-labor-mps-worked-in-trade-unions-104226-2/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck Q&A: have 90% of Labor MPs worked in trade unions?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Weatherburn, Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research; Adjunct Professor, School of Social Science, UNSW Sydney But sadly, under Daniel Andrews Victoria has won the unenviable title as the state with the country’s highest rate of crime. – Leader of the Victorian Liberal ... <a title="FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s highest rate of crime?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/factcheck-does-victoria-have-australias-highest-rate-of-crime-105846-2/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s highest rate of crime?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Beeson, Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney Keir Starmer is the United Kingdom’s sixth prime minster in the past ten years. For a country that likes to think of itself as the birthplace of modern democracy and a model of stability in a ... <a title="Starmer’s troubles may be self-inflicted. But voters everywhere are fed up with leaders lacking courage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/starmers-troubles-may-be-self-inflicted-but-voters-everywhere-are-fed-up-with-leaders-lacking-courage-283056/" aria-label="Read more about Starmer’s troubles may be self-inflicted. But voters everywhere are fed up with leaders lacking courage">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bethany Butchers, Associate Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle After a years-long legal battle, the Federal Court of Australia has handed down a judgment in a landmark case about gender discrimination law. It found a transgender woman was directly discriminated against on the basis of gender by ... <a title="A historic court victory has upheld transgender rights in Australia. A legal academic explains why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/a-historic-court-victory-has-upheld-transgender-rights-in-australia-a-legal-academic-explains-why-262022/" aria-label="Read more about A historic court victory has upheld transgender rights in Australia. A legal academic explains why">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shireen Daft, Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University The Tatmawdaw – the military government in Myanmar – has reportedly expanded a ban on menstrual products from being transported in the country across key routes, as part of the ongoing civil war in the country. This targeting of ... <a title="How menstruation is being weaponised in war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/how-menstruation-is-being-weaponised-in-war-281894/" aria-label="Read more about How menstruation is being weaponised in war">Read more</a>
