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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has committed a Coalition government to phase in income tax indexation under a “tax back guarantee” that he says “will fully protect all taxpayers from inflation”. In his budget reply on Thursday night, Taylor described the ... <a title="Angus Taylor promises to index income tax to inflation in big tax gamble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/angus-taylor-promises-to-index-income-tax-to-inflation-in-big-tax-gamble-282262/" aria-label="Read more about Angus Taylor promises to index income tax to inflation in big tax gamble">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Smith, Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne The federal government has announced a new “safeguard” around how funding is spent to support school students with disabilities. The budget papers say there is an issue with “inaccurate claiming” by schools and new controls are ... <a title="The government wants to save $463m by tightening disability support to school students. What’s going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/the-government-wants-to-save-463m-by-tightening-disability-support-to-school-students-whats-going-on-282852/" aria-label="Read more about The government wants to save $463m by tightening disability support to school students. What’s going on?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Senator Tammy Tyrrell, who started her parliamentary career as part of the Jacqui Lambie Network before turning independent, has now joined Labor. “I’m very proud to be a Labor girl,” she declared at a news conference with Prime Minister Anthony ... <a title="Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell joins government ranks, declaring she’s ‘proud to be a Labor girl’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/crossbench-senator-tammy-tyrrell-joins-government-ranks-declaring-shes-proud-to-be-a-labor-girl-281638/" aria-label="Read more about Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell joins government ranks, declaring she’s ‘proud to be a Labor girl’">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bjørn-Oliver Magsig, Senior Lecturer in Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The government’s plan to change the law to bar claims for harms from greenhouse gas emissions shuts down New Zealand’s most important climate tort case, meaning it will never be decided on its ... <a title="Changing climate law to prevent civil cases removes a key protection for NZ citizens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/changing-climate-law-to-prevent-civil-cases-removes-a-key-protection-for-nz-citizens-282849/" aria-label="Read more about Changing climate law to prevent civil cases removes a key protection for NZ citizens">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmalee Ford, Adjunct Lecturer, Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Sydney Menstruation is once again a hot topic on social media, thanks to a new health trend known as “cycle syncing”. It involves aligning your diet and exercise habits to each phase of your menstrual cycle. For ... <a title="What is ‘cycle syncing’, and how might it affect menstruation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/what-is-cycle-syncing-and-how-might-it-affect-menstruation-278073/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘cycle syncing’, and how might it affect menstruation?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. In a landmark case, Federal Court Justice Michael ... <a title="Coles’ discounts misled shoppers, court rules. It could face hundreds of millions in fines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/coles-discounts-misled-shoppers-court-rules-it-could-face-hundreds-of-millions-in-fines-282855/" aria-label="Read more about Coles’ discounts misled shoppers, court rules. It could face hundreds of millions in fines">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Mesagno, Associate Professor – Sport and Exercise Psychology, Victoria University Legendary 18-time major winner Jack Nicklaus once stated golf was “90% mental and 10% physical”. That’s because unlike most other ball sports, a golfer spends most of the time thinking about their game instead of actually ... <a title="The yips: when ‘choking’ in sport can go next level" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/the-yips-when-choking-in-sport-can-go-next-level-278770/" aria-label="Read more about The yips: when ‘choking’ in sport can go next level">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says a Coalition government would restrict access to welfare benefits to Australian citizens. Taylor will include the controversial policy in his Thursday night budget reply. It will be seen as an obvious pitch to those voters ... <a title="A Coalition government would restrict access to welfare payments to Australian citizens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/a-coalition-government-would-restrict-access-to-welfare-payments-to-australian-citizens-282267/" aria-label="Read more about A Coalition government would restrict access to welfare payments to Australian citizens">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared “no other budget in the 2000s has set out this much responsible budget repair and this much economic reform.” Despite his claims, Tuesday night’s budget remains highly contentious – especially Labor abandoning its election commitments ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers says ‘we’re in the cart’ for more tax relief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jim-chalmers-says-were-in-the-cart-for-more-tax-relief-282861/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers says ‘we’re in the cart’ for more tax relief">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mei Li, Lecturer in Strategic Public Relations, University of Sydney For many in the West, China still feels hard to fully understand. Public debate and media coverage too often focus on the “China threat”. Critics highlight the flaws of China’s political system and limits on freedom, yet ... <a title="Love, quest, adventure: the storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches and China’s grand strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/love-quest-adventure-the-storytelling-behind-xi-jinpings-speeches-and-chinas-grand-strategy-269510/" aria-label="Read more about Love, quest, adventure: the storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches and China’s grand strategy">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Garland, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Griffith University In March, a major independent report commissioned by the federal government declared Australia’s research and innovation system was “broken”. The report, titled Ambitious Australia, recommended how to fix it. The 2026 federal budget gives us the first ... <a title="The federal budget will keep scientific research alive. But it’s unlikely to expand it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/the-federal-budget-will-keep-scientific-research-alive-but-its-unlikely-to-expand-it-282856/" aria-label="Read more about The federal budget will keep scientific research alive. But it’s unlikely to expand it">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Maurice, PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University; University of Sydney From live speech translation in video calls to auto-dubbing on TikTok, the technology to dissolve language barriers has arrived. Real-time translation powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in everyday life. Tools from OpenAI, Meta, ... <a title="If AI can translate instantly, why learn another language?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/if-ai-can-translate-instantly-why-learn-another-language-280310/" aria-label="Read more about If AI can translate instantly, why learn another language?">Read more</a>
