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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trudy Meehan, Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences The key to better wellbeing is acting like an Italian grandmother, according to social media’s “nonnamaxxing” trend. Proponents of the trend say that adopting the lifestyle habits of an Italian nonna ... <a title="TikTok’s ‘nonnamaxxing’ trend explained: here’s how living like an Italian grandma can benefit health and wellbeing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/tiktoks-nonnamaxxing-trend-explained-heres-how-living-like-an-italian-grandma-can-benefit-health-and-wellbeing-281073/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok’s ‘nonnamaxxing’ trend explained: here’s how living like an Italian grandma can benefit health and wellbeing">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Changlong Wang, ARC ECR Industry Fellow in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Monash University Australia is rich in minerals, metals, sun and wind. Iron ore, copper and critical minerals are all mined here and largely exported overseas to be turned into products such as steel, fertiliser, fuel and ... <a title="Can Australia green its heavy industry? It’s hard – but necessary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/can-australia-green-its-heavy-industry-its-hard-but-necessary-271313/" aria-label="Read more about Can Australia green its heavy industry? It’s hard – but necessary">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kenny Travouillon, Curator of Mammals, Western Australian Museum; Curtin University In 2024, the Western Australian Museum received a donation. It was a koala skull collected from Moondyne Cave in Margaret River by Lindsay Hatcher, an avid caver. There was something a bit odd about this skull, and ... <a title="The lost koala: new fossil species was hiding in plain sight for 100 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/the-lost-koala-new-fossil-species-was-hiding-in-plain-sight-for-100-years-281433/" aria-label="Read more about The lost koala: new fossil species was hiding in plain sight for 100 years">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niusha Shafiabady, Professor in Computational Intelligence, Australian Catholic University Winter is coming, and the increased cost of living might have you worried about higher energy bills. Most winter energy advice focuses on heaters and insulation but energy savings often come from places people rarely check. Small and ... <a title="Low-cost and unexpected ways to keep warm and save energy this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/low-cost-and-unexpected-ways-to-keep-warm-and-save-energy-this-winter-280597/" aria-label="Read more about Low-cost and unexpected ways to keep warm and save energy this winter">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Kirk, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, Monash University This is our home. If we destroy it, and we can’t build it up, then that’s a part of the Earth that’s destroyed, and we won’t be able to get it back. Matthew, aged ten, isn’t alone in ... <a title="‘I’m mad at the people who could have solved the problem’: what kids told us about eco-anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/im-mad-at-the-people-who-could-have-solved-the-problem-what-kids-told-us-about-eco-anxiety-278999/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m mad at the people who could have solved the problem’: what kids told us about eco-anxiety">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renske Jongen, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney On the western side of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, sits Myuna Bay, a quiet bay with meadows of seagrass waving beneath the water. The most common marine plant species you find there is ... <a title="Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/warming-seas-can-threaten-the-hidden-relationship-that-supports-seagrass-meadows-278070/" aria-label="Read more about Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University US President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran since the war began have targeted not just the country’s military capabilities, but its entire civilisation. In recent days, he has threatened ... <a title="‘No fear of roaring lions’: Iran has a long history of standing firm against outside aggressors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/no-fear-of-roaring-lions-iran-has-a-long-history-of-standing-firm-against-outside-aggressors-281645/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No fear of roaring lions’: Iran has a long history of standing firm against outside aggressors">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ianto Ware, Honorary Associate, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney Between 2011 and 2021, the number of professional artists, writers, musicians and performers living in Greater Sydney shrank by 17% – even as overall employment increased by 20%. This didn’t happen anywhere else in ... <a title="The artist population of Greater Sydney is shrinking – and becoming less culturally diverse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/the-artist-population-of-greater-sydney-is-shrinking-and-becoming-less-culturally-diverse-274964/" aria-label="Read more about The artist population of Greater Sydney is shrinking – and becoming less culturally diverse">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University You are “coming down with something”. Maybe you have a scratchy throat and body aches. You have an old, combination flu/COVID rapid antigen test in the cupboard. Should you use it to see ... <a title="Should I test for flu at home if I have the sniffles?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/should-i-test-for-flu-at-home-if-i-have-the-sniffles-276959/" aria-label="Read more about Should I test for flu at home if I have the sniffles?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology Amid a worsening global energy crisis, New Zealand and Singapore’s freshly struck deal to keep fuel and other essential goods flowing is being touted as a boost to supply chain resilience. The agreement commits both countries not ... <a title="Over the past 15 years, NZ moved its fuel safety net offshore – now it’s being exposed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/over-the-past-15-years-nz-moved-its-fuel-safety-net-offshore-now-its-being-exposed-282056/" aria-label="Read more about Over the past 15 years, NZ moved its fuel safety net offshore – now it’s being exposed">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A national centre to detect and disrupt the threat of online violent extremism and terrorism is to be set up by the federal government, with next week’s budget providing $74 million over two years for it. The Counter Terrorism Online ... <a title="Budget provides for new counter-terrorism centre to fight online threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/budget-provides-for-new-counter-terrorism-centre-to-fight-online-threat-282154/" aria-label="Read more about Budget provides for new counter-terrorism centre to fight online threat">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount on housing (and probably other assets) are now considered certain in Tuesday’s budget. We don’t know all the details but the driving idea is to tilt the balance away from ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Alan Kohler says Labor’s tax changes probably won’t lower house prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-alan-kohler-says-labors-tax-changes-probably-wont-lower-house-prices-282149/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Alan Kohler says Labor’s tax changes probably won’t lower house prices">Read more</a>
