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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University Photo by Anna Shvets/Pexels If you’ve ever been constipated you may have tried laxatives. They’re easy to get without a prescription and often help get things moving. Certainly a lot of people use laxatives and some ... <a title="Why regularly taking laxatives over the long term can be a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/why-regularly-taking-laxatives-over-the-long-term-can-be-a-bad-idea-269404/" aria-label="Read more about Why regularly taking laxatives over the long term can be a bad idea">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Barratt, PhD Candidate, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University White-backed swallow in Sturt National Park. Alice Barratt, CC BY-NC In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a ... <a title="Tiny radio transmitters reveal a hidden survival tactic in birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/tiny-radio-transmitters-reveal-a-hidden-survival-tactic-in-birds-274517/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny radio transmitters reveal a hidden survival tactic in birds">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danusha Jayawardana, Research Fellow in Health Economics, Monash University Atlantic Ambience/ Pexels Where kids are born in a family can be important. But it is not just about who gets more grown-up privileges or parental pressure. Research tells us firstborn children, on average, tend to do better ... <a title="Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/our-study-shows-younger-siblings-spend-more-time-on-screens-than-big-sisters-and-brothers-273904/" aria-label="Read more about Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mares, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme (PALM) is a crucial source of workers across regional Australia. About 32,000 people from nine Pacific nations and Timor-Leste work in Australia under PALM. Over seven months ... <a title="Australia’s Pacific worker scheme is far from perfect – but we can make it better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/australias-pacific-worker-scheme-is-far-from-perfect-but-we-can-make-it-better-274618/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s Pacific worker scheme is far from perfect – but we can make it better">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Waye-Harris, Early Career Researcher in History, Adelaide University Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, 1588. Woburn Abbey/Wikimedia Commons There are few dynasties in history as well-known as the Tudors. From Henry VIII’s six wives to Elizabeth I’s defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Tudors continue to ... <a title="From statement sleeves to the codpiece: 5 fashions which should come back from Tudor England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/from-statement-sleeves-to-the-codpiece-5-fashions-which-should-come-back-from-tudor-england-271507/" aria-label="Read more about From statement sleeves to the codpiece: 5 fashions which should come back from Tudor England">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Henry, Associate Professor in Screen, Flinders University Getty Images Around the world, lawmakers are grappling with how to better protect young people from online harms such as cyberbullying, sexual exploitation and AI-generated “deepfake” images. Recent reforms overseas – notably Australia’s landmark move to restrict young people’s ... <a title="As Australia’s online harm crackdown reshapes the debate, NZ must find its own path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/as-australias-online-harm-crackdown-reshapes-the-debate-nz-must-find-its-own-path-274723/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s online harm crackdown reshapes the debate, NZ must find its own path">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Nationals Leader David Littleproud easily saw off a token move to spill the party leadership on Monday. But he is now under immense pressure to reach a deal with Liberal leader Sussan Ley to put the Coalition together again. With ... <a title="View from The Hill: Littleproud and Ley turn on the music for another attempt at the two step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/view-from-the-hill-littleproud-and-ley-turn-on-the-music-for-another-attempt-at-the-two-step-274835/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Littleproud and Ley turn on the music for another attempt at the two step">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vicki Lowik, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity Australia New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill ... <a title="NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/nsw-is-ditching-good-character-references-in-sentencing-will-the-rest-of-the-country-follow-274842/" aria-label="Read more about NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute The Conversation, CC BY-SA Australia’s political parties set new records in funds raised and spent in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election. Now, nine months later, Australians finally get a look at who funded the parties’ election campaigns. ... <a title="New data show where the parties got their money from in the lead-up to the 2025 election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/new-data-show-where-the-parties-got-their-money-from-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2025-election-274739/" aria-label="Read more about New data show where the parties got their money from in the lead-up to the 2025 election">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Olga Pankova/Getty Images Coffee first entered human lives and veins over 600 years ago. Now we consume an average of almost two kilos per person each year – sometimes with very specific preferences about blends and ... <a title="Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/does-coffee-raise-your-blood-pressure-heres-how-much-its-ok-to-drink-270955/" aria-label="Read more about Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Lee, Associate Professor in Property and Real Estate, Deakin University Australia’s corporate regulator has secured refunds of A$40 million to more than 38,000 investors in risky financial products, following a review of the industry. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) raised concerns that marketing of ... <a title="ASIC flags $40 million in refunds after review of risky financial products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/asic-flags-40-million-in-refunds-after-review-of-risky-financial-products-274426/" aria-label="Read more about ASIC flags $40 million in refunds after review of risky financial products">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Lean, Research Fellow in Philosophy, Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University Ross Stone/Unsplash Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years. Within two days ... <a title="Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/some-companies-claim-they-can-resurrect-species-does-that-make-people-more-comfortable-with-extinction-273583/" aria-label="Read more about Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?">Read more</a>
