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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Liu, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Most of us would agree fairness is a good guiding principle in life. Actually defining and applying it in the law, however, isn’t quite so simple. Since March last year, New Zealand’s ... <a title="NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/nzs-finance-industry-is-required-by-law-to-treat-customers-fairly-but-how-do-we-define-fair-272413/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Egor Komarov/Unsplash How do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are supported by a specific sesamoid bone in a hummingbird? Can you identify closed syllables in Biblical Hebrew based ... <a title="AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/ai-is-failing-humanitys-last-exam-so-what-does-that-mean-for-machine-intelligence-274620/" aria-label="Read more about AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech should unsettle Australian strategic thinkers, who have been raised in the belief the US alliance is the unshakeable foundation of Australia’s regional security. Carney’s point – ... <a title="Australia needs to get real about Trump’s changing America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/australia-needs-to-get-real-about-trumps-changing-america-274424/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs to get real about Trump’s changing America">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, have introduced ... <a title="What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/what-is-nipah-virus-and-what-makes-it-so-deadly-274725/" aria-label="Read more about What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephan Blum, Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen Imagine a city that thrived for thousands of years, its streets alive with workshops, markets and the laughter of children, yet that is remembered for a single night of fire. That ... <a title="Rethinking Troy: how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/rethinking-troy-how-years-of-careful-peace-not-epic-war-shaped-this-bronze-age-city-272833/" aria-label="Read more about Rethinking Troy: how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Williams, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester Pigeons are well-suited to urban living, and are outcompeting distinctive local species around the world. Wirestock Creators / shutterstock The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced ... <a title="Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/welcome-to-the-homogenocene-how-humans-are-making-the-worlds-wildlife-dangerously-samey-274092/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pan Wang, Associate Professor in Chinese and Asian Studies, UNSW Sydney Qianlong / AP A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead? – recently rebranded as Demumu – has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting widespread media attention. Behind its sudden popularity lie deeper social transformations, ... <a title="Are You Dead? China’s viral app reveals a complex reality of solo living and changing social ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/are-you-dead-chinas-viral-app-reveals-a-complex-reality-of-solo-living-and-changing-social-ties-274536/" aria-label="Read more about Are You Dead? China’s viral app reveals a complex reality of solo living and changing social ties">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A/Prof. Elmira Jamei, Associate professor, Victoria University This week, Victoria recorded its hottest day in nearly six years. On Tuesday, the northwest towns of Walpeup and Hopetoun reached 48.9°C, and the temperature in parts of Melbourne soared over 45°C. Towns in South Australia also broke heat records. ... <a title="We know how to cool our cities and towns. So why aren’t we doing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/we-know-how-to-cool-our-cities-and-towns-so-why-arent-we-doing-it-273341/" aria-label="Read more about We know how to cool our cities and towns. So why aren’t we doing it?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allison Creed, Lecturer and Curriculum Designer, Cognitive Linguistics, The University of Melbourne karelnoppe/Getty I recently watched a participant at a wine tasting freeze when asked for their opinion. “It’s … nice?” they ventured, clearly wanting to say more but lacking the specific vocabulary to do so. The ... <a title="‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/bold-elegant-introverted-how-words-describing-wine-get-lost-in-translation-274415/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translation">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology ABC Raise a paw if your dog ever helped you to meet a new two-legged friend? The premise of ABC’s Dog Park capitalises on the fact pet ownership in Australia is increasing, with canines being ... <a title="Dog parks are an unexploited arena for a television dramedy – so now we have ABC’s Dog Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/dog-parks-are-an-unexploited-arena-for-a-television-dramedy-so-now-we-have-abcs-dog-park-273458/" aria-label="Read more about Dog parks are an unexploited arena for a television dramedy – so now we have ABC’s Dog Park">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Liberal manoeuvrings for an assault on Sussan Ley’s leadership don’t lack transparency. As members of the Liberal Party gathered in Melbourne on Thursday to attend the memorial service for former colleague Katie Allen, leadership aspirants Andrew Hastie and Angus ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: 2 aspirants who are unlikely to suit the times vie for the Liberal leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/grattan-on-friday-2-aspirants-who-are-unlikely-to-suit-the-times-vie-for-the-liberal-leadership-274029/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: 2 aspirants who are unlikely to suit the times vie for the Liberal leadership">Read more</a>
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January 29, 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 The United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are once again on the brink of a major confrontation. This would have terrible ramifications for both countries, the region ... <a title="With Iran weakened, Trump’s end goal may now be regime change. It’s an incredibly risky gamble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/with-iran-weakened-trumps-end-goal-may-now-be-regime-change-its-an-incredibly-risky-gamble-274626/" aria-label="Read more about With Iran weakened, Trump’s end goal may now be regime change. It’s an incredibly risky gamble">Read more</a>
