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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University The United States is set to become “the world’s undisputed [artificial intelligence-enabled] fighting force”. At least that’s the view of the country’s Department of War, which earlier this month released a new strategy to accelerate the deployment ... <a title="The United States’ new military strategy is a case of ‘AI peacocking’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/the-united-states-new-military-strategy-is-a-case-of-ai-peacocking-273803/" aria-label="Read more about The United States’ new military strategy is a case of ‘AI peacocking’">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal Coalition is dead, with Nationals leader David Littleproud on Thursday morning declaring it “untenable” after Liberal leader Sussan Ley stared down the Liberals’ minor partner. This followed all Nationals frontbenchers resigning from the shadow ministry on Wednesday night, ... <a title="Nationals break Coalition, declaring it ‘untenable’ and blaming Ley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/nationals-break-coalition-declaring-it-untenable-and-blaming-ley-274025/" aria-label="Read more about Nationals break Coalition, declaring it ‘untenable’ and blaming Ley">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Stevens, Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Stevens/NIWA/K061, CC BY-NC-ND Beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth – a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of ... <a title="Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/beneath-antarcticas-largest-ice-shelf-a-hidden-ocean-is-revealing-its-secrets-273219/" aria-label="Read more about Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanyan Hong, Adjunct Fellow in Communication, Media and Film Studies, Adelaide University Agata Grzybowska © 2025 Focus Features In Hamnet, Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley) asks William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) to introduce himself by telling her a story. It is her way of seeing who this man really ... <a title="Shakespeare reinvented: how Chloé Zhao blends East and West philosophies in Hamnet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/shakespeare-reinvented-how-chloe-zhao-blends-east-and-west-philosophies-in-hamnet-273352/" aria-label="Read more about Shakespeare reinvented: how Chloé Zhao blends East and West philosophies in Hamnet">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Sanka Vidanagama/Getty Images For many people this summer – especially those across Northland Auckland and Coromandel – showery days and bursts of heavy rain have become all too familiar. This week, fresh downpours on ... <a title="NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/nz-is-again-being-soaked-this-summer-record-ocean-heat-helps-explain-it-274013/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maxime Aubert, Professor of Archaeological Science, Griffith University Supplied When we think of the world’s oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new evidence from Indonesia ... <a title="Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/humanitys-oldest-known-cave-art-has-been-discovered-in-sulawesi-273364/" aria-label="Read more about Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal Coalition was imploding on Wednesday night, with all Nationals frontbenchers, including leader David Littleproud, quitting the shadow ministry. They were retaliating against Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s insistence three Nationals senators must resign for defying shadow cabinet solidarity. The ... <a title="View from The Hill: Coalition crisis explodes after Sussan Ley wields the whip against defiant Nationals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/view-from-the-hill-coalition-crisis-explodes-after-sussan-ley-wields-the-whip-against-defiant-nationals-272438/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Coalition crisis explodes after Sussan Ley wields the whip against defiant Nationals">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Clarke, Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University Ask people how Stonehenge was built and you’ll hear stories of sledges, ropes, boats and sheer human determination to haul stones from across Britain to Salisbury Plain, in south-west England. Others might mention giants, wizards, ... <a title="Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/grains-of-sand-prove-people-not-glaciers-transported-stonehenge-rocks-271310/" aria-label="Read more about Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney What impact will the criminal hate provisions in the Albanese government’s Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Act 2026 have on the ability of ordinary Australians to protest? An earlier version contained a criminal offence of promoting or ... <a title="Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/hate-crime-laws-may-have-unintended-consequences-including-chilling-free-speech-274016/" aria-label="Read more about Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Markus Wagner, Professor of Law and Director of the UOW Transnational Law and Policy Centre, University of Wollongong The renewed campaign by United States President Donald Trump to acquire Greenland has escalated, with tariff threats against European allies. Asked on Tuesday how far he is willing to ... <a title="As Trump’s threats over Greenland escalate, will Europe use its ‘trade bazooka’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/as-trumps-threats-over-greenland-escalate-will-europe-use-its-trade-bazooka-273797/" aria-label="Read more about As Trump’s threats over Greenland escalate, will Europe use its ‘trade bazooka’?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Photo by Karola G/Pexels While period pain and heavy menstrual bleeding are common, they’re often dealt with privately. Yet they take a profound toll on a person’s health – and finances. Now, our new study has calculated ... <a title="Period pain and heavy bleeding cost the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity: study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/period-pain-and-heavy-bleeding-cost-the-australian-economy-billions-every-year-in-lost-productivity-study-272351/" aria-label="Read more about Period pain and heavy bleeding cost the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity: study">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bricklyn Priebe, Associate Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast Hoi An and Da Nang Photographer/Unsplash Child sexual abuse cases involving female perpetrators are confronting and distressing. When these cases make the news, they often provoke shock and outrage. ... <a title="We interviewed Australian women who sexually abused children. This is what we learnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/we-interviewed-australian-women-who-sexually-abused-children-this-is-what-we-learnt-273359/" aria-label="Read more about We interviewed Australian women who sexually abused children. This is what we learnt">Read more</a>
