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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese’s omnibus bill on hate speech and gun reform is once again exposing Sussan Ley’s lack of authority over her colleagues. Ley on Thursday declared the bill was “pretty unsalvageable”, flagging the Coalition’s expected opposition in next week’s special ... <a title="View from The Hill: Sussan Ley wedged by her own troops on Albanese omnibus legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/view-from-the-hill-sussan-ley-wedged-by-her-own-troops-on-albanese-omnibus-legislation-272440/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Sussan Ley wedged by her own troops on Albanese omnibus legislation">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Since the outbreak of the current wave of protests in Iran, two sharply competing narratives have emerged to explain what is unfolding in the streets. For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. They ... <a title="One uprising, two stories: how each side is trying frame the uprising in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/one-uprising-two-stories-how-each-side-is-trying-frame-the-uprising-in-iran-273573/" aria-label="Read more about One uprising, two stories: how each side is trying frame the uprising in Iran">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan M Park, Professor of Global Governance, University of Sydney MirageC/Getty The federal government has unveiled new details of its plan to create a A$1.2 billion critical mineral reserve. Three minerals will initially be the focus: antimony, gallium and rare earths (a group of 17 different elements). ... <a title="Australia is betting on a new ‘strategic reserve’ to loosen China’s grip on critical minerals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/australia-is-betting-on-a-new-strategic-reserve-to-loosen-chinas-grip-on-critical-minerals-273337/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is betting on a new ‘strategic reserve’ to loosen China’s grip on critical minerals">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Viktor Orban today. The list goes on. So, where ... <a title="The Making of an Autocrat: podcast out now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/the-making-of-an-autocrat-podcast-out-now-273457/" aria-label="Read more about The Making of an Autocrat: podcast out now">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Doug Bagg/Unsplash, CC BY The national road trauma data for December last year was just released, which means we now have a full picture of Australia’s road safety outcomes for 2025. ... <a title="Pedestrian deaths just reached an 18-year high. Bull bars are part of the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/pedestrian-deaths-just-reached-an-18-year-high-bull-bars-are-part-of-the-problem-273362/" aria-label="Read more about Pedestrian deaths just reached an 18-year high. Bull bars are part of the problem">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Gourlay, Teaching Associate in Politics & International Relations at the School of Social Sciences, Monash University Independence Day celebration in Eritrea in 2023. J. Countess/Getty Images The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea. Ethiopia is threatening Eritrea, its diminutive neighbour, making a claim on ... <a title="Another war in the Horn of Africa would be disastrous for one of the world’s most repressive nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/another-war-in-the-horn-of-africa-would-be-disastrous-for-one-of-the-worlds-most-repressive-nations-271529/" aria-label="Read more about Another war in the Horn of Africa would be disastrous for one of the world’s most repressive nations">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Morris, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, New Zealand Serene Lee/Getty Images Cut the words “please” and “thank you” from your next ChatGPT query and, if you believe some of the talk online, you might think you are helping save the planet. ... <a title="Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/does-adding-please-and-thank-you-to-your-chatgpt-prompts-really-waste-energy-272258/" aria-label="Read more about Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham H. Pyke, Honorary Professor in School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University A native _Leioproctus_ bee on _Calectasia narragara_. Kit Prendergast/@bee.babette_performer Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers in the wake of the 2022 arrival ... <a title="Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/native-pollinators-need-more-support-than-honeybees-in-australia-heres-why-273238/" aria-label="Read more about Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Neal Coulson, Professor of Zoology and Joint Head of Department of Biology, University of Oxford Woolly rhinos once roamed the Earth far and wide. Daniel Eskridge/Shutterstock The woolly rhino, Coelodonta antiquitatis, would have been an impressive sight to the ancient people who painted images of them ... <a title="DNA from wolf pup’s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino’s extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/dna-from-wolf-pups-last-meal-reveals-new-facts-about-woolly-rhinos-extinction-273278/" aria-label="Read more about DNA from wolf pup’s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino’s extinction">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantin Zhukov, Assistant Professor of Economics, Indiana University; Institute for Humane Studies Neither of these men — US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin — likes being held accountable by the press. Contributor/Getty Images The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on ... <a title="Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/searching-reporters-homes-suing-journalists-and-repressing-citizen-dissent-are-well-known-steps-toward-autocracy-268747/" aria-label="Read more about Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Schneier, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School AI advertising could be hard to resist – or even recognize. showcake/iStock via Getty Images Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development hadn’t ... <a title="Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/could-chatgpt-convince-you-to-buy-something-threat-of-manipulation-looms-as-ai-companies-gear-up-to-sell-ads-272859/" aria-label="Read more about Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Professor of War Studies, Loughborough University Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, threats to intervene ... <a title="Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the centre of a massive military build-up in the Arctic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/whether-or-not-us-acquires-greenland-the-island-will-be-at-the-centre-of-a-massive-military-build-up-in-the-arctic-273301/" aria-label="Read more about Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the centre of a massive military build-up in the Arctic">Read more</a>
