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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Research Fellow, Security Studies, Macquarie University Hostage-taking by nation-states is emerging as an overlooked consequence of the more unstable and dangerous world that’s been created by the fracturing rules-based order. In an increasingly might-is-right system of international relations, malign actors have become even more emboldened ... <a title="Hostage‑taking by rogue states is on the rise. New research provides fresh ways to tackle it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/hostage-taking-by-rogue-states-is-on-the-rise-new-research-provides-fresh-ways-to-tackle-it-280913/" aria-label="Read more about Hostage‑taking by rogue states is on the rise. New research provides fresh ways to tackle it">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Cataldo, Visiting Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University There’s a growing awareness policy works best when shaped by the people and communities who have lived through the issues it aims to address. If we don’t listen to and learn from those who ... <a title="‘Demand the impossible’: how lived experience leaders make systems and policy better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/demand-the-impossible-how-lived-experience-leaders-make-systems-and-policy-better-267748/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Demand the impossible’: how lived experience leaders make systems and policy better">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Beckett, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Food Science, Australian Catholic University You’re standing in a supermarket aisle, weighing up whether to buy a microwave meal or a bunch of fresh carrots. We all know making healthy eating choices can be tough. That’s especially true if you are ... <a title="‘Decision fatigue’ could be hurting your health. A nutritionist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/decision-fatigue-could-be-hurting-your-health-a-nutritionist-explains-278666/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Decision fatigue’ could be hurting your health. A nutritionist explains">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lev Bromberg, Lecturer, La Trobe University Over the decades, journalists and activist groups have revealed horrendous animal cruelty using covert recordings. A 2011 Four Corners investigation of abuse of Australian cattle in Indonesia is among the most well-known examples. Many attempts to record agricultural operations have involved ... <a title="Copyright law is being used to hide alleged animal abuse. Here’s what’s at stake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/copyright-law-is-being-used-to-hide-alleged-animal-abuse-heres-whats-at-stake-281344/" aria-label="Read more about Copyright law is being used to hide alleged animal abuse. Here’s what’s at stake">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Hawes, Associate professor of law, University of Technology Sydney The Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the federal government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the situation is escalating, with the stage set for an international legal showdown. ... <a title="Chinese companies are increasingly taking on foreign governments. It’s not just the Port of Darwin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/chinese-companies-are-increasingly-taking-on-foreign-governments-its-not-just-the-port-of-darwin-282045/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese companies are increasingly taking on foreign governments. It’s not just the Port of Darwin">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikki-Anne Wilson, Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney; Neuroscience Research Australia Words escape you. Your skin tingles. You are overwhelmed by how small and insignificant you really are, bursting with a feeling that is hard to define. This is awe. Awe is a complex emotional state we ... <a title="How a sense of awe can be good for your mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/how-a-sense-of-awe-can-be-good-for-your-mental-health-280272/" aria-label="Read more about How a sense of awe can be good for your mental health">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Austin, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne; Chair of Private Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Music superstar Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and image to head off the threat of AI-generated impersonations. But the problem extends much further than ... <a title="From Taylor Swift to Bollywood, stars turn to the civil courts to fight deepfakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/from-taylor-swift-to-bollywood-stars-turn-to-the-civil-courts-to-fight-deepfakes-281745/" aria-label="Read more about From Taylor Swift to Bollywood, stars turn to the civil courts to fight deepfakes">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Conway, Senior Lecturer – Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue ... <a title="Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/red-button-or-blue-button-what-a-viral-question-tells-us-about-game-theory-and-the-state-of-the-world-281993/" aria-label="Read more about Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Next week’s budget will contain cutbacks to the concessional treatment of electric vehicles (EVs) that will save the government $1.7 billion over the budget period. Announcing the changes to the Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) exemption for EVs, Treasurer Jim Chalmers ... <a title="Next week’s budget to reduce electric vehicle FBT concession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/next-weeks-budget-to-reduce-electric-vehicle-fbt-concession-282062/" aria-label="Read more about Next week’s budget to reduce electric vehicle FBT concession">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. At least one other passenger is in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization announced ... <a title="What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/what-is-hantavirus-the-disease-that-has-killed-3-cruise-ship-passengers-282044/" aria-label="Read more about What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrizia Biondi, Academic, Visual Arts, University of Sydney The Venice Biennale is the most prestigious recurring event in contemporary art, often described as the Olympics of the art world. The most prestigious prize of the sprawling international exhibition is the Golden Lion for best national participation. The ... <a title="The Venice Biennale jury has resigned, proving art institutions cannot remain separate from politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/the-venice-biennale-jury-has-resigned-proving-art-institutions-cannot-remain-separate-from-politics-282040/" aria-label="Read more about The Venice Biennale jury has resigned, proving art institutions cannot remain separate from politics">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Primrose Jones, Researcher, Oceania Cyber Security Centre, RMIT University Over the last two months, refineries and fuel storage facilities around the world have caught fire due to war (Russia) or accident (Australia, the United States, India and Mexico), adding more pressure to stressed oil and gas ... <a title="Oil refineries are catching fire in war or by accident. How does this worsen the energy crunch?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/oil-refineries-are-catching-fire-in-war-or-by-accident-how-does-this-worsen-the-energy-crunch-281855/" aria-label="Read more about Oil refineries are catching fire in war or by accident. How does this worsen the energy crunch?">Read more</a>
