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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Coalition government would boost Australia’s minimum fuel reserve to 60 days, and deliver at least one billion litres of new storage with a $800 million Fuel Security Facility. The opposition, making the announcement on Monday, said the new storage ... <a title="Coalition would boost Australia fuel storage to 60 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/coalition-would-boost-australia-fuel-storage-to-60-days-281142/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition would boost Australia fuel storage to 60 days">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Connick, Postdoctoral Researcher in Paralympic Classification and Biomechanics, The University of Queensland; Queensland University of Technology On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide, not just ... <a title="How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/how-2-men-smashed-through-a-marathon-barrier-long-thought-unbreakable-281522/" aria-label="Read more about How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Courtney P. McLean, Research Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University Raising children to have a good relationship with food and their bodies is one of the best ways to promote good self-esteem and protect them from developing disordered eating. But this can be tricky if you ... <a title="How to model good eating and body image habits for your kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/how-to-model-good-eating-and-body-image-habits-for-your-kids-279443/" aria-label="Read more about How to model good eating and body image habits for your kids">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne The Coalition’s new leadership is undertaking a consequential shift to the right. This is bad news for climate policy. Nationals leader Matt Canavan has long opposed climate action. Most ... <a title="Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/why-the-coalitions-lurch-to-the-right-is-bad-for-the-climate-280915/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climate">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Meta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also making big investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The link seems obvious. Meta’s chief people officer, Janelle ... <a title="Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/meta-and-microsoft-have-joined-the-tech-layoff-tsunami-is-ai-really-to-blame-281436/" aria-label="Read more about Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tegan Clark, PhD Candidate, College of Systems and Society, Australian National University Expert voices in Australian science news coverage are still more likely to be those of men, according to recent research, despite journalists themselves being fairly evenly spread between genders. Our study of print and online ... <a title="New research shows men still outnumber women as experts in science news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/new-research-shows-men-still-outnumber-women-as-experts-in-science-news-281364/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows men still outnumber women as experts in science news">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University The heady scent of tea tree is one of the iconic smells of the Australian bush. And the essential oils derived from tea trees have been used as medicines, first by Indigenous people, then by colonists. Today, many of ... <a title="Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says. A pharmacologist explains why that’s so misleading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/tea-tree-oil-may-affect-fertility-the-eu-says-a-pharmacologist-explains-why-thats-so-misleading-281125/" aria-label="Read more about Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says. A pharmacologist explains why that’s so misleading">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne This week in New York, diplomats from almost every nation will convene for a four-week review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the most comprehensive nuclear arms agreement ... <a title="A new nuclear arms race is accelerating. There’s only one way to stop it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/a-new-nuclear-arms-race-is-accelerating-theres-only-one-way-to-stop-it-281130/" aria-label="Read more about A new nuclear arms race is accelerating. There’s only one way to stop it">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Centre for Public Ideas, University of Canberra The times might be bad, but they have suited Anthony Albanese. The explosions on the political right since the 2025 election have, in electoral terms, resulted so far mainly in a rearrangement of debris between the ... <a title="The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/the-times-seem-to-suit-anthony-albanese-so-why-isnt-he-more-popular-281021/" aria-label="Read more about The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy C. Charlton, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England The US Supreme Court is poised to deliver its much anticipated and debated decision on the question of birthright citizenship. At the centre of the case (known as Trump v. Barbara) is an executive order ... <a title="A landmark US court ruling on birthright citizenship is coming. What does NZ law say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/a-landmark-us-court-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship-is-coming-what-does-nz-law-say-280366/" aria-label="Read more about A landmark US court ruling on birthright citizenship is coming. What does NZ law say?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huseyin Sumer, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology Many young Australians are beginning their winter sports season, gearing up for sports such as football, hockey and rugby. Apart from the training sessions, weekend games and oranges at half-time, these contact sports also involve mouthguards. Mouthguards ... <a title="We studied the bacteria on kids’ sports mouthguards. The results were eye-opening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/we-studied-the-bacteria-on-kids-sports-mouthguards-the-results-were-eye-opening-281018/" aria-label="Read more about We studied the bacteria on kids’ sports mouthguards. The results were eye-opening">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney When Australian workers lodge a tax return from mid next year, around 6 million taxpayers look set to be able to claim up to A$1,000 with an “instant” work-related ... <a title="How much a new $1,000 tax offset would really be worth – and who’s better off avoiding it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/how-much-a-new-1-000-tax-offset-would-really-be-worth-and-whos-better-off-avoiding-it-281136/" aria-label="Read more about How much a new $1,000 tax offset would really be worth – and who’s better off avoiding it">Read more</a>
