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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or govern a large organisation with no leaders and no meetings. It sounds impossible. Yet tiny-brained ants, working without ... <a title="In an ant colony, the queen isn’t in charge. So who is?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/in-an-ant-colony-the-queen-isnt-in-charge-so-who-is-278196/" aria-label="Read more about In an ant colony, the queen isn’t in charge. So who is?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rana Mitter, Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School Meetings between Chinese and American leaders are not exactly routine, but few are historically groundbreaking. The exceptions include the very first visit by a sitting U.S. president to China, when Richard Nixon met with Chairman Mao Zedong in ... <a title="Trump-Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/trump-xi-summit-will-be-no-nixon-in-china-moment-that-they-are-talking-is-enough-for-now-282295/" aria-label="Read more about Trump-Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for now">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julien Cooper, Lecturer, Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan. This involved using satellite aerial imagery to systematically and painstakingly search for archaeological features in Atbai Desert of ... <a title="We found hundreds of huge ancient mass graves hidden in the Sahara desert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/we-found-hundreds-of-huge-ancient-mass-graves-hidden-in-the-sahara-desert-281978/" aria-label="Read more about We found hundreds of huge ancient mass graves hidden in the Sahara desert">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler has declared reducing specialists’ fees will be his next key focus of health policy reform. Doctors are currently free to set their own fees and ... <a title="Specialist doctors are charging too much. 4 options to rein in excessive fees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/specialist-doctors-are-charging-too-much-4-options-to-rein-in-excessive-fees-281986/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist doctors are charging too much. 4 options to rein in excessive fees">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Australia is in the grip of a record-breaking battery rush. Last week Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced that more than 380,000 home batteries have been installed since July last year. That’s over 100,000 more than the ... <a title="Like solar, most of the first home battery subsidies went to the wealthy. We need a fairer approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/like-solar-most-of-the-first-home-battery-subsidies-went-to-the-wealthy-we-need-a-fairer-approach-282495/" aria-label="Read more about Like solar, most of the first home battery subsidies went to the wealthy. We need a fairer approach">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Bradshaw, Research Fellow, Motivation and Behaviour, Australian Catholic University As Year 12 students pass the halfway point of their final year, the question of “what next?” can start to loom large. Some students have a clear plan: a course they want to get into, a trade ... <a title="Help! I’m almost finished school but don’t know what I want to do next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/help-im-almost-finished-school-but-dont-know-what-i-want-to-do-next-282363/" aria-label="Read more about Help! I’m almost finished school but don’t know what I want to do next">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra Crafting a federal budget is never easy. Tonight’s budget is harder than most. The government faces irreconcilable pressures: spend more to meet community demands, spend less to keep inflation down. The Reserve Bank is concerned about inflation. Governor Michele ... <a title="In this year’s budget, Chalmers has to keep a lid on spending – or risk stoking inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/in-this-years-budget-chalmers-has-to-keep-a-lid-on-spending-or-risk-stoking-inflation-281875/" aria-label="Read more about In this year’s budget, Chalmers has to keep a lid on spending – or risk stoking inflation">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miniature Malekpour, Research assistant, University of Sydney For women in Iran, life changed dramatically after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The new Islamic Republic of Iran enforced compulsory veiling, legalised polygamy, severely restricted women’s rights to divorce and child custody, lowered the minimum marriage age for girls, and ... <a title="7 films to help you understand Iranian women’s fight for freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/7-films-to-help-you-understand-iranian-womens-fight-for-freedom-282057/" aria-label="Read more about 7 films to help you understand Iranian women’s fight for freedom">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Fitzpatrick, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University As Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down another federal budget, attention is once again turning to one of Canberra’s most tightly controlled democratic traditions: the budget lock-up. For decades, journalists from legacy media organisations have gathered in a secure room, ... <a title="How the federal budget became unlocked – and allowed the digital world in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/how-the-federal-budget-became-unlocked-and-allowed-the-digital-world-in-282357/" aria-label="Read more about How the federal budget became unlocked – and allowed the digital world in">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur, Triceratops, that she was feeding on yesterday. She walks ... <a title="What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/what-it-would-have-been-like-to-experience-the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-armageddon-a-blow-by-blow-account-271786/" aria-label="Read more about What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Griffith University The rise of One Nation may seem sudden. In the 2025 Australian federal election, Pauline Hanson’s party received only 6.4% of the national vote. A year later, One Nation has surpassed the Liberal Party in the polls, received ... <a title="One Nation’s rise may seem sudden, but it follows long-term voter trends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/one-nations-rise-may-seem-sudden-but-it-follows-long-term-voter-trends-282580/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation’s rise may seem sudden, but it follows long-term voter trends">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Kerr, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Four percent of Americans – roughly 12 million people – believe that “lizard people” secretly control the Earth. At least, that was the finding of an infamous 2013 public opinion survey. Do so many people ... <a title="Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/conspiracy-theories-do-300-000-kiwis-really-believe-canada-is-building-an-army-of-mutant-super-raccoons-282478/" aria-label="Read more about Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?">Read more</a>
