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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Dew, Professor of Sociology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington General practitioners (GPs) and hospital doctors are usually the first contact point for patients, but as our new research shows, they can take on different roles, acting either as gatekeepers or brokers. As gatekeepers ... <a title="Doctors can act as gatekeepers or brokers for patients – how they decide can be crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/doctors-can-act-as-gatekeepers-or-brokers-for-patients-how-they-decide-can-be-crucial-279845/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors can act as gatekeepers or brokers for patients – how they decide can be crucial">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Dahlstrom, Pathologist and Emeritus Professor, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University Warning: this article is about stillbirth and its investigations, including autopsies and related procedures. About six babies are stillborn in Australia every day – an incredibly difficult time for families. Understandably, they ... <a title="Why did my baby die? I’m a pathologist. Here’s what I want you to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-did-my-baby-die-im-a-pathologist-heres-what-i-want-you-to-know-278315/" aria-label="Read more about Why did my baby die? I’m a pathologist. Here’s what I want you to know">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Governments have spent about a year announcing new policies to make early education safer for Australian children. In the wake of reports of shocking abuse and neglect in daycare centres, there have been moves to ... <a title="Governments keep trying to make childcare safer. Could a new ‘national commission’ make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/governments-keep-trying-to-make-childcare-safer-could-a-new-national-commission-make-a-difference-282485/" aria-label="Read more about Governments keep trying to make childcare safer. Could a new ‘national commission’ make a difference?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong Every day, hundreds of trucks barrel along highways from Melbourne to Brisbane. Some B-triple trucks stretch to 36 metres or more, more than seven times the length of an average car. Australia relies on those largely diesel-fuelled trucks for ... <a title="After dumping Inland Rail, Australia has no plan to stop relying on diesel trucks for freight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/after-dumping-inland-rail-australia-has-no-plan-to-stop-relying-on-diesel-trucks-for-freight-282276/" aria-label="Read more about After dumping Inland Rail, Australia has no plan to stop relying on diesel trucks for freight">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaveh Khalilpour, Associate Professor in Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney Australia is in the midst of an electric vehicle boom. The combined rise of battery electric, plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrid cars is steadily shifting the long-term market dominance of petrol and diesel. This is ... <a title="Wealthy people were the first to buy electric vehicles. The current boom risks entrenching inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/wealthy-people-were-the-first-to-buy-electric-vehicles-the-current-boom-risks-entrenching-inequality-280458/" aria-label="Read more about Wealthy people were the first to buy electric vehicles. The current boom risks entrenching inequality">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra No wonder Jim Chalmers was anxious to use every opportunity on Sunday to weigh in on the Liberals’ “bloodbath” in Farrer. It was extremely good news for a treasurer who is having to explain a budget in which key election ... <a title="View from The Hill: Post-Farrer, Liberals will struggle with awkward questions about their relations with One Nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/view-from-the-hill-post-farrer-liberals-will-struggle-with-awkward-questions-about-their-relations-with-one-nation-282266/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Post-Farrer, Liberals will struggle with awkward questions about their relations with One Nation">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Sunman, Associate Lecturer in Public Policy, Flinders University One Nation’s surge can no longer be seen as a blip or an aberration. As the results in the Farrer byelection showed, the right-wing populist party – which has been hovering on the fringes of Australian politics for ... <a title="With wind in its sails, One Nation looks to replicate Farrer success in Victoria – and federally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/with-wind-in-its-sails-one-nation-looks-to-replicate-farrer-success-in-victoria-and-federally-282477/" aria-label="Read more about With wind in its sails, One Nation looks to replicate Farrer success in Victoria – and federally">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University Elections in England, Scotland and Wales have put further pressure on Sir Keir Starmer’s already troubled leadership of the United Kingdom’s Labour government. These results are further evidence of significant trends in all liberal democracies – ... <a title="Local elections reveal the deep fracturing of UK politics and put the writing on the wall for Keir Starmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/local-elections-reveal-the-deep-fracturing-of-uk-politics-and-put-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-keir-starmer-281440/" aria-label="Read more about Local elections reveal the deep fracturing of UK politics and put the writing on the wall for Keir Starmer">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra One Nation’s smashing victory in Farrer fires up the insurgent party, and casts fresh doubts over the future of the Liberal Party. The result could not be a more devastating rebuff for Liberal leader Angus Taylor, who has been found ... <a title="View from The Hill: A primal scream from Farrer throws Liberals into deeper crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/view-from-the-hill-a-primal-scream-from-farrer-throws-liberals-into-deeper-crisis-282263/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: A primal scream from Farrer throws Liberals into deeper crisis">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne One Nation has won the Farrer federal byelection – the first time the party has won an election for a federal House of Representatives seat. At the ... <a title="One Nation wins Farrer byelection as Liberal vote crashes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/09/one-nation-wins-farrer-byelection-as-liberal-vote-crashes-282051/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation wins Farrer byelection as Liberal vote crashes">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Even before it is delivered on Tuesday, the budget’s looming broken promises are bringing a political backlash. Anthony Albanese pledged at the election not to touch negative gearing or capital gains tax – the budget is set to alter both. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers on justifying broken promises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/09/view-from-the-hill-jim-chalmers-on-justifying-broken-promises-282261/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers on justifying broken promises">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Communications Minister Anika Wells has repaid more than $10,100, which includes a penalty, after an audit found she wrongly claimed travel expenses on four occasions. Wells said said on Friday she was “sorry for making these honest mistakes”. None of ... <a title="Minister Anika Wells repays more than $10,000 after four travel claims found to have breached rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/minister-anika-wells-repays-more-than-10-000-after-four-travel-claims-found-to-have-breached-rules-282265/" aria-label="Read more about Minister Anika Wells repays more than $10,000 after four travel claims found to have breached rules">Read more</a>
