Archive

Academic Analysis

CoveragePost

Australia has the world’s highest rate of ACL reconstruction surgery. Rehab may be just as good

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Thomas West, Lecturer in Physiotherapy/Research Fellow, La Trobe University If you’ve ever watched a game of Australian rules football, rugby league or basketball, you’ve probably seen it happen: a player lands awkwardly, grabs their knee, and doesn’t get back up. An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury ... <a title="Australia has the world’s highest rate of ACL reconstruction surgery. Rehab may be just as good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/australia-has-the-worlds-highest-rate-of-acl-reconstruction-surgery-rehab-may-be-just-as-good-278778/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has the world’s highest rate of ACL reconstruction surgery. Rehab may be just as good">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Cyclone Gabrielle exposed the risks of forestry slash. New research suggests little has changed

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Urlich, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand When Cyclone Gabrielle tore through New Zealand’s Tairāwhiti region in 2023, it left behind more than silt and floodwaters. Rivers were choked with forestry debris, beaches littered with logs, and homes, bridges and farmland buried under ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle exposed the risks of forestry slash. New research suggests little has changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/cyclone-gabrielle-exposed-the-risks-of-forestry-slash-new-research-suggests-little-has-changed-282129/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle exposed the risks of forestry slash. New research suggests little has changed">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine Ted Turner, who died on April 6, 2026, was bright, shrewd and, most of all, lucky. The cable TV visionary proved to be in the right place, at the right time, to change television and video ... <a title="Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/ted-turner-didnt-just-revolutionize-television-he-changed-the-way-we-see-our-world-282434/" aria-label="Read more about Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Iran war has become a lesson in how power really works

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bamo Nouri, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George’s, University of London For months, the Iran war was framed through the language of military success. This was shaped in part by longstanding orientalist assumptions reflected in the rhetoric of leaders such as Donald Trump ... <a title="Iran war has become a lesson in how power really works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/iran-war-has-become-a-lesson-in-how-power-really-works-282391/" aria-label="Read more about Iran war has become a lesson in how power really works">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Does 432Hz tuning improve your wellbeing? A music psychologist unpacks the evidence

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Garrido, Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Sydney If you scroll through social media for long enough, you’ll probably find videos claiming that listening to songs tuned to “A 432Hz” can provide an amazing sense of calmness or healing. It’s even claimed that listening ... <a title="Does 432Hz tuning improve your wellbeing? A music psychologist unpacks the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/does-432hz-tuning-improve-your-wellbeing-a-music-psychologist-unpacks-the-evidence-279759/" aria-label="Read more about Does 432Hz tuning improve your wellbeing? A music psychologist unpacks the evidence">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Choosing a high school can seem enormous. How do you know if one is right for your child?

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania Leach, Associate Professor, Education and Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland Across Australia, Year 6 families are doing the rounds of high school open nights, information evenings and tours. Perhaps in your area, you don’t get a choice of schools. Maybe you and your child have ... <a title="Choosing a high school can seem enormous. How do you know if one is right for your child?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/choosing-a-high-school-can-seem-enormous-how-do-you-know-if-one-is-right-for-your-child-282360/" aria-label="Read more about Choosing a high school can seem enormous. How do you know if one is right for your child?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Apps such as Stremio let you stream for free. How do they work? And are they legal?

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Associate Professor of Screen Media | Deputy Associate Dean of Learning & Teaching, Victoria University For a brief period, film and TV piracy in Australia seemed to be somewhat under control. When Netflix launched in Australia in 2015, it provided a service the local media ... <a title="Apps such as Stremio let you stream for free. How do they work? And are they legal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/apps-such-as-stremio-let-you-stream-for-free-how-do-they-work-and-are-they-legal-281877/" aria-label="Read more about Apps such as Stremio let you stream for free. How do they work? And are they legal?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Family and business trusts could soon have to pay more tax – with a few likely exceptions

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donovan Castelyn, Senior Industry Fellow – Taxation and Director of the UTAS Tax Clinic, University of Tasmania Should some of Australia’s more than 1 million family and small business trusts face higher taxes in future, bringing them closer to what ordinary wage earners already pay in income ... <a title="Family and business trusts could soon have to pay more tax – with a few likely exceptions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/family-and-business-trusts-could-soon-have-to-pay-more-tax-with-a-few-likely-exceptions-282279/" aria-label="Read more about Family and business trusts could soon have to pay more tax – with a few likely exceptions">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Iran wants oil tariffs paid in Chinese yuan – is the power of the US petrodollar in decline?

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau After weeks of blockades by Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz, it’s clear the narrow waterway is now pivotal to the outcome of the conflict. The US has begun to ... <a title="Iran wants oil tariffs paid in Chinese yuan – is the power of the US petrodollar in decline?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/iran-wants-oil-tariffs-paid-in-chinese-yuan-is-the-power-of-the-us-petrodollar-in-decline-281858/" aria-label="Read more about Iran wants oil tariffs paid in Chinese yuan – is the power of the US petrodollar in decline?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre

May 8, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miriam Eve Mora, Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan The gesture may lack the explosive drama of a rooftop fight or the tension of a car chase, but on May 11, 2026, a street sign honoring a legendary comics creator will be unveiled ... <a title="Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/lower-east-side-street-named-for-king-of-comics-jack-kirby-a-nod-to-one-of-the-countless-kids-of-immigrants-who-shaped-the-genre-279716/" aria-label="Read more about Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer

May 7, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lain Dare, Professor, Centre for Environmental Governance, University of Canberra In Australia’s regional heartland, something unusual is happening — and voters know it. For decades, elections in regional seats such as Farrer have followed a familiar script: predictable outcomes, entrenched party loyalties, and little sense that individual ... <a title="‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/fed-up-fired-up-and-finally-heard-inside-the-political-earthquake-brewing-in-farrer-282396/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Grattan on Friday: The Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has

May 7, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The run-up to a budget always sees a degree of chaos. But this year it has looked like one of those willy willies that blow up in outback Australia when the wind stirs a storm of dust. A Middle East ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: The Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/grattan-on-friday-the-farrer-result-will-set-off-a-willy-willy-the-budget-already-has-282268/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: The Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has">Read more</a>