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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Trapani, Associate Lecturer of History and International Relations, Western Sydney University After toppling Venezuela’s leader earlier this year, the Trump administration has turned its sights on Cuba. The near-total blockade of the island is now posing the greatest challenge to the government since the Cuban missile ... <a title="Cuba has survived 66 years of US-led embargoes. Will Trump’s blockade break it now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/cuba-has-survived-66-years-of-us-led-embargoes-will-trumps-blockade-break-it-now-276065/" aria-label="Read more about Cuba has survived 66 years of US-led embargoes. Will Trump’s blockade break it now?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 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 Two new federal polls by DemosAU and Fox & Hedgehog have the combined primary vote for Labor and the Greens dropping as One Nation continues to surge. ... <a title="Two new federal polls have One Nation gaining on Labor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/two-new-federal-polls-have-one-nation-gaining-on-labor-276595/" aria-label="Read more about Two new federal polls have One Nation gaining on Labor">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University Organised crime has a long history in Australia. For more than a century, criminal groups have accumulated vast fortunes, committed countless acts of intimidation and coercion and, at times, extreme and spectacular violence. In the process, they have become ... <a title="Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/prohibitive-policies-drove-organised-crime-in-australia-100-years-ago-its-happening-again-270171/" aria-label="Read more about Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Most people know about car safety ratings and many take them seriously when choosing a new car. In Australia and New Zealand, safety ratings are issued by the Australasian New Car ... <a title="Buying a car? Here’s what you need to know about new safety ratings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/buying-a-car-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-new-safety-ratings-276177/" aria-label="Read more about Buying a car? Here’s what you need to know about new safety ratings">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kade Paterson, Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Melbourne People with hip and knee osteoarthritis are advised to wear “appropriate footwear” to minimise their pain. Does that mean heels are out? Does it matter if you wear runners or something a little stiffer? How about ... <a title="These shoes are best for hip and knee arthritis, according to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/these-shoes-are-best-for-hip-and-knee-arthritis-according-to-science-273109/" aria-label="Read more about These shoes are best for hip and knee arthritis, according to science">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Pember, Assistant Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick “Want to go again?” a choreographer asks Charli XCX at the start of the mockumentary The Moment. It’s the latest entry in the pop star’s rapidly expanding cinematic empire, propelled by the stratospheric cultural impact ... <a title="The Moment: Charli XCX is the ultimate chronicler of contemporary pop stardom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/the-moment-charli-xcx-is-the-ultimate-chronicler-of-contemporary-pop-stardom-276681/" aria-label="Read more about The Moment: Charli XCX is the ultimate chronicler of contemporary pop stardom">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgina Sauzier, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry, Curtin University 3D-printed guns are a growing threat to public safety. The blueprints used to make these firearms can be found online, making them easily accessible. With a relatively cheap 3D printer and a quick web search, anyone could print ... <a title="3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ are not as untraceable as criminals think – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/3d-printed-ghost-guns-are-not-as-untraceable-as-criminals-think-new-study-275566/" aria-label="Read more about 3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ are not as untraceable as criminals think – new study">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Primary care – the kind delivered by general practice (GP) clinics – is the backbone of every health system. When it works, we barely notice it. It keeps people healthy, detects ... <a title="We studied primary care in 6 rich countries – it’s under unprecedented strain everywhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/we-studied-primary-care-in-6-rich-countries-its-under-unprecedented-strain-everywhere-276617/" aria-label="Read more about We studied primary care in 6 rich countries – it’s under unprecedented strain everywhere">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University The next major international sporting event, the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, is already garnering international scrutiny. There have been numerous calls to boycott it. Calls for a boycott ... <a title="Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/calls-for-a-boycott-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-are-growing-but-how-realistic-is-one-275785/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milan Klöwer, NERC Independent Research Fellow, University of Oxford Air travel is famously one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise, and the number of air passengers keeps increasing. Electric planes and “sustainable” aviation fuels are still a long way off making a dent in the industry’s emissions ... <a title="Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/scrapping-business-class-could-halve-aviation-emissions-new-study-275474/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL Following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for possible misconduct in public office, both the palace and the government will be hoping that his case might be brought to a swift conclusion. There ... <a title="Misconduct in public office: three reasons why the case against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is so complex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/misconduct-in-public-office-three-reasons-why-the-case-against-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-is-so-complex-276556/" aria-label="Read more about Misconduct in public office: three reasons why the case against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is so complex">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Phillips, Lecturer, Creative Writing, Adelaide University In Burnt Norton, the opening section of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, the poet moves down a passage “we did not take” and passes through a door “never opened” to arrive in a mythic rose garden. Here, in the thorny cradle ... <a title="Desperate, intelligent, irreverent: in Big Kiss, Bye-Bye, Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/desperate-intelligent-irreverent-in-big-kiss-bye-bye-claire-louise-bennett-breaks-up-with-illusions-269905/" aria-label="Read more about Desperate, intelligent, irreverent: in Big Kiss, Bye-Bye, Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions">Read more</a>
