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FactCheck Q&A: do ‘about 30% of homeless people have a job’?

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosanna Scutella, Senior Research Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using the hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or ... <a title="FactCheck Q&A: do ‘about 30% of homeless people have a job’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-qanda-do-about-30-of-homeless-people-have-a-job-95514/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck Q&A: do ‘about 30% of homeless people have a job’?">Read more</a>

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FactCheck: is domestic violence the leading preventable cause of death and illness for women aged 18 to 44?

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara McPhedran, Senior Research Fellow, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University … the leading preventable cause of death and illness for women aged 18 to 44 is violence by a partner or former partner … – Extract from an editorial in The Age, March 13, 2018 ... <a title="FactCheck: is domestic violence the leading preventable cause of death and illness for women aged 18 to 44?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-is-domestic-violence-the-leading-preventable-cause-of-death-and-illness-for-women-aged-18-to-44-94102/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: is domestic violence the leading preventable cause of death and illness for women aged 18 to 44?">Read more</a>

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FactCheck Q&A: are South Australia’s high electricity prices ‘the consequence’ of renewable energy policy?

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, The University of Melbourne The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on ... <a title="FactCheck Q&A: are South Australia’s high electricity prices ‘the consequence’ of renewable energy policy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-qanda-are-south-australias-high-electricity-prices-the-consequence-of-renewable-energy-policy-93594/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck Q&A: are South Australia’s high electricity prices ‘the consequence’ of renewable energy policy?">Read more</a>

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FactCheck: is South Australia’s youth population rising or falling?

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Barrie, Deputy Director of the Australian Migration and Population Research Centre, University of Adelaide Nick Xenophon: The key issue here – and what I find most galling and emblematic of what is wrong – is we now have fewer young people in South Australia than we ... <a title="FactCheck: is South Australia’s youth population rising or falling?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-is-south-australias-youth-population-rising-or-falling-92995/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: is South Australia’s youth population rising or falling?">Read more</a>

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FactCheck: does South Australia have the ‘highest energy prices’ in the nation and ‘the least reliable grid’?

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, The University of Melbourne Look, this is probably the single most important issue to most households in South Australia — what they’ve been left with now are the highest energy prices in Australia — some say ... <a title="FactCheck: does South Australia have the ‘highest energy prices’ in the nation and ‘the least reliable grid’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-does-south-australia-have-the-highest-energy-prices-in-the-nation-and-the-least-reliable-grid-92928/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: does South Australia have the ‘highest energy prices’ in the nation and ‘the least reliable grid’?">Read more</a>

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‘A lingering in stillness’: philosopher Byung-Chul Han on the radical power of gardening

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, Adelaide University Cicero, the Roman Stoic, once wrote to his friend Varro, pending a visit to his home: “If you have a garden in your library, we shall have all we want.” This same desire ... <a title="‘A lingering in stillness’: philosopher Byung-Chul Han on the radical power of gardening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/a-lingering-in-stillness-philosopher-byung-chul-han-on-the-radical-power-of-gardening-272812/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A lingering in stillness’: philosopher Byung-Chul Han on the radical power of gardening">Read more</a>

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How far can teenage Kiwi running star Sam Ruthe go? What science and history tell us

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan Hicks, Lecturer & Movement Scientist / PhD Sports Biomechanics, Flinders University When New Zealand runner Sam Ruthe crossed the line to break the under-18 indoor mile world record last week at Boston University, he became the 11th fastest indoor miler of all time. By clocking the ... <a title="How far can teenage Kiwi running star Sam Ruthe go? What science and history tell us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/how-far-can-teenage-kiwi-running-star-sam-ruthe-go-what-science-and-history-tell-us-275214/" aria-label="Read more about How far can teenage Kiwi running star Sam Ruthe go? What science and history tell us">Read more</a>

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Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Wilhelm, Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life. In a new study, we and an ... <a title="Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/viruses-arent-all-bad-in-the-ocean-some-help-fuel-the-food-web-a-new-study-shows-how-273088/" aria-label="Read more about Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how">Read more</a>

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Amazon’s Ring wanted to track your pets. It revealed the future of surveillance

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis B. Desmond, Lecturer, Cyberintelligence and Cybercrime Investigations, University of the Sunshine Coast As a career counterintelligence officer for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Defense Intelligence Agency, I worked inside a fully integrated intelligence system. Signals intelligence from the National Security Agency guided investigations. ... <a title="Amazon’s Ring wanted to track your pets. It revealed the future of surveillance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/amazons-ring-wanted-to-track-your-pets-it-revealed-the-future-of-surveillance-276020/" aria-label="Read more about Amazon’s Ring wanted to track your pets. It revealed the future of surveillance">Read more</a>

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Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siegfried Gudergan, Professor of Strategy & Associate Dean (Research), James Cook University; Aalto University Publicly funded research underpins much of daily life, from policy decisions to innovation and public debate. When research remains inaccessible, its value is diminished. Australia has made real progress on open access to ... <a title="Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/thousands-of-paywalled-research-papers-could-be-freed-with-this-simple-fix-275205/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix">Read more</a>

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The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamid R. Jamali, Professor, School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we read a journal article, we assume experts have rigorously scrutinised it before publication. This crucial system ... <a title="The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/the-peer-review-system-is-breaking-down-heres-how-we-can-fix-it-275317/" aria-label="Read more about The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it">Read more</a>

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As Australia’s prisons evade scrutiny, conditions inside are getting worse

February 19, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney The lawyer for the accused Bondi Beach gunman, Naveed Akram, commented in court that his client was subject to “very onerous conditions” at Goulburn’s supermax prison. Goulburn Correctional Complex, in New South Wales, houses the country’s highest security ... <a title="As Australia’s prisons evade scrutiny, conditions inside are getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/as-australias-prisons-evade-scrutiny-conditions-inside-are-getting-worse-276165/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s prisons evade scrutiny, conditions inside are getting worse">Read more</a>