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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Dunstone, Climate Science Fellow, Met Office Hadley Centre A new Earthset image has been captured by the crew of Artemis II, 58 years since the iconic Earthrise photograph taken by the crew of Apollo 8. Over these past six decades, the climate has changed dramatically. “Oh ... <a title="Earthrise to Earthset: how the planet’s climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/earthrise-to-earthset-how-the-planets-climate-has-changed-since-the-photo-that-inspired-the-environmental-movement-279818/" aria-label="Read more about Earthrise to Earthset: how the planet’s climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa-ann Gershwin, Research Scientist in Marine Biology, University of Tasmania On a calm summer morning in southern Australia, the water can look deceptively clear, until you see thousands of gelatinous shapes washing ashore. In January, thousands of pink lion’s mane jellyfish washed into Port Phillip Bay, prompting ... <a title="Swum into a jellyfish bloom recently? Here’s what may have triggered it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/swum-into-a-jellyfish-bloom-recently-heres-what-may-have-triggered-it-276866/" aria-label="Read more about Swum into a jellyfish bloom recently? Here’s what may have triggered it">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Mintzes, Professor in Pharmaceutical Policy, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney You can have an online consultation, be prescribed medicinal cannabis, and have it sent directly to your home, in a seamless operation. This one-stop-shop certainly sounds convenient. But not everyone’s happy. ... <a title="Should clinics prescribe medicinal cannabis that they also supply? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/should-clinics-prescribe-medicinal-cannabis-that-they-also-supply-we-asked-5-experts-272426/" aria-label="Read more about Should clinics prescribe medicinal cannabis that they also supply? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University The three-page fuel plan the Australian government released last week was very light on detail. So too was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s address to the nation. This week, Energy Minister Chris Bowen moved to reassure Australians their fuel supply was ... <a title="6 things Australia should do to tackle the energy crisis rather than just building bigger fuel reserves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/6-things-australia-should-do-to-tackle-the-energy-crisis-rather-than-just-building-bigger-fuel-reserves-280030/" aria-label="Read more about 6 things Australia should do to tackle the energy crisis rather than just building bigger fuel reserves">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Bird, Industry Fellow, Corporate Governance & Senior Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology Almost every Australian has a stake in how well the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) works. Most working adults have superannuation savings invested in companies listed on the ASX, which together are ... <a title="Australia’s biggest stock exchange needs tougher competition, or we all risk paying the price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/australias-biggest-stock-exchange-needs-tougher-competition-or-we-all-risk-paying-the-price-279839/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s biggest stock exchange needs tougher competition, or we all risk paying the price">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas J. Derrick, Gale Research Fellow in Ancient Glass and Material Culture, Macquarie University Roman leader Julius Caesar is said to have kept a stock of it in the treasury. Ancient writer Pliny the Elder says Rome’s Emperor Nero owned the last stalk of it. And some ... <a title="Ancient Romans were obsessed with a plant said to be contraception and aphrodisiac. Then one day, it went extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/ancient-romans-were-obsessed-with-a-plant-said-to-be-contraception-and-aphrodisiac-then-one-day-it-went-extinct-260506/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient Romans were obsessed with a plant said to be contraception and aphrodisiac. Then one day, it went extinct">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Heward, Senior lecturer, Clinical Psychology, James Cook University Earlier this year, I published a paper on the ethics of researching military populations. The core argument was straightforward: the standard rules researchers follow to protect participants – for example, informed consent and voluntary participation – don’t work ... <a title="Plagiarised research passed automated tests, and I detected it – but only because it copied my work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/plagiarised-research-passed-automated-tests-and-i-detected-it-but-only-because-it-copied-my-work-279553/" aria-label="Read more about Plagiarised research passed automated tests, and I detected it – but only because it copied my work">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Alfano, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University In early March, a week after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the White House posted a video of real American attacks mixed with clips from popular movies, television series, video games and anime. Iran and its sympathisers responded ... <a title="Slopaganda wars: how (and why) the US and Iran are flooding the zone with viral AI-generated noise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/slopaganda-wars-how-and-why-the-us-and-iran-are-flooding-the-zone-with-viral-ai-generated-noise-280024/" aria-label="Read more about Slopaganda wars: how (and why) the US and Iran are flooding the zone with viral AI-generated noise">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Taucher, Lecturer in History, Murdoch University After landing in Sydney airport following a flight from Brisbane, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested by Australian Federal Police. He’s faced court in New South Wales and been charged with five counts of the war crime ... <a title="Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of 5 war crime murder charges. How did we get here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/ben-roberts-smith-is-accused-of-5-war-crime-murder-charges-how-did-we-get-here-280037/" aria-label="Read more about Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of 5 war crime murder charges. How did we get here?">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iris Lim, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Science, Bond University You wake up with that familiar urgency to go to the toilet and burning when you pee – and no matter how many times you go, that urgency doesn’t let up. You know exactly what it is: a ... <a title="It’s now easier to get antibiotics for UTIs. But here’s what to do if your symptoms don’t go away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/its-now-easier-to-get-antibiotics-for-utis-but-heres-what-to-do-if-your-symptoms-dont-go-away-278993/" aria-label="Read more about It’s now easier to get antibiotics for UTIs. But here’s what to do if your symptoms don’t go away">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested on Tuesday and will face five charges of the war crime of murder allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan. He was arrested by Australian Federal Police at Sydney domestic airport. Roberts-Smith, a ... <a title="Ben Roberts-Smith arrested and facing 5 war crime murder charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/ben-roberts-smith-arrested-and-facing-5-war-crime-murder-charges-279202/" aria-label="Read more about Ben Roberts-Smith arrested and facing 5 war crime murder charges">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon McLennan, Senior Research and Teaching Fellow, School of Health, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s recent decision to reject the latest amendments to the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations (IHR) made news largely due to the lack of a clear explanation ... <a title="NZ’s rejection of new WHO pandemic rules makes no real sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/nzs-rejection-of-new-who-pandemic-rules-makes-no-real-sense-280029/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s rejection of new WHO pandemic rules makes no real sense">Read more</a>
