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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myra Williamson, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand has a voter turnout problem. Although enrolment is compulsory for all eligible voters, casting a ballot is optional. And the number of people voting has been falling in both general and local body elections since ... <a title="Compulsory voting has boosted turnout in Australia – is it time NZ tried it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/compulsory-voting-has-boosted-turnout-in-australia-is-it-time-nz-tried-it-281744/" aria-label="Read more about Compulsory voting has boosted turnout in Australia – is it time NZ tried it?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gorana Grgić, Head of Global Security, Center for Security Studies, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; University of Sydney As NATO counts down to its annual summit in Turkey in July, the alliance is facing perhaps the biggest challenge in its history – what a potential future ... <a title="NATO would survive a US withdrawal. But what kind of alliance would it become?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/nato-would-survive-a-us-withdrawal-but-what-kind-of-alliance-would-it-become-282723/" aria-label="Read more about NATO would survive a US withdrawal. But what kind of alliance would it become?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narendar Manohar, Research Fellow in Workplace Mental Health, Black Dog Institute Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness. So what can actually help? Our research shows the most powerful influences ... <a title="To improve children’s mental health, start by supporting their parents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944/" aria-label="Read more about To improve children’s mental health, start by supporting their parents">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Boylan, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University Getting the kids out the door for school can feel like herding cats in the rain. Just when one child is ready, another can’t find a shoe, someone remembers homework, and someone else starts crying because they ... <a title="Getting the kids out the door for school drives me bananas. How can we make mornings calmer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/getting-the-kids-out-the-door-for-school-drives-me-bananas-how-can-we-make-mornings-calmer-283134/" aria-label="Read more about Getting the kids out the door for school drives me bananas. How can we make mornings calmer?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Is Australia finally getting serious about tax reform, or just testing the waters? The 2026 federal budget makes some long-debated changes to capital gains tax, family trusts and negative gearing. This has sparked fresh ... <a title="The tax changes in the budget only scratch the surface. Here are 4 reforms Australia needs next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/the-tax-changes-in-the-budget-only-scratch-the-surface-here-are-4-reforms-australia-needs-next-282851/" aria-label="Read more about The tax changes in the budget only scratch the surface. Here are 4 reforms Australia needs next">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Binns, Senior Lecturer, Media & Communication, RMIT University The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has adjusted the eligibility criteria for films vying for Oscars from 2027 onward. Films featuring actors generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are now ineligible, as are scripts that aren’t demonstrably ... <a title="Most mainstream films already use AI. The new Oscars rules won’t stop that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/most-mainstream-films-already-use-ai-the-new-oscars-rules-wont-stop-that-282598/" aria-label="Read more about Most mainstream films already use AI. The new Oscars rules won’t stop that">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Farmery, Associate Professor, the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong Australians should be eating more healthy and nutritious foods – but that likely won’t happen unless they’re also cheap, easy to transport and store, and simple to prepare. Sardines fit the ... <a title="How to get more local sardines on Australian plates – a win for nutrition, local fishers and the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/how-to-get-more-local-sardines-on-australian-plates-a-win-for-nutrition-local-fishers-and-the-environment-278782/" aria-label="Read more about How to get more local sardines on Australian plates – a win for nutrition, local fishers and the environment">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago The latest case of a Canadian passenger testing positive shows the hantavirus outbreak isn’t over yet. We can probably expect more cases, given the long incubation period of this infection. More than 120 passengers from the stricken cruise ... <a title="The hantavirus outbreak is the warning the world needs to improve pandemic preparedness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/19/the-hantavirus-outbreak-is-the-warning-the-world-needs-to-improve-pandemic-preparedness-282717/" aria-label="Read more about The hantavirus outbreak is the warning the world needs to improve pandemic preparedness">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a public health emergency of international concern. So far, 336 people have been infected in the central African and East African countries of Uganda and the ... <a title="What you need to know about the Ebola outbreak that has the WHO concerned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ebola-outbreak-that-has-the-who-concerned-283133/" aria-label="Read more about What you need to know about the Ebola outbreak that has the WHO concerned">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederik von Briel, Associate Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, The University of Queensland This month’s federal budget made a familiar promise: artificial intelligence (AI) will help lift Australia’s productivity. But for many Australian firms, especially small and medium-sized businesses, “using AI” still means experimenting with a generic ... <a title="Businesses need more than generic chatbots to benefit from AI. Will this budget help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/businesses-need-more-than-generic-chatbots-to-benefit-from-ai-will-this-budget-help-282962/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses need more than generic chatbots to benefit from AI. Will this budget help?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Tech giant Meta recently announced a set of new features to give parents greater oversight of how their children use Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Horizon. This follows the company’s announcement earlier ... <a title="Meta’s new tools allow parents to better supervise their kids’ social media accounts. Will they work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/metas-new-tools-allow-parents-to-better-supervise-their-kids-social-media-accounts-will-they-work-283073/" aria-label="Read more about Meta’s new tools allow parents to better supervise their kids’ social media accounts. Will they work?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University There is a large group in Australia’s housing crisis that often gets less attention. They are not homeless. They are not homeowners. They are renters in the middle. They may be working ... <a title="Not homeless, not homeowners: what does the budget mean for Australia’s squeezed renters?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/not-homeless-not-homeowners-what-does-the-budget-mean-for-australias-squeezed-renters-283093/" aria-label="Read more about Not homeless, not homeowners: what does the budget mean for Australia’s squeezed renters?">Read more</a>
