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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne This week, images on social media showed global superstar Ed Sheeran alighting from the overnight train from Sydney into the decidedly utilitarian surrounds of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. In Australia ... <a title="Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/ed-sheeran-caught-the-train-to-melbourne-to-protect-the-climate-but-what-about-his-thousands-of-fans-276971/" aria-label="Read more about Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tam Ha, Associate Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Wollongong More than 1,300 Victorians have joined a class action against Johnson & Johnson alleging its talcum powder products left them with ovarian cancer, mesothelioma (cancer affecting the lungs) and other cancers affecting the reproductive organs. This follows ... <a title="What’s the link between talcum powder and cancer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/whats-the-link-between-talcum-powder-and-cancer-276745/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the link between talcum powder and cancer?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Heilpern, Associate Professor and Chair of Discipline (Law), Southern Cross University Imagine sitting in a crowded local court in Australia, and this happens (names have been changed): Court officer: I call the matter of James Burnett JB: I am the personage known by that name but ... <a title="How should Australia handle ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging the courts? A former magistrate explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/how-should-australia-handle-sovereign-citizens-clogging-the-courts-a-former-magistrate-explains-276044/" aria-label="Read more about How should Australia handle ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging the courts? A former magistrate explains">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Senior Lecturer and Program Manager, Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) program, RMIT University You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour your undershirt is soaked. The jacket you purchased as “waterproof” seems to have stopped working, and ... <a title="Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/raincoat-no-longer-waterproof-a-textile-scientist-explains-why-and-how-to-fix-it-272801/" aria-label="Read more about Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Bate, Professional Teaching Fellow, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The steady embrace of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors in Australia and New Zealand has come with broad guidance about using the new technology safely and transparently, with ... <a title="AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/ai-can-slowly-shift-an-organisations-core-principles-how-to-spot-value-drift-early-276511/" aria-label="Read more about AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Taveira, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, University of Sydney The Biennale of Sydney is returning this year for its 25th edition, and exploring a bold new theme: rememory. It’s a term artistic director Hoor Al Qasimi adopted from Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved (1987). In ... <a title="Sydney’s Biennale theme, ‘rememory’, urges us to confront trauma – now more relevant than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/sydneys-biennale-theme-rememory-urges-us-to-confront-trauma-now-more-relevant-than-ever-276394/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney’s Biennale theme, ‘rememory’, urges us to confront trauma – now more relevant than ever">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Morieson, Research Fellow, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Artificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs are throwing the dominance of American “frontier labs” such as Google and OpenAI into question. Last week ... <a title="How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/how-china-is-betting-cheap-ai-will-get-the-world-hooked-on-its-tech-276878/" aria-label="Read more about How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel Dalton, Senior Research Fellow, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University According to the latest polling, the right-wing populist party, One Nation, is gaining significant political ground. But the party has also made headlines for its controversial proposal to make new doctors complete a period of ... <a title="One Nation wants to get more doctors in rural areas – but it’s got the wrong approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/one-nation-wants-to-get-more-doctors-in-rural-areas-but-its-got-the-wrong-approach-276753/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation wants to get more doctors in rural areas – but it’s got the wrong approach">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Fazeli, PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney Where are you at most risk when a flood or bushfire strikes? You might think it’s at home. But in reality, the most dangerous time is when you leave and jump in your car. Many flood and bushfire deaths are linked ... <a title="‘Don’t leave late’ is the best advice for fires or floods. These terrifying videos show why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/dont-leave-late-is-the-best-advice-for-fires-or-floods-these-terrifying-videos-show-why-274983/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t leave late’ is the best advice for fires or floods. These terrifying videos show why">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason M. Lodge, Director of the Learning, Instruction & Technology Lab and Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education, The University of Queensland It it time to get rid of group assignments at university? Federal Opposition education spokesperson Julian Leeser thinks so. On Thursday, he called for ... <a title="Should unis ditch group assignments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/should-unis-ditch-group-assignments-276979/" aria-label="Read more about Should unis ditch group assignments?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Song Shi, Associate Professor, Property Economics, University of Technology Sydney A single street tree can potentially increase an average Sydney house price by A$30,000, our new research shows. This echoes past research showing street trees not only help boost property prices, but offer other benefits, from improved ... <a title="One street tree can boost Sydney house prices by $30,000 – or cost $70,000 if it’s too close: new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/one-street-tree-can-boost-sydney-house-prices-by-30-000-or-cost-70-000-if-its-too-close-new-study-276860/" aria-label="Read more about One street tree can boost Sydney house prices by $30,000 – or cost $70,000 if it’s too close: new study">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James J Bell, Professor of Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s earlier efforts to safeguard marine or coastal environments, particularly as marine reserves and marine protected areas, typically focused on shallow ecosystems, largely because that is where most data exists. But ... <a title="Deeper ocean ecosystems are unique – and uniquely vulnerable without better protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/deeper-ocean-ecosystems-are-unique-and-uniquely-vulnerable-without-better-protection-276363/" aria-label="Read more about Deeper ocean ecosystems are unique – and uniquely vulnerable without better protection">Read more</a>
