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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellie Crookes, Lecturer in English Literatures, University of Wollongong The race of Heathcliff, the brooding antihero of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, is a much-discussed element of the classic tale. Brontë variously describes him as “a little lascar, or an American or Spanish castaway”; “that gipsy ... <a title="Brontë’s Heathcliff wasn’t white. Jacob Elordi is. Is that a problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/brontes-heathcliff-wasnt-white-jacob-elordi-is-is-that-a-problem-276183/" aria-label="Read more about Brontë’s Heathcliff wasn’t white. Jacob Elordi is. Is that a problem?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brodie Fraser, Senior Research Fellow in Housing and Health, University of Otago The government’s plan to empower police to “issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places” will effectively apply to people as young as 14 who are experiencing homelessness and ... <a title="New police powers to ‘move on’ rough sleepers only mask NZ’s deeper homelessness problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/new-police-powers-to-move-on-rough-sleepers-only-mask-nzs-deeper-homelessness-problem-276621/" aria-label="Read more about New police powers to ‘move on’ rough sleepers only mask NZ’s deeper homelessness problem">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Kevin, Associate Professor in Australian History, Flinders University Gisèle Pelicot’s compelling and moving memoir begins with the day she learned that over the course of at least nine years, she had been raped by her husband Dominique and around 80 other men, while she was drugged ... <a title="‘I am the enemy of death’: Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is a remarkable tale of survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/i-am-the-enemy-of-death-gisele-pelicots-memoir-is-a-remarkable-tale-of-survival-274628/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I am the enemy of death’: Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is a remarkable tale of survival">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James B. Dorey, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong It’s a question that has sparked the curiosity of scholars and bee lovers for decades: how many species of bees are there in the world? This might, at first, seem like a silly question. But it is ... <a title="Science knows of 21,000 bee species. There are likely thousands more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/science-knows-of-21-000-bee-species-there-are-likely-thousands-more-268195/" aria-label="Read more about Science knows of 21,000 bee species. There are likely thousands more">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Licari, Senior Research Fellow in Child Disability, The University of Western Australia Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has explained he left the British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony early on Monday night, aware his outbursts were causing distress. Davidson was attending the ceremony to support ... <a title="How Tourette’s causes involuntary outbursts – and what people with the condition want you to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/how-tourettes-causes-involuntary-outbursts-and-what-people-with-the-condition-want-you-to-know-276750/" aria-label="Read more about How Tourette’s causes involuntary outbursts – and what people with the condition want you to know">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong The federal government will spend A$230 million towards a high-speed rail line between Newcastle and Sydney, promising the project will be “shovel ready” for a final decision on construction in 2028. The government also released a partly redacted business ... <a title="High-speed rail from Sydney to Newcastle is a step closer. But what about Sydney to Melbourne?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/high-speed-rail-from-sydney-to-newcastle-is-a-step-closer-but-what-about-sydney-to-melbourne-276627/" aria-label="Read more about High-speed rail from Sydney to Newcastle is a step closer. But what about Sydney to Melbourne?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruby Ekkel, Associate Lecturer in History, Australian National University For weeks, the story of Punch the monkey has tugged at heartstrings around the world. Videos of this lonely baby monkey at Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo have triggered global outpourings of empathy, grief and outrage. Abandoned by his mother, ... <a title="Punch the monkey isn’t the first lonely zoo animal to capture our hearts – or raise troubling questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/punch-the-monkey-isnt-the-first-lonely-zoo-animal-to-capture-our-hearts-or-raise-troubling-questions-276622/" aria-label="Read more about Punch the monkey isn’t the first lonely zoo animal to capture our hearts – or raise troubling questions">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angélica Durán-Martínez, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell The death of a major cartel boss in Mexico has unleashed a violent backlash in which members of the criminal group have paralyzed some cities through blockades and attacks on property and security forces. At least 73 people ... <a title="Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/violent-aftermath-of-mexicos-el-mencho-killing-follows-pattern-of-other-high-profile-cartel-hits-276728/" aria-label="Read more about Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hits">Read more</a>
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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>
