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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Van Lier, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies, Loyola Marymount University Beginning in July 2026, Detroiters will be paying higher water and sewer bills. That’s because The Great Lakes Water Authority, or GLWA, voted unanimously on Feb. 25, 2026, to increase water rates by 5.8% ... <a title="Detroit’s water affordability crisis is tied to the uneven distribution of stormwater management costs – a fraught history explains why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/detroits-water-affordability-crisis-is-tied-to-the-uneven-distribution-of-stormwater-management-costs-a-fraught-history-explains-why-277157/" aria-label="Read more about Detroit’s water affordability crisis is tied to the uneven distribution of stormwater management costs – a fraught history explains why">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Coalition government would cap Net Overseas Migration (NOM) at the number of new homes completed, under a further instalment of the opposition’s migration policy to be announced by Liberal leader Angus Taylor in his budget reply on Thursday. The ... <a title="Angus Taylor’s budget reply to tie Net Overseas Migration to new housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/angus-taylors-budget-reply-to-tie-net-overseas-migration-to-new-housing-282865/" aria-label="Read more about Angus Taylor’s budget reply to tie Net Overseas Migration to new housing">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominik Koll, Honorary Lecturer, Nuclear Physics, Australian National University When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust – known as interstellar clouds. In the local parts of our galaxy ... <a title="Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/stardust-trapped-in-antarctic-ice-reveals-tens-of-thousands-of-years-of-solar-systems-past-279745/" aria-label="Read more about Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Hopcraft, Associate Professor in Professional Practice, Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne This week’s federal budget was meant to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis. But Treasurer Jim Chalmers has done little to address a big out-of-pocket health cost millions of Australians face – dental care. ... <a title="Dental funding in this week’s budget is just tinkering around the edges. We need so much more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/dental-funding-in-this-weeks-budget-is-just-tinkering-around-the-edges-we-need-so-much-more-282859/" aria-label="Read more about Dental funding in this week’s budget is just tinkering around the edges. We need so much more">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dwyer, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania The US Government has released a new trove of documents on various cases of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs) – many of which would have been described in the past as Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs – including ... <a title="New UFO files offer no answers – but something is happening in the skies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/new-ufo-files-offer-no-answers-but-something-is-happening-in-the-skies-282608/" aria-label="Read more about New UFO files offer no answers – but something is happening in the skies">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology Last night’s federal budget suggests an important step in Australia’s transition to cleaner energy and electric transport may be underway. Spiking prices and geopolitical uncertainty in global oil markets show transport policy is no longer ... <a title="Electric transport is no longer niche. This year’s budget shows it’s the future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/electric-transport-is-no-longer-niche-this-years-budget-shows-its-the-future-282846/" aria-label="Read more about Electric transport is no longer niche. This year’s budget shows it’s the future">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai He, Professor of International Relations, Griffith University US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at the margins of the US–China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact: neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win ... <a title="Trump-Xi summit: 3 ways the US and China can compete without going to war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/trump-xi-summit-3-ways-the-us-and-china-can-compete-without-going-to-war-281328/" aria-label="Read more about Trump-Xi summit: 3 ways the US and China can compete without going to war">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market. But Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tim-wilson-on-the-budgets-hidden-hits-on-young-australians-282848/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Health was at the heart of last year’s budget. Last night, tax and housing took centre stage, and there were few surprises in health. Most new health funding goes to previous commitments and continuing programs, including big ... <a title="Urgent care clinics, medicines and vaccines: what the budget means for Australians’ health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/urgent-care-clinics-medicines-and-vaccines-what-the-budget-means-for-australians-health-282250/" aria-label="Read more about Urgent care clinics, medicines and vaccines: what the budget means for Australians’ health">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Neal, Senior lecturer in Economics at the Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Last night, Labor unveiled a budget designed to tackle intergenerational equity in Australia through bold tax reform. It comes at a time where politics is consumed with the international shocks created ... <a title="A real ‘intergenerational equity’ budget would address our unceasing environmental decline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/a-real-intergenerational-equity-budget-would-address-our-unceasing-environmental-decline-282375/" aria-label="Read more about A real ‘intergenerational equity’ budget would address our unceasing environmental decline">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aruna Sathanapally, Chief Executive, Grattan Institute The 2026 federal budget was delivered after a year of building expectations for bold reform. Part of that buildup was last year’s economic reform roundtable. That highlighted a laundry list of “regulatory hairballs” from the Productivity Commission, as well as opportunities ... <a title="Will this budget really make housing fairer for more Australians? It’s a good start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/will-this-budget-really-make-housing-fairer-for-more-australians-its-a-good-start-282367/" aria-label="Read more about Will this budget really make housing fairer for more Australians? It’s a good start">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Former MP Peta Murphy, a Labor hero to many, died in December 2023 from cancer that recurred shortly after the 2019 federal election. Despite this major illness, she actively and enthusiastically chaired a multi-party ... <a title="All sides of politics backed ambitious gambling reforms. The government’s response is half-hearted at best" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/all-sides-of-politics-backed-ambitious-gambling-reforms-the-governments-response-is-half-hearted-at-best-282710/" aria-label="Read more about All sides of politics backed ambitious gambling reforms. The government’s response is half-hearted at best">Read more</a>
