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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University US President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran since the war began have targeted not just the country’s military capabilities, but its entire civilisation. In recent days, he has threatened ... <a title="‘No fear of roaring lions’: Iran has a long history of standing firm against outside aggressors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/no-fear-of-roaring-lions-iran-has-a-long-history-of-standing-firm-against-outside-aggressors-281645/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No fear of roaring lions’: Iran has a long history of standing firm against outside aggressors">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ianto Ware, Honorary Associate, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney Between 2011 and 2021, the number of professional artists, writers, musicians and performers living in Greater Sydney shrank by 17% – even as overall employment increased by 20%. This didn’t happen anywhere else in ... <a title="The artist population of Greater Sydney is shrinking – and becoming less culturally diverse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/the-artist-population-of-greater-sydney-is-shrinking-and-becoming-less-culturally-diverse-274964/" aria-label="Read more about The artist population of Greater Sydney is shrinking – and becoming less culturally diverse">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University You are “coming down with something”. Maybe you have a scratchy throat and body aches. You have an old, combination flu/COVID rapid antigen test in the cupboard. Should you use it to see ... <a title="Should I test for flu at home if I have the sniffles?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/should-i-test-for-flu-at-home-if-i-have-the-sniffles-276959/" aria-label="Read more about Should I test for flu at home if I have the sniffles?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology Amid a worsening global energy crisis, New Zealand and Singapore’s freshly struck deal to keep fuel and other essential goods flowing is being touted as a boost to supply chain resilience. The agreement commits both countries not ... <a title="Over the past 15 years, NZ moved its fuel safety net offshore – now it’s being exposed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/over-the-past-15-years-nz-moved-its-fuel-safety-net-offshore-now-its-being-exposed-282056/" aria-label="Read more about Over the past 15 years, NZ moved its fuel safety net offshore – now it’s being exposed">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A national centre to detect and disrupt the threat of online violent extremism and terrorism is to be set up by the federal government, with next week’s budget providing $74 million over two years for it. The Counter Terrorism Online ... <a title="Budget provides for new counter-terrorism centre to fight online threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/budget-provides-for-new-counter-terrorism-centre-to-fight-online-threat-282154/" aria-label="Read more about Budget provides for new counter-terrorism centre to fight online threat">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount on housing (and probably other assets) are now considered certain in Tuesday’s budget. We don’t know all the details but the driving idea is to tilt the balance away from ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Alan Kohler says Labor’s tax changes probably won’t lower house prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-alan-kohler-says-labors-tax-changes-probably-wont-lower-house-prices-282149/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Alan Kohler says Labor’s tax changes probably won’t lower house prices">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount on housing (and probably other assets) are now considered certain in Tuesday’s budget. We don’t know all the details but the driving idea is to tilt the balance away from ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Alan Kohler says Labor’s tax changes won’t lower house prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-alan-kohler-says-labors-tax-changes-wont-lower-house-prices-282149/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Alan Kohler says Labor’s tax changes won’t lower house prices">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jye Marshall, Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology The 2026 Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala has delivered, as per usual, the who’s who of Hollywood, decked out to the nines. This year’s dress code was “Fashion is Art”, linked ... <a title="Fashion is Art: 10 stars who met the brief at the Met Gala" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/fashion-is-art-10-stars-who-met-the-brief-at-the-met-gala-282138/" aria-label="Read more about Fashion is Art: 10 stars who met the brief at the Met Gala">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University About a year and a half ago, Jaclyn Symes replaced Tim Pallas as Victorian treasurer, ending Pallas’ record-breaking ten years in the role. A lot was expected of Symes in not much time. She needed to find cash ... <a title="The Victorian budget is cleverly structured for an election. But is it too late to make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/the-victorian-budget-is-cleverly-structured-for-an-election-but-is-it-too-late-to-make-a-difference-282064/" aria-label="Read more about The Victorian budget is cleverly structured for an election. But is it too late to make a difference?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the official cash rate by another 25 basis points, the third hike this year as it struggles to keep inflation under control. The increase takes the cash rate to ... <a title="With no easy options, RBA raises interest rates for the third time to quell inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/with-no-easy-options-rba-raises-interest-rates-for-the-third-time-to-quell-inflation-281979/" aria-label="Read more about With no easy options, RBA raises interest rates for the third time to quell inflation">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As high poll numbers are increasingly emboldening One Nation, Pauline Hanson now says she might seek to move to the House of Representatives. Her adviser James Ashby first floated the idea on Sky News on Monday, saying he would “throw ... <a title="View from The Hill: Would Pauline Hanson really risk a tilt at the lower house?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/view-from-the-hill-would-pauline-hanson-really-risk-a-tilt-at-the-lower-house-281635/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Would Pauline Hanson really risk a tilt at the lower house?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marten Risius, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Eighty-one years after Adolf Hitler died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, a viral video on TikTok shows an AI-generated vision of the Nazi dictator standing in Antarctica, shoulders broad and face smiling, ... <a title="Hollow-Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/hollow-earth-myths-and-nazi-ufos-on-tiktok-are-bringing-white-supremacism-into-the-mainstream-281653/" aria-label="Read more about Hollow-Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream">Read more</a>
