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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University The public service isn’t often considered highly newsworthy, but when it comes to how much senior heads get paid, it ignites public discussion. Depending on the department, some heads now earn more than A$1 million a year. ... <a title="Some senior bureaucrats earn more than $1 million a year. How did we get here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/some-senior-bureaucrats-earn-more-than-1-million-a-year-how-did-we-get-here-281009/" aria-label="Read more about Some senior bureaucrats earn more than $1 million a year. How did we get here?">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajat Roy, Associate Professor, Bond Business School, Bond University Today, Apple announced the tech company’s longtime chief executive Tim Cook will step down and transition to the role of executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors. This change will take effect from September 1 2026. John Ternus, ... <a title="Apple chief executive Tim Cook resigns after 15 years. What’s next for the tech giant?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/apple-chief-executive-tim-cook-resigns-after-15-years-whats-next-for-the-tech-giant-281122/" aria-label="Read more about Apple chief executive Tim Cook resigns after 15 years. What’s next for the tech giant?">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra After two decades of declining cash use, Australians are handing over more banknotes and coins for regular purchases again, a new survey by the Reserve Bank has found. The decline in the use of physical money had ... <a title="Why cash has made an unexpected comeback in Australia: new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/why-cash-has-made-an-unexpected-comeback-in-australia-new-study-281029/" aria-label="Read more about Why cash has made an unexpected comeback in Australia: new study">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Associate Professor, School of Management and Marketing Te Kahui Kahurangi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a caucus leadership vote and stays on as National Party leader. But the questions about his leadership style that brought the issue ... <a title="Luxon lives on as leader. Public perception is a tougher challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/luxon-lives-on-as-leader-public-perception-is-a-tougher-challenge-281112/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon lives on as leader. Public perception is a tougher challenge">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Taylor, Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University The loss of our forests is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Forests are key to curbing carbon emissions and protecting the plants, animals and humans that call Earth home. However, ... <a title="Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/our-efforts-to-halt-global-forest-loss-arent-working-new-research-280368/" aria-label="Read more about Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Sansom, Research Associate, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University; Research Associate, Centre for Healthy Ageing, Murdoch University Not everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse’s incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a “deep” or “heavy” sleeper. If ... <a title="Wondering if you’re a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper? The science isn’t that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wondering-if-youre-a-light-or-deep-sleeper-the-science-isnt-that-simple-277080/" aria-label="Read more about Wondering if you’re a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper? The science isn’t that simple">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elena Ivanova, Distinguished Professor, Physics, RMIT University Think of how many surfaces you touch every day, from your kitchen bench to the hand rail on the bus or train, your work desk and your phone screen. A range of nasty viruses and other germs can easily spread ... <a title="New plastic film covered in thousands of tiny pillars can tear apart viruses on contact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/new-plastic-film-covered-in-thousands-of-tiny-pillars-can-tear-apart-viruses-on-contact-280919/" aria-label="Read more about New plastic film covered in thousands of tiny pillars can tear apart viruses on contact">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Genauer, Academic Director, Public Policy Institute, UNSW Sydney With a shaky ceasefire in place between the US, Israel and Iran – and little progress on talks to resolve the complex issues at the heart of the war – where is this conflict going? The most likely ... <a title="3 reasons the war between the US, Israel and Iran is headed for a frozen conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/3-reasons-the-war-between-the-us-israel-and-iran-is-headed-for-a-frozen-conflict-280996/" aria-label="Read more about 3 reasons the war between the US, Israel and Iran is headed for a frozen conflict">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Munt, Associate Professor, Media Arts & Production, University of Technology Sydney In the opening moments of Vladimir, Netflix’s new erotic drama series, the protagonist M (Rachel Weisz) is sprawled on a couch in her negligee, writing in her notepad. She leans towards the camera, then stares ... <a title="From Fleabag to Vladimir: why has breaking the fourth wall has become so common?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/from-fleabag-to-vladimir-why-has-breaking-the-fourth-wall-has-become-so-common-280716/" aria-label="Read more about From Fleabag to Vladimir: why has breaking the fourth wall has become so common?">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania In the 1990s, Melissa Auf der Maur played bass in two of the decade’s most notable rock bands: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins. Her new book, Even the Good Girls Will Cry: My 90s Rock Memoir, documents this ... <a title="Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/girls-in-bands-two-90s-rock-icons-on-romance-ruthlessness-and-boring-men-275942/" aria-label="Read more about Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin John Brophy, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne Mohammed Massoud Morsi is a master storyteller and it is no surprise that the manuscript of his new novel won the prestigious 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award. He brings stories to light that unsettle stereotypes and ... <a title="Despots, brutality and the quest for a home: The Hair of the Pigeon explores suffering and love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/despots-brutality-and-the-quest-for-a-home-the-hair-of-the-pigeon-explores-suffering-and-love-277741/" aria-label="Read more about Despots, brutality and the quest for a home: The Hair of the Pigeon explores suffering and love">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Centre for Public Ideas, University of Canberra “Australia is the small house,” the architect Robin Boyd reflected in his book Australia’s Home in 1952. “Ownership of one in a fenced allotment is as inevitable and unquestionable a goal of the average Australian as ... <a title="Robert Menzies fostered Australia’s love of home ownership, but the romance is souring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/robert-menzies-fostered-australias-love-of-home-ownership-but-the-romance-is-souring-276631/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Menzies fostered Australia’s love of home ownership, but the romance is souring">Read more</a>
