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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fethi Mansouri, Deakin Distinguished Professor/UNESCO Chair-holder; Founding Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Racism is a “widespread” and “systemic” problem in Australian universities, a major new report has found. According to the Australian Human Rights Commission, about 80% of surveyed Indigenous, Chinese, African, ... <a title="‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/not-met-their-duty-of-care-new-report-finds-racism-is-widespread-at-australian-unis-276170/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luisa Sotomayor, Associate professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto Crises seem to be everywhere. We live through a moment of generalized crisis — called poly– or perma-crisis by some. In this context, the nation-state often appears as the default institution and ideological framework for ... <a title="From Minneapolis to Toronto and Bogotá, cities showcase new ways to address crises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/from-minneapolis-to-toronto-and-bogota-cities-showcase-new-ways-to-address-crises-275262/" aria-label="Read more about From Minneapolis to Toronto and Bogotá, cities showcase new ways to address crises">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilayaraja Subramanian, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Canterbury American artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic this month attracted applause – and a surge in users – for clever advertisements poking fun at its competition. In the commercials, an AI assistant awkwardly breaks away mid-conversation to push products such ... <a title="Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/ads-are-coming-to-ai-does-that-really-have-to-be-such-a-bad-thing-274955/" aria-label="Read more about Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Director, Indigenous Business Hub, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland Blak women make up a growing part of the Australian workforce, with 57% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 to 64 employed in 2022-23 (the latest figures we have). That’s a ... <a title="‘I feel I’m making a difference’: how Blak women are working to build safer workplaces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/i-feel-im-making-a-difference-how-blak-women-are-working-to-build-safer-workplaces-268283/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel I’m making a difference’: how Blak women are working to build safer workplaces">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Marriott, Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Despite the harm it is known to cause to a significant number of New Zealanders, the gambling industry as a whole is commonly defended for its contribution back to the community. Lotto NZ, for ... <a title="Racing enjoys special treatment under NZ gambling laws. Why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/racing-enjoys-special-treatment-under-nz-gambling-laws-why-275778/" aria-label="Read more about Racing enjoys special treatment under NZ gambling laws. Why?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By César Albarrán-Torres, Associate professor, Swinburne University of Technology If you walk through any major shopping mall in Australia, chances are you’ll encounter products and experiences that are uncomfortably similar to gambling – yet they are available to anyone, including children. Our soon-to-be-published research has found claw machines, ... <a title="Gambling for children? Why Australia should consider regulating blind box toys like Labubu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/gambling-for-children-why-australia-should-consider-regulating-blind-box-toys-like-labubu-276163/" aria-label="Read more about Gambling for children? Why Australia should consider regulating blind box toys like Labubu">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, Adelaide University Frederick Wiseman, who died yesterday at the age of 96, was an American filmmaker whose carefully observed works changed documentary cinema forever, shedding light on institutions, individuals and everyday life. Born into a ... <a title="Remembering Frederick Wiseman: the filmmaker who changed documentary cinema forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/remembering-frederick-wiseman-the-filmmaker-who-changed-documentary-cinema-forever-276267/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering Frederick Wiseman: the filmmaker who changed documentary cinema forever">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Hoy, McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that over the year to December, wages grew by 3.4%. For households, however, the number that really matters is what happened to wages after inflation. Over the ... <a title="Real wages have gone backwards. Even earning $100,000 isn’t what it used to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/real-wages-have-gone-backwards-even-earning-100-000-isnt-what-it-used-to-be-276169/" aria-label="Read more about Real wages have gone backwards. Even earning $100,000 isn’t what it used to be">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gaala Watson, Lecturer, Indigenous Business Hub, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland Over the next five years, the federal government plans to buy more from Indigenous businesses, while cracking down on a practice known as “Black cladding”. That’s when non-Indigenous businesses fraudulently exaggerate or falsify Indigenous ... <a title="Indigenous businesses are losing millions to fraudulent firms. We need stronger oversight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/indigenous-businesses-are-losing-millions-to-fraudulent-firms-we-need-stronger-oversight-269368/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous businesses are losing millions to fraudulent firms. We need stronger oversight">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Sundermann, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Monash University The federal government plans to sell A$3 billion of Department of Defence properties on prime land across Australia, including Paddington in Sydney, St Kilda in Melbourne and Victoria Barracks in Brisbane. The sales may help the ... <a title="Australia plans to sell off defence land to developers – but could it deliver homes instead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/australia-plans-to-sell-off-defence-land-to-developers-but-could-it-deliver-homes-instead-275796/" aria-label="Read more about Australia plans to sell off defence land to developers – but could it deliver homes instead?">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Waye-Harris, Early Career Researcher in History, Adelaide University For the medieval knight, armour was essential. It provided protection on the battlefield and signified status and rank. As the medieval period came to a close, Renaissance ideals of peace and diplomacy prevailed and the need for battle-hardened ... <a title="5 weird armours from history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/5-weird-armours-from-history-273580/" aria-label="Read more about 5 weird armours from history">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone US Empire managers have been making some surprisingly honest admissions in recent days, with Senator Lindsey Graham saying the wars of the future are being planned in Israel and Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for a return to old-school Western colonialism. During a Monday press conference in Tel Aviv after ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: More shockingly honest confessions from the Empire managers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/caitlin-johnstone-more-shockingly-honest-confessions-from-the-empire-managers/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: More shockingly honest confessions from the Empire managers">Read more</a>
