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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huw Griffiths, Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Sydney Neil Bennett/Sydney Theatre Company Larry Kramer – writer, playwright, activist, and author of the 1985 play The Normal Heart – has been a polarising figure in queer politics. On the one hand, his activist energy in the ... <a title="The Normal Heart: the early years of the fight against AIDS in an articulate, but fierce, cry of anger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/the-normal-heart-the-early-years-of-the-fight-against-aids-in-an-articulate-but-fierce-cry-of-anger-273571/" aria-label="Read more about The Normal Heart: the early years of the fight against AIDS in an articulate, but fierce, cry of anger">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Barclay, ARC Future Fellow and Professor in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University Wikimedia You’ve booked the restaurant, chosen the outfit, and selected a romantic spot for the perfect nightcap. But have you planned the kiss? I’m a historian and author of The Kiss: A History of ... <a title="What makes the perfect passionate kiss? 5 tips from history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/what-makes-the-perfect-passionate-kiss-5-tips-from-history-275225/" aria-label="Read more about What makes the perfect passionate kiss? 5 tips from history">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Saige England Citizen journalists bring to our attention the truths that we need to know. Being a witness to such truths is different to doom scrolling. It is about awareness. This is about knowing the truths that the people who run this deteriorating world, want to hide. Victims everywhere are begging to be ... <a title="Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/saige-england-bearing-witness-we-are-seeing-a-rise-of-totalitarian-predator-injustice-from-gaza-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sussan Ley always seemed set to be only an interim Liberal leader. If, as is likely, Angus Taylor wins the ballot on Friday morning, he could suffer the same fate. Taylor as leader would be under intense heat in coming ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: How did the Liberals’ first female leader find herself on the mat in under a year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/grattan-on-friday-how-did-the-liberals-first-female-leader-find-herself-on-the-mat-in-under-a-year-275402/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: How did the Liberals’ first female leader find herself on the mat in under a year?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote. With momentum moving towards Taylor, his backers and those of Sussan Ley were working on the relatively small number ... <a title="Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/flood-of-frontbench-resignations-as-liberals-prepare-for-friday-leadership-showdown-275403/" aria-label="Read more about Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University The recent unrest in Iran, with the third mass protests in the past six years, has left the theocratic regime wounded but not out. Iran is no stranger ... <a title="How Iran’s current unrest can be traced back to the 1979 revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/how-irans-current-unrest-can-be-traced-back-to-the-1979-revolution-273445/" aria-label="Read more about How Iran’s current unrest can be traced back to the 1979 revolution">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Davern, Professor of Accounting & Business Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Roberto Carlos Blanc Angulo/Pexels In recent weeks, a range of large “software-as-a-service” companies, including Salesforce, ServiceNow and Oracle, have seen their share prices tumble. Even if you’ve never used these companies’ software tools, ... <a title="AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work-275546/" aria-label="Read more about AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University Warner Bros, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NC The Chinese Year of the Fire Horse has a new, unexpected mascot: Draco Malfoy. Associating the Harry Potter antagonist with China’s Year of the Fire Horse might seem odd or ... <a title="Who is the new face of China’s Year of the Fire Horse? Draco Malfoy, of course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/who-is-the-new-face-of-chinas-year-of-the-fire-horse-draco-malfoy-of-course-275443/" aria-label="Read more about Who is the new face of China’s Year of the Fire Horse? Draco Malfoy, of course">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong joyce huis/Unsplash When we talk about a biological clock ticking, it usually means the pressure women feel to fall pregnant before a certain age. It’s linked to the decline in eggs (ova) and fertility as females age. ... <a title="Yes, men have a biological clock too. But it’s not just age that affects male fertility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/yes-men-have-a-biological-clock-too-but-its-not-just-age-that-affects-male-fertility-268298/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, men have a biological clock too. But it’s not just age that affects male fertility">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland A “health emergency”. A “total menace”. “Take them away and crush them”. E-bikes are in the news for all the wrong reasons. A spate of deaths and injuries linked to e-bike crashes have led to widespread ... <a title="That e-bike you bought your teen might be an illegal electric motorbike – and the risks are real" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/that-e-bike-you-bought-your-teen-might-be-an-illegal-electric-motorbike-and-the-risks-are-real-275427/" aria-label="Read more about That e-bike you bought your teen might be an illegal electric motorbike – and the risks are real">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Baka, Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University Italian skier Bruno Burrini at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. Getty Images The ... <a title="Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/italy-hosted-the-winter-olympics-70-years-ago-what-was-it-like-and-whats-changed-271838/" aria-label="Read more about Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Loughman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne Alfonso Scarpa/Unsplash “Butterflies in the stomach” is that fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at the start of a romance. It’s a cute description for one part of the ... <a title="Why do I get ‘butterflies in my stomach’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/why-do-i-get-butterflies-in-my-stomach-269489/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I get ‘butterflies in my stomach’?">Read more</a>
