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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University The heady scent of tea tree is one of the iconic smells of the Australian bush. And the essential oils derived from tea trees have been used as medicines, first by Indigenous people, then by colonists. Today, many of ... <a title="Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says. A pharmacologist explains why that’s so misleading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/tea-tree-oil-may-affect-fertility-the-eu-says-a-pharmacologist-explains-why-thats-so-misleading-281125/" aria-label="Read more about Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says. A pharmacologist explains why that’s so misleading">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne This week in New York, diplomats from almost every nation will convene for a four-week review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the most comprehensive nuclear arms agreement ... <a title="A new nuclear arms race is accelerating. There’s only one way to stop it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/a-new-nuclear-arms-race-is-accelerating-theres-only-one-way-to-stop-it-281130/" aria-label="Read more about A new nuclear arms race is accelerating. There’s only one way to stop it">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Centre for Public Ideas, University of Canberra The times might be bad, but they have suited Anthony Albanese. The explosions on the political right since the 2025 election have, in electoral terms, resulted so far mainly in a rearrangement of debris between the ... <a title="The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/the-times-seem-to-suit-anthony-albanese-so-why-isnt-he-more-popular-281021/" aria-label="Read more about The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy C. Charlton, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England The US Supreme Court is poised to deliver its much anticipated and debated decision on the question of birthright citizenship. At the centre of the case (known as Trump v. Barbara) is an executive order ... <a title="A landmark US court ruling on birthright citizenship is coming. What does NZ law say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/a-landmark-us-court-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship-is-coming-what-does-nz-law-say-280366/" aria-label="Read more about A landmark US court ruling on birthright citizenship is coming. What does NZ law say?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huseyin Sumer, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology Many young Australians are beginning their winter sports season, gearing up for sports such as football, hockey and rugby. Apart from the training sessions, weekend games and oranges at half-time, these contact sports also involve mouthguards. Mouthguards ... <a title="We studied the bacteria on kids’ sports mouthguards. The results were eye-opening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/we-studied-the-bacteria-on-kids-sports-mouthguards-the-results-were-eye-opening-281018/" aria-label="Read more about We studied the bacteria on kids’ sports mouthguards. The results were eye-opening">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney When Australian workers lodge a tax return from mid next year, around 6 million taxpayers look set to be able to claim up to A$1,000 with an “instant” work-related ... <a title="How much a new $1,000 tax offset would really be worth – and who’s better off avoiding it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/how-much-a-new-1-000-tax-offset-would-really-be-worth-and-whos-better-off-avoiding-it-281136/" aria-label="Read more about How much a new $1,000 tax offset would really be worth – and who’s better off avoiding it">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader Angus Taylor has defended preferencing One Nation ahead of high profile independent Michelle Milthorpe in the Farrer May 9 byelection, declaring this was “the least worst option”. In a close result preferences from the Liberals and Nationals could ... <a title="View from The Hill: Taylor defends putting One Nation ahead of Farrer independent as ‘least worst option’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/26/view-from-the-hill-taylor-defends-putting-one-nation-ahead-of-farrer-independent-as-least-worst-option-281141/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Taylor defends putting One Nation ahead of Farrer independent as ‘least worst option’">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Meta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also making big investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The link seems obvious. Meta’s chief people officer, Janelle ... <a title="Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami – but is AI really to blame?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/meta-and-microsoft-have-joined-the-tech-layoff-tsunami-but-is-ai-really-to-blame-281436/" aria-label="Read more about Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami – but is AI really to blame?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Davis, Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation, Edith Cowan University Got a mouse in your house? That thought alone may terrify you. Now imagine if mice were scampering through your house, rummaging in your pantry or even running across your face at night. That sounds like the ... <a title="Australian farmers are battling another potential mouse plague – what is causing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/australian-farmers-are-battling-another-potential-mouse-plague-what-is-causing-it-281322/" aria-label="Read more about Australian farmers are battling another potential mouse plague – what is causing it?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia van Toorn, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Politics, UNSW Sydney This week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next four years, a decision NDIS Minister Mark Butler has called “hard” ... <a title="NDIS eligibility will be based on ‘functional capacity’, not diagnostic labels. But what does that mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/ndis-eligibility-will-be-based-on-functional-capacity-not-diagnostic-labels-but-what-does-that-mean-281319/" aria-label="Read more about NDIS eligibility will be based on ‘functional capacity’, not diagnostic labels. But what does that mean?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vibhu Arya, PhD Researcher in Payments, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney Have you ever noticed that cancelling some subscriptions feels as simple as walking out a clearly marked “exit” door, while others are like trying to escape a complex maze? It’s one of the big ... <a title="Banks must cancel direct debits on request. Why isn’t it the same for card payments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/banks-must-cancel-direct-debits-on-request-why-isnt-it-the-same-for-card-payments-281150/" aria-label="Read more about Banks must cancel direct debits on request. Why isn’t it the same for card payments?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lina Przhedetsky, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne and ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, The University of Melbourne One of Australia’s most-used tenancy application platforms has breached privacy laws, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has ruled. 2Apply, owned by InspectRealEstate, is ... <a title="Landmark privacy determination puts rent tech platforms on notice. But renters remain vulnerable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/landmark-privacy-determination-puts-rent-tech-platforms-on-notice-but-renters-remain-vulnerable-281320/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark privacy determination puts rent tech platforms on notice. But renters remain vulnerable">Read more</a>
