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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Australians are feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices. At the same time, we throw away huge amounts of perfectly edible food every year. Some food spoils before we can use it. But we waste ... <a title="Don’t throw it out! How to cook using ingredients too good to waste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/dont-throw-it-out-how-to-cook-using-ingredients-too-good-to-waste-282490/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t throw it out! How to cook using ingredients too good to waste">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Carlos Afonso, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Tasmania Long before sunlight sustained life on the surface, Earth’s internal heat powered the deep-sea vents where scientists believe life began. The immense reservoir of heat inside Earth keeps the planet geologically active. But it can also be ... <a title="Geothermal 2.0: how superhot rocks underground could help power Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/geothermal-2-0-how-superhot-rocks-underground-could-help-power-australia-280277/" aria-label="Read more about Geothermal 2.0: how superhot rocks underground could help power Australia">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Lane, Traditional Owner Representative and Trainee Ecologist, Indigenous Knowledge I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don’t just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that has ... <a title="Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/indigenous-australians-were-the-worlds-first-astronomers-but-their-knowledge-is-now-at-risk-281435/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Associate Professor (Law), Southern Cross University Late last week, the Australian Research Council quietly made an announcement that sent shockwaves through the academic community. The federal education minister, Jason Clare, blocked research funding to 13 projects “for reasons relevant to the security, defence or international ... <a title="The government has blocked funding to 13 research projects for security reasons. What happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/the-government-has-blocked-funding-to-13-research-projects-for-security-reasons-what-happens-now-283265/" aria-label="Read more about The government has blocked funding to 13 research projects for security reasons. What happens now?">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Tian, Senior Lecturer, Finance School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology If you tried to buy any of the new A$2 Bluey collectable coins online when they went up for sale earlier this month, you probably saw the same message thousands of others ... <a title="Why Bluey coins are worth big ‘dollarbucks’ – far more than the silver they’re made from" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/why-bluey-coins-are-worth-big-dollarbucks-far-more-than-the-silver-theyre-made-from-282275/" aria-label="Read more about Why Bluey coins are worth big ‘dollarbucks’ – far more than the silver they’re made from">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katelyn Barney, Associate Professor, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) and the School of Music, The University of Queensland Leah Purcell has told the story of The Drover’s Wife across play, novel, film and now opera. Each form has extended its political and emotional reach. In ... <a title="Leah Purcell continues exploring The Drover’s Wife – and opera might be its perfect form" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/leah-purcell-continues-exploring-the-drovers-wife-and-opera-might-be-its-perfect-form-282258/" aria-label="Read more about Leah Purcell continues exploring The Drover’s Wife – and opera might be its perfect form">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Homan, Associate Professor, English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University Australia’s community radio sector contributes an estimated A$153.1 million to the country’s struggling music industries each year. Our new research findings show community radio airs an estimated 390,960 hours of Australian music each year. This is ... <a title="Community radio drives $153m into Australian music – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/community-radio-drives-153m-into-australian-music-new-study-282729/" aria-label="Read more about Community radio drives $153m into Australian music – new study">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maxwell Lechte, Research Associate in Geobiology, University of Sydney Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores of rock. They are from drill holes bored hundreds of metres below the surface by mineral exploration companies decades ago. Some of ... <a title="Tiny fossils found in 1.7 billion-year-old mud yield clues to the evolution of complex life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/tiny-fossils-found-in-1-7-billion-year-old-mud-yield-clues-to-the-evolution-of-complex-life-282371/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny fossils found in 1.7 billion-year-old mud yield clues to the evolution of complex life">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Ali, Research Fellow and Academic Database Advisor, Auckland University of Technology We’ve heard a lot about the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and how enormous amounts of money are being poured into companies building ever more powerful technologies. That boom is now taking a new turn as ... <a title="When AI giants go public, will ordinary investors know if they are along for the ride?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/when-ai-giants-go-public-will-ordinary-investors-know-if-they-are-along-for-the-ride-282963/" aria-label="Read more about When AI giants go public, will ordinary investors know if they are along for the ride?">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Manfreda, Associate Professor, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Torrens University Australia South Australia will become the first Australian destination included in the Michelin Guide, with the inaugural selection to be revealed in October. The guide began in France in 1900 as a road guide created ... <a title="The Michelin Guide is coming to South Australia. The rest of the country will be watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/the-michelin-guide-is-coming-to-south-australia-the-rest-of-the-country-will-be-watching-283072/" aria-label="Read more about The Michelin Guide is coming to South Australia. The rest of the country will be watching">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Flaherty, Senior Lecturer (English and Drama), Australian National University In Dark Renaissance, his new biography of Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), Stephen Greenblatt shares a trait with Marlowe and the Elizabethan playwright’s most famous character, Doctor Faustus: a desire to conjure. Review: Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and ... <a title="Poet, playwright, spy: Stephen Greenblatt conjures the brilliant life of Christopher Marlowe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/poet-playwright-spy-stephen-greenblatt-conjures-the-brilliant-life-of-christopher-marlowe-280465/" aria-label="Read more about Poet, playwright, spy: Stephen Greenblatt conjures the brilliant life of Christopher Marlowe">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Febe De Geest, Research Fellow in Human Geography, The University of Melbourne Right now, an unusual April and May heatwave is scorching large parts of India. Temperatures have exceeded 46°C across the northwest and centre, schools are closed, hospitals have set up dedicated heatstroke units and the ... <a title="Women experience extreme heat differently to men. And they’re adapting to it in creative ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/women-experience-extreme-heat-differently-to-men-and-theyre-adapting-to-it-in-creative-ways-282493/" aria-label="Read more about Women experience extreme heat differently to men. And they’re adapting to it in creative ways">Read more</a>
