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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Kear, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney In the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration that killed 15 people, the New South Wales government is moving toward banning phrases it argues incite hatred. The Queensland government has ... <a title="Why are the phrases ‘globalise the intifada’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ so contested?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/why-are-the-phrases-globalise-the-intifada-and-from-the-river-to-the-sea-so-contested-275668/" aria-label="Read more about Why are the phrases ‘globalise the intifada’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ so contested?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura de Zwaan, Senior Lecturer, School of Accountancy, Queensland University of Technology After just three rate cuts in 2025, interest rates have risen again in Australia this year. It’s unwelcome news for many borrowers – particularly those still struggling with the increasing cost of living. Currently, the ... <a title="What are your options if you can’t afford to repay your mortgage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/what-are-your-options-if-you-cant-afford-to-repay-your-mortgage-275924/" aria-label="Read more about What are your options if you can’t afford to repay your mortgage?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Trelease, Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology If you’ve spent much time on the internet, you probably know how to yell “I was rooting for you!” The clip from “Cycle 4” (iykyk) of America’s Next Top Model which aired in 2005 went uncontrollably ... <a title="Reality check: America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse of contestants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/reality-check-americas-next-top-model-docuseries-never-apologises-for-abuse-of-contestants-276167/" aria-label="Read more about Reality check: America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse of contestants">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James S. Crampton, Professor of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has its very own measure of “deep time”. Known as ... <a title="Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/delving-into-deep-time-what-nzs-ancient-past-reveals-about-its-present-270447/" aria-label="Read more about Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows, and may be preparing to explode. A study led by Gonzalo Muñoz-Sanchez at the National Observatory of ... <a title="One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/one-of-the-biggest-stars-in-the-universe-might-be-getting-ready-to-explode-276519/" aria-label="Read more about One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John (Eddie) La Marca, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) If you’re feeling worn out or have suddenly lost some weight, your doctor might send you for a blood test. Blood tests are a common way ... <a title="Can blood tests really detect cancer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/can-blood-tests-really-detect-cancer-269906/" aria-label="Read more about Can blood tests really detect cancer?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University All animals need to eat to survive, grow and reproduce. To do so, they also need to avoid being eaten. This is a big challenge for many of Australia’s native mammals, ... <a title="When feral cats are away, potoroos and bandicoots are more likely to play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/when-feral-cats-are-away-potoroos-and-bandicoots-are-more-likely-to-play-271736/" aria-label="Read more about When feral cats are away, potoroos and bandicoots are more likely to play">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health and Co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney It is swimming carnival season in Australia. This typically means children from about Year 2 and up are asked to swim a distance of 50 metres or one length ... <a title="I’m a drowning prevention researcher – my kid’s school swimming carnival shocked me" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/im-a-drowning-prevention-researcher-my-kids-school-swimming-carnival-shocked-me-276531/" aria-label="Read more about I’m a drowning prevention researcher – my kid’s school swimming carnival shocked me">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle If Israel and the US attack Iran, the cosy worlds of Europe, Australia and New Zealand could be swept up in an economic catastrophe. Should the Iranians survive a terrifying onslaught, they have vowed to strike back in a way that could crash the global economy. How they could quite possibly ... <a title="How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ and Australian economies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/how-a-us-israeli-attack-on-iran-could-crash-uk-german-nz-and-australian-economies/" aria-label="Read more about How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ and Australian economies">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Among today’s leaders, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is notable in a couple of ways. As a Labor leader, his views are a mix of the extremely tough and the very empathetic and compassionate. His handling of the antisemitism ... <a title="View from The Hill: Chris Minns makes sense on ISIS brides’ children, while opposition adds to scaremongering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/view-from-the-hill-chris-minns-makes-sense-on-isis-brides-children-while-opposition-adds-to-scaremongering-275913/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Chris Minns makes sense on ISIS brides’ children, while opposition adds to scaremongering">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne In the shadow of Franz Kafka’s visionary dystopian fiction, the faceless, hierarchical machinery of bureaucracy has long served as a symbol of quiet, grinding despair. Kafka’s institutions are at once impenetrable and absurd, systems that trap individuals ... <a title="Jean Tong’s Do Not Pass Go is Kafka for the modern corporate age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/jean-tongs-do-not-pass-go-is-kafka-for-the-modern-corporate-age-274979/" aria-label="Read more about Jean Tong’s Do Not Pass Go is Kafka for the modern corporate age">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia On average, Australia’s driest town, Oodnadatta, gets just 172mm of rain a year. But the small town in inland South Australia is likely to get two years’ worth of rain in a single week. Rainfall records are likely ... <a title="Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/severe-flooding-in-central-australia-how-a-vast-humid-air-mass-could-soak-the-desert-276618/" aria-label="Read more about Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert">Read more</a>
