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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Simpson, Associate Professor in Criminology, Macquarie University Australian policing has been in the spotlight in the past few weeks. There were concerning scenes in New South Wales during protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, while Queensland Police’s commitment to curtailing domestic and family violence was ... <a title="Australia’s masculine policing culture is failing women and children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/australias-masculine-policing-culture-is-failing-women-and-children-276176/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s masculine policing culture is failing women and children">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University The stunning arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by UK police on suspicion of misconduct in public office must have chilled many powerful American men to the bone. They may now wonder: could something like ... <a title="Andrew’s arrest: will anything like this now happen in the US? Why hasn’t it so far?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/andrews-arrest-will-anything-like-this-now-happen-in-the-us-why-hasnt-it-so-far-276512/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew’s arrest: will anything like this now happen in the US? Why hasn’t it so far?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 20, 2026.
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Novitz, Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology What do our reading choices say about us? When teaching creative writing and literature classes, I always ask my students about their favourite genres and current reading in the first week. It is ... <a title="Friday essay: ‘red flags’ and ‘performative reading’ – what do our reading choices say about us?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/friday-essay-red-flags-and-performative-reading-what-do-our-reading-choices-say-about-us-268388/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: ‘red flags’ and ‘performative reading’ – what do our reading choices say about us?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A South Australian Newspoll has given the Liberals just 14% of the primary vote, four weeks before the state election. And in a Victoria Morgan poll, One ... <a title="SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/sa-newspoll-shows-liberal-wipeout-likely-victorian-morgan-poll-puts-one-nation-first-on-primaries-276152/" aria-label="Read more about SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eduardo B. Sandoval, Scientia Researcher, Social Robotics, UNSW Sydney Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home”. Standing 168 centimetres tall and weighing in at 30 kilograms, the US$20,000 Neo bot promises ... <a title="Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/humanoid-home-robots-are-on-the-market-but-do-we-really-want-them-270370/" aria-label="Read more about Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priscilla Dunk-West, Professor of Social Work, Victoria University Should we do couples counselling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back? These kinds of questions are normal in a society that places such importance on coupledom, despite ... <a title="Is couples counselling right for me and will the therapist take sides? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/is-couples-counselling-right-for-me-and-will-the-therapist-take-sides-an-expert-explains-275431/" aria-label="Read more about Is couples counselling right for me and will the therapist take sides? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Jones, Associate Professor of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Auckland University of Technology Touching the lives of an average 110 people each day in Aotearoa, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is much more common than any of us would like it to be. Yet it is often misunderstood, underestimated and ... <a title="Not just sport and car crashes: debunking 5 myths about traumatic brain injury in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/not-just-sport-and-car-crashes-debunking-5-myths-about-traumatic-brain-injury-in-nz-274503/" aria-label="Read more about Not just sport and car crashes: debunking 5 myths about traumatic brain injury in NZ">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celina McEwen, Senior Researcher in Sociology of Work, University of Technology Sydney Diversity programs are a favourite target of right-wing populists who claim they represent a radical left agenda that is politicising workplaces. Our research shows something quite different. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) isn’t failing because ... <a title="Diversity programs have become a tick-the-box exercise. They need to become more political, not less" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/diversity-programs-have-become-a-tick-the-box-exercise-they-need-to-become-more-political-not-less-276164/" aria-label="Read more about Diversity programs have become a tick-the-box exercise. They need to become more political, not less">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Schofield, Professor and Associate Dean (Environment and Sustainability in Faculty of Science), The University of Melbourne Space junk returning to the Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found. Published today in the ... <a title="SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/spacex-rocket-left-behind-a-plume-of-chemical-pollution-as-it-burnt-up-in-the-atmosphere-276266/" aria-label="Read more about SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing around the time of surgery and long-term prescribing in aged care are among a mixed bag of findings of a recent report into antibiotic use and resistance in Australia. The report shows while fewer antibiotics are ... <a title="Almost half of antibiotic prescribing for surgery is inappropriate, new report shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/almost-half-of-antibiotic-prescribing-for-surgery-is-inappropriate-new-report-shows-276156/" aria-label="Read more about Almost half of antibiotic prescribing for surgery is inappropriate, new report shows">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heatwaves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding. While Australia has always had these disasters, ... <a title="Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/dramatic-changes-in-upper-atmosphere-are-responsible-for-recent-droughts-and-bushfires-new-research-275792/" aria-label="Read more about Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research">Read more</a>
