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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lakshini Gunasekera, PhD Candidate in Neurology, Monash University A migraine attack is not just a “bad headache”. Migraine is a debilitating neurological condition which can cause nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound, in addition to severe headaches. Migraine affects roughly five million Australians, but few ... <a title="Migraine is more than just a headache. A neurologist explains the 4 stages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/migraine-is-more-than-just-a-headache-a-neurologist-explains-the-4-stages-267973/" aria-label="Read more about Migraine is more than just a headache. A neurologist explains the 4 stages">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Consumers will soon have a clearer picture of how specialists’ fees compare if legislation before parliament is passed. New legislation would allow the government to publish details on the revamped Medical Costs Finder website about what individual ... <a title="How to make specialists’ fees fair? It’ll take more than a revamped website" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/how-to-make-specialists-fees-fair-itll-take-more-than-a-revamped-website-275919/" aria-label="Read more about How to make specialists’ fees fair? It’ll take more than a revamped website">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terence C. Cheng, Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University Around 15 million Australians with private health insurance will pay more from April 1, after the federal government approved a 4.41% average premium increase, the largest in nine years. For a typical family, that means several ... <a title="Private health insurance premiums will rise 4.41% this year. But is it justified?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/private-health-insurance-premiums-will-rise-4-41-this-year-but-is-it-justified-275567/" aria-label="Read more about Private health insurance premiums will rise 4.41% this year. But is it justified?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleonora Feletto, Principal Research Fellow and and Cancer Epidemiologist, University of Sydney Bowel cancer has been making headlines around the world, following the death last week of actor James Van Der Beek. The former Dawson’s Creek actor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 45. Bowel cancer, ... <a title="Bowel cancer rates are rising among young people – but they can reduce their risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/bowel-cancer-rates-are-rising-among-young-people-but-they-can-reduce-their-risk-276053/" aria-label="Read more about Bowel cancer rates are rising among young people – but they can reduce their risk">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease that causes pain, stiffness and swelling, and reduces your range of motion. It often affects the knees, hips and hands, although it can also occur in other joints throughout the body. If ... <a title="Does exercise really work for osteoarthritis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/does-exercise-really-work-for-osteoarthritis-276058/" aria-label="Read more about Does exercise really work for osteoarthritis?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David C. Barker, Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University School of Public Affairs The Mueller report was supposed to settle, once and for all, the controversy over whether the Trump team colluded with Russians or obstructed justice. Clearly ... <a title="From ‘Total exoneration!’ to ‘Impeach now!’ – the Mueller report and dueling fact perceptions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/from-total-exoneration-to-impeach-now-the-mueller-report-and-dueling-fact-perceptions-116488/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘Total exoneration!’ to ‘Impeach now!’ – the Mueller report and dueling fact perceptions">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher R. Knittel, Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, MIT Sloan School of Management Fuel economy standards are an important way for the U.S. to combat climate change. However, a 2018 study conducted by the Trump administration proposes ... <a title="The math on why the Trump administration’s fuel standards report is seriously flawed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/the-math-on-why-the-trump-administrations-fuel-standards-report-is-seriously-flawed-108795/" aria-label="Read more about The math on why the Trump administration’s fuel standards report is seriously flawed">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ridho Al Izzati, Junior Researcher, SMERU Research Institute On November 5 2018, Indonesia’s incumbent presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo released a statement claiming that the rate of poverty in rural Indonesia has declined at twice the poverty rates of cities. But is it true? Jokowi’s response The ... <a title="Fact Check: Has the rate of rural poverty in Indonesia declined twice as much as in the cities?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/fact-check-has-the-rate-of-rural-poverty-in-indonesia-declined-twice-as-much-as-in-the-cities-107110/" aria-label="Read more about Fact Check: Has the rate of rural poverty in Indonesia declined twice as much as in the cities?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ingrid Piller, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University A growing number of people in Australia cannot speak English well or at all, over a million people. – Senator Pauline Hanson, Senate speech, September 19, 2018 One Nation Party leader and Senator for Queensland Pauline Hanson is urging ... <a title="FactCheck: do ‘over a million’ people in Australia not speak English ‘well or at all’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-do-over-a-million-people-in-australia-not-speak-english-well-or-at-all-101461/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: do ‘over a million’ people in Australia not speak English ‘well or at all’?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Langlois, Research Fellow in marine ecosystems, The University of Western Australia The Western Australian government recently announced the controversial closure of commercial and recreation fishing to prevent a collapse in the populations of under-threat species, such as popular dhufish and pink snapper. Fishing for these demersal ... <a title="Plummeting fish numbers triggered controversial fishing bans in WA. But no-take zones could benefit fishers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/plummeting-fish-numbers-triggered-controversial-fishing-bans-in-wa-but-no-take-zones-could-benefit-fishers-275797/" aria-label="Read more about Plummeting fish numbers triggered controversial fishing bans in WA. But no-take zones could benefit fishers">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Owen Atkin, Director of the ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute, Australian National University During Australia’s unprecedented heatwave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia. Days of sustained heat and hot nights did real damage. A flying fox colony was all but wiped out in ... <a title="Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/intense-heatwaves-directly-threaten-crops-and-native-species-heres-what-we-can-do-275208/" aria-label="Read more about Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand’s summer has been defined by repeated bursts of intense rain, as subtropical systems have swept down over the upper North Island and beyond. Floods, slips and storm damage – most recently in ... <a title="What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/what-northern-nzs-wet-and-sticky-summer-reveals-about-our-warming-atmosphere-276157/" aria-label="Read more about What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere">Read more</a>
