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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Anthony Miller/Getty A multi-billion dollar boost to GP funding has lifted bulk-billing rates across the country, especially in many areas that need fee-free care the most. But the changes prop up a dysfunctional funding model for general ... <a title="Bulk-billing rates are up. But there’s more to delivering the best possible care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/bulk-billing-rates-are-up-but-theres-more-to-delivering-the-best-possible-care-275669/" aria-label="Read more about Bulk-billing rates are up. But there’s more to delivering the best possible care">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Lawrence, Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University If you’ve ever read a food label and come away feeling more confused, you’re not alone. Since 2014, Australian shoppers have relied on the Health Star Rating scheme to help them choose ... <a title="Australia’s food labelling system isn’t working – here’s how we can fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/australias-food-labelling-system-isnt-working-heres-how-we-can-fix-it-275673/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s food labelling system isn’t working – here’s how we can fix it">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naoise McDonagh, Senior Lecturer, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University A profound shift is underway in global trade. Governments are moving beyond traditional free trade agreements open to all countries and embracing what are increasingly called “economic security agreements”. This means the international trading system ... <a title="As world trade shifts to invitation-only clubs, Australia is facing tough choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/as-world-trade-shifts-to-invitation-only-clubs-australia-is-facing-tough-choices-275438/" aria-label="Read more about As world trade shifts to invitation-only clubs, Australia is facing tough choices">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huw Griffiths, Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Sydney Neil Bennett/Sydney Theatre Company Larry Kramer – writer, playwright, activist, and author of the 1985 play The Normal Heart – has been a polarising figure in queer politics. On the one hand, his activist energy in the ... <a title="The Normal Heart: the early years of the fight against AIDS in an articulate, but fierce, cry of anger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/the-normal-heart-the-early-years-of-the-fight-against-aids-in-an-articulate-but-fierce-cry-of-anger-273571/" aria-label="Read more about The Normal Heart: the early years of the fight against AIDS in an articulate, but fierce, cry of anger">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Barclay, ARC Future Fellow and Professor in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University Wikimedia You’ve booked the restaurant, chosen the outfit, and selected a romantic spot for the perfect nightcap. But have you planned the kiss? I’m a historian and author of The Kiss: A History of ... <a title="What makes the perfect passionate kiss? 5 tips from history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/what-makes-the-perfect-passionate-kiss-5-tips-from-history-275225/" aria-label="Read more about What makes the perfect passionate kiss? 5 tips from history">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Saige England Citizen journalists bring to our attention the truths that we need to know. Being a witness to such truths is different to doom scrolling. It is about awareness. This is about knowing the truths that the people who run this deteriorating world, want to hide. Victims everywhere are begging to be ... <a title="Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/saige-england-bearing-witness-we-are-seeing-a-rise-of-totalitarian-predator-injustice-from-gaza-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International Australia has condemned the “unnecessary and disproportionate” and “shocking” use of force by the NSW police against peaceful protesters demonstrating against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. In a statement, it said the human rights organisation strongly opposed the unnecessary and excessive force used by police, and ... <a title="Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/amnesty-calls-for-independent-probe-of-shocking-australian-police-violence-against-peaceful-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sussan Ley always seemed set to be only an interim Liberal leader. If, as is likely, Angus Taylor wins the ballot on Friday morning, he could suffer the same fate. Taylor as leader would be under intense heat in coming ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: How did the Liberals’ first female leader find herself on the mat in under a year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/grattan-on-friday-how-did-the-liberals-first-female-leader-find-herself-on-the-mat-in-under-a-year-275402/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: How did the Liberals’ first female leader find herself on the mat in under a year?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote. With momentum moving towards Taylor, his backers and those of Sussan Ley were working on the relatively small number ... <a title="Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/flood-of-frontbench-resignations-as-liberals-prepare-for-friday-leadership-showdown-275403/" aria-label="Read more about Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University The recent unrest in Iran, with the third mass protests in the past six years, has left the theocratic regime wounded but not out. Iran is no stranger ... <a title="How Iran’s current unrest can be traced back to the 1979 revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/how-irans-current-unrest-can-be-traced-back-to-the-1979-revolution-273445/" aria-label="Read more about How Iran’s current unrest can be traced back to the 1979 revolution">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Davern, Professor of Accounting & Business Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Roberto Carlos Blanc Angulo/Pexels In recent weeks, a range of large “software-as-a-service” companies, including Salesforce, ServiceNow and Oracle, have seen their share prices tumble. Even if you’ve never used these companies’ software tools, ... <a title="AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/ai-threatens-to-eat-business-software-and-it-could-change-the-way-we-work-275546/" aria-label="Read more about AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University Warner Bros, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NC The Chinese Year of the Fire Horse has a new, unexpected mascot: Draco Malfoy. Associating the Harry Potter antagonist with China’s Year of the Fire Horse might seem odd or ... <a title="Who is the new face of China’s Year of the Fire Horse? Draco Malfoy, of course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/who-is-the-new-face-of-chinas-year-of-the-fire-horse-draco-malfoy-of-course-275443/" aria-label="Read more about Who is the new face of China’s Year of the Fire Horse? Draco Malfoy, of course">Read more</a>
