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January 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University Zlaťáky.cz/Pexels, CC BY The start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs – only to crash on Friday. Gold prices peaked above US$5,500 (A$7,900) per ounce for the first time on Thursday, well above previous highs. ... <a title="Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Before joining the rush, you need to know this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/silver-and-gold-hit-record-highs-then-crashed-before-joining-the-rush-you-need-to-know-this-274622/" aria-label="Read more about Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Before joining the rush, you need to know this">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal / RNZ Pacific correspondent The death earlier this month of a 26-year veteran of the US Army from the Micronesian island of Kosrae, who was an ardent advocate for healthcare benefits for island veterans, highlights the ongoing lack of promised US healthcare support for those who served in ... <a title="Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/micronesia-island-us-military-veterans-struggle-to-get-healthcare/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook Here is another example of utterly irresponsible journalism from the BBC on News at Ten. Diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley starts the Thursday edition by credulously amplifying a fantastical death toll of “tens of thousands of dead” from recent protests in Iran — figures provided by regime opponents. Contrast that with the ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/jonathan-cook-bbc-pushes-the-case-for-an-illegal-war-on-iran-with-even-bigger-lies-than-trumps/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump’s">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames Dear warmongers: You are sleepwalking towards a war in the Middle East that could set the whole world ablaze. Do not pretend you don’t know this. Your generals know it. Your intelligence agencies know it. Financial markets know it. Every citizen with a memory longer than a news cycle can ... <a title="Open letter: Seven warning signals to the global warmongers who are claiming to lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/open-letter-seven-warning-signals-to-the-global-warmongers-who-are-claiming-to-lead/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter: Seven warning signals to the global warmongers who are claiming to lead">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Csanád Horváth, PhD Candidate, Radio Astronomy, Curtin University Artists impression of the white dwarf in GPM J1839-10 interacting with its companion star, producing a powerful radio beam. Danielle Futselaar Cosmic radio pulses repeating every few minutes or hours, known as long-period transients, have puzzled astronomers since their ... <a title="Puzzling slow radio pulses are coming from space. A new study could finally explain them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/puzzling-slow-radio-pulses-are-coming-from-space-a-new-study-could-finally-explain-them-272893/" aria-label="Read more about Puzzling slow radio pulses are coming from space. A new study could finally explain them">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The battle over the Liberal leadership took a dramatic turn late on Friday when Andrew Hastie announced he was pulling out. His surprise announcement came just a day after a meeting between Hastie and the other aspirant – defence spokesman ... <a title="View from The Hill: Hastie pulls out but Liberal leadership battle remains in flux" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/view-from-the-hill-hastie-pulls-out-but-liberal-leadership-battle-remains-in-flux-274743/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Hastie pulls out but Liberal leadership battle remains in flux">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Federal and state governments have finally resolved their long-running standoff on public hospital funding. The deal struck at National Cabinet on Friday includes a A$25 billion boost to hospital funding, and state government commitments on disability services ... <a title="The government has promised a $25 billion boost to hospital funding – but only hints at real reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/the-government-has-promised-a-25-billion-boost-to-hospital-funding-but-only-hints-at-real-reform-274617/" aria-label="Read more about The government has promised a $25 billion boost to hospital funding – but only hints at real reform">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater ... <a title="UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-australian-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-global-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Friday allocated responsibilities formerly held by the Nationals to existing Liberal shadow ministers on a temporary basis. This will get the opposition through the next parliamentary week, starting Tuesday. It also gives the Nationals a ... <a title="Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/sussan-ley-fills-frontbench-holes-temporarily-giving-a-brief-window-for-nationals-to-rethink-coalition-split-274030/" aria-label="Read more about Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater freedom of political expression, particularly for pro-Palestinian voices. So, ... <a title="UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 30, 2026.
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Liu, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Most of us would agree fairness is a good guiding principle in life. Actually defining and applying it in the law, however, isn’t quite so simple. Since March last year, New Zealand’s ... <a title="NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/nzs-finance-industry-is-required-by-law-to-treat-customers-fairly-but-how-do-we-define-fair-272413/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?">Read more</a>
