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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiannuala Morgan, Lecturer in communications, The University of Melbourne Australia has entered an era of climate instability, where communications during bushfires and extreme weather must perform under increasingly severe conditions. Digital services such as the VicEmergency app and mobile fire alerts have become central to how people ... <a title="No power, no phone, no radio: why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/no-power-no-phone-no-radio-why-comms-dropped-out-during-the-central-victorian-fires-273234/" aria-label="Read more about No power, no phone, no radio: why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ama Samarasinghe, Lecturer, Financial Planning and Tax, RMIT University US President Donald Trump has called for a one year cap on credit card interest rate charges at 10% – around half of the average current US rate – starting from January 20. Vanderbilt University analysis from September ... <a title="Trump wants to cap credit card interest to 10% for a year. Should Australia consider it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/trump-wants-to-cap-credit-card-interest-to-10-for-a-year-should-australia-consider-it-273209/" aria-label="Read more about Trump wants to cap credit card interest to 10% for a year. Should Australia consider it?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamika Worrell, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Bush Legend/The Conversation The self-described “Bush Legend” on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram is growing in popularity. These short and sharp videos feature an Aboriginal man – sometimes painted up in ochre, other times in ... <a title="This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/this-tiktok-star-sharing-australian-animal-stories-doesnt-exist-its-ai-blakface-273004/" aria-label="Read more about This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gisèle Yasmeen, JW McConnell Professor of Practice, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact recently renewed global commitments to sustainable and equitable urban food systems. The pact has been signed by 330 cities around the world that have pledged to ... <a title="How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/how-street-vendors-and-waste-pickers-can-help-cities-manage-growth-271164/" aria-label="Read more about How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growth">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University Overnight, government authorities in Iraq arrested Kazem “Kaz” Hamad, the alleged kingpin of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade. Declared by an Iraqi court to be “one of the most dangerous wanted men in the world”, Hamad is the alleged mastermind ... <a title="Alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad has been arrested in Iraq – what happens next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/alleged-tobacco-kingpin-kazem-kaz-hamad-has-been-arrested-in-iraq-what-happens-next-273449/" aria-label="Read more about Alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad has been arrested in Iraq – what happens next?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra Central bankers from around the world have issued a joint statement of support for US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as he faces a criminal probe on top of mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump to ... <a title="Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/why-the-worlds-central-bankers-had-to-speak-up-against-trumps-attacks-on-the-fed-273450/" aria-label="Read more about Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University On Tuesday, in response to the Bondi terrorist attack and mounting pressure to take strong action, the Albanese government released draft legislation to counter hate crime and strengthen firearm controls. The draft bill is 144 pages long. It ... <a title="With its new laws, the government is tackling hate speech quickly, but not properly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/with-its-new-laws-the-government-is-tackling-hate-speech-quickly-but-not-properly-273351/" aria-label="Read more about With its new laws, the government is tackling hate speech quickly, but not properly">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dara Conduit, ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Melbourne As citizens around the world prepared to welcome the new year, Iranians began taking to the streets to protest their country’s deepening economic crisis. Spurred by the continued devaluation of the Iranian currency against the US dollar, as ... <a title="Why Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever – even if the world doesn’t act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/why-iran-cant-afford-to-shut-down-the-internet-forever-even-if-the-world-doesnt-act-273454/" aria-label="Read more about Why Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever – even if the world doesn’t act">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 14, 2026.
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University Ancient Roman political leaders could be violent and cruel. Some had odd tastes and were out of touch. Others had wildly eccentric habits that might seem amusing today. But eccentric behaviour combined with almost unlimited power, made some ... <a title="Jewelled eels, beards of gold and unfathomable cruelty: 5 of ancient Rome’s most eccentric leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/jewelled-eels-beards-of-gold-and-unfathomable-cruelty-5-of-ancient-romes-most-eccentric-leaders-267749/" aria-label="Read more about Jewelled eels, beards of gold and unfathomable cruelty: 5 of ancient Rome’s most eccentric leaders">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiangyu Liu, Research Fellow, School of Environment and Science and Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Katerina Holmes/Pexels It’s 7:45am. You grab a takeaway coffee from your local cafe, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the office. To most of us, ... <a title="Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/takeaway-coffee-cups-release-thousands-of-microplastic-particles-273348/" aria-label="Read more about Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), one of the main components in New Caledonia’s pro-independence Kanak movement, has confirmed it will not take part in a new round of talks in Paris this week called by French President Emmanuel Macron. In mid-December 2025, Macron invited New Caledonia’s politicians back to the negotiating table ... <a title="FLNKS boycotts Macron-convened Paris talks over future this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/flnks-boycotts-macron-convened-paris-talks-over-future-this-week/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS boycotts Macron-convened Paris talks over future this week">Read more</a>
