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January 7, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans What have we become if to survive in our so-called “free world” we must turn a blind eye to cold-blooded genocide, must arm ourselves to oppose our major trading partner, must support a contrived war to defeat an adversary that no longer exists, (lest its new form otherwise achieves its potential) ... <a title="Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/malcolm-evans-what-have-we-become-that-we-accept-such-brigandry/" aria-label="Read more about Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Helene Nolan, Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Matt Palmer/Unsplash, CC BY Much of south-eastern Australia is currently in the grip of a heatwave, which is expected to peak over the next two days. Heatwaves often trigger bushfires, particularly if combined with ... <a title="Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/where-will-the-next-megafire-break-out-climate-change-is-making-it-tougher-to-predict-272807/" aria-label="Read more about Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Дмитрий Пропадалин/Pexels Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple days in a row across large swathes of the country. Heatwaves are a deadly threat to ... <a title="As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/as-australia-bakes-through-an-extreme-heatwave-even-insects-arent-immune-to-its-impact-272811/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra Annual inflation cooled in November. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) consumer price index (CPI) report, released on Wednesday, shows inflation over the year to November was 3.4%, down from 3.8% a month earlier. This 3.4% ... <a title="Inflation cooled more than expected in November. But rate cuts remain unlikely anytime soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/inflation-cooled-more-than-expected-in-november-but-rate-cuts-remain-unlikely-anytime-soon-272338/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation cooled more than expected in November. But rate cuts remain unlikely anytime soon">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Woodley, Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications, Edith Cowan University UMA Media/Pexels X (formerly Twitter) has become a site for the rapid spread of artificial intelligence-generated nonconsensual sexual images (also known as “deepfakes”). Using the platform’s own built-in generative AI chatbot, Grok, users can edit images ... <a title="X is facilitating nonconsensual sexual AI-generated images. The law – and society – must catch up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/x-is-facilitating-nonconsensual-sexual-ai-generated-images-the-law-and-society-must-catch-up-272800/" aria-label="Read more about X is facilitating nonconsensual sexual AI-generated images. The law – and society – must catch up">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 7, 2026.
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast Europe stands at a precipice. Following the US military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump and his close advisers have reiterated that Greenland – currently an autonomous territory of Denmark – will be ... <a title="Trump wants Greenland. Europe’s tepid response is putting NATO and global security at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/trump-wants-greenland-europes-tepid-response-is-putting-nato-and-global-security-at-risk-272819/" aria-label="Read more about Trump wants Greenland. Europe’s tepid response is putting NATO and global security at risk">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Mintrom, Professor of Public Policy, Monash University; Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) Less than a month on, Australia is still grappling with the consequences of the Bondi attack, in which 16 people were killed (including one of the shooters) and 40 more were ... <a title="What is a royal commission? Could one into the Bondi attack create meaningful change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/what-is-a-royal-commission-could-one-into-the-bondi-attack-create-meaningful-change-272813/" aria-label="Read more about What is a royal commission? Could one into the Bondi attack create meaningful change?">Read more</a>
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January 7, 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 This article covers the March South Australian state election and November Victorian state election. The United States will hold midterm elections in November, giving Democrats an opportunity ... <a title="Who’s going to the ballot box this year? Here’s the election state of play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/whos-going-to-the-ballot-box-this-year-heres-the-election-state-of-play-272608/" aria-label="Read more about Who’s going to the ballot box this year? Here’s the election state of play">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Luis Graterol/Unsplash, CC BY Australia’s climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, east coast low pressure systems, flash floods, droughts, ... <a title="Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/cyclones-get-names-but-deadly-heatwaves-dont-should-australia-personalise-severe-weather-269100/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Stevens, Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, Southern Cross University Marc Schulte/Unsplash You’ve just cleaned your teeth, you’re feeling minty fresh and ready to climb into bed. You take a sip of water, but the water is icy cold, and your next breath feels cool and ... <a title="Why does mint make water taste so cold? A scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/why-does-mint-make-water-taste-so-cold-a-scientist-explains-267550/" aria-label="Read more about Why does mint make water taste so cold? A scientist explains">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s largest resource development has reached a milestone more than a decade in the making. The PNG Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project has fully retired its bank-financed project debt, closing one of the most complex financing arrangements in the country’s economic history. The debt, ... <a title="Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/papua-new-guinea-fully-retires-debt-for-liquefied-natural-gas-project/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project">Read more</a>
