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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland The current fuel crisis, instigated by the war in the Middle East, has prompted countries to respond in different ways to ensure their fuel supply. One popular measure has been directing people to work from home ... <a title="Should the government encourage people to work from home to save fuel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/should-the-government-encourage-people-to-work-from-home-to-save-fuel-279749/" aria-label="Read more about Should the government encourage people to work from home to save fuel?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Weston, Criminologist, CQUniversity Australia You have probably never heard the term “crimefluencer”. These are members of decentralised online crime networks who take crime content and amplify it to build notoriety and status in their online communities. They also recruit content creators to film themselves or others ... <a title="From joyrides to assault, ‘crimefluencer’ networks are coercing young people into breaking the law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/from-joyrides-to-assault-crimefluencer-networks-are-coercing-young-people-into-breaking-the-law-280027/" aria-label="Read more about From joyrides to assault, ‘crimefluencer’ networks are coercing young people into breaking the law">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Deane, Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology From July 31, the United States will impose up to 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals coming into the US. Some Australian-made exports look set to pay that highest rate, while some other countries – including the ... <a title="Why Australia is right to put affordable medicine ahead of beating US pharmaceutical tariffs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/why-australia-is-right-to-put-affordable-medicine-ahead-of-beating-us-pharmaceutical-tariffs-280026/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia is right to put affordable medicine ahead of beating US pharmaceutical tariffs">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
There is a bitter truth that must be spoken before we can talk honestly about what is happening to us now. Michael West Media reports on Australia’s quiet complicity in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown When the bombs fell on Gaza, Australia was quiet. When the hospitals were destroyed, when ... <a title="Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/ignoring-genocide-the-bill-for-australias-silence-has-arrived/" aria-label="Read more about Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 8, 2026.
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Claire Fong, PhD Candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne Imagine you’re in line at your favourite bakery, deciding whether to have a doughnut or a tart. You weigh them up, the doughnut wins, and you settle on that. By the time you’re at the ... <a title="Are we ever truly free to make decisions? New study tracks a universal process in the brain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/are-we-ever-truly-free-to-make-decisions-new-study-tracks-a-universal-process-in-the-brain-279747/" aria-label="Read more about Are we ever truly free to make decisions? New study tracks a universal process in the brain">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Pate, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney Most of us were told off at some point for how we sat. “Don’t cross your legs, you’ll ruin your knees.” “You’ll get varicose veins.” “Sit properly.” “Sit up straight.” It belongs to that familiar pile of ... <a title="Is sitting with your legs crossed actually bad for you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/is-sitting-with-your-legs-crossed-actually-bad-for-you-279090/" aria-label="Read more about Is sitting with your legs crossed actually bad for you?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson, of Sh’ma Koleinu – Alternative Jewish Voices Vietnam survived Nixon’s madman theory and the world survived the era of mutually assured destruction. Now we face the moment of two super-empowered shitheads. There is nothing nicer to call them. Who will stop two self-obsessed, very old men, already dedicated to tearing down ... <a title="‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back from the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/someone-everyone-stop-them-and-now-trump-has-pulled-back-from-the-brink/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back from the brink">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa-ann Gershwin, Research Scientist in Marine Biology, University of Tasmania On a calm summer morning in southern Australia, the water can look deceptively clear, until you see thousands of gelatinous shapes washing ashore. In January, thousands of pink lion’s mane jellyfish washed into Port Phillip Bay, prompting ... <a title="Spotted a jellyfish bloom recently? Here’s what may have triggered it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/spotted-a-jellyfish-bloom-recently-heres-what-may-have-triggered-it-276866/" aria-label="Read more about Spotted a jellyfish bloom recently? Here’s what may have triggered it">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Seth Robinson, Lecturer, Professional Communications, Public Humanities & Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne The conditions for Russell “Rusty” Wilson’s life were set with the roll of a dice. After his parents announced their divorce, Rusty and his twin sister, Bonnie, were split up in a move ... <a title="What’s the place of humans in a world redefined by AI? Steve Toltz’s new novel has some ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/whats-the-place-of-humans-in-a-world-redefined-by-ai-steve-toltzs-new-novel-has-some-ideas-275667/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the place of humans in a world redefined by AI? Steve Toltz’s new novel has some ideas">Read more</a>
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April 8, 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 In my March 30 article about Newspoll and two other polls, I said Donald Trump’s unpopularity was shielding Labor from a backlash over the fuel crisis. The ... <a title="Polls suggest Trump still shielding Labor as right-wing vote drops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/polls-suggest-trump-still-shielding-labor-as-right-wing-vote-drops-279665/" aria-label="Read more about Polls suggest Trump still shielding Labor as right-wing vote drops">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau While the government works to reassure New Zealanders that fuel stocks are stable, the numbers tell an uncomfortable story: the country has about 27 days of onshore cover for petrol and 17 days of ... <a title="The government has boxed itself in over fuel saving strategies – but there is a way out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/the-government-has-boxed-itself-in-over-fuel-saving-strategies-but-there-is-a-way-out-280131/" aria-label="Read more about The government has boxed itself in over fuel saving strategies – but there is a way out">Read more</a>
