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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pratik Raul, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Canberra Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among ageing people globally. Around one in seven Australians over the age of 50 have some signs of AMD. The disease results in blurred ... <a title="How looking through static can help people with a common degenerative disease see better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/how-looking-through-static-can-help-people-with-a-common-degenerative-disease-see-better-282998/" aria-label="Read more about How looking through static can help people with a common degenerative disease see better">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Dezuanni, Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology In the months leading up to the implementation of Australia’s social media ban in December 2025, there was much discussion about the possible negative consequences. Among these were concerns that teenagers would consume less news. As ... <a title="Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/australian-teens-impacted-by-the-social-media-ban-are-getting-less-news-new-research-281988/" aria-label="Read more about Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Brookes, Professor Emerita of History, University of Otago Without immigrant doctors, one expert quoted in a recent report said, New Zealand’s health system “would be more on our knees than we already are”. According to a survey by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, over 43% ... <a title="Foreign-trained doctors sustain NZ’s health system – we weren’t always so welcoming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/foreign-trained-doctors-sustain-nzs-health-system-we-werent-always-so-welcoming-282471/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign-trained doctors sustain NZ’s health system – we weren’t always so welcoming">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia van Toorn, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Politics, UNSW Sydney Amid the noise and spectacle of budget week, one significant policy change has slipped largely under the radar. Health Minister Mark Butler introduced changes that, if passed by parliament, will tighten access to the National ... <a title="The government plans to tighten NDIS eligibility. Here’s what’s likely to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/the-government-plans-to-tighten-ndis-eligibility-heres-whats-likely-to-change-283061/" aria-label="Read more about The government plans to tighten NDIS eligibility. Here’s what’s likely to change">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zane Goebel, Associate professor, Indonesian Studies, The University of Queensland Indonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometres long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels. The proposal includes a large lagoon behind the colossal cement wall, raising significant questions about ... <a title="Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/indonesia-says-its-giant-sea-wall-will-stop-flooding-is-this-climate-adaptation-or-a-costly-folly-276181/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University For Year 12 students, final exams are getting closer and applications for university and other courses are opening. So naturally, conversations at home and with wider family and friends are turning to what’s going to happen next year. ... <a title="So your Year 12 student hasn’t decided what’s next. Here’s what to say – and what not to – about career planning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/so-your-year-12-student-hasnt-decided-whats-next-heres-what-to-say-and-what-not-to-about-career-planning-282373/" aria-label="Read more about So your Year 12 student hasn’t decided what’s next. Here’s what to say – and what not to – about career planning">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney Of the many budgets delivered since the Second World War, four stand out as having ushered in or consolidated significant economic reform. These were Ben Chifley’s in 1942, Bill Hayden’s in 1975, Paul Keating’s in 1989 and Peter Costello’s ... <a title="Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/australia-has-had-game-changer-budgets-before-how-does-chalmers-stack-up-282395/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?">Read more</a>
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Recorded Live @ 12:30pm Monday (NZ Time) – A View from Afar podcast. Series 06, Episode 04 – In this episode, political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning deep-dive into: The PRC/USA Summit, Geopolitics, Institutional Lag, Industrial Resilience. Geopolitics is shifting, new alliances are forming, and co-operation between unlikely nations are paving the way for a different world.
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May 17, 2026
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor Niue’s assembly has re-elected Dalton Tagelagi as its prime minister, continuing his leadership for the next three years. Tagelagi, 57, has led Niue since 2020 and was nominated alongside Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui during the leadership vote. The 19th Niue Assembly was officially sworn in on Wednesday local time. Billy ... <a title="Close vote sees Niue’s Dalton Tagelagi back in as prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/close-vote-sees-niues-dalton-tagelagi-back-in-as-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Close vote sees Niue’s Dalton Tagelagi back in as prime minister">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 17, 2026.
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May 17, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – As World Press Freedom Day rapidly approaches and Reporters Without Borders has condemned the Israeli government for its massacre of journalists in Lebanon and Palestine, New Zealand journalist David Robie reflects in a speech at Auckland’s Te Komititanga Square today. MEDIA FREEDOM: By David Robie In ... <a title="Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/israels-diabolical-killing-machine-and-how-it-targets-journalists-2/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Updated research has shown up lingering headaches over the impacts of decades-long nuclear testing in the Pacific islands and interventions of outside powers, amid growing threats from climate change, writes Dr Lee Duffield for the Independent Australia. REVIEW: By Lee Duffield The journalist, professor and peace ... <a title="Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers have plagued the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/nuclear-now-climate-change-new-book-on-how-great-powers-have-plagued-the-pacific-2/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers have plagued the Pacific">Read more</a>
