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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>
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January 7, 2026
Headline: Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy. – 36th Parallel Assessments Source: Anonymous on X.com. The lethal theatre of the absurd that has been the Trump administration’s sabre rattling performances in the Central American basin over the last few months culminated with the military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president and his wife ... <a title="Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/military-extortion-as-coercive-diplomacy/" aria-label="Read more about Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy.">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Lomb, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland Izhar Khan / AFP What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the Moon (at a convenient time), a blue Moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets close together, ... <a title="A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/a-red-moon-a-blue-moon-a-supermoon-and-more-your-guide-to-the-southern-sky-in-2026-272272/" aria-label="Read more about A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Chalmers, Senior Lecturer in Human Movement, Adelaide University Renata Hamuda/Getty If you like to exercise outdoors, summer gives you more chance to catch the daylight. It’s often easier to get out of bed and still light when you finish work. But what about when it gets ... <a title="How hot is too hot? Here’s what to consider when exercising in the heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/how-hot-is-too-hot-heres-what-to-consider-when-exercising-in-the-heat-244936/" aria-label="Read more about How hot is too hot? Here’s what to consider when exercising in the heat">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Medlyn, Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Function and Integration, Western Sydney University Kara Peak/Unsplah, CC BY Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The ... <a title="Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/yes-forest-trees-die-of-old-age-but-the-warming-climate-is-killing-them-faster-272268/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gayani Gunasekera, Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Sessional Academic, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney May Lim/Getty Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer. There is a shared sense that this year, things ... <a title="A fresh start feels powerful – until motivation fades. Here’s how to set work goals that stick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/a-fresh-start-feels-powerful-until-motivation-fades-heres-how-to-set-work-goals-that-stick-272798/" aria-label="Read more about A fresh start feels powerful – until motivation fades. Here’s how to set work goals that stick">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liza-Mare Syron, Indigenous Scientia Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney ABC Evonne Goolagong Cawley was one of Australia’s greatest champions of all time. Goolagong, a compelling and inspiring three-part mini-series honouring the Wiradjuri tennis legend, is a rags-to-riches story about a small-town girl with a ball and a piece ... <a title="Goolagong is a compelling and inspiring mini-series – a story for all Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/goolagong-is-a-compelling-and-inspiring-mini-series-a-story-for-all-australians-271292/" aria-label="Read more about Goolagong is a compelling and inspiring mini-series – a story for all Australians">Read more</a>
