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February 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Maher, Lecturer in Politics, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images After months of speculation, US President Donald Trump confirmed he will be nominating Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve. The appointment has been closely watched ... <a title="Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/why-trumps-new-pick-for-fed-chair-hit-gold-and-silver-markets-for-good-reasons-273233/" aria-label="Read more about Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, Adelaide University Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a mainstream star. Her work spanned more than 50 years, from ... <a title="Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/funny-tender-goofy-catherine-ohara-lit-up-the-screen-every-time-she-showed-up-274816/" aria-label="Read more about Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University Zlaťáky.cz/Pexels, CC BY The start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs – only to crash on Friday. Gold prices peaked above US$5,500 (A$7,900) per ounce for the first time on Thursday, well above previous highs. ... <a title="Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Before joining the rush, you need to know this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/silver-and-gold-hit-record-highs-then-crashed-before-joining-the-rush-you-need-to-know-this-274622/" aria-label="Read more about Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Before joining the rush, you need to know this">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Csanád Horváth, PhD Candidate, Radio Astronomy, Curtin University Artists impression of the white dwarf in GPM J1839-10 interacting with its companion star, producing a powerful radio beam. Danielle Futselaar Cosmic radio pulses repeating every few minutes or hours, known as long-period transients, have puzzled astronomers since their ... <a title="Puzzling slow radio pulses are coming from space. A new study could finally explain them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/puzzling-slow-radio-pulses-are-coming-from-space-a-new-study-could-finally-explain-them-272893/" aria-label="Read more about Puzzling slow radio pulses are coming from space. A new study could finally explain them">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The battle over the Liberal leadership took a dramatic turn late on Friday when Andrew Hastie announced he was pulling out. His surprise announcement came just a day after a meeting between Hastie and the other aspirant – defence spokesman ... <a title="View from The Hill: Hastie pulls out but Liberal leadership battle remains in flux" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/view-from-the-hill-hastie-pulls-out-but-liberal-leadership-battle-remains-in-flux-274743/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Hastie pulls out but Liberal leadership battle remains in flux">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Federal and state governments have finally resolved their long-running standoff on public hospital funding. The deal struck at National Cabinet on Friday includes a A$25 billion boost to hospital funding, and state government commitments on disability services ... <a title="The government has promised a $25 billion boost to hospital funding – but only hints at real reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/the-government-has-promised-a-25-billion-boost-to-hospital-funding-but-only-hints-at-real-reform-274617/" aria-label="Read more about The government has promised a $25 billion boost to hospital funding – but only hints at real reform">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Friday allocated responsibilities formerly held by the Nationals to existing Liberal shadow ministers on a temporary basis. This will get the opposition through the next parliamentary week, starting Tuesday. It also gives the Nationals a ... <a title="Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/sussan-ley-fills-frontbench-holes-temporarily-giving-a-brief-window-for-nationals-to-rethink-coalition-split-274030/" aria-label="Read more about Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Liu, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Most of us would agree fairness is a good guiding principle in life. Actually defining and applying it in the law, however, isn’t quite so simple. Since March last year, New Zealand’s ... <a title="NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/nzs-finance-industry-is-required-by-law-to-treat-customers-fairly-but-how-do-we-define-fair-272413/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Egor Komarov/Unsplash How do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are supported by a specific sesamoid bone in a hummingbird? Can you identify closed syllables in Biblical Hebrew based ... <a title="AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/ai-is-failing-humanitys-last-exam-so-what-does-that-mean-for-machine-intelligence-274620/" aria-label="Read more about AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech should unsettle Australian strategic thinkers, who have been raised in the belief the US alliance is the unshakeable foundation of Australia’s regional security. Carney’s point – ... <a title="Australia needs to get real about Trump’s changing America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/australia-needs-to-get-real-about-trumps-changing-america-274424/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs to get real about Trump’s changing America">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, have introduced ... <a title="What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/what-is-nipah-virus-and-what-makes-it-so-deadly-274725/" aria-label="Read more about What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephan Blum, Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen Imagine a city that thrived for thousands of years, its streets alive with workshops, markets and the laughter of children, yet that is remembered for a single night of fire. That ... <a title="Rethinking Troy: how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/rethinking-troy-how-years-of-careful-peace-not-epic-war-shaped-this-bronze-age-city-272833/" aria-label="Read more about Rethinking Troy: how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city">Read more</a>
