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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Gourlay, Teaching Associate in Politics & International Relations at the School of Social Sciences, Monash University Independence Day celebration in Eritrea in 2023. J. Countess/Getty Images The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea. Ethiopia is threatening Eritrea, its diminutive neighbour, making a claim on ... <a title="Another war in the Horn of Africa would be disastrous for one of the world’s most repressive nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/another-war-in-the-horn-of-africa-would-be-disastrous-for-one-of-the-worlds-most-repressive-nations-271529/" aria-label="Read more about Another war in the Horn of Africa would be disastrous for one of the world’s most repressive nations">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Morris, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, New Zealand Serene Lee/Getty Images Cut the words “please” and “thank you” from your next ChatGPT query and, if you believe some of the talk online, you might think you are helping save the planet. ... <a title="Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/does-adding-please-and-thank-you-to-your-chatgpt-prompts-really-waste-energy-272258/" aria-label="Read more about Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham H. Pyke, Honorary Professor in School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University A native _Leioproctus_ bee on _Calectasia narragara_. Kit Prendergast/@bee.babette_performer Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers in the wake of the 2022 arrival ... <a title="Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/native-pollinators-need-more-support-than-honeybees-in-australia-heres-why-273238/" aria-label="Read more about Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Neal Coulson, Professor of Zoology and Joint Head of Department of Biology, University of Oxford Woolly rhinos once roamed the Earth far and wide. Daniel Eskridge/Shutterstock The woolly rhino, Coelodonta antiquitatis, would have been an impressive sight to the ancient people who painted images of them ... <a title="DNA from wolf pup’s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino’s extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/dna-from-wolf-pups-last-meal-reveals-new-facts-about-woolly-rhinos-extinction-273278/" aria-label="Read more about DNA from wolf pup’s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino’s extinction">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantin Zhukov, Assistant Professor of Economics, Indiana University; Institute for Humane Studies Neither of these men — US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin — likes being held accountable by the press. Contributor/Getty Images The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on ... <a title="Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/searching-reporters-homes-suing-journalists-and-repressing-citizen-dissent-are-well-known-steps-toward-autocracy-268747/" aria-label="Read more about Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Schneier, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School AI advertising could be hard to resist – or even recognize. showcake/iStock via Getty Images Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development hadn’t ... <a title="Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/could-chatgpt-convince-you-to-buy-something-threat-of-manipulation-looms-as-ai-companies-gear-up-to-sell-ads-272859/" aria-label="Read more about Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Professor of War Studies, Loughborough University Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, threats to intervene ... <a title="Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the centre of a massive military build-up in the Arctic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/whether-or-not-us-acquires-greenland-the-island-will-be-at-the-centre-of-a-massive-military-build-up-in-the-arctic-273301/" aria-label="Read more about Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the centre of a massive military build-up in the Arctic">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Last week, United States health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr released the government’s revamped dietary guidelines for 2025 to 2030. These recommendations on healthy eating are updated every five years and help shape food policy ... <a title="Prioritising protein? What the new US dietary guidelines get right – and wrong – according to 2 nutrition experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/prioritising-protein-what-the-new-us-dietary-guidelines-get-right-and-wrong-according-to-2-nutrition-experts-273112/" aria-label="Read more about Prioritising protein? What the new US dietary guidelines get right – and wrong – according to 2 nutrition experts">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiannuala Morgan, Lecturer in communications, The University of Melbourne Australia has entered an era of climate instability, where communications during bushfires and extreme weather must perform under increasingly severe conditions. Digital services such as the VicEmergency app and mobile fire alerts have become central to how people ... <a title="No power, no phone, no radio: why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/no-power-no-phone-no-radio-why-comms-dropped-out-during-the-central-victorian-fires-273234/" aria-label="Read more about No power, no phone, no radio: why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ama Samarasinghe, Lecturer, Financial Planning and Tax, RMIT University US President Donald Trump has called for a one year cap on credit card interest rate charges at 10% – around half of the average current US rate – starting from January 20. Vanderbilt University analysis from September ... <a title="Trump wants to cap credit card interest to 10% for a year. Should Australia consider it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/trump-wants-to-cap-credit-card-interest-to-10-for-a-year-should-australia-consider-it-273209/" aria-label="Read more about Trump wants to cap credit card interest to 10% for a year. Should Australia consider it?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamika Worrell, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Bush Legend/The Conversation The self-described “Bush Legend” on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram is growing in popularity. These short and sharp videos feature an Aboriginal man – sometimes painted up in ochre, other times in ... <a title="This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/this-tiktok-star-sharing-australian-animal-stories-doesnt-exist-its-ai-blakface-273004/" aria-label="Read more about This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gisèle Yasmeen, JW McConnell Professor of Practice, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact recently renewed global commitments to sustainable and equitable urban food systems. The pact has been signed by 330 cities around the world that have pledged to ... <a title="How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/how-street-vendors-and-waste-pickers-can-help-cities-manage-growth-271164/" aria-label="Read more about How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growth">Read more</a>
