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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miniature Malekpour, Research assistant, University of Sydney For women in Iran, life changed dramatically after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The new Islamic Republic of Iran enforced compulsory veiling, legalised polygamy, severely restricted women’s rights to divorce and child custody, lowered the minimum marriage age for girls, and ... <a title="7 films to help you understand Iranian women’s fight for freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/7-films-to-help-you-understand-iranian-womens-fight-for-freedom-282057/" aria-label="Read more about 7 films to help you understand Iranian women’s fight for freedom">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Fitzpatrick, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University As Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down another federal budget, attention is once again turning to one of Canberra’s most tightly controlled democratic traditions: the budget lock-up. For decades, journalists from legacy media organisations have gathered in a secure room, ... <a title="How the federal budget became unlocked – and allowed the digital world in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/how-the-federal-budget-became-unlocked-and-allowed-the-digital-world-in-282357/" aria-label="Read more about How the federal budget became unlocked – and allowed the digital world in">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur, Triceratops, that she was feeding on yesterday. She walks ... <a title="What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/what-it-would-have-been-like-to-experience-the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-armageddon-a-blow-by-blow-account-271786/" aria-label="Read more about What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Griffith University The rise of One Nation may seem sudden. In the 2025 Australian federal election, Pauline Hanson’s party received only 6.4% of the national vote. A year later, One Nation has surpassed the Liberal Party in the polls, received ... <a title="One Nation’s rise may seem sudden, but it follows long-term voter trends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/one-nations-rise-may-seem-sudden-but-it-follows-long-term-voter-trends-282580/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation’s rise may seem sudden, but it follows long-term voter trends">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Kerr, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Four percent of Americans – roughly 12 million people – believe that “lizard people” secretly control the Earth. At least, that was the finding of an infamous 2013 public opinion survey. Do so many people ... <a title="Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/conspiracy-theories-do-300-000-kiwis-really-believe-canada-is-building-an-army-of-mutant-super-raccoons-282478/" aria-label="Read more about Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Appiah Osei, Research Fellow, African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), University of Ghana Every morning in Accra, Ghana’s capital, thousands of commuters sit in traffic while minibuses and taxis compete for limited road space. More than 70% of Ghanaians rely on informal public transport, predominantly minibuses (trotros) ... <a title="Ghana’s transport system is chaotic: how it can move more people with fewer vehicles – research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/ghanas-transport-system-is-chaotic-how-it-can-move-more-people-with-fewer-vehicles-research-278810/" aria-label="Read more about Ghana’s transport system is chaotic: how it can move more people with fewer vehicles – research">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Stenger, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), Monash University After four women and nine children associated with Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria last week, the Australian Federal Police indicated some would be referred to ... <a title="One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/one-small-country-set-the-model-for-reintegrating-isis-families-from-syria-heres-what-australia-can-learn-282581/" aria-label="Read more about One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kat Henry, Lecturer and Researcher, Theatre Department, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Mark Wilson’s novel version of Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie at the Melbourne Theatre Company doesn’t cooperate with historical readings of the play – but is exactly the kind of theatre ... <a title="A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/a-new-experimental-the-glass-menagerie-marks-a-bold-turn-for-australian-theatre-282583/" aria-label="Read more about A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fernando Sousa, Research Fellow in Physiotherapy, Monash University Frozen shoulder can make simple tasks – such as lifting your arm, sleeping on your side, getting out of bed, putting on a bra, driving or playing with your kids – painful and challenging. This condition usually starts with ... <a title="What is frozen shoulder? And will I need surgery?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/what-is-frozen-shoulder-and-will-i-need-surgery-278772/" aria-label="Read more about What is frozen shoulder? And will I need surgery?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Scanlan, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the ... <a title="Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/instagram-can-now-read-all-users-private-messages-will-this-make-kids-safer-or-just-boost-ad-targeting-282496/" aria-label="Read more about Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne We’re less than a month away from the southern hemisphere winter. But you’d be forgiven for thinking summer was only last week. April was unseasonably warm and dry across Australia. Temperatures were above average or ... <a title="Why has this autumn been so hot and dry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-has-this-autumn-been-so-hot-and-dry-282049/" aria-label="Read more about Why has this autumn been so hot and dry?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Kaye Parker, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Curtin University Unemployment in Australia is currently at 4.3% – below average for the past century. But last week, the Reserve Bank forecast unemployment will slowly climb from next year on, rising to 4.7% by mid-2028 – and possibly ... <a title="Worried about your job? You’re not alone. But there are proven ways to ease job insecurity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/worried-about-your-job-youre-not-alone-but-there-are-proven-ways-to-ease-job-insecurity-281128/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about your job? You’re not alone. But there are proven ways to ease job insecurity">Read more</a>
