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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney The Northern Territory and Western Australia are experiencing outbreaks of an almost-eradicated infection, diphtheria. The NT has recorded 17 cases of respiratory diphtheria in the past month and 60 cases of the less serious cutaneous ... <a title="Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/before-vaccines-diphtheria-used-to-kill-hundreds-each-year-now-its-back-in-australia-279856/" aria-label="Read more about Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Tutor in English & Theatre, The University of Melbourne “Don’t worry, I’m not here to buy your properties,” He Huang deadpans at the start of her Melbourne International Comedy Festival opening night set. Huang tells a series of jokes carefully calibrated for white Australian audiences: ... <a title="Artists at Melbourne International Comedy Festival are asking: what does it mean to be a comedian?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/artists-at-melbourne-international-comedy-festival-are-asking-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-comedian-281027/" aria-label="Read more about Artists at Melbourne International Comedy Festival are asking: what does it mean to be a comedian?">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra WorkChoices marked one of the great turning points of the Howard era. It accelerated the unravelling of a decade-long Coalition government, handed Labor a potent election weapon, and led the most successful union campaigns in modern Australian ... <a title="WorkChoices helped end John Howard’s leadership. The policy’s ghost still haunts the Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/workchoices-helped-end-john-howards-leadership-the-policys-ghost-still-haunts-the-liberals-276749/" aria-label="Read more about WorkChoices helped end John Howard’s leadership. The policy’s ghost still haunts the Liberals">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Wigmore, Senior Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Thousands of slips in Tairāwhiti in January. The loss of eight lives in the Bay of Plenty later that month. And, days ago, landslides that damaged homes, forced evacuations and blocked ... <a title="Climate change means more landslides in NZ – but new tech can help reduce the risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/climate-change-means-more-landslides-in-nz-but-new-tech-can-help-reduce-the-risk-278518/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change means more landslides in NZ – but new tech can help reduce the risk">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Barr, Associate Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Canada has signed more than 70 treaties with its Indigenous peoples. The United States has more than 300 treaties. Our neighbour, New Zealand, has the Treaty of Waitangi. Countries such as Ecuador, Norway and ... <a title="I rediscovered a forgotten legal rule. It could transform Indigenous rights in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/i-rediscovered-a-forgotten-legal-rule-it-could-transform-indigenous-rights-in-australia-280730/" aria-label="Read more about I rediscovered a forgotten legal rule. It could transform Indigenous rights in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Quain, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Overweight and obesity are among the most common conditions veterinarians see in both dogs and cats. Yet weight-loss plans for pets are frequently unsuccessful, with a high drop-out rate. In one study, over half of ... <a title="Is your cat or dog overweight? Why simply feeding less doesn’t always help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/is-your-cat-or-dog-overweight-why-simply-feeding-less-doesnt-always-help-280807/" aria-label="Read more about Is your cat or dog overweight? Why simply feeding less doesn’t always help">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David J. Galbreath, Professor of War and Technology, University of Bath Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face a renewal of American bombardment was due to expire this week, but was extended at the last moment, this time with no defined ... <a title="Middle East conflict: how the US and Iran could step back from the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/middle-east-conflict-how-the-us-and-iran-could-step-back-from-the-brink-281203/" aria-label="Read more about Middle East conflict: how the US and Iran could step back from the brink">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Haslett, Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University The old New Zealand Census – first conducted in 1851 – is to be no more. In its place will be a new and largely untried system that could potentially undermine the statistical basis ... <a title="The NZ Census guided vital economic and social planning. What happens now it’s gone?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/the-nz-census-guided-vital-economic-and-social-planning-what-happens-now-its-gone-280269/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ Census guided vital economic and social planning. What happens now it’s gone?">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brent Keogh, Lecturer in the School of Communications, University of Technology Sydney On April 15, United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer session at the Pentagon. But instead of quoting from any recognised canon of sacred scripture, Hegseth’s prayer sounded unmistakably like Samuel L. ... <a title="How the Trump administration co-opts pop culture and religion for political gain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/how-the-trump-administration-co-opts-pop-culture-and-religion-for-political-gain-281011/" aria-label="Read more about How the Trump administration co-opts pop culture and religion for political gain">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Van Amber, Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University As the weather cools in the southern hemisphere and energy prices climb, many of us are trying to stay warm without cranking the heating. The doona – or duvet, if you prefer – is central to ... <a title="The science of cosiness: a textiles expert explains feather down, bamboo, polyester duvets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/the-science-of-cosiness-a-textiles-expert-explains-feather-down-bamboo-polyester-duvets-280450/" aria-label="Read more about The science of cosiness: a textiles expert explains feather down, bamboo, polyester duvets">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Associate Professor, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University The United States under President Donald Trump and the European Union have a complicated relationship. On one hand, European countries and the US have built some ... <a title="How the war in Iran has brought European countries closer together – without Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/how-the-war-in-iran-has-brought-european-countries-closer-together-without-trump-281025/" aria-label="Read more about How the war in Iran has brought European countries closer together – without Trump">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University Right now, courts across Australia are grappling with a difficult legal question. How do you put a dollar value on the cultural and spiritual harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples when their Country has been damaged ... <a title="Why Native Title rulings need a system to value cultural loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/why-native-title-rulings-need-a-system-to-value-cultural-loss-279743/" aria-label="Read more about Why Native Title rulings need a system to value cultural loss">Read more</a>
