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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meighen McCrae, Associate Professor of Strategic & Defence Studies, Australian National University The Iran war reminds us small strategic moves can mushroom into expanding military commitments. The United States decided to blockade Iranian ports by controlling access to and from the vital Strait of Hormuz, as a ... <a title="Gallipoli has 4 lessons for the Strait of Hormuz crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/gallipoli-has-4-lessons-for-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-280723/" aria-label="Read more about Gallipoli has 4 lessons for the Strait of Hormuz crisis">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert William Smith, Professor of History, University of Alberta Do aliens exist? Could Earth really be the only planet hosting intelligent life? Debates over the existence of extraterrestrials date back to the earliest Indigenous and western thought. The tools generating the evidence within western science, however, have ... <a title="Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/are-aliens-real-scientists-have-been-hunting-for-extraterrestrial-life-since-the-time-of-aristotle-279727/" aria-label="Read more about Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederick Oliver Beeby Maglaque, Exhibition Researcher, Pacific Museum of Earth and Masters student in Art History, University of British Columbia “This is the story of the dinosaurs as it has never been told before,” narrates Morgan Freeman in the opening of Neflix’s The Dinosaurs docuseries. The four-part ... <a title="Netflix’s ‘The Dinosaurs’ rehashes a very old story of empire and conquest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/netflixs-the-dinosaurs-rehashes-a-very-old-story-of-empire-and-conquest-279162/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix’s ‘The Dinosaurs’ rehashes a very old story of empire and conquest">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Leslie, Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reform, while never an easy task, is probably more difficult now than it used to be. Not only is declining trust a problem, belief in governments’ ability and willingness to affect real change is also ... <a title="Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/built-to-last-history-shows-us-the-art-of-reform-thats-both-bold-and-enduring-276747/" aria-label="Read more about Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University You check your smartwatch after a run. Your fitness score has dropped. You’ve burnt hardly any calories. Your recovery score is really low. It’s telling you to take the next 72 hours off exercise. The worst bit? The whole ... <a title="6 ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/6-ways-your-smartwatch-is-lying-to-you-according-to-science-279851/" aria-label="Read more about 6 ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara May, Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University When you finally receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis that reflects your strengths and the challenges you face, it can be life-changing. But for people with both autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – known colloquially ... <a title="AuDHD means being autistic and having ADHD. And it can look very different to a single diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/audhd-means-being-autistic-and-having-adhd-and-it-can-look-very-different-to-a-single-diagnosis-278095/" aria-label="Read more about AuDHD means being autistic and having ADHD. And it can look very different to a single diagnosis">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will look at the latest unemployment figures – 4.3%, roughly 650,000 people out of work – and see a labour market that is still “too tight”. In ... <a title="The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/the-rbas-policy-deliberately-creates-unemployment-so-why-do-we-treat-the-jobless-so-badly-280574/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getting a first foothold on the career ladder has never been easy for young workers. But in the past, that path was more visible, with advanced economies such as New Zealand’s relying on entry-level roles to ... <a title="As entry-level jobs dry up in NZ, how can we help young people find their way into work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/as-entry-level-jobs-dry-up-in-nz-how-can-we-help-young-people-find-their-way-into-work-280813/" aria-label="Read more about As entry-level jobs dry up in NZ, how can we help young people find their way into work?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents, Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, vowed to keep ... <a title="Israel and Lebanon have a ceasefire, but global attention shouldn’t move on. This isn’t a tidy end to the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/israel-and-lebanon-have-a-ceasefire-but-global-attention-shouldnt-move-on-this-isnt-a-tidy-end-to-the-war-280816/" aria-label="Read more about Israel and Lebanon have a ceasefire, but global attention shouldn’t move on. This isn’t a tidy end to the war">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebekah Moles, Professor in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney The pill is the most common way Australian women avoid getting pregnant. Almost 30% of Australian women who use contraception take the pill. Now, several state and territory governments are giving women greater access to the pill. Just ... <a title="Want to get the pill without seeing a GP? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/want-to-get-the-pill-without-seeing-a-gp-heres-what-you-need-to-know-280719/" aria-label="Read more about Want to get the pill without seeing a GP? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Viet Nguyen-Tien, Research Economist, London School of Economics and Political Science When the Strait of Hormuz first closed in March and oil hit US$120 a barrel, a very old question came back: is this finally the moment electric vehicles take off for good – or just another ... <a title="Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/electric-vehicles-pass-tipping-point-breaking-the-link-with-oil-prices-280655/" aria-label="Read more about Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices">Read more</a>
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April 17, 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 A DemosAU poll has Labor down three points on primary votes since February to just 26%, with Labor and One Nation now tied. The total vote for ... <a title="DemosAU gives Labor one of its worst poll results this term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/demosau-gives-labor-one-of-its-worst-poll-results-this-term-280270/" aria-label="Read more about DemosAU gives Labor one of its worst poll results this term">Read more</a>
