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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne The recent military conflict in the Middle East triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices throughout March, with the federal government’s subsequent excise cut providing only partial relief. To address the ... <a title="Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/victoria-has-made-public-transport-free-nsw-hasnt-has-there-been-any-difference-in-uptake-280361/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol Many households will recognise this familiar exchange. One person insists an object simply isn’t there: impossible to find despite what they describe as a thorough and highly competent search. Another walks in, glances briefly at the same spot and ... <a title="It’s right under your nose – why some people can’t find things in plain sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/its-right-under-your-nose-why-some-people-cant-find-things-in-plain-sight-277845/" aria-label="Read more about It’s right under your nose – why some people can’t find things in plain sight">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Ziegler, Collection Manager, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute Those who venture into Foul Air Cave, below Buchan township in eastern Victoria, quickly realise how it got its ominous name. In its deepest chambers, bacteria consume oxygen and excrete organic gases to produce a toxic stench. ... <a title="An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/an-extinct-echidna-the-size-of-a-small-child-once-roamed-victoria-new-fossil-shows-279860/" aria-label="Read more about An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leon Goldsmith, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Middle East and Comparative Politics, University of Otago After the breakdown of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump has now ordered a blockade of the pivotal Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. It’s just the ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz blockade: the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-the-complex-regional-realities-the-us-ignores-at-its-peril-280427/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz blockade: the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Zomer, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University As school holidays continue around Australia, many parents are looking for educational ways to keep their children entertained. If you own an Android device and have young children, you may find ... <a title="Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/google-promotes-teacher-approved-apps-for-kids-heres-what-parents-should-know-278663/" aria-label="Read more about Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland American Australian performer Joe Dolce’s 1980 one-hit wonder Shaddap You Face was recently inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia collection, which also named it Australia’s best novelty song. For its fans, the ... <a title="Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/is-shaddap-you-face-australias-best-ever-novelty-song-or-a-poor-ethnic-stereotype-280352/" aria-label="Read more about Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Six months on from the discovery of a yellow-legged hornet queen in Auckland there are encouraging signs New Zealand’s eradication effort is gaining ground. Teams that have been searching intensively for the ... <a title="NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/nz-may-be-winning-the-fight-against-the-invasive-yellow-legged-hornet-but-a-crucial-phase-lies-ahead-280452/" aria-label="Read more about NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Roblox has announced significant changes to its gaming platform to enhance safety for children under 16. The announcement comes just days after a man in the United Kingdom was jailed for ... <a title="Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/roblox-is-boosting-safety-features-for-young-people-its-a-step-in-the-right-direction-280360/" aria-label="Read more about Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Queensland New, more powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models are announced pretty regularly these days: the latest version of ChatGPT or Claude or Gemini always has new features and new capabilities that its makers are eager for customers to ... <a title="Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/claude-mythos-and-project-glasswing-why-an-ai-superhacker-has-the-tech-world-on-alert-280374/" aria-label="Read more about Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney For weeks now, the world economy has been on tenterhooks, waiting for one outcome: reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In response to war with Israel and the United States, Iran ... <a title="Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade risks new costs for the global economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/trumps-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-risks-new-costs-for-the-global-economy-280448/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade risks new costs for the global economy">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Art Cotterell, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney The successful Artemis II trip around the Moon was a historic achievement – the first crewed lunar fly-by in more than 50 years, and the greatest distance yet travelled by humans from our “pale blue dot”. ... <a title="As Artemis II is celebrated, the world faces hard questions about US leadership in space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/as-artemis-ii-is-celebrated-the-world-faces-hard-questions-about-us-leadership-in-space-280371/" aria-label="Read more about As Artemis II is celebrated, the world faces hard questions about US leadership in space">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Hungary’s most consequential election in decades has just delivered an important victory for democracy and accountability. For Hungarians, opposition leader Péter Magyar’s emphatic defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ... <a title="What Viktor Orbán’s election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/what-viktor-orbans-election-loss-means-for-putin-trump-and-the-rise-of-right-wing-populism-280447/" aria-label="Read more about What Viktor Orbán’s election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populism">Read more</a>
