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April 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University Very few Roman emperors died natural deaths. Most were assassinated, some died in battle and one was even struck by lightning. Some emperors sensed the danger and got out of Rome altogether. But only one laid down his ... <a title="Meet Diocletian – the Roman emperor who retired to grow cabbages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/10/meet-diocletian-the-roman-emperor-who-retired-to-grow-cabbages-276388/" aria-label="Read more about Meet Diocletian – the Roman emperor who retired to grow cabbages">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abeer Elshater, Professor of Urban Morphology, Ain Shams University Cities are often described as living archives of human memory. Walk through an old neighbourhood in an Islamic city like Fez in Morocco or Cairo in Egypt, and you can see layers of history in its streets and ... <a title="Designing cities: should we build from scratch or keep history alive?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/10/designing-cities-should-we-build-from-scratch-or-keep-history-alive-280071/" aria-label="Read more about Designing cities: should we build from scratch or keep history alive?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra If you want a basic measure of the difference between Liberal leader Angus Taylor and Nationals leader Matt Canavan, compare these two reactions to US President Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat this week that “a whole civilisation will die tonight”. Asked ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Taylor and Canavan are chalk and cheese – and that’s a problem for Taylor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/grattan-on-friday-taylor-and-canavan-are-chalk-and-cheese-and-thats-a-problem-for-taylor-279766/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Taylor and Canavan are chalk and cheese – and that’s a problem for Taylor">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Baldwin, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology; UNSW Sydney If you’ve been struggling with your mental health lately, a new free service could help. Medicare Mental Health Check In launched earlier this year to give more Australians access to mental health care. The ... <a title="How does Medicare’s new Mental Health Check In work? Is this low-intensity CBT likely to help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/how-does-medicares-new-mental-health-check-in-work-is-this-low-intensity-cbt-likely-to-help-279741/" aria-label="Read more about How does Medicare’s new Mental Health Check In work? Is this low-intensity CBT likely to help?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samina Yasmeen, Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia When news of the fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran first broke, it came via a post on X by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif. Securing such a big ... <a title="In mediating the US-Iran peace talks, Pakistan is flexing its geopolitical muscles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/in-mediating-the-us-iran-peace-talks-pakistan-is-flexing-its-geopolitical-muscles-280255/" aria-label="Read more about In mediating the US-Iran peace talks, Pakistan is flexing its geopolitical muscles">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Frightening headlines predicting a Super El Niño or even a Godzilla El Niño amp up anxiety levels for farmers and residents of bushfire-prone regions. But these phrases are not particularly accurate. The phrase “Super El ... <a title="Why the phrase “Super El Nino” makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/why-the-phrase-super-el-nino-makes-australian-climate-scientists-roll-their-eyes-279758/" aria-label="Read more about Why the phrase “Super El Nino” makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyes">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Genauer, Academic Director, Public Policy Institute, UNSW Sydney Just hours after the leaders of the United States, Israel and Iran reached a temporary ceasefire, it was clear that each party had its own version of what had been agreed to. Hundreds of people in Lebanon have ... <a title="Will the conflict in Lebanon destroy the US-Iran ceasefire? Maybe, but it was already shaky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/will-the-conflict-in-lebanon-destroy-the-us-iran-ceasefire-maybe-but-it-was-already-shaky-280259/" aria-label="Read more about Will the conflict in Lebanon destroy the US-Iran ceasefire? Maybe, but it was already shaky">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris James, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Hypersonics, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland After successfully completing their mission to the Moon, the Artemis II crew are about to return to Earth. The four astronauts set a new record for how far humans have ... <a title="Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/artemis-ii-crew-will-endure-3-000-c-on-re-entry-a-hypersonics-expert-explains-how-they-will-survive-280042/" aria-label="Read more about Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Like all true visionaries, the English poet William Blake was light-years ahead of his time: a fierce critic of industrial modernity and a thinker deeply suspicious of any mindset that might turn the world into ... <a title="A stage adaptation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is truly singular, and genuinely memorable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/a-stage-adaptation-of-drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead-is-truly-singular-and-genuinely-memorable-278403/" aria-label="Read more about A stage adaptation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is truly singular, and genuinely memorable">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodrigo Praino, Professor & Director, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University Around 153 BCE, Cato the Elder, one of Rome’s most prominent senators, began ending every single one of his speeches with the same words: “Carthago delenda est”, or “Carthage must be destroyed”. ... <a title="‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’: Trump’s genocide threat against Iran was another new low for America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/a-whole-civilisation-will-die-tonight-trumps-genocide-threat-against-iran-was-another-new-low-for-america-280152/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’: Trump’s genocide threat against Iran was another new low for America">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meena Jha, Head Technology and Pedagogy Cluster CML-NET, CQUniversity Australia It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at ... <a title="Fake QR codes make for easy scams – be careful what you scan out there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/fake-qr-codes-make-for-easy-scams-be-careful-what-you-scan-out-there-279333/" aria-label="Read more about Fake QR codes make for easy scams – be careful what you scan out there">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glen Hosking, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology, La Trobe University Cuddle therapy is having a moment. The idea for this emerging therapy is for you to book in a specified time with a “professional cuddler”. Websites promote cuddle therapists as specialists in platonic touch, offering ... <a title="‘Cuddle therapy’ sounds like what we all need right now. But will it actually help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/cuddle-therapy-sounds-like-what-we-all-need-right-now-but-will-it-actually-help-276765/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Cuddle therapy’ sounds like what we all need right now. But will it actually help?">Read more</a>
