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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia Earlier this year I gave a talk about my research at Oxford’s All Souls College, and worked with a chef to design an accompanying menu. Thinking about my work ... <a title="Transcribing speech is never neutral. It shapes power and bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/transcribing-speech-is-never-neutral-it-shapes-power-and-bias-281527/" aria-label="Read more about Transcribing speech is never neutral. It shapes power and bias">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University In the lead-up to the federal budget, there’s much focus on what the government will do to address cost-of-living pressures for households amid rising inflation and interest rates. Research shows where those cost-of-living stresses ... <a title="Increasing JobSeeker is long overdue. Here’s how we could do it, without breaking the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/increasing-jobseeker-is-long-overdue-heres-how-we-could-do-it-without-breaking-the-budget-281341/" aria-label="Read more about Increasing JobSeeker is long overdue. Here’s how we could do it, without breaking the budget">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Becky Freeman, Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney In April, the United Kingdom passed landmark laws that aim to create a “smokefree generation”. This means anyone born on or after January 1 2009 can never legally be sold tobacco products. The law is a triumph for ... <a title="Donations, access and secrecy: 3 tactics tobacco companies use to influence smoking laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/donations-access-and-secrecy-3-tactics-tobacco-companies-use-to-influence-smoking-laws-282137/" aria-label="Read more about Donations, access and secrecy: 3 tactics tobacco companies use to influence smoking laws">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Researcher in Urban Transformation, Western Sydney University Cities and towns are usually 1–3°C hotter than the surrounding countryside, because asphalt, concrete and brick absorb heat from the sun and radiate it slowly. Some cities can be as much as 7°C hotter. This effect is known ... <a title="Urban trees cool the world’s cities more than we thought – but we can’t rely on them alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/urban-trees-cool-the-worlds-cities-more-than-we-thought-but-we-cant-rely-on-them-alone-281866/" aria-label="Read more about Urban trees cool the world’s cities more than we thought – but we can’t rely on them alone">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tahu Kukutai, Professor of Demography, University of Waikato Across the world’s most advanced economies, demographic issues have risen to near the top of the policy agenda. Governments have implemented a range of measures to try and address the challenges of falling birth rates, ageing populations and shrinking ... <a title="NZ is overdue for a population strategy – but there is only so much governments can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/nz-is-overdue-for-a-population-strategy-but-there-is-only-so-much-governments-can-do-282004/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is overdue for a population strategy – but there is only so much governments can do">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurie Berg, Associate Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney A 28-year-old international student from Pakistan took a job as a chef in Queensland. His employer paid a flat hourly rate that was well below the legal minimum, with no payslips. When he eventually left, his employer ... <a title="A new survey of 10,000 migrants reveals exploitation at work is the norm. Here’s how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/a-new-survey-of-10-000-migrants-reveals-exploitation-at-work-is-the-norm-heres-how-to-fix-it-281881/" aria-label="Read more about A new survey of 10,000 migrants reveals exploitation at work is the norm. Here’s how to fix it">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tina Soliman-Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University News the Australian government will spend over A$10 billion to boost fuel supplies is both welcome and well overdue. The plans announced today ahead of next week’s budget include $3.7 billion for publicly owned fuel reserves ... <a title="The government’s plans to bolster Australia’s fuel stores are sensible – but 5 years too late" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/the-governments-plans-to-bolster-australias-fuel-stores-are-sensible-but-5-years-too-late-282253/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s plans to bolster Australia’s fuel stores are sensible – but 5 years too late">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University After weeks (or months) of putting it off, you book a longer appointment with your GP to talk about your mental health. You explain that you’ve been feeling low, anxious and overwhelmed. They suggest seeing a psychologist. But ... <a title="Need to see a psychologist? How to find one that’s right for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/need-to-see-a-psychologist-how-to-find-one-thats-right-for-you-280573/" aria-label="Read more about Need to see a psychologist? How to find one that’s right for you">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the fuel crisis showing no sign of abating, the Albanese government has unveiled a package worth more than $10 billion to protect the country’s fuel and fertiliser security. The measures include setting up a government-owned Australian Fuel Security Reserve ... <a title="Albanese announces $10.7 billion fuel security package, including government-owned reserve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/albanese-announces-10-7-billion-fuel-security-package-including-government-owned-reserve-281640/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese announces $10.7 billion fuel security package, including government-owned reserve">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Almost 60 countries, representing about a third of the global economy, met in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta last week for the first international summit on the transition away from fossil fuels. It ... <a title="‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/much-needed-fresh-air-5-outcomes-from-the-worlds-first-summit-on-ending-fossil-fuels-282061/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Liuzzo, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, Queensland University of Technology Economic growth, particularly in energy-intensive nations, is slowing as the Middle East war continues to throttle exports of oil, plastics and fertiliser. The International Monetary Fund in its World Economic Outlook and Australian Treasurer Jim ... <a title="Is this the moment to change the way we think about economic growth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/is-this-the-moment-to-change-the-way-we-think-about-economic-growth-281747/" aria-label="Read more about Is this the moment to change the way we think about economic growth?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ada Cheung, Professorial Fellow in Endocrinology, The University of Melbourne Since 2020, Australia has had an ongoing shortage of oestrogen patches, which are usually prescribed to help ease menopause symptoms. In March, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) confirmed shortages of several brands and doses of patches will ... <a title="Can’t get your HRT patches? What to do and what to avoid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/cant-get-your-hrt-patches-what-to-do-and-what-to-avoid-282135/" aria-label="Read more about Can’t get your HRT patches? What to do and what to avoid">Read more</a>
