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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Tutor in English & Theatre, The University of Melbourne There’s a line in the opening moments of Anne Edmonds’ Bad Company that announces the show’s premise: “Money is the death of creativity”. Delivered by Margie Argyle (Edmonds), the wildly self-assured artistic director of the Argyle ... <a title="The ABC’s new workplace comedy about a theatre, Bad Company, simply mocks from the outside" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-abcs-new-workplace-comedy-about-a-theatre-bad-company-simply-mocks-from-the-outside-279452/" aria-label="Read more about The ABC’s new workplace comedy about a theatre, Bad Company, simply mocks from the outside">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Anzac Day 2026 arrives in tumultuous times: unresolved conflict in the Middle East, the erosion of the old international order, the famous Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever before. Without doubt, this brings New Zealand’s defence relationship ... <a title="Anzac then and now: as trans-Tasman defence relations get closer, NZ must be on guard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/anzac-then-and-now-as-trans-tasman-defence-relations-get-closer-nz-must-be-on-guard-281109/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac then and now: as trans-Tasman defence relations get closer, NZ must be on guard">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gallagher, Associate Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Every year, millions of visitors stand at the clifftop lookouts along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road and gaze out at the Twelve Apostles. These towering limestone stacks, rising up to 70 metres above ... <a title="Scientists finally know how old the Twelve Apostles are – and they’re much younger than anyone thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/scientists-finally-know-how-old-the-twelve-apostles-are-and-theyre-much-younger-than-anyone-thought-281230/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists finally know how old the Twelve Apostles are – and they’re much younger than anyone thought">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Carbon pricing and the Gillard government are fused together like molten glass in the memory of all those who witnessed the traumatic and consequential policy and political drama surrounding ... <a title="The carbon tax debate damaged Julia Gillard’s leadership – and good climate policy for years to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-carbon-tax-debate-damaged-julia-gillards-leadership-and-good-climate-policy-for-years-to-come-277092/" aria-label="Read more about The carbon tax debate damaged Julia Gillard’s leadership – and good climate policy for years to come">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Townsend, Lecturer in War Studies, UNSW Sydney 110 years ago this week, Anzac Day was held for the first time. It has been observed annually ever since. Today, Anzac Day has emerged as an unofficial national day. But what do Australians think about the most significant ... <a title="After 110 years of Anzac Days, new research shows Australians remain convinced of its importance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/after-110-years-of-anzac-days-new-research-shows-australians-remain-convinced-of-its-importance-281012/" aria-label="Read more about After 110 years of Anzac Days, new research shows Australians remain convinced of its importance">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wright, PhD Candidate in Environmental Policy, Macquarie University For more than a decade, Australia’s emissions reductions have been driven not by the federal government but by the states and territories, often in relative obscurity. State governments took the lead in driving rapid uptake of renewable energy, ... <a title="States have driven climate action until now. It’s time for the Australian government to step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/states-have-driven-climate-action-until-now-its-time-for-the-australian-government-to-step-up-277481/" aria-label="Read more about States have driven climate action until now. It’s time for the Australian government to step up">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marg Rogers, Associate Professor in the Early Childhood Education, University of New England Tens of thousands of Australians are expected to attend Anzac Day marches and services over the weekend. Many children will also be there with their families or school groups. Anzac events are often very ... <a title="Taking your child to an Anzac service? Prepare for loud noises and big questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/taking-your-child-to-an-anzac-service-prepare-for-loud-noises-and-big-questions-281240/" aria-label="Read more about Taking your child to an Anzac service? Prepare for loud noises and big questions">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney The legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton spent 40 years robbing banks because, as he claimed in his autobiography, he loved doing it. And when asked why he chose banks of all places to rob, he allegedly ... <a title="Why the world’s banks are so worried about Anthropic’s latest AI model" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/why-the-worlds-banks-are-so-worried-about-anthropics-latest-ai-model-281218/" aria-label="Read more about Why the world’s banks are so worried about Anthropic’s latest AI model">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanja Luckins, Historian, Department of Archeology and History, La Trobe University Even before the first world war, a high mortality rate from disease, accident and death during infancy meant that Australians were familiar with mourning black. During a period of mourning, for example after the death of ... <a title="The first Anzac Day was marked by women wearing mourning black" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-first-anzac-day-was-marked-by-women-wearing-mourning-black-281023/" aria-label="Read more about The first Anzac Day was marked by women wearing mourning black">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvette Grant, PhD Candidate in Dance and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne The story of the Anzacs has been represented through art from the beginning. The film Hero of the Dardanelles (1915) recreates the landing at Gallipoli. Official war artists were commissioned to document the ... <a title="The theatre of war: how the Anzac story has been retold through dance for 80 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-theatre-of-war-how-the-anzac-story-has-been-retold-through-dance-for-80-years-278982/" aria-label="Read more about The theatre of war: how the Anzac story has been retold through dance for 80 years">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iuliana Hartescu, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Loughborough University Insomnia may have been torturing humanity since ancient times, but over the last 20 years scientists have made progress in their understanding of chronic sleep deprivation. Today, sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread reported psychological problems in ... <a title="How scientists changed their view of insomnia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/how-scientists-changed-their-view-of-insomnia-279585/" aria-label="Read more about How scientists changed their view of insomnia">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bamo Nouri, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George’s, University of London Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s ... <a title="Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/middle-east-conflict-looks-increasingly-like-a-war-nobody-can-win-281253/" aria-label="Read more about Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win">Read more</a>
