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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Gildersleeve, Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland As early as the poetry of AB “Banjo” Paterson, urban Australians have been drawn to the pastoral fantasy of the outback, in which, as Paterson famously puts it, “the drover’s life has pleasures that the townsfolk never ... <a title="Alphabet Lane is an unsettling new drama that rejects the myth of the idyllic country life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/alphabet-lane-is-an-unsettling-new-drama-that-rejects-the-myth-of-the-idyllic-country-life-279214/" aria-label="Read more about Alphabet Lane is an unsettling new drama that rejects the myth of the idyllic country life">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyce Siette, Associate Professor | Deputy Director, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University Over recent weeks, speculation has grown about US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour during the US-Israel war on Iran. While questioning Trump’s mental fitness for office, various commentators have ... <a title="We can’t know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn’t excuse his actions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/we-cant-know-if-donald-trump-has-dementia-even-if-he-did-it-wouldnt-excuse-his-actions-281131/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn’t excuse his actions">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Neikirk, Program Convenor, Criminology, University of Newcastle April 25 1896 was a significant date in the history of women’s legal rights in Australia. Two things happened on this day: women, including Aboriginal women, voted for the first time in Australia, thanks to a Constitutional Amendment passed ... <a title="Long before the Anzacs, April 25 was the day women in Australia got the right to vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/long-before-the-anzacs-april-25-was-the-day-women-in-australia-got-the-right-to-vote-278528/" aria-label="Read more about Long before the Anzacs, April 25 was the day women in Australia got the right to vote">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Purcell, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Last Thursday night at the MCG, fans witnessed a gripping game of AFL football between Carlton and Collingwood. But it was something rarely seen during a match that has gripped attention since: a player ... <a title="Sports need better game-day mental health protocols to protect athletes – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/sports-need-better-game-day-mental-health-protocols-to-protect-athletes-heres-how-281232/" aria-label="Read more about Sports need better game-day mental health protocols to protect athletes – here’s how">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney The Northern Territory and Western Australia are experiencing outbreaks of an almost-eradicated infection, diphtheria. The NT has recorded 17 cases of respiratory diphtheria in the past month and 60 cases of the less serious cutaneous ... <a title="Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/before-vaccines-diphtheria-used-to-kill-hundreds-each-year-now-its-back-in-australia-279856/" aria-label="Read more about Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Tutor in English & Theatre, The University of Melbourne “Don’t worry, I’m not here to buy your properties,” He Huang deadpans at the start of her Melbourne International Comedy Festival opening night set. Huang tells a series of jokes carefully calibrated for white Australian audiences: ... <a title="Artists at Melbourne International Comedy Festival are asking: what does it mean to be a comedian?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/artists-at-melbourne-international-comedy-festival-are-asking-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-comedian-281027/" aria-label="Read more about Artists at Melbourne International Comedy Festival are asking: what does it mean to be a comedian?">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra WorkChoices marked one of the great turning points of the Howard era. It accelerated the unravelling of a decade-long Coalition government, handed Labor a potent election weapon, and led the most successful union campaigns in modern Australian ... <a title="WorkChoices helped end John Howard’s leadership. The policy’s ghost still haunts the Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/workchoices-helped-end-john-howards-leadership-the-policys-ghost-still-haunts-the-liberals-276749/" aria-label="Read more about WorkChoices helped end John Howard’s leadership. The policy’s ghost still haunts the Liberals">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Wigmore, Senior Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Thousands of slips in Tairāwhiti in January. The loss of eight lives in the Bay of Plenty later that month. And, days ago, landslides that damaged homes, forced evacuations and blocked ... <a title="Climate change means more landslides in NZ – but new tech can help reduce the risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/climate-change-means-more-landslides-in-nz-but-new-tech-can-help-reduce-the-risk-278518/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change means more landslides in NZ – but new tech can help reduce the risk">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Barr, Associate Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Canada has signed more than 70 treaties with its Indigenous peoples. The United States has more than 300 treaties. Our neighbour, New Zealand, has the Treaty of Waitangi. Countries such as Ecuador, Norway and ... <a title="I rediscovered a forgotten legal rule. It could transform Indigenous rights in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/i-rediscovered-a-forgotten-legal-rule-it-could-transform-indigenous-rights-in-australia-280730/" aria-label="Read more about I rediscovered a forgotten legal rule. It could transform Indigenous rights in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser has exposed management to an embarrassing conflict in its approach to freedom of expression. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon While University of Sydney antisemitism adviser Dr Michael Abrahams-Sprod works in vice-chancellor Mark Scott’s office as its ... <a title="Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/antisemitism-or-anti-zionism-sydney-uni-pressure-to-silence-israel-apartheid-critics/" aria-label="Read more about Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Quain, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Overweight and obesity are among the most common conditions veterinarians see in both dogs and cats. Yet weight-loss plans for pets are frequently unsuccessful, with a high drop-out rate. In one study, over half of ... <a title="Is your cat or dog overweight? Why simply feeding less doesn’t always help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/is-your-cat-or-dog-overweight-why-simply-feeding-less-doesnt-always-help-280807/" aria-label="Read more about Is your cat or dog overweight? Why simply feeding less doesn’t always help">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging before he was “brutalised to death” in Fiji military custody last week, according to his sister. Melehola Tagaga told RNZ Pacific Waves that the well-known drug pusher was asked if he was planning a coup, before the military arrested him at ... <a title="‘His life mattered’: Family of man who died in Fiji military custody says he begged for his life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/his-life-mattered-family-of-man-who-died-in-fiji-military-custody-says-he-begged-for-his-life/" aria-label="Read more about ‘His life mattered’: Family of man who died in Fiji military custody says he begged for his life">Read more</a>
