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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mares, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme (PALM) is a crucial source of workers across regional Australia. About 32,000 people from nine Pacific nations and Timor-Leste work in Australia under PALM. Over seven months ... <a title="Australia’s Pacific worker scheme is far from perfect – but we can make it better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/australias-pacific-worker-scheme-is-far-from-perfect-but-we-can-make-it-better-274618/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s Pacific worker scheme is far from perfect – but we can make it better">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Waye-Harris, Early Career Researcher in History, Adelaide University Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, 1588. Woburn Abbey/Wikimedia Commons There are few dynasties in history as well-known as the Tudors. From Henry VIII’s six wives to Elizabeth I’s defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Tudors continue to ... <a title="From statement sleeves to the codpiece: 5 fashions which should come back from Tudor England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/from-statement-sleeves-to-the-codpiece-5-fashions-which-should-come-back-from-tudor-england-271507/" aria-label="Read more about From statement sleeves to the codpiece: 5 fashions which should come back from Tudor England">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Henry, Associate Professor in Screen, Flinders University Getty Images Around the world, lawmakers are grappling with how to better protect young people from online harms such as cyberbullying, sexual exploitation and AI-generated “deepfake” images. Recent reforms overseas – notably Australia’s landmark move to restrict young people’s ... <a title="As Australia’s online harm crackdown reshapes the debate, NZ must find its own path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/as-australias-online-harm-crackdown-reshapes-the-debate-nz-must-find-its-own-path-274723/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s online harm crackdown reshapes the debate, NZ must find its own path">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Andrew Brown Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, is due to arrive in Australia next Sunday. Why is a foreign Head of State asked to help heal an Australian community after an Australian tragedy? Australia is being asked to accept something extraordinary as if it were normal. Who invited Isaac Herzog in the first place, ... <a title="What is Israel’s Herzog doing in Australia – who invited him, and why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/what-is-israels-herzog-doing-in-australia-who-invited-him-and-why/" aria-label="Read more about What is Israel’s Herzog doing in Australia – who invited him, and why?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Nationals Leader David Littleproud easily saw off a token move to spill the party leadership on Monday. But he is now under immense pressure to reach a deal with Liberal leader Sussan Ley to put the Coalition together again. With ... <a title="View from The Hill: Littleproud and Ley turn on the music for another attempt at the two step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/view-from-the-hill-littleproud-and-ley-turn-on-the-music-for-another-attempt-at-the-two-step-274835/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Littleproud and Ley turn on the music for another attempt at the two step">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vicki Lowik, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity Australia New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill ... <a title="NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/nsw-is-ditching-good-character-references-in-sentencing-will-the-rest-of-the-country-follow-274842/" aria-label="Read more about NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute The Conversation, CC BY-SA Australia’s political parties set new records in funds raised and spent in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election. Now, nine months later, Australians finally get a look at who funded the parties’ election campaigns. ... <a title="New data show where the parties got their money from in the lead-up to the 2025 election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/new-data-show-where-the-parties-got-their-money-from-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2025-election-274739/" aria-label="Read more about New data show where the parties got their money from in the lead-up to the 2025 election">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Olga Pankova/Getty Images Coffee first entered human lives and veins over 600 years ago. Now we consume an average of almost two kilos per person each year – sometimes with very specific preferences about blends and ... <a title="Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/does-coffee-raise-your-blood-pressure-heres-how-much-its-ok-to-drink-270955/" aria-label="Read more about Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Lee, Associate Professor in Property and Real Estate, Deakin University Australia’s corporate regulator has secured refunds of A$40 million to more than 38,000 investors in risky financial products, following a review of the industry. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) raised concerns that marketing of ... <a title="ASIC flags $40 million in refunds after review of risky financial products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/asic-flags-40-million-in-refunds-after-review-of-risky-financial-products-274426/" aria-label="Read more about ASIC flags $40 million in refunds after review of risky financial products">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Lean, Research Fellow in Philosophy, Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University Ross Stone/Unsplash Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years. Within two days ... <a title="Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/some-companies-claim-they-can-resurrect-species-does-that-make-people-more-comfortable-with-extinction-273583/" aria-label="Read more about Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kirby, Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images New Zealand’s residential construction industry contributes roughly NZ$26 billion annually to the economy and employs around 70,000 workers. Yet despite its significance and scale, the sector’s productivity levels have flatlined since the mid-1980s. In housing construction, ... <a title="NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/nzs-2-5-billion-shoddy-building-bill-how-to-fix-the-build-now-fix-later-culture-272145/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s government has defended the use of force to evict residents of an informal settlement in the capital Port Moresby. Police used tear gas to move people out of the Two-Mile settlement last week, while heavy machinery was used to tear down homes and two people were killed in clashes. Acting ... <a title="PNG govt defends using tear gas, force to evict illegal settlers in capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/png-govt-defends-using-tear-gas-force-to-evict-illegal-settlers-in-capital/" aria-label="Read more about PNG govt defends using tear gas, force to evict illegal settlers in capital">Read more</a>
