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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Newstead, Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Tasmania Five years ago, as Australia burned through the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison was photographed relaxing on a Hawaiian beach. When he returned, his now-infamous words – “I don’t hold a hose, mate” – epitomised ... <a title="Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews got it wrong. Here are 7 ways to get crisis leadership right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/scott-morrison-and-dan-andrews-got-it-wrong-here-are-7-ways-to-get-crisis-leadership-right-274017/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews got it wrong. Here are 7 ways to get crisis leadership right">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I’ve seen some Australians expressing confusion as to whether or not they can still legally criticise Israel online after new “hate speech” laws were passed on Tuesday under the pretence of combatting “antisemitism”. The answer is yes, and you definitely should keep opposing Israel and its genocidal atrocities. I am worried ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Oppose Israel’s abuses while you still can" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/caitlin-johnstone-oppose-israels-abuses-while-you-still-can/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Oppose Israel’s abuses while you still can">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murat Ungor, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Otago Getty Images Imagine investing in a premium Central Otago vineyard, or owning a slice of prime Wellington commercial property, all without needing millions in upfront capital. Through asset “tokenisation”, this is becoming a reality. Essentially, tokenisation converts physical ... <a title="Digital ‘tokenisation’ is reshaping the global financial industry. Is NZ ready?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/digital-tokenisation-is-reshaping-the-global-financial-industry-is-nz-ready-272427/" aria-label="Read more about Digital ‘tokenisation’ is reshaping the global financial industry. Is NZ ready?">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa A. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University Diva Plavalaguna/Pexels In the modern workplace, flexible arrangements can be as important as salary for some. For many employees, flexibility is no longer a nice-to-have luxury. It has become a fundamental requirement for staying ... <a title="How to get managers to say yes to flexible work arrangements, according to new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/how-to-get-managers-to-say-yes-to-flexible-work-arrangements-according-to-new-research-274008/" aria-label="Read more about How to get managers to say yes to flexible work arrangements, according to new research">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Upama Aich, Forrest Research Fellow, Centre for Evolutionary Biology, The University of Western Australia Rock formations in Love Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey. Nevit Dilmen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY “Size matters” sounds like a tabloid cliché, but for evolutionary biologists the size of the human penis is truly a puzzle. ... <a title="Why are human penises so large? New evolutionary study finds two main reasons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/why-are-human-penises-so-large-new-evolutionary-study-finds-two-main-reasons-273365/" aria-label="Read more about Why are human penises so large? New evolutionary study finds two main reasons">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Woods, Lecturer, Nursing, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known as the epidermis, has ... <a title="What’s the best way to remove a splinter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/whats-the-best-way-to-remove-a-splinter-268279/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the best way to remove a splinter?">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sussan Ley may pay the price for the implosion of the Coalition, but the blame rests squarely with Nationals leader David Littleproud. He’s the one whose leadership should be on the line. When you stand back from it, the behaviour ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Coalition split is massive blow for Ley but the fault lies with Littleproud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/grattan-on-friday-coalition-split-is-massive-blow-for-ley-but-the-fault-lies-with-littleproud-274027/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Coalition split is massive blow for Ley but the fault lies with Littleproud">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Brannigan, Associate Professor, Theatre and Performance, UNSW Sydney Stephen Wilson Barker/Sydney Festival Of all the arts, dance has a special capacity to create worlds. Centred around the moving body, these worlds draw on other art forms – music, visual art, design, projection – to fill-out visions ... <a title="From grand harbour spectacular to intimate perfection: the varied dance at Sydney Festival 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/from-grand-harbour-spectacular-to-intimate-perfection-the-varied-dance-at-sydney-festival-2026-273459/" aria-label="Read more about From grand harbour spectacular to intimate perfection: the varied dance at Sydney Festival 2026">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at Davos this week that signals there may still be a leader in the West worth following. “Middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu,” he warned. The Canadian PM was brutally honest about Western ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/eugene-doyle-mark-carneys-moment-a-new-non-aligned-movement/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Botterill, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The short-lived split between the Nationals and the Liberal Party after last year’s election has been followed by another breakup less than nine months later. The Nationals are publicly stating they cannot work under Sussan ... <a title="Instead of a marriage, the Coalition should be an on-again, off-again affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/instead-of-a-marriage-the-coalition-should-be-an-on-again-off-again-affair-274105/" aria-label="Read more about Instead of a marriage, the Coalition should be an on-again, off-again affair">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell On 14 December 2025, a father and son, reportedly linked to the ISIS clerical fascist organisation, committed a murderous attack on innocent participants at a Jewish celebration on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. Fifteen were killed and around 40 seriously injured. There is no way this horrific event can be minimised. It ... <a title="Ian Powell: Bondi Beach’s murderous terrorism aftermath – an Aotearoa perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/ian-powell-bondi-beachs-murderous-terrorism-aftermath-an-aotearoa-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: Bondi Beach’s murderous terrorism aftermath – an Aotearoa perspective">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based global media freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the guilty verdict against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio whose case has been challenged since her arrest almost six years ago. Cumpio was found guilty today on a charge of “financing terrorism” in the Philippines, and now faces a sentence ... <a title="RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/rsf-condemns-verdict-in-fabricated-case-against-filipino-journalist-frenchie-mae-cumpio/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio">Read more</a>
