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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor of Law, Deakin University Is Australia giving away its gas resources, virtually for free? That question is at the centre of this week’s parliamentary inquiry into the taxation of gas resources. Over the last decade, Australia has become one of the world’s largest exporters ... <a title="Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/foreign-companies-are-making-billions-off-australias-gas-its-time-that-changed-281010/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University Much of the current conversation about AI assumes uptake is inevitable, more technology means better outcomes and the main task is managing risk. But we asked Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... <a title="‘No accountability, no checks and balances, no responsibility’: how Indigenous peoples think about AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/no-accountability-no-checks-and-balances-no-responsibility-how-indigenous-peoples-think-about-ai-280734/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No accountability, no checks and balances, no responsibility’: how Indigenous peoples think about AI">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thileepan Naren, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University; Curtin University The proportion of people diagnosed with and treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is growing. Prescription rates have increased 11-fold in 20 years. But the growth isn’t uniform across the country. This week, ... <a title="How to safeguard against overdiagnosis when more GPs treat ADHD" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/how-to-safeguard-against-overdiagnosis-when-more-gps-treat-adhd-281030/" aria-label="Read more about How to safeguard against overdiagnosis when more GPs treat ADHD">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A coalition of political parties opposing the Solomon Islands prime minister has accused government lobbyists of trying to woo its MPs with “huge money” bribes to “buy political allegiance”. It comes amid an ongoing court wrangle over parliamentary moves to oust Jeremiah Manele. The opposition grouping, which claims to ... <a title="Solomon Islands opposition alleges ‘millions’ offered by govt lobbyists to buy back power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/solomon-islands-opposition-alleges-millions-offered-by-govt-lobbyists-to-buy-back-power/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands opposition alleges ‘millions’ offered by govt lobbyists to buy back power">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne While a federal YouGov poll has Labor’s primary vote down three points to a tie with One Nation, that hasn’t been the case in any other federal ... <a title="Slump for Labor in YouGov survey, but not in other federal polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/slump-for-labor-in-yougov-survey-but-not-in-other-federal-polls-281116/" aria-label="Read more about Slump for Labor in YouGov survey, but not in other federal polls">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University It was the big-picture reform that defined the Labor prime minister Bob Hawke and infuriated his opponents with its radical promise of a fairer, healthier society. Medicare, Australia’s taxpayer-funded system of universal health insurance, established in 1984, has ... <a title="While it wasn’t his idea, Medicare helped make the mythos of Bob Hawke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/while-it-wasnt-his-idea-medicare-helped-make-the-mythos-of-bob-hawke-276632/" aria-label="Read more about While it wasn’t his idea, Medicare helped make the mythos of Bob Hawke">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Houlihan, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast Recovering from an eating disorder can be long and complex. Treatment typically focuses on reducing the unhelpful behaviours and thoughts that characterise these disorders. These include extreme dieting, binge eating, purging, negative body image, and ... <a title="Why eating disorder recovery is about more than what you eat or weigh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/why-eating-disorder-recovery-is-about-more-than-what-you-eat-or-weigh-280795/" aria-label="Read more about Why eating disorder recovery is about more than what you eat or weigh">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Cities are hotter than the surrounding countryside. Paved surfaces such as asphalt and concrete trap heat and release it at night. But as climate change worsens, this is becoming a real ... <a title="Green tram tracks cut heat and beautify cities. Why isn’t Australia doing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/green-tram-tracks-cut-heat-and-beautify-cities-why-isnt-australia-doing-it-266996/" aria-label="Read more about Green tram tracks cut heat and beautify cities. Why isn’t Australia doing it?">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne The consumer watchdog’s Federal Court case against Woolworths over its “prices dropped” promotions is underway and will run into next week. This – and a separate court action against Coles – are ... <a title="How court cases against Woolworths and Coles could change the future of shopping in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/how-court-cases-against-woolworths-and-coles-could-change-the-future-of-shopping-in-australia-281028/" aria-label="Read more about How court cases against Woolworths and Coles could change the future of shopping in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamid R. Jamali, Professor, School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University Australian universities pay millions to commercial academic publishers each year. This is one of the main ways academics publish their research and have it recognised by their peers. The money covers staff and students’ ... <a title="So much research is already free to read in Australia – but it’s not getting the support it needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/so-much-research-is-already-free-to-read-in-australia-but-its-not-getting-the-support-it-needs-280044/" aria-label="Read more about So much research is already free to read in Australia – but it’s not getting the support it needs">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University News of a fragile ceasefire has done little to calm anxieties about the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has choked shipping and the United States has responded with a targeted ... <a title="These shocks to Australia’s food system won’t be the last. Will it learn in time for the next one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/these-shocks-to-australias-food-system-wont-be-the-last-will-it-learn-in-time-for-the-next-one-281007/" aria-label="Read more about These shocks to Australia’s food system won’t be the last. Will it learn in time for the next one?">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Tim O’Shea I don’t blame Iran for going cold on another sham negotiation session with the US. After all, why would they take the US or Israel seriously? Or even remotely trust either of them when: They both bombed Iran right in the middle of two sets of previous “negotiations”; and Trump lied ... <a title="No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/no-wonder-iran-went-cold-on-sham-talks-considering-the-lying-us-israeli-track-record/" aria-label="Read more about No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record">Read more</a>
