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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, Honorary Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland; UNSW Sydney The beaches of Sydney’s Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odour. And its source is drawing in more than just seagulls. A 25-tonne sperm whale is rotting on the rock platform ... <a title="Hold your nose and don’t stop for a selfie: why getting up close to a beached whale is a really bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/hold-your-nose-and-dont-stop-for-a-selfie-why-getting-up-close-to-a-beached-whale-is-a-really-bad-idea-281850/" aria-label="Read more about Hold your nose and don’t stop for a selfie: why getting up close to a beached whale is a really bad idea">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised no new taxes on Australia’s gas exports in next month’s federal budget, saying the government “will not undermine existing contracts”. Questioned further, he said future gas tax changes aren’t ... <a title="Australia isn’t getting a fair share of tax on gas exports. Queensland has shown how to raise the bar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/australia-isnt-getting-a-fair-share-of-tax-on-gas-exports-queensland-has-shown-how-to-raise-the-bar-281526/" aria-label="Read more about Australia isn’t getting a fair share of tax on gas exports. Queensland has shown how to raise the bar">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Se Youn Park, Sessional academic, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland Thirteen Australian women and children linked to ISIS have reportedly been blocked from leaving Syria again, with the Syrian Foreign Ministry blaming the Australian government, saying it had “refused to receive ... <a title="Albanese is prioritising politics over the responsible handling of ISIS families, setting a dangerous precedent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/albanese-is-prioritising-politics-over-the-responsible-handling-of-isis-families-setting-a-dangerous-precedent-281643/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese is prioritising politics over the responsible handling of ISIS families, setting a dangerous precedent">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University In the hours since the story was first published, a body believed to be that of the missing girl has been found. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains ... <a title="‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/1930s-policing-the-tactics-police-used-in-the-hunt-for-alice-springs-girl-kumanjayi-little-baby-281856/" aria-label="Read more about ‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University On Saturday night, a five-year-old girl – whose family has asked be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby – was allegedly abducted from a home in a town camp and is still missing. ... <a title="‘1930s policing’: the tactics police are using in the hunt for missing Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/1930s-policing-the-tactics-police-are-using-in-the-hunt-for-missing-alice-springs-girl-kumanjayi-little-baby-281856/" aria-label="Read more about ‘1930s policing’: the tactics police are using in the hunt for missing Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW Sydney What happens when natural selection, the most powerful process driving change in the living world, shapes artificial intelligence (AI), perhaps the most potent technology humanity has invented to date? We might be about to find out. According to a ... <a title="Evolvable AI: are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/evolvable-ai-are-we-on-the-brink-of-the-next-major-evolutionary-transition-281740/" aria-label="Read more about Evolvable AI: are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Hastas, PhD Researcher, Western Sydney University You are more empowered because you get to be seen for who you are. These are the words of Link*, an online gamer with disability – one of a group of 15 gamers with disability we interviewed as part of ... <a title="‘More empowered’: how online gaming benefits people with disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/more-empowered-how-online-gaming-benefits-people-with-disability-271939/" aria-label="Read more about ‘More empowered’: how online gaming benefits people with disability">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute In early April, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced he was finally implementing several restrictions on gambling advertising. The long-awaited announcement was unveiled – or perhaps buried – in Albanese’s National Press Club address on the fuel crisis, held on ... <a title="To protect Australians, the federal parliament must push Albanese on gambling reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/to-protect-australians-the-federal-parliament-must-push-albanese-on-gambling-reforms-281641/" aria-label="Read more about To protect Australians, the federal parliament must push Albanese on gambling reforms">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens. As our recent research shows, temperature directly affects the immune systems of ... <a title="Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/heat-and-cold-alter-how-animals-fight-disease-as-the-climate-changes-this-knowledge-may-be-vital-276623/" aria-label="Read more about Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carwyn Jones, Honorary Adjunct Professor, Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington On the face of it, the government’s desire to make references to te Tiriti o Waitangi consistent across all legislation sounds reasonable. As Justice Minister ... <a title="Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/will-weakening-treaty-provisions-in-nz-law-create-more-problems-than-it-solves-281429/" aria-label="Read more about Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Kear, Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and scholar, is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, comprising the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Her job is to report to the UN ... <a title="Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/dignity-and-resolve-francesca-albaneses-when-the-world-sleeps-humanises-palestinian-lives-280132/" aria-label="Read more about Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudio Bozzi, Lecturer in Law, Deakin University As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related humanitarian crisis: the plight of the crew stuck on ships at or near the strait. Up to ... <a title="20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/20-000-stranded-seafarers-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-face-missile-fears-exhaustion-and-isolation-281330/" aria-label="Read more about 20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation">Read more</a>
