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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandre Siqueira, ARC DECRA and Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Science, Edith Cowan University New research published today in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Australia and Southeast ... <a title="The cradle of Earth’s rich ocean life was a massive coral reef system 20 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/the-cradle-of-earths-rich-ocean-life-was-a-massive-coral-reef-system-20-million-years-ago-281539/" aria-label="Read more about The cradle of Earth’s rich ocean life was a massive coral reef system 20 million years ago">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University Data from Australia’s wastewater drug monitoring program suggests methamphetamine use (also known as speed, ice or crystal meth) is at a record high. Cocaine is also up. MDMA may be levelling off. Heroin ... <a title="Wastewater data suggests meth use is at a record high. Here’s why we don’t need to panic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/wastewater-data-suggests-meth-use-is-at-a-record-high-heres-why-we-dont-need-to-panic-281735/" aria-label="Read more about Wastewater data suggests meth use is at a record high. Here’s why we don’t need to panic">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Milford, Research Officer, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University; Curtin University; Federation University Australia Parents are told to avoid screens altogether in the first two years of a child’s life. At the same time, digital devices are part of everyday family life used for ... <a title="‘I don’t believe no screens is possible’: how parents manage devices and little kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/i-dont-believe-no-screens-is-possible-how-parents-manage-devices-and-little-kids-281241/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t believe no screens is possible’: how parents manage devices and little kids">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Cross, Assistant Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, Melbourne Business School The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that on May 1, it will leave both the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the larger OPEC+ group. By withdrawing, the UAE will now be able ... <a title="The UAE is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/the-uae-is-leaving-the-opec-oil-cartel-what-could-that-mean-for-oil-prices-281734/" aria-label="Read more about The UAE is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Hall, Lecturer, Media & Cultural Studies, Edith Cowan University What do Bebe Rexha, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor and Rita Ora all have in common? They’re all trapped in the “Khia Asylum”. The Khia Asylum (pronounced “kye-ah”) is a metaphorical space carved out for famous music artists ... <a title="Sending women to the ‘Khia Asylum’ is music’s latest cruel trend. But it reflects an old historical bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/sending-women-to-the-khia-asylum-is-musics-latest-cruel-trend-but-it-reflects-an-old-historical-bias-281331/" aria-label="Read more about Sending women to the ‘Khia Asylum’ is music’s latest cruel trend. But it reflects an old historical bias">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adi Imsirovic, Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford The decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the oil producers’ cartel Opec after 59 years is more than a symbolic break. It highlights a growing divide among major oil producers over how to respond to a ... <a title="UAE’s departure from Opec tells a story about the limited future of oil production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/uaes-departure-from-opec-tells-a-story-about-the-limited-future-of-oil-production-281755/" aria-label="Read more about UAE’s departure from Opec tells a story about the limited future of oil production">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fernando Naclerio, Professor in Strength and Conditioning and Sports Nutrition, University of Greenwich Most people know omega-3 fish oils are good for health – especially heart health. But what many people might not realise is that these friendly fats can also be beneficial to your workouts. Research ... <a title="Why omega-3s may be vital to getting the most out of your daily workouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/why-omega-3s-may-be-vital-to-getting-the-most-out-of-your-daily-workouts-279409/" aria-label="Read more about Why omega-3s may be vital to getting the most out of your daily workouts">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin D. J. Harper, Research Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, University of Birmingham The US and Israel’s conflict with Iran has drained munitions at an astonishing rate. This is placing pressure on the supply of a crucial metal: tungsten. Tungsten is used in ... <a title="The Iran war has depleted supplies of tungsten, a critical mineral for the world’s militaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/the-iran-war-has-depleted-supplies-of-tungsten-a-critical-mineral-for-the-worlds-militaries-279243/" aria-label="Read more about The Iran war has depleted supplies of tungsten, a critical mineral for the world’s militaries">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trudy Meehan, Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences My ex once told me, mid-argument, that I was the most unempathetic person he’d ever met. It was a low blow. I’m a clinical psychologist. Empathy is literally my job. What ... <a title="Why your brain turns against you during arguments – and what to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/why-your-brain-turns-against-you-during-arguments-and-what-to-do-about-it-280538/" aria-label="Read more about Why your brain turns against you during arguments – and what to do about it">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Murphy, Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London King Charles’s speech to the US Congress – only the second such address by a British monarch – demonstrates how ... <a title="How King Charles charmed the US while taking digs at Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/how-king-charles-charmed-the-us-while-taking-digs-at-trump-281766/" aria-label="Read more about How King Charles charmed the US while taking digs at Trump">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Goodman, Research Fellow, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Few things matter more to us than our eyesight. We fear losing it even more than some life-threatening conditions. Yet for many New Zealanders, access to routine eye care remains out ... <a title="An affordable vision: how a modest investment in NZ’s eye health would make a big difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/an-affordable-vision-how-a-modest-investment-in-nzs-eye-health-would-make-a-big-difference-280815/" aria-label="Read more about An affordable vision: how a modest investment in NZ’s eye health would make a big difference">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on Indonesian security forces to halt their crackdown on peaceful protest in the wake of this month’s massacres in Dogiyai and Puncak. Interim president Benny Wenda accused Indonesian authorities of suppressing peaceful action in order to “stoke a cycle ... <a title="Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/wenda-calls-on-indonesia-to-halt-crackdown-on-peaceful-papua-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests">Read more</a>
