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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, La Trobe University The government’s plan to fund Australian journalism through a levy on digital platforms rests on a sound premise: a healthy democracy depends on reliable information. But this latest attempt — following the shortcomings of the News Media Bargaining ... <a title="Albanese government’s latest attempt to make tech giants pay for journalism is needed but carries big risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/albanese-governments-latest-attempt-to-make-tech-giants-pay-for-journalism-is-needed-but-carries-big-risks-281737/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government’s latest attempt to make tech giants pay for journalism is needed but carries big risks">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Early voting is now in full swing for the coming Farrer election on May 9. The by-election is being framed as a temperature check of the right in federal politics, given the rise of One Nation and the collapse of ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/politics-with-michelle-grattan-antony-green-on-how-farrers-breakout-by-election-will-make-history-281736/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University Last February the White House released photos styling President Donald Trump as a king on social media. This week he got to host a genuine king, for the state ... <a title="King Charles’ US trip shows royalty’s soft power, even in times of war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/king-charles-us-trip-shows-royaltys-soft-power-even-in-times-of-war-281532/" aria-label="Read more about King Charles’ US trip shows royalty’s soft power, even in times of war">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney There was a time when Elon Musk and Sam Altman were friends. But the two tech billionaires are now embroiled in a bitter legal battle in the United States that could reshape not just OpenAI, ... <a title="Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: how the legal battle of the tech billionaires could shape the future of AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/elon-musk-vs-sam-altman-how-the-legal-battle-of-the-tech-billionaires-could-shape-the-future-of-ai-281732/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: how the legal battle of the tech billionaires could shape the future of AI">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Baldino, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia Earlier this month, multibillion-dollar US tech company Palantir posted on X a summary of its chief executive Alex Karp’s recent book, the portentously titled The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the ... <a title="Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/supervillain-or-cicero-why-palantirs-manifesto-has-such-sinister-vibes-281521/" aria-label="Read more about Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandar Oak, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Adelaide University Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a rare defeat last week after a bill to reserve one-third of seats in the lower house of parliament for women failed to get enough support. The bill was paired with another ... <a title="Why did Indian lawmakers vote against ensuring more women in parliament?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/why-did-indian-lawmakers-vote-against-ensuring-more-women-in-parliament-281535/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Indian lawmakers vote against ensuring more women in parliament?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney Australia’s inflation rate surged 1.1% in March, driven by a record jump in fuel prices, making an interest rate hike next Tuesday more likely. The consumer price index (CPI), released today, rose to 4.6% in the year ... <a title="Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/australias-inflation-surge-just-made-an-rba-rate-rise-more-likely-281540/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Jason Brooke 1news tonight featured a report on the War in Ukraine. The reporter, a foreign war correspondent, explained to viewers how Ukrainian soldiers were increasingly using long-range high-tech drones to target Russian infrastructure. Now while not explicitly stated, the narrative being delivered through our particularly “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are ... <a title="‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/self-defence-and-the-contradictions-of-western-exceptionalism-in-our-media/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hart, Emeritus Faculty, US government and politics specialist, Australian National University US President Donald Trump is quickly approaching a deadline to wrap up his war against Iran – or he’ll be in breach of US law. Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, a US president can ... <a title="Under US law, Trump faces an impending deadline to end the Iran war. What happens if he ignores it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/under-us-law-trump-faces-an-impending-deadline-to-end-the-iran-war-what-happens-if-he-ignores-it-281728/" aria-label="Read more about Under US law, Trump faces an impending deadline to end the Iran war. What happens if he ignores it?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Brown, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, University of New England Australians are installing home batteries at a record rate. Since July 2025, more than 260,000 households, businesses and organisations have installed home batteries under the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program. The ... <a title="Racing to buy a home battery? Read this first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/racing-to-buy-a-home-battery-read-this-first-281022/" aria-label="Read more about Racing to buy a home battery? Read this first">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne During a cost-of-living crisis, many Australians may be wondering if their private health insurance policy actually delivers. Rising premiums, the high costs of specialists’ fees, large out-of-pocket costs and bill shock are some common concerns. So it ... <a title="‘No gap’ private health insurance can save you money. But there’s a catch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/no-gap-private-health-insurance-can-save-you-money-but-theres-a-catch-281630/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No gap’ private health insurance can save you money. But there’s a catch">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Simon, Casual Lecturer, Education and English Departments, University of Tasmania The Devil Wears Prada’s Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) has become a mythic cinematic character. The magazine editor is icy, commanding, manipulative, cruel, oddly sympathetic and endlessly imitated. Streep’s portrayal was surprisingly inspired by the quiet authority ... <a title="Why we still love The Devil Wears Prada, 20 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/why-we-still-love-the-devil-wears-prada-20-years-on-280276/" aria-label="Read more about Why we still love The Devil Wears Prada, 20 years on">Read more</a>
