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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s failure to fully use the skills of its permanent migrants is an “enormous waste” for the economy, former Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson has warned, calling for urgent action in the May budget to free up this talent. Nearly half ... <a title="Nearly half our permanent migrants are working below their skill level: former Treasury Secretary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/nearly-half-our-permanent-migrants-are-working-below-their-skill-level-former-treasury-secretary-279206/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly half our permanent migrants are working below their skill level: former Treasury Secretary">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vibhu Arya, PhD Student, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney From October 1, 2026, Australians will no longer pay a fee for debit, prepaid and credit payments using eftpos, Mastercard and Visa cards. The Reserve Bank of Australia estimates the change could save consumers around A$1.6 ... <a title="Banning card surcharges will make paying simpler – but not necessarily cheaper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/banning-card-surcharges-will-make-paying-simpler-but-not-necessarily-cheaper-279662/" aria-label="Read more about Banning card surcharges will make paying simpler – but not necessarily cheaper">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University For all their claims of military success in their war with Iran, the United States and Israel have yet to clearly define their rationale for starting the conflict, their ... <a title="Trump underestimated Iran’s resilience. Now there is only one way out of the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/trump-underestimated-irans-resilience-now-there-is-only-one-way-out-of-the-war-279667/" aria-label="Read more about Trump underestimated Iran’s resilience. Now there is only one way out of the war">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Townsend, Lecturer in War Studies, UNSW Sydney As the war in Iran heads into its second month, the conflict has escalated rapidly. The effects are being felt around the world, and there is no clear sign of it ending. So far, the Australian government has said ... <a title="Should the parliament decide if Australia goes to war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/should-the-parliament-decide-if-australia-goes-to-war-279446/" aria-label="Read more about Should the parliament decide if Australia goes to war?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Audrey van Ryn Museums around the world present the story of war in different ways. The Imperial War Museum in London includes military history, the Holocaust, women’s roles in the two world wars, wartime artwork and the political issues of the time. This museum records both civilian and military experiences, looking at the ... <a title="How museums can remember war while honouring civilian trauma and resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/how-museums-can-remember-war-while-honouring-civilian-trauma-and-resistance/" aria-label="Read more about How museums can remember war while honouring civilian trauma and resistance">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the nation at 7pm Wednesday night on the Middle East war, the fuel crisis and the government’s response to it, and what Australians can do in response. In his pre-Easter address, which will be ... <a title="Albanese to address the nation on the Middle East war and fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/albanese-to-address-the-nation-on-the-middle-east-war-and-fuel-crisis-279208/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese to address the nation on the Middle East war and fuel crisis">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University Australia’s privacy laws have been woefully out of date for a long time – not fit to address the realities of the digital world. As part of the long overdue update, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act in ... <a title="Australia is tightening the rules on children’s privacy – here’s how it will work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/australia-is-tightening-the-rules-on-childrens-privacy-heres-how-it-will-work-279661/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is tightening the rules on children’s privacy – here’s how it will work">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien O’Meara, Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University This month’s streaming slate is packed with bold, conversation-starting TV, from an expose of the toxic manosphere, to a Netflix comedy featuring a very horny Rachel Weisz. If you’re feeling nostalgic, there’s even an old classic from ... <a title="Alpha males, Harry Styles, and going mad with desire: what to watch in April" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/alpha-males-harry-styles-and-going-mad-with-desire-what-to-watch-in-april-278987/" aria-label="Read more about Alpha males, Harry Styles, and going mad with desire: what to watch in April">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Tiller, Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University The Australian parliament is set to pass legislation today to ban life insurers from using genetic test results to discriminate against people applying for life insurance. Once the law comes into effect in about ... <a title="How your health (and genetic results) affects your life, travel and health insurance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/how-your-health-and-genetic-results-affects-your-life-travel-and-health-insurance-270572/" aria-label="Read more about How your health (and genetic results) affects your life, travel and health insurance">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean US President Donald Trump has been obsessed with seizing Iran’s Kharg Island for more than 35 years — way before he became a politician. In 1990, he wrote in an American newspaper that the United States should seize Kharg. Trump thinks that by seizing Kharg, he would get hold of Iranian ... <a title="Why Trump’s ‘fantasy’ obsession with Kharg Island may lead to disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/why-trumps-fantasy-obsession-with-kharg-island-may-lead-to-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Why Trump’s ‘fantasy’ obsession with Kharg Island may lead to disaster">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University Australians lost more than A$2 billion to scams in 2025, new figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show. This was a 7.8% increase compared to 2024. And it’s in spite of the fact the federal ... <a title="Australians lost $2 billion to scams – and are still waiting for new anti-scam measures to take effect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/australians-lost-2-billion-to-scams-and-are-still-waiting-for-new-anti-scam-measures-to-take-effect-279549/" aria-label="Read more about Australians lost $2 billion to scams – and are still waiting for new anti-scam measures to take effect">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Signe Dean, Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation Scientists can’t be everywhere all at once, as much as they’d like to. Many of the problems citizen science helps solve are concerned with spreading the net wider – or getting more helping hands on the task. Biosecurity managers ... <a title="What we’ve learned from citizen science: 5 projects that made a difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/what-weve-learned-from-citizen-science-5-projects-that-made-a-difference-279096/" aria-label="Read more about What we’ve learned from citizen science: 5 projects that made a difference">Read more</a>
