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April 29, 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 US President Donald Trump’s net approval is near a record low after a further dip, despite a surging US stock market. In Australia, there are federal Essential ... <a title="Trump’s US ratings are near a record low after dropping further last week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/trumps-us-ratings-are-near-a-record-low-after-dropping-further-last-week-281243/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s US ratings are near a record low after dropping further last week">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish Lewis, Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring down landslides and swamp streets, or raging wildfires that tear through forests and farmland. Heatwaves, by contrast, often pass for many ... <a title="Cities are getting hotter – and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/cities-are-getting-hotter-and-bigger-new-research-reveals-the-scale-of-the-challenge-281236/" aria-label="Read more about Cities are getting hotter – and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Roberts, Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in table tennis. What the robot lacked ... <a title="Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/robots-can-run-a-marathon-and-play-ping-pong-but-will-they-ever-achieve-true-sporting-greatness-281335/" aria-label="Read more about Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Copland, Honorary Fellow in Sociology, Australian National University Chuck Palahniuk’s first novel, Fight Club, is as relevant and controversial today as when it first hit shelves 30 years ago. The story follows a depressed, insomniac unnamed narrator, who unknowingly creates an alter ego – the charismatic ... <a title="Fight Club at 30: toxic masculinity handbook or clever takedown of capitalism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/fight-club-at-30-toxic-masculinity-handbook-or-clever-takedown-of-capitalism-279524/" aria-label="Read more about Fight Club at 30: toxic masculinity handbook or clever takedown of capitalism?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Brentnall, Reader in Biostatistics, Queen Mary University of London Over the past decade, millions of men without symptoms of prostate cancer have voluntarily undergone a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in the UK to find out if they might have prostate cancer. While research has shown that ... <a title="Prostate cancer overdiagnosis risk sharply rises after age 70 – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/prostate-cancer-overdiagnosis-risk-sharply-rises-after-age-70-new-research-281166/" aria-label="Read more about Prostate cancer overdiagnosis risk sharply rises after age 70 – new research">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Stewart, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University As the Earth shifts to climates not seen for several hundred thousand years, we may need to look at ancient environments for clues about what could happen next. Our new study of two whale fossils, with preserved fragments of ... <a title="Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/could-warming-seas-bring-great-white-sharks-back-to-the-north-sea-a-5-million-year-old-shark-tooth-may-provide-clues-279157/" aria-label="Read more about Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aidan Baron, Adjunct Senior Lecturer Paramedicine, University of Tasmania; University of Notre Dame Australia; Kingston University Warning: this article contains details of injuries sustained during a terrorist attack. The 2025 Bondi Beach terrorist attack was different to other terrorism incidents. What stands out was the response. Lifeguards, ... <a title="The Bondi Beach terror attack mobilised a team of volunteer medics. Here’s what we learned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/the-bondi-beach-terror-attack-mobilised-a-team-of-volunteer-medics-heres-what-we-learned-280918/" aria-label="Read more about The Bondi Beach terror attack mobilised a team of volunteer medics. Here’s what we learned">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Al Razi, PhD Student, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia Every evening, as they move from place to place through the forest, chimpanzees stop to build a nest – most often in a tree – to sleep in. Using a selection of branches, ... <a title="Nest-building chimpanzees seem to anticipate future weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/nest-building-chimpanzees-seem-to-anticipate-future-weather-281537/" aria-label="Read more about Nest-building chimpanzees seem to anticipate future weather">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra If you suffer from information overload, or are unsure what to trust online, you’re not alone. Australians are increasingly disengaging from traditional news, turning instead to social media, influencers and – more recently – ... <a title="AI decides what we see online. It’s time digital platforms tell us exactly how they do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/ai-decides-what-we-see-online-its-time-digital-platforms-tell-us-exactly-how-they-do-it-281327/" aria-label="Read more about AI decides what we see online. It’s time digital platforms tell us exactly how they do it">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Swee Lin Tan, Associate Professor in Fashion Entrepreneurship, RMIT University Have you ever paid more for a product because a brand told you it was good for you and the planet? Many activewear shoppers do exactly this, trusting that the “healthy” image on the label matches ... <a title="A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/a-probe-into-forever-chemicals-in-activewear-lays-bare-fashions-greenwashing-problem-281146/" aria-label="Read more about A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Professor of History, Australian Catholic University When white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8 2025, the surprise was immediate. The Catholic Church’s leadership had elected its first pope born in the United States, a former Augustinian missionary in Peru who ... <a title="In his first year as pope, Leo has emphasised peace, unity and social responsibility – and shown he won’t be stared down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/in-his-first-year-as-pope-leo-has-emphasised-peace-unity-and-social-responsibility-and-shown-he-wont-be-stared-down-281015/" aria-label="Read more about In his first year as pope, Leo has emphasised peace, unity and social responsibility – and shown he won’t be stared down">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Rehm, Associate Professor in Property, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In New Zealand’s long and storied romance with the property market, the “mum and dad” investor has always been a central character. With equity ready to draw on, they’ve traditionally accounted for between a third ... <a title="‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/mum-and-dad-investors-are-pulling-back-what-will-that-mean-for-nzs-housing-market-281427/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?">Read more</a>
