ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 9, 2026.
What is the ‘acid rain’ in the wake of US bombings in Iran? An atmospheric scientist explains
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriel da Silva, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne Reports are emerging of black rain falling over parts of Iran in the hours after US-Israeli airstrikes on oil depots on the weekend, with some outlets describing it as “acid rain”. Iranian residents have reported
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University The death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during the holy month of Ramadan marks one of the most consequential turning points in the history of the Islamic
Insolvencies have spiked – would a law change let more businesses trade their way out of trouble?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Liu, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand has been experiencing a striking rise in company failures, focusing attention on the role of directors when facing financial trouble. Corporate insolvencies have now reached their highest levels in 15 years, with
Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Calabrese, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, American University With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the
A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s Bride as a feminist icon
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Polina Zelmanova, PhD Candidate in Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was the first female monster to appear on screen, in the 1935 Frankenstein sequel: The Bride of Frankenstein. An unruly and rebellious figure, she has inspired dozens
What Americans think of the war in Iran
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex The American people are bitterly divided over the conflict in Iran. The US president, Donald Trump, won office in 2024 after campaigning on a message of “no new wars”. So the conflict that began with airstrikes conducted with
Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Every pregnant woman wants to deliver a healthy baby. During labour and birth, women also want to feel listened to and respected, and to come out of the experience physically and
School hours have barely changed since the 1800s. This doesn’t suit teenagers’ sleep
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Purnell, Professor of Education, CQUniversity Australia This year, students at The King’s School in Sydney are starting lessons later on Wednesdays. The start of the usual day has been pushed back from 8.50am to 9.40am. This is to allow students to do self-directed learning at home
Andrew Leigh maps the drivers of history’s big breakthroughs — and why they still matter
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martie-Louise Verreynne, Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland Innovation is one of the most celebrated yet misunderstood ideas of our time. It is invoked in policy speeches, corporate strategy decks and university mission statements. But strip away the buzzword and what remains?
Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a stark warning in his address to the Australian parliament. The post-war global order is “breaking down”, he said, and middle powers like Canada and Australia risk subordination due to
West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military
REVIEW: Asia Pacific Report West Papuan diaspora, academics, students and community activists warmly applauded the screening of the new investigative documentary, Pesta Badi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in our Time, in its pre-launch international premiere in New Zealand last night. It was shown for the first time back in West Papua at the southeastern town of
The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of children must be stopped
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Three more schools and a major hospital have been bombed in Iran and more in Lebanon by the US-Israeli military, all within the first week of launching their latest war. This is a pattern, not “collateral damage”. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani said on March 7 that the
Thousands of protesters in London demand end to US, Israeli war on Iran
Thousands of British anti-war demonstrators yesterday marched through central London, calling for an immediate halt to US and Israeli military operations against Iran and an end to arms sales to Israel, Anadolu Ajansi reports. According to the Manchester Evening News, the protest drew between 5000 and 6000 participants, based on estimates from the Metropolitan Police.
165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity
ANALYSIS: By Hana Saada In an era when images can circle the globe in seconds and newsrooms claim to uphold universal humanitarian principles; one might expect the killing of 165 schoolgirls inside a primary school to dominate international headlines. One would expect emergency debates, moral outrage, and relentless coverage. Yet in the southeastern Iranian city
Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24%, but differ on which party is in the lead
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 Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24% with Labor on top on primary votes in one and the Coalition in the other. Labor has a huge
