ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 10, 2026.
Here’s why you might want to clean your headphones
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rina Wong (Fu), Research Fellow, Health Sciences, Curtin University Whether it’s enjoying a podcast, listening to music or chatting on the phone, many of us spend hours a day using our headphones. One 2017 study of 4,185 Australians showed they used headphones on average 47–88 hours a
As tonnes of illegal tobacco sneak in past our borders, we risk missing a threat that could cost us billions
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon McKirdy, Professor of Biosecurity and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Global Engagement, Murdoch University Australia regularly makes global headlines for its strict biosecurity rules for international travellers. Failing to declare food, animal products and plant material – from an apple, to forgotten McMuffins or plant cuttings –
It’s tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that’s a bad idea
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Misia Temler, Research Affiliate, Psychology, University of Sydney With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools. As we chart this new technological terrain, more and more we’re exposed to vast amounts
Australia has granted some Iranian soccer players asylum – but 2 questions remain
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Ordway, Visiting Scholar, UNSW Sydney Last week, the Iranian soccer team refused to sing the national anthem before their Asian Women’s Cup opener on the Gold Coast. It was a silent protest in solidarity with thousands killed in deadly crackdowns in Iran. But some of these
Second COVID inquiry: why being politically prepared for the next pandemic is crucial
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau COVID-19 changed the course of New Zealand’s political history. Labour’s 50% of the vote in 2020 came from a huge electoral swing as a reward for the main coalition party’s effective evidence-based policies, and
5 members of Iranian women’s soccer team defect, Australia deploys RAAF plane and missiles to Gulf
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has given humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, including its captain, to enable them to remain in Australia, and is offering protection to any more of the women who want to defect.
’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids
Zahra Sultana has mocked US and Israeli pretensions, saying in a BBC interview on Sunday — International Women’s Day — that the girls in the Minab school were slaughtered “apparently to liberate women”. SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins of Common Dreams US and Israeli airstrikes have killed nearly 300 Iranian and Lebanese children over the
COVID inquiry phase two: 4 main lessons to improve NZ’s future pandemic resilience
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Murdoch, Distinguished Professor, University of Otago A second Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand’s experience and handling of the COVID pandemic released its substantial report today, running to several volumes and hundreds of pages. The coalition government commissioned the inquiry to specifically examine key decisions
I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action-movie one-liners and gloating over dominance
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Casey Ryan Kelly, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln When Secretary of Defense James Mattis addressed the intensification of U.S. combat operations against the Islamic State group in 2017, he assured the American public of his commitment to “get the strategy right” while maintaining “the rules
AUKUS is binding Australia to a dangerous, unpredictable leader. We need a Plan B now
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University In a dangerous and uncertain world, what should US allies do? Draw closer to America, or pull away? When the United States under President Donald Trump is itself among the
5 top tips for the perfect compost – according to science
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet
As global trade rules falter, how can Australia protect itself from economic coercion?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University The United States was once a champion of fair trade rules. Now, it has transformed into a rampaging Viking seeking extortionate tributes. This shift
The Oscars aren’t a meritocracy – there’s a complex formula for winning
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Simon, Casual Lecturer (Education and English Departments), University of Tasmania Every January, Hollywood is overtaken by a massive Oscar prediction game, with studios, critics and commentators all playing a role in shaping the debate. But choosing a winner is more complicated than acknowledging a film’s artistic
How ‘looksmaxxing’ self-improvement apps are marketing misogyny to young men
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marten Risius, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland A theory about male “sexual market value” that began in online manosphere forums is now appearing in the TikTok feeds of Australian teenagers — repackaged as AI-powered “looksmaxxing” apps. The idea is closely tied to
Your child has pathological demand avoidance? Here’s what it means – and 9 tips for what to do
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Rinehart, Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University For some children, everyday demands such “brush your teeth” or “time to get off of your computer game”, can trigger intense anxiety
US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent The United States military has begun the formal environmental review process for the continuation of large-scale training and testing activities in waters around the Northern Mariana Islands and on Farallon de Medinilla. The Department of the Navy, including the US Navy and Marine Corps,
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for March 9, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 9, 2026.
