ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on June 3, 2026.
Australia’s economy slows as households tighten their belts, while AI investment surges
If GDP per person falls again in the June quarter, Australia would enter a ‘per capita’ recession – signalling the average Australian is going backwards.
What is ‘clean eating’ and how can it affect wellbeing?
For some people, healthy eating can become an obsession that has a devastating impact on their health and relationships.
How much water and power will AI data centres use in Australia? Ironically, we don’t have the data to know
Don’t panic about AI data centres and water – it’s energy we should worry about
Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination
New research reveals maternal vaccination drops with each pregnancy. This means later-born children are less protected but at higher risk of infectious illness.
Can ‘grip strength’ exercises actually help you live longer?
This sounds far-fetched. But what does the science say?
One Nation surges to first on primary votes in two new polls
Both Redbridge and YouGov polls have Pauline Hanson’s party ahead of the government, before preferences.
From ‘USA94’ to now: how soccer has changed since the last American World Cup
More matches, smaller nations, significant rule changes – the 2026 World Cup will be vastly different to the 1994 version in the US.
Indigenous digital colonisation: How the internet is affecting the lives of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon
While technology can promote inclusion and access to information, it can also lead to dependency and affect the cultural identity of indigenous communities.
Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims ULMWP
Asia Pacific Report Indonesia has kidnapped and threatened Mama Yasinta Moiwend (Mama Sinta), one of the Marind tribe women featured in the controversial documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast), into denying the film and its message, claims a West Papuan advocacy group. Pesta Babi, which focuses on the Merauke sugarcane megaproject and was premiered in New
How flu overtook COVID as Australia’s deadliest respiratory virus
In the second half of 2025 influenza killed more Australians a month than COVID. Here’s how it happened.
Online ads are becoming harder to spot – but we’re not powerless to stop it
Increasingly, digital advertising is designed to dissolve into the flow of the content you consume online.
How to encourage a child to try new, scary things (without traumatising them in the process)
If your child has ever dug their heels in on the morning of school athletics day, or refused to speak in front of the class, you’re not alone.
Galloway Hoard exhibit in Sydney dives into the secrets of the Viking world
This mysterious Viking-age hoard lay buried for more than a millenium. Unearthed by an amateur metal detectorist, it is now on show in Sydney.
Hanson’s gas policy follows the far-right playbook: attack ‘elites’ and push for drilling
One Nation wants to differentiate itself from the Liberals on energy at a time when the parties increasingly overlap on social issues.
New season of The Conversation’s award-winning Curious Kids podcast launching this June
The podcast where kids ask questions direct to academics is back for a second season.
A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems
As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states are putting more responsibility on producers.
Myanmar’s forgotten war: How the world is failing the test of the UN’s Responsibility to Protect
The war in Myanmar draws far less western attention than Ukraine or the Middle East. Why is such an enduring and intractable conflict being treated with so little urgency?
The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder
Tying executive pay to ESG metrics is now standard practice at most large companies. But new research finds that when the scoring methodology becomes predictable, it becomes easier to game.
Jacinda Ardern turns her own imposter syndrome into self-help wisdom for young readers
In this adaptation of her bestselling memoir, Jacinda Ardern turns inward toward the psychological terrain of her own self-doubt – and how to overcome it.
Breakthrough drug nearly doubles survival with advanced pancreatic cancer – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib overcame an ‘undruggable’ disease
Around 97% of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer die within five years. Researchers have figured out a way to target the mechanism that makes these tumors so deadly.