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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, University of Westminster The BBC has appointed former Google executive Matt Brittin as its new director general. Brittin will replace outgoing director general Tim Davie. He resigned last year in the wake of revelations about the editing of a Panorama documentary about ... <a title="Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/matt-brittin-bbcs-new-director-general-appointed-at-an-existential-moment-for-the-broadcaster-278453/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger S. Seymour, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Adelaide University Insects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first flapped their wings. By the end of the Carboniferous period, 300 million years ago, some flying insects had become gigantic. ... <a title="Giant dragonflies once roamed Earth’s skies. New research upends the textbook theory of why they went extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/giant-dragonflies-once-roamed-earths-skies-new-research-upends-the-textbook-theory-of-why-they-went-extinct-278997/" aria-label="Read more about Giant dragonflies once roamed Earth’s skies. New research upends the textbook theory of why they went extinct">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Australians are among the most anxious in the world about artificial intelligence (AI). This anxiety is driven by fears AI is used to spread misinformation and scam people, anxiety over job losses, and the fact ... <a title="‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/manners-for-machines-how-new-rules-could-stop-ai-scrapers-destroying-the-internet-278669/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internet">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney When the Queensland Dolphins ran onto the field in mid-April 2024, the rugby league team’s jerseys bore the logo of Alternaleaf – a “plant medicine” clinic. Earlier that week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had commenced ... <a title="This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/this-medicinal-cannabis-website-bends-the-rules-take-our-quiz-to-see-why-270685/" aria-label="Read more about This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University New Zealand’s latest quarterly energy report shows electricity production was above 90% renewable and emissions from generation fell to the lowest level on record. But it also shows New Zealand’s oil consumption, which had ... <a title="Driving in the wrong direction: why NZ’s oil consumption is at a 5-year high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/driving-in-the-wrong-direction-why-nzs-oil-consumption-is-at-a-5-year-high-278524/" aria-label="Read more about Driving in the wrong direction: why NZ’s oil consumption is at a 5-year high">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahra Shahhoseini, Research Fellow in Public Health, Monash University Around the world, communities are battling more extreme weather events. That includes residents in the path of Cyclone Narelle, which is threatening to form again over Western Australia. But another concerning trend is that natural disasters are increasingly ... <a title="Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/australia-must-brace-for-clusters-of-natural-disasters-not-just-isolated-fires-and-floods-272333/" aria-label="Read more about Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Panza, Associate Professor, Economic History, The University of Melbourne On October 6 1973, the Yom Kippur War – mainly involving Egypt, Syria and Israel –triggered one of the biggest energy crises of the 20th century. Eleven days later, several Arab members of the Organization of the ... <a title="This is how the 1970s oil shock played out. There are lessons for the economy today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/this-is-how-the-1970s-oil-shock-played-out-there-are-lessons-for-the-economy-today-278876/" aria-label="Read more about This is how the 1970s oil shock played out. There are lessons for the economy today">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zainab Darbas, PhD Candidate, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University In 2004, a largely anonymous team of Australian video game developers released a prototype video game titled Escape from Woomera. In this 3D adventure, the player takes on the role of Mustafa, an Iranian refugee ... <a title="Are video games art or products? This tension lies at the heart of Australia’s gaming industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/are-video-games-art-or-products-this-tension-lies-at-the-heart-of-australias-gaming-industry-275314/" aria-label="Read more about Are video games art or products? This tension lies at the heart of Australia’s gaming industry">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iain Boyd, Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Iran fired two ballistic missiles on March 20, 2026, at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important joint U.S.-U.K. military base, according ... <a title="How far can Iran’s ballistic missiles reach? A defense expert explains how the missiles work, and what Iran can and can’t hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/how-far-can-irans-ballistic-missiles-reach-a-defense-expert-explains-how-the-missiles-work-and-what-iran-can-and-cant-hit-279072/" aria-label="Read more about How far can Iran’s ballistic missiles reach? A defense expert explains how the missiles work, and what Iran can and can’t hit">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Monash University One Nation’s performance in the South Australian election has been rightly identified as a significant moment in Australian politics. Since the end of the second world war, the Labor and the coalition ... <a title="One Nation surge 2.0: this time there are structural issues at play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/one-nation-surge-2-0-this-time-there-are-structural-issues-at-play-279088/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation surge 2.0: this time there are structural issues at play">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Hain, Research Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney As your child approaches their teenage years, they’ll want more independence, their emotions will run higher and you might see more disagreements in your household. This is normal. Adolescence – which starts at around ten – is a time ... <a title="Need to parent differently now your kid’s a teen or tween? 5 techniques that actually work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/need-to-parent-differently-now-your-kids-a-teen-or-tween-5-techniques-that-actually-work-277251/" aria-label="Read more about Need to parent differently now your kid’s a teen or tween? 5 techniques that actually work">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Downie, Professor of Political Science, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University Australia is facing a wave of misinformation and disinformation on climate change and energy. This is being fuelled by the growth in artificial intelligence and allowed to spread freely on social media, ... <a title="Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/fake-news-on-everything-from-whales-to-wind-farms-australia-is-flooded-with-climate-misinformation-278989/" aria-label="Read more about Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation">Read more</a>
