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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmalee Ford, Adjunct Lecturer, Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Sydney Have you ever heard two or more women say they’re on the same cycle? This is a common claim among women who live together, for example in a family or as housemates. This idea that people ... <a title="Is ‘period syncing’ real? Two reproductive health experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/is-period-syncing-real-two-reproductive-health-experts-explain-275555/" aria-label="Read more about Is ‘period syncing’ real? Two reproductive health experts explain">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Kon-yu, Associate Professor, Creative Writing and Literary Studies, Victoria University In 2016 and again in 2024, Donald Trump ran against two supremely qualified presidential candidates, who both lost. Both had decades of service to government and high-ranking jobs within Democratic administrations. Both were women. Hillary Clinton ... <a title="Friday essay: ‘epic fury’ – the men of MAGA might be the most emotional US leaders ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/friday-essay-epic-fury-the-men-of-maga-might-be-the-most-emotional-us-leaders-ever-277227/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: ‘epic fury’ – the men of MAGA might be the most emotional US leaders ever">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katayoun Shahandeh, Lecturer in Museum Studies, SOAS, University of London Following joint attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran on February 28, the country has come under repeated strikes. These attacks, which were ostensibly supposed to target Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, have also caused ... <a title="Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire – expert explains what has been damaged and what could be lost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/irans-cultural-heritage-in-the-crossfire-expert-explains-what-has-been-damaged-and-what-could-be-lost-278216/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire – expert explains what has been damaged and what could be lost">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack. The Queensland laws target two specific phrases – an approach that risks the laws ... <a title="We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/we-cant-coerce-our-way-to-social-cohesion-heres-what-else-governments-should-be-doing-277734/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Piyush Tiwari, Professor of Property, The University of Melbourne Whether using newspaper or television ads, posters or signposts on the front lawn, the mechanism for selling a home has been the same for many decades: broadcast the message to the crowd and hope the right person finds ... <a title="Social media has supercharged real estate marketing – and made it cheaper. But it also brings risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/social-media-has-supercharged-real-estate-marketing-and-made-it-cheaper-but-it-also-brings-risks-276155/" aria-label="Read more about Social media has supercharged real estate marketing – and made it cheaper. But it also brings risks">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne When OpenAI launched ChatGPT-5 in August of last year, many academics scoffed at the tech company’s claims its new artificial intelligence (AI) model possessed “PhD-level” intelligence. After all, how could systems so ... <a title="A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/a-phd-is-an-apprenticeship-in-research-we-cant-let-ai-take-that-away-277486/" aria-label="Read more about A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs, Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Psychology, University of Canterbury Artificial intelligence (AI) already affects many areas of daily life, including the lives of young children. Many families give screens to children younger than two, and AI-generated content is increasing on the popular YouTube Kids ... <a title="Why exposing young children to AI content could have irreversible consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/why-exposing-young-children-to-ai-content-could-have-irreversible-consequences-277719/" aria-label="Read more about Why exposing young children to AI content could have irreversible consequences">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bryant, Professor & Director of Traumatic Stress Clinic, UNSW Sydney To recover from abuse or another traumatic experience, some people turn to a therapy called eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing, or EMDR. But this may present problems if these people pursue justice in the courts. In New ... <a title="Do therapies like EMDR affect memories of traumatic events?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/do-therapies-like-emdr-affect-memories-of-traumatic-events-277956/" aria-label="Read more about Do therapies like EMDR affect memories of traumatic events?">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Lewis, Associate Professor of Education Policy, Australian Catholic University School students around Australia have begun their NAPLAN tests this week. Amid technical glitches during the writing component of the exam on Wednesday, there has also been confusion about the purpose of the test. Earlier this week, ... <a title="NAPLAN is being used by some schools as an entrance exam. This isn’t what it’s designed to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/naplan-is-being-used-by-some-schools-as-an-entrance-exam-this-isnt-what-its-designed-to-do-278089/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN is being used by some schools as an entrance exam. This isn’t what it’s designed to do">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Baldino, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia Millions of people recently watched a video posted by the White House showing US strikes against Iranian targets. The clip didn’t just resemble Call of Duty: it mixed real strike footage with footage ... <a title="A deadly strike, or Call of Duty clip? How the US government is trying to memeify the war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/a-deadly-strike-or-call-of-duty-clip-how-the-us-government-is-trying-to-memeify-the-war-on-iran-277974/" aria-label="Read more about A deadly strike, or Call of Duty clip? How the US government is trying to memeify the war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra By personality and at his stage in life, Dennis Richardson is a man who, on occasion, stands on his dignity. Richardson, 78, has a stellar public service career behind him. As a former head of ASIO, and former secretary of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Dennis Richardson’s exit puts antisemitism royal commissioner under more pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/grattan-on-friday-dennis-richardsons-exit-puts-antisemitism-royal-commissioner-under-more-pressure-278188/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Dennis Richardson’s exit puts antisemitism royal commissioner under more pressure">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Dalton, Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University During a recent interview to promote his film Marty Supreme, Best Actor-nominee Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares about” opera and ballet anymore. The actor’s comments, labelled both a slight and swipe ... <a title="Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera and ballet. The backlash ignores an awkward truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/timothee-chalamet-says-nobody-cares-about-opera-and-ballet-the-backlash-ignores-an-awkward-truth-278093/" aria-label="Read more about Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera and ballet. The backlash ignores an awkward truth">Read more</a>
