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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato After three weeks of war in the Middle East, it is increasingly hard to predict what might happen next. But the prospect of a prolonged conflict has obvious and serious implications for New Zealand. Beyond the impact of energy ... <a title="How and why NZ could be drawn into the Iran war – and the high stakes involved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/how-and-why-nz-could-be-drawn-into-the-iran-war-and-the-high-stakes-involved-279083/" aria-label="Read more about How and why NZ could be drawn into the Iran war – and the high stakes involved">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Yesterday, the Australian federal government released new expectations for data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The message is simple: if companies want faster federal approvals, they must show their projects are ... <a title="Australia has set new expectations for AI data centres – they should serve the public" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/australia-has-set-new-expectations-for-ai-data-centres-they-should-serve-the-public-278988/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has set new expectations for AI data centres – they should serve the public">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Salinger, Adjunct Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington After the planet’s 11 hottest years on record, scientists are warning the return of an El Niño climate pattern could push global temperatures even higher. Today, the World Meteorological Organisation reported that the past ... <a title="What the coming El Niño climate pattern means for NZ in a warming world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/what-the-coming-el-nino-climate-pattern-means-for-nz-in-a-warming-world-278201/" aria-label="Read more about What the coming El Niño climate pattern means for NZ in a warming world">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eliza Crosbie, Research Fellow in Migration and Health, The University of Melbourne While most Australians embrace multiculturalism, migration remains a contentious topic in Australia. Negative opinions, often unsubstantiated, are regularly aired in public debate. Our new report, Settling well in regional Australia: experiences of people from refugee ... <a title="‘I lost hope in humanity, but I now call myself human’: what refugees told us about settling in regional Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/i-lost-hope-in-humanity-but-i-now-call-myself-human-what-refugees-told-us-about-settling-in-regional-australia-277246/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I lost hope in humanity, but I now call myself human’: what refugees told us about settling in regional Australia">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Woessner, Associate professor, Victoria University Child abuse in Australian sport can happen to anyone, in any sport, at any level – during practice, in competition and online. At community level, volunteers play an essential role. But some are not able to recognise when a child is ... <a title="Community sport volunteers need better support to keep children safe from abuse – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/community-sport-volunteers-need-better-support-to-keep-children-safe-from-abuse-new-research-278199/" aria-label="Read more about Community sport volunteers need better support to keep children safe from abuse – new research">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Good rainfall across much of Australia in the past year has kept the vegetation green and rivers flowing. For the fifth year in a row, our national environment scorecard for ... <a title="Australia’s forests are finally doing better — but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/australias-forests-are-finally-doing-better-but-underwater-bushfires-hit-oceans-hard-278780/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s forests are finally doing better — but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University The U.S. and Cuban governments have been at odds since the conclusion of the Cuban Revolution 67 years ago. Yet despite pressure, embargoes and various CIA plots, the communist government in Havana has resisted the wishes ... <a title="Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/trumps-venezuela-solution-to-cuba-would-see-the-island-nation-returned-to-a-client-state-278710/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Costanza Musu, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Since the start of the ongoing United States–Israeli military campaign against Iran, the human toll of the conflict has mounted relentlessly. Civilian casualties have been reported across the country, and the bombing ... <a title="War in Iran: Why destroying cultural heritage is such a foolish strategic move in any conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/war-in-iran-why-destroying-cultural-heritage-is-such-a-foolish-strategic-move-in-any-conflict-277922/" aria-label="Read more about War in Iran: Why destroying cultural heritage is such a foolish strategic move in any conflict">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Waya Quiviger, Professor of Practice of Gobal Governance and Development, IE University The war in Iran has yet again exposed the tensions between Spain’s Pedro Sánchez and Donald Trump. The two leaders have clashed repeatedly over the last year, including over Spain’s ongoing opposition to Israel’s conduct ... <a title="Spain-US rift: Pedro Sánchez’ defiance of Trump is dictated by domestic politics – but it’s also a litmus test for Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/spain-us-rift-pedro-sanchez-defiance-of-trump-is-dictated-by-domestic-politics-but-its-also-a-litmus-test-for-europe-278557/" aria-label="Read more about Spain-US rift: Pedro Sánchez’ defiance of Trump is dictated by domestic politics – but it’s also a litmus test for Europe">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duyen Vo, Sessional Lecturer and Researcher, Faculty of Education, Monash University Victorian public school teachers are walking off the job today. Tens of thousands of school staff, including support staff and principals, are expected to strike. Teachers in Tasmania are also striking this week. Public schools will ... <a title="Victorian teachers are on strike for the first time in 13 years – it’s about more than pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/victorian-teachers-are-on-strike-for-the-first-time-in-13-years-its-about-more-than-pay-278977/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian teachers are on strike for the first time in 13 years – it’s about more than pay">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Macklin (Downes), Senior Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash University If you’ve topped up your tank at a petrol station recently, did it feel like you were “panic buying”? Or did it feel more like “I’d better buy some, just in case”? During the COVID pandemic, our ... <a title="How reducing ‘just in case’ purchases can help avoid empty shelves and fuel bowsers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/how-reducing-just-in-case-purchases-can-help-avoid-empty-shelves-and-fuel-bowsers-278307/" aria-label="Read more about How reducing ‘just in case’ purchases can help avoid empty shelves and fuel bowsers">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Oil and gas prices are shooting up as war in the Middle East cuts down the supply of fossil fuels available, in what has been described as “the largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets”. There have ... <a title="Oil reserves last for weeks. Solar panels last for decades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/oil-reserves-last-for-weeks-solar-panels-last-for-decades-278895/" aria-label="Read more about Oil reserves last for weeks. Solar panels last for decades">Read more</a>
