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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney A number of cases of the flesh-eating Buruli ulcer have now been detected on the New South Wales south coast. There is growing evidence mosquitoes are at ... <a title="Flesh-eating bacteria spread from possums and mozzies. But Buruli ulcers are preventable and treatable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/flesh-eating-bacteria-spread-from-possums-and-mozzies-but-buruli-ulcers-are-preventable-and-treatable-278094/" aria-label="Read more about Flesh-eating bacteria spread from possums and mozzies. But Buruli ulcers are preventable and treatable">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason M. Lodge, Director of the Learning, Instruction & Technology Lab and Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education, The University of Queensland In Australia, artificial intelligence is becoming a near-universal feature of education. As of 2025, nearly 80% of university students reported using AI in their ... <a title="Almost 80% of Australian uni students now use AI. This is creating an ‘illusion of competence’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/almost-80-of-australian-uni-students-now-use-ai-this-is-creating-an-illusion-of-competence-278413/" aria-label="Read more about Almost 80% of Australian uni students now use AI. This is creating an ‘illusion of competence’">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Dunphy, Associate Professor in Marine Biology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Some seabirds breeding in New Zealand’s largest marine park struggled to raise chicks this summer, most likely because climate change is forcing them to travel too far in search of food. The Hauraki Gulf ... <a title="Seabirds struggled to raise chicks in the Hauraki Gulf this summer. What happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/seabirds-struggled-to-raise-chicks-in-the-hauraki-gulf-this-summer-what-happened-278086/" aria-label="Read more about Seabirds struggled to raise chicks in the Hauraki Gulf this summer. What happened?">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Allan Elton, Doctoral researcher, Australian National University Without fanfare, the Australian government has published the latest snapshot on its progress toward halting and reversing the loss of Australia’s biodiversity – our unique wildlife, plants and nature – by 2030. This report on Australia’s progress under the ... <a title="Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/australia-claims-it-is-on-track-to-save-nature-we-disagree-278081/" aria-label="Read more about Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan F. Gholipour, Associate Professor of Property, Western Sydney University Once a small fishing and pearling village, Dubai has grown to become a major financial, commercial and tourism hub in the Middle East. It is the second-largest (behind Abu Dhabi) of the seven emirates that make up ... <a title="Real estate powered Dubai’s rise as a magnet for expats. Can its brand survive this war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/real-estate-powered-dubais-rise-as-a-magnet-for-expats-can-its-brand-survive-this-war-278090/" aria-label="Read more about Real estate powered Dubai’s rise as a magnet for expats. Can its brand survive this war?">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kliti Grice, John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Organic and Isotope Geochemistry, Curtin University A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu. Asteroid particles offer a glimpse into the chemical ingredients that ... <a title="All 5 fundamental units of life’s genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/all-5-fundamental-units-of-lifes-genetic-code-were-just-discovered-in-an-asteroid-sample-278099/" aria-label="Read more about All 5 fundamental units of life’s genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne If the ARN radio network’s KIISFM stations want to resurrect Kyle Sandilands or Jackie “O” Henderson, either together, singly or in partnership with someone else, they will face significant new conditions on their broadcasting ... <a title="Regulator slaps restrictions on Kyle and Jackie O if they ever return to radio. Will it make any difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/regulator-slaps-restrictions-on-kyle-and-jackie-o-if-they-ever-return-to-radio-will-it-make-any-difference-278415/" aria-label="Read more about Regulator slaps restrictions on Kyle and Jackie O if they ever return to radio. Will it make any difference?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Farrer by-election on May 9 will be a major test for new Liberal leader Angus Taylor and new Nationals leader Matt Canavan, as well as a real-time measure of One Nation’s surging poll numbers. One Nation’s David Farley and ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: why Farrer is a key test for One Nation vs the Coalition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-why-farrer-is-a-key-test-for-one-nation-vs-the-coalition-278393/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: why Farrer is a key test for One Nation vs the Coalition">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former Nationals’ leader Michael McCormack has been brought back onto the frontbench as the opposition unveiled yet another reshuffle, this one triggered by the elevation of Matt Canavan to become Nationals leader. McCormack will be shadow minister for water and ... <a title="Canavan brings back McCormack in Nationals frontbench shake up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/canavan-brings-back-mccormack-in-nationals-frontbench-shake-up-278189/" aria-label="Read more about Canavan brings back McCormack in Nationals frontbench shake up">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dwyer, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania As the US–Israeli war with Iran enters its third week, reports are emerging that Israel is potentially running out of air defence interceptors due to Iran’s retaliatory attacks. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Israeli foreign minister ... <a title="Is Israel running low on missile interceptors? How long can it withstand Iran’s retaliatory attacks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/is-israel-running-low-on-missile-interceptors-how-long-can-it-withstand-irans-retaliatory-attacks-278404/" aria-label="Read more about Is Israel running low on missile interceptors? How long can it withstand Iran’s retaliatory attacks?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic Knight, Lecturer in Media Law, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney Despite Conan O’Brien joking he was the last human Oscars host, the 2026 edition was exceptionally human – with folly, filler and an f-bomb (ironically during the Best Sound acceptance speech). This ... <a title="From flat jokes, to politics, to red-carpet dazzle: 5 experts unpack the 2026 Oscars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/from-flat-jokes-to-politics-to-red-carpet-dazzle-5-experts-unpack-the-2026-oscars-278400/" aria-label="Read more about From flat jokes, to politics, to red-carpet dazzle: 5 experts unpack the 2026 Oscars">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvette Grant, PhD Candidate in Dance and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne In 1950 Australian writer and dancer Jean Garling argued: Dance reflects [a people’s] reaction to environment, for it is every art, and in its quality can be read the characteristics of a nation. ... <a title="Flora captures the Australian environment. It is something bold and new in Australian dance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/flora-captures-the-australian-environment-it-is-something-bold-and-new-in-australian-dance-277969/" aria-label="Read more about Flora captures the Australian environment. It is something bold and new in Australian dance">Read more</a>
