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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gokcay Balci, Lecturer in Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics, University of Leeds The Iranian regime has announced the closure of the strait of Hormuz and threatened to target ships attempting to transit the narrow waterway. Some have already been damaged. While this could seriously harm global energy ... <a title="Strait of Hormuz: Gulf states’ food security is at immediate risk but wider shortages could push up consumer prices globally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/strait-of-hormuz-gulf-states-food-security-is-at-immediate-risk-but-wider-shortages-could-push-up-consumer-prices-globally-277214/" aria-label="Read more about Strait of Hormuz: Gulf states’ food security is at immediate risk but wider shortages could push up consumer prices globally">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Toye, Professor of Modern History, University of Exeter When Donald Trump criticised Keir Starmer for failing to sufficiently support American and Israeli operations against Iran, he did so with a historical flourish. “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with,” he complained. The implication was ... <a title="What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/what-would-winston-churchill-make-of-war-with-iran-277525/" aria-label="Read more about What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilary A Smith, Honorary Research Fellow (Linguistics), Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Debates over language are back in the news in New Zealand, this time with proposed legislation that critics have dismissed as a political distraction. In practical terms, the English Language Bill now before ... <a title="The debate NZ should really be having about language policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/the-debate-nz-should-really-be-having-about-language-policy-277074/" aria-label="Read more about The debate NZ should really be having about language policy">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people who already have one, a new study shows. Semaglutide (also known as Ozempic), liraglutide and tirzepatide (Wegovy) ... <a title="GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/glp-1-drugs-like-ozempic-may-lower-the-risk-of-addiction-new-study-277367/" aria-label="Read more about GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: new study">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 5, 2026.
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sheree Gregory, Senior Lecturer Human Resource Management, University of Newcastle Lianne Mackessy’s film Crescendo won top prize at this year’s prestigious Tropfest short-film festival – a significant personal and industry milestone. The film’s central figure mirrors Mackessy – a women navigating the imperfect, complicated and often chaotic ... <a title="What this year’s Tropfest winning film tells us about mothers in the screen industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/what-this-years-tropfest-winning-film-tells-us-about-mothers-in-the-screen-industry-276956/" aria-label="Read more about What this year’s Tropfest winning film tells us about mothers in the screen industry">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on Friday but geopolitical tensions have spurred some countries, including the Czech Republic, Finland and Ukraine, to boycott the opening ceremony. The ... <a title="Paralympic politics: how Russia, Belarus and Israel sparked opening ceremony boycotts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/paralympic-politics-how-russia-belarus-and-israel-sparked-opening-ceremony-boycotts-276751/" aria-label="Read more about Paralympic politics: how Russia, Belarus and Israel sparked opening ceremony boycotts">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania On the eve of the 2026 AFL season, players and fans are mourning the loss of legendary commentator Dennis Cometti. Cometti passed away in Perth on Wednesday after battling Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for several ... <a title="‘Centimetre perfect’: how commentator Dennis Cometti became footy’s favourite voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/centimetre-perfect-how-commentator-dennis-cometti-became-footys-favourite-voice-277503/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Centimetre perfect’: how commentator Dennis Cometti became footy’s favourite voice">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Havelock, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand’s Treasury has just launched a review of household insurance affordability – and it could not be timelier. Amid another summer of weather disasters around the country, it emerged one insurer had temporarily stopped ... <a title="NZ’s rising house insurance premiums warn of a system under strain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nzs-rising-house-insurance-premiums-warn-of-a-system-under-strain-277088/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s rising house insurance premiums warn of a system under strain">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
It’s only Day Five of the war, but surely the epic stupidity of Australia so cravenly backing the US-Israeli invasion of Iran is evident by now. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Michael West We are led by fools and sycophants. The illegal, unprovoked invasion of Iran is not just garden-variety stupidity. This is stupidity ... <a title="Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/australia-and-the-epstein-coalition-invasion-of-iran-a-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Monash University The recent elevation of Angus Taylor to leader of the Liberal Party generated an expected avalanche of commentary. The reactions ranged over most points of the compass. In some, Taylor was depicted as a final leadership throw of the ... <a title="The Liberal Party’s current woes are many. Sidelining Victoria is one of them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/the-liberal-partys-current-woes-are-many-sidelining-victoria-is-one-of-them-262431/" aria-label="Read more about The Liberal Party’s current woes are many. Sidelining Victoria is one of them">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University., La Trobe University Australia faces a more complex and dangerous world than at any time since the threat of Japanese invasion during the second world war. The global economy is ... <a title="Australia can no longer be complacent about Trump’s America. It’s time to chart a new course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/australia-can-no-longer-be-complacent-about-trumps-america-its-time-to-chart-a-new-course-276530/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can no longer be complacent about Trump’s America. It’s time to chart a new course">Read more</a>
