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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Armstrong, Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University The Israeli Operation Roaring Lion and the American Operation Epic Fury started early on Feb. 28 when both countries began attacking Iran. Their airstrikes killed Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while striking military targets and cities across the ... <a title="Iran’s missile mayhem show the limits of Middle East defences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/irans-missile-mayhem-show-the-limits-of-middle-east-defences-277211/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s missile mayhem show the limits of Middle East defences">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei triggered immediate and sharply polarised reactions, in Iran and around the world. In some circles, it was openly celebrated as the end of an era associated with repression, theocracy and regional confrontation. ... <a title="Mourning, celebration and a divided legacy: why the death of Ali Khamenei reverberates far beyond Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/mourning-celebration-and-a-divided-legacy-why-the-death-of-ali-khamenei-reverberates-far-beyond-iran-277378/" aria-label="Read more about Mourning, celebration and a divided legacy: why the death of Ali Khamenei reverberates far beyond Iran">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 4, 2026.
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jean Spinks, Associate Professor, Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland Aunty Mary stands reluctantly back from the busy counter at her local community pharmacy, not quite sure how to get some help. She notices a colourful poster on the wall that ... <a title="‘She made us feel comfortable’: how trusting and safe pharmacy services improve First Nations health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/she-made-us-feel-comfortable-how-trusting-and-safe-pharmacy-services-improve-first-nations-health-256697/" aria-label="Read more about ‘She made us feel comfortable’: how trusting and safe pharmacy services improve First Nations health">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelly Butcher, PhD candidate in Wildlife Disease, The University of Queensland When a coastal carpet python was brought into a wildlife hospital in South East Queensland in August 2024, vets were confronted with something they didn’t recognise. The python had damaged scales, crusted lesions across its body ... <a title="We discovered lethal new fungal diseases in wild Australian reptiles. It’s time to act fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/we-discovered-lethal-new-fungal-diseases-in-wild-australian-reptiles-its-time-to-act-fast-275817/" aria-label="Read more about We discovered lethal new fungal diseases in wild Australian reptiles. It’s time to act fast">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudia Young, PhD Candidate in Media and Communications, The University of Melbourne The current season of Married at First Sight is shaping up to be one of the most controversial yet, with the inclusion of Tyson Gordon demonstrating how the manosphere has breached containment. While the producers ... <a title="‘I want someone submissive’: Married At First Sight gives the manosphere a prime time slot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/i-want-someone-submissive-married-at-first-sight-gives-the-manosphere-a-prime-time-slot-276974/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I want someone submissive’: Married At First Sight gives the manosphere a prime time slot">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Analysts are warning fuel prices are expected to jump in the Pacific following the Israeli and US attacks on Iran, and the retaliatory response by Iran. Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz, which carries 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supply, and shipments have been suspended following ... <a title="‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Iran war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/a-global-energy-crisis-fuel-price-hike-looms-for-pacific-amid-iran-war/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Iran war">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyllie Cripps, Director Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, CI ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies (SOPHIS), School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Faculty of Arts, Monash University This article contains references to and the names of ... <a title="Too many Indigenous women are killed by domestic violence. They are more than just numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/too-many-indigenous-women-are-killed-by-domestic-violence-they-are-more-than-just-numbers-276264/" aria-label="Read more about Too many Indigenous women are killed by domestic violence. They are more than just numbers">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Crawford, Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology The 2026 Women’s Asian Cup is the first major women’s soccer tournament Australia has hosted since the groundbreaking 2023 Women’s World Cup. The 12-team event, which will be held in Perth, Sydney and the ... <a title="Matildas effect 2.0? Why the Women’s Asian Cup is a huge moment for Australian soccer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/matildas-effect-2-0-why-the-womens-asian-cup-is-a-huge-moment-for-australian-soccer-275428/" aria-label="Read more about Matildas effect 2.0? Why the Women’s Asian Cup is a huge moment for Australian soccer">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Nickson, Principal Research Fellow, Cancer Elimination Collaboration, University of Sydney; The University of Melbourne At least 20,000 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. And more than 3,300 die from the disease. To save women’s lives, we need to detect breast cancer early. Breast ... <a title="AI could help us more accurately screen for breast cancer – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/ai-could-help-us-more-accurately-screen-for-breast-cancer-new-research-277079/" aria-label="Read more about AI could help us more accurately screen for breast cancer – new research">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
The US objective is not the security of the American people. The objective is global hegemony. The attempt is to destroy the UN and the international rule of law — an attempt that will fail, warn the authors. ANALYSIS: By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares On February 16, 2026, one of us (Jeffrey Sachs) ... <a title="This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/this-illegal-us-israeli-attack-on-iran-is-also-an-assault-on-the-united-nations/" aria-label="Read more about This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremie M Bracka, Law Lecturer and Transitional Justice Academic, RMIT University As both the federal government and states across the country pass laws cracking down on hate speech, there’s been much debate about where to draw the line on what can and can’t be said. A Victorian ... <a title="A tribunal has drawn a clear line on antisemitic hate speech. Here’s what it said" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/a-tribunal-has-drawn-a-clear-line-on-antisemitic-hate-speech-heres-what-it-said-277095/" aria-label="Read more about A tribunal has drawn a clear line on antisemitic hate speech. Here’s what it said">Read more</a>
