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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donovan Castelyn, Senior Industry Fellow – Taxation and Director of the UTAS Tax Clinic, University of Tasmania Newly elected Nationals leader Matt Canavan has proposed allowing couples with dependent children to split their income for tax purposes. In simple terms, the total income of a couple could ... <a title="Matt Canavan is keen on income splitting. Here’s what it would mean for couples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/matt-canavan-is-keen-on-income-splitting-heres-what-it-would-mean-for-couples-278204/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Canavan is keen on income splitting. Here’s what it would mean for couples">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney In the past few months, a wave of tech corporations have announced significant staff cuts and attributed them to efficiency gains driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Companies such as Atlassian, Block and Amazon have announced they would ... <a title="Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/tech-companies-are-blaming-massive-layoffs-on-ai-whats-really-going-on-278314/" aria-label="Read more about Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 16, 2026.
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ry Holland, Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology, Monash University Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, photosynthetic life such as plants, mosses ... <a title="Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/microbes-in-antarctica-survive-the-freezing-and-dark-winter-by-living-on-air-276384/" aria-label="Read more about Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney When you have young children, it can be tempting to feed them early, then sit down to a separate meal once they’re in bed. But setting a routine where you eat as a family, ... <a title="4 expert tips for family mealtimes without the drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/4-expert-tips-for-family-mealtimes-without-the-drama-257626/" aria-label="Read more about 4 expert tips for family mealtimes without the drama">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Vanuatu’s only daily newspaper, the Vanuatu Daily Post, is facing a ban on covering future football league matches after publishing an article with the headline: “Former women’s coach says lesbianism is a reason Vanuatu women’s squad keeps losing”. The outlet ran a story on March 6 featuring an interview ... <a title="Vanuatu newspaper faces football coverage ban after ‘lesbianism’ headline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/vanuatu-newspaper-faces-football-coverage-ban-after-lesbianism-headline/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu newspaper faces football coverage ban after ‘lesbianism’ headline">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne It’s over two weeks since the United States and Israel began their war on Iran. In the federal Resolve and Morgan polls, Labor has lost support to ... <a title="Polls show federal Labor losing support; One Nation looking strong in Farrer seat poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/polls-show-federal-labor-losing-support-one-nation-looking-strong-in-farrer-seat-poll-277966/" aria-label="Read more about Polls show federal Labor losing support; One Nation looking strong in Farrer seat poll">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Gilbert, Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology As well as checking the news for updates on events in the Middle East, many New Zealanders are also nervously checking their KiwiSaver balances. What they see is more than a snapshot of their own savings, it’s a ... <a title="The Iran crisis is hitting KiwiSaver balances – but market volatility can work for you too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/the-iran-crisis-is-hitting-kiwisaver-balances-but-market-volatility-can-work-for-you-too-278297/" aria-label="Read more about The Iran crisis is hitting KiwiSaver balances – but market volatility can work for you too">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Seymour, PhD Candidate in International Relations, Nottingham Trent University In the two weeks since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, Donald Trump’s war aims have fluctuated between crippling Iranian military capabilities and toppling the regime that has ruled there since 1979. But despite the ... <a title="Why the next escalation in the Iran conflict could be between the US and Turkey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/why-the-next-escalation-in-the-iran-conflict-could-be-between-the-us-and-turkey-278341/" aria-label="Read more about Why the next escalation in the Iran conflict could be between the US and Turkey">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Willis, Professor of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California I teach a course on AI and filmmaking at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, and lately, rather than planning each session well in advance, I’ve been structuring the class the night before. I’ll browse platforms like X, ... <a title="As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/as-the-oscars-approach-hollywood-grapples-with-ais-growing-influence-on-filmmaking-273766/" aria-label="Read more about As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University Does the world need another biography of Rupert Murdoch? It depends what it has to say and who has written it. Bonfire of the Murdochs, by journalist Gabriel Sherman, looks promising. He made his name with an exhaustively researched biography ... <a title="Secrets, sexism and hypocrisy: Bonfire of the Murdochs reveals the family’s real succession drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/secrets-sexism-and-hypocrisy-bonfire-of-the-murdochs-reveals-the-familys-real-succession-drama-275938/" aria-label="Read more about Secrets, sexism and hypocrisy: Bonfire of the Murdochs reveals the family’s real succession drama">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clement Macintyre, Professor emeritus in politics, Adelaide University For the past six decades, South Australian politics has been characterised by long periods of Labor domination interrupted by short-lived Liberal governments. Since a record 32 uninterrupted years in office came to an end in 1965, the Liberal Party ... <a title="South Australian election is likely to be Labor in a landslide. But who will be the opposition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/south-australian-election-is-likely-to-be-labor-in-a-landslide-but-who-will-be-the-opposition-275834/" aria-label="Read more about South Australian election is likely to be Labor in a landslide. But who will be the opposition?">Read more</a>
