CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
REVIEW: By Lee Duffield Declining population in West Papua, and critical loss of life through clashes with the Indonesia military raise the question of genocide in a new book by Brisbane writer Dr Greg Poulgrain. This work, Curse of Gold, published in English by Kompas, as the title indicates traces the roots of subjugation going ... <a title="Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/taking-the-wealth-the-plunder-and-impoverishment-of-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Nationals leader David Littleproud has unexpectedly quit his post, declaring he is “buggered” and “out on my feet”. His announcement came as a shock to colleagues and follows a period of extreme turbulence for his party and the Coalition, which ... <a title="View from The Hill: David Littleproud quits as Nationals leader, declaring ‘I’m buggered’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/view-from-the-hill-david-littleproud-quits-as-nationals-leader-declaring-im-buggered-277970/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: David Littleproud quits as Nationals leader, declaring ‘I’m buggered’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser says inflation in Australia looks likely to be higher than projected before the war in the Middle East broke out. The Reserve Bank’s board will meet to discuss interest rates next week. Reserve ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-middle-east-war-set-to-push-inflation-higher-than-forecast-warns-rba-deputy-governor-277959/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is off to another Middle Eastern war, which is likely a surprise to many given how contentious the country’s involvement in the Iraq war was. The Albanese government has decided to send a ... <a title="Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/australia-is-sending-an-aircraft-and-personnel-to-the-middle-east-does-this-mean-we-are-entering-the-war-277958/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology Every year, the world uses roughly 37 billion barrels of oil. Most is burned to power cars, trucks, planes, ships and other types of transport. For more than a century, this energy-dense hydrocarbon has ... <a title="Too valuable to burn? Chemical and plastic industries will rely on oil far longer than motorists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/too-valuable-to-burn-chemical-and-plastic-industries-will-rely-on-oil-far-longer-than-motorists-276275/" aria-label="Read more about Too valuable to burn? Chemical and plastic industries will rely on oil far longer than motorists">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist A Papua New Guinean anthropologist has warned that a campaign by authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby will not solve growing social problems in PNG’s capital. The government is determined to end the role of settlements as what Prime Minister James Marape describes as “breeding ... <a title="Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/academics-warning-over-png-settlement-evictions-doomed-to-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Woodley, Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications and Sexologist, Edith Cowan University Over the past couple of days, Australian users trying to access some of the most popular porn websites hit a dead end. Sites such as Pornhub have prohibited all Australians from accessing pornographic content. ... <a title="Major porn sites have blocked Australian users to protest new laws. Will kids be better off?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/major-porn-sites-have-blocked-australian-users-to-protest-new-laws-will-kids-be-better-off-277835/" aria-label="Read more about Major porn sites have blocked Australian users to protest new laws. Will kids be better off?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania The United States military achieved every objective it set when it went to war in Iraq in 2003. Decapitation: Saddam Hussein was captured, tried and hanged. Air dominance: total, within days. Regime collapse: The Iraqi government ... <a title="Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/iraq-wars-aftermath-was-a-disaster-for-the-us-the-iran-war-is-headed-in-the-same-direction-277585/" aria-label="Read more about Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Each time another study about human-driven species extinction hits the news in Aotearoa New Zealand, a familiar pattern unfolds in online comment sections. As researchers in this field, we have seen how quickly new findings about biodiversity ... <a title="To help save NZ’s native species, we must move past the extinction blame game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/to-help-save-nzs-native-species-we-must-move-past-the-extinction-blame-game-276954/" aria-label="Read more about To help save NZ’s native species, we must move past the extinction blame game">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karoline Thomsen, Ph.D. Candidate, UNSW Sydney The growing threat of conflict in the Middle East last week prompted a flood of activity in a little-known area of betting: prediction markets in which users can bet on a particular military action. One user of the Polymarket betting platform ... <a title="Gamblers can now bet on the outcome of wars – and that’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/gamblers-can-now-bet-on-the-outcome-of-wars-and-thats-a-problem-277374/" aria-label="Read more about Gamblers can now bet on the outcome of wars – and that’s a problem">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Ali MirinIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto has increasingly presented himself on the international stage as a mediator and promoter of peace. Yet this global diplomatic posture raises a critical question: how credible is Indonesia’s claim to peace leadership while a prolonged humanitarian crisis continues in West Papua? In late February 2026, Prabowo offered Indonesia’s ... <a title="West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/west-papuas-humanitarian-crisis-stalls-prabowos-global-peacemaker-credibility-bid/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 10, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 10, 2026.