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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Murray, Lecturer, The University of Western Australia George Eliot – the pen name of Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans – is celebrated today as a writer of realist novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Middlemarch (1871) and Daniel Deronda (1876). We don’t ... <a title="George Eliot is best known for Middlemarch, but she also wrote an early work of science fiction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/george-eliot-is-best-known-for-middlemarch-but-she-also-wrote-an-early-work-of-science-fiction-269379/" aria-label="Read more about George Eliot is best known for Middlemarch, but she also wrote an early work of science fiction">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonidas Karagounis, Professor Research Translation & Enterprise, Australian Catholic University Peptides are widely marketed as a kind of “holy grail” for workout recovery and physical performance. You may have seen advertisements online claiming these supplements can significantly boost muscle growth, eliminate joint pain, and accelerate recovery times. ... <a title="Do peptides improve workout performance? A nutrition expert explains the science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/do-peptides-improve-workout-performance-a-nutrition-expert-explains-the-science-276965/" aria-label="Read more about Do peptides improve workout performance? A nutrition expert explains the science">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gehan Gunasekara, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Following a series of significant health data breaches, the government released a cyber security strategy and action plan to establish a national framework for responding to escalating cyber threats. The strategy covers New Zealand’s critical ... <a title="Public health providers have to obey strict cyber security rules – so should private contractors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/public-health-providers-have-to-obey-strict-cyber-security-rules-so-should-private-contractors-279300/" aria-label="Read more about Public health providers have to obey strict cyber security rules – so should private contractors">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Van Dyke, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University When most people think about “healthy eating”, they usually focus on what they eat. That might mean trying to eat more fruit and vegetables or less fast food, or counting calories. But there’s a lot ... <a title="Focusing on how and why you eat – not just what – may be the key to healthy eating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/focusing-on-how-and-why-you-eat-not-just-what-may-be-the-key-to-healthy-eating-273019/" aria-label="Read more about Focusing on how and why you eat – not just what – may be the key to healthy eating">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernard Stewart, Professor, Paediatrics and Child Health, UNSW Sydney As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking causes lung cancer. So, what about vapes? Until now, most research that has ... <a title="Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/strongest-evidence-yet-that-vaping-likely-causes-cancer-279550/" aria-label="Read more about Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zachary Aman, Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia Fuel has become a precious, and increasingly expensive, commodity. The ongoing Middle East conflict has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off 20% of the world’s oil supplies. This, coupled with tit-for-tat attacks on key ... <a title="Is E10 fuel bad for my car? And could it save me money?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/is-e10-fuel-bad-for-my-car-and-could-it-save-me-money-279081/" aria-label="Read more about Is E10 fuel bad for my car? And could it save me money?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Patfield, Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle Each year, about 30% of new undergraduates in Australia are the first in their families to go to university. This means their parents do not have a university-level qualification. Often, they also don’t ... <a title="‘Mum and Dad both finished school in Year 10’– how to help first-in-family students graduate from uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/mum-and-dad-both-finished-school-in-year-10-how-to-help-first-in-family-students-graduate-from-uni-279323/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mum and Dad both finished school in Year 10’– how to help first-in-family students graduate from uni">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vinh Thai, Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University An Easter bunny for $10. A box of 20 hollow Easter eggs for $18. A 100g block of plain dark chocolate for $8.50. Even last year, such high ... <a title="Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3-year low?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/why-does-chocolate-cost-so-much-this-easter-when-cocoas-price-is-at-a-3-year-low-279209/" aria-label="Read more about Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3-year low?">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul S.C.Taçon, Chair in Rock Art Research and Director of the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University Extinct animals have long fascinated people around the world – from dinosaurs, to giant kangaroos, to enormous flightless birds and almost unimaginable sea creatures. But one ... <a title="NT rock art thousands of years old sheds new light on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/nt-rock-art-thousands-of-years-old-sheds-new-light-on-the-mysterious-tasmanian-tiger-278670/" aria-label="Read more about NT rock art thousands of years old sheds new light on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University Police killer Dezi Freeman evaded authorities for more than 200 days before he was reportedly shot and killed by police on Monday morning. Freeman shot and killed two police officers on August 26 ... <a title="How do fugitives like Dezi Freeman evade police for so long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/how-do-fugitives-like-dezi-freeman-evade-police-for-so-long-279554/" aria-label="Read more about How do fugitives like Dezi Freeman evade police for so long?">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Locky Xianglong Liu, Research fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University With fuel prices staying high, the federal government has announced a halving of the fuel excise for three months. This will cost the federal budget A$2.55 billion, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers. This will cut the ... <a title="Halving the fuel excise is smart politics, but flawed policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/halving-the-fuel-excise-is-smart-politics-but-flawed-policy-279535/" aria-label="Read more about Halving the fuel excise is smart politics, but flawed policy">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
ANALYSIS: Introduced by Robert Reich From time to time, I post transcripts I’ve come across of particularly insightful conversations. Here’s one that’s particularly relevant to the US “No Kings” Day protests at the weekend. Recently, The Conversation hosted a webinar in which executive editor and general manager Beth Daley interviewed John Shattuck, professor of practice ... <a title="Regime change: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/regime-change-what-americans-can-learn-from-other-nonviolent-civil-activism-movements/" aria-label="Read more about Regime change: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements">Read more</a>
