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March 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Lee, Lecturer in Ageing and End of Life, La Trobe University When we hear that Australia’s unemployment rate is low, it sounds like good news. The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines an unemployed person as someone who is not working but is actively looking for a ... <a title="New study finds 6 types of ‘discouraged’ workers in Australia – and why they stop job-hunting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/new-study-finds-6-types-of-discouraged-workers-in-australia-and-why-they-stop-job-hunting-276758/" aria-label="Read more about New study finds 6 types of ‘discouraged’ workers in Australia – and why they stop job-hunting">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s weak response to the unprovoked and illegal United States and Israel attacks on Iran at the weekend has stirred strong criticism from many quarters. A former New Zealand prime minister, Helen Clark, who also held a top United Nations position for eight years, labelled the government’s response “a disgrace”. “In ... <a title="Critics say weak NZ response over US-Israel attacks on Iran a ‘disgrace’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/critics-say-weak-nz-response-over-us-israel-attacks-on-iran-a-disgrace/" aria-label="Read more about Critics say weak NZ response over US-Israel attacks on Iran a ‘disgrace’">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University The joint US–Israel strikes on Iran, which killed the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and neighbouring Arab countries have again plunged the ... <a title="Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/trump-and-netanyahu-want-regime-change-but-irans-regime-was-built-for-survival-a-long-war-is-now-likely-277193/" aria-label="Read more about Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning. Federal cabinet’s national security committee met early Sunday. Although supporting what has been done, the government is emphasising Australia is not a ... <a title="Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens says it is ‘abhorrent’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/bipartisan-support-for-us-attack-on-iran-but-greens-says-it-is-abhorrent-277187/" aria-label="Read more about Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens says it is ‘abhorrent’">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
REVIEW: Jubi Media Yasinta Moiwend was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier in West Papua. The vessel carried hundreds of excavators and was escorted by military forces. It was the first convoy of 2000 heavy machines to arrive in Papua under a National Strategic Project for food ... <a title="Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new film exposing Papua’s political ecology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/pesta-babi-pig-feast-a-vivid-new-film-exposing-papuas-political-ecology/" aria-label="Read more about Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new film exposing Papua’s political ecology">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation The US and Israel have launched joint coordinated attacks on Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes from Iran on Israel and US military bases in the region. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in the strikes, Iranian state ... <a title="At a glance: US-Israel attack on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/at-a-glance-us-israel-attack-on-iran-277186/" aria-label="Read more about At a glance: US-Israel attack on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a further erosion of the international legal order. Under international law, these attacks are neither preemptive nor lawful. Israel and the United States launched Operation Shield ... <a title="Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law-277173/" aria-label="Read more about Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 1, 2026.
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, Iranian state media reported. As one of Iran’s longest-serving leaders, Khamenei was almost as ubiquitous in Iranian society ... <a title="Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-ruled-iran-with-defiance-and-brutality-for-36-years-for-many-iranians-he-will-not-be-revered-259268/" aria-label="Read more about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan After U.S. and Israeli missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the American airbase in Qatar. Five years before that, a U.S. drone strike against Qasem Soleimani, ... <a title="Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/iran-will-respond-to-us-israeli-strikes-as-existential-threats-to-the-regime-because-they-are-277176/" aria-label="Read more about Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, according to US President Donald Trump. Iran did not immediately confirm his death. As one of Iran’s longest-serving ... <a title="Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-has-ruled-iran-with-defiance-and-brutality-for-36-years-for-many-iranians-he-will-not-be-revered-259268/" aria-label="Read more about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson Look around this morning. America and Israel, nuclear-armed states have attacked Iran. Israel, which has never declared its nuclear stockpiles nor its borders, has spent 2.5 years committing genocide against Gaza, a trapped community with no significant defensive weapons. Israel has bombed six countries which are not at war with it. ... <a title="Marilyn Garson: Waking up to terror in this new world of impunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/marilyn-garson-waking-up-to-terror-in-this-new-world-of-impunity/" aria-label="Read more about Marilyn Garson: Waking up to terror in this new world of impunity">Read more</a>
